Sunkissed from Daniel Mandall on Vimeo.
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Sunkissed
Saturday, September 24, 2016
"MEMORANDUM"
You may also recognize the lead actor, which is the very talented, Preston Mulligan. Preston has been in quite a few shorts directed by friends of mine. He is an amazing talent and I can't wait to see more of him. Check out "Memorandum" below and leave your thoughts in the comment section.
MEMORANDUM from Williamscott Sorge on Vimeo.
Thursday, July 21, 2016
"EGGS"
From my understanding the production on "EGGS" had a bit of trouble from the start and a full eight minutes of the film has been lost due to data corruption (that's the nature of the digital era for you). While some of it's flaws show, despite all the production difficulties and lost footage, Jordan was still able to deliver a compelling film that showcases his unique sensibilities. "EGGS" features a great use of dynamic editing, juxtaposing distasteful images with classical music that had a transfixing on me. I can say after watching "EGGS", though I did not have a chance to crew on this film, I am proud to have collaborated many times with Jordan in the past, and I hope that we have the chance to work together again in the future.
Watch "EGGS" below and let us know what your sexual fetish is in the comments!
Eggs from Jordan Yagiello on Vimeo.
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Wednesday, February 24, 2016
"A Victim, A Target" a short film by Me
I have another short film to share with you today. This is kind of long over due. It's a 16mm short film that I made for a production class in 2014. It was shot on a bolex camera using kodaks 16mm reversal black and white film. It was developed and digitally transferred by none other then NYC's shitty PAC lab. The short film actually deviated quite a bit from my original script, due to technical errors and beginner mistakes. However, it was a fun shoot and I'm happy with some of the overall photography. You may recognize the music from Francois Truffaut's The 400 Blows. Anyway, the film was originally an attempt to be an exercise in style. Share your thoughts in the comments below!
A Victim, A Target from Jonathan Rigler on Vimeo.
"Death Becomes Him"
Death Becomes Him from Williamscott Sorge on Vimeo.
Saturday, January 16, 2016
A Very Short Affair
A Very Short Affair from William Breen on Vimeo.
Thursday, January 14, 2016
IRIS TRAILER
My return comes with some big news. Back in February 2014, I posted about some short films that Christopher Steinberger had made that were leading up to his feature film Iris. After three years in the making Iris is finally going to have it's premiere and a trailer for the feature is finally here. Christopher Steinberger of Syracuse, NY was able to raise $7,000 dollars on Kickstarter to fund this action thriller. The trailer looks pretty stunning and I actually showed up as an extra for a scene in the film, so even more reason for you to seek this out to watch. Check out the trailer below and leave your thoughts in the comments!
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Top Picks of 2014 (so far)
10 - Neighbors (dir. Nicholas Stoller)
Now this is case and point of the fact that I just haven't seen all the movies I should have this year. However, I did really enjoy Neighbors. This studio comedy contained enough absurdity and weird bits to keep my interest and the performances were on-point. And I think at the end of the movie there is something to be said about learning to move on and accepting your current situation in life.
9 - Godzilla (dir. Gareth Edwards)
I had a tough time with this movie, simply because I wanted so bad to love it. I personally don't even fully know what I expected, but I was a bit let down. I am a huge fan of the 1954 Japanese Godzilla. It's simply one of the best monster movies period. I am also a huge fan of Gareth Edwards first film Monsters. A really unique low budget monster movie that features really great characters and some beautiful visuals. So my hope was that Gareth would be able to give us a 2014 Godzilla that contained the spirit of the original monster himself, along with human characters that I could really get to know and care about. I got about half of that. I'm not sure if a Hollywood version of Godzilla in the year 2014 could be handled any more faultless than he was for this movie. I mean, I could truly feel his presence in the theater. I'm pretty sure I was cheering during the battle scenes. However, everything else in the movie fell completely flat for me. I couldn't of been more disinterested in the characters and I thought there was a large waste of great talent. Not a huge of Aaron-Taylor Johnson either and I don't think he was a good lead. However, the thirty minutes that Godzilla is on screen was so much fun and that is why Godzilla is number 9 on my list.
8 - X-Men: Days of Future Past (dir. Bryan Singer)
It is extremely rare that a superhero movie will ever make my top 10 list. I'm just not that into superhero movies. The X-Men though, have always been an exception. I think that they are the most interesting and entertaining of the superhero movies, especially in the Marvel universe. X-Men: Days of Future Past exceeds on many levels, but mainly from it's great cast. I think that the actors chosen fit the roles perfectly and I am able to find myself engaged with them almost immediately. Dealing with a subject such as time travel, can too often become convoluted and distracting for the audience, because they are too busy trying to figure out the timeline of events. This movie skips all of that by making it very straight forward of how time works in the universe and how the future is affected by going back and changing events.
7 - The Grand Budapest Hotel (dir. Wes Anderson)
Wes Anderson gives us a black comedy that is very funny and yet sad. The tone of the movie almost depends on the audience you see it with. As expected there is an excellent ensemble cast in the movie, but Ralph Fiennes is truly superb and really stands out. You either like or don't like Wes Anderson's movies, I happen to like them.
6 - The Final Member (dir. Jonah Bekhor, Zach Math)
A documentary on the world's only penis museum and one man's pursuit in finishing his collection of mammal penises by finding the right human to donate his own. Absolutely hysterical and absurd, while also carrying a poignant theme on what it means to leave your mark or legacy.
5 - The Overnighters (dir. Jesse Moss)
There's so much I could say about The Overnighters, but none of my words would do it justice. What a roller coaster of a documentary. The turns it takes through out are not only surprising, but just truly and utterly affecting. This is going to be a contender for my end of year top 10 list for sure.
4 - Under the Skin (dir. Jonathan Glazer)
Beautiful, ambiguous, intense. This movie is on another level.
3 - Borgman (dir. Alex van Warmerdam)
What if evil came in a physical form and found it's way into your life unexpectedly and started turning everything around for you. Slowly taking over everything you once knew, until everything you had is no longer yours? Borgman is one of the most brilliant dark fairy tales I have ever seen. Hilarious, disturbing, and horrifying.
2 - Blue Ruin (dir. Jeremy Saulnier)
A very intense revenge thriller. Sounds pretty typical, but Blue Ruin handles revenge as something that one may not always want to do, but sometimes it has to be done.
1 - Only Lovers Left Alive (dir. Jim Jarmusch)
One of the greatest working directors Jim Jarmusch returns with one of the best and most unique vampire films in recent memory. With a fantastic lead cast, Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton as a couple of misfit aging vampires, Only Lovers Left Alive is hilarious, smart, and poetic. By far my favorite film of the year and it's going to be a strong contender at the end of the year as well.
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Attention Marvel
Monday, May 12, 2014
"Transparency" Watch the Full Movie
Transparency from Anthony Mormile on Vimeo.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
"How to Build a Time Machine" Trailer
How to Build a Time Machine has been one of my most anticipated films since director Jay Cheel first announced it. It's his follow up to his 2011 film Beauty Day, which if you haven't seen, you should go onto Hulu and watch it right now.
As the production took off, it seems there has been some changes to the film's focus from it's original ideas. That is precisely why I love documentaries, how the journey ends can't be known until you reach it.
Now that a trailer is here, I can say that I'm even more jazzed to How to Build a Time Machine. From the trailer, I get the idea that it will be a compelling look into obsession, nostalgia, and mental acquisitiveness. For more updates on the film you can like it on it's Official Facebook Page. I hope you all enjoy the trailer as much as I did.
How to Build a Time Machine - Teaser from Jay Cheel on Vimeo.
Sunday, May 4, 2014
"Rashomon" and the Truth
Japanese master Akira Kurosawa released two films in the year 1950, Scandal and Rashomon. While both films are brilliant in their own respects, it is the latter of the two that achieved international acclaim and introduced Japanese cinema to the western world. Like many of his films, Rashomon explores the moral integrity of individuals and asks difficult questions about the nature of human behavior. In Rashomon, Kurosawa brilliantly constructs a non-linear narrative that is never once convoluted and shows the audience through the use of visuals that the truth told by humans is never objective.
In the film, an event is depicted through the use of flashbacks from the perspectives of four individuals. The first individual to tell his version of the events that took place is the bandit TajĂ´maru, played by frequent Kurosawa collaborator ToshirĂ´ Mifune. As TajĂ´maru recites his memories of what happened, the camera shows the audience the events unfold from his perspective. After drinking some water that makes TajĂ´maru feel sick, he decides to go rest by a tree in the forest. He is awakened by two people passing by: a samurai walking side by side with his wife, who sits gracefully atop a horse, her face hidden by a veil. The viewers attention is directed to what TajĂ´maru sees and is focused on the camera cutting from a close up of his eyes looking camera right to a close up of the woman's feet hanging from the horse. This shot is then quickly followed by the camera slowly panning up to her face. As the flashback of events continues, a pattern of editing is developed, cutting from close ups of TajĂ´maru's eyes to what he sees. At one point we see in the same shot the samurai and woman pass TajĂ´maru leaning against the tree, and the camera's motion tracks with the direction he turns his head as he watches them walk away. Through both the use of camera movement and editing, viewers are able to see events unfold from the perspective of the characters.
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
"Briarwood" Trailer
Briarwood Teaser Trailer from Ryan Farmer on Vimeo.
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Criterion Pick: "A Man Escaped"
Friday, April 11, 2014
Kenji Mizoguchi Retrospective
It's been 20 years since there has been a retrospective of Mizoguchi's existing filmography in the United States until this year. From May 2nd to June 8th the Museum of Moving Image will be presenting his entire body of work that still exists on both 35mm and 16mm film prints. This is a great opportunity for those who are unfamiliar with this master filmmaker to delve into his body of work and witness his famous extended takes on the big screen. This is definitely something cinephiles in New York City will not want to miss and if you have the opportunity to travel to the city for this, it would be well worth it.
Here is the schedule:
May 3rd
2:00 PM - Sansho the Bailiff (1954) (preceded by a presentation from film scholar David Bordwell)
7:00 PM - Street of Shame (1956)
May 4th
2:00 PM - Song of Home (1925) (with live musical accompaniment by Makia Matsumara)
3:30 PM - Oyuki the Virgin (1935)
6:30 PM - Sisters of the Gion (1936)
May 9th
7:00 PM - Utamaro and His Five Women (1946)
May 10th
1:00 PM - Hometown (1930)
3:00 PM - White Threads of the Waterfall (1933)
4:30 PM - Miyamoto Musashi (1944)
6:00 PM - The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (1939)
May 11th
2:00 PM - Hometown (1930)
4:00 PM - White Threads of the Waterfall (1933)
6:30 PM - Miyamoto Musashi (1944)
May 16th
7:00 PM - The Life of Oharu (1952)
May 17th
4:00 PM - The Downfall of Osen (1935)
6:30 PM - Straits of Love and Hate (1937)
May 18th
5:00 PM - Poppy (1935)
7:00 PM - Women of the Night (1948)
May 23rd
7:00 PM - A Geisha (1953)
May 24th
2:00 PM - The Famous Sword Bijomaru (1945)
4:00 PM - Portrait of Madame Yuki (1950)
7:00 PM - Osaka Elegy (1936)
May 25th
2:00 PM - The 47 Ronin (Part 1 & 2) (1941)
May 31st
5:00 PM - The Love of Sumako, the Actress (1947)
7:00 PM - Miss Oyu (1951)
June 1st
2:00 PM - The Crucified Lovers (1954)
4:30 PM - Victory of Women (1946)
7:00 PM - My Love Burns (1949)
June 6th
7:00 PM - Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955)
June 7th
5:00 PM - The Lady of Musashino (1951)
7:00 PM - The Woman of the Rumor (1954)
June 8th
2:00 PM - Tales of the Taira (1955)
For more information visit Museum of Moving Image
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Spring Break at Film Forum 4/1
Confidentially Yours (1983) - 7:45 PM