Clarity in Chaos. Sometimes.
Stanley Kubrick was an acclaimed American filmmaker, frequently hailed as the greatest American director of his era, who virtually reinvented each genre he worked in, from horror to science fiction, and even redefined psychological drama. His career was characterized by a preoccupation with moral and social issues, coupled with an unsurpassed technical artistry. Early Career…
Inked Through the Ages: A 5,000-Year Journey into the World of Tattoos Tattooing—marking the skin with inked designs—remains one of the most enduring, global forms of human expression. Far from being a recent trend, tattoos have been a part of our collective story for millennia. This post explores the cultural, therapeutic, and artistic meanings behind…
In an age where technology evolves at breakneck speed, it’s curious—and compelling—that one of the most popular speculative subcultures looks not forward, but backward. Steampunk, a retro-futuristic movement that merges the aesthetics of the 19th century with imagined advanced technology, captivates with its brass gears, steam engines, and Victorian flair. But beneath the goggles and…
The Formorian is a fantasy short film, depicting a mythological time in ancient Ireland where men were Gods, and swords retold their conquests to their masters. The Formorian is a fantasy short film directed by Aideen McCarthy in 2007, with an ancient Irish legend as the backdrop. Set during the the time of the Second…
“Cinema is dead. It died 1962, I think it was in October!”-Aki Kaurismäki Aki Kaurismäki is a legendary Finnish filmmaker, who is best known for making films like The Match Factory Girl (1990), The Man Without a Past (2002), and most recently Lights in the Dusk (2006). Kaurismäki made his debut in 1983, directing Crime…
Yes, all roads lead to animation for me at the moment. ARK is one of the best examples of what a great short animated film looks like. This one is biggie! Multiple award-winning, short animated film by Grzegorz Jonkajtys and Marcin Kobylecki, this is a futuristic film, set against the gruesome backdrop of a world…
Sonata is an animated short film directed by Ryan McDougal, as part of his final thesis at Vancouver Film School. This is the short and simple tale of a man, who in a fleeting moment of hesitation, must decide whether or not to take his chance. Remaining on the subject of romantic, animated short films,…
En Tus Brazos (In Your Arms) is a French-made Spanish animation movie, made in 2005, about how nothing can stop a tango dancing couple … not even fate. Cherish this one! En Tus Brazos (In Your Arms) is a wonderful animation short film directed by François-Xavier Goby, Edouard Jouret and Matthieu Landour in 2005. Presented…
The grand and majestic conclusion the Three Colours Trilogy, Red takes loosely connected lives and creates a masterful web of rich and complex philosophical narrative of loss, fraternity, and perhaps redeeming love. Three Colours: Red is the final entry in Krzysztof Kieslowski’s Three Colours trilogy, a triumphant conclusion where the lives of the three sets…
Considered an anti-comedy, and Krzysztof Kieslowski’s most straightforward and mainstream film, Three Colours: White, which deals with equality, is the second in the Three Colours trilogy. Largely considered to be a black comedy, composed of darkly humourous moments, Three Colours: White is the second film in Krzysztof Kieslowski’s “Three Colours Trilogy” (the other two being…