May, 2011 Archive

Live Action

Meltdown

Most of us remain blissfully unaware of the epic battles that rage once we close the fridge door. Dave Green’s comedy short Meltdown reveals the selfless

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Music Video

Blood on my Name

On the run after a botched robbery, Erwin, who’s experienced a change in heart, tries to take advantage of a deal he’s made for himself and fellow

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Asides, Music Video

Houses: Reds

Using handmade clay moulds, soldering irons for the detail work and lighting from TVs and Christmas Lights, directing team LAMAR+NIK created a frozen city for

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Live Action

Blue Valentine DVD

Even before I’d seen a single frame of Derek Cianfrance’s second feature Blue Valentine (his 1998 debut Brother Tied is still unavailably trapped

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Animation, Art & Fashion

Meta

Jurriën Boogert’s graduation film Meta expertly builds tension to just shy of breaking point before exploding our expectations on the other side.

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Animation

Brave

Surreal animation with a strong sense of style from Jasmin Lai.

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Animation, Film Festival

RE:PLAY Films 01

The collective DN obsession with DANIELS after Pigeons and Simple Math is something we’ll be seeking professional help for soon. It did, however,

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Animation

Chick

Michal Socha’s tritone animation Chick was one of the highlights of my visit to the Flatpack film festival last year. Unfortunately back then I could

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Animation

Serenade to Miette

A street magician, professional illusionist, and the mafia battle it out in Toniko Pantoja’s Calarts animation Serenade to Miette.

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Live Action

Trolljegeren (Troll Hunter)

When I was young I developed two irrational fears, the first, bears, developed from a reoccurring dream I had. The second, trolls, originated from my

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Animation

Pop

We’ve talked a lot on DN in the past about how inventive animators, and in particular stop motion animators, are getting with their choice of creative

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Animation, Art & Fashion

Reversible

A transfixing piece of paper animation from Loup Thévenin: These are reversible b&w paper structures, based on Hexstatic’s “Pulse”

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