You can find thick books devoted to the art of film dialogue. Much of the advice can be summed up this way: “Less is more.” There are many ways to achieve that goal, such as omitting small talk (“How are you doing?” and making sure that your characters don’t say what the viewers can see. Peter Olsen brings that wisdom to…
read more →Regg Skwarko’s “Steam” immediately brings to mind Psycho’s shower scene. But—spoiler alert—there is a terrific twist. The film is one of the finalists in the 2017 Cinephone Film Fest. Anything else we might say about it would ruin your viewing experience, so instead, let’s talk about the art of homage. In the world of film…
read more →A movie about moviemaking runs the risk of being self-indulgent and too clever. That said, the self-reflexive genre includes some extraordinary works such as “The Player,” “The Day of the Locust,” and “Sunset Boulevard.” We can now add to that list —in the mobile movie subcategory—Christopher Stollery’s witty “No Budget.” “No Budget” artfully creates the appearance of an…
read more →Kemp Baldwin demonstrates the art of the mobile movie parody in”Bindle Bros.” The four-minute faux documentary was a selection in the 2016 Disposable Film Festival
read more →Aris Tyros is a Canadian actor and iPhone filmmaker. His “How I Became a Movie Theatre Murderer” won the second place Audience Award at this year’s MoMo Film Festival in Zurich. In this his first film, Tyros joins Charlie Chaplin, Orson Welles, Ida Lupino, and Woody Allen in directing himself, a challenge that he discusses among other topics in…
read more →Stefan Etrych’s “Bubbles Don’t Lie” has won first place at this year’s Mobile Film Festival. In this 5-minute comedy, mysterious numbers appear above people’s heads. When the meaning of the numbers is revealed, the secret changes how everyone views everyone else. Caution (and possible spoiler alert): While the visuals are PG, the film’s is definitely for people who are not…
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