Apologies to readers outside of the US who can’t watch some of the films I am embedding here (damn that geo blocking – I can’t watch a lot of British TV online if that makes you feel any better) but for those of you who can, Mary Bronstein’s Yeast is on Dailymotion this weekend only. I am not going to lie to you, this is a hard film to watch, but it captures the dynamics of toxic female friendships in…
Eeek, drowning in work so apologies for blogging silence. But at least I bring good tidings of films on the web! Richard Linklater’s cult fave Slacker and David Modigliani’s documentary Crawford are both streaming on Hulu in their entirity for your viewing pleasure at the moment. Kevin Smith’s introduction to Slacker on Hulu includes the following pap smear inspired-memory: The day of my 21st birthday. Most folks elect to cut loose and enjoy the freedom that turning 21 affords. I,…
No End in Sight, Charles Ferguson’s devastating documentary about the Bush administration’s catastrophic involvement in Iraq is free to view on YouTube at the moment – helpfully coinciding with the run up to the election. This really is a must-see film and even the more dedicated political pundits among you will find its surgical unravelling of what went wrong very informative.
Cinemocracy invited short film submissions addressing the question: “what is democracy?” The top ten films were screened last night at an event at the Democratic National Convention. You can watch all the submissions online too. I rather like this one:
Belated congrats to my friend and Shooting People colleague, Jesse Epstein, for being one of the “25 new faces of independent film” in Filmmaker Magazine. In addition to getting to pose in a big red truck for Filmmaker, her film 34x25x36 is also playing in the YouTube screening room. Ms Epstein is awesome. Still from 34x25x36
Big indie film news this morning as SnagFilms launches a Beta site with free streaming features including Super Size Me, Run Granny Run and Dig! – films that you can also embed as a widget which I am very excited about (I’m a big fan of widgets). I’m desperate to have a play with SnagFilms but am so snowed with work in London that I only have time to write this very brief blog post. So check out all the…
The 2008 SXSWclick! finalists have been announced and you can watch all fifteen online and vote for your favorites. I’m really pleased to be a juror in the Really Real Shorts category along with Ambulante Documentary Film Festival’s Elena Fortes Acosta and Frownland DoP Sean Williams. Check the films out online now.
I went to the Where Internet and Film Collide event at the IFC Center last night, presented as part of Internet Week New York and hosted by IndieGoGo and Filmmaker Magazine. You can read more about the event on The Film Panel Notetaker but I wanted to link to some of the cool films I saw last night here too. First Green Porno. I love Isabella Rossellini – she’s beautiful, funny and the sort of person I would love to…
I just linked to this on Twitter but it’s so gobsmackingly creative that I have to post it here too. MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.
My friend and Shooting People NY Editor Jesse Epstein shot this and you should watch it. It’s funny and shows you some very crafty ways to get rid of all that leftover Matzah.
