So it’s Oscar season, and maybe some of you are trying to get into it and watch all of the nominees for Best Picture or Best Director, but it’s hard. Movies are long and time is short. Luckily, the Michigan Theater is showing every contender for each of the short film categories in three separate shows: Animated, Live Action, and Documentary. At a glance:
What: Every movie nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
Where: Michigan Theater
When: A few times a week
How much: $8.00
It’s exciting stuff, and perfect for my first review (see here for an explanation). Short films have to be a lot more direct than feature-length movies. More focused on the idea, the high concept. Perfect for me because the idea is something solid you can take out of the movie, something ambitious, well-implemented and profound that the film can give you to carry around (and write about). Until then, I’ll wait and see how my ideas get shaped by the films themselves.
