Robert Redford: Goodbye to the Sundance Kid
Generations of fans and the creative community are bidding farewell to actor, filmmaker, and activist ROBERT REDFORD, who passed away today at age 89. […]
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SAGindie’s Favorite Films of 2024
The film industry was in a (pardon the sports parlance) rebuilding year in 2024, still nursing some wounds in a post-pandemic, post-dual-strike environment. But
Gena Rowlands: Indie Film’s Leading Lady
As a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and a beautiful blonde coming up during the heyday of 1950s Hollywood, GENA ROWLANDS,
SAGindie Co-Creator Tom Bower, 1938-2024
SAGindie mourns the passing of Tom Bower, actor, producer, union leader, and a driving force behind the mission to bridge the gap between independent
Remembering Roger Corman, the Godfather of Indie Film
The independent film world has lost one of its all-time icons: Producer, director, distributor, and mentor, ROGER CORMAN. With over 400 produced films to
SAGindie’s Favorite Films of 2023
A volatile year for the entertainment industry (and… the world) is coming to a close. Two labor strikes, franchise fatigue, Barbenheimer, and too many
SAGindie’s Favorite Films of 2022
If there’s one thing that was the talk of the year in 2022, it was Elon midterms inflation Queen Elizabeth war Dobbs mpox the
SAGindie’s Favorite Films of 2021
The world finally, carefully – eventually, somewhat – opened back up in 2021. Maybe you didn’t go to the theater as much as you
Indie Insider: HALLOWEEN (1978)
Updated 10/15/21; originally published 10/31/14 Happy Halloween! Or rather, Happy HALLOWEEN. Director John Carpenter‘s 1978 low-budget indie about a masked, babysitter-stalking killer was at
RIP to a Baadasssss
The film industry is mourning the loss of a cinematic rule-breaker who epitomized the indie spirit, MELVIN VAN PEEBLES, who passed away on September
SAGindie’s Favorite Films of 2020
Oh, 2020. What more is there to say about you? COVID and Quibi and Biden and Trump; plans canceled, protests held, Animals Crossed, Boltcutters
SAGindie’s Favorite Films of 2019
With the end of 2019 approaching, we not only close out another year of movies… we close out another decade of movies – a