The 2013 Rush Munro’s Best Film award from Show Me Shorts Film Festival went to Matt Heath, Anna Geddes, Cass Donaldson and Joe Lonie for their raunchy cabbie comedy Honk If You’re Horny. This film is now eligible to enter the 2015 Academy Awards®, and you should do yourself a solid by watching it during the festival in its section Laughing at Ourselves.
In making the award, judges Kirstin Marcon, Frances Morton and Matt Noonan said, Honk If You’re Horny surprised us with a wild, sexy ride. Every element and every creative department shines. It’s good to see New Zealand’s broader urban culture in the spotlight, and to give voice to such an instantly identifiable character without resorting to cliché. We hope to see more from this creative team.
Honk If You’re Horny also took out the SDGNZ Best Director Award for Joe Lonie, and the StarNow Best Actor Award for Andy Anderson’s “gripping, humorous” performance as a lascivious taxi driver telling a filthy story.
Here Be Monsters also took out three award categories – a notable achievement for a zombie film! You can check out the full list of award-winners right here.
And while you’re at it, why not have a gander at the quality Show Me Shorts programme for screening times around the nation? It’s well worth your time.
4 Marvel Live-Action TV Series are Coming
(via Collider)
While fans have been 50/50 on the current Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. TV series, Disney and Marvel Studios are preparing another show, a Netflix exclusive according to their latest press release (via Collider). These new shows will focus separately on Marvel leads Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and Luke Cage that will eventually lead to a mini-series The Defenders.
Lost ‘Return of the Jedi’ Scene Rattles the ‘Star Wars’ Universe
Found footage from a promo Laserdisc version of Return of the Jedi has made its way onto the internet thanks to Star Wars fan rotjeditdroid (who paid $699 on eBay for the collector’s piece).
However, it’s a single line of dialogue that has had the Star Wars community geeking out profusely, one that alters the ethical perspective of iconic Master Jedi Yoda. That line, in context to Luke not knowing about his father, is “Obi-Wan would have told you long ago had I let him…”
Have a look at rotjeditdroid’s Facebook post below.
Tweet of the Week
…goes to this man right here:
Shanghai cinema accidentally use fanmade, not official poster for Thor 2… and it’s magical http://t.co/3BgWW6eEPr pic.twitter.com/5NRfVWfTUd
— Siraj Datoo (@sirajdatoo) November 6, 2013
