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This Day in Indie History
All About My Mother
Pedro Almodóvar's Todo Sobre Mi Madre (All About My Mother) began shooting this day in 1999. Like his most recent film Volver (2006), Todo Sobre Mi Madre is a story of how the family structure adapts to change.
October 5th, 2007 | Category: This Day in Indie History | By Daniel Fritz
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' . $phpAds_raw['html'] . ''; } ?>Charlton Heston
On this day in 1924, Charlton Heston was born in Evanston, Illinois. Known for such epic roles as Moses in The Ten Commandments (1956), and Judah Ben Hur in Ben Hur (1959), Heston's larger-than-life acting has seared some of the most histrionic onscreen moments into the consciousness of popular culture.
October 4th, 2007 | Category: This Day in Indie History | By Daniel Fritz
The Maltese Falcon
Based on Dashiel Hammett's novel of the same name, the 1941 version of The Maltese Falcon premiered in New York City on this day. The movie had been preceded ten years earlier by another version, and a separate incarnation, Satan Met a Lady, was released in 1936.
October 3rd, 2007 | Category: This Day in Indie History | By Daniel Fritz
Groucho Marx
Groucho Marx, the prolific vaudeville comedian-turned-world-famous film star, was born Julius Henry Marx on this day in 1890. Marx's particular fast-talking wit has remained a resource and inspiration to the world of comedy since the first successful Marx Brothers stage show I'll Say She Is in 1923.
October 2nd, 2007 | Category: This Day in Indie History | By Daniel Fritz
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' . $phpAds_raw['html'] . ''; } ?>Boys Don’t Cry
Kimberly Peirce's directorial debut Boys Don't Cry opened at the New York Film Festival this day in 1999. Based on the true story of Teena Brandon, a transgendered Nebraska woman, the film's brutal portrayal of rape and murder contrasts with Peirce's efforts to demonstrate the humanity of Brandon's killers.
October 1st, 2007 | Category: This Day in Indie History | By Daniel Fritz
Naomi Watts
British actress Naomi Watts was born this day in 1968. After more than 10 years of steady but relatively unrecognized work, Watts landed a role in David Lynch's labyrinthine and surreal Mulholland Drive (2001). Her performance would ignite the rest of her career and launch her into dozens of subsequent movie roles.
September 28th, 2007 | Category: This Day in Indie History | By Andre Ward
Capote
Capote, the movie that nabbed Philip Seymour Hoffman an Academy Award for Best Actor, was released today in 2005 at the New York Film Festival. Before the movie, Hoffman had been considered one of the finest working American actors, but it was his portrayal of the high-voiced, arrogant and flamboyant Truman Capote that brought Oscar gold.
September 27th, 2007 | Category: This Day in Indie History | By Andre Ward
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' . $phpAds_raw['html'] . ''; } ?>The Squid and the Whale
The title may sound like a kiddie movie, but The Squid and the Whale, released today at the New York Film Festival, is anything but. Director Noah Baumbach based the story on his childhood -- depicting on screen the life he and his brother lived amidst their parent's divorce.
September 26th, 2007 | Category: This Day in Indie History | By Andre Ward
The Hustler
The Hustler, one of the most influential sports movies in cinema history, was released today in 1961. The movie that takes the audience inside the sweaty pool halls of the 1960's sparked a revolution -- expanding the game's popularity and inspiring legions of wannabe champions.
September 25th, 2007 | Category: This Day in Indie History | By Andre Ward
Pedro Almódovar
Renowned Spanish moviemaker Pedro Almodóvar was born today in 1949. He first earned international recognition for 1988's Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, which won the award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 1990 BAFTA awards. His fame rose higher when All About My Mother (1999), an ensemble drama about family identities, won a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.
September 24th, 2007 | Category: This Day in Indie History | By Andre Ward
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' . $phpAds_raw['html'] . ''; } ?>Luke Wilson
Versatile actor Luke Wilson was born today in 1971. In addition to working often with brothers Owen and Andrew, Luke has made three movies with director Wes Anderson, including the men's critically acclaimed debut Bottle Rocket in 1996. Together the four have a knack for bringing out childlike whimsy in kooky and flawed characters.
September 21st, 2007 | Category: This Day in Indie History | By Andre Ward
Big Night
Big Night, the Italian-soul-filled tale of two brothers racing to save their restaurant from bankruptcy, opened this day in 1996. The movie tells the story of Chef Primo (Tony Shalhoub), strongly considering a return to his European homeland, but business manager Secondo (Stanley Tucci) wants to do whatever it takes to make it in America.
September 20th, 2007 | Category: This Day in Indie History | By Andre Ward
Goodfellas
"As far back as I can remember, I've always wanted to be a gangster." So reads the tagline for Goodfellas, Martin Scorsese's take on the life of New York mobster Henry Hill, released today in 1990. Ray Liotta stars as hitman-turned-informant Hill, with all-star performances by Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci.
September 19th, 2007 | Category: This Day in Indie History | By Andre Ward
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' . $phpAds_raw['html'] . ''; } ?>Fatal Attraction
Released today in 1987, Fatal Attraction set the bar for the "sexy thriller." Michael Douglas stars in the movie as a married New York attorney who has a casual fling with an acquaintance, played by Glenn Close. When he tries to end the relationship, trouble begins and Close's character reveals that she will do anything to prolong the affair.
September 18th, 2007 | Category: This Day in Indie History | By Andre Ward
Baz Luhrmann
Moviemaker Baz Luhrmann, born in Australia this day in 1962, usually elicits two responses from his audiences: they either walk out after five minutes or sit through it all and know every line by heart. Fast-motion photography, men in drag, soaring musical number--these are the Luhrmann trademarks, and what make the writer-director-producer as polarizing as many working in Hollywood today.
September 17th, 2007 | Category: This Day in Indie History | By Andre Ward
Koyaanisqatsi
More than a movie, the experience of Koyaanisqatsi was released in New York City this day in 1983. The first movie from director Godfrey Reggio centers on the feeling brought about by watching and listening to the tale. In fact, the first of the Qatsi trilogy concentrates purely on the landscapes of the world and avoids any character storylines or dialogue.
September 14th, 2007 | Category: This Day in Indie History | By Mallory Potosky
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' . $phpAds_raw['html'] . ''; } ?>Tyler Perry
It was on this day in 1969 that comedian Tyler Perry was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Although now a million-dollar success story, life wasn't always so funny for this moviemaker. As a young boy growing up in the South, the effects of poverty all around him, Perry began to use the written word as a means of escape.
September 13th, 2007 | Category: This Day in Indie History | By Mallory Potosky
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Robert Rodriguez concluded his El Mariachi trilogy when Once Upon a Time in Mexico was released nationwide this day in 2003. Upon the release of 2005's Desperado, fellow moviemaker Quentin Tarantino convinced his friend that the mariachi tale could not possibly be complete in only two movies. Like Sergio Leone's build-up to Once Upon a Time in the West, Rodriguez had created what needed to be told in three parts.
September 12th, 2007 | Category: This Day in Indie History | By Mallory Potosky
Brian De Palma
Moviemaker Brian De Palma, born this day in 1940, is the thinking man's action director. With movies including Scarface and The Untouchables under his directing belt, De Palma has made classics from what could have easily been popcorn fluff. Born in Newark, New Jersey the young moviemaking hopeful made a smash directing the "Dancing in the Dark" video for fellow garden state icon Bruce Springsteen.
September 11th, 2007 | Category: This Day in Indie History | By Mallory Potosky
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Colin Firth was born this day in Hampshire, England in 1960. Little known before his turn as Mr. Darcy in the BBC miniseries "Pride & Prejudice," Firth first honed his acting skills at England's National Youth Theatre. The Nigeria-raised actor made his stage debut with "Another Country," playing lead Guy Bennett and later landed a supporting role in the 1984 screen version.
September 10th, 2007 | Category: This Day in Indie History | By Mallory Potosky
Evan Rachel Wood
Up-and-coming actress Evan Rachel Wood was born today in 1987. Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, Wood was raised by a family with rich tradition in the industry (her mother was an actress while her father acted, directed theater and wrote plays). Her short career has been impressive so far, and she has set herself up to be a force in independent cinema for years to come.
September 7th, 2007 | Category: This Day in Indie History | By Andre Ward
Akira Kurosawa
Groundbreaking Japanese moviemaker Akira Kurosawa died this day in 1998, leaving behind a vast catalog of acclaimed cinema. Kurosawa began his directorial career in 1943, and by 1950 had released Rashomon, said to be his crowning achievement.
September 6th, 2007 | Category: This Day in Indie History | By Andre Ward
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' . $phpAds_raw['html'] . ''; } ?>Rose McGowan
Independent moviemakers looking for edgy starlets were blessed with their muse as Rose McGowan was born today in 1973. She began her career with a few clunkers, starring beside the great Pauly Shore in Encino Man and Bio-Dome, but would only break through with roles in the indie The Doom Generation and horror flick Scream.
September 5th, 2007 | Category: This Day in Indie History | By Andre Ward
Notes on a Scandal
Based on Zoe Heller's 2004 novel of the same name, Notes on a Scandal finished shooting with this day in 2005. Adapted for the screen by Patrick Marber (he of Closer fame) and brought to life by Richard Eyre (Stage Beauty), Scandal tells the story of young, free-spirited art teacher Sheba Hart (played by Aussie Cate Blanchett), who, after relocating to a new school, befriends the wrong people.
September 4th, 2007 | Category: This Day in Indie History | By Mallory Potosky
Walk the Line
This day in 2004 marked the last day of shooting on James Mangold's Walk the Line--a portrait of country icon Johnny Cash featuring an Oscar-nominated performance by Joaquin Phoenix and a winning one for Reese Witherspoon.
September 3rd, 2007 | Category: This Day in Indie History | By Andre Ward
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