<h1>Darrel Manson</h1>

Darrel Manson

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2017 Oscar Nominated Live Action Shorts

2017 Oscar Nominated Live Action Shorts

Feb 10, 2017

All the films nominated for Best Live Action Short this year come from Europe. Most deal with the human search for joy, but then some deal with some of the darker sides of life. All tell their stories with skill and brevity. In alphabetical order they are: Enemies...

Havenhurst – Dark, Stormy Horror

Havenhurst – Dark, Stormy Horror

Feb 10, 2017

?Once they leave the building, one rarely hears from them again.? From the opening scene, which seems to say ?It was a dark and stormy night?, Havenhurst is as conventional as a horror film can be. Besides the dismal weather for the opening, we immediately discover...

The Comedian – Life Isn’t Always Funny

The Comedian – Life Isn’t Always Funny

Feb 3, 2017

The first thing to keep in mind about The Comedian is that it is not a comedy. To be sure there are spots of humor, but it is really a drama focusing on a man at odds with the world?and perhaps with himself as well. Jackie Burke (Robert De Niro) is an aging comedian...

Lost in Florence – Taking Control

Lost in Florence – Taking Control

Jan 27, 2017

?You have to do what your heart tells you to do?if you even know what it is.? Lost in Florence is the story of a young man who must find his future. Will he just be blown by the winds of life, or will he take control of his destiny? While visiting his cousin in...

The Daughter – The Sins of the Father

The Daughter – The Sins of the Father

Jan 27, 2017

Do lies undermine lives?or does the discovery of the truth bring ruination? In The Daughter, an Australian adaptation of Henrik Ibsen?s The Wild Duck, Christian (Paul Schneider) returns home after several years abroad for his father Henry?s (Geoffrey Rush) wedding to...