4/6/15 O&A Hollywood Monday: Jesus of Erskineville

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Jesus recounts a hard day as he waits in line to renew his driver’s license. Short Black Films makes short films with young people from urban Aboriginal communities in and around Sydney. This film written and directed by Alex Romano and features John De Satge as Jesus and Grant Halabe as the labourer. Continue reading

3/9/15 O&A Hollywood Monday: The Dig: You and I and You

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The Dig: You and I and You is Terence Nance magical realist film for the NYC group. The film subsequently won a prime spot at Sundance and a co-producer in Jay Z, but the self-deprecating Nance refuses to get wrapped up in hype or categorization. After The Dig contributed to the soundtrack of Oversimplification, the director repaid the favor with an impulsive, balletic film for the band’s 2013 EP You & I. Continue reading

3/4/15 Wildin Out Wednesday: The Little Rascals (Readin and Writin)

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Our Gang (also known as The Little Rascals or Hal Roach’s Rascals) is a series of comedy short films about a group of poor neighborhood children and their adventures. Created by comedy producer Hal Roach, the series is noted for showing children behaving in a relatively natural way.  In addition, Our Gang notably put boys, girls, whites and blacks together as equals. That had never been done before in cinema, and the series broke new ground.  Continue reading

3/2/15 O&A Hollywood Monday: Deus Ex| Human Revolution (Short Film)

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The short film’s clean look and amazingly directed action sequences keep viewers very well engaged, and there’s never a dull moment. It’s a very brisk-moving 12 minute video that takes a snippet of some of the most iconic imagery from Eidos’ latest home console title and translates it into something equally iconic as far as live-action visuals go.  Continue reading

2/9/15 O&A With WaleStylez: rag & bone Men’s Fall/Winter 2015 Film feat. Baryshnikov and Lil Buck

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In celebration of the FW15 menswear collection, rag & bone debuts a short film as a study of movement featuring Mikhail Baryshnikov and Lil Buck. Continue reading

2/2/15 O&A Hollywood Monday: Devils, Angels & Dating

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Devils, Angels & Dating is an award winning animated short film directed by Michael Cawood. The Devil wants Cupid’s job, but a battle for Death’s affections has cosmic ramifications below the Heavens. Winner of Burbank Film Festival (Best Short Film), Indiefest (Best Animation) and the winner of the Orson Welles Award at the California Film Awards.   Continue reading

1/27/15 O&A Inspirational Tuesday: My Beautiful Woman- Three Stories of Unconditional Love

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My Beautiful Woman is a collection of three short films of unconditional love sponsored by Wacoal, a Thai lingerie company. The Beauty Inside campaign that consists of three short 7-minute videos tell stories, based on actual events, of women whose quiet sacrifices — including for an unborn child — win the admiration of men who tell the stories.  Continue reading

1/26/15 O&A Hollywood Monday: The Most Beautiful Thing

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The Most Beautiful Thing is the winner of the LACHSA 2012 Moon Dance Best Film Award, and Best Actor Award. Written, directed and edited by Cameron Covell. This short film, starring Nick Lopez and Analisa Gutierrez, is a love story between two unlikely people.   Continue reading