Help choose winner for Noveltown's Cinema of the Lords film contest - By N.L. Belardes

Recently I entertained Matt Munoz at my pad with a sneak peak at the documentary Hectic Films and I have been working on titled, "Chronicle of the Lords". Since he was interviewed for the film, why not show him the raw edits? He dug it so much that he wrote a mini review after BIFF 2.0 and Cinema of the Lords. Check it out:

Matt's mini subliminal review:

Although I was gigging all weekend, (see Lords) Nick called me up to check out the Lords documentary with Matildakay and his punk rock offspring, before its BIFF debut (see Lords.)

I didn't realize it was going to be put together so quickly. These Hectic Films dudes are good! I get nervous watching (see Lords) myself on film, so I was pretty nervous about checking (see Lords) it out. More than a dozen, "Oh shits," went through my head all the way to Nick's place.

As soon as Nick plopped it into the player, all of my fright flew out the window. I felt (see Lords) like a kid watching Star Wars for the first time.

I was amazed at how beautifully indie it looked! The graininess and drunken Orson Wells style narration made (see Lords) me laugh. The laughter coming from how f'ng cool it was. I'm not a filmmaker, but I am a hardcore indie film fan, and this (see Lords) is about as pure as it gets.

I know it was a rough draft of the film, so I (see Lords) can't wait to see the completed work. If you notice during my interview in the film, the mere mention of "Lords," drew curious (see Lords) people near us immediately. I even managed to keep my composure as a cooky lady behind the film crew made (see Lords) faces.

Much like one of my all-time favorite's, "The Blair Witch Project," Noveltown and Hectic's (see Lords) "Lords" doc., is filled with enough creepiness to keep your imagination filled with your own theories about the case. A must see for (see Lords) indie film freaks!

Mad props to the creative minds (see Lords) who made it happen (and not just cuz' I'm in it..hehe)

See Lords.

-The Blair Munoz


But that wasn't all that was show at Noveltown's Cinema of the Lords at BIFF 2.0. Landen Belardes had a creepy short film from a kid's perspective titled, "Escape from the Lords." But he's not eligible for the prize cash. Neither is Dane B. His computer crashed about 600 times, and so he hasn't submitted his cool entry yet. Expect his to be shown at the next BIFF. The three YouTube films posted here are eligible. Now please, add your two cents. Who do you think should win and why?

Now, myself, Roger Mathey and Matt Munoz are going to watch these films and argue who the winner is after we read what you have to say!

Greg Goodsell entry:


Hectic Films entry:


Matt Kieley entry:


Now, what do you think?

This entry was posted by N.L. Belardes, on Monday, December 04, 2006. You can leave your response.