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Features
Have you ever wondered exactly what would have happened with Horton hadn’t heard the Who? Imagine the fat fingers and big footsteps smooshing the...
Short Film
First dates can be nerve-wracking experiences. On one hand, you want to maintain your poise and composure, coming across as dignified and intellectual. But...
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Rejoice, horror fans! The expertly curated cult streaming service ARROW is delivering an early Christmas treat this year. As The New York Times praised,...
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From Turbulent Takeover to Tunnel Trouble: Idris Elba Heads Underground in ‘Hijack’ Season 2 Trailer
Apple TV+ has unveiled the first full trailer for the second season of “Hijack“, marking the next step in the streamer’s high-pressure thriller anchored...
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Rowan Atkinson returns to small-screen chaos, trading a merciless insect for an even less predictable adversary: a baby. His new Netflix mini-series, “Man vs...
Short Film
We recently saw Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch) take to a spot of short film action in Little Favour and now his trusty sidekick Watson is...
Short Film
It is very rare that a film can create a simple and funny story in just over four minutes. Here in Riley Stearn’s The...
Short Film
Curfew is the Oscar Winning short film from the 85th Academy Awards. Written, directed and starring Shawn Christensen, it was a dead cert for...
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Recently we reviewed Todd E Freeman’s excellent short ‘M is for Marriage’ which was entered into Magnet Releasing’s 26th Director competition for a chance...
Short Film
There is only so much that an animation can do in a running time of four minutes. To be able to portray the anguish,...
Short Film
It is only a few months til Wes Anderson returns for The Grand Budapest Hotel. Luckily, for those who admire or love Wes Anderson’s...
Short Film
If I Had A Heart is a brilliant and engrossing movie about an abandoned man’s fight for life. Set in the bustling city of...
Short Film
Originality is scarce these days: Hollywood lashes mountains of money in often vain attempts to create a picture which is novel. Presumably with a...
Short Film
Little Favour is possibly one of the most hotly anticipated shorts this year, mainly due to the weight of the main star, Benedict Cumberbatch....
Short Film
House Cocktail is an ideal short film in that it takes a simple concept – the story of two men battling to gain the...
Short Film
In 2012 producers Ant Timpson and Tim League released their anthology film ABCs of Death. It featured twenty six shorts showcasing work by twenty six...
Short Film
Last night The W Hotel played host to the UK premiere of the Patrick Viktor Monroe-directed short film, Little Favour. Attended by Monroe himself,...
Short Film
Dawn (Part One) follows in the footsteps of Looper, the 2012 blockbuster starring Bruce Willis and Joseph Gorden-Levitt, and is a futuristic thriller which...
Short Film
We are constantly witnessing technological advances. Missions into deep space or chartering unknown universes have always captured our dreams and fantasies. We have spurned...
Short Film
The Boy With A Thorn In His Side is a powerful and intricate short film. Packed into just over four minutes of time, this...
Short Film
Welcome to the very first of (hopefully) many short film showcases here on Cinema Chords, and we’re kick things of in humungous proportions, as...