Mike Dougherty's New Short Film/Ad

All day on FearNET you can catch Mike Dougherty's sweet Trick 'r Treat on an endless, glorious loop. And to promote it, Dougherty made this little feature with a little Frankenstein and his creation. It's pretty rad, check it out. Even Sam makes a brief appearance.

And if you can't wait, Trick 'r Treat is available streaming on Netflix and from Amazon.

The History of the Typewriter

History of the typewriter recited by Michael Winslow from SansGil—Gil Cocker on Vimeo.

Thanks to Mr. Smallberries, I now am up to speed on what Michael Winslow has been up to. This piece is a really awesome, great use of Winslow's talents. His vocal ability to highlight the subtleties in something as seemingly simple as a typewriter is seriously goddamned amazing.

Black Maria Film Festival 2010

The Black Maria Film Festival plays in Savannah this friday as part of its 2010 tour. Unlike most film festivals, it tours the country exhibiting a selection of its titles from all over the world. It's crazy stuff too, being it's an experimental film festival.

After Stan Brakhage passed away, Black Maria showed a short collection of his work, which my first introduction to his work. I know this isn't like the stuff we usually cover here, but I wanted to recommend catching the festival if comes through your town.

And if you haven't seen any of Stan Brakhage's work before, check out "Black Ice" below. Like most "art," it's definitely not for everyone.

A Christmas Treat (1985)

Made in '85 by NYU film student Tim Sullivan, who would later go on direct Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror! Looks like he'll be a judge on Scream Queens 2 on VH1 next year.