15 December, 2009

Indie Movie Clichés

Duane Dudek, the film critic of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, linked to a Twitter site called IndieMovieCliche. Some of his favorites:

* No black people
* Written/directed by lead actor/actress
* Children cursing
* Soundtrack sales greater than box office receipts
* Reuniting for friends funeral
* Story starts at the end and moves backward
* Handwritten font title and credits.

Pretty much any category prefaced by "indie" means no black people. Luckily some movies defy cliché . Precious opens here in Madison on Friday.

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