— by BEV QUESTAD — Ooooooooh … beautiful Monica Pena, 2005 Bachelorette for D Magazine, is transformed into a woman almost (but not enough!) destroyed. The humiliation of being the subject of abuse has stripped her of her happiness, her hopes and the fabric of her beauty – but not he[...]
Archive for the ‘Short Films’ Category
Short Film Theater: ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the Animation’
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — After trending consistently on Twitter for more than two weeks and being praised by fans and commended by the critics, “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” has already become a cult favorite. Several of the fans who have watched it expressed their excitement wit[...]
Short Film: Heavy Soul
— by CAM SMITH — There are few things more unbearable than surrealism done badly. Any unfortunate viewer who has attempted to wade through Richard Kelly’s “Southland Tales” or Rob Zombie’s “Halloween II” can attest to this. It takes sharp creative focus and a keen understandi[...]
Short Film Theater: ‘City of Scars’ (feat. Batman)
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — There are many superhero characters, but few are as beloved as Batman. He inspires movies, books, comic books, fan-fiction and graphic novels. Another aspect that had become popular is fan-films. In the last decade, we have seen various Batman fan-films that were so [...]
Short Film Theater: ‘The Butterfly Circus’
— by BEV QUESTAD — “Yes, you do have an advantage,” says the circus director to the man with no arms or legs. “The greater the struggle the more glorious the triumph.” Watch for the butterfly. “The Butterfly Circus” is truly a gem in the indie film archive where miracles of a[...]
Short Film Theater: ‘When It Will Be Silent’
— by KYLA DREWETTE — Directed by Dan Sachar, “When It Will Be Silent” is a post-apocalyptic short student film shot in the demilitarized zone between Israel and Jordan. The barren landscape is an effective backdrop for the story of a man preparing a grave for his dead wife. Without a[...]
Short Film Theater: ‘Pixels’
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — All I can say when I see the short film “Pixels” is “wow.” The time and effort that must have gone into the two and a half minute video is extraordinary. The short starts with a pixel blob over a busy city. Quickly the pixels start taking over, with a [...]
Short Film Theater: ‘Logorama’
— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — I have watched this short film twice and I was blown away each time. It is undeniably brilliant. The sound is fantastic, the animation is amazing and it’s just plain fun to watch.[...]
Short Film Theatre: ‘Meet Meline’
— by KYLA DREWETTE — Independently created by Sebastien Laban and Virginie Goyons, “Meet Meline” is a short animated film about a young girl’s discovery. The film, which was created with no budget and has taken over two years to complete, tells the story of Meline, a girl who enjoy[...]
Short Film Theater: Have You Seen My Hair?
— by H.G. WATSON — John Wilson’s “Have You Seen My Hair?” is a first-person journey through New York City. It starts simply enough: woman wakes up, heads downtown to get her hair cut, heads home. But at the around the three-minute mark, the film veers into bat country and never loo[...]
Short Film Theater: ‘LoopLoop’
— by SEAN GERSKI — I listen to a lot of different styles of music — not all of them, but many — and one of them is techno. Now, when I say techno, the first thought many people will get into their mind is an overly-repetitive thumping sound with voices repeating constantly[...]
Short Film Theater: ‘El Abuelo’
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — Some critics lament the use of voiceovers in film. They think films are about showing, not telling. I, however, enjoy them and when done correctly I believe they can enhance a film. This is the case for the short film “El Abuelo.” The entire film is[...]
Short Film Theater: ‘Non Plus One’
— by RACHEL COYNE — When watching the cute, though somewhat clichéd, short film “Non Plus One,” I felt like I was watching either a music video or an extended GAP commercial. And as it turns out, I was sort of watching both. “Non Plus One” is a five-minute look at a[...]
Short Film Theater: ‘Zombies and Cigarettes’
— by BEN FOWLER — The zombie genre is a well-worn area of film making. With the exception of the rom-zom-com “Shaun of the Dead,” zombie movies have never really been as seminal or iconic as they were when Mr. Romero was pumping them out. The Spanish short “Zombies and[...]