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Glass Eye Pix The cover of one of the titles from new release Billed as "Radio Plays for the Digital Age," the project was conceived by New York independent-film producer Larry Fessenden and director Glenn McQuaid as an affectionate throwback to the days of Welles's Mercury Theatre on the Air and popular 1930s serials like "The Shadow."

The Spooky Sounds of Classic Radio Steve Dollar 2011

Along with his brother, who survives him and shared with him a San Francisco household, Kuchar became an unintentionally seminal figure in the American independent-film movement.

Picking Out Eye Candy Steve Dollar 2011

Hence he spent most of the rest of his life wandering in the wilderness of underfunded independent-film production, unable to fully realize any of his creative dreams.

The Snare of Perfectionism: When Artists Aim Too High Terry Teachout 2011

The current crop, which also includes groups such as Red Bucket films and Waverly Films, stems from a steep downturn in the independent-film market in 2008.

Why There's a Crowd Behind the Camera Michelle Kung 2012

A star of the 1980s independent-film movement who has never really left his contrarian instincts behind, Gus Van Sant visits Astoria on Wednesday for a preview screening of his latest film, "Restless", a vagabond love story between a funeral-crashing kid (Henry Hopper) and a waif dying of brain cancer (Mia Wasikowska).

Mixing and Maximizing Steve Dollar 2011

He had, after all, put himself on the independent-film map when his self-financed debut feature of 1994, "Clerks," sold to Miramax shortly after its Sundance premiere.

On the Road With the Festival Crew Bruce Bennett 2011

Any rising young actor would envy Greta Gerwig 's past two years, in which the New York-based writer and performer has catapulted from the no-budget independent-film scene into a series of movies that play both to multiplex audiences and more nuanced sensibilities.

Shaking Off Hollywood Steve Dollar 2012

The generational shift also coincides with uncertain transitions in the independent-film business, which is symbiotically linked to the ever-widening circuit of film festivals.

Better Space, Better Festival Steve Dollar 2011

The word 'collective' may evoke 1970s hippie counterculture, but in the independent-film community, it's helping to get movies made.

Why There's a Crowd Behind the Camera Michelle Kung 2012

Co. is now faced with several options about the future of its independent-film library.

As Weinstein Talks Fail, Disney Weighs Options for Miramax 2010