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Archive for October, 2007

Five

By John Oak Dalton • Oct 31st, 2007

Twilight Zone”-flavored horror-thriller, from New Zealand director Amit Tripuraneni, features five camping friends, and the secrets that are revealed over a long weekend in a remote cabin. Five, Tripuraneni’s follow-up to the admirable, muscular spy thriller Memories of Tomorrow, plumbs a traditional genre, but with a different vibe. Tripuraneni coached naturalistic, almost improvised-seeming performances from his leads, but coupled that with energetic visuals and a crisp pace. The visuals are eye-searing and the editing leaves scenes charged with menace.

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The Scene:  10/29/2007

By John Oak Dalton • Oct 29th, 2007

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imageJust in time for Halloween, CNGM Pictures debuted Irving Renquist, Ghost Hunter will be debuting on the web Wednesday. This supernatural series, sporting a first season run of nine episodes, will be available on the web, on regional cable access channels, and ultimately on DVD. Irving is CNGM’s first foray into television production after several years of producing features and shorts, including Fate Twisted Simply, Cuba Road, Sleep to Dream, and others.

The Carolina Film and Video Festival is looking for submissions for their Fest in February in Greensboro. The Fest focuses on independent and student work and has cash prices. There are workshops and presentations, as well as screenings, throughout the Fest. The deadline for submissions is November 15.

Michael W. Dean, who has encouraged free bootlegs of his underground music documentary DIY Or Die, has opted to put the entire feature up at YouTube. The documentary features interviews with Lydia Lunch, Gwar, Fugazi, the Stooges and others. Dean is also the author of the how-to book $30 Film School.

Stray Cinema is back with another open source film experiment. This year’s footage, available for recutting and remixing, was shot by New Zealand filmmaker and visual artist Naomi Lamb. A screening of remixed projects will be held in New Zealand.