The Beast of Burden
I am not one for “fantasy dramas.” I indulged in enough fantasy when I was younger and have enough drama in my life now to be instinctively repelled by either genre. It was probably for this reason that I waited until Film Society held a screening of Beasts of a Southern Wild before...
Looking at Filmmaking Through a New Lens
As you may know from my last post, I spent a semester abroad at the University of California, Santa Cruz last year, during which time I was lucky enough to be ‘taught’ by Cam Archer, an established film director. I say ‘taught’ in quotes because Cam did more than teach – he imparted his unique...
Shotties Themes 2013
It’s that time of the year again, folks. It’s time to get writing your screenplays for Shotties 2013. This year, we have two themes for you to write on. They’re as follows: Try Outs Love and Other ‘Obsessions’ You can choose to write on one of them or both of them, but please try and...
The Most Deserving, and Most Likely to Take Home Gold
So here we are again, the 85th Academy Awards are days away and it’s about time we weigh up once and for all who will go home several golden pounds heavier and who really deserves the little golden man. I have painstakingly watched almost every film nominated in every category and paid close attention to...
FilmSoc 2013: All You Need to Know For Now
This is going to be a long message. In fact, your friends going into Les Misérables right now may well come out of the movie before you finish reading it. And no doubt, they will have tears streaming down their faces at the tragic demise of not only Anne Hathaway, but Hugh Jackman as well....
UCT Students Make It To Sundance
Katey Lee Carson and Dylan Bosman aren’t quite household names just yet but, if the last few years are anything to go by, that may well change in the not-too-distant future. Both recently received mail from the people at the Sundance Film Festival notifying her that their latest short film The Washing Up and The Running...
Finding the Silver Lining
All children are warned growing up that it is not right to make fun of the kids who are different. And so, with this ingrained into the human psyche, there is an understandably fine line for a director to tread when making a comedy about those who are mentally ill. The subject matter demands more...
The YouTube Report (ep04)
The big news on YouTube this week is that Psy’s Gangnam Style finally passed Justin Bieber’s ‘Baby’ music video as the most watched video online. But, more importantly, with provisional UCT exam results released over the next few days, there’s just cause to be a little bit stressed out. Maybe these will calm you down...
Pulled Apart At The Seams
Cloud Atlas is a refreshingly ambitious project. Released amidst a plethora of what-you-see-is-what-you-get titles such as Taken 2, Paranormal Activity 4 and Hotel Transylvania, it certainly cannot be faulted for it’s individuality, creativity and enterprise. It undertakes to weave six stories that take place across continents and time, stretching back to the ancient past through to the distant...
Chronicle
All kids dream of having superpowers. I have hundreds photos of myself dressed up as Superman, Batman and (one time) Wonder-Woman at children’s parties that I attended when I was young. I would run around the gardens pretending to fly and stare at plants in an effort to zap them with my laser vision. Not...
The Plastics album launch at Assembly
More often than not, the Assembly in Cape Town offers up a gem of a night such as this one: The Plastics’ “Pyramid” album launch, supported by Beach Party and Al Bairre. After a week of hectic and somewhat hazy end-of-exams-celebrations, I headed out on 16th November for a couple of beers and great...
The YouTube Report (ep03)
It’s been a while since the last post in the YouTube report, so below are 5 videos that I have enjoyed in the last while. Enjoy! 1. Red Bull At It Again Red Bull have been in the news recently when Felix Baumgartner jumped from the edge of space. Their next extreme sports venture sees...
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