by SAGindie | Dec 16, 2022 | Featured, indieBlog, Miscellany, Spotlight
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 slap MOVIES! This year’s box office was feast or famine, (most) festivals came back in person, and our appetites for movies were... 
by SAGindie | Dec 17, 2021 | indieBlog, Miscellany, Spotlight
The world finally, carefully – eventually, somewhat – opened back up in 2021. Maybe you didn’t go to the theater as much as you hoped; maybe a few large gatherings were still canceled. And maybe you didn’t buy enough crypto or go to space with... 
by Colin McCormack | Sep 23, 2021 | indieBlog, Miscellany
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 21. Born in 1932 in Chicago, Van Peebles served nearly four years in the U.S. Air Force before he began making short... 
by SAGindie | Dec 18, 2020 | indieBlog, Miscellany, Spotlight
Oh, 2020. What more is there to say about you? COVID and Quibi and Biden and Trump; plans canceled, protests held, Animals Crossed, Boltcutters Fetched, doughs soured, interactions Zoomed. And through it all, some movies actually saw the light of day. So in our annual... 
by SAGindie | Dec 18, 2019 | indieBlog, Miscellany, Spotlight
With the end of 2019 approaching, we not only close out another year of movies… we close out another decade of movies – a decade of streaming and VOD, constant worries about the theatrical experience, and franchise domination. Join the SAGindie staff on... 
by SAGindie | Dec 1, 2019 | indieBlog, Miscellany
Well, we made it to the final stretch of 2019. And as we were each preceding month, SAGindie’s staff are most concerned about which upcoming movies to see. Help us say sayonara to the year with some movie-watching. What’s on your must-see list this month?...