{"id":6298,"date":"2010-01-30T17:22:17","date_gmt":"2010-01-30T06:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/?p=6298"},"modified":"2010-01-30T17:22:17","modified_gmt":"2010-01-30T06:22:17","slug":"weekend-fright-flick-robots-rampant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/2010\/01\/30\/weekend-fright-flick-robots-rampant\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Fright Flick: Robots Rampant"},"content":{"rendered":"

We haven’t had a Weekend Fright Flick lately, but the first of 2010 is a beaut. The main feature is Hanger No. 5<\/strong><\/em> (US-2008; short [11:10 min]; dir. Nathan Matsuda). It’s rather like a minor scifi action blockbuster. Philip Klein, who composed the score, recently won an Emmy Award for it.<\/p>\n

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Synopsis<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

This live-action short film finds two treasure-hunting teens sneaking into an abandoned military base looking for a rumored gold cache. Once inside, they accidentally activate a top secret relic of the Cold War — a huge mobile weapons system bent on protecting the base from all intruders. Cut off from every exit, the pair must fight to survive. (Quiet Earth<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But before we get to that bit of mechanical mayhem, we have a support film in the form of a little piece called Recovered<\/strong><\/em> (UK-2009; short [3:23 min]; dir. Joe Efstathiou and Alfredo Antonio Cozz). Consider it as Cloverfield<\/em>‘s small, mechanised sibling, if you will. The film has acquired a slew of festival awards and shortlistings (which you can check out at its YouTube location<\/a>). Like Cloverfield<\/em>, not much story but lots of great imagery and an “I-was-there” sensibility.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Main Feature: Hanger No. 5<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Hangar No. 5<\/a> from Nathan Matsuda<\/a> on Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To watch it larger and in HD, go here<\/a>.<\/p>\n