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The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District invites filmmakers to submit recent, original work for the 12th annual Bethesda Film Fest, set for April, 2024. The festival will be will feature in-person screenings of the top selected filmmakers at Imagination Stage.
Short (5-30 minutes), documentary films by filmmakers from Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. will be considered. Films must have been completed within the last two years. All topics are eligible. Filmmakers chosen for the 2023 festival are not eligible and may submit again for the 2025 festival.
Up to five films will be selected to be shown. A film by a young filmmaker, under age 18 (or still in High School Spring 2023), may also be chosen. Filmmakers whose films are selected will receive an honorarium of $1,000. Young filmmakers will receive $250.
Filmmakers are required to attend the film festival screenings in April and speak about their work.
The deadline for submission is January 9, 2024. Notifications will be sent February 15, 2024.
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In the Fog - For anyone into Russian cinema and/or WWII, this one won’t be a disappointment. Sergei Loznitsa’s new movie is based on a story by Vasil Bykaw which focuses on three Russian men in Nazi-occupied USSR, two ardent partisans and one who is suspected to be a collaborator. Through their journey in attempt to escape from Germans, we get acquainted to each of them via retrospective shots of their lives since the war started.
The story on its own is quite captivating and tense, which is why it was a bit unfortunate to see that the directing didn’t exploit its full potential. It was painfully slow without any real reason, the actors took ages to deliver their lines, in addition to repeating them needlessly. If the story moved a bit faster, I reckon the audience would have felt more compelled to relate to the characters and become more immersed in the plot. On a more positive note, it was very well-directed visually and the atmosphere that was created throughout the movie was really suitable to the emotion of the story. If you are willing to sit through two hours of really slow scenes of three men walking through a dead-looking forest, you will be rewarded with a truly amazing and sorrowful tale of conflict, loyalty and ethical dilemma.
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The Black Adam film is based on one of the DC Comics superhero characters which is currently showing in Semarang, Central Java, on Thursday, October 20, 2022.
The Black Adam film is played by a series of famous Hollywood actors including Dwayne Johnson. Viola Davis, Sarah Shahi, Pierce Brosnan, Noah Centineo, Aldis Hodge, Angel Rosario Jr., Joseph Gatt, Mohammed Amer, and Quintessa Swindell.
Black Adam tells the story of the emergence of an antihero who was imprisoned for 5,000 years into the modern world of humans. It has a rough court system.
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In the ancient Kahndaq, Teth Adam was bestowed with the almighty power of the gods. After using this power for revenge, he was imprisoned, becoming Black Adam.
Nearly 5,000 years have passed and Black Adam has gone from human, to myth, to legend. Upon release, his unique form of justice, born of anger. Is challenged by the modern heroes who make up the Justice Society. Hawkman, Dr. Fate, Atom Smasher, and Cyclone.
Citing the CGV, XXI, and Cinepolis pages. Here are the movie showtimes and ticket prices for Black Adam at the Semarang Central Java cinema.
The hierarchy of power in the DC Universe may change with Black Adam. But the new film falls further down the Warner Bros. Critical reputation hierarchy. The last decade of superhero voices.
With comments arriving in Dwayne Johnson's car this afternoon. Black Adam currently has a approval rating from top critics on the Rotten Tomatoes review site.
After a productive journey that lasted more than ten years. Black Adam, the DC cinecomic with The Rock, is preparing to debut in theaters.
Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, already at work with The Rock in Jungle Cruise. The film tells the story of Black Adam AKA Teth Adam who, 5,000 years. After being endowed with the almighty powers of the ancient gods and imprisoned just as quickly. Is freed from his earthly grave. Ready to unleash his unique form of justice in the modern world.
On the sidelines of the global premiere of the film held in the United States. Warner Bros. Discovery has streamed a brand new official Black Adam. In New York, the first social reactions to one of the few blockbusters arriving. In theaters at the end of 2022 in which cinemas. Are in great need of films capable of catalyzing have arrived online. the attention of the public.
Here is a review of the various comments that have arrived online. The reviews tend to be positive, even if not sensational. But there are also some decidedly critical voices.
Black Adam of the DC breaks! Lots of action, characters that you quickly build an emotional. Relationship with and a great pace dwayne Johnson strikes a perfect balance. In being menacing and badass, but also empathetic. I especially loved Aldis Hodge's Hawkman and Pierce Brosnan's Doctor Fate. Make more JSA movies please!.
Then there is a truly excellent world building in this film, among the best seen in a DC film. Cinecomics that have momentum, emotion and a well-layered mythology. Are always the funniest ones in my view. Black Adam left me with the desire to see more.
Among the largest group of site-based critics, the rate is And if that number remained constant. It would be the lowest number for a 2017 Justice League DC movie, which has an approval rating. 23% by top critics and was so insulted by fans that a reworked version. Was ordered by the Warner brothers and came in the form of Zack Snyder's Justice League in 2021.
To some extent positive review for different Chief film critic. Peter Debruge admitted that the purpose of the film is to give Black Adam a truly great introduction. On the assumption that he will face a more deserving opponent fairly soon.
Most others were less receptive to the origin story. Although many highlighted Johnson's performance as an important force. Black Adam marks the first time the star has anchored in a superhero movie. A job that the actor's physical fitness and commercial dominance might suggest is inevitable.
In a slight positive review, Keeper Peter Bradshaw said that. Johnson's giant head and a cunning gift of unbridled humor make him a wonderful superhero.
writing to Hollywood reporter critic John Defsor discussed the star's. Long association with Black Adam, writing that his passion project serves the character well. Preparing him for adventures that are hopefully less predictable.
in IGN Reviewing, Joshua Yehl gave Johnson a highest rating for making. Black Adam as steel and as impressive as in the comics.
But he criticized the film for being full of unsophisticated characters. And so many repetitive action scenes, that the almost hidden. Debate about what it means to be a hero is lost in all the noise.
rolling rock Senior editor and film critic David Fair wrote that. Even the pleasure of watching Johnson enter a mold of success that he seems. Destined to control can make up for how thorough, incoherent and incoherent he is.
In wrapping, Alonso Doralde called the film anti-entertainment and considered it one of the most visually. Confusing superhero stories, between the CGs that are offensively. Unattractive and the quick editing that sucks the euphoria out of every fight scene.
Attempt Critic David Ehrlich criticized the film. Opening his review with the question What happens when Hollywood's most risk. Averse star collides with Hollywood's most risk-averse genre?. His answer? Exactly what you would expect.
ScreenCrush Critic Matt Singer considered the film pretty mediocre as he wrote that. It sounds like a one-off designed to eliminate the stagnant DC Extended Universe. With a huge star and a bunch of new heroes to carry on in future films. After two grueling hours of setting the table. There's still you have a clear direction for DC's cinematic future and far less interest in watching it.
Check out the information on the schedule for the premiere of the Black Adam film. At CGV and Cinepolis cinemas in Batam, namely CGV Grand Batam Mall, CGV Park Avenue Batam, Cinepolis Mall Botania 2.
Don't miss the information because the Black Adam film is premiering. In all cinemas in the country, including in Batam city cinemas today, Wednesday, October 19, 2022.
The schedule for watching the Black Adam movie in all CGV and Cinepolis cinemas in Batam for today. Wednesday, October 19, 2022, also includes information on ticket prices for each cinema.
Before we look at the watching schedule, to be more complete. it would be nice to first read the synopsis of Black Adam by clicking the link below.
No. The Rock arrives with the power of a pebble in the new action flick Black Adam,. In which the popular star plays the titular antihero in his first solo outing. It's every bit as thoughtless and rancid as the rest of DC Comics' crummy catalog.
Often the film is much worse both rushed and overlong and reminded me of the obnoxious. Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice with a fondness for greener grass. Aquaman, at least. Had giant seahorses and Nicole Kidman as the mermaid. Black Adam touts Pierce Brosnan giving a worse performance. Than when he sang Knowing Me, Knowing You in Mamma Mia!
A prologue informs us that 5,000 years ago in the fictional Kahndaq could be Egypt. Could be the Middle East a young slave sacrificed himself to free. His people and was therefore granted superpowers by the ancient wizard from Shazam!. He becomes Teth-Adam, the champion of Kahndaq.
To a somewhat positive review, leading film. Critic Peter Debruge admitted that the whole point of the film. Is for Ádám Fekete to give a proper big introduction on the assumption that he will soon face a more worthy opponent.
Most were less receptive to the origin story. Though many highlighted Johnson's performance as a major strength. Black Adam marks the star's first time anchoring a superhero film a job that the actor's fitness and commercial dominance might suggest is inevitable.
In a mildly positive review, The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw said that. Johnson's gigantic, planet-sized head and sly gift for unbridled humor make him a wonderful superhero.
Write to The Hollywood Reporter critic John Defsor spoke of the star's long relationship with Black Adam,. Writing that his passion project serves the character well and sets them. On adventures that hopefully would be less predictable.
In IGN's review, Joshua Yehl gave Johnson. Top marks for making Black Adam as steely and imposing as he is in the comics. But he criticized the film for being filled with sophisticated characters. So many repetitive action scenes that. The almost hidden discussion of what it means to be a hero gets lost in all the noise.
Rolling rock senior editor and film critic David Fear writes that. Even the joy of watching Johnson get into a massive form that seems to dominate him. Can make up for how generic, tasteless and incoherent it is.
In covers, Alonso Doraldi called the film anti-fun and considered it. One of the studio's most confusing superhero visual stories, between the offensively. Unattractive CG and the fast paced editing that saps the joy out of every fight scene.
Aspiration Critic David Ehrlich criticized the film and opened his review with the question. What happens when Hollywood's most risk-averse star collides with Hollywood's most risk-averse genre?. His answer? It's exactly what you'd expect. Only worse.
ScreenCrush Critic Matt Singer deemed the film fairly mediocre. As he wrote that it plays like a commissioned product designed to bring the stagnant. DC Extended Universe to life with a huge star and a slew of new heroes. Whom you can carry forward into the future. After two hours of grueling exposition. You get a clear direction for the capital's cinematic future and much less interest in seeing it in real life.
While promoting Black Adam, Johnson joked that bigger battles lie ahead for his eponymous hero. Leaked footage from the film's end credits scene has also sparked online conversations, hinting at who might face Black Adam in the future.
In addition to the title role, Johnson has stated. That he envisions himself as a possible consultant for DC films. Under the new leadership of CEO David Zaslav, Warner Bros. Discovery has become a sensitive strategic issue for upcoming DC films. With Zaslav stating that the company is looking for a leader similar to Marvel Studios. Chief Kevin Feige to sponsor the studio's next film. decades of comic book content.
Henry Cavill could return in Superman: Man of Steel 2. The Hollywood Reporter reveals it. According to new rumors, at Warner Bros, they are once again aiming. To bring the English actor back in the role of the iconic DC hero. A 'discounted' return? Not exactly.
The last appearance of him, moreover, dates back to the turbulent Justice League. The film then returned to the limelight when Warner Bros decided to please fans by distributing the Snyder's Cut. The version of the film as intended by the original director: Zack Snyder. (The 2017 theatrical film was directed by Joss Whedon.
Many are now asking for the so-called Snyderverse to be restored but. Due to the various problems faced by Warner mainly due to Ezra Miller making the production of The Flash difficult. It is not said that there can be a sequel to the history of the Justice League of America. According to THR, behind the scenes the negotiations are multiple and in turmoil. Many directors involved in the DCEU: James Gunn, J.J. Abrahams. Matt Reeves and many others who, in one way or another, will return. May return behind the camera to continue the stories of the Detective Comics heroes.
Now, Dwayne Johnson also gets involved, in a few days in theaters with his Black Adam. The Justice Society of America will appear in the film. Krypton's youngest son, on the other hand, could make an appearance in the post-credit scene. Bringing back THR, Johnson is really eager to put on screen a showdown between Black Adam and Superman. In this plan, a pivotal role could be played by Johnson's manager, Dany Garcia. The latter, ironically, is also Cavill's representative.
Henry Cavill, until a few weeks ago, was also busy playing. Geralt of Rivia on the set of the Netflix TV series The Witcher. The series, whose third season is expected, brings to the small screen the adventures of the Strigo. Born from the pen of the Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. Then made famous all over the world by the videogame adaptations of CD Projekt Red. The third season of The Witcher will be released on Netflix in the summer of 2023.


David Kosse, President of STXinternational, has set the slate, which includes 'Breathe,' 'Home Again' and 'Adrift.' As STX Entertainment's division STXfilms opens its international headquarters in London, it also has announced its first motion picture ...and more »
David Kosse, President of STXinternational, has set the slate, which includes 'Breathe,' 'Home Again' and 'Adrift.'
As STX Entertainment's division STXfilms opens its international headquarters in London, it also has announced its first motion picture slate to be distributed in the United Kingdom.
Under the leadership of David Kosse, president of STXinternational (who joined the team in April), the company has acquired U.K. rights for at least five films to be distributed in 2017, including Breathe, directed by Andy Serkis and starring Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy; Home Again, the directorial debut from Hallie Meyers-Shyer that stars Reese Witherspoon, Michael Sheen and Lake Bell, among others; Wind River, starring Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen from lauded director Taylor Sheridan (Hell or High Water); Adrift, the epic and unforgettable true story of survival at sea directed by Baltasar Kormakur which is set to star Shailene Woodley; and the Untitled Nash Edgerton Project, starring Charlize Theron, Thandie Newton, Joel Edgerton and Sharlto Copley. Also from STXfilms in 2018 will be Martin Scorseseâ€™s highly anticipated The Irishman, starring Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino.
â€œSTXfilmsâ€™ inaugural slate for the U.K. is prestigious and ambitious with world-renowned talent both behind the scenes and in front of the cameras. We could not be prouder of what we have assembled in such a short period of time,â€ said Kosse. â€œWith our new London headquarters, we are poised to accelerate our worldwide acquisitions, sales and international distribution.â€ Â STXâ€™s new offices will be based on The Strand in Aldwych.â€œDavid and his team have already hit the ground running to establish a formidable presence for STX in the U.K. and abroad," said Adam Fogelson, Chairman of STXfilms. "This is a significant first step in building up our international distribution and sales infrastructure, and weâ€™re proud to be affiliated with these outstanding filmmakers.â€
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Written by Sophie Butcher
‘Attack the Block’, directed by Joe Cornish, is part comedy, part sci-fi, part horror, about a gang of youths defending their South London tower block from a vicious alien race.
The aliens themselves are pretty scary! Darkest black with only glow-in-the-dark jaws to warn of their presence, there are plenty of seriously jumpy moments! Cleverly, we barely really see the details of the monsters, making them even more ominous. The use of fireworks to defeat them, creating a mass of colourful smoke, makes for a beautiful contrast with the steely setting of the tower block.
The youths are also pretty threatening, but we think this film does a great job of turning hoodies into heroes. The leader of the pack, Moses (played by John Boyega), has the saddest story; he lives pretty much alone, and the block and his gang are all he has. Despite their obvious menace and questionable morals, the teens provide an insight into gang culture that is rarely ever seen; from their point of view.
We really enjoyed this film; the simple story and use of almost unknown actors and their fluent slang (which takes a while to understand!) definitely gives it a more realistic feel, with the perfect balance of scares and laughs.
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“If Arthur Miller were also a doctor on the side, he might have written a play like Unlikely Heroes”
- Hap Erstein, Florida Theatre on Stage
WORLD PREMIERE FAMILY DRAMEDY STARRING AVI HOFFMAN
Dark secrets, anger, laughter, love, and hope are woven into the fabric of this riveting new dramedy about a dysfunctional family (is there another kind?) that is faced with seemingly insurmountable circumstances. How fragile are the bonds that hold our families together? What defines heroism?
Sometimes strength can be a weakness and weakness a strength.
Meet our Star/Director
Avi was born ‘Avrum Ber’, son of Mendl and Miriam Hoffman, in 1958 in The Bronx, NY. A child of Holocaust survivors, Avi was taught at an early age to appreciate the beauty and depth of the Jewish culture, literature, music and tradition. At age 10, he was featured in his first professional production – “Bronx Express” – at the Yiddish Folksbiene Theater on East Broadway. The New York Times review said: “Avremele Hoffman displays a sense of humor.”
By 1969 his family had moved to Israel, and over the next 9 years Avi continued to perform in dozens of Hebrew and English plays, as well as two Israeli television series and a film – BLOOMFIELD – directed by and starring Richard Harris. In 1977, he returned to the US and got his BFA in Drama from the U. of Miami, graduating cum laude.


RÓISÍN TAPPONI is wearing the Romy no.001. She is a film programmer living in London.
What is the first thing you do in the morning?
Remember my dreams.
What should we be reading?
I’m currently reading a lot of research material about grassroots political film collectives for my PhD, I recommend Working Together: Notes on British Film Collective in the 1970s. It’s an incredibly beautiful book with pamphlets from The Berwick Street Film Collective, London Women’s Film Group, Cinema Action and more.
What do you collect?
Film archival reels and cardigans.
What do you still wish to learn?
How to tell fortune using the sludge at the bottom of Turkish coffee.
What stands the test of time?
Who are your inspirations? ?
My mum and my community.
Do you have a soundtrack to your life?
Stay With Me by Novelist.
Where do you want to go?
I have a dream to go to Iraq, where my family is from. I am Co-Founder of Independent Iraqi Film Festival (IIFF) and one of my dreams is to be able to host this safely in Baghdad (currently it runs online), and to help establish an industry where the film community there can be supported.
What is most difficult to find in contemporary culture?
The best arthouse film(s)?
I work in cinema, so this is difficult! I work primarily with video and documentaries from South-West Asia and North Africa - my streaming service Shasha caters to this - but some other films I’ve enjoyed recently beyond the region are Suneil Sanzgiri’s Letter From Your Far-Off Country (2020), Garrett Bradley’s Time (2020) and Prano Baily-Bond’s Censor (2021).
What do you find humorous?
Literally everything. It’s so important for me to have a sense of humour, especially in the art world!
Any last words?
Look after each other.


October 18, 2018
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Mary Mara ER And Nash Bridges Actress Dead At 61
Mary Mara, an actress best known for her roles on “ER” and “Ray Donavan,” has died, her manager, Craig Dorfman, said in a statement to CNN. She is 61 years old. Mary Mara ER And Nash Bridges Actress Dead At 61 After Drowning In NY River
“Mary is one of the best actresses I’ve ever met,” Dorfman said. “I still remember seeing her on stage in 1992 in ‘Mad Forest’ off-Broadway. She was electric, funny, and a real individual. Everyone loved her. She will be very missed.”
The actress’s body was discovered Sunday morning after she apparently drowned while swimming in St. Lawrence in Cape Vincent, New York, according to an announcement from the New York State Police, who noted that an investigation is ongoing.
According to a press release from the New York State Police, officers responded to a call around 8:10 a.m. local time on Sunday about a “possibility of drowning.” Cape Vincent firefighters and ambulances arrived at the scene and “found a woman dead in the St. Lawrence River,” the statement said.
“Preliminary investigation indicates that the victim drowned while swimming,” police said.
Police added in their statement there was no sign of foul play. The Jefferson County Medical Examiner’s Office is expected to conduct an autopsy to determine the official cause of death, according to police.
The Life And Career Of Mary Mara
Born on September 21, 1960, in Syracuse, NY, Mara attended San Francisco State University and the Yale School of Drama and founded a theater group in the Bay Area. Her film, television, and stage career spanned more than three decades.
The actress has had recurring roles on shows like Criminal Minds, Nash Bridges, NYPD Blue, Law & Order, Ray Donovan, The Practice, Gideon’s Crossing, Star Trek: Enterprise, Lost, Dexter, and Shameless, as well as appeared in Ally McBeal, Review Amy, The West Wing, 7th Heaven, Monk, Nip / Tuck, and Bones.
“She specializes in portraying complex roles of often troubled characters; perhaps most familiar is her recurring role in the 1990s of Loretta Sweet, a sympathetic, contemplative prostitute. and a single mom on the NBC series, ‘ER'”. Her obituary, was taken by PEOPLE.
Mara also starred in films like Love Potion No. 9, Just Looking, K-PAX, Gridiron Gang and Prom Night (2008), are among the 83 films to have recorded on screen since her debut in 1989’s The Preppie Murders.
Her last on-screen appearance was in the 2020 film Break Even, before she retired and moved back to Syracuse after living a married life in New York City and Southern California.
Mara is survived by her stepdaughter, Catie Mersola; her sister, Martha Mara; her sister and brother-in-law, Susan Mara and Scott Dailey; and grandson, Christopher Dailey.
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“I keep saying the word weird over and over again, but that’s the only way I can describe it.” -Chuck Klosterman, accidentally describing what it was like to watch the documentary Tickled
I would describe my experience of watching this movie much the same as my experience of watching Rocky Horror Picture Show in high school. My thought progression was like this:
This is very hilarious and tremendously enjoyable
Things are starting to get weird now
I feel uncomfortable
OH MY GOD WHY IS THIS HAPPENING AND WHY AM I STILL LAUGHING
This movie also had some of the greatest one-liners I’ve ever heard in my life, primary among them being “Yeah…he’s back into the tickling again” and something alluding to “one man’s elaborate scheme to keep watching other men being tickled” (or something like that).
There were suspenseful parts, although not as “scary” as movie reviews and trailers purported it to be. I read one review describing it as “the scariest documentary you will see this year.” But honestly, a man from the scuzzy underbelly of the internet using a buttload of money to satisfy his weird but non-violent sexual cravings and then to manipulate and terrorize other people is not that scary anymore. It’s a tale as old as time.
As far as the documentary itself went, I thought it was very well done. I was thoroughly amused and simultaneously repulsed, which are my (and America’s) favourite emotions to feel during movie-watching. I hope that the media attention garnered from this documentary will go into publicly shaming the freak show that is David D’amato, because if you can’t legally punish a man, you might as well publicly shame the crap out of him. That’s my personal motto and always has been.
In conclusion, this movie was awesome. I will probably never feel comfortable tickling or being tickled ever, ever, ever, ever again, but I give this movie 10/10. Would see again, would recommend.
Also, as a side note, every documentary I see is more bizarre than the last. I feel that this is a disturbing trend. If this is to continue, I either have to get weirder (which is a situation absolutely no one would be comfortable with), or the content needs to become boringer. That’s a lose-lose situation.


Each July, cult movie fans flock to Phoenixville’s historic Colonial Theatre, where many scenes from the 1958 movie The Blob were filmed. Blobfest weekend includes a street party with a costume contest, live re-enactments from the movie, an amateur filmmaking contest and the “runout,” when participants run out of the theater screaming just as the movie extras did more than 50 years ago.
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Where Can I Find High School Musical Stage Music?
My theater is doing a few scenes from High School Musical ,the stage show and not the movie, we need Status Quo, We’re All In This Together, and Cellular Fusion. If you could give me a hand I’d appreciate it.
Get a high quality karaoke version, try karaoke.com or acekaraoke.com. Don’t buy anything w/out listening first, there are many crummy karaoke discs out there,
What was the worst thing you saw today?
I saw a Disney High school musical stage show for kids in the shopping centre, eurgh.
What is the appropriate business casual attire(for ladies) to wear for musical stage plays?
I am about to watch one of the most popular stage shows, “The Phantom of the Opera” at The Venetian on Las Vegas Strip. I’ve watched other stage plays before but this one seems more special. The dress code is business casual. I wonder what do most people wear in an event like this one. I need more specific answers to my question.
Can you suggest what musical stage plays are more than 75 years older and are now in public domain?
Do you have any idea what musical stage plays can be done in public performance but will not require intellectual or property rights from the producer?
Answer by barco
The answer is ALMOST NONE. Pirates of Penzance was from 1898 and that is the oldest one I can think of.
AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ 1929
NO, NO NANETTE 1925
OH KAY.. 1926
ON YOUR TOES 1931
SHOW BOAT 1927
THREE PENNY OPERAT 1928
AS THOUSANDS CHEER 1933
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF 1933
You will have to do some of your own research on GOOGLE to come up with some more… I know they are out there.. but that is more work than I care to do.
Is there a HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL stage show at WALT DISNEY WORLD this month?
We’re hoping to catch some good attractions for teens during our Disney vacation in Orlando. Is there a High School Musical production at MGM maybe?
Does anyone know of any stage musicals with an African theme?
I am creating a stage show with music from each continent but I am a bit stuck on Africa. Obviously there is the Lion King and Aida but I can’t think of any more. If you think of any musicals on screen or even musicals that have just one African themed song, please mention it. I will take what I can get.


Albert Martin gives 8 biblical reasons why Christians must avoid Mel Gibson's movie, "The Passion of the Christ."
- True Christians are committed to an uncompromising, comprehensive obedience to God's Word (3:30)
- True Christians are pressured by the Bible, not society's "must see" climate (4:04)
- A Christian is one who claims to have a conscience bound by God's Word (4:40)
- This film's dominant preoccupation with the physical brutality of the sufferings of Jesus is inconsistent with the Bible's emphasis upon the reality and dominant nature of His spiritual sufferings (5:30)
- This film's detailed depiction of the death of Jesus is an unwarranted reenactment and representation of His death (11:55)
- This film is a radical and arrogant substitute for God's ordained medium of presenting Christ crucified to a sinful world (17:05)
- This film produces a plethora of spurious spiritual experiences (24:30)
- This film undermines the biblical doctrine of the absolute sufficiency of Scripture (30:30)
- This film promotes an undiscerning ecumenical climate (39:10)
- This film sanctions the blasphemy of portraying the sinless God-man by a sinful actor (43:00)
- The film constitutes a blatant violation of the Second Commandment (47:37)
Click here to read John Murray's article against pictures of Christ.


British luxury womenswear brand Temperley London has teamed up with Net-a-Porter.com to unveil a film that gives viewers exclusive insight into the world of Temperley and uses innovative technology to offer an immersive digital shopping experience.
The short film, directed by designer Alice Temperley and shot by her film maker brother Henry, follows a fairy tale story around Alice’s Somerset home leading to her annual summer party and portrays a world of British ethereal romance with an edge of playful fancy.
Cutting-edge technology from American video platform, Cinematique, transforms the film into a fully immersive experience, with any of the products featured easily browsed, shopped and shared. By simply touching the moving image, Net-a-Porter.com viewers can immediately add pieces they desire to their personal “boutique” without interrupting film viewing. Items which are selected are tracked, giving users instant access to more exciting content such as behind the scenes, an inside look at Alice’s home, the headers worn by British model Laura Bailey and more.
Capturing the build up to Alice’s much anticipated White Magic themed summer party, the film also showcases limited edition pieces worn by the glamorous cast of Temperley Muses, including Anouk Lepere, Caroline Issa, Jacquetta Wheeler, Jade Parfitt, Laura Bailey and Padma Lakshmi.
View the shoppable film on Net-a-Porter.com


The Censored Women’s Film Festival pushes the envelope in the cinematic portrayal of women’s rights and brings together dynamic speakers (experts, filmmakers and activists) from around the globe.
Each year the festival selects the most powerful films which uncover silenced women’s issues, using this event to give voice to the voiceless.
CWFF! November 14-16, 2017
New Location! University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, California
Keynote Speaker: Reda Eldanbouki
- Egyptian Anti-FGM Lawyer
- Women’s Rights Activist
- Women’s Center For Guidance & Legal Awareness
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Alberto Girotto was born in Treviso in 1989. In 2011 he graduates at Libera Università del Cinema in Rome and he signs the direction, the shooting and the editing of a series of 8 short music videos Italia Precaria, for the band Disturbati dalla CUiete, broadcasted by the Italian television channel La7. In the same year he also starts a collaboration with some national broadcasters and he works in tv productions.
In 2012 his short film Piccola Cucina Cannibale is selected to attend the Zebra Poetry Film Festival in Berlin and a number of national and international film festival. In 2013 the short film is selected in the category out of competition for the 4th Doctor Clip – Rome Poetry Film Festival, where it is awarded a special mention.
In 2014 his debut feature documentary Animata Resistenza (co-produced with Fucina del Corago), which he is co-directed with Francesco Montagner, wins the Venice Classics Award for Best Documentary on Cinema at the 71.Venice Film Festival. In 2015, with the same project, he receives the Canon Cinematography Award nomination for best cinematography at the 12th Planete Doc Film Festival in Warsaw.
In the same year, Girotto is appointed to realize the Veneto Agricoltura promotional video. He shares the videomaking with Giulio Boato and Lorenzo Danesin. In 2017 he works as camera operator and second cinematographer in the documentary Theatron about the Italian theater director Romeo Castellucci, produced by La Compagnie des Indes in 2017. Theatron has its world premiere in March 2018 at the New York Film Festival on Theatre and Performance. The commercial Pure Italian Luxury for the company Ritz Saddler is presented in Chicago.
In 2015 he starts to lecture in videomaking at a number of Colleges and cultural centres all over the Veneto region.
In 2019, his second feature documentary Per quello che sono, on the final years in the life of the Italian poet Gabriele D’Annunzio, is completed.
In 2022, his third feature feature film Purché è sia fuori dal mondo is presented at the 4th edition of the Edera Film Festival, winning the Epson Award for Best Emerging Director.


Summit of Solitude
In the film “Summit of Solitude“ I embodied the lead role of Peter Schweiger, who is grows up in Tyrol in the 1950ies and secretly smuggles goods across the border to Italy. The movie celebrates its premiere on August 29th 2020, at “Der neue Heimatfilm“ Festival Freistadt.
For me personally, the shoot was amazing, the crew was great as well as the colleagues like Gregor Kronthaler and Wolfgang Hundegger.
Director: Andreas Bacher
Producer: Juliana Kraushofer
Shooting period: August-September 2019
Premiere: August 29th film festival Freistadt “Der neue Heimatfilm“


Daniella as Cassidy
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The ripple effect of a single decision that changes the trajectory of an entire life.
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The space Western story follows Spike Spiegel and his rag-tag crew of bounty hunters, or Cowboys, as they try to capture the galaxy’s worst criminals and survive the unexpected dangers they encounter throughout space, sometimes saving the world in the process but always leaving millions in damages.
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Fifteen years after stabbing a classmate to conjure an imaginary phantom known as Mercy Black, Marina Hess is coming home. She’s being released from psychiatric care to live with her sister and young nephew. But in the years since her crime, the myth of Mercy Black has gone viral inspiring internet rumors, stories, and even copycat crimes. Marina is haunted by what she has done and the phantom she imagined. Though she would rather leave the past buried, her nephew becomes increasingly obsessed with Mercy Black. To save him, Marina must face her past and uncover the truth behind Mercy Black. What she discovers is a very real and very deadly horror that will stop at nothing to claim her and her nephew.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
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Three years after the Jurassic World theme park was closed down, Owen and Claire return to Isla Nublar to save the dinosaurs when they learn that a once dormant volcano on the island is active and is threatening to extinguish all life there. Along the way, Owen sets out to find Blue, his lead raptor, and discovers a conspiracy that could disrupt the natural order of the entire planet. Life has found a way, again.
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A single woman focused on her career in New York is forced to deal with the aftermath of a failed relationship when an ex-boyfriend hires her company.
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AKA James Francis Cameron
Birthplace: Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada
Religion: Atheist
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Film Director, Screenwriter, Film/TV Producer
Executive summary: Terminator, Titanic, and Avatar
When his Titanic won eleven Oscars in 2000, James Cameron kept traipsing onto the stage to say thanks, eventually asking for a moment of silence in honor of the 1,500 who died when the ship sank in 1912. Then, after the audience had been hushed, Cameron shouted, "Now let's party till dawn!" On another trip to the stage for another Oscar, he mimicked Leonardo DiCaprio's line from the film, "I'm the king of the world!", which was a lot more endearing when DiCaprio said it. "I don't know about you", said Cameron, "but I'm having a really great time."
It is fair to surmise, modesty is not Cameron's strong suit. He is widely considered "difficult", and often described as a demanding perfectionist, or an egomaniac. Of course, he has made some jawdropping movies, including The Terminator and Terminator 2, Aliens with Sigourney Weaver (a rare quality sequel that didn't seem like a remake or rip-off of the original), and Titanic with DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. His Abyss, with Ed Harris and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, was based on a story Cameron had written when he was 12, and audiences found it confusing and disappointing, but Cameron himself returned to that film several years later and edited a "director's cut" that deserves mention among the greatest science fiction films. (As for Terminator 3, Cameron is innocent; he was not involved.)
Cameron was 14 when Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey was released, and he went to see it at least a dozen times. He soon got a cheap movie camera and started experimenting with filmmaking, but unlike Steven Spielberg or George Lucas, Cameron eventually lost interest. He went to college and majored in physics, but flunked out and married a waitress who worked at Bob's Big Boy restaurant.
He was 23 and working as a machinist and truck driver when Star Wars came out, and again Cameron was stirred. He saw the movie again and again, and decided that driving a truck was not his purpose in life. A year later, Cameron had co-written, directed, edited, designed sets and done all the camerawork for his science-fiction short Xenogenesis. It was no 2001, but it got him a job with legendary low-budget filmmaker Roger Corman.
Cameron designed sets and operated the camera for Corman's Battle Beyond the Stars, which was basically Seven Samurai in outer space. He was promoted to unit director on Corman's next film, Galaxy of Terror with Edward Albert and Erin Moran. He did the special effects for John Carpenter's classic Escape from New York. He directed Piranha 2 with Lance Henriksen, but by all accounts Cameron was never given real control of the film, and it stank like dead fish. It was two years before he was able to land another movie job, doing special effects and design work on Klaus Kinski's forgettable Android in 1983.
Everything came together for Cameron with The Terminator in 1984, written by Cameron and sold to producer Gale Anne Hurd for a dollar, with the stipulation that Cameron would direct. With a budget of only $6 million but a perfectly robotic performance by Arnold Schwarzenegger, The Terminator made both Schwarzenegger and Cameron bankable names in Hollywood. His credits as a writer include Rambo: First Blood Part II with Sylvester Stallone, and most of the films Cameron has directed.
While Cameron was doing interviews to publicize The Terminator, he was asked what inspired the storyline, and he frequently mentioned two episodes of the original Outer Limits, "Demon with a Glass Hand" and "Soldier". What Cameron may not have noticed, but science-fiction author Harlan Ellison certainly did, was that Ellison had written both those episodes -- and their disparate plotlines, merged together, had a hell of a lot in common with the story Cameron had written. Ellison sued, and the case was quickly settled for an undisclosed amount and an amended "acknowledgement to the works of Harlan Ellison" in the movie's credits.
Critics say Cameron is largely responsible for the spiraling budget of Hollywood's biggest action films. His True Lies with Arnold Schwarzenegger was the first film that cost more than $100 million to make. His Titanic was the first that cost more than $200 million, and it had horrid pre-release word-of-mouth. If it had been anything less than the biggest box office success ever, it easily could have bankrupted the studio. But of course, it was the biggest box-office success ever, earning $470 million within three months of its release.
After the success of Titanic, Cameron produced Jessica Alba's innovative but eventually tedious action series Dark Angel. He made several documentaries, most using the underwater cameras he and his brother invented for The Abyss, but spent most of a decade making his next movie, the enormously expensive and technologically innovative 3-D science fiction epic Avatar. With a budget bigger than some nations' gross domestic product and literally years of build-up, the film drew whispered worries during its production, as some Hollywood insiders expressed fears that it could be a colossal financial disaster along the lines of Heaven's Gate or Ishtar. In another triumph for Cameron, of course, Avatar drew strong reviews and enormous box office, and in mere weeks it topped Titanic to become the highest-grossing motion picture of all time.
Among his five wives, Cameron married and divorced Hurd, his Terminator and Abyss producer, and The Terminator's female lead, Linda Hamilton, who eventually left him for another woman. He wrote Strange Days for then-wife Kathryn Bigelow, and he married Titanic bit player Suzy Amis, who played decrepit survivor Gloria Stuart's granddaughter.
 Quoted in The Futurist: The Life and Films of James Cameron, 2009: "I've sworn off agnosticism, which I now call cowardly atheism. I've come to the position that in the complete absence of any supporting data whatsover for the persistence of the individual in some spiritual form, it is necessary to operate under the provisional conclusion that there is no afterlife and then be ready to amend that if I find out otherwise."
Father: Phillip Cameron (electrician)
Mother: Shirley Cameron (artist)
Brother: Mike Cameron (aeronautical engineer, stuntman)
Wife: Sharon Williams (waitress; m. 14-Feb-1978, div. 1984)
Wife: Gale Anne Hurd (film producer, m. 1985, div. 1989)
Wife: Kathryn Bigelow (film director, m. 17-Aug-1989, div. 1991)
Wife: Linda Hamilton (actress, dated 1991-94, m. 26-Jul-1997, div. 1999, one daughter)
Daughter: Josephine Archer Cameron (b. 15-Feb-1993)
Wife: Suzy Amis (actress, m. 4-Jun-2000, two daughters, one son)
Daughter: Claire Cameron (b. 4-Apr-2001)
Son: James Quinn Cameron ("Quinn", b. 9-Sep-2003)
Daughter: Elizabeth Rose (b. 29-Dec-2006)
University: Fullerton College (now California State University, Fullerton; dropped out)
Oscar for Best Director 1998, for Titanic
Oscar for Best Film Editing 1998, for Titanic (shared)
Oscar for Best Picture 1998, for Titanic (shared with Jon Landau)
Golden Globe 1998, Best Director for Titanic
Golden Globe 2010, Best Director for Avatar
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6712 Hollywood Blvd. (motion pictures)
Academy of Achievement (1998)
FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
Aliens of the Deep (28-Jan-2005)
Ghosts of the Abyss (31-Mar-2003)
Expedition: Bismarck (8-Dec-2002)
True Lies (15-Jul-1994)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1-Jul-1991)
The Abyss (9-Aug-1989)
The Terminator (26-Oct-1984)
Piranha Part Two: The Spawning (1981)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Deepsea Challenge 3D (8-Aug-2014) · Himself
Mission Blue (30-Jan-2014) · Himself
Side by Side (Feb-2012) · Himself
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (27-Nov-2011) · Himself
Aliens of the Deep (28-Jan-2005) · Himself
Ghosts of the Abyss (31-Mar-2003) · Himself
Expedition: Bismarck (8-Dec-2002) · Himself
The Muse (27-Aug-1999) · Himself
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After reading the numerous comments, I realized that yesterday’s post cut deep and that was not my intention. The analogy of “childish” and “whiny” was not appropriate and the message was completely lost. For that I apologize with a grieved heart.
I was siding with trans woman Calpernia Addams in my stance; however, my tone was abrasive. I could have worded it all in a different fashion, in a way that would not be misinterpreted as being disrespectful.
I was dismayed at what many of you believe was the message and my belief system from my post. I have countless friends who are trans women and I have been an advocate for this community since 2007…seven years ago. To say that I’m a transmisogynist couldn’t be farther from the truth. I sincerely apologize if that is how my words came across.
I grew up acting and have been in several films as an extra or stand in. I am familiar with that industry and very familiar with acting in general. Some of you are very upset at the character of Rayon and the representation of trans women in Jared Leto’s performance in Dallas Buyers Club.
Try to please consider another perspective for just a moment, whether you agree or not. Rayon is nothing more than a character. Yet, I know as a community whole, we are much farther back than we want to be in this fight, and we truly are wanting a positive refection of who we are as we move forward.
I remember being upset at the movie Monster and how the main lesbian character was portrayed. Yet, I realized, it is one movie. I had to shake off the thought process that society was going to think all lesbians were serial killing psychopaths. I had to remind myself that Charlize Theron did her best to play that role, even though she is a straight female, and many other lesbian-actresses should have been given that opportunity. So, yes, I can reflect back and see how a trans woman could feel about Rayon in DBC. I am thankful for the many movies before and after that portrayed lesbians in a positive light.
In one comment, I was told I must have been too young to remember the same backlash with the movie Boys Don’t Cry. Ironically, I was 20 years old when that came out and instead of viewing the character of Brandon Teena in any negative light, it actually helped me see someone in a film that was transgender and felt the same way I did. Until that time, I didn’t even know that was possible for a female to transition to a male which could be stemmed from my humble beginning in the southern state of Alabama. If that movie had not been made, I would have been clueless for around 5 more years.
The role of Rayon was originally written as a transvestite. Perhaps, Leto should have kept it as such instead of trying to embrace Rayon as a trans woman. I’ve heard both sides from trans women that Leto either pulled it off and did great or was just a man in a dress.
It appears one of the arguments I heard the most was that a trans woman should have played that role, not a cis-male. Yet, I also heard that the character itself was flawed and a poor representation for trans women.
As a trans male, I started to dig deep. I can see the sensitivity concerning the mountain we are climbing and roles like Leto’s seemingly taking us leaps backwards in society’s view of trans women. I’m thinking maybe that is what should have been truly voiced as the backlash. That is a very valid point to speak out about.
The one part that truly upset me and sparked yesterday’s post, was the portion in the article about his failure to thank the trans community in his acceptance speech. Sure, that would have been very nice. My point was that I personally felt that one part of the backlash was petty. That was the part that made it appear we were just searching for everything we could possibly find that was negative. From my experience, when you focus on the main, valid points, you have a louder voice. When you add in the extras, so to speak, the main message can get drowned out. (please keep reading)
I love this community and want it to be best represented. My career is in Marketing and Public Relations so I spend every day learning what “works” and what doesn’t. My post yesterday didn’t work. My rooted message that got lost was an idea of something that I believe could work. I have faith that if we raise our voices on issues that educate others and open their eyes to our valid concerns, we will move forward.
You think a trans woman should have played the role of Rayon? You think the character of Rayon portrayed trans women in a negative light? That is valid. But, how is it best to respond? I don’t think attacking Jared Leto is the answer. The guy was hired to play that role and he did the best he could do. Get upset with the casting director. Not the actor. Get upset with the screenplay writer. Not the actor. You can’t get mad at the waitress serving you the food the chef cooked in the back of the kitchen. She is just doing her job, presenting the food the best she knows how to, but remember she isn’t the creator. Instead of backlashing the actor, I would suggest focusing on educating everyone that the character of Rayon was a poor representation of trans women and perhaps the part should have been re-written a bit differently when they decided to change Rayon from a transvestite to a transgender female, noting there is a definite difference between the two. This could have been a great platform to actually define the terminology under the transgender umbrella.
It is a belief, that was voiced, that trans woman are not receiving acting roles in Hollywood.
I’d like to share with you 21 transgender celebrities (20 are trans women) to show that we are working our way up the ladder of fame (and this is just the beginning):
1. Nina Poon – first transgender female to model in full page ads featured in Vanity Fair, Vogue, New York Times, and Marie Claire. Also was part of the show TRANSform Me.
2. Isis King – first transgender model to compete on the 11th cycle of America’s Next Top Model and she later appeared on the all-star edition as well.
3. Alexis Arquette – actress and musician, she has been a prominent transgender activist in Hollywood for years.
4. Chaz Bono – trans man who is now working as an actor in “Dirty” after finishing up a role on a theatrical stage in Los Angeles last December. He also appeared on Dancing With The Stars and his own documentary Becoming Chaz was featured on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN).
5. Carmen Carrera – you first saw her on the third season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. She has since openly transitioned, is a model, and is working her way to being a Victoria Secret angel.
6. Lana Wachowski – one of the famous siblings became the first major Hollywood director to come out as transgender in July 2012.
7. Lea T – Brazilian model who became a household name after Givenchy designer Riccardo Tisci hired her as his fit model-personal assistant. He then used her in his 2010 ad campaign. She has since been featured in Vogue Paris and Interview.
8. Janet Mock – People.com editor who openly came out as transgender.
9. Amanda Lepore – NYC entertainer is one of the world’s biggest trans icons and is the muse of David LaChappelle.
10. Marci Bowers, M.D. – a pioneering surgeon who was the first trans woman to perform transgender transitional surgeries. She also performed Isis King’s surgery.
11. Candis Cayne – become the first transgender actress to play a recurring transgender character in prime time TV when she landed a role on Dirty Sexy Money. Candis has also appeared on RuPaul’s Drag Race, Nip/Tuck and Necessary Roughness.
12. Jenna Talackova – originally booted from the Miss Universe Canadian pageant, but fought back and regained her spot in the competition and worldwide fame.
13. Laverne Cox – she entered the public spotlight when she competed on Vh1′s / Wanna Work For Diddy, making her the first African-American transgender woman to be on a mainstream reality TV series. She then went on to the show TRANSform Me and now is on the hit TV series, Orange Is The New Black.
14. Jamie Clayton – transgender makeup artist who was on the TV show TRANSform Me.
15. Harmony Santana – transgender actress was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Independent Spirit Awards for her performance in Gun Hill Road.
16. Stephanie Michelini – transgender actress who was cast in the film Wild Side. The film won the Teddy at the Berlinale and a clutch of other festival awards, including a Best Acress trophy for Michelini.
17. Alexandra Billings – first transgender actress to appear in a transgender role on American TV with roles on E.R. and Grey’s Anatomy among her credits.
18. Elizabeth Coffey – she played a transgender role in the iconic Pink Flamingoes and returned two years later to play a non-trans role for John Waters in 1974′s Female Trouble.
19. Calpernia Addams – after meeting Jane Fonda at Sundance, they together conceived the idea for an all-transgender production of The Vagina Monologues. Addams was later invited to perform in the 10th anniversary edition of the play alongside Fonda, Glenn Close and Salma Hayek. Addams was also Jared Leto’s advisor for his role of Rayon in Dallas Buyers Club.
20. Eva Robins – does consider herself more androgynous rather than transgender, yet she claimed her fame in Dario Argento’s horror film Tenebrae.
21. Bibi Anderson – transgender actress holds four credits in Almodovar feature films (not an easy task for any actress) in the late eighties and early nineties.
…the list goes on. I hope that will give you some hope that indeed we are marching forward.
Again, I apologize for my harsh tone yesterday and ask that you receive this post with a new understanding of where I was coming from. We can never all agree, and we shouldn’t, or else this would be a very boring world. Yet, we can say things in a loving way and I realize I failed to do so in that post.
For the few of you that left TQ Nation, I hope you return. Everyone is important and not just a number. That site has held strong in the community for 7 years. We all make mistakes. We have all worded things incorrectly. The best ending to the story is to forgive.
I have heard your responses and I hope you have received mine in a positive light.
I appreciate your time today in reading this.


Here are seven swashbuckling tales of adventure at sea, one novel about modern-day pirates, and a movie:
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson – In this classic, the mistress of an inn and her son find a treasure map that leads them to a pirate’s fortune.
Pirate Talk, or, Mermalade by Terese Svoboda – The story, told entirely in dialogue, of two brothers who fall into piracy, meet a mermaid, and end up in the Arctic.
Birds of Prey by Wilbur Smith – In 1667, Sir Francis Courtney and his son Hal lie in wait off the Agulhas Cape of South Africa for one of the treasure-laden galleons of the Dutch East India Company returning from the Orient.
Pirate King: A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes by Laurie R. King – Mary Russell investigates a series of crimes targeting the production of a silent film version of “The Pirates of Penzance,” and confronts a high-stakes situation when actual pirates orchestrate a hostage situation.
Cinnamon & Gunpowder by Eli Brown – In 1819, kidnapped chef Owen Wedgwood transforms meager shipboard supplies into sumptuous meals at the behest of his kidnapper, pirate queen Mad Hannah Mabbot, while she pushes her exhausted crew to track down a deadly privateer. (not at Montclair)
Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton – In the Caribbean of 1665, pirate captain Charles Hunter, with backing from a powerful ally, assembles a crew of ruffians to take a Spanish galleon. (not at Montclair)
The Pirates! In An Adventure with Communists by Gideon Defoe – “From the gloomy streets of Soho to the leafy boulevards of Paris, The Pirates! In an Adventure with Communists is a story of intellectual giants, enormous beards, volcanoes and valkyries, doubloons and dancing girls, and a quest to discover whether ham might really be the opium of the people.” (GoodReads) (not at Montclair)
Djibouti by Elmore Leonard – In a modern-day pirate story, ambitious documentary filmmaker Dara Barr and her right-hand man, Xavier LeBo, a seventy-two-year-old African American seafarer, get more than they bargained for on the Horn of Africa.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (DVD F PIRATES) – Captain Barbossa, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann must sail off the edge of the map, navigate treachery and betrayal and make their final alliances for one last decisive battle.
Image: Joe Throckmorton via Flickr


Danna Gilbertson is a screenwriter based in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. She writes stories driven by characters with real-world problems in fantastical and whimsical worlds. The style of her work is very much inspired by Disney/Pixar, fairytales, myths, and just that little bit of magic that exists in our everyday. She has experience in story development, collaborating with other writers on scripts, and has worked in various roles on film sets to help compelling visions come to life.
Danna is currently known for "Finding Your Pride" (2021, Writer/Director), "The Labyrinth System" (2021, Writer/Director), and "Glimpse" (2021, Voice Actor). She also has experience as an Assistant Director, Production Manager, and Event Planner.
LCcreations worked with Danna on their dance for film project 'Limbo'. Danna assisted in directing film shots and editing the work. Her film experience and expertise brought Limbo to life. To watch and read more about limbo, click the link below.


In the world of acting, even when you are not actually currently involved in a gig, it is important to keep your acting muscles warmed up and flexed for future opportunities. One way to stay up on the game is to look for acting scripts for practice. By practicing scripts even during your time off, you can not only get in some great experience. But you can also try out new techniques, compare scripts to their movies or theater performances, and expand your imagination and creativity too. Not to mention, you will already have plays under your belt if they pop up during a casting call. You will already be comfortable with the material and have an edge.
It also gives you an appreciation for the writing and creative aspects that go into creating a script. It can help you bring life to your characters in the same way the writer created the images to be relayed to the screen or stage. Regardless of the level at which your career is currently, acting scripts for practice are a great way to continue to grow. This article gives you a short list of scripts to consider when looking for acting scripts for practice.
8 Acting Scripts for Practice to Expand Your Skills
1. The Pink Panther
Peter Sellers lead role as Inspector Clouseau is often given accolades for demonstrating an actors instinctual ability. Instinct in itself is how someone naturally will respond to something. Most actors find that they have a level of instinct.
In fact, this instinct helps guide them towards representing a character more accurately. Sellers was able to follow his instinct through knowledge of his character. This made him include improvisation into the role bringing it much success.
2. Beasts of the Southern Wild
Another fine example of instincts being utilized in acting can be seen in the film, Beasts of the Southern Wild. Quvenzhane Wallis was only 6 years old at the time of this film. Being so young, the experience was not there. Thus, like many other child actors, she was not able to really hone her talents. However, she did so well that she was even nominated for an Oscar for best actress.
How did she do it? Many child actors are able to tap into that instinct for how their character should act or react to given situations. As actors at any level, we should have the goal to use that tool as well. Thus, to see an incredible example and work on your instinct, this film is among the good acting scripts for practice to consider.
3. Walk the Line
Another area an actor can find acting scripts for practice to use in expanding their skills is character development. Developing the character you are going to play is an important step in the process of acting. It helps you connect with your character and can even help develop that all important instinct. A lot of actors will even take it a step farther with method acting techniques. They will remove themselves from their everyday lives to immerse themselves as their character. This is by living their lives as their character, actually becoming them.
In Walk the Line, Joaquin Phoenix did just that. He became Johnny Cash so that he could successfully and accurately portray him on screen. Reese Witherspoon also took some extra measures to portray June in the film. She may not have used method acting. But she did learn to sing and play the autoharp so that she could successfully perform as June. It was enough to win some awards including an Oscar for best performance by an actress in a leading role.
4. The Devil Wears Prada
Among the incredible acting scripts for practice to consider one can be seen in the film, The Devil Wears Prada. Script reading gets you used to paying attention to stage directions. This allows you to hit your marks and positions. It also helps you work on your physicality or body language. Stage directions give you insight into a characters emotional and physical being.
In this particular script, Meryl Streep plays a stuck up, wintry magazine editor. She highlights the character’s personality through her behavior, her gestures, and even the way she walks. On the other hand, her counterpart played by Anne Hathaway, is a more timid and insecure character. However, through the film Anne’s character gains confidence and becomes a professional, albeit stressed. This film articulates the need for physicality and attention to stage direction. This is because without it you would have a hard time seeing the transformation of Anne’s character.
5. Coal Miner’s Daughter
The next on the acting scripts for practice list is, Coal Miner’s Daughter. This film emphasizes the need to learn to control your breathing, project, and enunciate. There are many roles out there that may require you to do a little vocal training.
- In this particular film, Sissy Spacek plays Loretta Lynn. She found success because she was able to imitate Lynn’s speaking style.
- Other films may call for a particular accent to be conveyed convincingly or perhaps the character has an odd vocal tic or nuance that is important to the role.
Either way, reviewing scripts that call for these different vocal aspects can prepare you for roles that call for them in the future. Having a few accents under your belt can open many doors. It will also give you a leg up o other actors auditioning for the part.
6. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
When reviewing acting scripts for practice, this film is a must to practice the next skill. Most scripts call for a conversation or a reaction. Mostly because acting is rarely just monologues. There is interaction between two or more characters, it is what makes film dynamic. More than likely you have been honing your skills while working on projects and practicing with other actors. There is a natural interaction that occurs. This is because you learn to listen and then react to your partner. When you get this right, there is a spark that can be seen in your compatibility that is reflected in your performance. Think of some famous duos: Lucy and Desi, Laurel and Hardy. Each of those pairs found a relationship that really sparked and lit up the audience.
In the 1969 film, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, a terrific example can be seen between Robert Redford and Paul Newman. When you watch them, they play so naturally off each other that you really get the feeling that they are old friends. This is especially visible in the scene that takes place at the mining company during an ambush.
7. Richard III
Beyond honing certain specific acting skills, it is a good idea to get some classics under your belt to use for auditioning in general. One of the acting scripts for practice should always bear the name of Shakespeare.
At some point you will more than likely come across the need for one of his plays. Not to mention, his characters are great to learn to portray. This is because so many are over the top or epitomize certain human traits. Of course which Shakespeare you choose is up to you, but for this lists purposes, Richard III is a good one to try out.
8. The Cherry Orchard
Another name you are likely to come across is Anton Chekhov. The Cherry Orchard is one of his most famous plays and was originally written as a comedy. However, it has been directed as a tragedy most of the time. A play with such dichotomy that it can be classified as one or the other is worth reading.
Try looking at it from both aspects. It can really teach you as an actor to look outside the box. Knowing how to do that can give your character portrayal more dimension and flexibility.
This acting scripts for practice list only encompassed a few select scripts that can help you expand your knowledge, skills, and ability. There are so many out there to consider. It is important to keep your creativity running even during your downtime and reading scripts can not only do that, but they can give you insight into other views and aspects to learn from. Watching films is also a great way to see other actors in action. Take note of what made their character portrayal successful and use it in your own way to give yourself more dimensions. Some extra practice can go a long way even if it is learning new skills like singing or dancing, or picking up a new accent, any of these can be used in your acting career. So, never overlook even the most insignificant practice, like simply reading a play.
What scripts have you found that gave you some great examples of a specific acting skill to hone? How has reading scripts helped you to get ahead of the competition? Please feel free to leave any helpful hints or suggested scripts below for other actors looking to expand their knowledge.


It’s spooky movie season but for some of us, though, scary movies are just too much. I, for one, am still not over a particularly harrowing screening of a made-for-TV horror called Beneath back in 2009. So, for the faint-hearted out there, know that you are not alone, and there are plenty of films suitable for viewing if you choose to do a Hallowe’en movie night. For me, however, there is only one film worth viewing next Friday evening, surrounded by popcorn, toffee apples and overly sugared Hallowe’en sweets. The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
My love for “Rocky Horror” started several years ago, when I learned “The Time Warp” dance at summer camp. On a whim that summer, I bought a DVD copy of the 1970’s cult classic, and a mild obsession was born. It has all the elements of what I love in a film: it’s comedic in a sarcastic sort of way, it holds just enough tension in its plot to keep you hooked, it’s got songs, and it’s stark raving mad. My sixteen year old self was utterly captivated by the sordid household of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. Having grown up on a diet of Disney films and rom-coms, this was an eye-opener for me. When the stage version came to the Bord Gais Energy Theatre in 2010, I missed my opportunity to go, and I’ve been kicking myself since. Last year I attended a group screening of the film in college, complete with props to throw at the screen and sing-alongs. This year, I may well organise my own late screening and slices of toast to throw around.
What makes Rocky Horror so unique? Made in the late 1970’s, the film stars Tim Curry in women’s clothing, for a start. It’s a loving, ridiculous ode to the B-movie classics of the decades before it, revelling in silly plot twists, over-theatrical dialogue and casual corruption of its innocent protagonists. It’s a melting pot of every clichéd horror film you’ve ever seen: mad scientists, aliens and monsters abound. It makes no apologies for this; the opening theme literally references a dozen schlocky horrors from the 1950’s “at the late night/double feature/picture show”. Take all this and add to it a singing British transvestite, Meatloaf, more than a little sexual tension and some of the finest songs ever written for a musical, and you’ve got what should be a mess. What makes “the strangest film phenomenon in history” work is its sense of inclusion – it’s no coincidence that the film is revered among the LGBTQ+ community. It’s a film about social exclusion; a seemingly normal couple are dropped into the crazy world of the Transylvanians, where, it seems, anything goes. It’s a film, ultimately, about liberation from a repressive society. It’s a film that encourages you to “don’t dream it, be it”. An awesome message and a deadly soundtrack? Sure what else would you be watching this Hallowe’en night?


Deluxe 2-Disc Set Shot in High Definition. Starring Adam and Eve Pictures Contract Stars Ava Rose and Bree Olson, this parody of Indiana Jones unfolds in the year 1957. Carolina Jones, daughter of Indy Jones, meets a naive country girl Dixie in a set of bizarre circumstances. Reluctantly, Carolina allows Dixie to tag along as they venture to find the lost Arc of the Covenant. Their explorations eventually lead them to the Middle East where they come face to face with the Arc and Clause Conrad, the man who plans to use its powers to control the world. All ends well when Indy comes to their rescue. Shot entirely on location in Budapest, Hungary, this is a musthave film with gorgeous girls and gorgeous scenery!
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The debut film for directors.
This is the first movie in the "Food and Unusual People" series. In 2017, film "Borsch" was Award winner at the 50th Anniversary Film Festival in Houston, USA.
Disabled from Zaporizhia came to Lviv to show their charitable performance. They spent there three days, visited a lot of different places and told about their life. The parallel story in the film is cooking of family borsch. Borsch is one of the favourite and famous meals in Ukraine.
Borsch as our society consists of different components, simple and complicated .The quality and taste of borsch depends on the quality of its components. Sometimes the outlook of the components is not attractive but inside you will find a perfect content.
Amount of disabled is about 15 percent in the World. Sometimes people look at disabled with fear or disgust, sometimes it is suitable for people not to notice them. But disabled are the components of our society. Will we remain people or not? It will depends on our attitude to such people.
During the demonstration film from the series "Food and Unusual people" directors offer the audience not only to watch the film together, but also to the joint cooking, in which case the Borsch. And while Borsch is preparing guests are watching film, and after all they eat together delicious meal, exchange their emotions and discuss the film.
Film "Borsch", teaser
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