April 4, 1999

Let Forever Be (1999) ****

A music video directed by Michel Gondry.

Praise You (1999) ***

Eccentric videoclip directed by Spike Jonze.

Kleingeld (1999) ***

German short about money.

My Grandmother Ironed The King's Shirts (1999) ***

Very amusing Norwegian cartoon about King Haakon VII and the resistance against the Nazis during World War II. Nominated for an Oscar.

When The Day Breaks (1999) ***

Strange animated cartoon from Canada, nominated for an Oscar.

Heavy Rotation (1999) **

Watt directed this bizarre Japanese cartoon about some really mean teddy bears.

Humdrum (1999) ***

Amusing British cartoon. Nominated for an Oscar.

3 Misses (1999) ***

Wild and frantic cartoon directed by Paul Driessen. Nominated for an Oscar.

Suprise Cinema (1999) ***

A surrealistic nightmare with righteous dudes being devoured by alligator toilets and cheating on their wives with giant squids. Directed by Bill Plympton.

The Old Man And The Sea (1999) ***

Beautiful adaptation of Ernst Hemingway's famous novel. Directed by Alexandr Petrov. An IMAX cartoon that won an Academy Award for best animated short.

Ill (1999) *

A rather confusing Japanese cartoon directed by Nozomu Shimogiri.

Sandland (1999) **

A story about a shipwreck and a mysterious witch. A visually impressive German film. 3-D computer animation. Directed by Heiko Lueg.