Yet another short that has fallen onto my lap and rather pleased it did. I found this whilst looking for Exit (showcased 2 weeks back) and had been waiting for an opportune time to view it. Love the concept and its a scary thing, war, and the very harsh and brutal realities those that are caught in it have to face.
It is 2021, and imprisoned journalist Joseph Michaels faces government execution as he contemplates a desperate escape attempt in order to return to his wife and new-born in The Exit Room.
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2013 @ Tribeca Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Woodstock Film Festival, Austin Film Festival, Hollyshorts Film Festival, Aruba International Film Festival.
I’ve never been one for horror, it actually scares me and I’ve never had the desire to deliberately scare myself. Jumping off a moving plane, sure but the stuff of nightmares not so much. But I came to a recent realization; that any worthwhile student and practitioner of the arts should never enclose themselves in only the things that they like or are comfortable with. You never grow. So in attempt to expand my horizons I’ve started watching horror shorts and feature films. Most I find amusing actually, the gorey kind but what kills me is suspense. The steady build which heightens the tension and plays on my imagination is something I struggle with and Exit does this brilliantly. Written and directed by Daniel Zimbler based on a short story by Harry Farjeon this gem is set in a country manor in Edwardian England in which a small group are gathered in a parlour room celebrating christmas and a wedding of two of number. What starts as an exchange of stories and an annoying best man seemingly bent on ruining the joyous moods begins to unravel into something much more sinister.
It stars Julian Glover (“Game of Thrones”, “The Empire Strikes Back”) and whilst he is the most acclaimed of the actors is certainly not in poor company as the whole company pulls off a masterful performance.
Winner: Best International Short Film at the Paris International Fantastic Film Festival, Audience Award at Court Metrange Film Festival; Official Selection: Palm Springs Shorfest; Fantastic Fest; Raindance Film Festival
We here at This Way South love giant robots (see here) and we love them so much we’ve been wondering if it is at all possible and how soon can we get our hands on one. To our trained eye (read that as watching copious amounts of Anime) we’ve always thought it to be a simple thing to do and we’ve been baffled by our scientists and Apple’s inability (lets blame everything on Apple because we think they suck) to finally provide us with heavy ion propelled mecha. Truthfully, I put in my order for my personal Death Scythe at least 10 years ago and I’m disgusted that I am yet to receive even a functioning toy replica. To counter this great failing I decided that I will build my own and hence the exploration of the mechanics involved. In the process I came across some very geeky explanations of why physics won’t make them possible. Clearly it wasn’t geeky enough because any self-respecting geek wouldn’t give me the current limitations of technology on how to build something that clearly wouldn’t use or act like anything current. If it’s futuristic enough then we should be delving into the realm of quantum physics, bio-chemical engineering and what not. After all the Nirvash and the Eva units were clearly not just mechanical and delved too into bio-mechanics and at times the downright esoteric. Removing budgetary concerns, we would have to since even making something as rudimentary as the Death Star would cost us according to the White House $850qn (that’s $850,000,000,000,000,000). They came up Continue reading Future Focus: Mecha→
time went by and said 'so long and thanks for the memories'
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