Author: crimemysteryfestival

Showcasing the best of Crime and Mystery Stories and Films from around the world.

Giraffes and The Mystery of Happiness — Snippets & Glimpses

Many years ago, I took my then-boyfriend to the zoo for his birthday. It wasn’t just the zoo though. It was Roar and Snore, an overnight behind-the-scenes zoo experience. The Sydney skyline twinkled on the other side of the bay. Our evening began with crocodiles and crudites, as we shared a few drinks with the […]… Continue reading Giraffes and The Mystery of Happiness — Snippets & Glimpses

Deep Water Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from the Action/Crime Festival June 2020

DEEP WATER, 18min., USA, Documentary/Adventure Directed by Jon Glassberg “Deep Water” is a captivating exploration of fear, mentorship, and deep water soloing in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam with psicobloc pioneer Tim Emmett and competition climber Kyra Condie. Watch as Kyra learns from the master, tackles the fear of climbing high above the water, and then… Continue reading Deep Water Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from the Action/Crime Festival June 2020

The Company Slave Zombie Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from the Action/Crime Festival June 2020

THE COMPANY SLAVE ZOMBIE, 16min., Mexico, Action Directed by Katsuhide Yamago Middle-aged office worker got jacked by bad guys and he was dead. But when his cell phone rings , he is alive once again as zombie. And the zombie is out of control. Now the slaughter begins.

HIGHLIGHT & VIDEOS: JUNE 2020 ACTION/CRIME/MYSTERY Film Festival

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST THRILLER FILM: NEAR KEPLER BEST CRIME/MYSTERY FILM: LYCANTHROPHY BEST ACTION FILM: ROLL PIN PUNCH BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: DEEP WATER BEST PERFORMANCESS: MARRAS BEST SOUND & MUSIC: WILL TO LIVE: THE GARY EDINGER STORY Theme of night: Trapped and getting out. NOTE: Festival took place during the COVID-19 virus lockdown so all screenings… Continue reading HIGHLIGHT & VIDEOS: JUNE 2020 ACTION/CRIME/MYSTERY Film Festival

Pride Month, Retrospective Review: Pain & Glory (Dolor y gloria) — In Their Own League

There’s growth all around “Pain & Glory” (2019), personal, universal, and out with the film itself, and while there is an overarching narrative, Pedro Almodóvar’s film is as equally about his self journey as it is Salvador Mallo’s back and forth throughout life. A story of pleasure, it is Almodóvar after all, this film accounts… Continue reading Pride Month, Retrospective Review: Pain & Glory (Dolor y gloria) — In Their Own League

Pride Month, Retrospective Review: Mulholland Drive — In Their Own League

Nearly two decades since its release, “Mulholland Drive” (2001) remains a Rubik’s cube of plot twists and turns. No matter how many contradictory analyses have attempted to explain what it is actually about, there is no arguing that it is a masterful depiction of LGBTQ love and desire. All the quirks and oddities of a… Continue reading Pride Month, Retrospective Review: Mulholland Drive — In Their Own League

Hong Kong Cinema on Streaming — STROHLTOPIA

Featured image from Killzone 2. I’ve noticed with delight that there is an increasingly large selection of Hong Kong films available to stream in the US. Here’s a roundup of stuff that is worth checking out (note: there is also a lot of Wong Kar-wai, but criterion is restoring and releasing his whole filmography, so […]… Continue reading Hong Kong Cinema on Streaming — STROHLTOPIA

One more spoken and we are dead. “The Vanishing” (2018) — I have nothing to watch

directed by Kristoffer Nyholm Have you heard of Flannan Isles Lighthouse? Yes, I’m sure you’re a big fan of lighthouses and you even have posters with them all over your walls. And if you happen not to be such fan (hard to believe, but okay), I need to tell you about this particular lighthouse . […]… Continue reading One more spoken and we are dead. “The Vanishing” (2018) — I have nothing to watch