March, 2010 Archive

Film Festival

Flatpack Festival 2010

Set in the heart of the Black Country, last week saw the fourth year of Birmingham’s Flatpack Festival, not so much a straight up film festival, but

Read more

News

Apps for Cinema Artists from FWD:labs

I thought @fwdlabs had put together a useful list when I saw it last year, but that was nothing compared to now. If you’re a filmmaker and looking for a

Read more

Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN SXSW2010 – The Loved Ones – Sean Byrne

A word of advice, if the quiet, mousy girl asks you to the prom say yes. Otherwise you too may find yourself slow dancing through hell under a disco ball, as

Read more

Asides, Live Action

The Square – Nash Edgerton

Spider by Nash Edgerton is one of those shorts that will stick in your head for a long, long time and is a firm favourite here at Directors Notes HQ. With this

Read more

Documentary

Cadência

A documentary capturing Brazils symbolic identity through its culture, passion for sport and most importantly, its people.

Read more

Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN SXSW2010: Red White & Blue – Simon Rumley

Described as a slacker revenge movie, Simon Rumley’s latest feature Red White & Blue tracks the emotionally damaged Erica through the bars and beds

Read more

Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN SXSW2010: This Movie Is Broken – Bruce McDonald

As a festival that features such strong music and film strands, SXSW was the perfect place for Bruce McDonald to premiere his Broken Social Scene concert meets

Read more

Live Action

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Ever since witnessing Anthony Hopkins in his terrifying portrayal of Dr. Hannibal Lecter in Jonathan Demme’s adaptation of the Thomas Harris novel, Silence

Read more

Live Action

Apricot

Apricot is a beautiful, engaging short by Ben Briand, reminiscing on first loves and lost memories.

Read more

Film Festival, Live Action

BEV2010: Mall Girls – Katarzyna Roslaniec

Mall girls is the heartbreaking story of a group of young girls lost within their lack of morals in post communist Poland. A beautiful yet devastating first

Read more

Documentary, Film Festival, Podcasts

DN SXSW2010: The People vs. George Lucas – Alexandre O. Philippe

No other filmmaker in history has been able to garner the equal levels of adoration and hate as George Lucas has through the Star Wars series of films.

Read more

Documentary, Film Festival, Podcasts

DN SXSW2010: World’s Largest – Amy C. Elliott & Elizabeth Donius

Co-directed by Amy C. Elliott and Elizabeth Donius, World’s Largest takes a tour of small town America and the over-sized, roadside attractions hoping to

Read more