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“Gloam” is beautifully crafted animated short film, created by David Elwell and Gareth Hughes. In the film, a solitary creature wanders alone through a dark forest and encounters a mysterious, luminous sight, with only curiosity to lead the way. With antlers, reflective button eyes and skin like bark, the hero of “Gloam” could have stepped out of “Where the Wild Things Are” or “The Lord of the Rings,” but it feels quite distinctive nonetheless.
This piece includes photographs and the animated short film.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2012/10/31/gloam-a-frightening-journey-through-a-very-dark-forest/“Gloam” is beautifully crafted animated short film, created by David... more
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“Little Boat” is a bittersweet, sometimes heartbreaking minimalist five-minute animated short film by CalArts student Nelson Boles. After Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in September 2005, Boles enrolled in the Teen Program at The Animation Academy in Burbank. He was a 16 year-old young man from New Orleans, a refugee from the storm. Later, when things got back to semi-normal in New Orleans, he returned home.
Boles’s “Little Boat” is an inspiring story of adventure and perseverance, starring a surprisingly expressive little dinghy. The short film went viral a while back, charming thousands of viewers and winning a number of festival prizes, but it feels particularly relevant while people all up and down the East Coast braced themselves for the onslaught of Hurricane Sandy.
“Little Boat” imbues life into an obstinately mundane object, as the little red the dinghy steadfastly pushes forward through storms, floods and wars. One shot, at the 2:10 mark in the film, shows the little boat resolutely thrusting forward upon the stormy seas, only to have its mast shattered in half; it’s as heartbreaking a moment as anything that could happen to a more conventional animated character with eyes, hands and legs.
This piece includes pictures and the memorable animated short film.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/weary-of-hurricane-sandy-watch-this-cute-tiny-boat-weather-the-storms/“Little Boat” is a bittersweet, sometimes heartbreaking minimalist... more
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For the latest in our marathon of Sordid Cinema ‘casts, we take a look at two highlights of the Fantastic Fest lineup. First up is Peter Strickland’s audio-nerd dreamland Berberian Sound Studio, starring Toby Jones as a UK sound engineer who finds himself working on a particularly nasty giallo. Next up is a movie that’s been making waves since Cannes: Leos Carax’s Holy Motors, which may very well defeat us in our attempts to even properly describe it.
http://www.soundonsight.org/sordid-cinema-podcast-episode-39-fantastic-fest-2012-holy-motors-and-berberian-sound-studio/For the latest in our marathon of Sordid Cinema ‘casts, we take a look at two... more
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It’s a double dose of dark comedies that happen to prominently feature…dognapping? Not the smoothest or most obvious connection we’ve made, probably, but both flicks bear some discussing. First up and new in theaters this past weekend is Martin McDonagh’s Seven Psychopaths, his long-awaited follow-up in In Bruges. Next up is a movie that won’t be arriving stateside for a bit, Ben Wheatley’s Sightseers, which is about as funny as graphic killing sprees are allowed to get.
http://www.soundonsight.org/sound-on-sight-podcast-336-seven-psychopaths-and-sightseers/It’s a double dose of dark comedies that happen to prominently... more
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Already being hailed as one of the most ambitious movies to come down the proverbial pike in ages, The Wachowskis and Tom Tykwer co-directed Cloud Atlas has arrived to fiercely divided reaction. Ricky, Julian and Simon tackle the three-hour epic with an appropriately thorough take (beware spoilers!); before that, Ricky and Simon take a look back at the Wachowskis’ relatively modest 1996 debut, the steamy lesbian neo-noir Bound.
http://www.soundonsight.org/sound-on-sight-podcast-337-cloud-atlas-and-bound/Already being hailed as one of the most ambitious movies to come down the proverbial... more
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“Somewhere” is a short film created by FMS, featuring a CG pig for the animal cruelty prevention charity, Animals Australia. The CG pig, named Peanut, takes viewers to a real factory farm before she sings “Somewhere” and flies to freedom.
There are many things in this world we are powerless to change, but this is not one of them. We all know how horrible factory farming is by now, and at the very least we owe all animals raised for food, a decent quality of life and protection from cruel treatment. This campaign encourages retailers, producers and consumers to work together to ensure the ethical care of animals.
This piece includes photographs and the CG short film.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2012/10/28/somewhere-pigs-fly-and-sing-with-chickens/“Somewhere” is a short film created by FMS, featuring a CG pig for the... more
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Countdown to Zero traces the history of the atomic bomb from its origins to the present state of affairs: nine nations possessing nuclear weapons capabilities with others racing to join them, with the world held in a delicate balance that could be shattered by an act of terrorism, failed diplomacy, or a simple accident.Countdown to Zero traces the history of the atomic bomb from its origins to the... more
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Since we’re just a week away from Halloween, let’s take a moment here, since watching movies is what many of us do on Halloween, to view this classic Middle-European badtime puppet-animated short film, complete with a fake forest awash in fake dry ice mist harboring fake subhuman atrociousness. Yes, this little film summons forth a frightening return to the dark corners of childhood, to a time of being that young kid shivering before, yet utterly fascinated by old-timey horror cobwebbiness.
“The Mascot” (“Fetiche Mascotte”) (1934) is a surreal old-school Goth-horror stop-motion puppet-animated short film created by Ladislaw Starewicz, a Lithuanian-born animator. Starewicz’ childhood passion for entomology led him to began producing short documentaries in Moscow around 1909-1910, beginning with a documentary about insects in Lithuania. In his spare time, he experimented with stop-action films using beetles, which led to his big breakthrough,”The Battle of the Stag Beetles,” said to be the first puppet-animated film. The Russian Revolution caused Ladislaw to emigrate; he fled to France in 1920, where he spent the rest of his life producing surreal, lyrical animations.
“The Mascot,” also known as “The Devil’s Ball” or “Puppy Love,” was created using toys and demonic vegetables. The film tells a long and very strange story about a loving dog puppet, who practically goes through Hell trying to get an orange to a little girl who is dying of scurvy. “The Mascot” follows the adventures of errant toys lost in the frightening shadows of a dark city, climaxing with a windblown, Satan-haunted oratorio that is sure to get right under your skin.
This piece includes photographs and the darkly surreal puppet-animated short film.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2012/10/26/a-hyper-gothic-badtime-halloween-horror-story-the-mascot/Since we’re just a week away from Halloween, let’s take a moment here,... more
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“The Taxidermist” (“Le Taxidermiste”) is a darkly humorous animated short film directed by Le Taxidermiste Team (Antoine Robert, Dorianne Fibleuil, Paulin Cointot and Maud Sertour) at Supinfocom. This surreal comedy tells the story of an old woman who wants to pay last respects to her recently deceased husband, a taxidermist. Following his death, the widow welcomes a somber team of funeral directors into her home, a strange apartment full of stuffed, dead animals. It’s time to get the body ready to perform the ceremony, pay a final tribute to the deceased and say goodbye to what is left behind.
This piece includes colorful illustrations and the humorous animated short film.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2012/10/24/the-taxidermist-time-to-say-a-final-goodbye/“The Taxidermist” (“Le Taxidermiste”) is a darkly humorous... more
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“Monster Roll” is a wildly imaginative, comedic short action film by Daniel Blank, where heroic sushi chefs face off against giant sea monsters in an epic battle with plenty of tentacle action. The ridiculously entertaining film provides a good balance of spectacular knife-wielding heroes, mixed with strong environmental themes.
This piece includes color photographs and the zany, action short film.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2012/10/24/monster-roll-heroic-chefs-battle-sea-creatures-in-epic-sushi-horror/“Monster Roll” is a wildly imaginative, comedic short action film by... more
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When an eight-month-old baby elephant fell into a muddy watering hole at the Aboseli National Park in Kenya, a team of conservationists from Amboseli Trust for Elephants, which works to protect and study elephants, rushed to figure out a way to rescue the calf. Although she was just a baby and too small to climb out of the hole herself, the calf was too large for rescuers to lift out of the hole. Amboseli Trust for Elephants’ Vicki Fishlock used her Land Rover to force the calf’s mother away from the hole so that rescuers could reach the stranded elephant. After more than a half-hour, rescuers were able to finally get a rope around the calf and slowly pull her out of the hole.
They captured the rescue operation on video, which has a beautifully happy ending and rather hilarious off-camera commentary: “So this is Zombe’s calf, who we’re all delighted is so big and fat and healthy, until we have to pull her out of a hole!” After the rescue, Fishlock stated: “Relief! Rescues where family members are around are stressful, and I’m always happy when everyone is safely back in the cars. And I have to admit that the reunions always bring a tear to my eye. The intensity of their affection for each other is one of the things that makes elephants so special.”
This piece includes photographs and the heart-warming video.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2012/10/21/a-heart-melting-baby-elephant-rescue-in-kenyan-national-park/When an eight-month-old baby elephant fell into a muddy watering hole at the Aboseli... more
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“The Green Ruby Pumpkin” is a wonderfully terrifying short film created by visual F/X effects artists Miguel Ortega and Tran Ma. This inspired short film perfectly captures the enchantment of the frightening Halloween holiday season.
This piece includes color photographs and the magical short film.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2012/10/21/a-magical-halloween-the-green-ruby-pumpkin/“The Green Ruby Pumpkin” is a wonderfully terrifying short film created by... more
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Film's advance publicity says: 'We the people demand an independent investigation into the tragic events of 9/11'
Hollywood is to court controversy with a film that will challenge the official version of the events of 9/11, a previously taboo topic for the industry mainstream. Martin Sheen, Woody Harrelson and Ed Asner, who have all supported conspiracy theories about the terrorist attacks, have signed up to the movie, which is entitled September Morn.
Styling itself as a drama in the tradition of Twelve Angry Men, the film's advance publicity note hints at a cover-up, saying: "We the people demand that the government revisit and initiates a thorough and independent investigation to the tragic events of 911."
Details of the film, which is to be directed by BJ Davis and written by Howard Cohen, are expected to be revealed at an American Film Market conference in Los Angeles next week, Deadline.com reported.
The production has been set up by Fleur de Lis Film Studios, which has also made the documentary A Noble Lie, about the Oklahoma City bombing, and Operation: Dark Heart, a feature based on an intelligence agent's memoirs.
Until now Hollywood has steered clear of claims that the Bush administration, or other elements in the government, may have been behind the 9/11 attacks, in which hijacked passenger planes crashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennslyvania. The fourth plane was apparently en route to the Capitol.
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Please buck up and watch any film exposing the staged event of 9/11.
Truth hurts, but also sets you free!Film's advance publicity says: 'We the people demand an independent... more
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Every Thursday night for many months beginning in 2010, Felipe Donnelly and Tamy Rofe invited friends and strangers into their New York City Tribeca apartment for dinner. Each week, six people were offered seats at the long table in the couple’s small one-bedroom home. Donnelly created gourmet Latin-inspired dishes, while Rofe kept the wine glasses full and the guests laughing.
The couple began hosting the weekly dinner parties shortly after they got married, using them as a way to enliven their social lives and give Donnelly an outlet for his cooking ambitions. They also started a blog, called “Thursdays at Worth Street,” to keep track of recipes and the unique mix of people each dinner attracted.
After some time hosting the increasingly popular dinner parties for strangers in their apartment, the NYC Department of Health took notice and shut them down. Undaunted in their desire to follow their hearts into the world of professional cooking, Tamy and Felipe decided to open a restaurant in Greenwich Village. “Opening Cómodo” is a documentary short film that tells the story of creating Cómodo, their new little restaurant on MacDougal Street in the village.
This piece includes color photographs and two documentary short films.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2012/10/14/creating-the-magic-hour-opening-comodo/Every Thursday night for many months beginning in 2010, Felipe Donnelly and Tamy Rofe... more
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“As I Am” is a beautiful, sensitive documentary short film by Emmy-Award winning photojournalist/filmmaker Alan Spearman. The poetic and powerful imagery of the film follows the Memphis landscape of remarkable young Chris Dean, revealing the many lives that have shaped his world. Told in Dean’s own words, the film is a long spoken word poem describing his trenchant observations about life: his thoughts and feelings regarding the places and people that make up his home. “As I Am” portrays Dean’s hopes, fears and, more than anything, his sensitivity and grace.
Chris Dean’s heart stopped when he was two; he died but he came back. When Chris was five, his father was murdered, shot with more than 20 bullets in a gang shootout. In 2011, at age 18, Chris gained national attention when he introduced President Barack Obama at his high school graduation. Chris is an observer-philosopher who has always had a few things to say about life from his vantage point in South Memphis.
This piece includes color photographs, a video and the documentary short film.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2012/10/12/imagine-your-dreams-as-i-am/“As I Am” is a beautiful, sensitive documentary short film by Emmy-Award... more
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A new Gangster Squad movie trailer featuring stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone has been released. Gangster Squad is set in the 1940s and '50s and tells the story of a group of LAPD detectives trying to keep gangsters from overrunning Los Angeles.A new Gangster Squad movie trailer featuring stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone has... more
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When she was only 11 years old, Malala Yousafzai stood up to the Taliban by giving voice to her dreams. As turbaned Taliban fighters swept through her town in northwestern Pakistan in 2009, the tiny schoolgirl spoke out about her passion for education. She wanted to become a doctor, she said, and became a symbol of defiance against Taliban subjugation.
On Tuesday, masked Taliban gunmen answered Ms. Yousafzai’s courage with bullets, singling out the 14-year-old on a bus filled with terrified schoolchildren and shooting her in the head. Two other girls were also wounded in the attack. All three survived, but on Wednesday a neurologist said Ms. Yousafzai was in critical condition at a hospital in Peshawar, though doctors had been able to remove a bullet. Arrangements have been made to send Ms. Yousafzai abroad for treatment, but she could not be moved for now. The two other wounded girls were reported to be in stable condition.
A Taliban spokesman, Ehsanullah Ehsan, confirmed by phone Tuesday that Ms. Yousafzai had been the target, calling her crusade for education rights an “obscenity.” Mr. Ehsan added that if she survived, the militants would certainly try to kill her again. “Let this be a lesson.” That Ms. Yousafzai’s voice could be deemed a threat to the Taliban, that they could see the young schoolgirl’s death as desirable and justifiable, is being seen as evidence of both the militants’ brutality and her courage.
Ms. Yousafzai first came to public attention in 2009, when the Pakistani Taliban swept through Swat, a picturesque valley once famed for its music, tolerance and honeymoon destinations. Her father ran one of the last schools to defy Taliban orders to end female education. As an 11-year-old, Malala wrote an anonymous blog documenting her experiences for the BBC. Later, she was the focus of documentaries by “The New York Times” and other media outlets. “I had a terrible dream yesterday with military helicopters and the Taliban,” she wrote in one blog post titled “I Am Afraid.”
A government reward of more than $100,000 has been announced by the provincial information minister for information leading to the arrest of Malala’s attackers. “Whoever has done it is not a human and does not have a human soul,” he said. Across the rest of the country, Pakistanis reacted with outrage to the attack on Malala, whose eloquent and determined advocacy of education for girls had made her a powerful symbol of resistance to Taliban ideology.
This piece includes color photographs, a video and a documentary short film.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2012/10/10/taliban-shoots-pakistani-schoolgirl-advocate-of-education-for-girls/When she was only 11 years old, Malala Yousafzai stood up to the Taliban by giving... more
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