Where the Wild Things Are is a very complex movie, filled with highs and lows, darkness and light, reality and fantasy and wraps all of these concepts together in a way that feels so close to actual childhood that it viscerally cuts the audience down to their most basic elements. From the moment the trailer premiered it was clear that from a short, largely graphical children’s book, Spike Jonze and David Eggers were able to distill the essence of childhood and recreate the awkwardness, imagination, wonder, anger and joy that comes with trying to find your way in a world you are only coming to understand. Where the Wild Things Are is an unmitigated success and in unquestionably one of the best films of the year. Keep reading…
Danse Macabre is part of the Toronto After Dark Canadian Short Film Showcase. It played before The Forbidden Door and Grace. (Due to a power outage from a local tornado the short wasn’t finished during its first run. The whole short was shown before Grace.)
The Danse Macabre is a concept long explored. The idea that no matter who you were in life we are all the same in death has been a recurring theme throughout history. Never has it been more beautifully expressed than in this stunning short by Perdo Pires. Watching a woman from her suicide to her cremation, this is a haunting picture of what happens to us in death. This film is a masterpiece and should most certainly be essential viewing for anyone who loves film and art, although I would strongly recommend seeing it on a big screen, since its scope and beauty engulf you as you watch.
Official website: http://www.dansemacabre-film.com/en
Git Gob is part of the Toronto After Dark Canadian Short Film Showcase. It played before Rough Cut.
When Todd Brown introduced Git Gob he said that every time he watched it, he laughed until he cried and his stomach hurt. I didn’t believe anything could be that funny. Then I saw Git Gob. Git Gob is so good and so funny that it actually has to be seen, rather than described. Embedded after the jump. Keep reading…
Legend of the 7 Bloody Torturers is part of the Toronto After Dark Canadian Short Film Showcase. It played before Must Love Death.
Legend of the 7 Bloody Torturers is a hilarious short about the bureaucracy involved in torture. I mean, those torturers are really busy, right? But what happens when the guy from head office discovers that there are only 6 torturers? Will the result be surprising or really just what you expect?
Lot7BT is a brilliant little award winning short from the mind of Connal Pendergast who seems to have a bright future ahead of him. The short itself is very well done and has an innovative take on torture, which is something we generally see only the gory, cringe and squirm-worthy side of in horror. Also, I really think that this is exactly the kind of red tape that torturers would have had to deal with.
Official website here and Connal’s site here. Catch this one if you can, although I’m sure we’ll see much more from Connal and his very talented crew.
Fallow is part of the Toronto After Dark Canadian Short Film Showcase. It played before Strigoi.
Fallow is a creepy, old-school, return to the scary and gothic short film by Dave Alexander and Colin Landry about a small farming community with a supernatural history that is starting to recognize that the time has come for another sacrifice.
The film is very well done and very creepy, with a classic horror ending that I can’t spoil for you. I really loved it. Check out the Facebook page here and the trailer here. Also, Fallow will be screened at this weekend’s upcoming FanExpo on Saturday, August 29 at 3:00pm in Room 709.
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