What greater hell could exist for a parent than the loss of a child? The lengths they would go to undo what has been done, the bargains they would cut, must be bottomless. Pain that fathomable—even for those who haven’t … Continue reading BRING HER BACK
There’s nothing like a good fairy tale, especially one with teeth—and Mexican writer/producer/director Guillermo del Toro has plenty of teeth to go around. Not to mention lovers, monsters, and the overwhelming power stories have to connect. The Shape of Water is … Continue reading THE SHAPE OF WATER
For the past ten years, ShortsHD™, the global Short Movie Channel (www.shorts.tv), has worked with Magnolia Pictures to bring the Oscar Nominated short programs (Live Action/Animation/Documentary) to theaters, giving audiences a chance to see the nominees prior to Hollywood’s Big Night. … Continue reading OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS 2015 – LIVE ACTION
The Double, an adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s 1866 novella, is brought to the screen via writer/director Richard Ayoade and co-screenwriter Avi Korine. What Ayoade and Korine get right is Dostoyevsky’s impending sense of doom. No one is going to walk … Continue reading THE DOUBLE
Consider what it must have been like for an ant building a hill on the island of Guadalcanal in 1942. You, and a thousand of your closest friends, are going about the business of collecting food and constructing tunnels when … Continue reading GODZILLA
Of the twenty-four categories, The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences devotes three categories to honor achievement in a short subject: Animation, Documentary, and Live Action. Submissions must be less than 40 minutes in length and have held a … Continue reading THE OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT SUBJECTS — ANIMATION
Michael J. Cinema 