If Raymond (Davies) ever thought that life was fair and family was important before all else, he is about to have a rude awakening. Just before he leaves for a prestigious medical internship, he is called home to tend to his physically wounded and suicidal mother (Watson). His father disappears from the scene and Raymond … Continue reading
To celebrate the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, here is a list of my four favorite books detailing the spectacular rise of independent cinema in America. Spike, Mike, Slackers and Dykes Pierson traces what is for many the definitive guide to the independent film revival in America. He reduces the most important independent arc to a … Continue reading
