Nicolas Rombes
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Super 8
1. Solstice The independent video game studio Moacube’s ambitious follow-up to its well-regarded Cinders is a mystery set in an enclosed city, one in the middle of a desert constantly torn apart by blizzards. To remedy the lack of minority representation in video games, Moacube has made the majority of the characters minorities and offered up a gay male protagonist. The ambitious game has been in development for a few years, but the six-chapter saga will be out before year’s end or early next year. 2. The Absolution of Roberto Acestes Laing Critic — and occasional Filmmaker contributor — Nicolas […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Oct 20, 2014 -
THE POST-CINEMATIC CINEMA OF THE “PARANORMAL ACTIVITY” MOVIES
In his “Six Asides on Paranormal Activity,” published here at Filmmaker, Nicholas Rombes placed the Paranormal Activity films (particularly Paranormal Activity 2) within the realm of avant-garde cinema, even developing what he termed “the Fixed Camera Manifesto” to delineate the strategy of the latter film. Now, Rombes has elaborated upon his ideas as part of a group discussion about “the post-cinematic” as it relates to these films over at La Furia Umana. Also participating are Julia Leyda, Steven Shaviro, and Therese Grisham. From Rombes: In the Paranormal films, it’s not the house or the characters who are haunted, but the […]
by Scott Macaulay on Oct 17, 2011
