Expanded Short Films list now online
My updated and expanded Short Films list is now online. It contains ratings of more than 400 movies from 1888 to today. Most of the recent additions are films by groundbreaking French filmmaker Alice Guy, the industry’s first female director, from 1896 to 1907.
‘Act of Killing’ one of 10 best docs of all time
The Act of Killing, directed by Joshua Oppenheimer and executive-produced by Werner Herzog and Errol Morris, is a powerful and unforgettable addition to the family of documentaries that attempt to expose the atrocities of the past through painfully honest interviews with those who committed those atrocities. But it’s so much more: a surreal exercise in […]
Peace in the City Beautiful
The Global Peace Film Festival opened in Orlando tonight (Tuesday, Sept. 17) and continues through Sunday. Check out my cover article in this week’s Orlando Weekly.
FilmSlam this Sunday at Enzian
September FilmSlam is this Sunday, the 15th, at the Enzian Theatre in Maitland. Come out to support indie and student filmmakers in Central Florida. Although the selections always vary widely in quality, it’s a great place to network with fellow filmmakers and film fans while keeping tabs on what new moviemakers are up to. Click […]
Final thoughts on the “48”
Now that the Orlando edition of the 48 Hour Film Project is over, it’s time to reflect. First, I need to thank Erin Sullivan, my editor at The Orlando Weekly, for giving me a chance to cover this. (See my main story about this year’s Project.) I also should thank Rob Ward, who had the […]
Not “Spectacular” but still quite good
The Spectacular Now isn’t spectacular, but it’s quite good and a realistic, welcome break from the typical coming-of-age film. It gets 3 ½ stars (on my 0-5 scale). Refreshingly non-formulaic in parts, it does lurch toward contrivance toward the end, but it still leaves an emotional impact. Miles Teller is good at playing “dead behind […]