February, 2010 Archive

Animation, Asides

Out of a Forest

'Out of a Forest' is a bitter sweet mix of stop motion and live sction footage, created by Tobias Gundorff Boesen for The Animation Workshop.

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Animation, Documentary

Pequeñas Voces (Born Under Fire)

Jairo Eduardo Carrillo’s animated feature documentary Pequeñas Voces (Born Under Fire), based on his award winning short Pequeñas Voces, tells the

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Music Video

Repo Man

The website Aquarium Drunkard is a beautifully written treasure trove of a website for music. It’s an mp3 blog with real soul. They just posted a little

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Live Action, Podcasts

DN158: Cotton Stones – Jonathan Entwistle

I miss my days of living in the North of England, so when I find a film that perfectly captures the spirit of the people and the atmosphere of the landscapes I

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Animation

T-Shirt War

There are many great combinations in the world: Salt & Vinegar, Wine & Cheese, Tea & Cake, Hale & Pace (ok maybe not that one!), but my new

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Music Video

The Golem: How He Came into the World

The idea of rescoring classic cinema is becoming increasingly common but I missed this. In 2008 Pixies main man Black Francis rescored the 1920s German

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Documentary, Film Festival

Big Sky '10: Made it to NYC

A wee timelapse, shot from Hudson hotel room.

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Asides, Live Action

The Earth in the Air

'The Earth in the Air' is a beautifully shot, atmospheric period short from director Jared Hogan.

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Documentary, Film Festival

Big Sky ’10: Goodbye with a Big Old Fire

Can’t believe Big Sky is over so soon, it’s been so good and the festival grows and gets better every year. The pitching event this year was

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Music Video

Shark's Tooth by Archie Bronson Outfit – Ferry Gouw

I love Archie Bronson Outfit. I believe they are one of the finest rock & roll bands the UK has produced in years. For their new album Coconut out in March

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Live Action

Micmacs – Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Hitchcockian, Capraesque and Kubrickian are all terms used to describe the relative filmmakers’ distinctive styles, well maybe it’s about time we add

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News

Welcome to Portable.tv

I’ve long known about the Portable Film Festival and have regularly scoured the works it presents for films to feature on DN, but never really gave much

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