SIFF Review: Short Stories
{Imaginary Embracey also wrote about Short Stories in his weekly SIFF wrap-up} WARNING: The preview video is NSFW, y'all. Director Mikhail Segal stayed after the…
Tune in: new videos from Pickwick, Sean Nelson
About a month or so ago, an email came in to the imaginary inbox with a link to Pickwick's latest video effort, an outstanding feat…
SIFF Take: Short Term 12
Last year I was taken with a little film called I Am Not a Hipster, in particular the authenticity of it -- the feeling that…
Recommended SIFF + Ticket Giveaway: I Used to Be Darker {6/4 & 6/5}
I can barely watch the trailer for I Used to Be Darker without breaking down in tears, but since I haven't had a chance to…
SIFF Review: Ludwig II
King Ludwig II was so outlandish, so brazen in his flamboyance, that over time even his myths have developed myths. From the little I know…
SIFF Take: Teddy Bears
Reading the description of Teddy Bears made me think that maybe I didn't want to see it. A movie about a guy trying to convince…
SIFF Take: Computer Chess
(n.b. Very little in this trailer is actually in the final cut of the film...) It’s well-travelled territory to discuss how hip it is to…
SIFF 2013: Week Three Highlights
Two speculative-fiction films (one good, one terrible), a buzzy doc about backup singers, and a purgatory-set Amélie are among the highs, lows, and in-betweens of…
SIFF Take: Mutual Friends
Ensemble romantic comedies aren't really my favorite, but there's something about Mutual Friends that makes the genre feel fresh. I think that's mostly due to…
Photo Essay: SIFF Rock Doc Red Carpets! The Punk Singer & Her Aim is True
Imaginary Rich has done it again! His red carpet coverage is UNSTOPPABLE. This time he captured the arrivals for both The Punk Singer and Her Aim is True:…