Tweeners

The definition of independent film is becoming fuzzier. No longer can you count on an independent film pushing the evelop in either form or content. Sometings they are only low budget versions of conventionally structured Hollywood films. Suchfilms are known as "tweeners," films that no chance of playing the multiplexl but are not arty enouch to survive the withering gaze of critics and patrons of the art houses. Regional film festivals see a lot of these, and when the 55-plus crowd sees them, there is the inevitable, "Why can't we see more movies like this?" at the Q&A.

Very few distributors can handle tweeners. One such is Stuart Strutin of Panorama Films somewhere in West Chester. Avoiding the glare of New York and LA media, he recently played Scott Baio in THE BREAD MY SWEET for 68 weeks in Pittsburgh