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Asia Argento returns to the director's chair in MISUNDERSTOOD, which just premiered at Cannes. 

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Lars Von Trier's controversial NYMPHOMANIAC (Parts I & II)  is part of the IFS FILM FESTIVAL. More than just sexually explicit, it's an artfully directed, fascinating character study. 

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Harmony Korine's SPRING BREAKERS closes the 2014 INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS SHOWCASE with a special screening on June 10th at the BV Cinemas. Comes see what the hype is all about!!

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Tonight IFS MONTHLY SHOWCASE presents a special screening of HIDDEN IN THE WOODS, directed by PATRICIO VALLADARES: a shock-a-minute Chilean film released in 2012 and rarely screened in the U.S. Valladares has directed an English-language version for the American market, to be released later this year. Now is your chance to see the original!!

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On June 27th the IFS screens a series of NOBU YAMAOKA films, which prompted Lana & Andy Wachowski (whose film GOOGLE ME LOVE premieres at IFS FILM FEST on May 28th) to exclaim, "A Nobu Yamoaka retrospective-- how awesome is that?!?" 

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In 2014, any filmmaker who has a feel, and a flair, for romantic melodrama is doomed, and just one recent example from the world of blockbusters suggests why: In the final moments of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, the hero tragically fails to save a major character, but the moment, coming...

MARION COTILLARD, who played legendary French sparrow Edith Piaf so beautifully several years back, returns to the screen in James Gray's THE IMMIGRANT, playing at the Sundance Theatre on Sunset.

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For those concerned about GODZILLA'S screen time in the new movie version, lol...

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TARYN BRUMFITT is on a mission to put together a very special documentary...

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The trailer for ALEJANDRO JODOROWSKY'S new film THE DANCE OF REALITY. 

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Legendary filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky's first film in nearly 25 years, 'The Dance of Reality' is a total return to form.

Are you a fan of ALEJANDRO JODOROWSKY? If so, you'll want to read this!!

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How do you get Lars von Trier to write a horror movie for you? The secret is to keep talking until von Trier gets sick of hearing about it.

LARS VON TRIER , whose NYMPHOMANIAC (PARTS II & II) play at IFS on June 3rd, is writing a horror film!!

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THE USUAL (IFS Best Dramatic Short)  is a commentary period piece paralleling today’s economic climate to that of the Great Depression. Written and directed by Dawn Higgenbotham. Starring Renee O'Connor, Mackenzie Astin, Russell Sams, Raymond O'Connor, Dustin Quick & Robert Chambers Pullman. It screens May 28 as part of the INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS SHOWCASE!!!

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IFS Best Science Fiction Film THE CRYSTAL CRYPT screens May 28th as part of the INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS SHOWCASE. It was directed by Shahab Zargari. Fans of Sci-Fi will want to watch this one!

Based on a story by Philip K. Dick, and set in a future where Earth and Mars are on the brink of war. As the last flight to leave for Earth is about to depart, Martian officers board in search of three saboteurs, and a story of heroism and deception unfolds in this fantastic film starring Yuri Lowenthal (Dark Knight Returns) and Tara Platt (Naruto, Final Fantasy). Featuring music from The Aquarium (Dischord Records), and an original score from Shelby Cinca of Frodus.

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Director Tripp Weathers and Producer Braxton Davis discuss their Short Film THE LAST SESSION starring Terri Polo (IFS Best Actress in a Short film) which screens May 28th as part of the INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS SHOWCASE!! 

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THE LAST SESSION, directed by Tripp Weathers and starring IFS Best Actress in a Short Film Terri Polo, is the story of a marriage counselor and his patient, one broken on the outside and the other on the inside. It screens at the Laemmle Music Hall in Beverly Hills on May 28th as part of the INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS SHOWCASE!!

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SAND SNOWMAN (IFS Best Thriller) directed by Yeva-Genevieve Lavlinski describes the hopes and tragedies that arise from a lack of parental love. It screens at the INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS SHOWCASE on May 28th at the Laemmle Music Hall in Beverly Hills!!

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IFS Best Documentary Film ADDICTED: THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE OF MUSIC (directed by Guy Boudreaux) described the astonishing physical, mental, emotional and spiritual recoveries that have occurred through the power of music. Screening May 28 at Laemmle Music Hall in Beverly Hills as part of the INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS SHOWCASE.