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Kelly Reichardt's movies are what independent film used to mean, before Miramax ate up that section of the industry and a movie made for $50 million could still be called independent. Her last film, the critically revered Old Joy cost only $30,000 to shoot; while you could argue that her latest, Wendy and Lucy, has gone "big budget" by comparison, $300,000 is still peanuts by virtually any standard. It's even more impressive given that her star is Michelle Williams, an actress more than capable of drawing Hollywood salaries. Reichardt said in an exclusive interview that Williams showed no trace of a Hollywood pedigree on the set: "We didn't have any fancy stuff for her-- she was just sitting on an apple box on the side of the road. It's almost like she was part of the crew." And even though the shoot took place in Portland,... [read full story]
