New film festival, on this month at Palace Electric in Canberra, celebrates the great tradition of independent American cinema

By Jane Freebury
Updated May 17 2016 - 10:23am, first published May 11 2016 - 9:59am
Essential Independents: Natalie Portman in Jane Got a Gun. Photo: Jack English
Essential Independents: Natalie Portman in Jane Got a Gun. Photo: Jack English
Richard Gere in Time out of mind. Photo: Supplied
Richard Gere in Time out of mind. Photo: Supplied
The Virgin Suicides. Photo: Supplied
The Virgin Suicides. Photo: Supplied
Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman in Midnight Cowboy.
 Photo: Supplied
Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman in Midnight Cowboy. Photo: Supplied
The chase sequence of the French Connection is one of the best of all time. Photo: Supplied
The chase sequence of the French Connection is one of the best of all time. Photo: Supplied

Who would claim that Hollywood deserves what it earns at the box office? It gets much more than its fair share, has had a hold on popular culture forever, and it speaks to 16 to 34-year-olds everywhere.

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