Flickers on the Wall: The Dark Side of Zombies
I try, oh Lord I try, to stay away from zombies. But I fail. Their undead paws are into everything, and that just forces me to write about the state of the zombie union. In May’s column, I jumped straight to Zombie Love, a corpse-filled comedy/romance/musical. It doesn’t get any better. However, sometimes you want […]
Continue ReadingFlickers on the Wall: Cinematic Angels
I can’t say that I’ve been feeling particularly holy of late, yet I admit to a fascination with angels, and being who I am, a fascination with angels in short film. Those powerful, inexplicable, often death-dealing, messengers of God have had an odd history in cinema. Biblically, they are awe-inspiring, but in movies […]
Continue ReadingFlickers on the Wall: Needing a Little Zombie Love
My Blood again is rushing
I feel I might be blushing
My face is turning red
I have never felt so un-undead
In the world of independent short film, no critter pops up its nasty little head more than the zombie. I’m being too conservative. Forget creature films; my completely unreliable survey (I asked me) shows there […]
Flickers on the Wall: Masters of Horror - Season 2
I just can’t keep away from Masters of Horror (my examination of series one begins here). The first season was the finest collection of genre films in over forty years. It is essential viewing for all horror fans, an encyclopedia of monsters, madmen, and fear as presented on-screen in the past half-century. […]
Continue ReadingFlickers on the Wall: Masters of Horror (Part 3)
I return for the final time to season one of Masters of Horror. It’s taken me three columns to cover this momentous project, but there were thirteen films; anything shorter would have been negligent. The series was the creation of writer/producer/director Mick Garris, who may not have an impressive directing résumé, but does […]
Continue ReadingFlickers on the Wall: Masters of Horror (Part 2)
Last month, I started an examination of Masters of Horror, a short film horror anthology conceived as a direct-to-video project. Broadcast on Showtime and seen by almost no one, all thirteen movies have now been released on DVD, separately and in a box set. The title, or at least the label of “Master,” was a […]
Continue ReadingFlickers on the Wall: Masters of Horror (Part 1)
There’s nothing equivalent to the fantastic fiction magazines of literature for film, nothing you can subscribe to in order to get the most exciting and skillfully conceived short movies (or poor ones that somehow got past the slush viewers) each month. There were no Weird Tales, Astounding Stories, or Worlds of IF to shepherd […]
Continue ReadingFlickers on the Wall: A Dead Month
January is a dead month. Outside my window the trees are barren, except for a few Georgia pines, dreaming of better days, and the grass displays nothing but shades of brown. The sky is gray, and the only wildlife is a pair of feral cats who’ve decided my porch provides better protection from the […]
Continue ReadingFlickers on the Wall: A Stocking Full of Christmas Shorts
Give me a roaring fire, a cup of hot chocolate (I never got over my childhood fear of eggnog), a brightly lit tree, and a classic Christmas story, and I’m a happy man. Carols, holly, Santa, spiced cider, snowmen, and brightly wrapped packages—I never tire of them. I’m a Christmas junky. […]
Continue ReadingFlickers on the Wall: The Shape of SF Short Films
In my last two columns, I commented on short films that you could acquire for home viewing, either by downloading from a website or by purchasing a DVD. But the newest short films are rarely available. This month, I’ll examine some of the best films that are still on the festival circuit. To see these, […]
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