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Mickey Rourke, Mekhi Phifer and Udo Kier Join Indie Thriller ‘Mascots’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Mickey Rourke, Mekhi Phifer and Udo Kier are teaming to lead “Mascots,” an independent thriller beginning production in Southern…
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Lifestyle
How Unique: The Indie Luxury List of Brands and Buys You Don’t Know Yet
To be in the know when it comes to fashion can vary from person to person, but the usual tell-tale signs are that brands like Khaite and…
Culture
Music Industry Moves: Óscar Maydon’s Indie Label Inks Víctor Mendívil; TikTok Unveils Songwriter Features
California-bred artist Óscar Maydon is expanding his indie label, Rico o Muerto, by signing Victor Mendivil to a 360 deal in partnership…
Culture
Expert Aleksi Hyvärinen Talks at Amman About How AI Is Rewriting Indie Filmmaking
“Some days I’m really excited about the possibilities,” says Finnish producer Aleksi Hyvärinen. “The next day, I’m like, ‘Wait, is this…
Business
Taye Diggs to Star in Indie Romantic Drama ‘Another Man’s Wife’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Taye Diggs, whose run of romantic films includes classics like “The Best Man,” “Brown Sugar” and “The Wood,” is returning to the genre…
News
OP-ED: 3 Plus Size Indie Brands Shattering Size Norms
OP-ED Plus size indie brands are changing the way we think about fashion, and for someone like me, a plus size woman who wears clothes…
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Former 20th Century Fox Creative Exec Mike Southerly Sets Directorial Debut With Indie Romcom ‘Where We Meet’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Former 20th Century Fox creative executive Mike Southerly will make his feature film writing and directorial debut with “Where We Meet.”…
Culture
Indie LGBT Drama ‘Dope Queens’ Set for World Premiere at Bentonville Film Festival
“Dope Queens,” an indie film celebrating San Francisco’s famed Tenderloin neighborhood, will screen for the first time at the Bentonville…
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Why Imagine Dragons Brothers’ Indie Gaming Studio Is Launching With a Capture the Flag Video Game
Founded by brothers Dan and Mac Reynolds, the lead singer and manager, respectively, of the band Imagine Dragons, new indie game studio…
Culture
Parker Posey Was ‘Gaslit’ Into Thinking She ‘Wasn’t Viable’ For Major Hollywood Movies After the Indie Scene Was ‘Co-opted By the Studio System’: ‘It Was Such a Head Trip’
Parker Posey needed to prove herself all over again when making the jump from indie films to Hollywood productions. During a recent…
News
8 indie publishing gems worth your time and money
The LA Art Book Fair returned this weekend with a new venue and a renewed sense of intention. Now in its eighth edition, the fair took…
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Trevor Noah’s Day Zero Productions Launches Climate-Themed Indie Video Game Competition (EXCLUSIVE)
Trevor Noah‘s Day Zero Productions will launch a climate-themed video game competition on Earth Day in partnership with indie developer…
Culture
‘A Nice Indian Boy’: Why Levantine Films Believes the Queer Indie Rom-Com Has the Potential to Pop in Theaters
Levantine Films is betting on the queer rom-com “A Nice Indian Boy” with a theatrical release — a show of confidence in an era where…
Culture
‘Eric LaRue’ Review: A Drama About the Aftermath of a School Shooting Shouldn’t Have This Much Indie Attitude and This Little Insight
A school shooting is such a cataclysmic event that any attempt to dramatize the aftermath of one is, by definition, a film to take…
Fashion
Fast Fashion vs. The Indie Designer & How It’s Shaping the Future of Plus Size Fashion: An Editor's Op-Ed
From the Editor-in-Chief’s Desk Why This Matters for Plus Size Fashion and Sustainability Every Earth Month, we reflect on how fashion…
Business
Lottery Winners: How Robbie Williams became a 'therapist' for indie band
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Thom Rylance, frontman of indie band The Lottery Winners, has experienced panic attacks since he was a…
Culture
John Leguizamo Says Christopher Nolan Makes ‘The Odyssey’ Feel ‘Like an Indie Film’: ‘He’s Not Doing It by What the Studio Says’
Christopher Nolan‘s upcoming film has by no means, a small premise. An adaptation of the classic “The Odyssey,” the film includes a large…
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‘Bob Trevino Likes It’ Review: Barbie Ferreira and John Leguizamo Are Broken Souls Who Meet on the Internet in a Four-Hankie Indie Gem
Once in a while, you see an actor who isn’t held back by the decorum that rules even most good actors. Her emotions don’t stay in check —…
Culture
Oscar Nominee ‘Flow’ Passes $20 Million at Global Box Office in Indie Animation Milestone (EXCLUSIVE)
International animated features have enjoyed success stories in the past, but they’ve typically come in the form of awards rather than box…
Culture
Inhaler on Leaning Into Pop With Kid Harpoon-Produced Album ‘Open Wide’: ‘We’ve Never Really Felt Like an Indie Band’
Inhaler don’t mind if you call them a pop band. The Dublin-bred quartet — made up of singer and guitarist Eli Hewson, guitarist Josh…
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40+ Indie Black Plus Size Designers to Know & Support!
One of the main reasons I became a plus size designer was because I didn’t see many Black plus size designers in fashion. I wasn’t able to…