FILM REVIEW – Julia Varvara’s “Adam Morse and Gary Beadle deliver with professional finesse that few can equal”

A film review by Jamie Richardson It’s an everyday occurrence to have a conversation with a friend, a work colleague or even a stranger. When your job is to talk with people in-depth and even someone with a deranged mind the conversation becomes unsettling, to say the least! I take my hat off to those who have chosen this profession, in the case of Julia … Continue reading FILM REVIEW – Julia Varvara’s “Adam Morse and Gary Beadle deliver with professional finesse that few can equal”

OSCAR SHORT FILM REVIEW – MY EYES – “A Worthy OSCAR Contender”

A film review by Jamie Richardson “He has my eyes,” is the only reference given by a lady driving her car on a wet and windy day; mesmerised by the road juggler who in her eyes looks familiar, she is willing to bear the road rage of drivers to pay him.  Unable to pay the juggler at the time the lady circles the streets looking … Continue reading OSCAR SHORT FILM REVIEW – MY EYES – “A Worthy OSCAR Contender”

DIRECTOR SPOTLIGHT Jefferson Stein on BURROS “Burro is also the name of someone who brings drugs across the border on burros (donkeys)”

BURROS is a beautiful, moving story of a six-year-old Indigenous girl who discovers a Latina migrant her age who has lost her father while traveling through the Tohono O’odham tribal lands into the United States. This topical film qualified for OSCAR® consideration when it won the Best Live Action Short award at the New York International Children’s Film Festival and has been receiving numerous accolades; … Continue reading DIRECTOR SPOTLIGHT Jefferson Stein on BURROS “Burro is also the name of someone who brings drugs across the border on burros (donkeys)”

OSCAR SHORT FILM REVIEW – NIGHT RIDE – “A sad mirror of society’s attitudes”

A film review by Jamie Richardson Ebba who is superbly played by Sigrid Kandal Husjord waits for her train on a freezing night and decides to take matters into her own hands. When the train driver stops for a break and doesn’t allow her to wait on the train in the warmth she literally jumps on the tram and drives off, certainly not an expected move.  Whilst touching … Continue reading OSCAR SHORT FILM REVIEW – NIGHT RIDE – “A sad mirror of society’s attitudes”

OSCAR SHORT FILM REVIEW – GOODNIGHT HENRY: Starring Joseph Marcell from Fresh Prince of BelAir

Joseph Marcell who played the butler in Fresh Prince of BelAir; plays the role of butler Mr. Pageant, an actor of extraordinary talent, his comedic deadpan delivery of dialogue has been copied by many and has yet to be equalled.  The script written by Isher Sahota superbly complements the film; it gives the actors the freedom to really come out in this period drama. Rosalind, … Continue reading OSCAR SHORT FILM REVIEW – GOODNIGHT HENRY: Starring Joseph Marcell from Fresh Prince of BelAir