Archive for November, 2009
Books Come to Life
Nothing to say except wow. Oh and if you have a few minutes spare, definitely head over to Andersen M Studio to check out their other pieces. Impressive stuff.
Surviving the Road
If you can’t stand the wait for John Hillcoat’s adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s apocalyptic novel, The Road, then why not try to Survive the Road. The nice people at Dimension films have decided to give you a little taster of what you can expect from the film, by releasing this browser based game, where you take [...]
Challenge Haneke
If someone was to ask me who my current favourite director was, despite some close opposition from Jim Jarmusch, Lars Von Trier and Park Chan-Wook, I would have to pick Michael Haneke. Although, I have to admit my discovery of Haneke’s films was somewhat by chance. When I was younger I was very much interested [...]
DN EP 149: Down Terrace – Ben Wheatley
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Despite the open mind I try to always bring to cinema, I have to admit that the term ‘British gangster film’ makes my heart drop involuntarily as I brace myself for a parade of wide boys with imaginatively descriptive names such as Fingers Charlie, running round with shooters, [...]
Down Terrace – Ben Wheatley
Down Terrace (2009) Bill and Karl have just got out of jail free but all is not well at Down Terrace. The family business just isn’t working out and Karl’s had more than he can take of his old man’s philosophising and preaching. Karl’s girlfriend is pregnant – by him? Who knows… Either way…a little [...]
Directors Notes Presents…
Tuesday – 1st December – 8pm – Sallis Benney Theatre So once again it seems that the great films we curate here on Directors Notes refuse to be contained by our humble site and are making a break for the silver screen. This time round we’re honoured that CINECITY, the Brighton Film Festival, with [...]
Tweets from the Cage
In an interesting turn of events, caged Screenwriter (Pulp Fiction) and Filmmaker (Killing Zoe) Roger Avary is using Twitter to now tell his own story, from within Ventura county jail. Using his prison ID number as his Twitter name, #34 reveals the details of random strip-downs, bowel movements and encounters with imaginatively named inmates.
Blk/Car
If we had a section called ‘weirdest short of the day’ on Directors Notes, then Blk/Car by Øyvind Aspen would definitely be my recommendation today. In fact Blk/Car could probably win the ‘weirdest short of the year’ award, but there is something not only strangely hypnotic about Aspen’s film, it is also incredibly unnerving…..I’m just [...]
Mass Animation
Take 58,000ish participants from 101 countries, whittle them down to 51 finalists and you (literally) have Mass Animation, the project founded by ex-Sony Pictures Vice Chairman Yair Landau to build a virtual animation studio, unbound by borders or pre-existing working relationships. The first film LIVE MUSIC hit select cinemas on the 20th November and is [...]
Short of the Week time
For those who visit us here on Directors Notes regularly, you’ll know we’re not only massive fans of Short of the Week, but also now, both Marbelle and myself are full time contributers. I kicked off my first spot as a ‘full-timer’ with a little bit about Fede Alvarez’s special FX laden short – Panic [...]
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