Archive for September, 2008
Mankind Is No Island
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008dir: Jason van Genderen, 3:30—I was about halfway through writing a review for a fine film, one of the best I have had the recent pleasure to see in fact, when I stumbled upon an interesting piece of news. TropFest NY has just recently concluded. Well I’ll be. I didn’t even know there was such […]
Asience: Hairy Tale
Thursday, September 25th, 2008dir: Kazuto Nakazawa, 1min—Another film this week which stretches the definition of SoTW. We prefer short films—preferably ones with narratives— but have been known in the past to showcase music videos and art films. Today though my otakudom is peeking through again and we’ve brought you a commercial from Japan.
Of course as you may have […]
One Rat Short
Friday, September 19th, 2008dir: Alex Weil, 8:50—As promised, another review. One Rat Short, is a visual tour de force, a real feast for the eyes. Ostensibly a love story about two star-crossed rats that must overcome the forces that separate them, the plot is mostly a setup for the action. But what action! CG animation which displays a […]
Back on track
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008As you may have noticed, SotW has been, well, a little less than weekly of late. This is mostly due to my shoddy management of the site while our main guru ASA is on a well-deserved vacation. Ahem…Sorry ;_; .
But, there is a new review posted below and you can look forward to some bonus […]
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Tuesday, September 16th, 2008dir: Mark Osborne, 6:42—Due in large part I imagine to festival eligibility requirements, or DVD licensing agreements, most ambitious short films do not make it to the ‘net, or are delayed years before being released. A lot end up online illegally. We have reviewed a few of these in the past, but we are trying […]