MISTAKEN FOR STRANGERS
It’s hard to say if Tom Berninger could make another film that clicks like this one, at least one which keeps him out of the frame. Yet, he has made an adorably lumpy movie. Go figure…
Posted on June 18, 2013 in Reviews by Elias Savada
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GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT GETTING AN AGENT
The bottom line is, you should have some self-respect. If it takes several weeks for an agent to get back to you, then he or she is simply not interested in represented you. Thus, rather than keep beating a dead horse, you should refocus your energies to finding someone who does respond to your writing…
Posted on June 18, 2013 in Features, Going Bionic by Hammad Zaidi
THE MACHINE WHICH MAKES EVERYTHING DISAPPEAR
Fitfully depressing and bravely open, Gurchiani’s film commiserates on life’s fleeting and often harrowing destinies…
Posted on June 18, 2013 in Reviews by Elias Savada
JET
It’s an intriguing idea, someone finding their inner hero in the midst of the lowest point in their life. For the most part, the film delivers on the potential of its premise, though the second half does have some visual issues…
Posted on June 17, 2013 in Reviews by Mark Bell
DIE LIKE AN EGYPTIAN
On the one hand, it’s a subject with a nice hook, guy makes his own ancient Egyptian-style coffin, but the moments that resonate are when we realize how like Fred we are. On a simply human level, sure, but more so when we think of our fascinations or obsessions. Maybe we can’t take it with us, as they say, but what we leave behind can be an expression of what we carried through our lives…
Posted on June 17, 2013 in Reviews by Mark Bell
THIS IS THE END
The rest is fun no responsible critic would risk spoiling so all I’ll say is that Rogen, Baruchel, Robinson, Hill and Franco hole up in the latter’s high security fortress…
Posted on June 17, 2013 in Reviews by Rick Kisonak
FAMILY BUSINESS
The music hints at something fun and lighthearted, and two of the leads are kids, so it’s not necessarily leaning anywhere sinister but, at the same time, I’ve seen enough short films to know that if a filmmaker wanted to spin a film on its ear, they could (and often will). So, to me, this could’ve gone anywhere…
Posted on June 17, 2013 in Reviews by Mark Bell
I LEARN AMERICA
The film takes the omnipresent camera approach, following the students and their teachers and social workers as they progress through one day at a time for a year…
Posted on June 17, 2013 in Reviews by Elias Savada
