Unfortunately, it's so elementary, and the big time investors behind the drive in the stock market aren't so stupid. This isn't the false economy of 2000.
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i just got back from a midnight animation screening.
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DEAR BEAUTIFUL (Director: Roland Becerra; Screenwriters: Roland Becerra, Meredith DiMenna) — The sudden appearance of exotic flowers in New Haven spawns an unprecedented epidemic that threatens to destroy the city. Paul and Lauren, a married couple, are caught between the catastrophe and their own troubled relationship.
This was dark, really chillingly mind-bending. The film has a great visual style and the content to match it. this made me feel as if I were crazy.
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HOT DOG (Director: Bill Plympton) — Our plucky hero joins the fire company to save the world from house fires and gain the affection he so richly deserves. Typically, the results never turn out the way he planned.
I've seen this one before at the animation show. I think what I've seen of Bill Plympton is okay. The drawings are great, but I'm not a fan of his slower frame rates. It's not bad, it's just a little slow for me.
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I AM SO PROUD OF YOU (Director: Don Hertzfeldt) — Dark family secrets cast a shadow over Bill’s recovery; in this second chapter to Don Hertzfeldt’s EVERYTHING WILL BE OK. (Winner of the 2007 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Grand Jury Prize, U.S.).
Fantastic. I'm a huge Don Hertzfeldt fan, and this was no disappointment. He was at the screening and he spoke at the Q+A. It'll probably be the highlight of the trip other than seeing an audience watch my film. (assuming I only have two hands that's really good)
WESTERN SPAGHETTI (Director: PES) — Everyday objects become delicious ingredients as we learn how to cook spaghetti through stop-motion.
This is fantastic, it was also a part of the Animation show in '08. It is so damn charming. See it here.
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THE YELLOW BIRD (Director: Tom Schroeder; Screenwriter: Jay Orff) — The animated journey of a young man fleeing the draft during World War I. After taking a job on a cattle ranch in eastern Montana an accident occurs causing him to reflect back on his life as he seeks medical attention in a nearby town.
This one kind of bored me, and I didn't get much out of it. Some cool stylistic things going on.
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HEAR, EARTH, HEART/France (Director: Yi Zhou) — A white box unfolds to reveal a surreal and shifting landscape of fragmented clouds, suns, mountains, stardust, darkness, and flames that eventually freeze in time and space.
I'd liken this to listening to a sigur ros song. If there were words I don't care to know. It was pure visual bliss.
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MISTER COK/France (Director and Screenwriter: Franck Dion) — Mister Cok is the owner of a large bomb factory. Looking for efficiency and profit, he decides to replace his workers by sophisticated robots; however one of the workers does not accept being discarded so easily.
Fantastic, some of the best visuals I have seen.
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SKHIZEIN/France (Director: Jeremy Clapin; Screenwriters: Jeremy Clapin and Stephane Piera) — Having been struck by a 150-ton meteorite, Henry has to adapt to living precisely ninety-one centimeters from himself.
This film was the biggest surprise, I knew nothing of the filmmakers or the story. I thought it was up there with Don Hertzfelt's movie.
Here's a sneak peek
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THIS WAY UP/U.K. (Directors: Adam Foulkes, Alan Smith; Screenwriters: Adam Foulkes, Alan Smith, Christopher O’Reilly) — Laying the dead to rest has never been so much trouble.
This was in the animation show too. I loved it both times. I believe anyone can enjoy this film, its dark yet spirited.
All in all a great night of animation, and animators which inspired me for my next projects. It's been great so far. I got tickets to a stephen soderberg panel on tuesday which should be great.
later
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