N.L. at the BIFF last night. Today at the BIFF, Condors game, and book signing - By N.L. Belardes
There’s still one entire day to spend at the Bakersfield Independent Film Festival. Starting today at 9AM you can see two film shorts and then blood and guts in The War Days… and more. This isn’t just a cheap little date at the movies. Forget Harry Potter and Johnny Cash for one minute and go to the BIFF.
The golden ticket to BIFFness...
Yesterday I followed Roger Mathey around as he promoted BIFF to everyone in sight who would let him talk about it. He talked it up with Meathead, Desi and Rocky on KRAB and he talked it up with a few TV Stations who were kind enough to head on out to the Spotlight Theater to see what was going on.
The film shorts from last night alone included a hilarious murderous romp through Little Red Riding Hood’s dark dreams in the FSU film, Moondance. That was clearly the crowd favorite as we all got to watch Little Red Riding Hood’s world fall apart and her get angry about it. The film was top notch. Great dialogue, great cinematics and a must see for local film students.
The UCLA Film School horror short, Tear was also top notch. Such incredible camera work for a low budget thriller.
The stylistic stalker tale Days N Nights was hard for me to follow. The musical score was fun, and the strange twist at the end was as cheesy as the fun filter effects of this grainy Seventies era style film.
Damaged TV was also a crowd favorite. Take Meathead and Desi, throw in some Rocky Nash and watch them make a mockery of the local music scene. It’s a must see. In written form if I came anywhere close to what these guys do to local musicians and music I would have 1000 scathing emails. But these guys pull it off with hilarity. And it’s all in good fun and looks like the musicians are having a good time too.
Because I'm stuck for time writing this I won't go into detail but I will say that Ashley Ashley creeped the hell out of me in the film trailer for At 11:00.... holy crap!!
The full length feature from last night, Shakespeare’s Plan 12 From Outer Space was an artistic piece that I really could not figure out. Although filled with funny and cheesy moments spoofing old Fifties sci-fi B movies, I was lost in the dialogue and grainy structure of the film… in the end, I stayed on to watch, had great laughs, great fun, was inspired and awed by the local talents in filmmaking that Roger Mathey has somehow pulled together for what is to be the leading Bakersfield film festival in the years to come…
Now don't forget: Film Festival all day at the Spotlight, Book signing at Borders from 1-4, and Hockey song at the Condors game tonight...
The golden ticket to BIFFness...
Yesterday I followed Roger Mathey around as he promoted BIFF to everyone in sight who would let him talk about it. He talked it up with Meathead, Desi and Rocky on KRAB and he talked it up with a few TV Stations who were kind enough to head on out to the Spotlight Theater to see what was going on.
The film shorts from last night alone included a hilarious murderous romp through Little Red Riding Hood’s dark dreams in the FSU film, Moondance. That was clearly the crowd favorite as we all got to watch Little Red Riding Hood’s world fall apart and her get angry about it. The film was top notch. Great dialogue, great cinematics and a must see for local film students.
The UCLA Film School horror short, Tear was also top notch. Such incredible camera work for a low budget thriller.
The stylistic stalker tale Days N Nights was hard for me to follow. The musical score was fun, and the strange twist at the end was as cheesy as the fun filter effects of this grainy Seventies era style film.
Damaged TV was also a crowd favorite. Take Meathead and Desi, throw in some Rocky Nash and watch them make a mockery of the local music scene. It’s a must see. In written form if I came anywhere close to what these guys do to local musicians and music I would have 1000 scathing emails. But these guys pull it off with hilarity. And it’s all in good fun and looks like the musicians are having a good time too.
Because I'm stuck for time writing this I won't go into detail but I will say that Ashley Ashley creeped the hell out of me in the film trailer for At 11:00.... holy crap!!
The full length feature from last night, Shakespeare’s Plan 12 From Outer Space was an artistic piece that I really could not figure out. Although filled with funny and cheesy moments spoofing old Fifties sci-fi B movies, I was lost in the dialogue and grainy structure of the film… in the end, I stayed on to watch, had great laughs, great fun, was inspired and awed by the local talents in filmmaking that Roger Mathey has somehow pulled together for what is to be the leading Bakersfield film festival in the years to come…
Now don't forget: Film Festival all day at the Spotlight, Book signing at Borders from 1-4, and Hockey song at the Condors game tonight...
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Walking the Streets of Belrades.
Ray Harwood.
I had been reading the newest addition to Bakersfield’s growing list of local literature, Lords: Part One, by N.L. Belardes when channel surfing on the FM I arrived on 106.1 Krab Radio, the Meathead and Desi show with Rock Nash. There from the tiny, gritty speakers in my car door came the voice of Belardes himself. Meathead prompted N.L. (Nick) to plug his book but instead he unselfishly promoted B.I..F.F . The Bakersfield Independent Film Festival. I got there to early and walked around the Spot Light streets, quaint coffee shops and the lip smacking goodness of street people emerging from hibernation and at 9AM I waltzed in the door smack into the gaze of Blardes himself, a nicer and level headed member of the Bakersfield arts you will never meet. We spoke of books, Blogs and upcoming Hockey CD and the attack of the Kookoonauts. His son’s were involved in one of the film shorts at BIFF in a blood and guts “Nam” film “The War Days” 1960s or early 70's friends go off to war. The film hit home to me, I spent time in Army green in a combat M.O.S.. The Lords, the film, the hockey CD and concerts, the Belardes are sure to leave their mark on Bako.
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