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READ MOREI recently had the chance to see the Mickey Mouse short The Band Concert (1935) with a film festival audience at Rochester’s Nitrate Picture Show. It played like gangbusters! The festival program made mention of two previous films that were an influence on the short, Disney’s Barnyard Concert (1930) and Fliescher’s Tree Saps (1931). I […]
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READ MOREHave you ever seen animation quite like this? I was excited to discuss this fantastic, at times creepy, animated film in a panel from the “virtual” Little Theatre on May 19. I was joined by animators Fred Armstrong and John Vincent, along with moderator Matt DeTurck of The Little Theatre. In this surrealist docu-horror-fairy tale, […]
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READ MOREThis past weekend, I attended the latest Saturday Night Rewind event at the Little Theatre in Rochester. This happened to be a 35mm screening of The Warriors, hosted by Joe Bob Briggs. (More about the show here and here.) I’ve written before about my admiration for Joe Bob and how influential his books and Monstervision […]
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Community / Film Journal / Rochester Movie Makers / Trailers & Upcoming Films / Virgin Fang May 5, 2010
READ MOREIt’s film festival season again in Rochester, and this year’s 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival looks pretty promising. I’ve been involved behind the scenes — I manage the website and I was on the short film panel — but there’s a ton of features I haven’t seen yet. I encourage all film […]
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Film Journal / Trailers & Upcoming Films / Work October 30, 2009
READ MOREI just watched American Grindhouse, the all-inclusive documentary about the history of exploitation films in America. It’s a great doc, shining a light on the entire spectrum of fringe movies, from the earliest days of cinema to today. My interest in the subject matter led me to become an “internet friend” of director Elijah Drenner […]
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I love 3D movies. I love the gimmicky ones like House of Wax and the subtle ones like Coraline. I’ve seen them from every era: the 50s, 80s, the Imax years, and today. I believe James Cameron when he says that he’ll change filmmaking forever with his 3D film, Avatar. HOWEVER, if there’s a new […]
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Because a list just isn’t good enough, I took the time to categorize the 60 odd new movies I saw theatrically in 2008. Since I mentioned it during my Cinephobia appearance today, I decided to share it with the world here. Bust it out into a separate window.
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I’m a moderate fan of the Saw movies. They’re somewhat gratuitous, but clever. The twist at the end of the first one really pulled it into the 4 star territory. The twists in the sequels haven’t matched, but they still manage to surprise in some ways. When I went to see Saw III and IV, […]
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I’m somewhat ashamed to admit there are holes in my movie knowledge. For some of my favorite directors (like Peter Jackson, Robert Rodriguez, or Tim Burton), I’ve seen their entire filmographies. For others, there are gaps. So here’s a list of movies-to-see-so-I-can-call-myself-a-true-fan. BRIAN DE PALMA Uneven, but always stylish. Some of his early films are […]
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March 27th was Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Day at the Buffalo Niagara Film Festival. John Vincent and I took a break from our busy lives in Rochester to check it out. First off, I knew the venue was a killer one. I had been to the Riviera Theatre in North Tonawanda for a rock […]
