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Review of Let's Build a Fire
Let's Build a Fire on Reel 13 ShortsAmazing that an experimental-type film actually managed to win the Reel 13 shorts contest this week (The other experimental film offered up by Reel 13 – Everyday – didn't fare so well – and rightly so). Some might suggest that LET'S BUILD A FIRE is a music video, but I ... read morePosted on 12/02/2008 by eplromeo8 Review of Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls on Reel 13What many people don't know is that I started in musical theater before I got into filmmaking, so my familiarity with GUYS AND DOLLS, in all its incarnations, goes back a long way. (Fun fact: Did you know that Damon Runyan's character of Sky Masterson was actually based on famed ... read morePosted on 12/02/2008 by eplromeo8 Review of Things To Do
Things To Do on Reel 13What is it about Reel 13's obsession with Canada? I can't seem to figure it out. It's a New York-based TV show – there are lots of New York films and New York filmmakers. Why do they insist on continually going north of the border for independent films? No comprendo. ... read morePosted on 11/21/2008 by eplromeo8 Review of The Bad and the Beautiful
The Bad and the Beautiful on Reel 13Believe it or not, I had not seen this film before and therefore, it was probably my most anticipated Reel 13 film yet. After all, it's a film I supposed was right up my alley – behind the scenes of old Hollywood, it had some actors I was excited about ... read morePosted on 11/20/2008 by eplromeo8 Review of Manito
Manito on Reel 13MANITO, the newest Reel 13 Indie about Puerto Rican brothers trying to escape their families' dark past and make ends meet in a mostly Hispanic neighborhood in Washington Heights, was extremely frustrating to watch – it's very dark (Was it timed down? Did the compression in the transfer crush the ... read morePosted on 11/20/2008 by eplromeo8 Review of Fetch
Fetch on Reel 13I don’t have very much to say about FETCH, the first animated short to be aired by Reel 13 (all of this week’s contestants on reel13.org were animated, so it’s not as if the viewers made it so). It was fine. Cute, funny – the animation is very ... read morePosted on 11/20/2008 by eplromeo8 Review of Rebel Without a Cause
Rebel Without a Cause on Reel 13Every once and a while, a movie comes around that defines a generation. EASY RIDER, ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN and THE BREAKFAST CLUB are all Examples. I would argue, however, that no film better defines the generation it came from than REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE, which aired last night on ... read morePosted on 11/19/2008 by eplromeo8 Review of Wilby Wonderful
Wilby Wonderful on Reel 13Reel 13's latest Indie hails from north of the border and features a cavalcade of present day Canadian stars (if there is such a thing), boasting the likes of Sandra Oh, Paul Gross, Maury Chaykin and the current it-girl Ellen Page (before she became super-cute). The film is a wannabe ... read morePosted on 11/19/2008 by eplromeo8 Review of No Menus Please
No Menus Please on Reel 13These shorts are starting to annoy me with their consistent lack of quality. And in this case, I actually watched all three competitors so I KNOW that there were better films to choose from. This was actually the worst of all three, but I had a feeling it would win. ... read morePosted on 11/19/2008 by eplromeo8 Review of The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven on Reel 13I love the THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN. It was one of the watershed films of my childhood – such a sense of heroism and decency propagated throughout the film. However, watching it again on Reel 13, I was reminded of something that I always sort of knew, but didn't want to ... read morePosted on 11/19/2008 by eplromeo8 |
