Film: Chasing Bansky Directed by: Frank Henenlotter Starring: Anthony Sneed How far would you go to pilfer a piece of art? Would you steal that item for financial gain or otherwise? Chasing Banksy‘s conceit is pretty simple. Based on a true story, Brooklyn artist Anthony Sneed saw massive gains in stealing an original Banksy piece […]
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Boston Underground Film Festival 2016: ‘Blood Of The Tribades,’ ‘MAD,’ and ‘Chasing Banksy’
March 30th, 2016 
Sam Cohen Let’s get weird: Our 5 most anticipated films at Boston Underground Film Festival 2016
March 22nd, 2016 Sam Cohen Some may regard Christmas as “the most wonderful time of the year,” but I save that kind of praise for the beautiful months of March and April. Why? Because in Boston, these months are filled with film farther than the eye can see. And first off, from March 23-27, we have the 18th incarnation of […]
Independent Film Festival Boston 2015 – Day 8: ‘Me And Earl And The Dying Girl’
May 1st, 2015 Sam Cohen As the 13th Annual Independent Film Festival Boston drew to a close on Wednesday, a wave of melancholy seemed to hit every viewer eagerly waiting for the closing night film, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, in a sold out theater at Coolidge Corner Theater. Brian Tamm, the fest’s Executive Director, took the stage […]
Independent Film Festival Boston 2015 – Day 5: ‘In Transit’ And ‘The Primary Instinct’
April 27th, 2015 Sam Cohen Day five at the 13th Annual Independent Film Festival Boston was filled with storytelling, in the classical sense. Albert Maysles’ final directorial effort (he passed away last month), In Transit, and David Chen’s The Primary Instinct went on to further the fest’s overlying theme of “Gather ‘Round,” with both films telling important stories to a […]
Independent Film Festival Boston 2015 – Day 4: ‘Welcome To Leith’ and ‘Slow West’
April 26th, 2015 Sam Cohen Just like day three at the 13th Annual Independent Film Festival Boston, day four was filled with hard-hitting cinema. Even though UTG missed City of Gold, The Year We Thought About Love, and Call Me Lucky (look for our review later this week), we were fortunate enough to see the terrifying doc, Welcome to Leith, […]
Independent Film Festival Boston 2015 – Day 3: ‘The Overnight’ And ‘The Tribe’
April 25th, 2015 Sam Cohen Things took a turn for the disturbing and uncomfortably hilarious last night at the 13th Annual Independent Film Festival Boston. UTG got to check out Patrick Brice’s sex comedy, The Overnight, and Miroslav Slaboshpitsky’s Ukranian experimental film, The Tribe. Although we are sad that we had to miss the Elliot Smith doc, Heaven Adores You, […]
Independent Film Festival Boston 2015 – Day 2: ‘Results’ And ‘Eden’
April 24th, 2015 Sam Cohen The 13th Annual Independent Film Festival Boston 2015 is officially in full swing after last night. Slow West, one of UTG’s most anticipated at the fest, played at Somerville Theater at 7:15pm to a sold-out crowd. Luckily, there’s another showing of the film at 7:30pm tomorrow at Somerville Theater (also, only rush line ticketing now). […]
Independent Film Festival Boston – Day 1: ‘The End Of The Tour’
April 23rd, 2015 Sam Cohen Last night kicked off the 13th Annual Independent Film Festival Boston at Somerville Theater. People were lining up in droves to be able to see director James Ponsoldt’s (The Spectacular Now) new project that premiered at Sundance, The End of the Tour. Once everyone filed into the massive main auditorium, the fest’s Executive Director, Brian […]
Independent Film Festival Boston Unveils Full 2015 Film Lineup
April 15th, 2015 Sam Cohen The full film list for IFF Boston 2015 has been revealed. In a newsletter to supporters and previous attendees on March 31, Independent Film Festival Boston revealed their opening & closing night films as well as their full narrative and documentary feature lineup. All of their films will play between April 22 and April 29. […]
Independent Film Festival Boston Unveils Full 2014 Film Lineup
March 28th, 2014 James Shotwell The full film list for IFF Boston 2014 has been unveiled. In a newsletter update to supporters and previous attendees earlier today, Independent Film Festival Boston revealed not only the opening and closing night films for this year’s event, but also the name of every title that will play between April 23 and April 30. […]
UTG LIST: 5 Must-See Films Of The Boston Underground Film Festival
March 26th, 2013 James Shotwell Since its inception, the Boston Underground Film Festival has been the go-to destination in New England for all things weird, scary, strange, or extreme in the world of film. Now in its fifteenth year, BUFF remains as surreal a festival as anyone could hope to find, and that is just the way it needs to […]
UTG LIST: 5 Must-See Films At The Independent Film Festival of Boston 2012
April 25th, 2012 James Shotwell We cover a lot of festivals throughout the year, but the one I look forward to the most is, by far, the Independent Film Festival of Boston. Today marks the start of the fest’s tenth annual run and to celebrate/promote, we’ve put together what we think are the 5 MUST-SEE films of the festival. You […]