#independent American film

[theaskew]

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

David Howard Thornton as Art the Clown in Terrifier

[fibula-rasa]

Salomé (1922)  

[letterboxd | imdb]

Director: Charles Bryant & Nazimova

Cinematographer: Charles Van Enger

Performer: Nazimova

Art Director & Costume Designer: Natacha Rambova (inspired by Aubrey Beardsley's Salomé illustrations)

[alwaysbewoke]

Did you know that the famous line "And what the hell is that smell?" from 'Independence Day' was improvised by Will Smith? While filming the scene on the salt flat near the Great Salt Lake in Utah, nobody warned him about the strong odor caused by billions of decomposing brine shrimp in the lake.⁠

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[radishprincesss]

american honey (2016)

[ahjong]

Faces (1968) dir. John Cassavetes

[theersatzcowboy]

Mississippi Masala (1991)

Two of the Hottest People You’ve Ever Seen fall in love — despite the protestations of their families and the cultural differences that divide them —against the backdrop of the dreary Deep South in Mira Nari’s sexy, undeniable romantic dramedy.

Director: Mira Nair

Cinematographer: Edward Lachman

Production Designer: Mitch Epstein

Costume Designers: Ellen Lutter and Susan Lyall

Starring: Sarita Choudhury, Denzel Washington, Roshan Seth, Sharmila Tagore, Charles S. Dutton, Joe Seneca, Ranjit Chowdhry, Mohan Gokhale, Natalie Oliver-Atherton, Sahira Nair, and Konga Mbadu.

[orpheuslookingback]

100 Essential Films: Honorable Mentions

A Woman Under the Influence (1974), dir. John Cassavetes

[neonfeel]

Paris Texas (1984)

[365filmsbyauroranocte]

The Myth of the American Sleepover (David Robert Mitchell, 2010)

[llycaons]

I fucking hate this post. 'no matter the genre or setting it's probably from hollywood' the rest of the world (and non-mainstream american creators) make tv and film and write stories too and you'd probably know that if you bothered to pull your head put of your ass and look outside your little mainstream bubble you fucking idiot.

[theaskew]

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

[fibula-rasa]

Danse macabre (1922)

[letterboxd | imdb]

Director: Dudley Murphy

Lighting Designer: Francis Bruguière

Animation: F.A.A. Dahme

[sbrown82]

Nothing But a Man (1964) dir. Michael Roemer.

[powerlineprincess]

🩶A Film to Pass the Time teaser 1🩶

A little film by my soul bro @sal.rdz_ @evesabyss (Instagram) that I am featured in!!!🩶🤍🩶🤍 Coming soon🤍🩶💥