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Eternal Sunshine of the Logical Mind (Free subscription) | 11/29/2008
This particular frame from Don Hertzfeldt's Oscar nominated animated short "Rejected" just kills me...I think it's funny enough by itself ("Sweet Jesus - more sodium!"), but in the context of the film (which is a number of supposedly "rejected" commercial spots he made all strung together) it just takes on that added level of absurdity. As if those two blob-like things with stick legs weren't...
AN EVENING WITH DON HERTZFELDT : Wednesday, November 19 at 7:00, 9:15 and 11:15pm at IFC Center Don Hertzfedlt comes to New York's IFC Center on Wednesday, November 19th to present three screenings of his work. The highlight of the program is the New York premiere of I AM SO PROUD OF YOU, the sequel to his Sundance winning short Everything Will Be Ok. I AM SO PROUD OF YOU was funded in part...
If you haven’t heard, filmmaker Don Hertzfeldt is currently in the midst of a nationwide tour of his films, including the debut of his latest tour de force I Am So Proud of You. The show has been a huge success and has sold out (or nearly sold-out) in every city the tour has hit. [...]
by Kim Adelman (October 30, 2008) Don Hertzfeldt is hitting the road. Having won the 2007 Sundance Film Festival 's Grand Jury Award in Short Filmmaking for his epic short film " Everything will be ok ," the 32-year-old animator of such instant-classic shorts as " Rejected ," " The Meaning of Life ," and " Billy's Balloon " is spending October and November 2008 touring North America in a rare...
Hey everyone, in Chicago here.So here's the thing about Don Hertzfeldt: the guy is a certifiable genius. Anyone who has watched his glorious and hilarious hand-drawn animated shorts "Billy's Balloon," "Ah, L'Amour," or "Rejected" knows this already, and you've more than likely watched these shorts more times than you can count, especially the truly inspired "Rejected." But beginning with "The...
Michael Sporn has a complete list of all the animated shorts eligible for an Oscar this year, along with links to their official websites. It’s heartening to see so many powerful and thought-provoking films in contention this year, among them Chainsaw by Dennis Tupicoff, Franz Kafka’s A Country Doctor by Koji Yamamura, A Letter to Colleen by Andy and Carolyn London, I Am So Proud of You by Don Hertzfeldt,...
"Boredom at Its Boredest" by Michae (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
Lots of good stuff happening in NYC this weekend cinematically speaking. Let's get to it... An Evening With Don Hertzfeldt — Tonight! Apparently, I'm not the only one excited for this event, as Hertzfeldt has been screening his package of...
Last night, Tammy and I went to see animator Don Hertzfeldt speak at the Dryden. They screened several of his shorts, including his two newest films— Everything Will Be Okay and I Am So Proud of You , which I hadn’t yet seen and are parts one and two of a planned trilogy. I love the good old shocking-and-violent Hertzfeldt, but he puts that talent to more meaningful use in his newest...
A new genetic theory suggests that mental illness may be a product of struggles between the genes you get from your father and the genes you get from your mother. Kids driving their parents crazy may be simple payback. * In the short film Genre, Don Hertzfeldt illustrates many different types of movies, including some he just [...]
Genre (Atom Films link) Another classic by Don Hertzfeldt, in which his ‘toons explore different film genres, including some you’ve never heard of. -Thanks, Katherine!
Genre (Atom Films link) Another classic by Don Hertzfeldt, in which his ‘toons explore different film genres, including some you’ve never heard of. -Thanks, Katherine!
