Audience: mirrormovies

Buy "Waking Dreams"

May 08, 2007 08:59PM

"Waking Dreams" is now available on DVD here.

Official "Waking Dreams" Website

Nov 17, 2006 12:49PM

Visit the official "Waking Dreams" website here.

Review: DVD Talk (from review of "Celebrity Mix" DVD collection)

Nov 16, 2006 11:33AM

"The Rundown: A temp timidly walks into the office of an executive she's only met in passing and drops a bombshell: you're going to die. Suddenly. Violently. He calls her back in, convinced...or perhaps trying to convince himself...that it's a joke. The more she says about her premonition, the more intense Charles' reaction becomes. It's neither anger nor fear...more of a combination of being unsettled and intrigued...unsure if she's out of her mind but not quite ready to completely discount the possibility. The fascinating thing about Waking Dreams is that it's not about whether or not Charles is going to be mauled by sharks in the Caribbean. That question is answered, but it's the conversations between Charles and Becky...the way they see each other as some sort of amorphous concept and strive to understand...that's far more interesting than stock thriller clichés. Even though the names might not stack up to the 'celebrity mix' concept, the performances are outstanding and utterly convincing throughout. I was especially pleased to see Becky presented as a shrinking violet who's trying to do the right thing, even if she's not entirely sure what that is, rather than some ominous voice of doom. This is by far the most substantial of the shorts on this collection."

Read the full review by Adam Tyner.

Review: Entertainment Insiders review of Visionfest screening in NYC

Nov 16, 2006 10:24AM

"A welcome piece of restraint and subtlety, this short generates a quiet power and manages to reflect complex questions about ourselves and fate and destiny, while employing a simplicity allowing the ideas to flow. A corporate executive is shaken out of his day to day when the troubled, yet enigmatic temp reveals to him that she has visions that he will die on his upcoming vacation. Initially dismissive of her and her warnings, they do still affect him deeply; they have several more halting, uncomfortable, conversations, all the while yearning to understand the other's point of view. Possibly the two best performances in the festival from Shenkman and Holmes, only equalled by Karen Black's dual roles in Firecracker."

Read the full review by Adam Barnick.

Buy "Waking Dreams"

May 08, 2007 08:59PM

"Waking Dreams" is now available on DVD here.

Official "Waking Dreams" Website

Nov 17, 2006 12:49PM

Visit the official "Waking Dreams" website here.

Review: DVD Talk (from review of "Celebrity Mix" DVD collection)

Nov 16, 2006 11:33AM

"The Rundown: A temp timidly walks into the office of an executive she's only met in passing and drops a bombshell: you're going to die. Suddenly. Violently. He calls her back in, convinced...or perhaps trying to convince himself...that it's a joke. The more she says about her premonition, the more intense Charles' reaction becomes. It's neither anger nor fear...more of a combination of being unsettled and intrigued...unsure if she's out of her mind but not quite ready to completely discount the possibility. The fascinating thing about Waking Dreams is that it's not about whether or not Charles is going to be mauled by sharks in the Caribbean. That question is answered, but it's the conversations between Charles and Becky...the way they see each other as some sort of amorphous concept and strive to understand...that's far more interesting than stock thriller clichés. Even though the names might not stack up to the 'celebrity mix' concept, the performances are outstanding and utterly convincing throughout. I was especially pleased to see Becky presented as a shrinking violet who's trying to do the right thing, even if she's not entirely sure what that is, rather than some ominous voice of doom. This is by far the most substantial of the shorts on this collection."

Read the full review by Adam Tyner.

Review: Entertainment Insiders review of Visionfest screening in NYC

Nov 16, 2006 10:24AM

"A welcome piece of restraint and subtlety, this short generates a quiet power and manages to reflect complex questions about ourselves and fate and destiny, while employing a simplicity allowing the ideas to flow. A corporate executive is shaken out of his day to day when the troubled, yet enigmatic temp reveals to him that she has visions that he will die on his upcoming vacation. Initially dismissive of her and her warnings, they do still affect him deeply; they have several more halting, uncomfortable, conversations, all the while yearning to understand the other's point of view. Possibly the two best performances in the festival from Shenkman and Holmes, only equalled by Karen Black's dual roles in Firecracker."

Read the full review by Adam Barnick.

Buy "Waking Dreams"

May 08, 2007 08:59PM

"Waking Dreams" is now available on DVD here.

Official "Waking Dreams" Website

Nov 17, 2006 12:49PM

Visit the official "Waking Dreams" website here.

Review: DVD Talk (from review of "Celebrity Mix" DVD collection)

Nov 16, 2006 11:33AM

"The Rundown: A temp timidly walks into the office of an executive she's only met in passing and drops a bombshell: you're going to die. Suddenly. Violently. He calls her back in, convinced...or perhaps trying to convince himself...that it's a joke. The more she says about her premonition, the more intense Charles' reaction becomes. It's neither anger nor fear...more of a combination of being unsettled and intrigued...unsure if she's out of her mind but not quite ready to completely discount the possibility. The fascinating thing about Waking Dreams is that it's not about whether or not Charles is going to be mauled by sharks in the Caribbean. That question is answered, but it's the conversations between Charles and Becky...the way they see each other as some sort of amorphous concept and strive to understand...that's far more interesting than stock thriller clichés. Even though the names might not stack up to the 'celebrity mix' concept, the performances are outstanding and utterly convincing throughout. I was especially pleased to see Becky presented as a shrinking violet who's trying to do the right thing, even if she's not entirely sure what that is, rather than some ominous voice of doom. This is by far the most substantial of the shorts on this collection."

Read the full review by Adam Tyner.

Review: Entertainment Insiders review of Visionfest screening in NYC

Nov 16, 2006 10:24AM

"A welcome piece of restraint and subtlety, this short generates a quiet power and manages to reflect complex questions about ourselves and fate and destiny, while employing a simplicity allowing the ideas to flow. A corporate executive is shaken out of his day to day when the troubled, yet enigmatic temp reveals to him that she has visions that he will die on his upcoming vacation. Initially dismissive of her and her warnings, they do still affect him deeply; they have several more halting, uncomfortable, conversations, all the while yearning to understand the other's point of view. Possibly the two best performances in the festival from Shenkman and Holmes, only equalled by Karen Black's dual roles in Firecracker."

Read the full review by Adam Barnick.