Last night Film Independent gave out its Spirit Awards for excellence in independent filmmaking.  Started in 1984, under the name Friends of Independents Awards, the ceremony was a way to showcase achievements in independent film.  The original awards given to the winners featured acrylic glass pyramids suspended by shoestrings to represent the trivial budgets most [...]

Terrence Malick’s much anticipated new feature “Tree of Life” has been given a release date in November 2010.  The film was slated to open last fall but is now seeing its debut over a year after. Rumors have been circulating that “Tree of Life” is a resurrection of “Q,” a highly ambitious project Malick undertook [...]

The New York Times reports that The Tribeca Film Festival is set to become associated with a new business venture to distribute films digitally and in theaters under its name.  The initiative also focuses on releasing films online to the public at the same time that they will be playing at the festival. The appeal [...]

The recent release of the “red band” trailer of the forthcoming film “Kick-Ass” has sparked controversy through its portrayal of a foul-mouthed, violent 11-year-old girl. The dispute has even thrown the entire idea of the “red band” trailer into question. Matthew Vaughn’s “Kick-Ass” has been picking up a head of PR steam after the wild [...]

Tim Burton’s 3D “Alice in Wonderland” has brewed up a little controversy after Disney announced that it was planning to shorten the time between the movie’s theatrical release and DVD release from 17 to 12 weeks. The LA Times is reporting that AMC Theaters is threatening to boycott the film if Disney goes through with [...]