Drama Tag Archive

Animation

Dim the Lights for Parallel Lines

Last month El Vez teased us all with a trailer for the Philips / Ridley Scott Associates project Parallel Lines (the bastard!) – which would culminate in

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Live Action

Apricot

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

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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

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN SXSW2010: Lovers of Hate – Bryan Poyser

For his second feature Lovers of Hate, director Bryan Poyser took inspiration from a Park City house to explore his uncomfortable tale of two brothers locked

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN SXSW2010: TUB – Bobby Miller

To say webbie award winning director, Bobby Miller hit on a strange concept for his short TUB would be a pretty large understatement, but it’s a setup

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN SXSW2010: The Freebie – Katie Aselton

If you’re in a strong, loving relationship you can withstand anything right? In her debut feature, The Freebie, actor turned director Katie Aselton

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Animation, Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN SXSW2010: Junko’s Shamisen – Sol Friedman

Alongside the feature strands, SXSW runs several shorts programmes throughout the festival, which often provide an early chance to see the work of up and

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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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