Taryn Barker: Demon Hunter
Last November the No Budget crew hosted a screening for the independent horror film Taryn Barker: Demon Hunter followed up by a QA with the makers of the film. The film is now available to a larger audience through Amazon Prime. If you are a Prime member…
Dating in 15-Seconds or Less
Have you ever tried making an entire film that lasts only 15-seconds? It is more challenging than you might think. This is a series of 15-second films that the No Budget team did on the theme of First Dates as part of a film challenge….
NosferaTwo (Short Film)
NosferaTwo is a short silent film featuring Nosferatu living in a modern world. The question asked in this film is, what would his life be like if he were alive today? This was made by No Budget’s Milo Denison as a silent film as part…
“The Apparition” (L’Apparition) Film Review
A well told story that leads from one unanswered question to the next. Written and directed by Xavier Giannoli, “The Apparition” (L’Apparition) follows war-weary journalist Jacques Mayano (Vincent Lindon), who has been hired by the Vatican to examine the credibility of an apparition of the…
The Disaster Artist: Book Review
Have you ever been on a film set with a director who has no idea what he or she is doing? Me neither, but I have been on a few where the director wasn’t the best. But luckily, I’ve never had to deal with a…
The Commitments – Movies That Stand the Test of Time
When the Commitments came out back in 1991, let’s just say I was a pretty young man. In fact, it wasn’t until a few years later that I watched the movie on VHS tape. Yep, I watched some small Irish indie film on my VCR,…
Music Videos
When thinking of music videos, in a lot of ways they are short films in the same way a song is a short story. Besides doing films, a few members of the No Budget crew get involved in music videos as well. “Give you Mine” is…
“Adrift” Movie Review
“Adrift” is an emotional true story of survival on the Pacific that will leave you wanting for a bit more. Adrift opens with an unconscious Tami Oldham waking up to find herself in the cabin of a sailboat flooded with water and close to sinking….