tagged w/ The 2010 Oscars
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“The Door “is a poignant, emotional short film by Irish filmmaker Juanita Wilson, which was a 2010 Academy Award Nominee for Best Live Action Short Film. The film opens with what appears to be a very simple act, the stealing of a door. However, as the film progresses and the narrative unwinds, we discover this act is far more complex than we could have initially imagined. The door is in fact a vital part of a traditional ritual, carried out by a grieving family in the aftermath of the Chernobyl tragedy.
This piece includes color photographs and the award-winning short film.
Please visit my website to view this very touching short film:
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2010/04/06/the-door-a-symbol-of-life-and-death/“The Door “is a poignant, emotional short film by Irish filmmaker Juanita... more
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“The Lady and The Reaper” is an acclaimed, very funny animated short film by the Spanish director Javier Recio Gracia, which was just named a 2010 Oscar Nominee for Best Animated Short Film. The film tells the tale of a sweet old widow who is living alone on her farm, waiting for the arrival of death so she can be with her beloved husband once again. One night, while asleep, the lady’s life fades out and she’s invited by the grim reaper to cross death’s door. But just when she is about to do so, the old lady wakes up inside a hospital ward and discovers that, unfortunately, she’s been saved from death’s door by an arrogant doctor. The doctor then wages what he thinks is a heroic battle against the grim reaper, attempting to recover the old lady’s life at any cost.
This piece includes a number of colorful illustrations from the film, as well as the award-winning animated short.
Please visit my website to view these illustrations, and to watch this acclaimed animated short film:
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2010/02/04/the-lady-and-the-reaper-patiently-awaiting-death/“The Lady and The Reaper” is an acclaimed, very funny animated short film... more
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“Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty” is an acclaimed, hilarious animated short directed by Nicky Phelan, which is a 2010 Oscar Nominee for Best Animated Short Film. “Granny O’Grimm” turns the age-old traditions of bedtime stories and fairy tales topsy-turvey. Cleverly crafted as a mixture between a conventional fairy tale and a horror story, this animated short is a wickedly wonky re-telling of a tale that makes us laugh at the same time that its sense of bitterness makes us reconsider the cost of marginalizing our elderly in a world that’s obsessed with youth and beauty. It’s both amusing and terribly sad that Granny’s best attempts to be a gentle loving grandmother telling a bedtime story go so very far astray as she gets caught up in her own angry bitterness.
This piece includes a number of colorful illustrations and the award-winning animated short film, “Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty.”
Please visit my website to view these pictures, and to watch this wonderful animated short:
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2010/02/03/granny-ogrimms-horrible-tale-of-sleeping-beauty/“Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty” is an acclaimed, hilarious... more
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“French Roast” is a subtle, gently humorous animated short film directed by the French filmmaker Fabrice O. Joubert. The delightful film has been deservedly well received at film festivals around the world, culminating in receiving the Best of Show Prize at the annual Siggraph 2009. “French Roast” was named last week to the short-list in the Animated Short Films category for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards.
The film is set entirely inside a small Parisian café, where a rather aloof cigar-smoking gentlemen is about to pay the check when he suddenly discovers that his wallet has disappeared. From then on, the film farcically reveals the gradual evaporation of the gentleman's unfriendly pomposity. Attempting to stall for time, he decides to order some more coffee. Very many cups of coffee later, as his bill quickly mounts up, he’s still rooted to the same spot in mortification, when a little old lady sitting next to him appears to have ample cash to donate to a wild looking vagrant. Her bag is stuffed full of banknotes and looks quite inviting, but events quickly take a turn for the worse when the police arrive.
This piece presents a number of wonderful color illustrations from the film, a slide show and the full version of this very witty, highly accomplished animated short film.
Please visit my website to view the delightful illustrations and slide show, and to watch the full version of this acclaimed, witty animated short:
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/french-roast-a-big-mysterys-brewing-in-the-fancy-parisian-cafe/“French Roast” is a subtle, gently humorous animated short film directed... more
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“The Cat Piano” is an award-winning 8-minute animated short film directed by Australian filmmakers Eddie White and Ari Gibson, featuring narration by the iconic Australian musician Nick Cave. The film is a remarkable animation, a visual marvel that’s a perfectly executed narrative, seamlessly coalescing its gothic influences into a hypnotically sinister aesthetic that is never at odds with itself. “The Cat Piano” was named last week as one of 10 films to advance in the Animated Short Films category for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards.
The story opens in a city of musically talented singing cats, where a lonely beat poet falls for the call of a beautiful musical siren. However, a mysteriously dark and evil human soon emerges and begins kidnapping the town’s singing cats to imprison them inside of a cat piano, intent on carrying out his depraved musical plans to perform a twisted feline symphony. At that point, the poet realizes that he must save his muse and put an end to the nefarious tune that threatens to destroy the entire city.
This piece presents a number of dramatically styled illustrations from the film, as well as the superlative, exquisitely refined animated short film, “The Cat Piano.”
Please visit my website to view the wonderful illustrations, and to watch this acclaimed animated short film:
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/the-cat-piano-a-city-of-imprisoned-singing-cats/“The Cat Piano” is an award-winning 8-minute animated short film directed... more
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“A Matter of Loaf and Death” is an award-winning, delightful clay-animated short film directed by Nick Clark, a four-time Academy Award-winning English filmmaker of stop-motion animation. The film, starring the much-loved duo Wallace and his faithful dog Gromit, was named last week as one of 10 films to advance in the Animated Short Films category for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards. “A Matter of Loaf and Death” played on BBC Television last year and was the highest-rated program of 2008 and the highest-rated non-sporting event in the United Kingdom since 2004. In 2008, the film won the BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation and the Annie Award for Best Animated Short Subject.
“A Matter of Loaf and Death” is a suspenseful, romantic high-action murder mystery, with Wallace and and the ever-trusty Gromit starting a new bakery business, Top Bun. Gromit learns that a number of bakers in town have been mysteriously disappearing, and tries to solve the case before Wallace ends up a victim himself. The mystery involves a new love interest for Wallace, Ms. Piella Bakewell, who is a bread enthusiast and former pin-up girl for the “Bake-O-Lite” bread company, as well as, for the first time, a cute sweetheart for Gromit: Ms. Bakewell’s charming little French poodle, Fluffles. The very urgent question now is: will Gromit be able to discover the identity of the Cereal Killer before poor Wallace ends up becoming the next ghastly victim?
This piece presents a number of colorful illustrations from the film, a wonderful slide show and the full version of the acclaimed animated short film, “A Matter of Loaf and Death.”
Please visit my website to view the wonderful illustrations and a slide show, and to watch the full-version of this award-winning animated short film:
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/a-matter-of-loaf-and-death-big-trouble-at-the-mill/“A Matter of Loaf and Death” is an award-winning, delightful clay-animated... more
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“A Matter of Loaf and Death” is an award-winning, delightful clay-animated short film directed by Nick Clark, a four-time Academy Award-winning English filmmaker of stop-motion animation. The film, starring the much-loved duo Wallace and his faithful dog Gromit, was named last week as one of 10 films to advance in the Animated Short Films category for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards. “A Matter of Loaf and Death” played on BBC Television last year and was the highest-rated program of 2008 and the highest-rated non-sporting event in the United Kingdom since 2004. In 2008, the film won the BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation and the Annie Award for Best Animated Short Subject.
“A Matter of Loaf and Death” is a suspenseful, romantic high-action murder mystery, with Wallace and and the ever-trusty Gromit starting a new bakery business, Top Bun. Gromit learns that a number of bakers in town have been mysteriously disappearing, and tries to solve the case before Wallace ends up a victim himself. The mystery involves a new love interest for Wallace, Ms. Piella Bakewell, who is a bread enthusiast and former pin-up girl for the “Bake-O-Lite” bread company, as well as, for the first time, a cute sweetheart for Gromit: Ms. Bakewell’s charming little French poodle, Fluffles. The very urgent question now is: will Gromit be able to discover the identity of the Cereal Killer before poor Wallace ends up becoming the next ghastly victim?
This piece presents a number of colorful illustrations from the film, a wonderful slide show and the full version of the acclaimed animated short film, “A Matter of Loaf and Death.”
Please visit my website to view the wonderful illustrations and slide show, and to watch the full version of this award-winning animated short film.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/a-matter-of-loaf-and-death-big-trouble-at-the-mill/“A Matter of Loaf and Death” is an award-winning, delightful clay-animated... more
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“Partly Cloudy” is a delightful animated short film by Pixar Animation Studios, which has just been named as one of 10 films to advance in the voting process for the “Animated Short Films” category for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards. The list is international, with movies representing production companies from Australia, France, America, Canada and other countries.
In “Partly Cloudy,” the storks get their babies from way up high in the stratosphere, where cloud people sculpt babies from clouds and bring them to life. However, in this story there is a real dilemma. Gus, a lonely and insecure gray cloud, is a master at creating “dangerous” babies: crocodiles, porcupines, rams and even much worse. Gus’s beloved creations are truly works of art, but they’re more than a handful for his loyal delivery-stork partner, Peck. As Gus’s creations become more and more rambunctious, Peck’s job gets harder and harder. How on earth will Peck manage to handle both his hazardous cargo and his friend’s fiery temperament?
This piece presents a number of colorful illustrations from the film, as well as the wonderful animated short, “Partly Cloudy.”
Please visit my website to view the delightful illustrations and to watch this enchanting animated short film:
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/partly-cloudy-a-lonely-cloud-creates-hazardous-babies-for-his-stork-partner/“Partly Cloudy” is a delightful animated short film by Pixar Animation... more
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