If you live in St. John's you probably know Tim from Capitol Video; if you don't - go there, it's at Rawlins Cross - the best films to rent in town , good conversation and excellent recommendations for when you want to watch something but just don't know what. For those of you who don't know Tim, I asked him to send me a blurb about who he is. This is what he sent;
"I started reviewing movies for Take Two, a radio show at CHMR in the fall of 1994, and began co-hosting the show the following semester, which I continued to do for a couple of years. During that time, I reviewed movies for a number of community publications, until early in 1997, when I began doing film reviews for the Express. I continued there until the end of 2003, then moved on to Current for half of the following year. I then went on to Independent, until its untimely passing, and am back with Current since September. For the past ten years or so, I've been operating Capitol Video, currently located on Rawlins Cross."
Tim did film reviews for us! This is his review from last nights screening - were you there? Comment and let us know what you thought - start a conversation!
WEDNESDAY NIGHT REVIEWS by Tim Conway
Sometimes, dreams come true. The same holds for metaphors in the 7 min. short, Struck, written and co-produced by Milena Ferreira, and screening at the WIFF’s Brevity Meets Levity show on Wednesday evening.
Just as Joel catches sight of a fetching woman on the other side of the street, he’s struck in the chest by a metre-long arrow. He’s not fatally wounded, but his life is certainly more complicated, as doctors choose to leave the projectile intact.
A well crafted, highly polished comic gem featuring a lot of familiar faces, Struck is a delightful picture that is sure to charm you. Afterwords, check out the entertaining "making of" offering on the film’s web-site.
Playing in the same show is a couple of 2min. films from mobiDOCS, a joint project of the NFB and Film Australia. First, Canadian film, I’ve Never Had Sex challenges participants to respond truthfully to a statement that begins "I’ve never had sex ...". Presumably shot on a cell phone, the folks behind the film were clever enough to realize that if you have no visuals to show off, you’ve gotta have content, and editing skills, which they do.
URNT4ME, an Australian component of mobiDOCS offers great visuals, but wastes way too much time with bells and whistles. The film offers reactions to the trend of announcing the break-up of a relationship via text-messaging. There’s a bit of older film footage cut into this that helps give it a professional glow, but in a two minute film, you don’t spend a third of the time on an introduction. The core material is great, but this is as much an audition for the film-maker as it is an attempt to entertain you.