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jasonbrown
Started in newspapers writing a video review column, before migrating to a great job in cable television. Finally, I decided to go back to school to pursue filmmaking and teaching.
Documentary about the impact of the film 'Matewan' is available as an extra on the the Criterion Collection DVD/Blu-Ray.
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Flows Intertwined (2008)
Best Movie on the Waimakariri River ever!!
The film is full of interesting people and people vistas across the Waimakariri River. The braided rivers, that's where they cross each other in shallow river beds, are fascinating to look at. I've totally told people to add the Waimakariri to the reasons to visit New Zealand due to this film. I really enjoyed the film. If I were running a film festival in Wyoming about rivers, I totally would program this film. I totally didn't expect to enjoy this because I'm not really a river person, or even an outdoors person for that matter. It was really interesting to see how the river has such an impact on the various communities in New Zealand, which I would never had know without this film.
Bottle Tree (2006)
Great visual storytelling
What an interesting short. "The Bottle Tree"'s story of how the past lives through us every day is visually stunning. Tyndall tells his story through decisive images which hint at the metaphor of life being told. With a accomplished cinematography of Seamus Mulligan-Ferry, Tyndall subtly displays how a grown man (Brandon Johnson) deals with his past. Alex Johnson portrays the man as a young boy discovering the things that will stay with him the rest of his life. Instead of hammering home the same old wrought ideas of this story reveals, Tyndall gracefully portrays the ambiguity of life's choices and consequences. Worth the time to seek this film out.
Cyxork 7 (2006)
Fun on an earthquake fault-line
It's a shame you can't say this more often, but every time I've seen this film I've had fun.
I screened 'Cyxork 7' during the programming process for the 2006 Carolina Film & Video Festival and loved it. Too often films that are trying to say something over-think their audience and suck the life out of the genre. John Huff's crazy 'movie-crew on a fault-line' premise contains tons of great commentary on society and movies, but none of that gets in the way of the jokes and characters. I saw over 1,000 films last year (both shorts & features), and Cyxork was one of the top ten experiences I had.
Picking the movie up again nearly a year later, it's still fun. Ray Wise's performance is fantastic and layered (as usual). And I can't say it enough - the movie looks great. Not just acceptable or tolerable or expected for a genre picture. John Huff and Michael Negrin do a great job of making this a visually entertaining movie.
More people should see this film.