{"id":30831,"date":"2019-03-28T10:28:39","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T14:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=30831"},"modified":"2019-03-28T11:09:51","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T15:09:51","slug":"shorts-round-up-of-the-week-3-28-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/28\/shorts-round-up-of-the-week-3-28-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Shorts Round Up of the Week \u2013 3\/28\/19"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>For this week\u2019s edition of \u201cShorts Round Up of the Week\u201d we have a look at pitch for toys involving Italian Turtles, a horror tale about a pale lady, and a comedic spoof of an eighties Christmas horror classic.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to submit your short film for review consideration, submissions are always opened to filmmakers and producers.<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Italian Turtles (2019)
\n<\/strong>Writer and Director Vin Nucatola\u2019s \u201cItalian Turtles\u201d is a hilarious and very clever short comedy that wonders what it must have been like to be a fly on the wall for one of the most historic pitch meetings in pop culture history. We meet young Eastman and Laird as they pitch their comic book about martial arts turtles to toy executives, but they\u2019re having trouble wrapping their heads around the premise. They\u2019re just not sure it\u2019ll sell with kids, especially considering it\u2019s four slow turtles \u201cliving in shit water\u201d and being trained by a \u201cbig fucking rat.\u201d This is a great short film with a collective of great performances from the entire cast. It skirts the whole copyright infringement beautifully, while also taking us in to an imaginary pow wow meeting setting the stage for the eighties phenomenon. This is a laugh riot and absolutely witty, and I had a good time.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>On the Horizon (2013)
\n<\/strong>Pascal Payant wrote and directed what is basically a proof of concept for what would become his 2015 romance drama. \u201cOn the Horizon\u201d was filmed in three hours with no budget or technical team, but has a great sense of imagery and dreamy loss that makes the concept of love loss feel so desolate and sad. There\u2019s not a ton of information on the story or the characters, but the imagery and cinematography are vibrant. I also loved the music by Havenaire. This is primarily meant to establish the film\u2019s narrative, I assume, so if you come across the feature film in the wild, look for this short to get a prologue.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Miracle On Metal Street (2013)
\n<\/strong>Despite the very sick make up effects, \u201cMiracle On Metal Street\u201d is a clunky and dull metal musical that pairs an artist with a musical demon. Carl Bachmann\u2019s film centers on George, an artist who creates cover art for a Death Metal band. Facing horrible artist\u2019s block, he decides to smoke a bong to ward away his lack of creativity. He\u2019s suddenly visited by Scott (Frederick Lawrence), a horned, bipolar demon with a penchant for Rebortion. With his short temper and flair for song and dance, he inspires George to create an amazing album cover, and also learn the meaning of what metal means. Save for the great prosthetic work, and very good demon design, \u201cMiracle\u2026\u201d is a swing and a miss, with a tongue in cheek premise that never amounts to laughs, sadly.<\/p>\n