April 4, 2008

Liminal (2008) *****

Next Floor (2008) ****

Impressive short film about a huge feast.

I Love The World (2008) ****


Flashing Lights (2008) ****

Single Ladies Put A Ring On It (2008) ****

Excellent music video from Beyoncé.

Hydro-Levesque (2008) ****

Brilliant short by Matthew Rankin.

Smafuglar (2008) ***

Patient (2008) ***

Water In Milk Exist (2008) ***

Reviens-tu ce soir ? (2008) ***

Stress (2008) ***

A Justice music video directed by Romain Gavras.

Sharhe Hale Shakhsi (2008) ***

A weird pastiche of Abbas Kiarostami's "Close-Up" (1990), set in Winnipeg.

Soupir! (2008) ***

A musical short.

Corps d'argile (2008) ***


Big Tits at Work: Nudist Colony Report (2008) ***

Starring Jayden James. 37 min.

Ça pis tout l'reste (2008) ***

Organ Molly (2008) ***

Le Beau sexe (2008) ***

Synthétiseur (2008) ***

A girl decides to find out what's inside her head and she goes on a trip to a savannah.

Runaway (2008) ***

Girl On Red Couch (2008) ***

Gash (2008) ***

Mon nom est Victor Gazon (2008) ***

Excellent short about a little boy.

Caporal Crevette (2008) ***

Excellent short about a young boy.

Poker Face (2008) ***

Spielzeugland (2008) ***

Excellent short film set during the Holocaust. Brilliant narrative structure.

Auf der Strecke (2008) **

Depressing short film about cowardice and guilt.

Dandurand-Cinquième (2008) **

Amusing short about a fugitive winning a lottery.

Al Dente (2008) **

Short film about food.

La Sentinelle (2008) **

A short film about a guard.

Avant-goût de printemps (2008) **

A young man prepares for a big date.

Buddies (2008) **

Sad short about a puppeteer suffering from Tourette Syndrome.

Histoire de pêche (2008) **

Is it a film about a father or a serial killer ?

Chère Rosalia (2008) *

Canadian film about illegal immigration from Mexico.

Comment 15 personnes peuvent assister à la noyade (2008) *

Full title: "Comment 15 personnes peuvent assister à la noyade de quelqu'un sans lui porter secours". Uneven short about an actress.

Tony Zoreil (2008) *

Short film from France about a young man with huge ears.

À mère et marées (2008) *

A strange fantasy film.

Le Temps de recoltes (2008) *

Short documentary about migrant farm workers.

Journal des Réalisateurs de Jean-Luc Godard (2008) *

Godard's hommage to film auteurs.

Une Catastrophe (2008) *

Godard's trailer for the Vienna Film Festival, using footage from "Potemkin" (1925) and his own "Notre musique" (2004).

Three Mothers (2008) *

Short film about three generations of women.

Avant l'hiver (2008) *

Short documentary about old age.

Belle maman (2008) *

A young man falls in love with his girlfriend's mother during a family dinner.

This Way Up (2008) ****

Excellent British cartoon about two very determined undertakers. Nominated for an Academy Award.

Oktapodi (2008) ****

Terrific cartoon about two octopusses in love. Nominated for an Academy Award.

Presto (2008) ***

Amusing Disney cartoon about a magician. Nominated for an Oscar.

Skhizein (2008) ***

Hilarious cartoon about a man who is literally besides himself.

Pogo et ses amis (2008) ***

Mind-boggling cartoon about psychopaths. Not for all tastes.

Les Anges déchets (2008) ***

Animated film set in a garbage dump.

Cattle Call (2008) ***

Short, experimental, animated documentary about cattle.

La Maison en petits cubes (2008) ***

A old man lives on the top floor of a building that is almost entirely submerged in water. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.

Lavatory – Lovestory (2008) *

A lavatory attendant that finds a flower bouquet in her tip jar. Nominated for an Academy Award.

L'Ondée (2008) *

Short animated film about a rainy day.