Take a Sneak Peek at Halo 4!
It was quite a shock to hear that Halo: Reach would be the last Halo game Bungie would make. When the video game development company released Halo: Combat Evolved for the original Xbox, they launched a franchise that would redefine first-person shooters and sci-fi games for the next generation. Subsequent sequels like Halo 2 and...
Preview: Prometheus
Sir Ridley Scott, the visual genius behind a number of award winning films, (including Bladerunner and Alien) caused a massive fuss when he implied that he his upcoming sci-fi epic, Prometheus would not be an Alien prequel. Rumors of a new entry into the Alien franchise were confirmed in 2008, when Fox announced that Ridley Scott would...
C.U.F.F. 2011 Presents: "See It To Believe It" by Billy Rodriguez
The way Billy Rodriguez tells it, this is an incomplete work. That’s because he made the entire film the night before he submitted it to C.U.F.F.! But you won’t see anything missing. Billy Rodriguez displays a mastery of tone as he builds suspense, develops a character, creates a frightening atmosphere with eerie lighting and provides cool...
Film Review: Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
Right to the point. The fourth Mission Impossible movie is good. Very good. So good as an action thriller, in fact, that it’s the only movie released this year that wouldn’t be completely overshadowed by a 7 minute preview of The Dark Knight Rises. A series of events lead to the death of an IMF...
C.U.F.F. 2011 Presents: "We’re All Going to Die Today" by Marc Bonfiglio Jr.
On the morning of November 11, 1996, Marc Bonfiglio’s father awoke with a very bad feeling. Perhaps his strong intuition, partially explains why he was able to survive the terrifying events that would occur that night, inside the small jewelry store he owned. Movies often allow us to experience situations we would never want to...
C.U.F.F. 2011 Presents: "Pain" by Ashley McCann
The most remarkable thing about Ashley McCann’s documentary entry into C.U.F.F. isn’t the professional editing or the jarringly intimate camerawork. It’s not the raw, poignant honesty she receives from her subjects in their interviews. It’s not the fact that she uses all of these elements to build an emotional and affecting arch to her entire...
2011 C.U.F.F. Award Winners
Over 50 short student films were submitted to the C.U.F.F. festival this past month. They came in the form of narratives and documentaries, comedies and dramas and animations. In an interview with Philmalot, C.U.F.F. founder, Craig Strimel said, he was astounded by the level of quality each of the student films possessed. The following is...
C.U.F.F. Coverage Coming Soon
2011′s first annual Community Uncut Urban Underground Film Festival was a success. Over 50 short films by local college and high school students were screened. These films ranged from live action dramas and comedies to animated shorts and abstract works of art. The festival also featured a number of professors and professional writers and filmmakers...
The Dark Knight Rises: First 7 Minutes of the Movie + Official Poster
And so it begins… to end. Christopher Nolan has promised that The Dark Knight Rises will be the final Batman film he makes and effectively the end of his version of the story. And to further convey those sentiments, the teaser poster has been released, with the tagline “The Legend Ends” and a crushed bat mask...
Film Review: In Time
I imagine a light bulb literally appeared and went off over writer/director Andrew Niccol’s head when he realized that he could use time as a one to one metaphor for money. I’m sure that at the time, the possibilities seemed endless. In Time, Andrew Niccol’s’ new sci-fi thriller stars Justin Timberlake as Will Salas, a...
Album Review: "Mylo Xyloto" by Coldplay
Coldplay’s latest album sounds amazing, but seriously lacks lyrical depth. A problem that almost cancels out the amazing sound. Chris Martin is on record as saying that writing lyrics is not his strong suite. (In so many words.) However, when Coldplay released their first album, Parachutes, Martin’s lyrics, lullaby-ish as they may have been, were both,...
The Philadelphia Film Festival Is Here
The 20th annual Philadelphia Film Festival began on Oct 20th and will continue until Nov 3rd. The 15 day event will feature over 120 films from around the world showing on 8 screens in the Philadelphia area. Included, will be 6 Gala screenings of films set to receive a wide release in theaters this year....
