indie movie
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By the early 2000s, Sundance films like “Napoleon Dynamite” and “Little Miss Sunshine” were becoming box office hits, sending the indie movie aesthetic further mainstream.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026
Redford's passing caused an outpouring of grief from the US filmmaking community -- many of whose leading lights got their start at the indie movie festival he created, including Quentin Tarantino and Steven Soderbergh.
From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025
A24 rose from “small budget indie movie studio” to “one of the most respected brands in cinema” on a reputation for treating filmmakers like auteurs.
From Slate • Aug. 31, 2025
“In 1988 I got cast in an indie movie called ‘Checking Out,’” he told Womack, which was produced by George Harrison’s company Handmade Films.
From Salon • May 3, 2024
More recently, this past May, Spacey landed his first acting gig in three years, a small part as a police detective in the Italian indie movie “L’uomo Che Disegnò Dio.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2021
