Writer-director Bridget Moloney spoke with Solzy at the Movies last week about her short film, Blocks, which was selected to screen during SXSW. The short film is available through Prime Video presents the SXSW 2020 Film Festival Collection from April 27-May 6, 2020. How thrilled were you when Blocks was selected to screen at SXSW? Bridget Moloney: I screamed when I saw the email. I was in a parking lot of Party City looking for…
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Milena Govich and Laura Vandervoort spoke with Solzy at the Movies about newly released episodic short Unspeakable. The episodic short/proof-of-concept premiered during the 2018 SXSW Film Festival. Laura Vandervoort stars in the short, which was written by David Cornue and directed by Milena Govich. Unspeakable is an episodic short/proof-of-concept. How did you first come up with the idea? Milena Govich: The tale of the imposter has been around for a long time, but rarely do…
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Once Upon a Time in Uganda takes us behind the scenes of Wakaliwood by way of a friendship between two people from across the globe. As the documentary opens with the camera pulling back in thrilling fashion, Andrew Hollander’s score would have us believe we’re watching a thriller. The truth is that this film is not a thriller. There are some portions of the story that do manage to give off an action vibe. However,…
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Insert Coin provides some closure on WMS/Midway over a decade after Midway was forced into bankruptcy and had to close its doors. Arcades may not be a game of the past but the market sure has changed. Just like how the cinema landscape is changing to benefit the consumer, the same has transpired in the video game industry. And yet, here we are on a time machine back to the 1980s and 1990s. It was…
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After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News isn’t just an examination of “fake news” but a look into the horrifying consequences. I believe it was President Abraham Lincoln who once said that we shouldn’t believe everything we read on the internet. The nation’s 16th president most certainly didn’t say those comments but every now and then, a meme circulates around the internet with Lincoln being credited. However, this film isn’t so much about…
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Chelsea Devantez spoke with Solzy at the Movies about her new short film, Basic, which starts screening at SXSW on March 14 in Shorts Program 3. Devantez wrote, directed, and stars in the short film, which also stars Georgia Mischak and Nelson Franklin. In light of SXSW being cancelled, the film will be going online as part of Short of the Week’s SXSW Shorts Week on March 19. How excited are you that Basic was…
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For Madmen Only takes us into the mind of improv guru Del Close–a person whose name is familiar with those who took up the art of improvisation. I’m not going to get into debate behind improvisation because we’d just be here all night. In typical improv fashion, the opening credits state that “the filmmakers hereby accept the blame for everything else about this film.” Make no mistake that Del Close would certainly be proud. It’s…
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Emily Ann Hoffman took some time recently to speak with Solzy at the Movies about the upcoming animated short film, Blackheads, originally set to premiere at SXSW. In lieu of SXSW being cancelled, Hoffman decided to make her film public online for a period of 48 hours on March 15-16 starting at 10 AM ET. The film would have originally screened on these dates–you can view via the above link. After the 16th, the only…
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Writer-director Rachel Harrison Gordon spoke to Solzy at the Movies about Broken Bird ahead of the short film’s scheduled North American premiere. Broken Bird stars Indigo Hubbard-Salk, Chad L. Coleman, Jari Jones, Bill Aiken, and Mel House. Originally set to hold its North American premiere during the 2020 SXSW Film Festival, it’s unknown when the film will next screen. I’ve gotten the go-ahead to run the my interview with Rachel Harrison Gordon, which appears as…
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A college graduate has to re-think his entire post-college plans in Drunk Bus after his girlfriend decides to leave him for an opportunity in New York City. Michael (Charlie Tahan) finds himself in somewhat of a pickle after his girlfriend up and left him. When we first meet him, he’s driving the “drunk bus” on a college campus. Night after night, it’s the same routine for Michael during the late shift. Michael’s girlfriend is probably…
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