Starting with “The Unbelievable Truth” in 1989 and continuing in the ‘90s with films like “Trust” and “Henry Fool,” Hal Hartley was acclaimed as one of the leading voices of the new age of indie ...

FARGO - Hal Hartley may not be a household name. Known to critics and cinephiles for his off-beat, low-key storytelling, the 53-year-old director is instead a major art-house name in the film world.

For filmmaker Hal Hartley, the premise for his new film “Where to Land” came from a couple of certain real-life scenarios the Lindenhurst native was navigating. One was getting his estate in order, ...

“Even though we felt ‘The Girl From Monday’ had great commercial appeal, most mainstream distributors thought it was too much of an art film to warrant the high cost of theatrical release,” said Steve ...