IndieFlix Trailer Watch: Promised Land

September 24th, 2012 | Posted by Erin in Trailer watch - (0 Comments)
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In rather topical timing, the trailer for Promised Land came through today thanks to Indiewire. The Northwest’s own Gus Van Sant directs and Matt Damon stars alongside Frances McDormand and John Krasinski.

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Eric Nielsen is head of Filmmaker Relations here at IndieFlix. Each week Eric sends an email to our Team announcing  recently acquired films and New Releases. These emails contain witty descriptions, personal anecdotes, and a disturbing video or picture. Here’s this week’s: The Juniper Tree – a haunting and meditative tale of medieval witchcraft. If … Read more

I guess it’s a good thing that everyone here at IndieFlix, including myself, sort of panics when a disgruntled customer or filmmaker reaches out to us.  It feels like everyone is calling when in fact it’s only 2 people.  99% of the time it’s a misunderstanding about an announcement or change.  We can always improve … Read more

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Whether you’re already a fan of Arcade Fire or new to this Grammy award-winning band, we’ve got you covered next month at IndieFlix with two films exploring their musical works. First off is “Scenes from the Suburbs” — Director Spike Jonze teams up with Arcade Fire to create a thirty-minute short film inspired by their … Read more

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This is a popular investor question since IndieFlix launched back in 2005.   Things have changed dramatically.  When I think back to that time, the film industry was hung up on DRM and download. Streaming and the iPhone launched soon after and the big conversations were about whether a film should or could be watched on the small … Read more

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Last Thursday I participated in a promotional video for SIC, the Seattle Interactive Conference (October 29th and 30th).  The director asked me to address the “What if…” questions in the world and in my particular industry, which of course is film.  It was a particularly special shoot.  The conversation was deep and exploratory.  I then … Read more

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I seem to say, I don’t know, a lot these days. The film space is changing so quickly that it’s challenging to know what will work and what won’t for films to get funding and then of course meaningful distribution. I do think we are on to something here at IndieFlix and I look forward … Read more

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Making a film, whether it’s a short or an epic feature, is a team effort. A film may be the director’s vision, but without an editor, sound and set designers, and a solid cast, even the most compelling story won’t get the attention it deserves. Even with superb talent at every level of production no … Read more

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This week we bring you five new releases from around the globe! First up is Corner Store (68 min), the true story of Yousef Elhaj, an Israeli immigrant in San Francisco. Yousef has spent the last decade saving enough money to bring his family from Bethlehem to America. Now that he finally has his U.S. citizenship, … Read more

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Love. An imperfect emotion that binds each and every human at least once in their lives, will destroy and can ultimately rebuild a person exponentially. The mere loss of it, is a story just about anyone can identify with. Yet with Andrea Zamburlin’s “Remember,” which Indieflix.com releases today, sound and image blend into such a … Read more