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Ghost Boy sent in this round-up from SXSW 2006, where he bravely (and perhaps foolheartedly) set out to review 28 (or was it 29?) films.
As you've probably guessed, it didn't exactly work out that way. Regardless, we fully respect the ambition of his undertaking - and are floored that he still managed a whopping 21 capsule reviews of the films that most impressed him during the festival!
It should be noted that I spent a considerable amount of this afternoon trying to string these 21 titles into the indisputably ultimate, unconquerably low-brow, uber-pathetic AICN headline. My effort was mighty...how glorious it could have been! But I failed, and now I feel shame.
Here's Ghost Boy. Enjoy!
Darkon (dir. Luke Meyer & Andrew Neel
Winner of this year's prize for Best Documentary, and one of the few sure bets for theatrical distribution, Darkon is named for a fictive realm in which armies of businessmen and stay-at-home-dads battle each other for dominion in full medieval regalia, armed with padded weapons. The filmmakers could easily have poked fun at these literal weekend warriors and their straight-faced dedication to what is essentially a full scale game of Dungeons & Dragons, but that would have been too easy. Instead, directors Meyer and Neel take a more honorable route and treat their subjects with a respect they do in fact deserve.
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Ghost Boy sent in this round-up from SXSW 2006, where he bravely (and perhaps foolheartedly) set out to review 28 (or was it 29?) films.
As you've probably guessed, it didn't exactly work out that way. Regardless, we fully respect the ambition of his undertaking - and are floored that he still managed a whopping 21 capsule reviews of the films that most impressed him during the festival!
It should be noted that I spent a considerable amount of this afternoon trying to string these 21 titles into the indisputably ultimate, unconquerably low-brow, uber-pathetic AICN headline. My effort was mighty...how glorious it could have been! But I failed, and now I feel shame.
Here's Ghost Boy. Enjoy!
Darkon (dir. Luke Meyer & Andrew Neel
Winner of this year's prize for Best Documentary, and one of the few sure bets for theatrical distribution, Darkon is named for a fictive realm in which armies of businessmen and stay-at-home-dads battle each other for dominion in full medieval regalia, armed with padded weapons. The filmmakers could easily have poked fun at these literal weekend warriors and their straight-faced dedication to what is essentially a full scale game of Dungeons & Dragons, but that would have been too easy. Instead, directors Meyer and Neel take a more honorable route and treat their subjects with a respect they do in fact deserve.
