conannz
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Lets Settle This is 8 minutes of fun and then just when you think it is over you get an encore. The two leads in this short film are tone perfect.
Their conversation escalates into some kind of kung fu duel. Cantonese speakers might get some more of the jokes but even with sub titles it is easy to follow along.
The short film format (13 minutes for this one) is great for showcasing the cast and the crew. I hope they get to do a feature film soon.
Their conversation escalates into some kind of kung fu duel. Cantonese speakers might get some more of the jokes but even with sub titles it is easy to follow along.
The short film format (13 minutes for this one) is great for showcasing the cast and the crew. I hope they get to do a feature film soon.
O último azul is lush and low key. Here is a possible vision of the future where personal choices are removed at a certain age.
Tereza has reached that age as the government has a plan to improve productivity by sending all elderly people over the age of 75 to a special colony.
At the start of the film she has one week before compulsory departure.
What will she do? What would we all do?
Turns out she does have a special thing on her bucket list. Travel is blocked so she needs to find a way. That way turns out to be the blue trail of the title.
The Blue Trail is a gentle satire that allows the story to unfold rather than being force-fed to us.
We are all getting older and it is not too far fetched to think that something like this could happen.
Tereza has reached that age as the government has a plan to improve productivity by sending all elderly people over the age of 75 to a special colony.
At the start of the film she has one week before compulsory departure.
What will she do? What would we all do?
Turns out she does have a special thing on her bucket list. Travel is blocked so she needs to find a way. That way turns out to be the blue trail of the title.
The Blue Trail is a gentle satire that allows the story to unfold rather than being force-fed to us.
We are all getting older and it is not too far fetched to think that something like this could happen.
Life in One Chord is a great film. It is full of so many familiar faces and overall while it tracks Shaynes musical journey that overlaps with a huge number of other NZ bands & people. It is very funny in that dry kiwi way. Shayne is very gracious & more mellow these days. Writing the book has helped him and us too.
I have met and in some cases know many of the people in the film. NZ is a small place and it's often all the same people. There are some very sad moments.
Some of the band members are no longer with us and there are some sobering moments around that.
The music clips in the film are long enough for us to feel the energy. Definitely showing us why the various bands worked (or not) rather than someone trying to tell us a story.
Plenty of talking heads too but they are or were primary actors. There is thankfully very little music journalism quoted. Having Carol Hirschfeld doing some voiceovers was a good move. She was a TV news reader / presenter a few years back.
The best thing about the film is seeing everyone not named Shayne who was in band at the same time. I wonder how this will translate for non kiwi audiences though?
In that sense it is more a story of NZ music history using his story as the prism. Locals would recognise many of them. Flying Nun & Chris Knox figure a lot as they should.
Because the film is based on his book it is skewed but I expected that. His sense of humour helps to balance that out. When Wayne died at 22 on the train near Taumarunui that was a big moment in the book & his life. Makes sense. On the whole it captures the excitement & energy of the day well.
I saw this at a film festival in Shaynes home city with some of the cast and crew. Seen in context as a celebration of local music it is much bigger than just the bio aspect might suggest.
I have met and in some cases know many of the people in the film. NZ is a small place and it's often all the same people. There are some very sad moments.
Some of the band members are no longer with us and there are some sobering moments around that.
The music clips in the film are long enough for us to feel the energy. Definitely showing us why the various bands worked (or not) rather than someone trying to tell us a story.
Plenty of talking heads too but they are or were primary actors. There is thankfully very little music journalism quoted. Having Carol Hirschfeld doing some voiceovers was a good move. She was a TV news reader / presenter a few years back.
The best thing about the film is seeing everyone not named Shayne who was in band at the same time. I wonder how this will translate for non kiwi audiences though?
In that sense it is more a story of NZ music history using his story as the prism. Locals would recognise many of them. Flying Nun & Chris Knox figure a lot as they should.
Because the film is based on his book it is skewed but I expected that. His sense of humour helps to balance that out. When Wayne died at 22 on the train near Taumarunui that was a big moment in the book & his life. Makes sense. On the whole it captures the excitement & energy of the day well.
I saw this at a film festival in Shaynes home city with some of the cast and crew. Seen in context as a celebration of local music it is much bigger than just the bio aspect might suggest.