Archive for August, 2009

Shrodinger’s Girl

Friday, August 21st, 2009

This intriguingly titled film (alas, recently retitled to a more mindless consumer-friendly moniker, “Triple Hit”) is a low-budget but well-acted (how often can you say that?) tale of parallel universes. You can learn more at their website.



How NOT to make a movie

Friday, August 21st, 2009

This is an entertaining multi-part series about the making of the independent sci-fi flick, Battlespace, which was not terribly well received by the small number of people who saw it, judging from its IMDB and Amazon reviews. The making-of documentary, however, is a very revealing look at the sort of obstacles an independent filmmaker faces when attempting to bring their vision to celluloid, and how they can impact what ultimately appears on the screen. This movie may not be the best independent film has to offer, but it certainly serves as an example of how the best laid plans can go awry.



Offline

Friday, August 7th, 2009

The ambitious-looking indie film, Offline, chronicles one man’s search for his true self in a future dystopia where reality has fallen beneath the heel of corporate-run virtual experience. Stylish and worth a look (although minus two points for overuse of an ATV, the modern equivalent of the low budget sci-fi film staple, the post-apocalyptic dune-buggy in the desert. Why can’t the future just have jet packs?).