March, 2010 Archive

Asides, Live Action

The Door

I hadn’t heard of The Door until it was nominated for Best Short Film (Live Action) at this year’s Oscars, but it’s easy to see from early on

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Documentary, Film Festival

BEV2010: Ella es el Matador – Celeste Carrasco & Gemma Cubero del Barrio

Just heading out to watch Ella es el Matador was a bit of a challenge in itself. I have never understood the bloodshed of bullfighting nor will I ever find it

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Music Video

Kumisolo: Cheap Pop Song

Sometimes the title says it all.

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Film Festival, Live Action

SXSW2010: Kick-Ass

Take the question, Why hasn’t a normal person, completely lacking in super powers ever tried to become a crime fighting hero? asked by an idle, comic

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Film Festival

ÉCU2010: The Grand Entrance

Try as we might, it’s just impossible for us to be at every festival worthy of DN coverage. The fourth year of Paris’ European Independent Film

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Music Video

Darwin Deez: Radar Detector

It’s not often I’ll come across a new music video and like both the song and the visuals, so whenever I do, it’s my duty to spread the word.

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Documentary, Film Festival, Podcasts

DN SXSW2010: His & Hers – Ken Wardrop

It’s been a long time coming but I’ve finally packed the DN bags, jumped on a plane and hit the indie directors’ favourite film festival,

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Live Action

Mortimer

Mortimer tells the story of possibly the weirdest job interview ever.

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Film Festival, News

SXSW Here I Am…Where do I Begin?

After a few months of pondering whether to make the trip or not, followed by a period of intense anticipation, I’m finally here in Austin, Texas and

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Animation, Music Video

Nobody Beats the Drum: Grindin

Stop motion promo from Rogier van der Zwaag for Nobody Beats the Drum track Grindin. Sometimes people don’t appreciate what goes into a stop motion

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News

Free Fans, Friends & Followers

As a thank you to the South by Southwest community he mined for information, Scott Kirsner is offering the full e-book version of Fans, Friends &

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Music Video

OK GO: This too Shall Pass

I think you had to be in a coma or on another planet if you managed to miss OK Go’s infamous running machine promo, for their song Here it Goes Again.

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