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what some of the critics are saying about Siren.
LA
SHORTS Fest Review - Of
the four black and white films, Siren stood out for its tongue in
cheek handling of film noir, including the ominous off-screen narration,
Dutch angles, and genre acting.
John
Nesbit Editor-In-Chief - CultureDose.net
Thumbs
UP! Writer/Director
Andrew Mandapat has mastered Noir’s witty dialogue, punchy editing,
and crafty camera angles as “Siren†is a success in all these elements—especially
considering the limitations that come with low-budget filmmaking.
Anthony Selbitschka - moviepatron.com
6.5
out of 10 Stars - Siren
successfully maintains the momentum of a suspenseful story that unravels
right up until the end.
Greg Ferguson - ferguson.complexed.net
3
out of 4 Stars - Andrew
Mandapat's short film noir, "Siren," is an entertaining throw back
jab in the eye.
Jonathan W. Hickman - Einsiders.com
With a disillusioned protagonist, claustrophobic close-ups, skewed camera angles, and cynical dialogue like "It's a nice enough place... if you don't mind the smell of cheap perfume and expensive smoke" Siren is a great mini-noir that hits all the right notes.
Micah P - Dumb Distraction
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Music
Music. The list is endless. but would include Soundtracks, Hard Rock, Alternative Rock, Reggae, Rap, R&B, Ska, Classical to name a few.
Artists would include the Pulp Fiction and Gross Point Blank Sountracks, Mozart, Rob Zombie, Tupac, The Soulja, Criminal Damage, Deftones, Linkin Park, Trust Company, Chevelle.
Movies:
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Where to start? We would have to put HANGMAN , EASY and Siren on the top of the list, DV shorts produced by BPM, LLC. [ www.bajapossemovies.com ].
Features include Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket, A Clockwork Orange, Dr. Strangelove. Marty's Goodfellas, Mean Streets, Casino, Raging Bull and Taxi Driver.
Citizen Kane, Casablanca, North by Northwest, Treasure of Sierra Madre, Psycho, Double Indemnity, The Godfather I and II, Lawrence of Arabia, Wall Street, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Glengarry Glen Ross.
The Matrix, LOTR Trilogy, Star Wars, Empire, Jedi, The 5th Element, Blade Runner.
Chris Nolan's Following, Memento and Batman Begins.
Scream, SAW, Silence of the Lambs,
Unforgiven, Fist Full of Dollars, A Few Dollars More, The Good, The Bad, the Ugly, Seven Samuri.
Office Space. Swingers, Made, Uncle Buck, Clueless, Groundhog Day, The Big Lebowski, Dumb and Dumber, There's Something About Mary, Midnight Run....
Television:
There is some good television out there.
The Shield, Curb Your Enthusiasm, 24, The Sopranos, Nip/Tuck, Deadwood, Band of Brothers, Cheers!, Seinfeld, MASH.
Books:
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Pound of Flesh by Art Linson, Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet, The Gross by Peter Bart, Movie Guides by Michael Wiese, In the Blink of an Eye by Walter Murch. Rum Punch by Elroy Leonard. Steven King's Night Shift and The Stand.
