Sundance: Indie Game The Movie to be Indie Game: The ShowI don't want to take too much credit here, but it does seem like an awfully big coincidence that right after Flixist does an interview with the makers of Indie Game: The Movie and then gives it quite a nice review the filmmakers are offered the chance to turn their film into a TV show for HBO. We don't expect anything back or any thanks, because we can't prove that our coverage was the thing that made HBO decide to make a 30-minute, fictional, "comedy" series based on the film, but... you know... we're just saying. If the term comedy and fiction don't quite jive with your perception of the film you're absolutely correct. Let's remember two things, though. The first is that it's HBO and the second is that the film's creators, Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky, are totally on board. "The people involved, the network involved -- all are, BY FAR, the best people possible to make this show," wrote Lisanne and James. "We are ecstatic about the possibilities of working with this team. All you need to do is look at the list of HBO series titles & Scott Rudin's IMDB and you can see why we think this is a brilliant thing. We want to see this show happen. We want to watch this show." [via Deadline] Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
3:00 PM on 05.08.2013 Line-up for 2013 Brooklyn Film Festival announcedWith the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival behind us and the New York Asian Film Festival & Japan Cuts not happening until late June into July, something needs to happen this month so Flixist's New York crew doesn't get ansty. T...
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3:00 PM on 04.09.2013 The 2013 Tribeca Film Festival is upon usAnother day, another festival. This one's a big one, though, one of the biggest. The 2013 Tribeca Film Festival (the long awaited sequel to the not fantastic 2012 fest). This year, we're one man shorter on the coverage, but H...
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9:00 AM on 03.05.2013 SXSW 2013: Are you ready?![From March 9th - 17th, Flixist will be providing coverage from South by Southwest 2013 in Austin, TX. Prepare yourselves for reviews, interviews, features, photos, videos, and all types of shenanigans!] Last year's SXS...
9:00 AM on 02.19.2013 The 2013 New York Korean Film Festival should be awesomeLast year's New York Korean Film Festival was awesome. It had a great selection, including one film that I now count among my favorites of all time. I have been looking forward to NYKFF's return ever since, and I don't h...
2:00 PM on 02.18.2013 New York City First Time Fest focuses on filmmaker debutsAs cool as it is to be one of the first people to see the next thing by established filmmakers at film festivals, it's the new stuff that's really exciting. Debuts are rarely the most polished or effective efforts, but they s...
4:00 PM on 01.29.2013 Sundance 2013: Top five films of the festival (and more)Another Sundance, another 27 films reviewed. Though this is only my third year, Sundance 2013 is by far the greatest one I attended yet. Even bolder, I'll say that it may be the greatest in the festival's history. Looking bac...
4:00 PM on 01.17.2013 Sundance 2013: Top ten most anticipated films of the festGoing through the catalog of Sundance films feels a bit like Christmas. Discovering the latest actor-turned-director debut, long awaited sophomore effort, and film description too bizarre to pass up almost makes scheduling th...
2:00 PM on 01.17.2013 Sundance 2013: We're here and freezingOne year, one poorly packed suitcase, and one regretful purchase of one $200 coat at American Apparel later, Sundance is here again and here I am in it, freezing and happy. 2012 was my first year as honest-to-goodness press...
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