Short films are important enough for the Academy to award three Oscars to shorts each year: Best Animated Short, Best Live Action Short, and Best Short Documentary. Most people haven’t had a chance to view these films, which may be harbingers of tomorrow’s filmmakers. But each year, shortly before the Academy Awards are presented, programs… [Read More]
Oscar-Nominated Short Documentaries
Short films are important enough for the Academy to award three Oscars to shorts each year: Best Animated Short, Best Live Action Short, and Best Short Documentary. Most people haven’t had a chance to view these films, which may be harbingers of tomorrow’s filmmakers. But each year, shortly before the Academy Awards are presented, programs… [Read More]
Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts
Short films are important enough for the Academy to award three Oscars to shorts each year: Best Animated Short, Best Live Action Short, and Best Short Documentary. Most people haven’t had a chance to view these films, which may be harbingers of tomorrow’s filmmakers. But each year, shortly before the Academy Awards are presented, programs… [Read More]
Real World SciFi: 1on1 with Robbie Amell (CODE 8)
Code 8 transports the viewer to an alternate reality where superpowers are a reality amongst the people yet are considered potentially dangerous to others and have been outlawed by the government. When Conner (Robbie Amell) discovers that his mother is tragically ill, he turns to a group of criminals, led by Garrett (Stephen Amell) in order to… [Read More]
1st Born: Finding Fresh Perspective
1st Born tells the story of Ben (Reza Sixo Safai) and Kate (Taylor Cole), a young couple from very different backgrounds. After trying for many years to have a child without success, finally a miracle happens and Kate is pregnant. However, when the unborn child becomes ill, the two must reach out to their respective fathers in… [Read More]
Saving Atlantis: Fighting for Nature
Directed by Justin Smith and David Baker, Saving Atlantis focuses on the dramatic effect of the loss of coral reef ecosystems around the world. Beautifully shot over exotic locales, the film effectively interweaves several narratives together, including the potential threat of a Columbian reef at the hands of ‘progress’, a group of aboriginal students attempting to restore… [Read More]
Lucky Day: Murder, Mayhem and Mercy
Lucky Day tells the story of Red (Luke Bracey), a safe cracker who has just been released from prison and desperately wants to restart his life with his loving wife, Chloe (Nina Dobrev) and daughter, Beatrice (Ella Ryan Quinn). However, just as things seem to be settling down, his past suddenly catches up to him in… [Read More]
Dilili in Paris – Vive le Belle Époque
Dilili in Paris is a celebration of fin de siècle Paris. While it is an animated story of a young dark-skinned girl’s adventure, the core of the film is to meet some of the amazing men and women (especially women) of the Belle Époque. The center of the film is Dilili, a young girl from… [Read More]
Awake: True Detective Lite
John Rhys Meyers and Francesca Eastwood star in Awake, a film about a man with amnesia who may or may not be a serial killer. When John Doe (Rhys Meyers) comes under the care of Eastwood’s nurse, he finds his way out of the hospital – and away from the pursuit of FBI agent Frank… [Read More]
Katie Says Goodbye – More than a Victim
“Thank you for this day, Daddy. I hope I lived right and if I see you one day that I make you proud.” I first saw Katie Says Goodbye at the 2017 Newport Beach Film Festival, where I ranked it among my favorites. The film won jury awards for Best Actress (Olivia Cooke) and Best… [Read More]
