ShortEnd Magazine

It’s May in New York and no longer cold although it’s been raining quite a bit recently. Peter Brogna stands at the entrance of the Whole Foods Market in Union Square, looking at least from this distance a bit smug and overly intellectual. I’m here to meet my friend Nick Schwartz, however,...
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Choosing a soundtrack to your life is no easy task, especially if you’re being honest rather than hip. Below are the songs that held the most importance in my life and had the most impact at pivotal moments…and generally made me the person that I am today.

In each mind active, thoughts travel in labyrinthine patterning, conducting daily discourses of emotion versus action, juxtaposing reality against daydream, writing and re-writing storylines of a life that is until the moment of actualization merely a mystery. Wh...
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In helming Slowboat Films for the last eight years, M.A. Littler barters primarily in fringe fare, producing documentaries, narrative features and shorts as well as music videos that settle in personal and edgy spaces. He's an outsider artist for other outsider artists, The Moj...
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Under power lines set against the bright blue sky of Las Vegas, a little boy grows up with extraordinary powers. Mixed with Switchyard’s jazzy and nostalgic melody, Tom Barndt's music video for "Salt of the Sea" conjures up memory of childhood.

Finally, the Fall movie that Lily has been dying to see, Sean Penn’s “Into the Wild.” Will JM end up liking it or will he stand by his original contention that Chris McCandless is an idiot? Listen in as the pair discuss the film, the distinct difference between William Hurt and John Hurt, and the brilli...
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In episode 14, JM and Lily review Wes Anderson’s new film, The Darjeeling Limited. Listen in as the pair discuss the relative importance of Hotel Chevalier, the pros and cons of Anderson’s distinct storytelling technique and the sheer brilliance of the film’s opening sequence. Plus, ...
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