ATTENTION FUTURE INVESTORS. “This is not just another horror film; it’s a bold exploration of the shadows within us all. By investing in this project, you are supporting a compelling narrative that challenges audiences to question their perceptions of morality and the boundaries between good and evil. Join us in bringing this chilling tale to life and making a significant impact in the world of psychological thrillers.” – Jennifer Betit Yen
Author: Greggory W Morris
MONSTERS AMONG US:
BOOGER (2024): News Advance Is All Systems Go! – Part 1. Film Review Embargoed Until Monday, September 9
Anna’s best friend Izzy unexpectedly dies in a bike accident, and Anna struggles with survivor’s angst. Yet, as she struggles to process the fatal lost of a best friend, Booger, Izzy’s cat, escapes the Brooklyn apartment that she and Anna used to share. Anna turns her already unstable life topsy-turvey looking for the pet when Booger bites her, triggering a terrifying metamorphoses. Eerie and strange, BOOGER toes the line between cringe-comedy and tragedy, so the filmmakers say. – By Gregg W. Morris
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ONE FOR THE ROAD
A few grisly scenes that made me cringe but overall there were no goosebumps. I wasn’t spooked. The hair on my neck didn’t rise to the occasion. Nevertheless, this reviewer thinks what the filmmakers may have in mind for the long term – typical of independent filmmakers who make film shorts – could be a goosebumping-hair-raising SCREAM IF THINGS GO THEIR WAY.
– Article by Gregg W. Morris
The 8th Annual Festival of Cinema NYC Filmmaker Awards
“Our film festival is a rarity in how we have managed to create a special FOC NYC family through the staff, our audiences, and of course, our filmmakers, who make the trip from Europe and the West Coast, and sometime just down the street in Forest Hills to attend the festival and celebrate cinema in person, says Festival of Cinema NYC Founder and Executive Director Jayson. “It’s not lost on us, how special it is that the majority of our attending filmmakers are with us from our first kickoff party all the way through the presentation of the final award.”
– By Gregg W. Morris
American Cinematheque Second Annual PROOF Film Festival, October 18-20
PROOF is a short film festival in Los Angeles dedicated to showcasing the best in proof-of-concepts. Providing a highly competitive and unique festival experience, as well as opening the door for fruitful future filmmaking opportunities, PROOF is a one-stop-shop for the newest emerging talent.
Article by Gregg W. Morris
CREW – Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington – Report on Project 2025
In October 2020, Donald Trump issued an Executive Order establishing a new Schedule F employment category for federal employees. Under this new employment classification, tens of thousands of federal workers would be stripped of most merit-based civil service protections. Without…
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SPACEMAN
“My hope is to blur the lines between the tangible and the ephemeral. By delving into Spaceman’s subconscious we are able to explore the cathartic nature of artistic creation and the ways in which it can offer a sense of purpose, as well as the danger and risk to one’s sense of self,” Director Abramovici is quoted as saying. “Spaceman is a unique film in many ways, including it being highly commercially viable while staying true to its artistic integrity. It’s a movie that audiences all over the world will relate to on so many levels.”
Article by Gregg W. Morris
ACLU Experts Say Trump’s Project 2025 Is a Roadmap to Authoritarian Rule
A Roadmap for a Tyrant: ACLU Experts on Project 2025
The team that developed 2025 consists of over 140 former Trump administration officials, laying out a series of invasive and downright harmful proposals to go after most fundamental rights. Take abortion rights, for example. Project 2025 wouldn’t stop at sweeping abortion bans – already a devastating prospect. Their proposal goes even further, cutting funding to states that don’t report a slew of deeply specific and personal medical details regarding abortion, miscarriage care, pregnancy complications, and reproductive health care in general.That’s a massive invasion of privacy. It is absolutely weird that anyone would want the government having so much information about our personal health. But you know what else it is? Dangerous totalitarianism.
Every proposal in the Project 2025 manifesto has this same, disturbing focus – they want to strip away rights at any cost. That’s why we’re showing up in force to stop Project 2025 now. Our experts have the strategy to win across every civil liberty issue at stake – but we need you with us.
*the WORD considers Trump – because of his extreme racism and hostility to People of Color – an Existential Threat. Too many of his Base are way too comfortable with those MAGA creature features. And too many corporate news media don’t bite the bullet when they write about him being an authoritarian or a tyrant and obviously dodging the racism issues.
Publisher, Editor Gregg W. Morris
Can be reached at gregghc@comcast.net, profgreggwmorris@gmail.com
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A Hell of A Must-See
HOW TO SUE THE KLAN is a riveting tour de force by Director Jon Beder for a number of reasons but here is one standout. The meticulous and unflinching way he made the film makes the 35-minute short feel as if it has the aesthetic sweep and scope of a feature-length movie resonating with African-American philosophy, history, culture, activism. And lore.
Review, article by Gregg W. Morris
Winners Announced for the Film Lab’s 20th Annual 72 Hour Shootout Filmmaking Competition
“The Film Lab is thrilled to unveil the winners of its milestone 20th Annual 72 Hour Shootout, a premier global event dedicated to promoting gender and racial parity in entertainment media and empowering emerging filmmakers of color, particularly Asian Americans.” – Article by Gregg W. Morris