Short Premiere: ‘Loaded’

By Stephen Tringali
I should probably mention first that “Loaded” comes with a warning: it was shot as an exercise in high contrast lighting effects and hyper-kinetic editing techniques, not as an exploration into narrative forms.
The short is actually the product of a lackluster night over this past Thanksgiving break. With nothing particularly exciting to do, [...]

Film Independent: Bluring Lines Between Mainstream and Indie

By Donny T. Sheldon
I really liked Juno, so I feel somewhat obligated to further explore its supposed indie credibility and open up a discussion about what really constitutes a film as independent. It’s important to consider other elements that compose an “indie” film apart from hip music, quirky dialogue, and other stylistic measures. In [...]

Short Premiere: ‘Shady Kids’

(Scroll to the end of this entry to watch Golden Hour’s latest short film, “Shady Kids”)
By Stephen Tringali
The week before Thanksgiving break, John Arturo and I entered Film and Video Production I class to find that our teacher wanted to see our footage, our rough cuts, anything that might indicate we had started working [...]

Justin’s Top Ten Movies Of 2007

By Justin Wilder
1. No Country For Old Men: Javier Bardem should win an Oscar for best word said in any movie ever for his use of “friendo.” If there were an Oscar for best haircut in a film, he would win it.
2. Margot At The Wedding: Noah Baumbach writes the way I would like [...]

Why I Will Weep If Diablo Cody Wins the Best Original Screenplay Oscar

by Lindsay Zoladz
(in response to the New York Times article Off the Stripper Pole and Into the Movies)
Now, let’s get one thing straight: I love a good ex-stripper success story as much as the next person, maybe even a little bit more. I like all three of Kathleen Hanna’s bands.
And another thing: I’m well aware [...]