Category Archives: Indie

Two More Clips From ‘Kick-Ass’ Surface

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Matt Raub

While a few of The Flickcast team  got to see Matthew Vaughn’s adaptation of the popular comic Kick-Ass at SXSW, the rest of us are still pretty excited for its US release next Friday. We’ve been bringing you some great … Continue reading →

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SXSW Film Announces Additional Audience Award Winners

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Joe Gillis

Even though the 2010 SXSW Film/Interactive/Music Festival is all but finished, that doesn’t mean there are not still a few awards left to give out. Today the fest announced additional audience awards for films that screened during the film portion … Continue reading →

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SXSW Review: ‘Winter’s Bone’

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Shannon Hood

Winter’s Bone is  stark, bleak and haunting. It won the Grand Jury Prize and a screenwriting award at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. This is the second film by director Debra Granik.  Her debut film Down to the Bone played … Continue reading →

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First Trailer For The Remake of ‘The Mechanic’ Starring Jason Statham & Ben Foster

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Matt Raub

For a few years now there has been plenty of talk about the possible remake of the 1972 film The Mechanic, which starred Charles Bronson and Jan-Michael Vincent. Many different major action players were considered for the role that Bronson … Continue reading →

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Need A ‘Kick-Ass’ Companion Book? Mark Millar Already Wrote One

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Elisabeth Rappe

I’m still anxiously awaiting the day I get to see Kick-Ass, and be as cool as our SXSW team that caught its Austin premiere. (Be sure to check out Shannon Hood’s review.)   But at least I could content myself with … Continue reading →

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Sigourney Weaver Goes For The Throat In ‘Vamps’

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Elisabeth Rappe

By now, you’ve read a dozen articles proclaiming the past year or so to be the Age of the Vampires. You have probably complained loudly about how many darn vampire movies and television shows there are. I know I have. … Continue reading →

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SXSW Review: ‘Helena From the Wedding”

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Chris Ullrich

Featuring a terrific ensemble cast led by Lee Tergesen, Melanye Linsky and Gillian Jacobs Helena From the Wedding is a straightforward and simple story well told about a group of friends gathered at a house in the mountains for New … Continue reading →

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SXSW Review: ‘Kick-Ass’

Posted on March 14, 2010 by Shannon Hood

Make no mistake about it, Chloe Moretz (500 Days of Summer) owns this movie. She may only be 11 years old, but her performance as Hit-Girl is spunky, sassy, and exciting. Hit-Girl is poised to become a new comic cult … Continue reading →

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