Happy Indie-Pendence Day!
THE BEST YET TO COME
American Teen (7/25/08)
Big Star(s), Little Movie? Utterly starless, as most documentaries are.
Big-Studio Deal Breaker: Nearly all docs not helmed by Michael Moore or featuring penguins are lumped into the same category by default: indiedom. But American Teen, about several different students at an Indiana high school (think The Hills, if it were real and set in Middle America), has the chance to be that rare breakout. And given its subject matter--and subjects--an even rarer phenomenon could occur: Teenagers might be interested! 