It’s lucky 13 for the Boston Underground Film Festival as they celebrate their raucous 13th annual edition this year. Opening with the much buzzed about bloody feature film Hobo With a Shotgun starring Rutger Hauer and directed by Jason Eisener, the fest then barrels on for eight wild nights and days from March 24-31.
While there’s plenty of underground goodness from the U.S.A., this year Buff feels like it’s a much more international affair with several sick features from around the globe. There’s gory horror and quirky black comedy from Japan in the guise of Yoshihiro Nishimura’s Helldriver and Sion Sono’s Cold Fish; the Argentinian freak-out Phase7 by Nicolas Goldbart; David Blyth’s Wound is a psychological thriller from New Zealand; and Mark Hartley’s Machete Maidens Unleashed! is a look at Philippine exploitation cinema from the ’70s.
Stateside there’s Usama Alshaibi‘s Profane,...
While there’s plenty of underground goodness from the U.S.A., this year Buff feels like it’s a much more international affair with several sick features from around the globe. There’s gory horror and quirky black comedy from Japan in the guise of Yoshihiro Nishimura’s Helldriver and Sion Sono’s Cold Fish; the Argentinian freak-out Phase7 by Nicolas Goldbart; David Blyth’s Wound is a psychological thriller from New Zealand; and Mark Hartley’s Machete Maidens Unleashed! is a look at Philippine exploitation cinema from the ’70s.
Stateside there’s Usama Alshaibi‘s Profane,...
- 3/10/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Cinema Lounge Roundtable: An Interview with the Filmmakers
November 2010
From the dark comic tale of a murderous co-ed on the hunt for true love or an old gay man undergoing the same search, to a look into group therapy sessions for social anxiety ridden clones, and a look at an engaged couple testing the limits of their relationship at a joint bachelor/bachelorette party; the films in this month's Cinema Lounge showcase the power of storytelling in under 30 minutes. We caught up with filmmakers Matthew Morgenthaler, Trevin Matcek, Hana Geissendorfer, Daniel Patterson, and Justin Staley to discuss their films and their process in getting them made.
By Folayo Lasaki
Let ‘s start with Introductions of your names and projects ...
Matthew: Matthew Morgenthaler - Love Me Tender
Trevin: Trevin Matcek - You, Me + We
Hana: Hana Geissendorfer - Hermann
Daniel/Justin: Daniel Patterson & Justin Staley - Stag & Doe
Can each of...
November 2010
From the dark comic tale of a murderous co-ed on the hunt for true love or an old gay man undergoing the same search, to a look into group therapy sessions for social anxiety ridden clones, and a look at an engaged couple testing the limits of their relationship at a joint bachelor/bachelorette party; the films in this month's Cinema Lounge showcase the power of storytelling in under 30 minutes. We caught up with filmmakers Matthew Morgenthaler, Trevin Matcek, Hana Geissendorfer, Daniel Patterson, and Justin Staley to discuss their films and their process in getting them made.
By Folayo Lasaki
Let ‘s start with Introductions of your names and projects ...
Matthew: Matthew Morgenthaler - Love Me Tender
Trevin: Trevin Matcek - You, Me + We
Hana: Hana Geissendorfer - Hermann
Daniel/Justin: Daniel Patterson & Justin Staley - Stag & Doe
Can each of...
- 11/11/2010
- by maint
- Film Independent
The 16th annual San Antonio Film Festival, which runs June 23-27, is truly a great combination of celebrating local talent and international cinema, screening films produced in Texas to ones produced in Europe, South America and the Middle East.
There’s also a distinct flavor of socially aware fictional narratives and documentaries, including films about Tibetan refugees, migrant workers, the 2008 Presidential election, alcoholism and genocide. But, that’s not to say the fest is a totally serious affair as there’s also several genre films about the World Cup, sheep rustlers, dancers, crooks and other ne’er-do-wells. It looks like a fun mix.
The full lineup of films is below. The way the festival runs is that films screen in blocks in three different theaters. A “block” of films will generally contain a feature or two (feature = film that is 50 mins. or more), plus several shorts. In the lineup I have up,...
There’s also a distinct flavor of socially aware fictional narratives and documentaries, including films about Tibetan refugees, migrant workers, the 2008 Presidential election, alcoholism and genocide. But, that’s not to say the fest is a totally serious affair as there’s also several genre films about the World Cup, sheep rustlers, dancers, crooks and other ne’er-do-wells. It looks like a fun mix.
The full lineup of films is below. The way the festival runs is that films screen in blocks in three different theaters. A “block” of films will generally contain a feature or two (feature = film that is 50 mins. or more), plus several shorts. In the lineup I have up,...
- 6/22/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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