Screening Log

This new site feature is a collective effort to summarize our viewing habits. Occasionally, you will find titles here that are coming to a theater near you, in addition to films viewed on television, and even films viewed in piecemeal. The screening log is archived each month; to view past entries select a month in the menu below.


October 2006 activity

Total Log Entries: 57

Total Comments: 43


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Heavy Metal Drummer / Morocco/ UK / 2005

I caught a brace of short films as part of a London Film Festival screening- most were unremarkable, but two stood out from the pack, each one worthy of note.

Heavy Metal Drummer is a brief glimpse into the life of a Moroccan teenage metal fan, trapped in a lifeless jazz band, listening to Iron Maiden and dreaming of really letting rip. It’s beautifully shot, with a glorious lightness of touch, packing more into five minutes that most feature films manage in 90. The final scene- where the drummer loses it at a wedding party and treats the guests to an impromptu freakout solo- is hilarious and cathartic.

by Tom Huddleston | Source: 35mm print
19 Oct 2006 9:49 AM | Submit Comment


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