Film Maker / Film Watcher

We’re staying in to watch Kids’ films this week, regardless of your age.
We begin with the 7½-minute French short “Jubilé” about how the Queen is helped by a corgi and a guardsman. You’ll find it at http://tinyurl.com/fqfn-09-short
Our US feature film is called “Shorts” from the director of both the “Spy Kids” series and “From Dusk to Dawn”.
This is an imaginative story about what happens when kids and adults get hold of a wishing-stone. It’s inventive and gross at times. Probably not one for the littlies.
You’ll find its IMDB profile at http://tinyurl.com/fqfn-09-film
You can watch it on Netflix – or rent/buy it via iTunes, Google Play or Microsoft.
And WE wish you’d leave your responses on our Facebook page. (Thank you)

It’s Westerns Week!
Our short film this week is a 9-minute US comedy from 2014. You’ll find “The Gunfighter” at http://tinyurl.com/fqfn-08-short
Then our feature film provides a different spin on the genre. It’s the 2015 Australian film “The Dressmaker”.
You’ll find its IMDB profile at http://tinyurl.com/fqfn-08-film and you can rent/buy it via iTunes, Google Play, Microsoft or YouTube.
Don’t forget to leave your responses on our Facebook page. (Thank you)

Our short film this week is “Future Boyfriend”. It’s a 10½-minute US film made in 2016 that you’ll find at http://tinyurl.com/fqfn-07-short
Our feature film is a US documentary that we discussed in Series 2. “Stories We Tell” was made in 2012 and is an exemplar of the form.
You’ll find its IMDB profile at http://tinyurl.com/fqfn-07-film
You can watch it on Stan or Tubi – or rent/buy it via iTunes, Google Play or YouTube.
After you’ve watched it, you can listen to our review in Series 2 Episode 7.
And then don’t forget to leave your responses on our Facebook page.

Our short film this week was made in Richard and Greg’s home city, Melbourne.
“Signs” (2008) is 12½ minutes long – and you’ll find it at http://tinyurl.com/fqfn-06-short
After this romantic introduction, our feature film is the 2013 Scottish musical “Sunshine on Leith” based on the songs of The Proclaimers. Edinburgh has never looked so beautiful!
You’ll find its trailer on YouTube at http://tinyurl.com/fqfn-06-film from where you can rent or buy it. But it’s also available to rent or buy via iTunes, Google Play, and Microsoft.
You’ll finish on a high – the perfect time to leave your responses on our Facebook page.

We have two animated shorts for you from the same director in 2012.
They are “FriendSheep” (7 minutes) http://tinyurl.com/fqfn-05-short01 and “The Smoke Seller” (6½ minutes) http://tinyurl.com/fqfn-05-short02
Our feature film is the 2014 NZ horror-comedy “What We Do in the Shadows”.
You’ll find it on SBS streaming in Australia (but only till 28 May 2020) at http://tinyurl.com/fqfn-05-film
But you can also rent or buy it via iTunes, Foxtel, Google Play, Microsoft or YouTube.
Don’t forget to leave your responses on our Facebook page. (Thank you)

This week’s Friday Quarantine films are:
Negative Space (5½ minutes, 2017) http://tinyurl.com/fqfn-04-short
Departures (2008 Japanese film) http://tinyurl.com/fqfn-04-film
The Departures link takes you to SBS streaming in Australia. You can also rent or buy this film via iTunes, Google Play or YouTube.
Don’t forget to leave your responses on our Facebook page.

This week’s Friday Quarantine films are:
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (15 minutes, 2017) http://tinyurl.com/fqfn-03-short
Steamboat Bill, Jr. (Buster Keaton) http://tinyurl.com/fqfn-03-film
Both of these films are on YouTube. You’ll see that they also have something else in common…
As a companion piece, we recommend a 9-minute YouTube video about Buster’s continuing impact on modern filmmakers. It’s called “Buster Keaton – The Art of the Gag” which you’ll find at http://tinyurl.com/fqfn-03-extra
Don’t forget to leave your responses on our Facebook page.

This week’s Friday Quarantine films are:
Alternative Math (9 minutes, 2017) http://tinyurl.com/fqfn-02-short
Heartbreaker (French, 2010) http://tinyurl.com/fqfn-02-film
The Heartbreaker link takes you to SBS streaming in Australia. You can also rent or buy this film via iTunes, Google Play or YouTube.
Don’t forget to leave your responses on our Facebook page!

We’re trying something new in this age of lockdowns and social distancing. Introducing “Friday Quarantine Film Night” for the shared experience of watching films with others, even though we’re apart in time and space. We’ll nominate both a short and a feature film for you to watch this Friday night – and then you can leave your responses on our Facebook page to share the experience with others. More detailed instructions are in this mini-podcast.
Our first Quarantine films are:
Bear Story (2014) http://tinyurl.com/fqfn-01-short
A Matter of Life and Death (1946) http://tinyurl.com/fqfn-01-film
You’ll find our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/filmmakerfilmwatcher/