We have already looked at some of the mainstream films that are set to hit the big screen this month... and now it's time to put the indie movies in the spotlight.

The Witch

The Witch

If you are an indie film fan, you are in for a treat this March as there are a whole host of movies that are on the horizon - I am looking forward to so many of them.

We take a look at some of the indie films that are coming our way over the next few weeks. Which movies are you looking forward to the most?

- Time Out of Mind - released 4th March

Richard Gere is one of Hollywood's biggest stars and he is back on the big screen this week with his new film Time Out of Mind, which sees him team up with filmmaker Oren Moverman.

Time Out of Mind is the third feature film of Moverman's directing career and comes after the success of The Messenger and Rampart. As well as being in the director's chair, Moverman has also penned the film's screenplay.

Gere takes on the central role of homeless man George and is joined on the cast list by Ben Vereen, Jena Malone, Steve Buscemi, Jeremy Strong, and Kyra Sedgwick.

Time Out of Mind follows George (Gere), an increasingly desperate man who finds himself adrift on the unforgiving streets of New York City. When he seeks refuge at Bellevue Hospital, Manhattan's largest intake centre for homeless men, he befriends a seasoned shelter-dweller (Ben Vereen) and begins to find hope of repairing his relationship with his estranged daughter (Jena Malone).

We have seen Gere take on a range of different indie roles in the last few years and it is great to see him back. This is the second film that we have seen him star in this year and 2016 looks like it is going to be another busy period for the popular actor.

Time Out of Mind

- Anomalisa - released 11th March

2016 is going to be another great year for the animation genre and Anomalisa is just one of the films that I am really looking forward to.

Anomalisa is already a movie that has been winning over the critics, has been met with acclaim and picked up a Best Animated Feature Oscar nomination last month - losing out to Inside Out. The stop-motion animation film really is promising to be one of the most unique films in this genre this year.

Anomalisa sees Charlie Kaufman back in the director's chair as he teams up with Duke Johnson. This is the second feature film of his career - coming after he made his debut with Synecdoche, New York back in 2008 - and is the first time that he has tackled an animation project.

Kaufman is best known for his writing work and he has also penned the screenplay; Anomalisa is actually based on a 2005 play of the same name by Kaufman. He is such a wonderful storyteller and it is always exciting when one of his writing projects is on the horizon - I can't wait to see what he delivers this time around.

The movie follows Michael Stone, a man crippled by the mundanity of his life experiences something out of the ordinary. David Thewlis voices the central character of Michael and is joined on the cast list by Jennifer Jason Leigh and Tom Noonan.

Anomalisa

- The Witch - released 11th March

When it comes to recent horror movies, no film has had more praise heaped upon it then The Witch. The movie started winning over critics and audiences on the festival circuit last year, and, finally, we are going to get to see what all the fuss has been about.

The Witch really is one of the most anticipated horror films of this year and sees Robert Eggers make his feature film directorial debut. Eggers is best known for his production design work and is now making the leap into directing and writing with The Witch.

He has brought together a great cast of upcoming acting talent and established stars as Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, and Lucas Dawson are all set to star.

The Witch follows a Christian family in 1930s New England, who struggle to survive on the edge of the wilderness in a remote cabin. The family were kicked out of a plantation due to William's outspoken views on the lack of religious principles in the settlement.

When one of their five children goes missing and their plants fail, paranoia sets in and the family begins turning on one another. The deterioration of the family unit allows evil to creep in and start to destroy them.

I have to admit, I am not the biggest fan of horror films, but The Witch really is promising to be an intense and edge of your seat ride. I really cannot wait to see what this first-time filmmaker delivers.

The Witch

- High-Rise - released 18th March

Ben Wheatley is one of the most exciting British filmmakers around and he is set to return to the director's chair this March with this latest film High-Rise.

High Rise is an adaptation of the book of the same name by J.G. Ballard and has been adapted for the big screen by Amy Jump. This is the first feature film for Wheatley since A Field in England back in 2013 - it is great to see him back.

High-Rise sees Tom Hiddleston take on the central role of Dr. Robert Laing as he teams up with Wheatley for the very first time. High-Rise kicks off a busy film year for Hiddleston and it is great to have him back on the big screen.

Hiddleston leads an all-star cast as Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans, Elisabeth Moss, James Purefoy, and Keeley Hawes are all also on board; it is one of the best British line-ups of the year.

1975. Two miles west of London, Dr. Robert Laing moves into his new apartment seeking soulless anonymity, only to find that the building's residents have no intention of leaving him alone. Resigned to the complex social dynamics unfolding around him, Laing bites the bullet and becomes neighbourly.

As he struggles to establish his position, Laing's good manners and sanity disintegrate along with the building. The lights go out and the lifts fail but the party goes on. People are the problem. Booze is the currency. Sex is the panacea. Only much later, as he sits on his balcony eating the architect's dog, does Dr. Robert Laing finally feel at home...

High-Rise

- Disorder - released 25th March

Matthias Schoenaerts is one of the most in-demand actors around - we have already seen him in The Danish Girl and A Bigger Splash this year... and now he is set to return in Disorder.

Schoenaerts is no stranger to the indie genre and, this time, around, the film sees work with director and writer Alice Winocour for the first time.

Disorder is only the second feature film for Winocour and comes after she made her debut with Augustine back in 2012 - she is just one of the female filmmakers to keep an eye on this year.

Schoenaerts takes on the central role of Vincent Loreau and is joined on the cast list by Diane Kruger, Paul Hamym, and Zaïd Errougui-Demonsant.

Following a tour of duty, Special Services soldier Vincent (Schoenaerts) takes a job in security for a wealthy Lebanese businessman and his family. During a lavish party at the family's luxurious 'Maryland' villa in the South of France, Vincent senses that something is amiss.

When his employer is urgently called away on business Vincent is left to ensure the safety of his wife Jessie (Kruger) and their child. Suffering from post-traumatic stress, Vincent battles his own paranoia whilst clinging to the certainty that Jessie and her family are in real and immediate danger, unleashing a hell-bent determination to protect them at all costs.

Disorder played in the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival last year and is set to be another terrific central performance from Schoenaerts - who continues to show what a great actor he is.

Disorder

- Welcome To Me - released 25th March

2016 is set to be another busy year for actress Kristen Wiig, who is set to move between blockbuster movies and smaller film projects. She returns to indie film this March with Welcome to Me, which is directed by Shira Piven.

Piven is an actress turned filmmaker and Welcome To Me is her second big screen feature; she made her debut back in 2011 with Fully Loaded. Welcome To Me will mark the first time that the director has teamed up with Wiig.

When Alice Klieg wins the Mega-Millions lottery, she immediately quits her psychiatric meds and buys her own talk show, with the dream of becoming the new Oprah.

Wiig takes on the central role of Alice in the film and is joined on the cast list by Wes Bentley, James Marsden, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Linda Cardellini.

Wiig remains one of the most exciting and versatile actresses around and her central performance has been winning over the critics.

Welcome To Me

Other indie films to watch out for this month include Iona, Court, The Boy, and The Here After.


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