Read More: Whipsmart 'Unexpected' Is a Modern Response to 'Baby Boom' Indiewire's Springboard column profiles up-and-comers in the film industry worthy of your attention. Kris Swanberg is by no means new to independent filmmaking, but the well-regarded multi-hyphenate is just starting to break through when it comes to her directorial career. Swanberg has filled a number of roles across the years -- given her occasional acting turns, somewhat literally -- and has spent the last decade writing and producing features, often alongside her husband, Joe Swanberg (recently, she wrote her husband's "Marriage Material," in addition to producing her own "It Was Great, But I Was Ready to Come Home" and appearing in "Happy Christmas"). Swanberg has previously directed a pair of features, 2009's "It Was Great, But I Was Ready to Come Home" and 2012's "Empire Builder" (which both Joe and their son Jude starred in), but Swanberg's newest...
- 7/24/2015
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Chicago – It takes a special sort of filmmaker to hit it big without compromising any artistic principles. This month marks a career high for Chicago’s own Diy trail-blazer, Joe Swanberg, whose microbudget gems have influenced everyone from Lynn Shelton (“Touchy Feely”) to Lena Dunham (“Girls”).
On Friday, August 23rd, two of Joe’s buzzed-about pictures will receive a limited theatrical release.
One is Ti West’s darkly satirical horror lark, “You’re Next,” which is currently being advertised at every creepy subway station in the Windy City (Swanberg plays an amusingly hatable character with a smug disregard for indie flicks). The other film is Swanberg’s 15th feature effort, “Drinking Buddies,” featuring an all-star cast, cinematography from a Cannes prize-winner (“Beasts of the Southern Wild” Dp Ben Richardson) and an actual budget. Yet Swanberg’s improvisational style and observant eye for naturalistic nuance remains entirely intact. Olivia Wilde is...
On Friday, August 23rd, two of Joe’s buzzed-about pictures will receive a limited theatrical release.
One is Ti West’s darkly satirical horror lark, “You’re Next,” which is currently being advertised at every creepy subway station in the Windy City (Swanberg plays an amusingly hatable character with a smug disregard for indie flicks). The other film is Swanberg’s 15th feature effort, “Drinking Buddies,” featuring an all-star cast, cinematography from a Cannes prize-winner (“Beasts of the Southern Wild” Dp Ben Richardson) and an actual budget. Yet Swanberg’s improvisational style and observant eye for naturalistic nuance remains entirely intact. Olivia Wilde is...
- 8/21/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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