Jake Norvell

The Uncanny Valley refers to Channel Awesome’s five year anniversary event. Unlike the past events, instead of one collaborative video, there were five short films making up the event. All of which the contributors celebrate the website’s fantastic fifth year!

When small time exploitation filmmakers Craig (Brad Jones) and Neil (Jake Norvell) are denied filming permits by the snooty head of the local film commission (Ryan Mitchelle), Craig’s only option is to go undercover as a pretentious film snob. But once accepted by the group Craig finds himself thrust into a strange and deadly mystery surrounding the very secretive club.

A serial killer is terrorizing a small town. Mark Bishop (Brad Jones) has just killed an intruder who attacked him in his home. Only he's not sure if he killed the real serial killer, but knows he doesn't want the attention. Mark has to get rid of the body and avoid the authorities. But he can't shake the feeling that the real killer is still out there.

Scott and Ray are two old school video game geeks who spend the majority of their days playing Nintendo and reminiscing about the 80's. But when Scott is dumped by his girlfriend, the two devise a plan to take Scott's mind off of the drama. With the help of their friend Steve, the boys seek out the rare Atari porno game "Custer's Revenge" in an attempt to hold a contest to see who can get past 5000 points, all while Scott desperately tries to woo the attention of Sally, the beautiful game store employee.

An explicit thriller detailing the feasibility of producing and distributing snuff films, which are still only considered to be an urban legend. Driven mad by his failure to sell a profitable film to the porn industry, a director decides to create authentic snuff films with the assistance of two teenage runaways and a perverted cameraman. When the films bring in a profit through an amateur internet production company, they begin to see the film industry for what it really is: a world of backstabbing and double crosses. The group of twisted filmmakers then extract their own form of graphic revenge on the very people who made them successful.

The Cinema Snob looks at 100+ titles that made up the year 1980! Features reviews for over 100 trailers for films released in the year of 1980, in order of release date. Includes such classics as The Apple, Xanadu, Popeye, Dressed to Kill, Heaven's Gate, Raging Bull and The Empire Strikes Back