“By validating and aggregating the best material from a wide range of independent and mainstream content owners, Babelgum aims to encourage common interest communities that are not well served by traditional television.” WellsInterestCommunityCommonTelevisionMaterialsAimIndependentWideTraditionalRangeOwnersMainstreamCommon Interests Author:Silvio Scaglia
“For any movement to emerge, it has to be innovatively independent from the mainstream cinema, and I don't see that much.” MovementIndependentCinemaMainstream Author:Haile Gerima
“Independent documentary isnt beholden to some of the interests that the mainstream media are influenced by. Its a pathway to renegade, independent reporting in an in-depth, investigative fashion, and it can do so with a compassionate lens; it allows people to speak in a way that is more human than the mainstream media approach.” PeopleWayHumansSpeakInterestCan DoMediaFashionApproachIndependentDepthCompassionateMainstreamDocumentariesLensesPathwaysMainstream MediaRenegades Author:Josh Fox
“Mainstream Hollywood makes a few good movies a year. And in order to be in one of those, you have to be one of five people. Hollywood makes many bad movies too, which I'm not interested in being a part of. But there are only a few good independent movies a year, and many, many bad ones. I want to be in good movies, and I want people to see them.” PeopleWantYearsOrderFiveHollywoodIndependentMainstreamNot InterestedGood MovieBad Movies Author:Maggie Gyllenhaal
“It just seems like that because I do a lot of independent films that don't get to the mainstream.” SeemsFilmIndependentMainstreamIndependent Film Author:William Hurt
“When independent films break through and actually make it into any level of mainstream-ness or get seen by people or find a life actually in theaters, it's extraordinary. And it doesn't happen that often.” PeopleHappensFilmLevelsBreakTheaterIndependentExtraordinaryMainstreamBreak ThroughIndependent Film Author:Karen Allen
“A lot of times, mainstream critics are much tougher on small, independent movies because they can be.” IndependentCriticsMainstream Author:John C. Reilly
“The quality of mainstream cinema has changed. A lot of independent voices feel they can leave everything behind and make independent films.” FeelsFilmVoiceBehindsQualityChangedIndependentCinemaMainstreamIndependent Film Author:Anurag Kashyap
“It's better to be the largest independent band from Brazil instead of be the smallest mainstream band.” BandIndependentMainstreamSmallestBrazil Author:Fernanda Takai