J1&J2
March 20, 2010 – 2:48 am | View Comments

Meet the youngest German rappers I’ve ever encountered:  J1&J2. I just stumbled on their MySpace account when doing my research for the review of the new Apollo 3 album. I bookmarked their site and 30 …

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Min far er bokser
October 25, 2009 – 10:45 pm | View Comments
Min far er bokser

Min far er bokser (My Dad Is a Champ) is a short film directed by Morten Giese.  What drew me initially to this Scandinavian short film was the fact that Frederik Christian Johansen stars in …

Patrick – a new short film by Luke Snellin
October 6, 2009 – 8:40 pm | View Comments
Patrick – a new short film by Luke Snellin

Once you make an award winning short film – are you going to keep on and make another one ? The answer to this question is Yes for Luke Snellin, whose name you may remember from my …

Mixtape (2009)
September 27, 2009 – 11:18 pm | View Comments
Mixtape (2009)

Ever since Bill Milner appeared in the Son of Rambow — his acting talent earned him worldwide recognition as one of the best young actors.  Of course, that affected my blog too - where you can …

The Pilot’s Tale
September 24, 2009 – 10:42 pm | View Comments
The Pilot’s Tale

Even if I watch and review a lot of films – sometimes I stumble upon a title or an actor which are well known to the general audience – yet unknown to me. That is …

Ahmed
September 17, 2009 – 7:54 pm | View Comments
Ahmed

There are many good short films  scattered around the net — discovering and watching them always turns into true challenge . One of this films is Ahmed — produced by Stephen Ryder ( who I …

Sandman
September 9, 2009 – 8:57 pm | View Comments
Sandman

Life is full of coincidences — and of them is that I got to watch the short film  “Sandman” just few days after I started working temporarily as a lifeguard.  The film itself made me …

Love child
August 19, 2009 – 10:39 pm | View Comments
Love child

I have only heard good things about the film. According to CVMC – it is the gem of the collection of short films on their DVD titled ” Love child and other shorts ” and …

The puzzle by Bryan Paul
August 17, 2009 – 1:28 am | View Comments
The puzzle by Bryan Paul

Resuming the short film series with a review of the Brian Paul`s – ” The Puzzle “.  Having recently read ( listened to ) the book ” A child called it ” by Dave Pelzer …

James-a coming of age film by Connor Clements
August 1, 2009 – 9:52 pm | View Comments
James-a coming of age film  by Connor Clements

James is a short narrative drama written and directed by Connor Clements. What sets the film apart is its stunning visuals and for some, the controversial topic it deals with.  Fans of the coming of …

Sueños
July 16, 2009 – 3:30 pm | View Comments
Sueños

Sueños is a Spanish short film released directed by Daniel Guzmán. It was filmed in Madrid and released in 2003 and a year later won Goya award for best short film.
The story is about two …

Apology to Josh Fleischman
July 10, 2009 – 9:12 pm | View Comments
Apology to Josh Fleischman

Continuing the series of short films reviews at theskykid.com – the 6th title in it is an American film directed by Danny Goldfield called “Apology to Josh Fleischman”. The film is 8 minutes and during …

Oscar Pinta
July 6, 2009 – 3:07 pm | View Comments
Oscar Pinta

Continuing the review of short movies I selected an Australian one as the 5th to be featured at theskykid.com. The name of the film is Oscar Pinta and it was directed by Joanna Quintanilla — …