Al Dente
Taking place in a colorful and musical universe, “Al Dente” is a short film which tells us the story of a little street girl discovering the magic and the dangers of an ogre’s kitchen.
Directed by Jean-François Barthelemy, Maël François and Carlos Felipe Leon Ortiz, students of Supinfocom.
Tobias Stretch - Transmutation
Dang, I don’t know how this got lost in my mailbox. Urrghh!
This is a rough sketch for a Aniboom Radiohead competition by Tobias Stretch whose earlier work is simply out of this world.
Happy Anniversary
Careful what presents you get, especially when you live in a world half way between the Tim Burton-verse and the Sam Raimi-verse…
The short has been directed, shot, cut and scored Stuart MacKay Smith (previously here with Kali.)
Watch it. (MPEG-4)
Numb
A dark tale, set in an enchanted land, of a young girl named Sophie (Emma Bakke) who is beginning a new life with her mysterious uncle Algernon (Clayton Corzatte). She soon discovers her uncle’s infatuation for bizarre puppetry and spectacle.
Numb has been written and directed by Matt Daniels. Visual effects by Milk.
Watch it. (Quicktime)
The Cat with Hands
According to David Lynch, even though you watched this before, you’re going to experience it for the very first time. Like a virgin, y’know.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
Radiohead: A Wolf at the Door
Music video by Gaston Viñas.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
Watch also 2+2=5
Jojo in the Stars
In the middle of some sort of wasteland stands an imposing, featureless building that rises forever into the sky. The building holds a nightly attraction, a freak show that draws crowds from all over the region on a nightly basis. One creature comes every night but not just to marvel at the grotesque freaks but rather to watch Jojo, an enchantingly beautiful creature that rides the high wire. However his longing does not go unnoticed – not a problem when it comes to the lonely Jojo but more an issue for the jealous and spiteful owner. (Comment by bob the moo)
A love story set in the world of Macr Craste’s Pica Towers.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
Pee Wee Herman and Large Marge
Pee Wee hitchhikes a ride from truck rider Large Marge, in this scene from Pee Wee’s Big Adventure.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
Beetlejuice: Dinner Scene
The famous scene from Tim Burton movie, where the guests of a haunted house are forced to sing Harry Belafonte’s version of the Banana Boat Song.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
tnx, bruna80
Insomnia (Bezmiegs) by Vladimir Lesciov
I have spent several sleepless nights in the past month, the humidity has been terrible in the Carolinas. Added to that, the thoughts that make you feel like the day is incomplete. Here is a wonderful animated film that captures some of that angst.
The Wonderful films of Adam Elliott
All of Adam Elliott’s animated shorts possess a simple but beautiful aesthetic formula: well written and beautifully spoken voice-over that gives fragmented scenes a sense of wholeness, the focus is less on story and more on character. And like all characters, Elliott’s shorts combine sadness with beauty, there is a constant sense of melancholy and wonder. Much like Dostoevsky’s The Idiot or even Forrest Gump, Elliott’s film celebrate the idea that stupid is sublime.
The Oscar Winning short, Harvie Krumpet, is Eliott’s darkest and the most ambitious. The story follows the tumultuous life of Harvey Krumpet. The early parts of the film, from childhood to middle age, might remind you of other animated shorts that are packed with quirky and the bizarre scenes. However, the latter parts of the film, where it focuses on Krumpet’s life in a senior citizen home, is dark and almost morbid. This weight of the sadness is unique to animation which I actually found refreshing. I would love to see Krumpet’s book of “fakts” be published.
Cousin is part of series of shorts focused on family members that include Brothers and Uncle. The Cousin is a boy inflicted with Cerebral Palsy who has an uncontrollable left hand to go with his magically strong right hand. The pace is so right, no joke is left behind.
Brothers seems like a precursor to Harvie Krumpet. The Brother is a boy with asthma that can never seem to shake off trouble, much like Krumpet.
Uncle is not available online. All shorts are embedded below. Read more
Guy’s Guide to Zombies
The 1950s were known for their ridiculous newsreels (you know, the anti-communist, pro-consumerism propaganda crap). But this one takes the cake — it’s a call for humans to join hands with the undead. Can you imagine?!
Yes, I can… ^^
Don’t be a stinkin’ communist and watch this short by Daniel Austin. Sorry, you’ll have to deal with Atom Films’ ads. I see someone put the movie on YouTube and had his account deleted, so…
Watch it. (Flash Video, MP4)
TV On The Radio - Me-I
Fantastic lyrical video set somewhere between dreams and nightmares. The song lends so much character and the video manages to keep up. Don’t miss the cathartic ending.
Ed Wood’s Glen or Glenda
The classic bad film is available in full on Youtube. If you aren’t familiar with Ed Wood, he is a film director from the 50’s and 60’s whose films are recognized for their universal suckiness. Johnny Depp played him in a recent popular movie. The suckiness is actually quite entertaining. The plot to Glen or Glenda:
Upon discovering the suicide of a known transvestite, the police inspector seeks enlightenment from a psychiatrist familiar with the phenomenom. The psychiatrist tells him two tales. Glen is to be married to Barbara, but must find a way to tell her of his desire to wear her angora sweater, and of his cross-dressing needs in general. Another is the story of Alan, who decides to physically become a female via surgery (based on the contemporary story of Christine Jorgensen). Throughout the film a scientist inanely babbles about life and death in order to somehow elucidate the story.
Watch it (68 mins)
Green Eggs and Ham
Animated version of the classic story from Dr. Seuss.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
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