Cable

Posted by DeK on June 27, 2008 @ 1:33 pm | 2 Comments

Seething with rage a woman dives headlong into a tower made of steel and cables to recover her three young daughters that have been abducted. Short movie by Rémi Gamiette.

Watch it. (Flash Video)

Filed Under Animation - Pixney, External Conflict, Fiction, Science Fiction, Shorts, Trying Really Hard

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Posted by Ajit on June 19, 2008 @ 1:26 am | 1 Comment

One of the best trailers of the year. I am confident the film will live up to the hype. Fascinating story, based on the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald. By the way, the cinematography looks incredible. One sad catch, it will be released around Christmas.

Watch it.

Filed Under Action, Death, Drama, Fiction, Grab Your Tissues, Hollywood Smooth, Kids POV, Love, Quiet Laughter, Science Fiction, Trailers

Case Tape 347

Posted by DeK on May 11, 2008 @ 3:37 am | 3 Comments

Home video made by two hikers - on the day they went missing. The truth is out there…

Watch it. (Flash Video)

Download available on Atom Films.

If you have any clues, contact Tacoma County’s Sheriff Dept.

Filed Under Comedy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Shaky Camera Realism, Shorts, Stupid people

High Maintenance

Posted by DeK on May 9, 2008 @ 10:05 am | Comment

Mechanical sex is the worst.

“High Maintenance tells a personal story about the power struggle in a relationship through the high-concept conventions of the sci-fi genre.”

A short movie by Phillip Van.

Watch it. (Flash Video)

Filed Under Be Seduced, Being a woman, Fiction, Pathetic Losers, Science Fiction, Shorts

Tron (kinda) Sweded

Posted by DeK on March 28, 2008 @ 4:41 am | Comment

The lightbike scene from Tron (click for the original) redone in stop motion by the Freres Hueon.

Watch it. (Flash Video)

Filed Under Cool Like that, Fiction, Science Fiction, Shorts, Stop Motion

Leo’s Song

Posted by Ajit on March 22, 2008 @ 8:15 pm | Comment

Leo’s Song

As I watched this video, I felt like a little child, in love with life, in love with stories, in love with simplicity. I could watch stuff like this all day. Beautiful little video.

Watch it - Creator’s site.

Filed Under Cool Graphics, Friendship, Politics, Quiet Laughter, Science Fiction, Shorts

The Onion: Are We Giving Robots Too Much Power?

Posted by Ajit on March 21, 2008 @ 9:42 am | Comment

I love my Robot overlords. Please don’t kill me!

Watch it.

Filed Under Laugh out funny, Podcasts & Vlogs, Science Fiction

MGMT - Time To Pretend

Posted by Ajit on March 17, 2008 @ 8:58 pm | 3 Comments

MGMT - Time To Pretend

On first viewing, I reveled in the absolute freedom of the cheesy graphics. On second viewing, I paid attention to the lyrics and that blew me away. The yearning of adventure and mythology is so well captured in both the music and video. This is a great video. One of the year’s best, no doubt.

Watch it - via antville

Filed Under Is it funny?, Love, Music Video, Playful Innocence, Science Fiction, Stoned-like

Skeletor Finds His X-mas Spirit

Posted by DeK on March 15, 2008 @ 5:02 am | Comment

Scene from He-man Christmas special. Yes, it was that cheesy…

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Filed Under Cute, Sweet & even Cheesy, Fiction, Hidden Beauty, Nauseating Graphics, Old School, Science Fiction, Television Shows

Yeasayer - 2080

Posted by Ajit on March 12, 2008 @ 9:19 am | 1 Comment

Beautifully done. Not sure if the video and song actually flow together but the video has some incredible imagery.

Watch it - Thanks Sarah.

Filed Under Exotic, Music Video, Science Fiction

Strange Invaders

Posted by Ajit on March 9, 2008 @ 11:15 pm | Comment

Strange Invaders

An anti-procreation video. Not really but that is what it feels like. All in good fun, of course.

Watch it.

Filed Under Animation - Quay Brothers, Laugh out funny, Pathetic Losers, Science Fiction, Shorts

Voting and You!

Posted by DeK on February 5, 2008 @ 5:38 am | Comment

Vote! It’s the least you can do.

Hilarious and neato videoclip from Declare Yourself.

Watch it. (Flash Video)

Filed Under Comedy, Fiction, Parodies, Politics, Science Fiction, Shorts

Watch the Oscar nominated Animated shorts online

Posted by Ajit on January 22, 2008 @ 1:17 pm | 8 Comments

Just like last year, I have been able to find most of the Oscar nominated Animated shorts online. I have been generally happy with the Oscar nominations this year. However, I think Atonement deserved a best picture nomination (update: it did get nominated, what was I smoking?) and I think Kate Blanchett did NOT deserve a nomination for Elizabeth. The animated Oscar shorts nominees are quite strong. Certainly, a lot stronger than last year.

Moya lyubov (My Love) Part one, two & three - A moving painting that captures love in all of its longing. And like some of the other nominees, the style of animation is so bloody unique. This short would be tremendous on the big screen with all of those moving pixels/ paint strokes. No English translation available but the visual imagery tells the story for the most part.

Meme Les Pigeons Vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go to Heaven) - The only 3D animation in the bunch which comes as a surprise as it has become the dominant form. I think the slapstick story fits that style perfectly.

Peter & the Wolf (Part one, two & three) (divx version) - A cute story about a little boy with no fear. Again, the technique is tremendous. I am not sure it is all claymation. Some of the background and even some of the objects look 3D. It is especially hard to see the difference when watching it online.

Madame Tutli-Putli - The plot and scenes move along slowly, giving us enough time to invest attention on every detail of the frame. In my opinion, in terms of style, this short is heads above the rest. And that may well be the case with any animated film you compare it to. It is simply that good.

Trailer for I met the Walrus & Official site - Couldn’t find the film online. It looks like an elongated motion graphics experiment coupled with some choice quotes about war and peace.