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The Oscars: Short Takesnew
Which of the Oscar-nominated Short Films deserves a gold statue?
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Harry Kloman |
02-22-2011 |
Movies
Tags: Oscars 2011, Short Films
One Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Stands Outnew
Yes, the Japanese entry has a French title. You know why? Because fuck you and your antique sense of national boundaries, that's why. It's also, by far, the best of the lot, and if it doesn't win the Oscar, it'll just be the conclusion to an argument whose premises include Paul Blart: Mall Cop and the candidacy of Sarah Palin.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
02-12-2009 |
Reviews
Petite Movies With Hearts Big Enough for Oscarnew
For all their brevity, the short films nominated this year for the Oscar carry as much invention and feeling as any feature-length movie from last year.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
02-04-2009 |
Movies
Six Animated Black-and-White Shorts Shed Some Light on Fearnew
Fear(s) of the Dark is a French-produced, 85-minute compilation of six animated shorts. Fear is the common denominator in these films; so too is "dark."
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Al Hoff |
02-02-2009 |
Reviews
Want to Sell a Book? Make a Movie.new
Oregon's own Powell's is teaching New York a new trick. It's called Out Of the Book, and it's a series of bite-sized films about ... what else? Books and the quirky people who write them.
Willamette Week |
John Minervini |
09-17-2008 |
Books
The YoungCuts Film Fest Pulls Together Consistantly Good Shortsnew
Chalk it up to the digital revolution or well-funded film schools or the willingness to take on credit card debt, but the festival films' production values are impressively high, all told.
Montreal Mirror |
Mark Slutsky |
08-18-2008 |
Movies
