In Hope of Nothing has been doing the festival rounds… which is an interesting experience since everything is pretty much cancelled and only online these days. But the good news is that we won something. We were named Best Film at the Independent Shorts Awards in June. Here’s hoping that we get some more love […]
I recently shot a guest spot on The Orville. The episode (Season 3 Episode 4) will be available on Hulu some time in 2020. It was such a thrill working with the amazing cast and crew on this show. More updates to follow…
I was recently approached by a filmmaker friend of mine, Peter Hamblin, about doing a film together. We had floated this idea around a few times, and I’d been a fan of his work for many years,
I recently shot a guest spot on ABC’s The Rookie. Air date is February 19th and is entitled “Caught Stealing”. It was a great pleasure working with the cast and crew on this show, and a lovely treat to get to work with a director who I’d worked with previously on Scorpion, Omar Madha.
I was recently interviewed (again) by Kimberly Q on her chat show, The Red Booth. Check out the first part of the interview here:
Some time ago, towards the end of our successful year-long run of Train To Zakopane, we filmed the play and after much work by the filmmakers, it is now complete. It was in select theaters for a limited run and is now available on streaming services, distributed by Indican Pictures. Here’s a trailer. Here are […]
This is a web series I did a little cameo in a while ago. I play a German (for some reason) foreman of a strange and imaginary workplace that involves the hammering of abstract objects. You can view the episode below. #GermanAccent
For the past year I’ve been learning how to DJ, not for any other reason than I really enjoy music and really admire the skill of DJs being able to mix and match and make new and interesting sounds from existing music. I got a couple established DJ friends to show me some things and […]
I recently shot an episode of NCIS. It was a lovely experience with a really great cast and crew. The episode “Being Bad” aired on September 27. Full episodes are available online at CBS.com > You can watch the episode here <
I recently shot an episode of Scorpion. It is part of season 2 – airing March 21st on CBS at 9pm. The episode is called “Djibouti Call“. < You can see the episode online here > Here’s some of the edited footage:
I recently shot an episode of Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders – a spinoff of the hit series “Criminal Minds,” is a drama about the specialized International Division of the FBI tasked with solving crimes and coming to the rescue of Americans who find themselves in danger while abroad Extra resources. This episode takes place in […]
My art exhibition “PAINT IT BLACK” was a great success with a wonderful turn out. The paintings are now available for purchase online. CLICK HERE FOR THE ONLINE STORE.
I am proud to say that BroadwayWorld project planning and management.com announced their top theatre picks of the year and I was named in the top 10 Best Lead Performances in Los Angeles Theatre for 2015 for my role in Train To Zakopane.
Something that I’ve done sort of “on the side” ever since I graduated High School is design. I went to a great design school in South Africa and worked at a magazine right after that, starting out as junior designer and before I quit to travel on the Pro Surfing Tour, I was head designer […]
I was fortunate enough to have the great experience of shooting a Coors commercial campaign in the stunning mountains of Colorado. I was cast as the real historical figure, Mister Coors. Here’s the first spot: Here’s the second:
I was recently in a film called The Time We’re In. It’s a beautiful story by multiple award winning writer/director, Damon Stout. The story follows Gabriel (played by me) as he figures out a way to stop time, in a effort to save his wife, Nadia, after he finds out she has cancer. I got […]
I shot a commercial for Ticketfly Pulse recently with director Jimmy Collins. Check out the first spot here >> Check out the second spot here >> <img src="http://www.mikefalkow.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Screen-Shot-2016-02-15-at-12.56.08-PM-300×168.jpg" alt="Screen Shot 2016-02-15 at 12.56.08 PM" width="300" height="168" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1955" srcset="http://www project plan template.mikefalkow.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Screen-Shot-2016-02-15-at-12.56.08-PM-300×168.jpg 300w, http://www.mikefalkow.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Screen-Shot-2016-02-15-at-12.56.08-PM-768×429.jpg 768w, http://www.mikefalkow.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Screen-Shot-2016-02-15-at-12.56.08-PM.jpg 955w” sizes=”(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px” />
I have been privileged to be working on a theatre production of a new play by Henry Jaglom called “Train to Zakopane”. It’s a beautiful (true) story set in Poland in the 1920s, exquisitely written by Mr. Jaglom. I’ve had a great experience working with this wonderful cast and crew, and the incredibly talented director, […]
I was asked to contribute a blog entry to my friend Craig Koban’s blog for his 10th Anniversary as a film critic. Here’s my entry below. Okay. I can’t really choose my favorite film in the last ten years. That’s like asking me to compare my favorite apple with my favorite orange. There’s too many […]
I recently wrote, produced and acted in an independent feature film. The film is called “Deceived”. It’s a suspense thriller about a man who returns to his home in Puerto Rico to help his sister get her […]
I was asked to contribute to Craig Koban’s blog as part of a series of “fondest film memories” posts. Here is my contribution: As long as I can recall, I’ve had a fondness for the movies. Being transported to another time and place while sitting back in a comfy chair and being entertained, enlightened or […]
“In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little, yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment. We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read. But the bitter truth we critics must face, is that in […]
I’ve been in New York City for the past few days, promoting my film “Magdalena” at the International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival. And while the business of doing red carpet interviews and talking about the same thing over and over again can challenging, at the same time it’s been a lot of fun and […]
I was asked to participate in a video installation for a Mercedes Helnwein art show like it. If you’re not familiar with her work, check it out here mercedeshelnwein.com The video was directed by Giovanni Ribisi, which was a great experience all on it’s own, and was in the style of a 1950s Police Station. […]
I’m either his muse or his Guinea Pig. Either way, Ray Kachatorian is one hellava photographer. He called me recently and asked if I’d be interested in doing another photo shoot with him, and I of course said YES without hesitation. We got some really interesting photos. And yes, I dressed in full drag for […]
I recently shot an episode of The Stafford Project alongside Michelle Stafford and Kelly Preston project planning tools. It was a lot of fun and I got to play a flamboyant stylist to Kelly’s Soap Opera Diva. Here’s the episode:
I booked a part on a film called “Something About Her” – starring Cameron Richardson, Anthony Michael Hall, David Arquette and some other great actors, including my brother, Cokey Falkow. I play an architect, and I was thrilled to be a part of this production. Writer/Director Carl Colpaert of Cineville is helming the project with […]
I’m proud to have been involved in this project as a producer and an actor. ‘GEEKS’ takes place in the sun-bleached environments of Southern California. It introduces us to four nerdy girls who are the best of friends but hold onto a deadly secret. They are Bounty Hunters. When they discover that an old enemy […]
Starting 2013 with a shift in representation, I’ve signed with Bohemia Group (management). For contact info please visit the Contact page.
Having a 3 year old really takes its toll on a person. You start finding humor and delight in the smallest most ridiculous things. The beauty and joy in the world once again becomes evident. Maybe it’s the lack of sleep. Maybe it’s the unkillable optimism that kids are dipped in at birth. Either way, […]
I’ve been working on a web series called The Team. It’s a humorous take on the secret agent world that takes itself far too seriously. Here’s the latest episode. I hope you like it.
I directed this short video promoting peace. It was inspired by Ronny Edry’s campaign to promote peace between Israel and Iran israelovesiran project management steps.com Many thanks to those who helped, especially Denice Duff for being my trusty Director of Photography. I hope you like it, and share it with your friends.
Internationally known South African conservationist, author, humanitarian and founder of The Earth Organization, Lawrence Anthony passed away on March 2. He was 61. Lawrence was a good friend and I truly enjoyed his company. He made me laugh with his stories of wild adventures in Iraq while saving the animals of the Baghdad Zoo [VIDEO] […]
I recently worked a couple days on the film “Safe House” starring Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds. The film takes place in Cape Town, South Africa, and they needed some South African voices during post production project planning process. Looping is a really fun process, and you get to see how layers of voices add […]
I recently shot a film called “Stranded” – a New York Film Academy thesis film for director Nicol Dippenaar. I play a South African who emigrates to the United States and get to speak Afrikaans in the film (good thing I paid attention in school all those years). The film was shot on the RedOne […]
I recently was asked by good friend Ray Kachatorian to do a test shoot with him. You can see the images here. He was looking to do something a little different than he has in his book. Something edgy, something geared to high fashion stuff. I had a great time doing this shoot. Ray is […]
I just shot a little part in the newest of the series “Beached As: Making of” for Australian TV. Being a fan of the series myself, it was super fun, and I really enjoyed working with the gents from Beached As. I’ll post a link when the episode is available. Apparently one of the guys […]
I recently fulfilled a childhood dream by traveling on a surf trip to Indonesia. I remember being a young whipper snapper and watching hours and hours of surf footage and dreaming endlessly that my local break in Durban, South Africa was in fact the Indonesia that I saw on the surf movies. (Ah the delusions […]
I’ve recently done a few web series. It’s really fun. I did an episode of The Online Gamer for Reckless Tortuga playing a priest. I did 3 episodes of The Team for iFORKt productions, playing an MI5 team leader, and I played a German techno star in another… but more about that later.. Web series are […]
I just shot a guest star role in Law & Order LA. Season 1 episode 2. I play a guy who witnessed his family getting murdered as a child and as a result is a little loopy. Twenty some odd years later, one of the murderers is released from prison and is found dead near the beach. […]
I was honored to play a part in Clint Eastwood’s film “Invictus”. Honored? Really? Yes. Honored. Not only because it’s been a dream of mine to work for Mr. Eastwood because I’m such a huge admirer of his films, but because I grew up in South Africa and the 1995 Rugby World Cup was a big deal to […]


|James' first professional production was in David Mamet's aptly named A Life in the Theatre, since when he has appeared in over a 100 stage and film productions. He has toured extensively in Britain, Germany, Holland, Switzerland and Canada and has played leading roles in many of Shakespeare's plays. A selection of these includes: Macbeth, Iago, Romeo, Oberon, Orsino, Puck, Orlando, Edmund, Bassanio, Leontes, Petruchio and Laertes. He played Launcelot Gobbo in Der Kaufmann Von Venedig (The Merchant of Venice) - in German - at the ETA Hoffmann Theater, Bamberg. He has done CD voice work for Arkangel/ Penguin books (Cymbeline/ The Merry Wives of Windsor) and RSC/Pavilion books (The Young Person's Guide To Shakespeare), and a documentary on Twelfth Night for||Channel 4/ Open Hand Productions. He has appeared in a number of feature and short films, including: Dinner in Purgatory (as Machiavelli); thrillers Second Sight and Road to Nowhere; a futuristic cop in Bonnie and Bonnie and a dead animal reviving druid in Animal Rites! Last year James directed Romeo and Juliet for Rock Valley Productions at the Cheltenham Everyman Theatre and has directed all Rain or Shine Theatre Company productions to date. He is also an Associate Director of Traffic of the Stage TC for whom he is currently touring with Shakespeare Live! James recently adapted a new version of A Christmas Carol for the stage, which will be produced in the winter of 2009 by Rain or Shine.|
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Mind control is a topic that speaks to a very primal human fear. Most people become scared when they have no control over something. The feeling itself is very unsettling and causes anxiety and stress.
Mind control takes this idea a step further in suggesting the loss of control over one’s own mind. In the realm of film, the theme of mind control is as evident today as it was in the early years of film. The fact that one can take a film from the early twentieth century, another film midway through the twentieth century, and a film from the beginning of the twenty-first century and compare the similar theme of mind control suggests that this is a topic worth looking into. The three films to be used for example will be The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The Manchurian Candidate, and Inception. Each of these films discuss mind control and arrive at the conclusion that, while it may be very difficult, mind control is at least in part possible.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is a very odd, disturbing film. The film follows an older man named Dr. Caligari who has a somnambulist, named Cesar, that makes predictions as part of a show put on by Caligari. What is soon discovered is that Caligari controls Cesar much like a puppet to do his bidding. This is true until Cesar defies Caligari, not performing the task he is ordered by Caligari to perform. This moment in the film is very significant because it is the point where the viewer is led to believe that Caligari’s supposed control over Cesar was not complete. In the end, Cesar has a will of his own that breaks through all of the control that Caligari has obtained.
This theme of mind control would continue on after The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari throughout the next four decades to the production of The Manchurian Candidate in 1962. In this film, hero soldier, Raymond Shaw, and his compatriots are brain washed by the enemy into performing whatever tasks asked of them no matter how terrible or out of character they may be. It is apparent that there is nothing that these soldiers, most of all Raymond, will not do under this spell. Several of the soldiers who are with Raymond and equally brain washed begin to have memories of the actual brain washing manifested in dreams. This leads one particular soldier, Ben Marco, to begin questioning what happened to the men. Eventually Ben is able to discover what has happened to them but not before Raymond is ordered to kill his father-in-law and, in turn, his own wife. He does so with no immediate remorse. Ben confronts him and attempts to undo the brain washing. This leads to Raymond taking initiative to kill his own mother and step-father who were in on the plot. Raymond then turns the gun on himself. In the end, Raymond Shaw was helpless to the mind control exerted on him by the enemy. He is the only character that it seems is unable to break this spell by himself. He is able to beat it with the help of his fellow soldier, Ben Marco, but not until the damage has already been done. In this film it seems apparent again that mind control is possible, but not easy.
Fast forward from 1962 to 2010 and mind control is still in the forefront of film. In the film, Inception, Cobb is a man for hire who delves into people’s sub-conscience to acquire information. When asked if he could not only extract information but implant information, he takes on the seemingly impossible task in order to clear his lingering legal troubles. Cobb embarks performing the arduous tasks but hits trouble along the way with his own sub-conscience. The memory of his own late wife, Mal, will not allow him to succeed. What is discovered later is that Cobb knows that the idea of implanting information into someone’s sub-conscience is possible, an act known as “inception,” is because he is the one who implanted an idea in the mind of Mal that eventually led to her suicide. The project that Cobb takes on seems to have been a success by the end of the film which has very interesting connotations. In the world of Inception the act of inception is seemingly impossible. Even according to Cobb, who seems to be the only character in the story who has ever actually done it, it is extremely difficult. Not only is the act of subverting control over someone else’s mind very difficult, but it produces very serious and unpredictable consequences, as is seen in the case of Mal. This would seem to suggest that this particular film is echoing the first two in that mind control appears to be possible, but it is not an easy or always successful task.
In summation, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The Manchurian Candidate, and Inception, while being separated by almost a century in time, all seem to be saying the same thing. While each film says it a bit differently, each film seems to suggest that mind control is most definitely something to be feared. It has the possibility to force someone to do something by subverting their own desires and will. While this is possible, it is difficult, however, and often times it does not work as it is intended to.


Warrandyte Theatre Company is joining the Ballarat National Theatre to produce a new work to be written by local playwright Emma Wood in collaboration with the community.
The new play, called 2020 Vision, aims to reflect and share real stories from during the pandemic and give a voice to stories from real people: the funny, the ridiculous, and the harder moments. The resulting play will be performed by local actors in a live event online, directed by Susan Rundle, produced by Adrian Rice and the Warrandyte Theatre Company.
The project will launch with a community Zoom meeting on Friday 25 September for locals to meet the creative team and ask questions. Following this, a new project Facebook page will be created and Emma Wood will use this to pose new daily questions which people can answer in a word, a line or a paragraph, and these responses will form the basis of the new play.
The play will be performed as a free online event on Friday 27 November and will be performed again live in Warrandyte at a date to be determined in 2021.
For more information and to follow announcements about the first Zoom meeting, keep an eye on the Warrandyte Theatre Company Facebook page or the website for the Warrandyte Mechanics Institute and Arts Association.


Hello, my name is Itai Hagage. I was born in Jerusalem, Israel, 1993.
I speak four languages; Hebrew, Portuguese, English and Spanish.
By age 8 in 2002 I moved to Costa Rica with my family, where I basically grew my entire life.
Since a little kid I've been fascinated with painting and drawing. I started my career at a very young age, selling my art back when I was six years old, by age 12 I was already having art exhibitions.
In October 29th 2016 I graduated from Universidad Veritas with honors as a
CGI Generalist Animator.
In January 2018 I moved to Israel to work and grow in the art community/industry.
Currently I am focused on Concept Art, Character and Background Design,
both traditional and digital art.
Programs I use:
Autodesk Maya, Realflow, ZBrush, Wings 3D, Adobe Flash, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Audition, Adobe Premiere, Pro Tools, Pen tool Sai,
TV Paint, UVLayout & QuickTime.
Illustration, 3D/2D & stop motion animation, character modeling & texturing,
motion graphics, visual development & character design.
AWARDS & Honors
Winner of the Enfocus Film Festival 2016 (Costa Rica)
Best Digital Animation
Best Carribean Film 2016 (Winter Edition)
Martinique International Film Festival
Films by independent Non-European filmmakers, HEIs, Association 2017 - Winner
First place at the 4th Meet Film Festival (Italy)
Winner of the Guildford Film Festival 2017
Award Winner of the Guildford Film Festival (United Kingdom)
BELOW 0° Shortfilm
Best Short Science Documentary Film 2017
Award for Best Short Science Documentary Film (Czech Republic)
Winner of VII Ibero-American ABC Short Film Festival 2017
Best student short film of Latin-America and Spain (Spain)
Winner of Near Nazareth Film Festival 2017
Best Animation award at the Near Nazareth Film Festival 2017 (Israel)
Winner of the ACAFILMS Film Festival 2017
Award for best experimental short film at the ACAFILMS Film Festival 2017 (Brazil)
Best Natural History Documentary Short 2017
Award for best Natural History Documentary Short award at The University of Idaho Fish & Wildlife Film Festival (USA)
Best Animation 1-30 min (International competition) 2017
Best animation award at Västerås Film festival (Sweden)
Best Animation 2017
Best Animation award at the LIFE AFTER OIL International Film Festival (Italy)
Honors Mention - Landscape Film (Mallku) 2017
Below 0° is Honored for the category (Mallku) Landscape Film - (Chile)
Best Film, Photo, Poem or Art 2017
Below 0° wins the Avalonia Themed Film, Photo, Poem or Art Award (USA)
Best Central-American Animated Short Film 2017
Best animation short film award at Ícaro Festival (Guatemala)
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Co-founded in 2018 by Alan Fraser & Nancy Green, the Cambria Film Festival was born out of a passion for independent film and a desire to create a platform for emerging filmmakers to showcase their work. Over the years, we have grown into one of the most respected and exciting film festivals in the world, attracting filmmakers, actors, and film lovers from all corners of the globe.
At Cambria Film Festival, we are committed to screening the most innovative and thought-provoking films from around the world. Our programming team works tirelessly to curate a diverse and exciting lineup that showcases the best in independent cinema, from feature-length dramas to experimental shorts.
At Cambria Film Festival, our audiences are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that film has the power to bring people together, to inspire and to challenge us, and we strive to create an inclusive and welcoming environment where everyone can enjoy the magic of the movies.


By Jane Bauer
Luis Miguel: the series on Netflix (2018-)
One of Mexico’s biggest musicians, Luis Miguel, was the original child star, and this series follows his rise to stardom. Encouraged by his manager father, Luis Miguel became one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all time. Actor Diego Boneta plays the title role and sings all the music and does an incredible job considering how distinct and well known Luis Miguel’s sound is. When the series was first released in 2018 it was all anybody in Mexico was talking about. Luis Miguel’s world tour kicks off on August 3rd in Buenos Aires.
Selena: the movie (1997)
Selena (1971-1995) although born and raised in Texas, this Mexican/ American singer made a huge impression in a life that was cut too short after she was murdered. In 2020 Billboard magazine listed her in third place on their list of “Greatest Latino Artists of All Time”. The movie about her life was the breakout role for Jennifer Lopez and earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress . There is a new Netflix series as well but I haven’t seen it yet.
Hasta Que Te Conocí (Until I Met You) (2016)
This drama series follows the roots and footsteps of the legendary Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel. The 13-episode series is based on unpublished testimonies on the icon’s journey from childhood to fame. “A story that tells how his talent led him to defy and overcome poverty, betrayals and prejudices,” reads an official description on Amazon Prime where it’s available for streaming.
Los Tigres Del Norte At Folsom Prison (2019)
Los Tigres del Norte are a norteño band from Sinaloa that was originally formed in 1968 by four brothers from the Hernández Angulo family. They are the only Mexican band to have won six Grammy awards.
In 2019, they premiered a Netflix original documentary and live album Los Tigres del Norte at Folsom Prison. The set marked the first time a musical act was allowed to film inside the prison walls since Johnny Cash’s fabled performance at Folsom in 1968.
The documentary also provided a rare, and compassionate look at Latino incarceration told through the songs of the band and the stories of the Latino and Latina inmates at Folsom Prison interviewed for the production.


The Fantasticks, now playing at the Snapple Theater Center, is a sweet, old fashioned, silly, romantic comedy with terrific songs that stick in your mind. What a pleasure to walk out humming "Try to Remember" or "Soon It's Gonna Rain." With a fine cast including the beautiful, clear-voiced Sara Jean Ford as the girl, Burke Moses as El Gallo and the extraordinary physical comedian Robert R. Oliver as Mortimer, and the book and lyrics writer (and director of this production) Tom Jones as the decrepit Henry, this production, filled with whimsy and fun, confirms why it is the longest-running musical in theater history.
July 29, 2006
August 23, 2006
Steven Baruch, Marc Routh, Richard Frankel, Thomas Viertel
Snapple Theater Center
210 West 50th Street
2 hrs, 30 min
Thomas Bruce (Henry), Leo Burmester (Hucklebee), Robert R. Oliver / MacIntyre Dixon (Mortimer), Santino Fontana (Matt), Sara Jean Ford (Luisa), Burke Moses (El Gallo), Douglas Ullman, Jr. (Mute), Martin Vidnovic (Bellomy).
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June 24, 2023 6:30 pm
TCL Chinese Theatres, Hollywood, CA
A passionate pilot is challenged by her grandmother to live life on her own terms, but finds herself at a crossroads when that could mean revealing her grandmother's long-buried secrets.
a feature film
"Everyone has oceans to fly if they have the heart to do it."
STARRING:: WENDIE MALICK, ALIXZANDRA DOVE
CAST: JULIET MILLS, MAXWELL CAULFIELD, SAM MCMURRAY, RAY ABRUZZO
DIRECTED BY: AMY GLAZER
WRITTEN BY: COLETTE FREEDMAN
83 MINUTES * 5.1 * USA * ENGLISH
There's more to life than being a passenger.
Jo Standish, 27, helps run a small private airline company in Los Angeles, 1977, with her fiance, Richard. Jo's first love is aviation and she is an accomplished pilot, but struggles to find the opportunities she desires. Their business faces its own problems as Richard's father threatens to pull his investment and close their hangar. When her beloved grandfather Bert dies, she puts everything on hold and races back home to Molokai, Hawaii to support her grandmother, Meli, who raised her.
Once home, Jo discovers Meli has Lewy body dementia. Surrounded by her dynamic village of authors, artists, musicians and friends, Meli is happy and comfortable; but as her seemingly long-hidden memories begin to surface, Jo suspects there are family secrets still unknown to her and possibly a mysterious connection to the world's most famous aviatrix. Caught between all this could mean for her and her fiance's flying business and protecting the privacy of those she loves, Jo must make a difficult decision regarding this newfound revelation.
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WENDIE MALICK - Meli Standish / Producer
Wendie Malick has graced our screens with an illustrious film
and television career. She received 4 Cable Ace awards for her
role in HBO’s groundbreaking comedy, “Dream On”, later
gaining prominence on the small screen as Nina Van Horn, in
“Just Shoot Me!” (1 Golden Globe, and 2 Emmy nominations).
Malick also starred in “Hot In Cleveland”, where she and her
cast mates earned a People’s Choice Award, and a SAG
Nomination for Best Ensemble.
Other series include “Frasier”, “Big Day”, Good Company” and
“Rush Hour”, as well as recurring roles on “This Is Us”, “The
Ranch”, “Pitch” “Darrow and Darrow”, and “NYPD Blue”. She’s made guest appearances on “Billions”, “Seinfeld”, “Mom”, Grace and Frankie”, “CSI”, “LA Law, The X files, and many more.
Malick appeared in the final season of “Dear White People”, and has a recurring role in “Physical”, and “Young Sheldon”. Animated TV credits include “Jimmy Neutron”, “Spongebob Squarepants”, “Bojack Horseman” (Annie nomination), the Peabody award winning show, “The Owl House”, and the new series, “Conquest”.
Big screen credits include “Endings, Beginnings”, Adventureland”, “Fifty-nothing”, “Jerome”, “Confessions of a Shopaholic”, “Waiting”, “Racing Stripes”, “The American President”, “Trojan Wars”, “Raising Genius”, “Mr. Mike’s Mondo Video”, “A Little Sex”, “The Goods”, “Bugsy”, “The Emperor’s New Groove”, “Alvin and the Chipmunks: the Squeakquel”, “The Surrogate”, and the upcoming features: “Mack and Rita”, “7000 Miles”, and “Mother of All Shows”.
On the stage, Malick’s work included BURLEIGH GRIMES, and NORTH SHORE FISH. (Off -Broadway), BIG NIGHT(Kirk Douglas Theater), THE UNDERPANTS (The Geffen), DON’T BLAME ME, I VOTED FOR HELEN GAHAGAN DOUGLAS (Woolly Mammoth), THE SANTALAND DIARIES (Coast Playhouse), LOVE LETTERS (Laguna Playhouse), THE GUYS (Studio Arena and Columbia University), BLITHE SPIRIT, and WHAT IS THE CAUSE OF THUNDER? (Williamstown), and CLOSURE at New Jersey Rep.
Malick is on the Board of the Environmental Media Association, and the Advisory Board of Return to Freedom, a wild horse sanctuary and advocacy group. Through their charitable gift fund, A Drop in the Bucket, she and her husband, Richard Erickson, support a medical center in Congo. They live on a ranch in the Santa Monica mountains, with 2 dogs, 3 horses, and a miniature donkey.
ALIXZANDRA DOVE - Jo Standish / Producer
Alixzandra was born and raised in sunny southern California. Starting at a very young age, she wanted to bring stories to life in unique and different ways. She began her acting training at South Coast Repertory, where she starred in the BFG, as Sophie, a role she treasures to this day. After graduating Magna Cum Laude from USC's prestigious School of Theatre, Alixzandra moved to Hawaii to combine her passions for acting and producing, while being close to her family on Oahu and Big Island.
Alixzandra founded Platinum Dove Pictures, to produce short films like Amazon’s "Lights Out", for which she won many acting awards and film accolades for her leading role. Her short films have screened in official selection at dozens of international festivals including Dances with Films,
Sunscreen Film Festival, Palm Springs Shortsfest, Cannes Court Métrage, Carmel Film Festival, and at the Egyptian Theatre during Sundance.
Alixzandra can be seen in many tv shows and films including 2 Broke Girls, Aquarius, Unfriended, & Miles Underwater. She has dreamed of this film and of bringing the role of Jo to life for years.
JULIET MILLS as Sharon
RAY ABRUZZO as Ray
MAXWELL CAULFIELD as Bert
SAM MCMURRAY as Edward
LAIRD AKEO as Zack
DAVID SHEFTELL as Richard
LORI PELENISE TUISANO as Nalani
AMY GLAZER - Director/Producer
Amy Glazer is an award-winning theater and film director known for telling female-centered, character-driven stories for both stage and screen. Amy’s film directing debut was based on a short story by Barry Gifford, Ball Lightning (2003) and premiered at the Locarno International Film Festival. Her feature films include Drifting Elegant, screenplay by Stephen Belber (2006), and Seducing Charlie Barker (2010) penned by Teresa Rebeck, which premiered at The San Francisco International Film Festival (SFIFF), and won her numerous awards including the Grand Prize Award at the Canada International Film Festival, Best Narrative Feature at the Geneva Film Festival, Best American Indie Award at the Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival, and Best Filmmaker Award at the Jersey Shore Film Festival. The San Francisco Chronicle called Seducing Charlie Barker, "One of the sharpest comedies of the year... everything about this movie feels right." Amy went on to co-write and direct Kepler's Dream (2016), starring Holland Taylor and Kelly Lynch, and won the Silver Award for Family Favorite at Mill Valley International Film Festival. Her next feature, The Surrogate, won Best Director and two Best Supporting Actor awards at the Los Angeles MethodFest.
Amy lives in the Oakland Hills and is a Film and Theatre Professor at San Jose State University. As a theatre director, she has received numerous awards and laudatory reviews, including the Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards for Best Director and critically acclaimed world and West Coast premiere productions at the Magic Theatre, San Jose Repertory Theatre, Marin Theatre Company, San Francisco Playhouse (where she was the Associate Artistic Director), Eureka Theatre, TheatreWorks, San Jose Stage Company, and the Assembly Theatre at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland.
COLETTE FREEDMAN -Writer
Colette is an award-winning novelist, playwright and screenwriter. Her plays and musicals have been produced all over the world, including Serial Killer Barbie and Sister Cities, which can be seen on Netflix (Jacki Weaver, Alfred Molina, Stana Katic, Jess Weixler). She has co-produced and written a number of independent films including And Then There Was Eve which won The Los Angeles Film Festival (Breaking Glass Pictures), and co-produced the film award-winning comedy Quality Problems (Freestyle Digital Media). Colette is also a faculty member at NYFA, Antioch University and Studio Arts where she teaches screenwriting, playwriting and novel writing.
JHENNIFER WEBBERLEY & JEN PRINCE - Producers
Jhennifer Webberley and Jen Prince have been producing partners for ten years through their production company, Metamorfic Productions. They met in USC’s MFA film production program and have gone on to produce critically acclaimed independent feature films as well as several award-winning shorts and music videos. Their current independent feature films in distribution include:
And Then There Was Eve (Rachel Crowl, Tania Nolan, Karan Soni, Mary Holland) a provocative indie LGBTQ love story and Quality Problems (Chris Mulkey, Mo Gaffney, Jenica Bergere), a comedy
about a family dealing with breast cancer. Other projects "the Jens" are working on include: the coming-of-age feature Miles Underwater and the award-winning short screenplay, First Days. They have also recently produced two Virtual Reality shorts that gained them inclusion in an innovation Emmy nomination, which inspired them to begin creating VR narrative content and write a soon-to-be-released book.
DEBORAH GLAZIER - Producer/Line Producer
Deborah is a regional Emmy® award-winning producer/writer/director whose passion for filmmaking started as an actor. That experience was integral in developing her skills and has led to an eclectic career that has spanned two continents and includes working for Tokyo Disneyland, Landmark Entertainment and Toyota Motor Company, Japan.
She has also produced several award-winning shorts that have appeared in festivals
nationally and internationally, including the short film “Extra” winning
Best Director at the Women’s Comedy Film Festival in Atlanta and
Best Ensemble in Houston. Although Deborah has her feet permanently
planted on the island of Oahu, she is a former private pilot earning
her long-distance cross-country solo wings on a flight to Kitty Hawk!
JIM ORR - Director of Photography
Ten-time regional Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Photography and Lighting Direction, Jim Orr has over 25 years of experience as a cinematographer on a wide range of projects -- feature films, documentaries, television series, docuseries and commercials. Recently he was Director of Photography for Alicia Keys directorial debut in filming "Lili", part of a quintuplet of short films directed by high-profile women for Sony Pictures’ projectFIVE which was produced by Jennifer Aniston. Mr. Orr also teamed with Eva Longoria and Jessica Biel to film each of their directorial debuts with "A Proper Send Off" for Ms. Longoria and "Sodales" for Ms. Biel. Other films include "The FlyBoys", starring Tom Sizemore and Stephen Baldwin, "Clipping Adam", starring Academy Award winner Louise Fletcher, Kevin Sorbo, and Chris Eigeman. Mr. Orr was the cinematographer for the multi-Emmy Award-winning PBS documentary "Reclaiming Your American Dream" as well as other award-winning PBS documentaries including "Searching for a Safe Place", "Tolerance on Trial", "La Mera Frontera (The Very Edge)" and the acclaimed PBS specials "Bigger Boxes: Americas Love of Superstores" and "Liquid Stage: The Lure of Surfing".
RAYMOND WOOD - Editor
Raymond is a film and commercial director with a lengthy background in post-production and visual effects. His latest film "1st Summoning" was released theatrically and distributed by Gravitas Pictures. His recent co-producing credits include Joseph Cross’s directorial debut "Summer Night" and the award-winning and highly-acclaimed independent film "Holden On."
TOM DISHER - Music and Sound
For over two decades, Tom Disher has composed and arranged award-winning music for Film, TV, and Interactive Media. Tom was awarded an Emmy for music for the PBS Special "John Wooden: Victory, Values, and Peace of Mind" and 7 Addies for music and sound design for Sybase, Sony Playstation, KTSF, Webex, Tivo Fusion and Encanterra Trilogy. His education includes a Bachelor in Classical Piano Performance at Hartt College of Music and Post-Graduate studies in composition. Tom plays a number of instruments, including various ethnic flutes and percussion, guitar, bass and trumpet.
He runs a full-service sound facility through Disher Music and Sound,
providing sound design, score and mixing to a wide range
of projects with his team of sound artists and engineers.
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Saville Productions has signed award-winning documentary, film and commercial director Ondi Timoner for commercials and branded content in the U.S. Timoner is currently shooting the biopic Mapplethorpe, to be released in 2018, starring Matt Smith as Robert Mapplethorpe, Marianne Rendón as Patti Smith and John Benjamin Hickey as Sam Wagstaff. Mapplethorpe portrays the famed portrait photographer’s humble beginnings in New York City, his rocky road to success and his subsequent controversies alongside other creatives of the ‘70s and ‘80s artistic era, prior to his untimely death in 1989.
The signature of Timoner’s projects is a focus on “impossible visionaries” who prevail against personal and cultural odds. Her slate of documentary and film work includes Dig! (2004), Join Us (2007), We Live In Public (2009), Cool It (2010), Brand: A Second Coming (2015) and the recently released 10 hour Viceland documentary series Jungletown.
Timoner has received the honor of double Grand Jury Prize wins at the Sundance Film Festival: the first for her 2004 documentary Dig!, reflecting the oftentimes contentious relationship between the bands The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre, and the second for her 2009 feature We Live In Public on Internet entrepreneur Josh Harris. Her dynamic directorial style challenges viewers to connect with characters and in turn face their own deep-seeded dilemmas.
Timoner’s commercialmaking credits span such brands as Honda, Ford, McDonald’s, Go Army and State Farm. She had earlier been repped in the ad arena by RadicalMedia, and prior to that Nonfiction Unlimited.
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A good way to write a character sketch is to tell a little story about one encounter you had with him or her. If you do that, you could describe a place briefly, hopefully a place that belongs to the person you are describing, focusing on things in the scene that are somehow representative of the person you are describing.
Other Question and Answers that can be helpful for you
1. How to write a character sketch?
A character sketch informs you about the character in a book. When you write a character sketch, you want the reader to have a strong mental image of the person including how the person talks, acts and thinks. This handout is designed to help you write that sketch. It provides a list of words that can be used to describe a person and a list of the types of things you can write about. Adjectives to Describe a Person
2. How do you write character sketch?
“Friends” wouldn’t be “Friends” without Rachel Greene, played by Jennifer Aniston, who quickly became a household name while working on “Friends.” Sure, Rachel grew up a little spoiled. Yes, she’s in an on-again-off-again relationship with Ross Geller. Character flaws aside, Rachel adds a lot of life and style into her friend group.
3. How to make a character sketch?
A character sketch is a quick rendering of a character, and writing a sketch is about asking and answering questions. In order to write a character sketch, you must ask yourself questions about your character. Only you, as the author, can answer these questions. Although there is no end to the types of questions you can ask, our manuscript
4. What elements should be in a character sketch?
To shed more light, a character sketch answers questions such as:
- What is the background story of a character?
- What are their physical attributes?
- What are the psychological states of your characters, i.e.
- What are the goals of your characters?
- What are their fears?
- How does your character view life?
- How do your characters talk?


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Dr Seuss and the Cat in the Hat - Musical Theatre Summer School
- 13th August - 17th August 2012
- 09.30am - 4.00pm (with 09.00am drop off and 4.30pm pick ups available)
- Perform in an amazing Musical Theatre production
- Dance, Drama and singing all included with professional qualified teachers
- Summer School T shirt included!
- Suitable for ages 5 upwards


Oh, for God’s sake. Gallifrey Stands!
when i find myself in times of trouble, remus lupin comes to me speaking words of wisdom
Remember Cedric. Though we may come from different countries and speak in different tongues, our hearts beat as one. Remember that, and Cedric Diggory will not have died in vain. You remember that, and we’ll celebrate a boy who was kind, and honest, and brave, and true. Right to the very end.
Presenting.. the new trailer for Sherlock Series 3!
The Avengers taught me the power of UNITY
The Hunger Games taught me the power of COURAGE
Doctor Who taught me the power of HUMANITY
Sherlock taught me the power of MIND
Harry Potter taught me the power of LOVE
Supernatural taught me the power of FAMILY and LOYALITY
I might say and do a lot of stupid things
but don’t for a second think
that my fandoms have bad influence on me


All female production of Shakespeare's "Richard III" Click on the pictures to read the reviews!
Dir: Nana Dankin
Produced by: Paloma Estavez & Columbia Stages
"While the Shakespearean language was still daunting, the actors were so incredibly skilled at handling the material that their performances were enveloping. The actors’ physicality and use of the language allowed complex text to appear simple and amplified the characters’ key qualities."
Read more: https://www.nyunews.com/2018/04/01/04-02-arts-richard/#photo
"Katie Mack’s performance as Richard III must be given special praise. She appears in nearly every scene, and is magnetic in all of them..."
Read more: http://bwog.com/2018/03/29/a-triumphant-all-female-richard-iii-brings-the-wars-of-the-roses-to-life/#more-177809
"...Ask Katie Mack who gives us a brilliant, treacherous Richard in an all-female production of Shakespeare’s second longest play after Hamlet."
Read more: http://thefrontrowcenter.com/2018/03/richard-iii-an-all-female-cast/


TF13 - 'A Practical Guide To A Spectacular Suicide': Cinequest Q+A Graham Hughes, Writer/Di
1Q: Tell us a little about the origins of A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO A SPECTACULAR SUICIDE, from concept to financing.
Well, I’ve been making films for the last 5 years with my two best friends from High School; writers Keith Grantham and Graeme McGeagh. After years of broad comedy films we wanted to attempt something a bit more serious. A Practical Guide to a Spectacular Suicide came first as a title and slowly developed into a story. We wanted to make something that would be life-affirming, not too preachy, always with a hint of comedy, trying to edge away from the ever-present cliche of dour films that come out of Scotland.
The financing came from a successful crowd-funding campaign, which turned out to be almost solely funded by friends and family. We really can’t say enough thanks to all the funders, as we couldn’t have made the film without them!
2Q: Cinequest is hosting the World Premiere of A PRACTICAL GUIDE. Explain to us how it feels to bring this film before audiences for the first time, and what do you think their reaction will be to your film?
It feels incredible to be showing our film to audiences at Cinequest. They are the first festival to have accepted our film and it just feels like an incredible validation for our $6,000 movie, made by semi-pros in their spare time in Scotland is getting its world premiere in California. It really does make all of the grief worthwhile!
And at this stage I’ll be happy with any reaction to the film. If they have a reaction then it means they have been to see it!
3Q: What was your best and/or worst experience while making A PRACTICAL GUIDE?
The best experience was the whole shoot itself. We had such an amazing team of individuals that really created a sense of family over the 13 day shoot. By the end of our first 9 day block delirium had really set in. Everyone constantly sang between takes and the slightest unfunny joke would set everyone into fits of laughter. Our photographer Stephen Blythe, who was present on the 2nd and final day of that block noted that we had all “lost it” by the end.
Also our amazing Producer, Production Designer, Caterer etc etc, Kirsty Huttonmade us lunch every day. I’ve never been fed so well…
Worst experience, probably the first private screening we had. The blu-ray wouldn’t work. We struggled to fix it in the time that everyone was arriving… longest 37 minutes of my life…
4Q: Festival audiences often have to make hard decisions about what to see, and the catalog descriptions sometimes run together. In your own words, why should people see your film?
All going well, I should be at the Premiere; our screening on Friday the 7th. If you come along I’ll buy you a beer afterwards (limit to first 10 customers, terms and conditions apply).
5Q: Time to pre-plan: You just won an Oscar for A PRACTICAL GUIDE. Give us your acceptance speech.
This is dedicated to my primary seven teacher that said I could never be a writer… you bitch.
Seriously though, the only reason this film was made was due to the support and belief of all of our friends and family that donated their time, money and faith to help us achieve our dreams– wait, what? What do you mean clerical error? Uh-huh? I see… well yes I guess 12 Years a Slave does deserve it a bit more…


We support the NewFilmakers Los Angeles by providing cool lounge settings for their equally cool screening events held at the AT & T Center in Los Angeles. Their next screening is Saturday Night, June 20th. They have a great line up of shorts scheduled and will also screen “9 Full Moons”, a feature film directed by Tomer Almagor.
To preview the entire line up CLICK HERE
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) is a non-profit organization designed to showcase innovative works by emerging filmmakers from around the world, providing the Los Angeles community of entertainment professionals and film goers with a constant surge of monthly screening events. NFMLA provides a forum where filmmakers can be recognized for their contributions, have open audience discussions about their projects and connect with industry professionals for insight on distribution, production, acquisition and representation.
The NewFilmmakers Series began over ten years ago in New York at the famous Anthology Film Archives, screening over 500 features, 1600 shorts and is New York’s oldest and leading screening series. Many well known films have debuted and been discovered at NewFilmmakers including Too Much Sleep, Zero Day & Blair Witch Project.
Each month, NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) presents red carpet screenings of documentary, short and feature films that have been submitted from all over the world, followed by a Q&A with each films director. The program also offers a special after party so the audience can meet the filmmakers and incredible talent involved.
NewFilmmakers screens monthly at AT&T Center. They program a few months in advance in order to give filmmakers a chance to promote their work. Before submitting your film, please be sure to read their Terms and Conditions.
To submit your film CLICK HERE
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Edgeware will sponsor the UK Film Festival Awards for the second year in a row. As part of its involvement, Edgeware will put forward a cash prize for the festival’s awards ceremony which recognises excellence among content creators. The festival will return to London from 22-26 November, 2017.
The festival’s multiple accolades will be awarded at the end of the week to celebrate short and feature films as well as documentaries and animations. Run by director Murray Woodfield, the UK Film Festival was set up by a group of filmmakers with a passion for quality and creativity.
The 2017 film festival will kick off at The BFI (British Film Institute) in London’s Soho on November 22 at 5:30pm, where a selection of competing films will be screened to invited guests.
The awards will take place on the final night of the festival – Sunday 26 November at the Warner Bros studio in London, where Edgeware will present the prize for Best Short Film. Previous winners at the UK Film Festival include films from Hollywood legends Judi Dench and Timothy Spall.
“We’re thrilled to continue our association with the UK Film Festival for the second year running,” said Edgeware CMO, Richard Brandon. “It gives us the opportunity to support some of 2017’s best emerging talent, from directors to producers and actors. Filmmakers have more platforms than ever before to deliver their projects, and we’re delighted to be able to support and help them communicate with even more audiences.”
Festival director, Murray Woodfield, said: “The UK Film Festival is one of the most highly regarded festivals in the UK, and is attended by filmmakers, editors, actors, content owners, distributors, journalists and film critics from around the world. It’s great to have Edgeware’s support for another year.”


His first memories were of watching old movies of his dad on television. Born into a Hollywood film family and the son of actor, director and producer Jerome Courtland, Kurt always wanted to follow in his father’s filmmaking footsteps. As a child, Kurt enjoyed a short stint as an actor until the ripe old age of 12. Kurt changed course and pursued another passion: photography. Kurt quickly discovered an innate talent at capturing the perfect frame. He took broadcasting and film making courses in college that led to an exciting discovery. Kurt was awed by the ability to change the entire look, feel and tone of a scene through editing and found his photographer’s eye gave him an advantage. Just like that, an editor was born.
His first union job was as an assistant sound editor which helped him hone his skills and develop an ear for sound. Sound editing soon led to picture editing where Kurt found his perfect fit. A natural storyteller, Kurt approaches his career in editing as a chance to combine his artistic outlook with an exacting eye for detail and performance. He readily rises to each challenge with excitement and dedication. Kurt considers himself fortunate to have worked with some of the most prolific television producers in history from Dick Wolf to Shonda Rhimes.


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'Bala' is an enjoyable social drama, turned up a notch due to its relevant message, situational humor and delightful performances.
'Doctor Sleep' is a fantastically entertaining adaption that manages to thrill and shine at the same time.
'The Addams Family' is a visually pleasing yet bland adaption let down by its ordinary story.
'The Farewell' is an appealing and accessible family comedy drama that is masterfully made with strength and heart.
'Drive' is quite possibly the worst heist drama Bollywood has ever released, thanks to its under-par story-line wrapped in awful VFX.


Twice (or three or four times) As Nice
Hey film fans, are you still mad at the makers of No Country For Old Men for not telling you how the rest of Tommy Lee Jones’ character’s life ends up at the end the movie? We certainly feel your pain. The fact is, no movie is complete until you find out what happens with the rest of everyone in the film’s life or without one of those sequences at the end where a few lines of text tell you what all of the characters did with the rest of their lives. However, there’s a reason a lot filmmakers don’t include those important tidbits of information just before the closing credits. Why is that you ask? Well, put quite simply, they smell sequel. Yes ladies and gentleman, sequels are a friendly and trendy way to allow film goers to keep track of their favorite characters over the years while filmmakers reap the continuing critical acclaim.
While plenty of sequels score big at the box office, most sequels are noted for being lauded by the press despite being virtually unseen at the theater. It’s often thought that the quality of a series improves with each successive film. The shining example of this is the Star Wars Sextilogy. The majority of that franchise’s fans will heartily agree that films four, five and six are the best of the bunch.
The first sequel to raise a big box office stink despite being hailed by Time Magazine’s Richard Corliss as “The Best Movie I’ve Ever Seen” was 1942’s Casablanca 2: Play It Again. That trend was followed dutifully by masterpieces such as Missing in Action 2: The Beginning and Driving Miss Daisy 2: Tokyo Drift. While both failed to cover production expenses, the former featured an Oscar®-nominated turn by Chuck Norris as Colonel James J. Braddock, whereas the latter took home a best director nod for McG.
This summer sequels are all the rage. With the recent release of sequels like Rocky Balboa, Rambo, Over the Top II, and Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skulls, film fans and critics alike are being shepherded to multiplexes to catch all of the exciting potentially award-winning fanfare. Tantamount Pictures has even decided to capitalize on this friendly trend with the release of the first sequel without an original film, Explosive Intimidation II, featuring the return of Steven Seagal and Jean Claude Van Damme. However, don’t expect these films to rake in the dough. Film isn’t about making money, it’s about making art…and seeing as making art is a totally pretentious practice, we hereby deem the art of the sequel trendlier than ever.
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Dariush Farhang, born on 27 November 1947 in Abadan , in Iran , is a director, screenwriter and Iranian actor .
After primary, school and high school in «Kerman» [Kerman is a ancient province in southeast of Iran], the hometown of his mother, «Dariush Farhang» following his studies at the Faculty of Fine Arts of «Tehran» University for a theater stage director’s career. He is the founder of the theater group «Bonyan» .
In film, he started as an actor in Selandar of Varouge Karim Massihi in 1980 . A few years later, he wrote and directed his first film, «Rasul, son of Abol Ghasem» .
Dariush Farhang was married to «Susan Taslimi» , actress Iranian film and theater.
1982 : «Soltan va Shaban» ( Sultan and Berger ) TV series
1998 : «Tavalodi Digar» ( Another Birth ) TV series
2011 : Five kilometers Paradise (actor)
1987 : maybe next time (actor)
1990 : Two films with a ticket (actor and director)
1991 : «Behtarin Baba Donya-ye» ( The World’s Best Dad )
2001 : «Shabha-ye Tehran» ( Nights of Tehran )
2015 : «Muhammad»: The Messenger of God (actor)
1990 : Crystal Simorgh , Special Jury Prize for Two films with a ticket to the 9th Iranian Film Festival .
1990 : Nomination: Crystal Simorgh for best director for Two films with a ticket to the 9th Iranian Film Festival .
1990 : Nomination: Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor for Two films with a ticket to the 9th Iranian Film Festival .


Because We’re Black! is a new play by emerging Nyul Nyul playwright Melody Dia
Hard-working single mum Fran is raising her two kids in a world where just being Aboriginal keeps adding to her struggles. As she tries to navigate through a major personal dilemma, her children are pulling away from her beliefs, when all she is trying to do is prepare them for the real world that she has known to be cruel and hard because of the colour of her skin.
When an incident happens that will question all their beliefs, Fran must consider how her behaviour might be affecting her kids, and perhaps certain changes that are happening today might mean her children will have a better future.
Teaser performance readings followed by Q&A with Melody Dia and the creative team.
Saturday 13 May @ 1.20pm
Sunday 14 May @ 1.20pm
Free, open to all (limited capacity)
Proudly supported by DLGSC, Regional Arts WA, Goolarri Media Entertainment Indigenous Writers Program, Magabala Books, Ilbijerri Theatre Company and Arts Margaret River.


That would be excellent news! But it’s not been confirmed, it’s only been rumored as Robert himself says in an interview given on 12th May to the Oxford Mail.
I found the interview very interesting because I've learnt that Robert avoids making eye-contact with people on the street. It seems he doesn’t like people coming and say “Hello”? Maybe now with Holby City he’s much more in people's minds. It's impossible for the people to "forget" him! Robert’s career brings a tv hit in each decade! The 70’s with Doomwatch and Jesus of Nazareth, the 80’s with Hannay, the 90’s with The Detectives, the 00's with Holby City.
Anyway, that’s not the point, in this article Robert talks about his career and how despite all his acting experience (40 years!) he still feels “unwell” – allow me to use that word for this time! LOL –, that he feels scared until the curtain raises. This time the fear was that Jeffrey Bernard was too much to learn.
In the article, the journalist at one point mentions that Robert is in his 70's. This made me bounce! Nope! He is not in his 70's!!! At least not yet!
And that made me realise that maybe one day he will decide to stop acting and that will make me very sad. But that’s life! So that’s why it’s important to enjoy him now! English people are so lucky! So please, let’s go everybody to see him in "Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell"!
Sadly, I’m not sure if I’ll be able to see the play in this tour. BUT! If Robert is correct (and let’s hope he is!) it seems that he will be back at the West End!!! Please Robert!! Make it real!!
Finally, about the never-ending questions about acting and his career, he said that he enjoyed doing comedies and that he’s :
“essentially a comic actor rather than a serious one and I’m most at home when people are laughing.”
It’s funny, but it is true! With The Detectives Robert proved that he was an excellent comic actor. When I saw it, I’ve almost forgot that before that, to me his face fitted perfectly with those tormented roles such as Jude in Jude the Obscure, Mahler, Paul Rée in Beyond Good and Evil and (yes, again) Edward Foster in Il Segno del Comando. Nevertheless, while I was searching in my mind the tormented roles he did I didn’t find that much! And yet, that’s the first kind of role I tended to fit him in. But in fact, he has played more roles of the cool chap, a bit rogue and with a huge heart like in Hannay, The Thirty Nine Steps, Pride of Africa, Shaka Zulu and Holby City.
He is right when he says that “People can never quite pin me down because I don’t fit into any normal categories”. Yes, Robert, that’s why you are so unique!
|It's incredible what a wig makes! but I just can't see Robert's face! I see Peter O'Toole!|
I’m leaving you with an exclusive review of the play made by a fellow fan Julie with a description of the famous shoe trick. Thanks!!
Brilliant, is one of many words I could use to describe this play. I'm more of a musical person, so a play has to be really good for me to want to see it twice (which I did!). The play is basically a 2-hour monologue by Robert, broken up by the other actors (who are all extremely talented and funny) : Rebecca Lacey, Amy Hall, Peter Bramhill and Mark Hadfield, coming in as people from Jeffery Bernard's past. These include ex-wives, random people in pubs and old friends who enjoy a spot of cat racing on a rainy day (when there can be no dog racing).
Robert is very funny and watchable, and it's nice that this play has broken down the “fourth wall” in theatre, so Robert is actually talking to the audience as Jeffery. It makes you feel much more involved in the play and story. His performance was also quite moving when towards the end of the play, Jeffery is debating his own mortality and there is an element of sadness to what has overall been a comedy.
Memorable moments include: A pub trick involving an egg (in which he fills a pint glass with water, then he puts a biscuit tin on top of the glass, he takes off his right shoe and hits the biscuit tin lid with it and the egg should fall in the glass), make funnel out of matchbox and the Cat racing with invisible cats.
Hopefully Robert will do the play again or film a version because it’s a great comedy that everyone should see if they can.
|I'm sure that's the cat's racing scene!|
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WHAT THE CRITICS SAID
A risk-free acid trip for the
price of a cinema ticket.
JOURNEY INTO BLISS is either something
you'll admire or absolutely despise. Hell, it took me a few days just
to get over the shock of watching it.
Boy, is this movie ever strange!
If you can watch it, see it! And prepare to see a movie you would never
have been able to imagine!
The sets knock you for six with their
lavish cornucopia of detail. There flickers across the screen a wild
mix of animation and real-life film photography, from the hand of Germany's
most daredevil film-maker.
With its carnival-esque atmosphere,
everything-including-the-kitchen-sink production design and emphasis
on bodily effusions, it suggests a cross between Alejandro Jodorowsky
and a Troma flick with touches of early Terry Gilliam.
This is a truly cosmic viewing
experience. I was completely mesmerized by what unfolded on the silver
Like a bizarre car wreck between Ken
Russell, Peter Jackson, Terry Gillam, Marc Caro and Jean Pierre Jeunet,
JOURNEY INTO BLISS is an almoust indescribable nightmare dreamscape
of epic originality and energy. It's an experience like no other. Love
it or hate it, there's nothing else like it.
Wenzel Storch has definitely made a
name for himself as one of the most outrageous directors, not only in
Germany but also in the world. If you want a good, trippy flick I don't
think you can do much better than this.
A dislocated tale in a ray of psychedelic
colours. Difficult to be more freaked-out than this...
Part Gilliam`s folktales, part Greenaway`s
sinister twistiness, Storch cuts at our filmic sensibilities and makes
us love it.
The most innovative German movie in
ages: Wenzel Storch's follow-up to his cult classic SUMMER OF LOVE (1992)
is an insane trip to dada-land that combines German fairytales and 'South
Park' with generous hints of (in alphabetical order) Borowzcyk, Fellini,
Fulci, Gilliam, Jackson, Jodorowsky and Svankmajer. Must be seen to
Wenzel Storch's obsessive, scatological
German nightmare fantasy, beyond Delicatessen, Terry Gilliam, and even
the brothers Grimm. Northampton, so safe and PC, needs more off-the-charts
movies like JOURNEY INTO BLISS.
a budget of a mere few hundred thousand Euros, up-and-coming German
Director, Wenzel Storch, has delivered a spectacular feature film; which
ought in fact have cost many millions.
Storch is hailed by fun loving cinemagoers, and his loyal fan-club alike,
as ‘that wacky genius’.
adventure fairytale set in a dream world somewhere between, rococo,
rampant capitalism and Sesame Street.
comedy adventure film, fantastic as a fairytale, taking you back to
the flamboyant films of this genre from the 50s and 60s.
magnificent, glittering piece of work! Film sets the like of which have
never seen before. Wenzel Storch’s third, and it must be said,
his craziest film.
sets and costumes are fantastic, and the story is just ‘out of
a wonderfully new kind of film! It`s so rare to see a film come along
with such a fierce individuality. JOURNEY INTO BLISS is easily one of
the freshest films that we have seen all year.
film is purely and simply sheer escapism.


Rehoboth Beach Film Society and the Cinema Art Theater in Lewes
The Rehoboth Beach Film Society (RBFS) promotes the art of cinema through education and cultural enrichment programming. RBFS provides opportunities for film enthusiasts and diverse audiences to convene and celebrate cinematic achievement during events such as the annual Fall Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival (RBIFF).
Other special programming includes The MET Live in HD, National Theater Live from London’s West End, Journeys in Art History and Sunday’s Anime Matinee. The Society operates a two-screen theater complex, Cinema Art Theater (CAT) sharing the latest Indies, features and documentaries in Sussex County.


Conceived and directed by Esther McAuley
Esther trained at Mountview where she was awarded the John Geilgud Bursary. She has studied British Sign Language to NVQ Level 6 and is currently in training to become qualified BSL/English Interpreter. She was a China Plate Optimist in 2016 and works regularly as an actor and theatre-maker.
In 2016 she founded Mac’s Arcadian (name proudly inherited from a traveling theatre company set up by her grandparents in the 1940's) to make Great Odds, her first full scale production.
Writing/ directing credits include; Finder (director & performer) Mac's Arcadian & The Barbican; The Girl Who Followed Her Dream (writer/director) supported by The Unicorn & Improbable; Jack & Jewel (writer/director) Mousetrap Theatre Projects at Soho Theatre; The Cleaner - Short Film (writer/performer).
Written and performed (vocals) by Reuben Johnson
Reuben is an actor, writer and spoken word artist from Manchester. Reuben’s first play ‘Territory’ won the NSDF Best Emerging Artist Award in 2009. His plays have subsequently been performed at venues such as The Lowry, Pleasance Islington, Pleasance Edinburgh and Theatre 503. Reuben also wrote the site-specific play ‘Deep Water’ for the Royal Exchange in 2015. Reuben’s work as a writer of spoken word/rap includes ‘The Manchester Project’ and ‘The Manchester Project at Christmas,’ at HOME Manchester, where Reuben also performed his pieces. In Paperfinch’s 2019 play for children ‘Beam Me Upperthorpe,’ Reuben wrote and performed various raps and songs. His rap ‘Heisenberging it’ was chosen by BBC Upload this year and played on BBC Radio Manchester.
As an actor Reuben has performed at venues such as; Royal Exchange, York Theatre Royal, Royal Lyceum Edinburgh, Orange Tree Theatre and he has toured with the National Theatre and Graeae. Reuben’s TV and film credits include; Prisoners Wives, Doctor Who, Casualty, Doctors (BBC) Loaded, The Aliens (Channel 4) and Weekender (Momentum Pictures).
Visual Vernacular created and performed by Zoë McWhinney
Zoë McWhinney is Visual Vernacular performer and a BSL poet, working as an theatre maker and workshop facilitator for BSL storytelling and poetry. She competed in several national and international VV championships (Deaffest 2014, BDAY 2016, Pedius 2017 and EDYC 2018) and toured with her BSL-origin poetry (What Words Are Ours 2018-2019.) She is currently approaching the end of her formal training at the pioneering Ecole de Théâtre Universelle in Toulouse, for a range of visual and/ or Deaf-centric theatrical disciplines, including sign language performance arts.
Design and illustration by Amelia Bird
Amelia Bird is a Designer, Director and all-round theatremaker. Design credits include Stella (Filskit Theatre, The Arc Stockton/Barnsley Civic), The Great Odds (Macs Arcadian, the Lighthouse Poole), The Boy Who Never Grew Up (national tour), The Many Doors of Frank Feelbad (Bootworks, national tour), The Lost Things (Tortoise in a Nutshell, international tour), Feral (Tortoise in a Nutshell, international tour), The Magic Theatre (Bogglesox TV). Amelia works with London Bubble Theatre and prior to that was the Artistic Director of Gomito Productions.
Animation and graphics by Andrew Revell
Andrew John Revell was born in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire and in 2000, he graduated from Wolverhampton University with a degree in Computer Aided Product Design BSc (Hons). Currently, Andrew lives in London with his partner Leah with their two year old daughter Athena. Andrew is a freelance artist with experience and management skills and works for various clients. To date, he has edited over 200 programs including The Hub, Wicked and Visual effects for Secret Lab (BSL Zone), and BBC-Magic Hands series 1 and 3.
Andrew has developed a passion for Computer-Generated Imagery (GCI) and Visual effects (VFX) and at the moment, is studying Autodesk Maya, Pixologic Zbrush and Foundry Nuke in his spare time.
Andrew is currently works for D-Live! and is responsible for the visual effects in their digital theatre programme. He created a CGI for the Frozen Snow Queen video plus a brief VFX and edited the ‘Scrooge’ in 2018. 'Scrooge' was his first digital theatre show.
Audio description consultant; Amelia Cavallo
Amelia Cavallo is a blind, USA born theatre practitioner, academic and workshop facilitator. They work as a multi-disciplinary performer, musical director, lecturer and consultant on access and audio description. Currently, they are a Phd candidate at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama studying intersections of gender, disability and sexuality. They have also performed with disability led theatre companies such as Extant, Graeae and Birds of Paradise as well as with regional theatres such as The New Wolsey, Theatre Royal Stratford East and The Royal Exchange Manchester. When working independently, they often perform as a drag king who goes by the name of Tito Bone. Amelia is a co-founder of Quiplash, a theatre company making space for disabled people across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum. Recent publications include a co-written chapter with Maria Oshodi in Theatre in the Dark: Shadow, Gloom and Blackout in Contemporary Theatre, and Seeing the Word, Hearing the Image: The Artistic Possibilities of Audio Description in Theatrical Performance in RIDE: The Journal of Applied Theatre.


Godzilla Minus One is now playing in Japan, and will open in North American theaters December 1.
Experience the Epic Godzilla Minus One
Prepare for a larger-than-life cinematic experience with Godzilla Minus One, directed by Takashi Yamazaki. This 33rd installment in the Godzilla series is a visual spectacle that will leave audiences in awe. Despite being produced for a modest $15 million budget, the movie boasts impressive visuals, including stunning period sets and breathtaking drone shots over vast ocean expanses. The kaiju-fueled destruction scenes are nothing short of extraordinary, making it a must-see in IMAX.
Godzilla Minus One Gallery
Step into the World of Godzilla Minus One
Godzilla Minus One delivers the stirring sentiment of an Independence Day movie, with a focus on rah-rah populism rather than a specific government. Set in postwar Japan, the film follows the story of ex-kamikaze pilot Kōichi Shikishima and his journey of vengeance and redemption after encountering Godzilla in the final days of World War II.
Surviving the Kaiju Attack
The movie introduces Shikishima as he makes an emergency landing on Odo Island in 1945, followed by a fateful encounter with a T-Rex-like monster. Fast forward to the postwar era, Shikishima, along with Noriko and their adopted daughter Akiko, find themselves amid the rubble of Tokyo, triggering a series of events involving government secrets and the discovery of Godzilla in Tokyo Bay.
A Visual History of Godzilla
The Monstrous Godzilla Resurfaces
Director Takashi Yamazaki presents a new iteration of Godzilla, emphasizing the creature’s regenerative powers and featuring astounding visual effects supervised by the director himself. In Godzilla Minus One, Godzilla’s atomic breath detonates like an H-bomb, creating mushroom clouds and an enormous blast radius.
Godzilla’s Height and Design
Notably, the Godzilla featured in this installment stands at 50 meters, paying homage to the original 1954 version. The design incorporates elements from different eras, resulting in a compelling and imposing creature that fans will recognize and admire.
A Hero’s Journey in Godzilla Minus One
While some may wish for more Godzilla appearances, the film focuses on character development, particularly Shikishima’s transformation from a wartime coward to a kaiju-fighting hero and devoted family man. With the stirring score and emotional resonance, Godzilla Minus One offers a more optimistic tone compared to previous installments. Audiences can expect a film that will make them stand up and cheer, especially when the iconic Godzilla theme fills the theater.


Samrat Prithviraj Box Office Prediction, Total Advance Collection
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This movie will be released on 3 June 2022 in all theaters. For which everyone is waiting a lot. Akshay Kumar, Manav Chillar, Sanjay Dutt, Sonu Sood, Manav Vij, Ashutosh Rana, and Sakshi Tanwar have been cast in this movie.
Akshay Kumar’s fans are very excited about this movie. For which advance booking has started. This movie is produced by Aditya Chopra of Yash Raj Films. Which is directed by Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi.
This movie is based on a king whose full story will be given in it. who ruled from 1177 to 1192. Prithviraj Chauhan was also known as Rai Pithora. The total time of this movie is 135 minutes which is shown in the Original Hindi language.
But it has also been immersed in different languages. The total budget of this movie is 250 crores. The official motion poster of this movie was released on 9 September 2019.
A prediction battle is going on at the box office for this movie and this movie is going to be a super hit. Now it has to be seen how much love this movie gets from the public on June 3, 2022.


Over the Tavern
PRAISE FOR "OVER THE TAVERN"
RICHARD CHRISTIANSEN, CHICAGO TRIBUNE:
“Over the Tavern," Tom Dudzick’s beguiling family comedy, is just what the doctor ordered. Set in Buffalo, the playwright’s hometown, its story carries us back to that most idealized period of 20th Century America, the Eisenhower years of the 1950s, and introduces us to the Pazinskis: Mom, Dad and their four children, Eddie, Annie, Georgie and the hero of our tale, 12-year-old Rudy, a precocious kid who’s starting to question family values and the Roman Catholic Church. (He believes God put us on earth to “have fun,” and he’s trying to figure out why his family isn’t having any.
At first, as Rudy matches wits at school over his catechism lessons with the awesome Sister Clarissa, this looks like another variation on the endless nun comedies of the last few decades. Well, it is and it isn’t. True, Sister Clarissa carries a clicker and a sturdy wooden ruler for discipline, but she’s more than a caricature and an object of nostalgia. Like everyone else in this play, she may be idealized, but, she’s also achingly human in her flaws and feelings.
Once Rudy comes home to the crowded family apartment over his father’s tavern, it becomes clear, too, that he is not living in a “Father Knows Best” environment.
His dad is a physically and psychologically wounded man who leaves work “in a bad mood,” yelling at his kids and long-suffering wife. His sister Annie is suffering through the confusion of sexual awakenings, his older brother Eddie is a rebellious teen trying to start his own life, and Rudy himself, an imaginative youngster with a quick wit, has the responsibility of looking after the mentally challenged Georgie.
Both the cliches and the truths of Dudzick’s script about the joys and travails of this family blend into a heartwarming drama filled with telling details. When Mom and Dad fall into each other’s arms in a sprightly late-night polka in their living room, it’s a little bit of heaven.
TERRY DORAN, THE BUFFALO NEWS:
Three years ago Studio Arena Theatre optioned Dudzick’s play and, the truth is, had no idea what it was getting into. The critical reception was warm yet guarded. Dudzick himself was not entirely satisfied with some of the writing. The next thing the Studio knew, though, audiences were clamoring for tickets. Performances sold out. The run was extended. Clamor for tickets continued even after the play had to close. The Studio and Dudzick agreed to do it again the next season. They did. Same thing. It sold out. It’s now back for a third year.
JOEL HENNING, WALL STREET JOURNAL:
‘Tis the season for family offerings such as “The Nutcracker” and “A Christmas Carol,” but “Over the Tavern” is considerable more fun than either. After a sold-out run at its home, this Northlight Theatre production has been moved to the Mercury Theatre at least through the holidays.
HEDY WEISS, CHICAGO SUN TIMES:
In “Over the Tavern”, his utterly charming semi-autobiographical play about a Polish Catholic family in Buffalo in the late 1950’s, Tom Dudzick has created something of a companion piece to Neil Simon’s “Brighton Beach Memoirs.”
BOB GOEPFERT, THE TROY RECORD:
A word of advice: get your tickets to Albany’s Capital Repertory Company production of “Over the Tavern” in a hurry. Once word of mouth about this family comedy gets out, good tickets will be hard to come by.
Having a good time in the theatre, spending quality time with people we care about and enjoying the experience, has almost become a thing of the past. One of the great joys of “Over the Tavern” is that you will be nodding your head in recognition as you are wiping tears of laughter out of your eyes.
As funny as the play is, what really makes it work is the humanity of the characters playwright Tom Dudzick creates. These are not great people with great problems. These are real people with real problems.
Actually, there is no “era” for this play. The situation and problems that the play addresses still exist, and recognizing them through these characters is what makes “Over the Tavern” so special.
DAMIEN JAQUES, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL:
Dudzick is a skilled dramatist, and “Over the Tavern” has a sneaky way of winning an audience. The Catholic humor is the surface lure. This play is really about family life, and it warmly engages the audience because it portrays that life with accuracy, affection and a resistance to overdoing sentimentality. The piece simply proves that good writing and outstanding, perfectly timed performances work in the theatre.
ED BLANC, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE REVIEW:
“Over the Tavern” with a heart as big as its belly laughs, is the nearest Catholic equivalent to date of Neil Simon’s tenderly Jewish-American “Lost in Yonkers” and his Brighton Beach trilogy. Dudzick’s is a voice that tells us who we were, which is, after all, the first measure of who we have become.


A Real Tour de ForceWest Ashley High School Drama Studio Hosts Successful Play Festival
December 6, 2017
From Staff Reports
Recently, West Ashley High School’s The Drama Studio hosted a Fall Play Festival. This is the first time that they have put on this festival and hope to do it again in the future. With the retirement of long-time drama teachers Ellyn Winkles and Nancy Shurlds last year, The Drama Studio welcomed two new drama teachers, Latanya Mueller and Michelle Jones, for the 2017-2018 season. Mueller’s Drama 1 students and Jones’ Drama 2 students performed Sorry, Wrong Number and The 9 Worst Breakups of All Time on Wednesday and Second Class on Thursday.
Sorry, Wrong Number, a mystery by Lucille Fletcher, is about a woman who, while on the telephone, overhears what she thinks is a murder plot and tries to prevent it. It was performed along with The 9 Worst Breakups of All Time, a comedy by Ian McWethy, about a woman named Eve Tonsil who works for a company called “Relationships for a Better Tomorrow.” She takes the audience on a tour of the nine worst breakups that have ever happened. The tour begins with the Cro-Magnon era then moves on to the Civil War era and finally ends with present day.
On night two of the Fall Play Festival, The Drama Studio performed a play called Second Class by Brad Slaight. It’s about what happens at a high school before the bell rings, what goes on in the hallways, and what happens in the parking lot after the school day is over; all of the places where the real learning takes place.
Up next for The Drama Studio is The Grinch. Mueller’s Drama 3 class and Jones’ Drama 1 will perform in the show. They are doing two school shows: one at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 6 for local elementary and middle schools and one at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 7 for students, faculty, and staff at WAHS. Admission is free for all shows.
In the spring, The Drama Studio will put on their 17th spring musical; Barry Manilow’s Copacabana: The Musical. It’s about an aspiring song-writer named Stephen who tries to compose what he hopes will be a successful musical. His imagination takes him back to the 1940s, as he creates a story surrounding an ambitious singer named Lola Lamar who arrives in New York City from Tulsa, OK hoping to become a star. She ends up at the Copacabana Nightclub and strives to become a ‘Copa Girl’, a dancer with the help of the club’s bartender, Tony Starr.


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People see the world through different windows. Most of us see the everyday stark reality of work, home, and family. A few people see things a bit more unusually. On the surface, Griff (Ryan Kwanten) leads an unassuming and mundane life. He has a job as a shipping liaison in a cramped cubicle, he does not enjoy talking to people, and he seems to hide even when he is walking on the street. Because of Griff’s social ineptitude, he is a magnet for bullies. There is a bully at work who singles out Griff for torment and even Griff’s brother Tim (Patrick Brammall) makes Griff feel uncomfortable with his overbearing manner.
Griff has a secret though. There is a reason he chooses not to have any friends and only works rote office jobs. He is a superhero. At night, he scans the streets with a telescope and a bank of computers from his apartment searching out ruffians intent on harming neighborhood women. The police commissioner will call him with tips and thanks for a job well done. To keep his superhero costume in working order and incorporate new technologies, Griff visits a local hardware store and always warns the cashier to forget he was ever there.
Melody (Maeve Dermody) also has a secret. She realizes that since there is so much space between the atoms in our bodies and the atoms in walls that if she aligns herself just right, she can walk through walls. She happens across Griff and is mesmerized. Here is a kindred spirit. Melody cannot stand the workaday men who fancy her because they see the world as it really is. Griff, on the other hand, does not see hardly any reality and this strikes Melody as the most wonderful thing she has ever seen.
The story and interactions between aloof Griff and curious Melody work. They have a special conversational style and truly understand one another. When they are on screen together, the film works. Unfortunately, when they are apart and it is just Griff and his superhero activities, the film is a complete mess. Griff is really not a very interesting character when it is just him in his apartment trying out new superhero ideas. Melody is the character the audience cares about and wants to watch, so whenever she is off screen, you spend that time just waiting for her to reappear.


Ranbir Kapoor, has a pedigree attached to him, and he is one potential superstar in the making. This film is a clean film, which can be watched with family. It depicts some life lessons, you still can run businesses with honesty. Ranbir who plays the the lead role “Harpreet” sets up his own company within the one he works for, roping in a handful of fellow colleagues as partners. Operating honestly and diligently, this team discreetly sets up a thriving business that eventually rivals the one they work for.The story revolves on this and reaches a predictable bollywood climax. Jaideep Sahni, who has scripted films like Khosla Ka Ghosla and Chak De India is in charge of the script and has done a wonderful job. This film is a simple entertainer with out much complications.
Guy Ritchie, better known as Madonna’s husband, has done himself great wonders with this film. Surely, he has the talent to step out of his wife’s shadows. This film is awesome, with some fantastic direction and great performances. Robert Downey JR as always is in his elements.Jude Law gives him great company.The story is gripping and has some amazing twists.Mark Strong as Lord Blackwood does justice to the negative character.The movie is a huge success and the creators have already started working on the sequel.It is rumored that Brad Pitt will play the role of Professor Moriarty.
Surely a must watch movie.
Plot: A newbie guard for an armored truck company is coerced by his veteran coworkers to steal a truck containing $42 million. But a wrinkle in their supposedly foolproof plan divides the group, leading to a potentially deadly resolution. This is one of the heist movies with a terrific cast.
Verdict: Watchable, but nothing spectacular.
It’s wasn’t 3 we were more in numbers, yes that’s the number of idiots i had with me in college. After seeing this movie, it was like a flashback, as i could relate to the fun times we had in college. This is a real feel good film, which could be enjoyed by the masses and classes. The story is simple without any complications. But i felt that the delivery scene on the ping pong table was a bit too much.
All the actors have done an excellent job, they haven’t acted, they are plain natural, Aamir gives a fine performance as always. There is a scene when one of the characters(not the 3 main characters) gives a speech in honor of the Principal, it’s really hilarious. It’s a sure must watch.
AVATAR has smashed through the $US1billion mark for takings in just three weeks.
The science-fiction epic, starring Aussie Sam Worthington, is now the fourth-highest grossing movie of all time and could jump ahead of The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King into second spot within the week.
Last weekend we made a split second decision and headed to cinescape 360 to watch Avatar. We didn’t book it online and we were outside when the thought of going to the cinema came to our minds. When we reached there we found that the tickets were sold out for the 3.30pm show. So we checked the availability for the next show, which was at 6.30pm, the guy at the counter said that show was also full. We were about to go back disappointed, but some one decided to cancel their booking for two tickets and the cancellation was reflected on the screen and we bought it straightaway. We were all the more lucky because the seats where in the top most row, as they say it can’t get better than that.
When we entered we were given the 3D glasses. It’s been a longtime since i had watched a 3D movie and for my wife it was a first experience. I am not a big fan of sci-fi movies, but we lost track of time, when we were watching this movie. The story is predictable, but the pace at which the movie unfolds is timed to perfection. James Cameron, shows his skills as a good story teller. The Computer Graphics is excellent, you really don’t feel that it’s computer generated. The 3d experience is also great. We liked the soundtrack too. Kids might have some scary moments as some of the animals look really scary.
I highly recommend this movie, every one should definitely make it a point to watch it, and if you can shell out 4KD/ head, go experience it in 3D.
Well this poster says it all. “We were Warned”. But we ignored the warnings; went ahead and saw the flick. All the graphics apart, the script is half baked and will keep the viewers bored half-way through. The movie is about the impending destruction of the world in 2012. I for one had high expectations from this film, going by the director’s previous movies(Independence Day, Day After Tomorrow,Godzilla). The storyline falls into the predictable lines soon after the movie gets going.
Woody Harrelson’s character was funny. The rest of the cast also does a reasonably good job, but what goes wrong is the story and maybe too much of the destructive scenes which become repetitive over the time. It will put even a bollywood movie to shame for the fact that the hero and his family survives, not one but many close encounters with the destructive earth and survives till the end . All this happens while the earth around them is falling apart.
Verdict: Watchable, but not exceptional.
Sometime back, I had blogged about the Hindi Film “Blue” here. We saw this flick the other day on DVD. I had read a lot of mixed reviews about it from different sources. We managed to get a good print.
I will start with the highlights of the film. The film is given a new treatment, with stunning camera work and bike stunts. The undersea photography is amazing. Lara Dutta looks ravishing in the song sequence, she doesn’t have much to do with her role. Akshay has tried a new silver goatie.
Now its time for the negatives, the film lacks a strong story line( well most bollywood films fall into this). Sanjay Dutt looks totally out of sync with the happenings. Zayed Khan and Karina are wasted with their roles. The plot becomes very predictable towards the mid-way stage. If you have been watching bollywood movies, you can easily visualize what is the next scene. The songs are just peppered here and there, which doesn’t sync with the story line. And the Kylie Minogue song is not picturised well.
Overall it’s a watchable film.
A few days back happened to see this flick! Thanks to Cinescape, they had worked overtime on the Editing and initially we really struggled to make out the story line.
The director has tried a new approach in story telling. He has put two storylines together, one which happened in the past and one which is going on in the present. The bottomline of the film: “the new generation fails to understand what they really want in life“. They understand what they want after going through major struggles,where as the older generation knew exactly what they wanted and acted accordingly .
Saif Ali Khan plays a double role, he is the young ambitious professional and he plays the younger days of Rishi Kapoor, a sardar who runs a coffee shop. Deepika Padukone puts a decent performance. If you are a big fan of her dimples and her lanky frame, then you are in for a treat. Then there is the usual song and dance routine. One song is shot exceptionally well, it shows a guy’s enthusiasm when he joins his dream job and shows how he starts to get bored with this monotonous routine and slowly he realizes what he is missing in his life. The transition is pictured very well. As i mentioned at the start thanks to cinescape, an entire song was chopped.
Verdict: Watchable Time Pass!! But not at cinescape…