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Lymelife
Brother’s Steve & Derick Martini (director) wrote this film based on their Long Island upbringing in the 70’s. If you’ve seen the film The Ice Storm, I think you’ll agree that it has a very similar feel, although slightly more humorous. This may sound strange considering the movie is named after a debilitating disease; however, Lyme Disease is not the basis of the plot, it’s just weaved interestingly into the fabric of the story. Which is told from the perspective of a skinny, self-conscious youth, played appealingly by Rory Culkin. He deals with a bully, long-time crush, an older brother on leave from the service and his parent’s marriage falling…
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Fear(s) of the Dark
Art Imitates Fear(s) of the Dark is an example of why I think there should be a sliding scale price for certain genres of movies/films, rather than the time of day you attend the showing. This film is very creative, a little disturbing, a boon for the participating artists, and not at all worth $8.50. The film is an animated feature of six shorts by illustrators and comic artists (Blutch, Marie Caillou, Pierre de Sciullo, Lorenzo Mattotti, Richard McGuire, and Charles Burns). The only guidelines the artists were given was that the film was to be in black and white and that the common theme was… fears of the dark.…
