Ten Kens - Bearfight!
Boy! It gets your blood boiling. Though there are quite a lot of intellectual ideas hiding underneath the surface, it remains visceral.
Pencil Face
Wonderfully creepy.
The Running Man - by Yoshiaki Kawajiri
I miss this kind of animation. There is always a touch of madness. In this case, madness is everywhere. It is cathartic, like an excursion to all of potential rage possible within a being. Don’t miss this classic, a mix between sci-fi noir (Blade Runner-like) and Akira.
Kali
I was half-interested in what was going on and the other half on how awfully sexy it all was.
Watch it (same director as Put your hands up for Detroit)
The Enigma of Amigara Fault
Never posted a comic before, but this horror manga by Junji Ito clearly deserves it. A good story and a satisfying final twist in only 32 pages.
Watch Amigara.
via Giavasan
Angle Mort
Lost in a swamp, a traveler rushes in a gloomy bar where he can tell about the strange event he just lived.
A classic horror story.
Go for it. (AVI, Flash)
thanks, drekezit
An analysis of The Shining
Watching a film being dissected is better than reading about it. Mostly because you have to rely less on your memory. This two-part analysis of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining is an excellent example of that. The drama of The Shining overwhelms many of its hidden clues.
Part one deals with how the film was constructed to be scary. The techniques employed by Kubrick.
Part two is more of what Kubrick was trying to say indirectly. The connection to America and its American Indian past is fascinating.
Also click “more” in the side window, there are some juicy tidbits and facts about the movie there.
Copy Shop
The editing and post production of Copy Shop took 8 months to complete — pretty astounding for a 12 minute film. After shooting on Mini-DV, Widrich printed and photocopied all 18,000 frames of the film and then re-shot the copies on 35mm. The resulting effect is mesmerizing.
Watch and get more info at Tropist
Akai
This Brazilian vampire short (22 mins) feels like a feature. I went back and forth about posting it. It is certainly beautiful to look at but the pace had me reaching for the scroll button. However, it is beautiful to look at and, if you have some patience, the mood is a blend of serene madness.
Dance with the Zombies!
Hey ya! This is a cross blogged post. Another half of this post has just been posted on No Fat Clips!!!
Wouldn’t it be great if we could all break out into song at emotional points in our life and start dancing with zombies? Well, maybe it wouldn’t be that great, but it would be fun to watch! So…
Watch it! (Flash Video)
The clip is an excerpt from Happiness of Katakuris, which is covered on the cross blogged post. Jump there!
Le Papillon
Animated like Japanese watercolors.
Angle Mort
A 3D French ghost story. My French has declined so much of it was gibberish to me. But the visuals and the story still managed to suck me in.
Watch it (click on film and then choose what codec)
Update: There is now an english version available (thank you)
Rubber Johnny: The real thing and the fake
Rubber Johnny (2005?) remains as one of the creepiest videos ever. Directed by one of the biggest names in music videos, Chris Cunningham, it quickly became an online cult success. Which usually means that it was time for a parody.
Like the original, the new version has quick cuts while being covered in that green night-vision look. But unlike the original, nothing appears scary which is perfect. The cat, however much it was provoked, cannot play sinister. It is just too cute.
Step one: Watch Original Rubber Johnny
Step two: Watch parody of Rubber Johnny
Cows Are Evil
We can’t imagine what inspired this gory burst of sci-fi rage, but the rotoscopic animation is on par with that in a Richard Linklater film.
Cows have never looked so dangerous.
New York FF shorts review
I mentioned earlier about some of the New York FF being available online. Finally, got around to seeing them.
- Cubs - Disturbing. Destruction of innocence. Times have certainly changed when urban kids chase after foxes.
- Alice sees the light - Stylistically, I couldn’t help think of the Quay Brothers, with the Music and even those bloody nails. But after a couple of minutes, this avant-garde doc takes a life of its own, even if it’s a life of a zombie. The music is right on, after a while, I felt I was experiencing a bout of insomnia.
- The Naked Race – Takes a while before it starts to make sense. Funny in a very quiet way.
- Lump – Disturbing film, the cutting of the short gives the feeling of memory loss, confusion.
- The Caretakers – Well shot, well directed. Slow-moving for an online watch. But in theaters, at the festival, it would be a very different experience.
