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Ma Passion – Short Film by Yannick Nuon

*English subtitles coming soon.*

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PIG – SLIFF Review

“Pig” can be defined in many ways. A common farm animal, a person inclined to eat too much, a derogatory slang toward law enforcement, or a fitting short hand for a selfish, sexist man who hates every bone in a woman’s body. None of these truly fit within the confines of the film PIG, which can lead an audience astray. The title is most likely derived from the ramblings of the main character in reflection on his own past behavior, but this plays only a supplementary role in this complex science-fiction story of one man’s odyssey to regain…

557 days ago • Film Festivals, General News, Henry Barrial, Keith Diamond, Pig, Review, Rudolph Martin, Science Fiction, SLIFF, SLIFF 2011, St Louis International Film Festival, Suspense, WeAreMovieGeeks.com • Tags: Indie

BUBBA MOON FACE – SLIFF Review

Blake Eckard is what you’d call a “micro-budget” filmmaker. This means precisely how it sounds. Movies made on little to no budget, independent fare created by artists driven to have their visions come to fruition, regardless of any financial obstacles that would otherwise restrict such an endeavor. Eckard’s newest film is titled BUBBA MOON FACE, which he wrote and directed. With a title as odd as BUBBA MOON FACE, you may imagine the film being equally strange. On some level, this is certainly true, but its a subtle quirkiness that underlies the entire film, primarily a drama about…

558 days ago • Blake Eckard, Bubba Moon Face, Film Festivals, General News, Joe Hammerstone, Micro-Budget, Review, SLIFF, SLIFF 2011, St Louis International Film Festival, Tyler Messner, WeAreMovieGeeks.com • Tags: Indie

NYCC 2011: BOY WONDER Interview

BOY WONDER is a psychological thriller about a boy obsessed with finding his mom’s killer. This weekend some of the talent behind the film were at NYCC to promote its upcoming theatrical and DVD release. Below is an interview with writer, director and producer Michael Morrissey.

Here’s the official synopsis of the film:

A young Brooklyn boy witnesses the brutal murder of his mother and grows up obsessed with finding her killer. Thus begins his life as a quiet, straight-A student by day and a self-appointed hero at night. But what is a real hero? And who…

583 days ago • bow wonder, comic book, Comic Con, Exclusive, General News, Interview, iterview, michael morrissey, NYCC, psychological thriller, Superhero, WeAreMovieGeeks.com • Tags: Indie

NYCC 2011: Saturday Recap

My second day at NYCC started off with a 25-minute wait on a line that wrapped almost entirely around the Javits Center. I later found out there was a separate press / VIP entrance I could have used but the volunteer I asked apparently did not know about it either. The line wasn’t too bad though considering how many people in awesome costumes I got to see while I waited.

Once inside the convention, I saw the reason for the massive lines. The place was packed. Some aisles on the show floor were impossible to navigate and even…

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KNUCKLEBALL – Short Film Review

The knuckleball is a rare and complicated skill in baseball. Often associated with being the specialty pitch mastered by those determined pitchers without the gift of “heat,” the knuckleball is a tricky beast, but when a pitcher takes control of its reigns, he can be nearly unstoppable. Rich “Goose” Gossage proved that by earning himself a place in Cooperstown, the National Baseball Hall of Fame, almost entirely for his unmistakable oneness with the knuckleball.

KUCKLEBALL is a short film that captures the essence of the rare and awkwardly effective pitch as a metaphor, telling a story of a…

618 days ago • General News, Jordan Kerfeld, Knuckleball, Review, Short film, Shorts, WeAreMovieGeeks.com • Tags: Indie, Movie

ATTACK THE BLOCK – The Review

We all know what happens when aliens show up in the rural backwoods of the Midwest, but why have aliens only been interested in probing Americans? Writer and director Joe Cornish decided that needs to change. ATTACK THE BLOCK presents one idea of what it would be like if aliens arrived in an urban, inner city setting in London, but it’s not the typical fare you might expect.

Cornish, who has recently made his mark as a screenwriter of upcoming films THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN and ANT-MAN, now makes a substantial mark on the science-fiction genre with this…

629 days ago • aliens, Attach the Block, Believe, Comedy, General News, Horror, Joe Cornish, nick frost, Review, Science Fiction, South London, WeAreMovieGeeks.com • Tags: Indie

CIVIL INDIGENT – Short Film Review

Who is Francis “Pat” Fitzpatrick? The answer will surely differ greatly, depending on who you ask, but one thing everyone will agree upon is that he’s persistent and passionate. These two character traits are what create the controversy surrounding Pat, an aging man who has spent a significant chunk of his life fighting for the rights of the homeless residents of Gainesville, Florida.

“Why can’t number 131 be fed?” You’ll hear it repeatedly throughout CIVIL INDIGENT, a 55-minute short documentary collaboration from filmmakers Nicholas Corrao, David Hafter and Peter Salomone. The number 131 is significant, because that is…

637 days ago • Civil Indigent, Documentary, General News, Review, Shorts, WeAreMovieGeeks.com • Tags: Indie

MADELEINE ZABEL – Short Film Review

MADELEINE ZABEL is the story of an infamous, Lindsay Lohan-type young celebrity named Maddy Z, and a stressed out reporter named Elliot Snow (Chris Henry Coffey) attempting to capture her in a controversial light. Both characters are far from happy. As we can imagine, Maddy Z (Jenna D’Angelo) is on the verge of a nervous breakdown, juggling too many “projects” from her modeling and music to fashion. Elliot is worn out but determined, potentially risking his own relationship during this brief 10-minute phone interview with Maddy Z.

Written, directed, produced and edited by Chris Shimojima, DP and editor…

637 days ago • Chris Henry Coffey, Chris Shimojima, fashion, General News, Jenna D'Angelo, Maddy Z, MADELEINE ZABEL, Review, Short film, Shorts, WeAreMovieGeeks.com • Tags: Indie, music

THE FUTURE – The Review

THE FUTURE, the second feature by daffy writer/director/actress/performance artist Miranda July can best be described as precious. And I hate precious. How precious is it? It’s narrated by a fucking cat named Paw-Paw who has one leg in a cast and speaks (voiced by Ms July) in a scratchy baby voice. Paw-Paw is in a shelter counting the days before he’s to be adopted by a childless bohemian couple in their mid-30’s. Sophie (July) works at a children’s dance school, dreams of becoming a youtube dance phenom but doesn’t seem to have an ounce of talent for the…

640 days ago • Comedy, General News, Miranda July, Review, The Future, WeAreMovieGeeks.com • Tags: Indie

Watch STUCK LIKE CHUCK for FREE Right Now!

4 years ago, I attended a screening of SUPERBAD the day it came out. Immediately after that screening, I was inspired. The film was a series of long conversations. The story had been done a million times. But it worked because the dialogue was brilliant and everyone could relate to the characters. I have been a fan of CLERKS. & Kevin Smith for years prior to this but something just clicked. It had gone mainstream. So I started thinking about what the simplest idea for a story could be that would showcase the characters and the dialogue. I…

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SLFS 2011 Review: Shorts Program 8, Horror Shorts

Shorts Program 8: Horror Shorts includes 8 individual short films of various styles, for a total running time of 95 minutes. Played consecutively, these films offer a broad and entertaining showcase for independent horror filmmakers in the St. Louis area.

THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO (13 minutes)

Directed by Hugo Fleming, THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO is a tale of revenge, based on the story by Edgar Allen Poe. Two men (Mark Bunch and Billy Benner), with their minds altered by the effects of Budweiser 40s, wander deep into a subterranean realm, whereas only would may ultimately return. The film…

646 days ago • Cinema St Louis, DVD Review, Festival, Film Festivals, Filmmaker Showcase, General News, Horror, Shorts, st louis, STL Filmmaker's Showcase, Strumpet, WeAreMovieGeeks.com • Tags: Indie

SLFS 2011 Review: Shorts Program 6, Comedy Shorts

Shorts Program 6: Comedy Shorts includes 11 individual short films of various comical style, for a total running time of 80 minutes. Played consecutively, these films offer a broad and entertaining showcase for independent comedy filmmakers in the St. Louis area.

FLUFF (4 minutes)

Directed by Anthony Meadows and shot by Tim Bowe, FLUFF is an awesome action-mystery-thriller ode to all the kick ass genres of cinema. The comedy is inherent, as the film is cast entirely with colorful, handmade puppets. The central character, a stuffed bear, meets up with a stuffed horse named Lewis (voiced by Tim…

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SLFS 2011 Review: Shorts Program 6, Comedy Shorts

FLUFF (4 minutes)

646 days ago • Andrew Saunders, Anthony Meadows, Bloodfest Club, Boom Boom, Cinema St Louis, Comedy, Curtis Craig, Dan Parris, Festival, Film Festivals, Filmmaker Showcase, General News, Help Wanted, Ken Calcaterra, Review, Shorts, st louis, Stephen Jones, STL Filmmaker's Showcase, WeAreMovieGeeks.com, Ziegelman • Tags: Indie

SLFS 2011 Review: JOINT BODY

JOINT BODY is the newest film from indie writer and director Brian Jun, whose 2006 film STEEL CITY earned him the Sundance Channel Emerging Director award at the St. Louis International Film Festival. The film was shot just across the Mississippi River in Illinois, Jun’s home state.

The story takes place over seven days in a small town, following Nick (Mark Pellegrino) as he stumbles through an uncertain future. Having served seven years in prison, Nick is released on parole, with the condition that he relinquishes all rights of custody over his now teenage daughter to his ex-wife.…

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SLFS 2011 Review: GIVE A DAMN?

As the wealthiest nation in the world, it’s difficult to define exactly what our role as individuals to the poorest nations in the world should be. To a great extent, this is a decision that has to be made by the individual. Keep this thought in your mind while watching GIVE A DAMN? Native Saint Louisan Dan Parris did while making the film, the title of which is a question, not a statement.

Parris, an average guy with what might be called an average devotion to his faith, made a decision to experience poverty and hunger, so that…

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SLFS Review: BRICK BY CHANCE & FORTUNE: A ST. LOUIS STORY

As a native St. Louisan, I guess I’ve just taken the red bricks that constitute much of the structure of our city for granted. But according to BRICK BY CHANCE AND FORTUNE: A ST. LOUIS STORY, a perceptive new documentary by Bill Streeter, we have a rich and unique heritage of bricks to be proud of; beautiful red ones that are a result of the ‘Clay Colossu’, the abundance of Mississippi Valley red clay here that was so important to the clay-working and brick-making companies that were such a big industry in our city beginning in the nineteenth…

649 days ago • Brick by Chance and Fortune, Documentary, Film Festivals, Filmmakers Showcase, General News, Local Flavor, Review, SLFS, st louis, STL Filmmaker's Showcase, WeAreMovieGeeks.com • Tags: Indie

SLFS Review: Shorts Program 1, Dramatic Shorts

Filmmaking lives and thrives in St. Louis. The first Shorts Program: Dramatic Shorts plays Sunday, August 14th at Noon at the Tivoli as part of the St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase and while we, as members of the general public, have a tendency to reward predicable entertainment with our ticket money, it’s often these unusual shorts that are the most satisfying. There are twelve shorts in this presentation which runs about 100 minutes. Cinema St. Louis did an outstanding job with their selection of these as not one is less than impressive.

The menu kicks off with 14:28, an…

649 days ago • Alex Keel, Brant Hadfield, Chris Pickup, Drama, Film Festivals, Filmmakers Showcase, General News, Michelle Manott, Mike Roth, Miranda Richardson, Peter Carlos, Review, Sarah Worner, Shorts, SLFS, st louis, Steve Barnegren, Steve Matejka, STL Filmmaker's Showcase, Tivoli, Tyler DePerro, WeAreMovieGeeks.com • Tags: Indie

New Trailer for CASUALTIES OF THE STATE

The fourth and final trailer for Corner Film Production’s second feature length film ‘Casualties of the State.’ A thriller set in the current political landscape, ‘Casualties of the State’ tells the story of two FBI agents and an NSA agent assigned to investigating the murders of high level government officials.

Directed by Jeremy Cropf
Produced by Alex Shirley, Alan Lamberg
Written by Alan Lamberg
Starring: Alex McCormick, Ted Jordan, David Mueller, Lauren Yates, Portia Secor, Paul Russell, Neal McCluggage, Collins Lewis, Scott Stotlz, Matt Kemmerer, John Lewis, Rhonda Husak, Jan Carson, Sandi Leicht, Carl Overly,…

649 days ago • Alan Lamberg, Casualties of the State, Corner Film Productions, General News, Jeremy Cropf, saint louis, Thriller, Trailer, WeAreMovieGeeks.com • Tags: Indie

ANOTHER EARTH – The Review

Art house cinemas seem to get a flood of low-budget indie dramas about drifting twenty-somethings every year. Well, here’s one with an interesting twist. ANOTHER EARTH, as it’s title suggests, is indeed about another, parallel, earth. It’s like our planet’s looking into a mirror. This film focuses not on that twin, but on how it’s sudden appearance effects the residents of this earth. And you guessed it- how this effects a woman in her twenties who seem to be adrift.

Said woman is Rhoda Williams, played by the film’s co-writer Brit Marling. We first see her celebrating at…

651 days ago • Drama, Review, Science Fiction, WeAreMovieGeeks.com, William Mapother • Tags: Indie

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Indie

Ma Passion – Short Film by Yannick Nuon

PIG – SLIFF Review

BUBBA MOON FACE – SLIFF Review

NYCC 2011: BOY WONDER Interview

NYCC 2011: Saturday Recap

KNUCKLEBALL – Short Film Review

ATTACK THE BLOCK – The Review

CIVIL INDIGENT – Short Film Review

MADELEINE ZABEL – Short Film Review

THE FUTURE – The Review

Watch STUCK LIKE CHUCK for FREE Right Now!

SLFS 2011 Review: Shorts Program 8, Horror Shorts

THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO (13 minutes)

SLFS 2011 Review: Shorts Program 6, Comedy Shorts

FLUFF (4 minutes)

SLFS 2011 Review: Shorts Program 6, Comedy Shorts

FLUFF (4 minutes)

SLFS 2011 Review: JOINT BODY

SLFS 2011 Review: GIVE A DAMN?

SLFS Review: BRICK BY CHANCE & FORTUNE: A ST. LOUIS STORY

SLFS Review: Shorts Program 1, Dramatic Shorts

New Trailer for CASUALTIES OF THE STATE

ANOTHER EARTH – The Review

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