Archive for November, 2007
Living in the Dark
Monday, November 26th, 2007dir: Thomas Leung, 3:52—A dreamy story about the cherished gift of sight. Filmmaker, Thomas, reaches to the depths of his own childhood and pulls out this warming anecdote of a time when an eye wound threatened his lifelong ability to see. Unappreciative of his sight at the time, he soon became completely dependent on others […]
Holiday Romance
Sunday, November 18th, 2007dir J.J. Keith, 18:21—It amazes me that even Oscar nominated shorts are rarely seen by the general public and their names rapidly disappear into obscurity after the awards are announced. Well, here’s your chance to recall one into the light. And it’s just in time for the holiday.
Holiday Romance is a 1998 British comedy that’s […]
On Your Mark
Sunday, November 11th, 2007dir: Hayao Miyazaki, 6:31—A while ago, I reviewed She and Her Cat, a short film by a man sometimes called the “next” Miyazaki. Well this time we’ve got something from the man himself, On Your Mark.
Technically it’s not a short film, it’s a music video from 1994 for the popular Japanese pop duo Chage and […]
Abigail
Monday, November 5th, 2007dir: Tony Comley, 6:23—A beautiful string of poetic moments, Abigail takes us on a ride through the uncontrollable random madness of desperation. We open with a burning jet set on a nose-dive course to certain despair. A figure sits quietly—troubled by the photo of a lost lover. He slowly makes his way toward the front […]