Indie Film Archive

11 January

Dostoyevsky Variations by Noel Vera

Written by VM Productions

Dostoevsky has never been far from Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz’s mind. Crime and Punishment figures prominently in Diaz’s debut feature, The Criminal of Barrio Concepcion (98), with the quietly impressive Raymond Bagatsing playing a version of Raskolnikov as a kidnapper...

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23 November

‘Shades Of Day – Director’s Cut’ is an Official Selection at BlowUp Fest 2015

Written by Arlene Selman

“The film has a magical look… Quite an achievement!” Jonathan Dana, producer, former Director of Acquisition and Development for Samuel Goldwyn Company. We are pleased to announce that our critically acclaimed film ‘Shades of Day – Director’s Cut‘ is...

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23 November

Film of the Month: Blow-Up: A Postmodern Film Noir

Written by Ava Lanto

This year at VM Productions we bid our final farewell to the wonderfully spooky Halloween season and celebrate “#Noirvember” (a celebration of Film Noir, throughout November) with Michelangelo Antonioni’s Blow Up (1966), a work that combines traditional Film noir...

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17 July

From St.Petersburg, Russia to Los Angeles, California – via Paris, France

Written by Dan Marcus

Good morning, fellow readers. My blog this week will finally focus on the acclaimed film directed by Vitaly Sumin, Notes from the New World. This doesn’t mean it’s the last one I will write — actually the best is...

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07 June

3 Spellbinding Behind The Scenes Movie Documentaries

Written by Lauren Saccone

Film is a fascinating medium. There’s nothing about it that doesn’t draw the eye and ignite the imagination. People adore every facet of movies and movie-making: from entertaining trivia to exhaustive details of how the film came to life....

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30 May

5 Reasons To Support Indiegogo Movies

Written by Lauren Saccone

In the past few years, crowdfunding has exploded. Thanks to the uniting power of the internet, people are able to connect with projects that appeal to them and support creative ventures. This has proven to be a huge benefit...

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29 May

The Missing Screenwriter: The Journal

Written by Shari Burckhardt

WARNING: There are imagines and information in this blog some people may find disturbing. Please read at your own discretion. When screenwriter Robert Hurley disappeared; members of the cast and crew of Notes from the New World went...

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25 May

5 Essential Adaptations Of Dostoyevsky On Film

Written by Lauren Saccone

Fyodor Dostoyevsky and cinema have a long and complicated history. There have been dozens of adaptations of his work over the years with filmmakers trying to capture the unique sensibility that makes the Russian author so compelling. His rich...

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22 May

5 Movies That Are Modern Adaptations From Classic Literature

Written by Lauren Saccone

Film adaptations are a tricky thing: they can be complete disasters that shame the source material, or they can leave you thinking about the original content in a whole new way. This problem is compounded when filmmakers attempt modern...

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04 May

UN EROE RUSSO NELLA MODERNA CULTURA CINESE

Written by Dan Marcus

Click here to read this blog in English. Buongiorno fedeli lettori. Ho avuto una settimana difficile perché non riuscivo proprio a trovare qualcosa d’interessante da scrivere. Non volevo continuare a tormentarvi con gli stessi film e con le stesse...

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