Castle is Doug Ing's look at the city. Colors dance on buildings and streets as the city vibrates with life.
1998
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Always a favorite of those of us a bit on the twisted side, this year's crop of "out-there" films that make up the Mindbenders series will not disappoint. David Munro, creator of the Cinequest favorite Bullethead, has returned with a surreal film about the desolate emotional landscape that trauma can create. First Love, Second Planet is the dysfunctional fantasy of Crystal, who seeks love on the barren, scorched landscape of Venus, named for the goddess of sensual love.
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This year's comedy short series is an eclectic mix of films sure to bring a smile to your face. Joshua Porter's The Ride features a conflict between an affluent white man and an Afro-Caribbean woman on a New York subway which yields a deceptive outcome. With the use of "flashback fantasies," filmmakers Ginger Rinkenberger and Kathryn Pickford have created a deliriously paced comedy. What became known as ...THE ELEANOR AFFAIR ( Best Student Film at The Hamptons International Film Festival, New York 1996) explores the insidious delight of small-town gossip.
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Always a favorite of those of us a bit on the twisted side, this year's crop of "out-there" films that make up the Mindbenders series will not disappoint. David Munro, creator of the Cinequest favorite Bullethead, has returned with a surreal film about the desolate emotional landscape that trauma can create. First Love, Second Planet is the dysfunctional fantasy of Crystal, who seeks love on the barren, scorched landscape of Venus, named for the goddess of sensual love.
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Always a favorite of those of us a bit on the twisted side, this year's crop of "out-there" films that make up the Mindbenders series will not disappoint. David Munro, creator of the Cinequest favorite Bullethead, has returned with a surreal film about the desolate emotional landscape that trauma can create. First Love, Second Planet is the dysfunctional fantasy of Crystal, who seeks love on the barren, scorched landscape of Venus, named for the goddess of sensual love.
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Tu Nombre Envenena Mis Suenos (Your Name Poisons My Dreams) is a murder mystery. Built like a puzzle, the film cuts through two decades of war and two stories of love, beginning with a meeting between mathematics professor Angel Barciela (Carmelo Gomez of the film Tierra screened at Cinequest VII) and police officer Francisco Valduque (Angel de Andres). Both men are on their way to attend the funeral of a man named BuendO-a, whom they had interrogated in 1942 when they were police officers working together on an alleged suicide.
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More than ever, it seems, in spite of the red flags and other warning signs surrounding them, fame and celebrity continue to be lusted after like some modern-day Holy Grail. But, as Walter Hill so ably demonstrates in his rough and tumble Wild Bill being famous isn't always what it's cracked up to be. Set against the back drop of the Old West and through the legendary character of James Butler (Wild Bill) Hickock, Hill shows us time and again what an uncontrollable force inadvertent or cultivated notoriety can easily become.
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"Not nearly enough movies begin with treasure maps." -- Roger Ebert Walter Hill's much overlooked film of 1992 is the story of a treasure hunt in East St. Louis. William Sadler and Bill Paxton are the two Arkansas firemen who find a treasure map in the burning apartment of an old man who confesses he stole artifacts years ago from a Greek Orthodox Church. Off to the big city! The gold is easily found in an abandoned building, but an escape route is not. Paxton witnesses a gang's execution, and the two are quickly surrounded by a hail of bullets, explosions and fire, ironically enough.
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Tony is another statistic in that population dying of AIDS. He is alone, his brother dead from an overdose, mother also dead from AIDS, father in jail. But one day, upon looking out of his hospital door window, he sees the brilliant aura of Jane - his angel and saviour. Escaping from the pediatric ward, Tony sets out to follow the light which will, hopefully, ease his pain. Jane, however, has her own probems and does not need the extra baggage which accompanies Tony. Jane, a heroin addict, earns her drug money via a peep show.
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My guess is that you probably don't recognize Chuck Workman's name. You most certainly have seen his work, though, if you are a fan of the Oscars. Workman's breathtaking montages of classic film clips are, more often than not, the highlight of each broadcast. His new documentary, The Story of X, covers cinematic territory not normally associated with coveted statuettes. In fact, the film tells the story of x-rated cinema-porn, smut, nudies, adult films, stag films- from the first, flickering silent images up to, and including, the video revolution.
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Meet Alex, the "every artist". We know the type-doesn't quite fit in. Alex finds his calling by moving to Venice Beach and enrolling in art school. While his friends have a cause or talent (Gnome wants to be president, Patrick and Lizzie are destined to be the next big thing in music, and Maggie is already a video producer), Alex "wants to do it all" but doesn't have a clue how. The answer is soon obvious. Make a movie. A black and white, of course, about Gnome's crazy political aspirations e.g., Gnome would love to see Hawaii liberated from U.S. oppression. Next step?