19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Award Nominees

Posted by editor@vimooz.com on October 20, 2009 under Awards | Comments are off for this article

Best Feature nominee "Amreeka"

Best Feature nominee "Amreeka"

The nominees for the 19th annual Gotham Independent Film Awards were announced yesterday by “At the Movies” co-host and New York Times theater critic A.O. Scott. The awards will be held Nov. 30 at the Cipriani Wall Street in New York.

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First Independent Pictures to release Sundance film “Big Fan” in theaters

Posted by editor@vimooz.com on April 28, 2009 under Uncategorized | Comments are off for this article

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First Independent Pictures has acquired the U.S. rights to 2009 Sundance film “Big Fan,” the directing debut of “The Wrestler” screenwriter Robert Siegel. The film is expected to be in theaters “late summer to early fall.”

The film stars Patton Oswalt in his first dramatic-lead performance, playing Paul Aufiero, an obsessive New York Giants fan whose chance encounter with his hero unexpectedly ends in violence.  “Fan” also stars Kevin Corrigan and Michael Rapaport.  [via] Read more of this article »