Friday, November 25, 2011
New Year's Movie Binge Clues 2011
Monday, June 18, 2007
Vicious Pruning To Teh Blog
Right, this is the last time I am logging in, damn you Blogger!! I resent the number of times you make me sign in and the loops I have to jump through to post (yes, I am a lazy son-of-a-bitch AND I probably have A.D.D, and no I do not want to give you feedback about it.).
So I am moving over here:
http://bionicmanenator.livejournal.com/
Not looking the greatest at the moment, but it will suffice for now to keep all and sundry abrest of my travels.
Yes, TRAVELS...
For I am off to Auckland to live.
Not sure where, how long for or if I will find a job (although I'm feeling uncharacteristically confident about them all), but the idea at this stage is to go up for Film Festival (and a couple of other things that are going on up there) and will just going to "forget" to return home.
Don't know when I'll be back in Christchurch permanently. Maybe never. But I'll certainly be back for holidays with the family now and again.
I've talked about this for so long. This time it's for real.
Bye for now. See you on the other side.
So I am moving over here:
http://bionicmanenator.livejournal.com/
Not looking the greatest at the moment, but it will suffice for now to keep all and sundry abrest of my travels.
Yes, TRAVELS...
For I am off to Auckland to live.
Not sure where, how long for or if I will find a job (although I'm feeling uncharacteristically confident about them all), but the idea at this stage is to go up for Film Festival (and a couple of other things that are going on up there) and will just going to "forget" to return home.
Don't know when I'll be back in Christchurch permanently. Maybe never. But I'll certainly be back for holidays with the family now and again.
I've talked about this for so long. This time it's for real.
Bye for now. See you on the other side.
Saturday, June 09, 2007
"V" 48 Hours Christchurch Winners
Congratulations to all winners and good luck to The Outwits who now go on to the Live National Final on C4 on Sunday, July 1st, 8.30pm.
Winner
Carboys & The Indian – War/Western – The Outwits
Runner Up
Mondo Christchurch – Grindhouse – Visualeyes
Best Cinematography
Carboys & The Indian – War/Western – The Outwits
Best Damn Teen Team
A Tale of Tied Hearts – Puppet/Fairytale – Oldschool Cinema
“V” Most Manic Performance
Virgine le Brun in Bloody Vengeance 2 – Grindhouse – Frond Films
“Instant Kiwi” Most Thrilling Moment
“The Opening Sequence” from Memento Mori – Grindhouse – Spooce Media
Best Actor
Tom Trevella in Anyman – Religious/Educational – Volcano Café
Best Actress
Eden Canon in Reed Between The Lines – Crime – The Orange
Best Script
Mondo Christchurch – Grindhouse – Visualeyes
Best Original Score
Hamish Oliver for Carboys & The Indian – War/Western – The Outwits
Best Sound Mix
Bound – Horror – Witness Relocation Programme
Best Costume
Bloody Vengeance 2 – Frond Films
Best Art Direction
Reed Between The Lines – Crime – The Orange
Best Make-Up
Bloody Vengeance 2 – Grindhouse – Frond Films
Best Use Of The Line – “What Do You Call That?”
Biocab International – Religious/Educational – The New Embassy
Best Use Of The Character – “Jerry Reed; A Hypocondriac”
Painkiller: The Sick Sense – Superhero – TBALC
Best Use Of The Prop – “A Rope”
Bound – Horror – Witness Relocation Programme
Special Award – Best Single
Anyman – Religious/Educational – Volcano Café
Audience Awards
Heat One
Crime Stories – Crime – Burn The Dog
Heat Two
Bloody Vengeance 2 – Grindhouse – Frond Films
Heat Three
A Tale of Tied Hearts – Puppet/Fairytale – Oldschool Cinema
Heat Four
Humpty’s Return – Unnecessary Sequel – Roggley
Heat Five
Painkiller: The Sick Sense – Superhero – TBALC
Heat Six
Carboys & The Indian – War/Western – The Outwits
Heat Seven
Bound – Horror – Witness Relocation Programme
Winner
Carboys & The Indian – War/Western – The Outwits
Runner Up
Mondo Christchurch – Grindhouse – Visualeyes
Best Cinematography
Carboys & The Indian – War/Western – The Outwits
Best Damn Teen Team
A Tale of Tied Hearts – Puppet/Fairytale – Oldschool Cinema
“V” Most Manic Performance
Virgine le Brun in Bloody Vengeance 2 – Grindhouse – Frond Films
“Instant Kiwi” Most Thrilling Moment
“The Opening Sequence” from Memento Mori – Grindhouse – Spooce Media
Best Actor
Tom Trevella in Anyman – Religious/Educational – Volcano Café
Best Actress
Eden Canon in Reed Between The Lines – Crime – The Orange
Best Script
Mondo Christchurch – Grindhouse – Visualeyes
Best Original Score
Hamish Oliver for Carboys & The Indian – War/Western – The Outwits
Best Sound Mix
Bound – Horror – Witness Relocation Programme
Best Costume
Bloody Vengeance 2 – Frond Films
Best Art Direction
Reed Between The Lines – Crime – The Orange
Best Make-Up
Bloody Vengeance 2 – Grindhouse – Frond Films
Best Use Of The Line – “What Do You Call That?”
Biocab International – Religious/Educational – The New Embassy
Best Use Of The Character – “Jerry Reed; A Hypocondriac”
Painkiller: The Sick Sense – Superhero – TBALC
Best Use Of The Prop – “A Rope”
Bound – Horror – Witness Relocation Programme
Special Award – Best Single
Anyman – Religious/Educational – Volcano Café
Audience Awards
Heat One
Crime Stories – Crime – Burn The Dog
Heat Two
Bloody Vengeance 2 – Grindhouse – Frond Films
Heat Three
A Tale of Tied Hearts – Puppet/Fairytale – Oldschool Cinema
Heat Four
Humpty’s Return – Unnecessary Sequel – Roggley
Heat Five
Painkiller: The Sick Sense – Superhero – TBALC
Heat Six
Carboys & The Indian – War/Western – The Outwits
Heat Seven
Bound – Horror – Witness Relocation Programme
Sunday, May 27, 2007
48 Hours Christchurch Photo Finish
Some photos that were taken at the finish line of 48 Hours, last weekend:
To that kid that came screaming through the door with one second left on the clock (pictured in slideshow above): you made my fuckin year, dude! THAT moment is the complete reason I run this competition. To see a room full of people explode into spontaneous sustained cheering for nearly five minutes like that is one of the most awesome feelings I know of. I also totally get a kick out of knowing how much fun, anarchy and sheer creativity comes out of this single weekend.
Now, we await the judges decision.
Finalists announced on 3rd June - keep an eye on the countdown!
The Christchurch City Final is on 7th June, at Reading Cinema, where we announce all the prize winners and the film that will go head-to-head with the rest of the country's regional winners and Peter Jackson's Wildcards.
To that kid that came screaming through the door with one second left on the clock (pictured in slideshow above): you made my fuckin year, dude! THAT moment is the complete reason I run this competition. To see a room full of people explode into spontaneous sustained cheering for nearly five minutes like that is one of the most awesome feelings I know of. I also totally get a kick out of knowing how much fun, anarchy and sheer creativity comes out of this single weekend.
Now, we await the judges decision.
Finalists announced on 3rd June - keep an eye on the countdown!
The Christchurch City Final is on 7th June, at Reading Cinema, where we announce all the prize winners and the film that will go head-to-head with the rest of the country's regional winners and Peter Jackson's Wildcards.
Friday, May 18, 2007
"V" 48 Hours - The Final Countdown!!
Less than 10 hours to go before one of the biggest weekends of the NZ Filmmaking year!!
Good luck to everyone around the country who is competing this year.
There will be tears, heartache, rapture, frindships destroyed, gear broken, bones busted, sleep-depirved paranoia, crazy situations and more fun than infinite monkeys can shake sticks at.
I look forward to see some amazing (and some not so amazing!) results.
See you all at the starting line!!!
http://www.48hours.co.nz/
Good luck to everyone around the country who is competing this year.
There will be tears, heartache, rapture, frindships destroyed, gear broken, bones busted, sleep-depirved paranoia, crazy situations and more fun than infinite monkeys can shake sticks at.
I look forward to see some amazing (and some not so amazing!) results.
See you all at the starting line!!!
http://www.48hours.co.nz/
Saturday, May 05, 2007
Park Thing
Officially, my first appearance on YouTube.
I am such a goddamn bad-ass, if I do say so myself.
Friday, April 06, 2007
48 Hours 2007 Registrations Open!!
48 HOURS FURIOUS FILMMAKING is back! Bigger and badder than ever.
It's all going down over late May to early June. With the Grand National Winner announced live on C4 TV in late June.
Registrations have opened on the website. Go sign up for what will be the most fun you can have with a video camera in a single weekend!
This years TV promo (made by last years winners): HERE
"Movies are so rarely great art that if we cannot appreciate great trash, we have very little reason to be interested in them."
The above quote, from Pauline Kael, kinda sums up my mood at the moment...
I held a movie binge last night, to which ONE person showed up (he knows who he is, and can hold his head high) after I had gone to the effort of sending out invites to ALL of my friends.
A scant few people had said they were going to be able to make it and by the end of the day I had only one apology for non-attendance (get well, pharmacopaeia).
What happened to the rest of you pikers? Grrrr, I am not happy...
This has made me consider never doing this kind of thing again, or at least not inviting anyone I know will not show up or condemn me for trying to be a balanced film afficianado.
I ended up throwing the whole program (bar 3 films) outa the window and allowing my guest to choose the line-up. It was pretty fuckin' entertaining all told.
1. Some Trailers for upcoming movies
2. BANILIEUE 13
3. THIS FILM IS NOT YET RATED
4. A video mashup, provided by a friend.
5. LADY TERMINATOR
6. THE BEYOND
7. SOUNDSTAGE - THE ANDY KAUFMAN SHOW
8. NEGADON
9. BLACK DEVIL DOLL FROM HELL
10. THE THING
(#3 was one of the best docos about the movies I have seen in a while.)
(#6 was something of a revelation. Gory, surreal and completely jaw-dropping.)
(#9 killed us both, as it is designed to.)
(#10 never goes amiss in any circumstances.)
I held a movie binge last night, to which ONE person showed up (he knows who he is, and can hold his head high) after I had gone to the effort of sending out invites to ALL of my friends.
A scant few people had said they were going to be able to make it and by the end of the day I had only one apology for non-attendance (get well, pharmacopaeia).
What happened to the rest of you pikers? Grrrr, I am not happy...
This has made me consider never doing this kind of thing again, or at least not inviting anyone I know will not show up or condemn me for trying to be a balanced film afficianado.
I ended up throwing the whole program (bar 3 films) outa the window and allowing my guest to choose the line-up. It was pretty fuckin' entertaining all told.
1. Some Trailers for upcoming movies
2. BANILIEUE 13
3. THIS FILM IS NOT YET RATED
4. A video mashup, provided by a friend.
5. LADY TERMINATOR
6. THE BEYOND
7. SOUNDSTAGE - THE ANDY KAUFMAN SHOW
8. NEGADON
9. BLACK DEVIL DOLL FROM HELL
10. THE THING
(#3 was one of the best docos about the movies I have seen in a while.)
(#6 was something of a revelation. Gory, surreal and completely jaw-dropping.)
(#9 killed us both, as it is designed to.)
(#10 never goes amiss in any circumstances.)
