Short films can make you laugh, inspire you with beautiful visuals, and even break your heart. And if one of them turns out to be a stinker - well, it will be over soon. Starting Friday, the Roxie will run a program containing seven shorts that wowed audiences and judges at this year's Sundance Film … Continue reading The Best Shorts at Sundance Last Year
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What’s Screening: January 5 – 11
Robert Altman, Billy Wilder, Howard Hawks, Gus Van Sant, Michael Powell, and a very fine selection of shorts grace Bay Area movie screens this week. Festivals For Your Consideration opens today and runs through Thursday. You can learn more about it in my First Film Festivals of 2018. New films opening B+ 2017 Sundance Film Festival Short … Continue reading What’s Screening: January 5 – 11
The Best Short Films from Sundance…and not surprisingly, most are pretty good
B+ Collection of short films A men's room attendant has a bad night. A young woman must wait 24 hours for an abortion. Cows die mysteriously. A lonely woman attempts masturbation. And swimmers face their fears. You would expect that only the best short films would screen at the Sundance Film Festival, and that only the … Continue reading The Best Short Films from Sundance…and not surprisingly, most are pretty good