Good riddance.

It's about time INDEPENDENT films can go back to being independent.

Somehow, studio ran and funded movies with multi-million dollar budgets and even larger ad and Oscar campaign budgets seem the furthest thing away from independent pictures. In fact, that seems exactly like a studio run flick. Because they WERE -- see how the article even mentions the companies going under are the studio arm --

...sigh...

I am afraid for indy's, though. I went to the Colony tonight and saw "Frozen River." VERY good indy film...shot on the Varicam. Well written and acted and pretty intense story.

BUT, it's Friday at a 9:30 show and there was exactly 1 other person in the theater. I've seen about 8 movies there in the past few months and twice I was by myself in the theater and the others each time had less than 5 people. It is REALLY sad that the multiplex is filled down the street when these great movies are practically private screenings for me.