The changing landscape of indie film and speaking to his generation now at middle age.
Indie Directors: Burns, Edward–“Brothers McMullen” in 1995 Vs. “Millers in Marriage” in 2025
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An Affair: Desplechin’s Romantic Drama, Starring François Civil, Charlotte Rampling (Venice Fest 2025)
July 30, 2025 by
“An Affair” is a romantic drama starring François Civil as a virtuoso French pianist who returns from Asia to his hometown of Lyon.
Backfire (French: Échappement libre): Jean Becker’s Crime Road Movie, Starring Belmondo and Jean Seberg
July 30, 2025 by
Becker’s crime road movie stars Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg, reuniting for the first time since Breathless (1960).
Is This Thing On?: Bradley Cooper’s Dramedy, Starring Oscar Winner Laura Dern, Set as Closing Night of 2025 N.Y. Film Fest
July 30, 2025 by
“Is This Thing On?” is Cooper’s third directorial effort after “A Star Is Born” and “Maestro.”
Odyssey, The: Chris Nolan, Criticized for Filming in Occupied Western Sahara, ‘Unknowingly Contributes to Morocco’s Repression of Sahrawi People’
July 30, 2025 by
Home to Indigenous Sahrawi people, the last remaining African colonial state to achieve independence; Morocco still claims control over majority of land.
