Tales from Ossian by Twisty-Headed Man Company

Seems like an interesting concept, although I was only able to understand maybe half of what was said (not a native english speaker). Some subtitles would've been nice..

Sintel by Colin Levy

Stunningly beautiful. I don't know how many times I've watched your (much too short) incredibly detailed animation, but this is one film that won't be deleted from my harddrive in the forseeable future.

Excellent work!

Four Eyed Monsters by Arin Crumley @ Susan Buice

The film poster illustrates this film very well with its "flowery monster". The film is both kind of raw and sweet (in a good, non-caries-inducing way). With two such creative and artistic people, this "non-verbal" relationship actually blossoms and takes on a life of its own. This has to be one of the most refreshing takes on the age-old "boy meets girl" theme I've ever seen - truly worth the download (and a donation).

Watching this made me think about - among other things - the importance of the part of "verbal communication" that isn't the words spoken but how they are spoken etc, as well as the dynamics you get in a dialogue. That is, while I feel I got to know the two main characters throughout the film, the lack of dialogue between them created a sort of distance between me and them.

The rapid exchange of handwritten notes might make up for that to some degree, as would - of course - the physical intimacy, but as merely a viewer I really felt as being on the other side of a glass pane. This isn't meant as criticism, just an observation - I enjoy films that make me think in new and different directions.

Zenith by Anonymous

Who wouldn't want a future where sadness or other negative emotions are but a distant memory? But how would you describe happiness without sadness, joy without despair? One thing's for certain - the human mind does not give up so easily on the darker sides of the emotional spectrum.

Watching this mini-series gives you one possible outcome of an inherently dualistic world where one side of the equation is drastically changed. While a lot is left unexplained, the story is believable (with a certain amount of imagination) and the acting is quite good. Some of the changes throughout might seem a bit forced, but in a way that kind of makes the ending more, well, open-ended (not sure that's intentional, though). On the other hand, what should one expect when the "emotional landscape" is this different? A good experience on the whole, though - good work!

The strobe light part could've been made "softer", though. I'm no epileptic but that was uncomfortable.

The Yes Men Fix The World - P2P Edition by The Yes Men

Thanks for creating - and sharing for free on VODO - this documentary. Some of your "pranks" are pretty stupid (from an "every man for himself" point of view) but not the "jackass" kind of stupid as your stunts have a purpose, agenda - and a good one at that. Cudos for that.

I don't personally subscribe to the bashing of capitalism per se - capitalism isn't "evil" (or "good" for that matter) - it just is. Capitalism isn't an ideology, it's a mechanism, a system, and as such not something that we should allow dictating our lives to the extent displayed in your various "showcases" in this film. Allowing this would make as much sense as allowing for instance thermodynamics to govern culture and religion.

Man is - should be - above mere systems. Being a civilised society means to go beyond the primitive needs and "instincts", and contributing to an "un-natural" state of living that would actually benefit us (as a species, but also individually) in the long run, in a way that the basic/primitive tools etched into our brain wouldn't be able to. One might use the more advanced parts of one's brain to exploit the capitalistic system, but it's the basic mechanisms like needs, survival, reproduction etc that make up the system.

Anyway. While watching your movie I though that I'd send some money your way afterwards as a token of appreciation. However, at the very end, after the credits etc, you encourage your audience to support the Sambhavna Clinic in Bhopal - at www.bhopal.org - and after watching how they still(!) suffer there, I decided to donate $100 to this clinic instead. Well, maybe not instead - in addition to.

Generally speaking, I'm not too fond of "activists". They tend to think their cause is more important than everything else, often creating more problems on the whole than actually solving. Your type of "activism" on the other hand, does have its "victims" but you actually take the time to talk to them, confirming that - even though your hoaxes being real would be better - they both benefit from your stunts and are ok with them (even if it's afterwards, when it'd be impossible to undo it).

I wish you good luck on your future endeavors!

(And apologise for my english - I'm not a native english speaker.)

Doroga by Sotir Gelev, Alex Filipov

Very well made movie - I really enjoyed it =)

A Lonely Place For Dying by Justin Eugene Evans

Thank you for your reply (sorry for mine being so late) and your promise to try - I couldn't have asked for more (and probably should have asked for less - don't do it if it's too much trouble).

Re "show, don't tell", I'd say that the dialogue between Dzer.. and Harper shows a lot more than it tells. In only 50 seconds of reasoning out loud, Nikolai shows quite a lot of who he is, how he thinks, plans and follows up etc, and how the lines are delivered really strengthens the whole impression. The same goes for Harper, although we don't learn as much about him, you can almost see the powerful CIA backing him up, making him a bit arrogant, a bit impatient and careless. Impressive acting/directing =)

The following action scene makes perfect sense as a "follow up" to the impression we're given of Nikolai - he doesn't suddenly turn into a world champion kick-boxer, but quickly retreats to regain the tactical advantage. In my opinion, an action movie is like a chess game with only pawns and kings (and the star actor/actress being the queen), while a spy thriller would use every available piece on the board, preferably in an unexpected, (more or less) brilliant way. (I'm no good at chess myself, but I can still appreciate some of it, though..)

Sorry about the blabbering/ranting - guess I'm just exited about your movie and the prospect of more such movies being made in the future =)

Waldo the Dog by Kris Canonizado

You're welcome. I didn't donate to get my name on IMDB, though, I did it because I enjoyed your movie - in a weird way =]

It's much the same with Woody Allen films - even though they make me cringe inside, once I've started I usually keep watching them till the end. Not saying that your movie is like a W.A. movie, but it does have that unknown something that sort of drags you into it - and drags you along with it as well. And afterwards you strangely feel no regret (well, some W.A. films induce regret, but still).

It might sound like a contradiction, but I both hated and enjoyed your movie - and I'd want to watch the next (if there ever is one) Waldo movie =]