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26 Nov 2021 1 minute read 0 comments mildandred
I love films that don't take themselves too seriously. "The Hacker" does fall into this category. There is one fun scene - in a short film that is full of fun scenes - where the protagonist, a hacker, is doing his hacking...thingy. What do we see on...
25 Nov 2021 1 minute read 0 comments mildandred
A physics professor is the protagonist in Alexis van Hurkman's "The place where you live". It's a fascinating short film featuring alternate dimensions, doppelgängers, and, in my opinion, grief. Let's look at it through the lens of psychiatrist Eliza...
23 Nov 2021 1 minute read 0 comments mildandred
There is no denying that there is power in music. The Privates, a band that should be in The Rocklopedia Fakebandica, discover that there is radioactive power in their music. "On the eve of their first (and possibly last) show, they must decide wheth...
22 Nov 2021 1 minute read 0 comments mildandred
As a screenwriter, I'm always looking for tools to make my work easier. Crafting stories is hard so every bit of help is appreciated. I created the 4Fs tool to help me, and hopefully other screenwriters, cover the basics of story. It's a summary of s...
18 Nov 2021 1 minute read 0 comments mildandred
Arthur C. Clarke famously said "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Comparing the sets/environment of Hashtag by Ben Alpi and Jyotika Virmani, and Sugar and Spikes, a graduation project by students of SAE Creative M...
17 Nov 2021 1 minute read 0 comments mildandred
In October 2020, I watched the short film “Prototype” by Christopher Ortega. Two things stood out for me. First, the antagonist was active, making the play between protagonist and antagonist interesting to watch. This was not an action science fictio...
15 Nov 2021 1 minute read 0 comments mildandred
"Skip" by Justin Reich and "Call The Sandman" by Lou Blackman share some similarities. Both feature a couple, the themes of dreams versus reality/existing in two worlds, and the role of technology in relationships. The couple in "Skip" - Paul and Ama...
14 Nov 2021 3 minute read 0 comments peerynt
I’m not particularly keen on films that are set, for the most part, in one particular location, such as Phone Booth or Buried, for instance. However, if you throw in a Xenomorph into that setting, everything changes – I will likely be watching that f...
8 Oct 2021 12 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne
*Spoiler Alert - You have been warned! Quentin Tarantino lost me a long time ago. The first scene of his I ever saw was the scene in which the names are assigned in Reservoir Dogs, and Mr. Pink is trying to talk his way out of his alias. Based on t...
17 Sep 2021 1 minute read 1 comment Lion Suit
Great film. Great documentary. I was curious to take a look at the structure, and it seems to break down in a very clear way. Trailer: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=L5XvArGGIzk IMDb Page:https://imdb.com/title/tt0923752/ Act 1 here sets up the n...
