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Roger Corman at Sundance: ‘The State of Indie Filmmaking is Better Than Its Ever Been’

Considering he’s been making movies for almost sixty years, you might find it a bit surprising that director/producer Roger Corman thinks this is the best time for indie filmmakers to express themselves creatively. Getting those expressions distributed, though, is another matter entirely. Ahead, watch Movieline’s Alonso Duralde chat with Corman and director Alex Stapleton about her documentary Corman’s World , independent films, and which Sundance entry the legendary director loves on the title alone. (Hints: Hobo. Shotgun.)

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Roger Corman at Sundance: ‘The State of Indie Filmmaking is Better Than Its Ever Been’

DVD: This Weekend, Blow Your Mind and Get Caught Up on Oscar Nominees

There are those DVD s you throw in at the end of a long work day to decompress, turn off your brain, and have a few laughs. Three new titles out this week don’t fall anywhere near that category. Trust me. Two of them will bombard you with sights and sounds that are like almost nothing you’ve ever seen before, and the other one is a disturbing and twisty dysfunctional family story that somehow snuck past the Academy gatekeepers and scored a Best Foreign Film Oscar nomination.

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DVD: This Weekend, Blow Your Mind and Get Caught Up on Oscar Nominees