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This Day in Indie History: Silence of the Lambs

Classic thriller Silence of the Lambs began filming on this day in 1989. Based on the novel by Thomas Harris,…

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This Day in Indie History: Maggie Gyllenhaal

Born on this day in New York City to film director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner in 1977, Maggie…

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This Day in Indie History: Gentleman Prefer Blondes

After completing the Cary Grant and Ginger Rogers comedy Monkey Business, Howard Hawks started shooting Gentleman Prefer Blondes in 1952.…

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This Day in Indie History: Estelle Parsons

With a high-pitched whine and high-strung personality, Estelle Parsons detailed her performance as Blanche Barrow in Arthur Penn's Bonnie and…

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This Day in Indie History: Oldboy

The second installment of Park Chanwook's "Revenge Trilogy," Oldboy opened for South Korean audiences in 2003. Based on the comic…

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This Day in Indie History: JFK

In 1963 President Jack Kennedy suffered fatal gunshot wounds while on visit to Dallas, Texas, an assassination that to this…

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This Day in Indie History: Boyz n the Hood

The first film of the ‘Hood Trilogy,’ John Singleton’s Boyz n the Hood finished shooting on this day in 1990.…

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This Day in Indie History: Scarface

Carrie, The Untouchables, Carlito’s Way—there are innumerable reasons to appreciate director Brian De Palma’s work, and placed foremost among them…

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This Day in Indie History: Brokeback Mountain

Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain premiered in Los Angeles on this day in 2005. Based on the story by E. Annie…

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This Day in Indie History: Woody Allen

Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson and Woody Allen in Focus Features' Scoop - 2006.jpg Since Woody Allen appeared on the scene…

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