Starting the 3rd month in 2012, how many books have you read thus far? There are plenty of movies that have been released or going to be release that are adapted from amazing stories. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Hunger Games, and One for the Money or The Women in Black: A Ghost Story. Here is your Daily Dose brought to you by the Laramie Area Chamber of Commerce.
1. The Hunger Games. Head to Albany County Public Library an check out the first of a 3 book series. The Hunger Games Motion Picture premiers March 23rd. If you hurry you can fly through the book and be able to follow movie the night it opens.
2. Laramie Film Society. Tonight the Laramie Film Society will be showing Carnage.
Get your tickets now, or sign up for the entire Spring Film Series. Check out the Laramie Film Society website.


Welcome back to another installment of the Chapter x Chapter series, a column where I take a deep dive into horror reading with a new review for each chapter of the book. The first book of this series is Films of the New French Extremity: Visceral Horror and National Identity by Alexandra West. If you're looking to start from the beginning, I recommend you check out my introduction.
Alright, I'm taking a deep breath for this one. I know that I'm not alone in being traumatized by Pascal Laugier's 2008 film, Martyrs. In fact, Alexandra West kicks off her chapter on this movie by acknowledging it and Irreversible are the two most infamous films to come out of the New French Extremity. I knew before watching it that Martyrs would be one that I'd need to brace myself for given it's reputation. But I wasn't ready, readers. I just wasn't ready.
Even a simple recap is challenging, so I'm going to to try to make this quick (SPOILERS AHEAD). A young damaged woman named Lucie kills a seemingly normal family and calls for help from her friend Anna, to whom she claims the family was part of a group that tortured her as a young girl. Lucie, unable to handle her own psychological trauma, winds up killing herself, only for Anna to find out that Lucie was right and that the family Lucie killed was part of group that tortured her in the name of creating "martyrs" who can see what's in the afterlife. Anna is taken to lengths of torture that accomplish just that. When she whispers what she's seen in the afterlife to "Mademoiselle," the leader of the group, who responds by calmly committing suicide.
Fun, huh? I do think it's important to note that I've never dismissed Martyrs as exploitative torture porn. It's a very well made movie that doesn't glorify a single frame of violence. In fact, it does just the opposite. Every act of violence is tragic and cruel. Laugier wants us to hate what we're seeing, and West notes that in a lot of ways he hating making it.
The question then becomes, why would depict scenes they hate making and that they expect the audience to hate watching? West explains that the film takes the audience deep into how trauma can affect a person, effectively making them see the long-term affects of abuse in the beginning of the movie through Lucie before making them watch Anna go through her own abuse at the end of the film. Human beings do some awful things to one another, and this film forces the audience to acknowledge this fact.
West also pulls beauty out of the film that I couldn't see, possibly because of my own privilege. I have never really been able to get over the deep feeling of injustice of Anna's fate. As someone who's likely to be on the receiving end of systemic oppression, the unfairness and cruelty of how things play out have festered in my gut. Even Mademoiselle's suicide seems like a one last "fuck you" as she ushers herself into the afterlife while letting her followers keep guessing about what awaits them.
West's interpretation of the ending, however, finds "beauty in degradation, hope in loss, and triumph in darkness." She notes that many see the ending as nihilistic, but also asserts that while Anna may not survive, she has disrupted those who have captured her in a way that could change everything. And in a film that serves as an indictment in religion, West notes that it's not spiritual faith that pulls Anna through, but rather her unconditional love for Lucie.
Honestly, this is the kind of insight that pushed me to read this book in the first place. West is able to identify themes that I'd never pull out of a film on my own no matter how many times I watched it. And frankly, once is about all I can muster for Martyrs. But by being able to incorporate West's insights, the despair of the film doesn't have to be all-encompassing.
Check out Chapter 13 here.
Bryan's To-Watch List:
- Le Manoir du diable (The Haunted Castle)
- Le Voyage dans la Lune (A Trip to the Moon)
- Les Diabolique
- Les Yeux sans visage (Eyes Without a Face)
- Le Viol du vampire (Rape of the Vampire) or really anything from Jean Rollin
- Baise-Moi (Can be translated as either Rape Me or Fuck Me)
- Sombre (Dark)
- In My Skin
- Criminal Lovers
- Ils (Them)
- Suel Contre Tout (I Stand Alone)
- Ma Mere


In 1964, the fictional character Samantha Stephens was the main character of the hit TV series ‘Bewitched’. Taking a look at our favorite witch…she was a Stay at home Mom, supportive wife of a bumbling husband, loving daughter of an overbearing mother, devoted daughter to a playboy Father, intelligent, beautiful, and funny. She left all that she knew for the love of her man. Despite the comic traits of the witch scenario… the show was primarily focused on a Stay at Home Mom trying to reconcile family issues and trying to support her husband. Family and Marriage was the main focus. The importance of family and the traditional husband/ wife roles were still prevalent in the early 60’s… yet the fact that Samantha had to continue to help her ‘bumbling’ husband shows how the traditional husband/wife roles were slowly and subtly being eroded.
Then in just twenty years…the 1984 character of Samantha Micelli from “Who’s the Boss” fame became the Samantha that people knew. She was the product of Single parenting, a fun loving, mistake making teenager who strived to please her loving father. Despite the teenage antics that the character constantly was involved in… the show was primarily focused on family issues. Yet the scenario of the relationship between her father (as a live in maid) and his divorced employer along with the sex maniac grandmother (Mona) character was not the same wholesome family issue environment from twenty years earlier. The family was still the primary focus yet the traditional husband/ wife roles and parenting roles along with the sanctity of sexual relationships were once again being eroded away… still subtly but not as discrete as the earlier Samantha.
Just fourteen short years later, in 1998 the fictional character Samantha Jones of Sex and the City fame arrived on the scene. A fast talking street smart sex crazed power hungry career driven woman focused on self gratification. The focus on the show was not about family issues or values nor did the traditional husband / wife roles play out in a positive way. All subtlety and discretion was gone…family, traditional roles of husband & wife, sexual sanctity, and self control were no longer being eroded… they were tossed out the door and replaced with the cultural “me-ism” that was prevalent in both the show and in the late 1990’s environment.
So did the fictional characters predict the cultural changes that were occurring or were they mimics? And the real question is what will the fictional Samantha of 2018 be about? Where will family values, the traditional husband / wife roles, sexual sanctity, and self control be in seven short years.


You know that someday you might find yourself in a situation where your survival skills would be the defining element that could mean life or death. Wouldn’t it convenient if you could gain some of these skills just by watching TV? Well, if you pay close attention, it is possible to get some ideas and tips by learning from the experiences of people and characters in survival shows. Below is a list of some of the best survival shows that I think have something to offer .
1. Combat zone
The show involves characters who are trying to survive a post-apocalyptic Boston, Massachusetts that has just undergone an alien invasion. The characters are comprised of civilians and militia who are fighting off aliens while trying to survive.


I'm writing to share the fab photos and short film of Bus Regulation: The Musical (Strathclyde) which was premiered at CCA Glasgow on 24 April. I hope you enjoy watching!
We also have a 30-min film of the whole performance and are planning some school and community screenings over the summer. If you'd like to host one, please get in touch.
I'm now starting work on the final part of the trilogy: the Merseyside version of the Musical!
Funding permitting, I hope to stage this in Liverpool towards the end of this year. If you're based in the region and would like to help in any way, please let me know.
With thanks and best wishes,


We are presenting two plays dealing with the story of Matthew Shepard. These are student directed, performed and produced shows. The Laramie Project examines a town that is struggling to come to terms with a brutal beating of a young gay student. The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later considers how the town can measure change, and how the media plays a part in defining history.
08/23 Thursday - 08/25 Saturday
Thurs: 7pm - The Laramie Project Fri: 7pm - Ten Years Later Sat: 2pm - The Laramie Project Sat: 7pm - Ten Years Later *Box office opens one hour prior to posted start time House opens 30 minutes prior to start time
The Laramie Project & The Laramie Project 10 Years Later
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General $15 single show / $20 for both shows Students/Faculty $10 single show / $15 for both shows SPOTLITE Resident Artist: Buy one ticket for $10, get one free
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As one of Edible LA's featured contributors, I've written multiple stories on the food scene in and around Los Angeles. Edible LA is a James Beard distinguished print and online magazine that serves and informs the largest national territory in the US. As a fiction writer, "The Crying Card," won the 2013 Fugue Prose Award, and "Lemonade" won the UCLA James Kirkwood Fiction Award. My work has also appeared in such literary journals as Fifth Wednesday, Litro, Meridian, Prick of the Spindle, Fugue, Southern California Review, Cimarron, and the anthology, Mourning Sickness (OmniArts press). The New Short Fiction Series, L.A.'s longest running spoken word series, presented an evening of my work. I've written multiple book and film reviews for The Common, and also served as fiction editor for the Bennington Review. I have a MFA in Fiction from Bennington, a MA in Clinical Psych and Myth from Pacifica Graduate Institute, and a BA in Writing and Film from Barnard College. I spent fifteen years as a development executive, screenwriter and teacher in the movie industry. Developing TV and film primarily for Viacom and Warner Bros, I also wrote episodes for the award winning documentary series, Explore, and was Emmy-nominated for exec producing the four-hour mini series, The Mists of Avalon, a Turner Network Television and Warner Brothers co-production that was the highest rated mini series of its time.


NORDIC LIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL - MARCH 7-13
Due to the pandemic this year’s festival will be virtual.*
As always, our festival includes a great selection of Nordic shorts. This year we are also thrilled to present a new partnership: NFFTY (National Film Festival for Talented Youth) will join the festival with a shorts program that includes emerging filmmakers from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. These filmmakers will also participate in a virtual panel discussion. More information about this panel and other talks will be available here soon.
Festival passes include access to all feature-length films, Nordic shorts, and NFFTY shorts. All Nordic shorts can be viewed by purchasing a single Nordic shorts ticket. All NFFTY shorts can be viewed by purchasing a single NFFTY shorts ticket. All feature-length films can be viewed by purchasing individual tickets.
*Please note that some of the feature films have been geo-blocked by their production companies, meaning these films will only be viewable in Washington State. Each film's description below will include information about geo-blocking.
Festival passes: $65 for Members; $75 general admission
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February 27th & 29th, 2020
Directed by Joachim Schamberger
Conducted by Maestro John Baril
Featuring the Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra
Mistaken identities, disguises, and romantic escapades abound in Johann Strauss’s high-spirited operetta. Everyone is going to Prince Orlofsky’s ball, but they don’t want their nearest and dearest to know. Gabriel von Eisenstein evades jail for a night to attend; his wife follows him in disguise, to find out whether he will misbehave. Adele, their maid, claims to be visiting her aunt, but she, too, goes to the ball. Frivolity, festivities, and a practical joke gone awry make for a sparkling cocktail of a performance! Music performed in German with supertitles; dialogue performed in English.


Wendy Williams is finally telling her side of the story.
In a trailer for Lifetime’s documentary “Where Is Wendy Williams?,” the iconic television host openly abuses alcohol and breaks down crying as she details the financial strain she’s experienced from being placed under a guardianship.
“I have no money,” she declares in the footage, which Lifetime removed shortly after releasing it.
The documentary features her son, Kevin Hunter Jr., her sister, Wanda, and more family members as they fight to help her get well physically but also free her from the financial prison in which she finds herself.
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Friday, October 2, 2009
I missed both the Firefly TV show and the Serenity movie when they originally aired. At the time, I probably believed the critics that panned the show. I greatly regret that, as it was a wonderful fusion of the western and science fiction genres.
One of the characters is River Tam, who is gifted with telepathy, precognition, and several other abilities.
Those other abilities include some pretty spectacular combat abilities. I will have to go back to Supplement III: Eldritch Wizardry, but I recall there being some physical abilities tied to psionics, in addition to the psychological ones.


A reckless yet brilliant squadron leader and his team of elite fighter pilots face mortal dangers and inner demons as they unite for a deadly mission.
I Love You
Sathya is a highly successful corporate executive who look forward to a bright future with her fiance,Vishal.One night ,when she is about to board a fight to Delhi, Satya finds herself trapped within the office .What danger awaits her?
Misha returns to her royal family estate after 15 years to visit her estranged father, only to find him missing.
Judaa Hoke Bhi
Aman Khanna, a once successful singer, is drowning his life into alcohol, despair and self- destruction after his 6 years old son died in a freak accident. Aman's wife, Meera who has an autobiographical bestseller to her credit is trying to cope with their financial burdens and Aman's lack of responsibility. One fine day, as in all stories, Meera is summoned by a big businessman Siddharth Jaiwardhan, to Uttarakhand where he expects her to stay and write his biography. Meera knowing the money situation at home says yes to this much lucrative task at hand. This makes Aman furious as it is their son's death anniversary in a day. The couple get into a bitter fight at the end of which Aman resolves to somehow bring money home but stops Meera from leaving for Uttarakhand. Aman in rage and fury steps out of the house and meets with a fatal accident. The doctor tells Meera that Aman has gone into a coma for an undefined time. Meera is devastated but patiently waits for Aman. Then one day Aman wakes up. Meera who is overjoyed to get Aman back, resolves to bring Aman home and start their lives all over again. But while Meera borrows money to take care of the hospital bills she realizes Aman has hit the bottle within the confines of the hospital. At this point Meera stops chasing hope. She leaves aman to himself and leaves for the ghost writing job in Uttarakhand. Meera reaches Binsar station, a remotely populated town in Uttarakhand. The town is quiet and eerie. Matthew, Siddharth's butler, receives Meera and takes her to Siddharth's palace. While this happens, Aman is visited by a strange blind man in his dream, Purohit. He warns him that his wife's life is in danger. Aman wakes up but soon realizes that this was not just another bad dream, it was a strange prophecy. Meera meets Siddharth Jaiwardhan, a young and handsome loner, who lives in this huge palace all by himself. But Meera doesn't know that she has stepped into the den of the devil himself. Siddharth is a soul sucking demon, who slowly seduces Meera, puts a spell on her and makes her a slave to the demon. When Aman reaches Binsar to bring back Meera he finds her almost unwilling to acknowledge him. This breaks Aman further. Siddharth is a powerful man in Binsar uses his clout and gets aman arrested to be thrown out of the town. But all is not lost in aman's heart yet. He refuses to believe that Meera could actually forget him. He puts his might together for the love which is still alive and throbbing in his heart. He takes a leap of faith and comes back to Binsar to find a way to get to Meera. The blind Purohit and his accomplice Roohi, soon gets hold of Aman and tells him that Siddharth Jaiwardhan is a demon, who feeds on the souls of bastard children. He has been doing it for thousands of years and now Meera is his next prey to devour on. Aman now has his back against the wall as he is battling the devil. The devil, who is an ancient evil king who has been sucking on souls and never died. Will Aman be able to save Meera, will he be able to be a husband that she always wanted. In this war of Love and Evil, will Aman be able to become a knight of Love.
A veteran cop sees the chance to prove himself when murder and a stranger's grisly torture plot shake the walls of a sleepy desert town.
Illegal - Justice, Out of Order
Illegal is a racy legal drama that follows an idealist lawyer, Niharika Singh, taking on her powerful mentor, Janardhan Jaitley in a battle that constantly pushes the line between legal and illegal.
State of Siege: Temple Attack
Inspired by true events, the film narrates the heroic tale of NSG commandos, who step in to save innocent people when terrorists attack a temple in Gujarat.
Madam Chief Minister
The right of a woman to live with dignity has always been at crossroads with society's norms.
What is a drug? If a ‘drug’ were to be really good for you, would it ever see the light of day? Shiv a down and out junkie and a trio of doctors try and beat the system and flood the streets with ‘Magic’, the wonder drug. Lakda, a private sleuth, Ashima, a reporter in a C grade news channel, Munna, a local gangster and the CEO of a pharmaceutical company are all chasing the drug, the makers, and the story. But if a drug were to be really good for you would it ever see the light of day?
Unrelenting cop Radha, searches for missing NRI teenager Zoya, only to open a Pandora's box of the evil flesh trade.
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For anyone out there who hasn't seen Samsara yet, just do. Go watch it. What a great movie! For those who don't know what I'm talking about Samsara is a movie released in 2011 that shows images filmed around the world to a soundtrack. Sounds pretty boring right? Wrong.
I loved this movie. So much so I watched it again recently (which I rarely do with any 'documentary'). It's interesting because with no dialogue or voice-over, no point of view is offered. So YOU are the one who decides what the movie is about.
Obvious scene juxtapositions are offered to the viewer in the forms of birth versus death, the individual and the masses and man-made versus natural creations among others, but no political viewpoints are stated. This is why I find it so intriguing when people describe this movie as "politically charged" or similar.
There are particular scenes in the movie that I find more difficult to watch due to my own political leanings: the chicken tractor (I'm vegetarian and I find images of factory farming difficult to watch) and the women in prison watching the men dance are two such examples. The latter example riles my feminist core because I wish the women were allowed out there to dance too.
However these examples show that it is MY experience, MY life history that makes particular scenes in the movie 'political' - the movie doesn't make them political I do.
So go and watch Samsara. Not only will you watch a beautiful movie and listen to a gorgeous soundtrack, you might just learn a bit about yourself too!


Welcome to Big Picture Theatre! I’m Roger Harrison, an actor, director, writer and instructor to a wonderful group of students now in our 9th year. I’ve written and performed in plays, tv shows, music videos, worked on commercials, and served the Canadian, US, British and other military forces as a field director of civilians in the battlespace for predeployment live immersion training.
This site contains some of my random musings on acting and the psychology of character portrayal. Or it will anyway, once I get around to writing and posting them.
It’s also a resource for my students and their parents. Classes are held at the Paragon Theatre in Holden, Alberta.


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Hello, everyone, and welcome to another installment of The Fool Reviews. Today, we're going to be looking at the latest installment in the well-known Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, On Stranger Tides.
Now, before we begin, I think it's important to establish that I am a big fan of the first three movies. I don't pretend that they're perfect. In fact, I consider both Dead Man's Chest and At World's End to be pretty damn terrible. But they're guilty pleasures to me, because, despite all the terribly confused mythology, awful pacing, groan-inducing attempts at humor, and the lackluster acting of Keira Knightley, there are good movies buried under there. They shine through in places, and I enjoy the hell out of those scenes. I can take the rest of the stupid for those few moments that match the sheer fun of the first film.
Which brings me to my next point. The highlight of all three of the first movies, in my opinion, was not Jack Sparrow. As the comic-relief-slash-deuteragonist of the first film, I found him engaging, but far from capable of carrying the movie on his own. No. To me, the greatest, most enduring character of the Pirates franchise is Captain Barbossa.
Look at this guy. This guy is fucking brilliant. This guy is pirate fiction incarnate. He's commanding. He's charismatic. He's an antagonist that never loses that threatening, menacing edge even when he undergoes a heel face turn. He's a magnificent bastard that basically carried the entire original trilogy. Geoffrey Rush is brilliant in this role. He's actually one of my favorite film characters of all time, and the ending of the second movie, when he comes walking out of the back of Tia Dalma's shack with his apple, had me grinning from ear to ear because I love this guy.
And yet, even though Rush is reprising his role in this movie, and Knightley has jumped ship, I did not have high hopes for On Stranger Tides. Rush is a great actor, and his character is a ton of fun to watch, but even he couldn't salvage the third installment. With the film under a new director and bringing in a mostly all-new cast, I couldn't see this being anything more than a train wreck, particularly given the setup it got at the end of the last movie.
And oh, boy, was I ever right. This is the only movie I have ever seen that actually competes with 2012 for the top spot on my personal "Most Hated Films" list. I despise this movie.
So let's get this over with.


Ten year anniversary of ‘Play in a Week’
Victoria Park Primary School celebrated its 10 year anniversary of working with the Travelling Light Theatre Company to produce a ‘Play in a week’.
The Company works with Year 3 students and pupils pitch, rehearse and perform a play all in the space of five days. The first step is the pitch where the students share their ideas with a scriptwriter who writes up a script that attempts to cram in as many of the pupil’s ideas as possible. Creativity is very much encouraged and this year’s play features the pairing of the stone age and the modern skateboard! The pupils then choose whether they want to be actors, musicians, dancers, designers, and more, developing the play over a week before performing to a live audience at the Creswell Theatre at BCCS on the Friday. For more information click here


VentureFilm Studios announces completion of a recruitment video for the Sapulpa Police Department. SPD currently employs over 48 sworn officers who provide a 24/7 service for the community of Sapulpa.
According to Venture Film Studios, the project was a collaborative effort between the film production team and the Sapulpa Police Department. The team worked closely with the officers to ensure that the film accurately represented the department's values and mission.
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Check out the Sapulpa Police Department's recruitment video to get a glimpse into the daily life of a police officer and learn about the department's dedication to community service and public safety. It's a great way to get inspired and consider joining the team!
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VentureFilm Studios is a full-service video production company, serving businesses, agencies, and nonprofits throughout the nation. We specialize in creating “exciting videos” for our viewers. Based right here in Sapulpa Oklahoma, we’re excited about our partnership with our local Police Department and helping them achieve their goals.


I saw the movie this weekend and as a veteran, I found it a powerful and honest portrayal of one man’s experience. Clint Eastwood shoots the scenes from Chris Kyle’s life, verb intended; there are parallels. Kyle shoots for a living too, or shot for a living. The US Navy SEAL has been dubbed America’s deadliest marksman with 160 confirmed kills in four tours, but the more probable number is over 250.
The film is based on Kyle’s best selling book American Sniper: the Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History.
We planned to watch the movie in Wilton Connecticut’s Bow Tie theater at 7:00 PM. As usual, we left the house to arrive in time for the movie, buy popcorn, and find a seat during the previews.
That was a mistake.
Here’s the sign on the door.
Other frustrated people walked away, some searched on their phones, and one couple said, “We got tickets on Fandango for Danbury.” They were being helpful but that was farther than we wanted to go. We checked closer theaters and the next showing was 8:15 PM in Darien, so we hopped in the car and headed south. The cashier said there were still some tickets left when we purchased ours at 7:23 PM. They would open the theater at 7:50 for seating. We grabbed some coffee next door and came back to find that 25 minutes before the film, a line had formed almost reaching the door. We joined those waiting so we could find seats together.
The showing in Darien also sold out. The movie was released January 16 over Martin Luther King weekend and this was the second weekend.
The Oscar nominated film has sold over $200 million in just two weekends, almost as much as all the other films currently playing combined. It also broke the record for the highest ever January opening, generating $90.2 million in the first weekend. Worldwide sales are close to $250 million. (Source Telegraph link).
This has some people up in arms and the pundits and naysayers and anti-American celebrities in a tizzy. They are a minority, but a vocal one who holds the reins on much of the media.
Listening to the banter is amusing. Check it out for yourself: here’s the latest between Howard Dean and Gary Sinise.
On Friday’s “Real Time With Bill Maher,” Howard Dean said there was maybe “a lot of intersection” between people seeing Clint Eastwood’s “American Sniper” and members of the Tea Party.
“There’s a lot of anger in this country. And the people who go see this movie are people who are very angry,” Dean said about the film, which focuses on the life of Chris Kyle, a deceased Navy SEAL who has been called the deadliest sniper in U.S. military history. “This guy basically says, ‘I’m going to fight on your side.’ They bite for it.”
Dean’s comments didn’t sit well with many conservatives, including Gary Sinise. On Monday, the actor posted a rebuttal to Dean that called out the former governor for making “stupid blanket statements.”
“I saw ‘American Sniper’ and would not consider myself to be an angry person. You certainly have a right to make stupid blanket statements, suggesting that all people who see this film are angry, but how is that helpful sir?” Sinise wrote on his WhoSay page. “Do you also suggest that everyone at Warner Brothers is angry because they released the film? That Clint Eastwood, Jason Hall, Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller and the rest of the cast and crew are angry because they made the film? Chris Kyle’s story deserved to be told. It tells a story of the stress that multiple deployments have on one military family, a family representative of thousands of military families. It helps to communicate the toll that the war on terror has taken on our defenders. Defenders and families who need our support. I will admit that perhaps somewhere among the masses of people who are going to see the film there may be a few that might have some anger or have been angry at some point in their lives, but, with all due respect, what the hell are you talking about?” (Huffington Post)
This is just a taste of the outrage over Sniper’s success. I’ve listened to an NPR interview, read SLATE’s review, and Michael Moore’s comments.
Always insightful into his warped mind and sometimes entertaining, Michael Moore tweeted, “My uncle [was] killed by sniper in WW2. We were taught snipers were cowards. Will shoot you in the back. Snipers aren’t heroes. And invaders are worse.”
Messrs. Dean and Moore, you sound angry and upset and it’s understandable why. You don’t get it. You are watching your narrative of the War on Terror slip away from you. If you don’t like the movie, stay home.
And Mr. Moore, as you tweeted, your uncle served and died for his country and I can’t imagine he would be proud of you or your comments. My uncles have served their countries, both the U.S. and Vietnam, and I have also had the privilege to serve, as has my husband, our brothers on both sides of the family and my sister-in-law. I challenge you to say in person, that a sniper is a coward to a US Navy SEAL. I trust you will get what you deserve.
The right and proper response to this movie and this man’s life is the one I experienced in the theater this weekend: silence, humility, and gratitude. Anger at the savage acts committed by the enemy is also understandable, but not the aim of this film. Much to the pundits’ dismay, Kyle and Eastwood did not attempt to tell a tale about the Muslim point of view or the history of tribal conflict and religious strife in the region.
This is Kyle’s story and Eastwood tells it, fairly true to the book, warts and all. The personal toll, the toll on marriage, the family, and the man are all too real and shown with expert Eastwood skill.
Eastwood has stayed at a distance from the debate, but he did discuss the film during an event this past weekend. The director noted that “American Sniper” had “anti-war” values at its core because of how it depicts Kyle’s struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder. Eastwood had earlier said the film wasn’t political in nature. (Huffington Post)
While the left-wing fringe in our society reacts predictably, the American people are voting with their feet. Well done Mr. Eastwood.
Thank you Chris Kyle.


On Sunday night, November 6th, I finally got a chance (thanks to the help of my visiting mother-in-law and grandparents-in-law) to view, with my lovely wife, Courageous, the new movie by Sherwood Pictures. As you probably already know this is the latest installment of motion pictures produced by Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, GA. With each new release, the studio gets larger, the movies are shown in more theaters, and, as I will show below, the films get better. Courageous represents Sherwood’s most ambitious project to date, having clearly spent more money and time on every aspect of the movie. But, before I go and hand over any Oscars, I do have to say that there are some elements that still need improvement. And so here is my brief review of the movie – the good and the bad.
Courageous is by far the best Christian film I’ve seen. The storyline, the acting, and the cinematography all far exceeded any previous Christian movie. The Kendrick brothers have certainly progressed as filmmakers and the future of Christian cinema looks brighter.
- The storyline was terrific. It was believable, emotional, and heartwarming. Nothing about it seemed contrived or odd. I wasn’t forced to suspend reality in order to accept the scenario presented. The conflict and rising action were presented well, there was good character development, and the climax and resolution were complex and believable. Everything at the end wasn’t neatly tied with a bow (e.g., the young officer still left trying to reconnect to his long-lost daughter), forcing the viewer to continue to process the movie, long after it ended.
- The acting was far better than in previous films and, for the most part, better than most movies labeled “Christian.” Alex Kendrick (Adam Mitchell) is clearly maturing as an actor. Ken Bevel (Nathan Hayes) was even better the second time around. T.C. Stallings (T.J.) was terrific and convincing. But the guy who had the best acting chops in the whole film (and probably the most experience) was undoubtedly Rusty Martin, who played Dylan Mitchell, the son of Adam Mitchell (Kendrick), the main character. He didn’t have a lot of lines, but he delivered them well and the subtly of his derisive and dismissive looks were perfect. He performed like a real teenager would in the situations of his character.
- The cinematography was excellent. The HD format brought out a richness to the film that few other low budget productions are able to emulate. The close-ups and camera angles didn’t distract the viewer, but rather accentuated the film and made the emotions even more real. In the shootout scene, the gunfire, the broken glass, the chaos, and even the physical altercations were all accentuated by the filmmaking, leading to heightened senses and racing pulses for the moviegoers.
- The message was clear – Biblically-faithful fathers are vital in the lives of their sons and daughters. But it wasn’t forced or contrived. The viewer saw struggle, conflict, emotion, victory, and joy, but none of it came without honest heartache and realistic storytelling. Regardless of whether one is a Christian or not, this film leads the male viewer to reassess his character and his role as a father. And in that way the message came through loud and clear.
With any lower budget film, especially those produced by Hollywood outsiders, there are going to be issues. And with any Christian film specifically written to reach a broader audience, there are going to be some elements that appear more secular than sacred.Courageousis no exception to these two rules.
- While the acting has certainly improved, it is by no means Oscar-quality. Alex Kendrick, as the main character, was much more believable this time around, but he’s still a bit stiff and at times unnatural. Whenever his character attempts humor, it looks forced. He seems much more comfortable with dramatic scenes. And at times, he’s very good in those aspects of the film; other times, not so much. I thought Ken Bevel was great again, but there are times when he sounds like he’s reading lines instead of actually acting. And, like most films unfortunately, the worst acting comes from the supporting cast. In this case, it was the Latino couple, Javier and Carmen Martinez (played by Robert Amaya and Angelita Nelson). I really wanted to believe in their performance, but it was just too cheesy at times. At other times, it was far too stereotypical, though some of the fault there may lie with the writers. However, having said that, it is true that one of the best scenes in the film (and certainly the funniest) was delivered by Amaya in the back of the patrol car.
- The timeline of the film seemed to be completely ignored at times. I couldn’t figure out how much time elapsed between the beginning of the film, the tragedy, the signing of the resolution, and the shootout. Sometimes it seemed like the events took place over a series of a few weeks. At other times it seemed like months had passed. Some events took too long to materialize (the young officer’s reconnection with his daughter and the Father-Son 5K) and others seemed too short (the young officer’s participation in the resolution ceremony, and partner officer’s imprisonment). This was certainly a detail to which the filmmakers should have paid more attention.
- With any Christian movie, there are sappy elements that fit in better in a low-budget, secular film and Courageous unfortunately contains a couple of these. One such sappy moment is the solo dancing scene at the bank by Adam Mitchell (Kendrick). Other elements often found in Christian movies are the contrived “Evangelism” and “Spiritual Advice” scenes. The presentation of the Gospel by Bevel’s character is far too scripted and delivered with too much stiffness. The pastor’s advice to Kendrick’s character lacks strong Biblical conviction. It’s sounds a lot like what a secular hospital chaplain would say. The Bible is merely referenced at times and rarely quoted. As a pastor, I am disappointed that there is not more uniquely Biblical speech in the movie. It often sounds too much like a Hallmark card and not enough like Pilgrim’s Progress.
Despite some glaring problems with the film, I would grade it a B+ or 4.25 stars. It was by far the best Sherwood production and indicates how bright the genre of Christian film is becoming. The message of the movie was presented well and, like any good movie, with strong emotion. I would see this movie again and highly recommend it to any Christian. Men should especially go and see this movie and I pray that its impact is far-reaching in Evangelicalism. Thanks to the Kendrick brothers and Sherwood pictures for producing a film for which Evangelicals can be proud.


Kareena-Saif Video: Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan recently shared a video. In this latest video, Karena can be seen playing her badminton with her husband Saif Ali Khan.
Kareena Kapoor plays badminton: The name of Kareena Kapoor Khan is one of the most powerful actresses in Hindi cinema. Kareena Kapoor is known for her amazing acting. Not only that, but Kareena Kapoor spends a lot of time on social media. Recently, Kareena Kapoor shared the latest video of Kareena playing badminton with her husband and Bollywood superstar Saif Ali Khan.
Karina Kapoor watching her play badminton
Significantly, Kareena Kapoor is the subject of daily discussion. Kareena Kapoor’s name should make headlines as B-Town’s top actress. Kareena Kapoor’s fame often remains on social media through her best photos and videos. Meanwhile, let’s take a look at a recent video of Karina Kapur Khan that was recently shared on her official Instagram account. In this video you can see Kareena Kapoor playing badminton. Her service shots are worth seeing. In the meantime, you can see her husband of Karena, Saif Ali Khan, Hindi film magnate, supporting her well. This latest video from Kareena Kapoor has gone viral on social media.
Kareena did a great job for Saif.
In this video caption, Kareena Kapoor Khan gave great meaning to Saif Ali Khan. In fact, as Kareena Kapoor wrote: Playing games with my husband on a Monday morning isn’t a bad choice. Alongside this, Kareena tagged her best friend and Bollywood actress Amrita Arora and asked if she was ready to play this game. On the other hand, talking about Kareena Kapoor’s workspace, soon Kareena will appear in a web series directed by Sujoy Ghosh alongside actors Vijay Verma and Jaideep Ahlawat.
Read More: Samantha Ruth Prabhu stayed away from social media and had to do this after struggling with negative thoughts!
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Mia McKenna-Bruce is an English famed star of CBBC’s family-based TV series The Dumping Ground, in which she played the main role of Tee Taylor. Although, the role which got her the most attention was the CBBC’s drama TV series ‘Tracy Beaker Returns’ in which she played the role of Tee Taylor. In 2009, she acted in the science-fiction and thriller movie The Fourth Kind as Ashley Tyler. The Professional debut was in 2008 with the TV series EastEnders and her film debut was in 2009 with the film The Fourth Kind. In 2021, she played the lead role as Megan in the British science-fiction and action TV series The Marshlands.
|Full Name||Mia Sasha McKenna Bruce|
|Alternate Name||Tee Taylor|
|Date of Birth||3 July 1997|
|Age [As of 2022]||25 years old|
|Birthplace||Bexley, Kent, England, United Kingdom|
|Currently lives in||London, England, United Kingdom|
|Zodiac or Birth Sign||Cancer|
|Mia McKenna-Bruce Height in feet||5 feet 0 inch|
|Mia McKenna-Bruce Height in meter||1.52 meter|
|Mia McKenna-Bruce Height in centimeter||152 centimeter|
|Overall Body Weight||In Kilogram – 45 kg
In Pound [lbs] – 99 lbs
|Celeb Body Type||Pear|
|Chest [in inches]||34 inches|
|Waist [in inches]||24 inches|
|Hips [in inches]||34 inches|
|Shoe size||5 [UK]|
|Hair Color||Light Brown|
|Have tattoos?||Yes, Wrist & birds|
|Where she did her schooling?||Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, Maidstone|
|Where she did her graduation?||Not Known|
|Mother Name||Brucie [Nickname]|
|Brother’s Name||Not Available|
|Sister’s Name||Elise and Anya|
|Boyfriend Name||Tom Leach|
|Previous Dating?||She had a boyfriend but his name is not available.
She dated her unknown boyfriend for around 5 months.
|Salary Per Episode/Movie||US$ 36K Per Episode|
|Net Worth||US$ 5 million Approx.|
|Social Media Accounts|
The Fourth Kind
|TV Series and Movies||TV Shows–
|Favorite Singer||Justin Bieber|
|Favorite Actress||Idina Menzel|
|Favorite Books||Love Based Books|
|Hobbies||Gyming and go swimming
Spending time with family
Shopping or hanging out with friends
|Favorite Food & Drink||Pizza and Milk Chocolate|
|Favorite Color||Pink, Blue and purple|
|Favorite Clothing Shop||Topshop and Primark|
|Favorite Mobile Brand||Apple|
|Favorite TV Shows||Hannah Montana|
|Favorite Movies||The fault in our stars|
|Favorite Cars||Jaguar, Audi|
|Article Updated On||July 03, 2022|
Here are 5 untold facts about Mia McKenna Bruce-
- Mia McKenna-Bruce was born in Bexley, Kent, England but raised in Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
- She gets into acting through dancing. She started dancing when she was just 2 years old but did her first acting job when She was 8 or 9 years old.
- She has many best friends named Amy, Georgia, Kezia, Lida & Niamh.
- She loves her pet dog named Princess Dolly.
- The make of the car she has is Suzuki.


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I'd forgotten about this 1950 film made 7 years before Sputnik. It was designed to be as scientifically accurate as possible, for its time. The cultural differences between now and 60 years ago are amusing. Check out the "computers" in the trailer below as well. Holy Charles Babbage!


Community theatre group based in Sault Ste. Marie, ON.
We believe good theatre can happen anywhere: all you need is two boards and a passion.
Founded by the late, great Susan Barber as a vehicle for performing murder mysteries, Shot in the Dark has evolved over the years into a production company that focusses on theatrical performances, live entertainment, stage musicals and more.
WHAT WE DO
From spectacle to intimate, comedic to dramatic, our musical productions have spanned a range of genres, decades and styles. Highlights include Matilda, The Who’s Tommy, West Side Story and Young Frankenstein.
Our interactive murder mysteries are a big hit with audiences everywhere. Whether performed as dinner theatre or presented at social gatherings for special occasions or at corporate events, we guarantee a fun, exciting, and, above all, a memorable night out.
Producing plays has been an exciting alternative to our many musical productions. Some of our favourites include Noises Off! and Lend Me a Tenor. When it comes to live theatre, we always aim to entertain and engage.
We believe our community has a lot to offer. Nothing makes us prouder than supporting the many amazing charities based in Algoma. We partner with a different group for each production to raise money for them with Opening Night Galas, Trivia Nights, Game Events and more.
Everyone has something to offer, we say, if only they are given the opportunity to do so. We believe that Shot is an opportunity for everyone in our community to get involved with their creative side and explore the performing arts.
Join us for upcoming events in the audience, as an actor, or behind-the-scenes!
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Films about architecture and design—or even just featuring characters who play architects and designers—have always captured the imagination of Hollywood, with examples ranging from Cate Blanchett’s passionate architect in last year’s Where’d You Go, Bernadette to the 1980s film noir Body Double, whose sets featured such iconic buildings as John Lautner’s Chemosphere House. But as documentaries about architecture and design prove, real life can often be as dramatic as fiction. As film festivals around the world—like the Architecture & Design Film Festival (ADFF), to name one—temporarily shift to online viewing only, there are plenty of docs out there that can be streamed at your leisure. So start with seven of our favorites below to create your own personal film festival at home.
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This game is a love letter to all Lego Star Wars fans out there. Unlike previous Lego Star Wars games, this one is a complete retelling of the Star Wars story, as told in the classic Lego brand of humor.
The Skywalker Saga allows you to play through any of the 9 films in any particular order. You could start your journey with The Phantom Menace for some pod racing on Tatooine. Or you could choose to launch right into Rey’s adventures in The Rise of Skywalker.
With hundreds of characters and vehicles, players can dive into their favorite Star Wars moments in an all-new way, complete with the hilarious Lego brand of fun that’s sure to delight players of all ages.


Belladonna Productions is a New York-based production company that provides production services in North America. We provide overseas commercial and feature film producers with top-notch production support all over the US and have run productions in most of the 50 states, from New York to California and from Florida to Alaska.
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When Henry Bolingbroke deposes Richard II in 1399, he is acclaimed as the nation's saviour and the first Lancastrian king, Henry IV. However, being king proves a lot harder than becoming king, and Henry has to face numerous difficulties throughout his reign. Constant rebellions throughout the country (especially in Wales and the legendary Owain Glyndwr) take up most of Henry's time and most of his money. It's a busy and momentous reign and yet Henry remains a largely unknown figure. Could this be his moment for redemption?
After the fading glories of Edward III, England has another child king in 1377 with the accession of Richard II. Richard takes after his great-grandfather Edward II with his tendency for promoting lowly favourites and being considered of dubious heterosexuality and he frequently is at odds with the great nobles of the realm. However, he is also a surprisingly cultured monarch and shows impressive courage during the Peasants Revolt. Richard's fortunes fluctuate rather wildly, but troubles with his uncles and cousins (in particular Henry Bolingbroke) spell trouble for Richard and the Wars of the Roses are starting to loom large.


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Everyone in the audience was old‽Read more "The Glass Castle"
If I could sum up this movie in one word, it would be A N X I E T Y.Read more "Dunkirk"
I sort of expected it to be a regular animated children’s movie. And yeah, yeah, I was wrong.Read more "Moana"
The Force is with me, and I am one with the Force.Read more "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"
The visuals in this movie were absolutely breathtaking.Read more "The Revenant"
I had high hopes for this movie. It really had a lot of potential.Read more "Suicide Squad"


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September 8-14 at Rheem, Orinda, and Castro theatres
Tickets for the opening night film and reception are selling fast!
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Join us at 6:00 PM as we kick off the festival with a mixer that includes wine from Zemrak Pirkle and Cine Cuvee as well as cheese and charcuterie platters from Cine Cuvee and sushi from Sushi Fighter.
Slate Award announcements begin at 6:30 and the opening night short and feature begin at 7:00. Tickets are $25. Click below to purchase tickets!


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|Title: ||The Performance of Critical History in Contemporary Irish Theatre and Film|
|Authors: ||Harrower, Natalie Dawn|
|Advisor: ||Keil, Charlie|
|Keywords: ||Contemporary Irish Theatre|
Contemporary Irish Film
Memory in theatre and film
Goldfish Memory (2003)
Landscape in Film
Myth in Drama
|Issue Date: ||24-Sep-2009|
|Abstract: ||This dissertation examines theatre and film in Ireland between 1988 and 2005, focusing on the plays of Sebastian Barry and Marina Carr, as well as a select group of films from this period. Employing a method of analysis that couples close-readings with attention to socio-cultural context, aesthetic form, and issues of representation, the dissertation demonstrates how theatre and film work to complicate conventional Irish historical narratives and thereby encourages a reassessment of contemporary constructs of Irish identity.
The introduction provides a contextual framework for significant contemporaneous social, cultural and economic changes in Ireland, and includes a case study of ‘The Spire,’ a monument unveiled on Dublin’s central boulevard in 2003, which I argue is the architectural metonym for the transitional nature of Celtic Tiger Ireland. The case study explores the aesthetics of the monument, as well as the politicised public debate that ensued, and thereby provides a snapshot of issues relevant to the readings pursued in dissertation’s remaining chapters.
The discussion of Sebastian Barry’s ‘family plays’ reveals the playwright’s effort to refuse traditional binary conceptions of identity and to proffer, instead, a dramatic landscape that similarly refuses to allow conflict to dominate. Barry’s use of a non-conflictual dramatic form supports his narrative interest in compassion and peaceful resolution, and provides a model for living with otherness that could prove useful in an increasingly diverse and globalised Ireland. Marina Carr’s plays share Barry’s desire to represent aspects of Irish character anew, but they also dramatise how cultural transitions are difficult and never linear, and how the conventional pull of memory and the past has a residual presence in the ‘new’ Ireland. Taken together, these chapters reveal Barry’s hopefulness as an antidote to Carr’s tragic endings. The final chapter provides close readings of several ‘Celtic Tiger’ films, arguing that the representation of landscape is the key lens through which Irish film communicates shifting images of Irish identity. A cycle of films from the first years of the new millennium ekes out a space for new modes of representation through a critical dialogue with major tropes in Irish film history.|
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Ever since I first saw the title sequence for the TV show True Blood I wanted to get my hands on a Lomo camera. When we were in London this past fall I was lucky enough to find the perfect one at the Lomography shop just off Carnaby Street. They were so helpful and loaded the camera with film so I could get shooting right away. Before you know it I had used up all twelve of my shots and had to rewind my film. Ah h the nostalgia.
Getting my pictures developed has proved more difficult. So 4 months later I finally have some analog pics to share from our trip to London.
I love the picture of the Les Miserables billboard, one of the 4 pictures that turned out. I think it is going to take me a while to get the hang of this camera and we definitely need to find a source for quicker developing.
There are many ways to achieve this look without a lomo camera though. Seems like my new Sony cyber-shot does the same thing in low light (see picture of camera). If you are a Photoshop whiz you have this covered but for an amateur like me I like to pimp regular digital pictures with Camera Bag app . The Lolo filter will give you pretty much the same effect plus others that are equally fun!


SPECIAL EVENTS AT CLYNE FARM CENTRE
Clyne Farm Centre has been used as a location for a variety of events over the years. Famous faces and film crews can often be spotted around the site!
To book tickets for our current Events CLICK HERE!
Written by Ken Blakemore and performed by Fluellen Theatre Company to a packed audience in our stone barn.
MIKE PHILLIPS & S4C
Film shoot with Ex Welsh Rugby International Mike Phillips who put Senghenydd Sirens Women Rugby Squad through their paces and through the mud on Challenge Valley – the Muddiest Assault Course in the World! Filmed for a S4C documentary.
WINDSONGS OF THE BLESSED BAY
Performed as part of the prestigious ‘Being Human’ festival in conjunction with the Research Institute for Arts and Humanities at Swansea University, Clyne Farm hosted ‘Windsongs of the Blessed Bay’ a mythic play with music and puppetry which explores family, community and heritage from the perspective of a young blind woman, Betrys.
The play is written by award-winning dramatist Professor David Britton, head of creative writing at Swansea University. Members of the cast gave a 30-minute presentation on poetic narrative and music followed by an interactive workshop on ‘creating drama from heritage.’


She rounded the corner only to see her past standing there,
Looking around as if trying to find her.
‘What should I do?’ she thought,
‘Do I run away before I’m seen, or do I stay and face it head on?’
The wind begins to blow oh so cold,
Her past still hasn’t seen her yet.
‘I just can’t do this yet,’ she said to herself.
But her feet just wouldn’t move.
She closed her eyes, not wanting to remember anything.
The past had been so loving, yet so cruel.
It had lifted her up so high, only to throw her back to the ground.
The past simply could not be trusted to ever be real again.
The chill went to her bones, her blood felt cold as ice.
Her pain had never gone away completely.
Now here it stood once again, to taunt her with its charm.
The moon & stars were promised, before it cast her to the brink of hell.
Then suddenly it happened, they came face to face.
She couldn’t move, she couldn’t scream
All she could do was stand there frozen,
With the scalding tears streaming down her face.
It had come looking just for her,
So sure that she would be as weak as ever.
It brushed the tears from her cheek,
Trying to reel her in once more.
Then all of a sudden she stood up tall,
She slapped it away from her face.
The tears were filled with anger now,
No longer saddened by what she’d lost.
‘I will not be fooled again, you bastard,’ she glared.
‘My heart will never be yours again.’
She had finally broken the cycle,
She would forever now stand her ground.


Another escape room movie review! Escape Room 2: Tournament of Champions is the sequel to 2019’s Escape Room. Not to be confused with Escape Room, Escape Room, or Escape Room. In this chapter, the franchise takes a page out of The Hunger Games’ book and reunites winners of previous games in what they super subtly dub a “tournament of champions”.
The winners from the original movie (Zoey and Ben) head to New York on the hunt for Minos, the company that built the escape room labyrinth they escaped from. However, due to a series of incredibly well-timed maneuvers, they end up on a train with 4 strangers (previous Minos survivors) that transforms into the first of a series of deadly escape rooms.
The rooms in this chapter are impressive, though some start to push the limits of believability in terms of the tech Minos has devoted to this game. The beach scene you see in the trailer is especially cool. In terms of puzzles and clues I feel like the first movie was a bit more thought out, but there are still lots of clever things going on.
Now a word of warning. We left the cinema feeling a little meh about this movie. It didn’t quite have the nuance, tension, and impact that the first movie had. But all is not lost, because the home release is very different from what was released in cinemas. There’s a different opener, a completely new ending, and more story built up in between. The theatrical release is a C+, but the home release is A+ all the way.


I am mostly into older films and find myself always going back to a staple of films that I grew up with and still hold some truths for me, though most are not your major films. I will add newer ones too as I grow this list. I hope you enjoy discovering some of these. Please note that, they are not in any specific order, with the exception of the first one, Ikiru. Also, I am not a film critic and simply stating how I felt about them with a little trivia about the movies. Some of these reviews are old writings by me, so I thought I bring them into one place.
Many of these movies I am listing are not for the light at heart, though I am including light action and comedy too. They sometimes attack painful topics and go about them very slowly and possibly painfully for some viewers. Many of these movies are an examination of lives and don’t necessarily have an answer. The closer you get to them, the more depressing it can get but sometimes in finding that element that you relate to, it can be a perfect bait that will forever have you searching for such depth. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good action movie or comedy too, but this site is not about that and more for the thinking person’s taste, hence why more such movies on the list. I don’t want to categorize them in any special way, because I think its more fun finding something randomly instead of really fine tuning it.
With that said, here is the list:
The meaning of this word is “To Live”. Most believe that Akira Kurosawa’s masterpiece is the Seven Samurai, but for me, it’s this one. Its been a while since I’ve seen it and have to watch it again but it holds a special place for me because it goes back to that famous Socrates quote “An unexamined life is not worth living”. Kurosawa turns that quote into a masterpiece film making that is, like many Japanese films of that era subdued. This period of film making in Japan produced some of the most brilliant movies mankind has made. These are movies like Ugestu, Tokyo Story, Sansho the Bailiff, The Burmese Harp, Fires on the Plain, The Hidden Fortress, Rashomon, Samurai, Drunken Angel, etc etc. Its been years since I’ve seen some, but by just writing this, it has made me realize that its time again to return to them and examine them more closely.
Ikiru is the story of a man who discovers impeding death and realizing too late that he has not really done anything valuable with his life and even his offspring looks at him as a resource. He has a lot of soul searching and catching up to do with a very limited amount of time. The mastery of this movie is the ending that even thinking about it, sends chills down my spine because it is so beautifully executed and so poignant. The truth of this story holds today and goes as far as showing up the politics of our time too. It is my favorite film and it will take a great deal to overcome the number 1 position on my list, though as you will see below, some come very close.
Should you decide to watch it, I would be interested to see how it affected you.
Now I understand why Netflix suggested Ikiru when I pulled up this movie. Ikiru meaning “To Live” and this documentary is about a human being who was awake to life and lived. He did not place labels on himself and lived solely for the joy of creating. Not Art, but creating. I think it is a very important show for any parent to watch and realize what you can teach your children about the joy of creation and how this joy can last the rest of yours and their life…even leaving more for the next generation. Even if you are not a parent and need to start looking at life with a new joy, then this is for you. Find the inner child and play. Let Calder show you how.
Movies like this and Cinema Paradiso don’t leave you for long. They are like old friends who you can call upon at anytime. They remind you of why we are alive and how swift life passes. They remind you of choices and how dedication and paying attention to them, mixed with a general love for life can leads you to magical places. Has it happened for me, not by design but it has organically. I have hope though in this and the older I get, the more I believe in this story. Actor/Director, Massimo Troisi died a day after completing the movie and most believe he dedicated his last days to this film as he had prospered the surgery and was sick all through the shooting. He believed in the story and the message. If you haven’t seen it, I am not going to spell out the story and leave this magical film for your viewing. My only advise is to watch it when you need something and don’t binge watch it with anything else. The man gave his life for it, there was a reason. Also, don’t watch the trailer as it is a bit misleading in the emotional content, listening to this soundtrack might be a better choice.
I might be wrong, but I think I remember it was nominated for the best movie oscar and not the best foreign film. Also remember, they have sadly stopped making movies like this as we seem to be going through an era of superheroes and end of world scenarios meshed together with the other wordy creatures that teach you very little about real life. Hope this stage doesn’t last long.
The one thing that I will never forget is how I was surprised at crying at the end of this movie. I can’t believe its been that many years since I saw it in the theater. Every time I watch it, I see something else in the story. The relationship between the boy and the theater projectionist is magical and hilarious. The boy “Toto” is the cutest boy ever filmed on the screen. Not only the way he looks but the way he acts. IMDB can tell you what the movie is about, but the soul of the movie is about being free and I think that is why I cried at the end back then in 1988. Its being free of yourself and the long hand of life.
What I love about this and Il Postino is the lack of formulation. The organic story telling that doesn’t make me want to be ahead of the story but in the story and breathing with them. Sometimes I watch it, just to see if I can yet understand part of the story I didn’t get back then, such as the story Alfredo tells the grown up Toto about love…the one about the boy who waits underneath the window for days but then…well… I will not spoil it for you! Small things like that have held me connected to movies like this.
Like Il Postino, give this movie time and your love, it will reciprocate. Enjoy.
I usually read the plays of movies I watch, but in this case, I’ve hesitated for some odd reason and recently discovered that Tennessee Williams who wrote the play actually hated it so much he went to theaters trying to convince moviegoers from watching it! The main reason is due to the fact that Paul Newman’s character, Brick, was changed from being gay to straight, which totally throws off his play.
However, I have to say that regardless of this, the movie has held up quite well and anyone with a family can find something in there to relate to. Elizabeth Taylor is so damn beautiful in this movie, you just melt in your seat and Paul Newman is as brilliant, even though I think he did his best work later, specially in The Hustler but still it doesn’t take away anything from his performance or for that matter anyone else. This is just good acting with a brilliant supporting team. Burl Ives though is just something else, he pulls you in hard and he makes you pay attention. The reason I watch the movie again and again is because of the scene in the cellar near the end. Its just masterful writing, acting and directing and for me holds many truths. Everything about that scene is memorable and heartfelt. Its one of those movies that you learn to appreciate more as you age and probably relate to a different character as a result of getting older too.
Should you decide to watch it, I hope you get something out of it and feel free to share.
I had watched this years ago and it stayed with me. Then a few years back, there was a great documentary on Eugene O’Neill by PBS American Experience that was very touching. The little trivia about this play is that he didn’t write it to be published in his life time or something like fifty years after his death and that all through writing it, he cried and was consoled by his last wife. This is related to his own life and to finally spill it out on paper must have been a painful experience, that leaves a masterpiece of a family’s struggle with addiction and choices, but really relatable to many who struggle in their own families and why this play has lasted the test of time.
The only problem I had with this movie, though nothing to really dissuade me from watching it again is Ralph Richardson. He is a fine actor, but I don’t think he fits the part perfectly. In the documentary, they have actors doing different characters of this play and Christopher Plummer so finely hits this part, you have to stand up and applause as the man is a master and I have learned way too late, how fine an actor. It’s on youtube and you can watch by clicking on on this link. However Jason Robards, who had played it already on Broadway owns the character as does Katherine Hepburn and to a certain extent Dean Stockwell.
The movie, directed by the great master himself, Sidney Lumet, deals with a accidental addiction of the mother due to the father’s poor choice during child birth years ago and how that choice, together with other calamities has devastated the small family. It’s an examination of that choice and the choices the other characters have made as a result or independently. They each have their own crouch and within each there is some truth and beauty hidden deep down inside that only surface with contention and at times with love. Its not a feel good movie by any stretch of the imagination and the ending can leave you a bit down, though non one dies. Its just that this will leave you thinking about your own struggles and possibly understand others in your family a little better. My advise though would be to read the play first as it will help a great deal, since this doesn’t really digress from it.
This is a mesmerizing account of a talented and connected creature. I say creature, because as he would agree, being a human is not exactly the apex of creation. He has weaknesses, triumphs and failures like the rest of us and heart aches that would probably leave many emotionally paralyzed. At times, even he is amazed at how he can go on. His stand against slavery is probably the ultimate Twain signature. The interview with Aunt Rachael would make a grown man cry, even though it is not his creativeness but his eye to the importance of the story that must be shared. I learned through him that being right is not even close to getting it right. It’s about getting it out there with your own unique voice. Here is a voice we need today. Clarification of the absurd with the Twain humor. One of the best documentaries that I have watched.
Greed, Motivation and Genius. These three factors inherent in three people, Sarnoff, De Forest and Armstrong respectively make for a very timely story. The corporate ideology of the past century that has weaved it’s way into the 21st and in the past years has made it’s presence more known to the general public is very clearly represented here through the story of these three people. I did not know that FM was invented in the 1930s and even though superior to AM, was resisted against due to power and greed and some realities. Although the inventor’s own personal style did not help the process either; even though as viewers we might side with him. This fact alone tells you much about how the wheel turns in our world and why something like the electric car or even the hybrid is not already in most households.
It’s a perfect balance of comedy/drama. Some of the characters such as the Hospital Lady “Linda” and the beauty contest judge are so realistic that you would think you know them or someone close to them. The main characters are pretty much described to you visually in the first minutes of the movie. There is a desire/need that drives all of the characters and has either destroyed them or is about to. The message is to enjoy life rather than constantly be in it’s pursuit. To let loose a bit. However, I didn’t think about that until after the movie as the story and the characters are very enjoyable to watch. I have always loved Alan Arkin and he just reaffirms his freshness in this movie. Well worth the time.
The Network (1976)
This is a small little movie that frankly might find some readers surprised for being listed here. But again, its about intellectual growth and there are some facets of this film, mostly related to personal acceptance and being present that drew me to this film over and over again. The acting is not the best but its not bad and I am not a huge fan of Laurence Harvey, though I don’t dislike him. I sill remember the Night Gallery episode from my childhood, not to mention, the great film Manchurian candidate.
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
(Funny how so many of the 60s poster have that similar design)
Another one of my favorite movies which is way ahead of its time. We are now discussing the 1% and who controls the media and the money and this movie deals with the 99% in a very unique way and not only is it educational, its entertaining and at times very funny. A gem of a film and I think Capra’s masterpiece.
Another great Frank Capra movie, guaranteed to make you laugh. One of those movies that you just don’t want to end.
A love story without one kiss. It took me several times of watching this until I realized this little fact.


After seeing Gone Girl on the long weekend, I got to thinking about movies based on books.
The general rule is that the book is always better than the movie. I think this is because your own imagination is better than anything they can produce in Hollywood. It is also a testament to the quality of writing that provides the back story and inner thoughts of the characters as the action unfolds.
In the case of Gone Girl, I think the movie was better in some ways. By not providing her back story, the lead character Amy seems even more terrifying. However, the media beat up about the ending being different was wrong – the last line was different, but the result was the same.
Also, as much as I love him, I don’t think Ben Affleck being cast as Nick was the right choice. He was just not slick enough and not how I imagined the character to be at all. Perhaps Matt Damon would have been a better choice? (ha ha!).
I had a similar problem with Twilight. In the book, the character was a strong female, but in the first movie Kristen Stewart was just whiny! The trilogy did improve as the confidence of the actors and special effects did, but the inner dialogue between the wolves was not the best- although it is a hard concept to communicate through film.
One Day stayed true to the book, but somehow still missed the mark in making the transition from good film to great film. Perhaps due to the casting?
He’s just not that into you was very well done- I liked the intersecting stories and the casting was brilliant. I think the movie was actually far better than the book as it fictionalised the non-fiction which made it more personal.
Both the Devil Wears Prada and Confessions of a Shopaholic were excellent as books and as movies. The light hearted content make them very adaptable. Kudos to fellow Aussie chick Isla Fisher for playing the kooky character Becky in the latter perfectly- one might say even better than in the book.
Bridget Jones’s Diary was a great movie which earned a bit of a cult following. The sequel, not so much. Both movies stayed true to the book, so I’m not really sure what happened there?!
The same thing happened with the Sex and the City movie. First film good, second one a flop. Perhaps sequels are never as good as the originals. I’m pretty sure that was a lesson we already learnt in the 80’s right?!
The first Lord of the Rings movie was nowhere near as good as the books and I stopped watching after the first one. As previously mentioned, my dad used to read the books to me as a child, so perhaps my memory will always be greater than the movies.
I thought Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet was a very clever adaption to bring Shakespeare’s play into the 20th Century. The racy music and well-timed action would have been easy to understand even for those without the knowledge of the playwright and ye olde English.
Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire didn’t have enough of Louis’s back story at the beginning, but made up for it in the greatly gothic rest of the film. The sequel, The Queen of the Damned, was a terrible adaptation of the book. Anne Rice was not involved in the screenplay (as she was in Interview with the Vampire), which is an essential ingredient in a successful book to movie shift.
So here you have it- my golden rules for a successful adaptation from book to movie:
- Stay true to the book content
- Appropriate character casting
- Get the author of the book involved in the movie screenplay
- Don’t bother with the sequel


SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT
May 26, 2020
When a famous female Hollywood showrunner and her female assistant laugh on the red carpet, photos of the affectionate moment lead the tabloids to declare they’re dating. The ridiculous gossip threatens both their jobs and their credibility, and as the rumor spreads, it begins affecting all areas of their lives. While the two women fight to protect their careers, they slowly begin to realize the rumor might not be so off base after all.
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Last month, the 20th annual African Diaspora International Film Festival opened in New York City. Whether you are a first time attendee or a trustee of the film festival attending your 20th, there is always something at ADIFF that’ll keep you coming back. Even if you haven’t ever attended, here are the Top 5 reasons why the African Diaspora International Film Festival matters:
2) One continent, many stories. Just as Africa.com’s Africa: Straight Up seeks to dispel myths, and give a clearer picture of the continent through its peoples, ADIFF showcases a wide range of films from the continent–and diaspora stories from all over the world. In one weekend, you can watch Guerilla Grannies, a movie in English and Portuguese about about grandmothers who fought in Mozambique’s battle for independence, and La Playa DC, a movie in Spanish about an Afro-Colombian teen looking desperately for his missing brother.
3) Bragging rights at the water cooler. As has been documented, 2012 was a big year for African cinema. At ADIFF, you can catch award-winning movies like Scheherzade, Tell Me a Story from Egypt and big-budget Nollywood movies likeDr. Bello before they hit the multiplexes.
4) Watch smaller movies–and maybe even help them get distributed. Here’s one country that you probably don’t think of as producing many films: Namibia. Yet what Namibia lacks in numbers, it makes up in sheer creativity and personality. This year, the Namibia Film Commission sent a delegation of filmmakers to ADIFF to accompany a screening of their shorts.
The “Spotlight on Namibia” shorts featured stories ranging from a woman dealing with the aftermath of a miscarriage (“All She Ever Wanted”) to a stylish story of a small-time gangster trying to help out his law-abiding family (“Try”). Said filmmaker Joel Haikali, “we’re hoping somebody in the audience will have a friend, who has a friend, who has a friend, who has a friend.” So if you have a friend, who has a friend in the industry, pick up your phone now.
5) Share your love for African film, and join the discussion. Most of all the film screenings have Q&A’s with the filmmakers following, and some even have chances to mingle with filmmakers afterwards. Whether you are a film student, a director, or just a casual viewer, now is your chance to join the discussion.
For those of you who missed ADIFF in New York in December, the Best of ADIFF will be screened again in January, and join the Black Heritage Tour in Costa Rica from August 27th to September 2, 2013.
Are you a fan of African film? What are some of your favorite films from the continent? Let us know what you think in the comments section below!


The Lovebirds Q&A with Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani [Video]
Michael Showalter’s The Lovebirds follows a couple (Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani) through a defining moment in their relationship when they are unintentionally embroiled in a bizarre crime. As their journey to clear their names takes them from one extreme – and hilarious - circumstance to the next, they must figure out how they, and their relationship, can survive the night.
While we unfortunately could not hit the red carpet for this film's debut at the 2020 SXSW Film Festival, we were excited to virtually sit down with Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani after The Lovebirds premiered via Netflix on Friday, May 22.
"The relationship was the reason we wanted to make this movie." – Nanjiani on choosing the role
Rae and Nanjiani were joined by Janet Pierson, Director of Film at SXSW, to talk about the challenges, inspiration, and joys on set of The Lovebirds. Watch the full Q&A now.
SXSW Sessions Online is a weekly series featuring 2020 speakers virtually sharing their stories along with a special Q&A portion. Catch previously-recorded programming on demand via our YouTube channel playlist.


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INT. SUBURBAN HOUSE. AFTERNOON. A blogger, CARLY, finishes reading How to Make a Movie in 12 Days. She holds up THE BOOK and looks towards the camera with a grin.
This debut middle grade novel by Fiona Hardy is amazing! It’s funny, heartfelt, mysterious and made me want to watch every movie mentioned in it.
Tell them about my synopsis!
Great idea, awesome book!
Eleven-year-old film enthusiast, Hayley Whelan, has wanted to make a horror movie her whole life. When Hayley’s grandmother passes away, she’s gifted a video camera from the inheritance so she can make her film ‘Rosebud’ over the holidays with her friends. But Hayley is in for some horrors of her own when it becomes clear that someone is trying to sabotage her movie.
Firstly, I loved how prominent Hayley’s joy for filmmaking was.
She loves directing, she loves creating storyboards, she knows all the ins and outs of what makes a film production work. Her family even converted the backyard shed into a studio for her. This is why the mystery element of the story works in a really interesting way too, because Hayley is so savvy about genre tropes that she can subvert them at times and almost ‘break the fourth wall’ of the novel by addressing them.
Another really fun part of the book is the movie guide that’s included at the end. It’s in character as Hayley and her dad, Kirk, provide commentary on films they’ve chosen for Hayley’s friends (aka her film crew/actors) to watch. This is a section on the Ghostbusters franchise:
HAYLEY’S GUIDE FOR ADULTS
Adults can learn from Venkman about how you can be a terrible person who electrocutes people but still be the main character everyone watching wants to get the girl. They can also learn that movies made with a team of girls can be just as funny as movies made with a team of boys, which was somehow not completely obvious.
KIRK’S GUIDE FOR KIDS
Slimer – Ghostbusters’ best see-through ghoul – knows that making slime is great fun! Your parents will love finding it stuck to the couch, or accidentally putting it in the washing machine, or in their favourite shoes. (pg. 276)
Hayley was definitely a favourite character of mine, but I would be remiss if I didn’t mention her five-year-old sister, Jennifer. She was honestly hilarious, and I wish I possessed even one quarter of the self-confidence this kid has. Hayley and Jennifer have the love/hate sibling relationship perfected (along with their older teenage brother, Lucas), and some of the stuff Jennifer said or did to torment her sister had me rolling. She marches to the beat of her own bag of oranges (that’ll make more sense once you read the book!). It’s hard to narrow down my favourite Jennifer moments, but this one, from when Hayley was leaving a note for a potential cast member, made me cackle:
Sorry to have missed you. Please contact Hayley regarding an audition at your earliest convenience. It was much easier to do this on paper.
“That looks like the note my kinder teacher sent home for Dad,” Jennifer said.
“Where do you think I got the wording from?” I said. “Thanks for being naughty all the time.”
“You’re welcome,” she said politely. (pg. 35-36)
There were a lot of great connections between Hayley and other characters too including her grandma, Iris, and the legacy she left when she died. Iris wasn’t the soft and cuddly type, and didn’t flaunt her affection in obvious ways, but you could tell the bond between them was strong. Hayley is making the film as a tribute to Iris as they had been planning it (and Iris was even to star in it) before she passed. Fiona explores grief in genuine and real ways, particularly in moments with Hayley and her mum, as Iris was her mother. Another connection Hayley has is with her group of buddies she’s asked to be in her film crew, plus one extra person who’s not a pal but their fabulous acting is needed. This makes for an interesting and heartfelt source of conflict and unexpected dynamics as the mystery unfolds.
I enjoyed this novel a lot. Fiona’s written a wonderful debut and I hope to read many more middle grade books (or any books really!) from her in the future.
*roll the credits*


Matt is the star and executive producer of a new Sci-Fi motion picture entitled Matt Mercury. Matt may be best known to Houston audiences as an intrepid meteorologist. Matt has been entertaining and informing audiences for some twenty years as the morning meteorologist, news anchor and features reporter for the Fox-owned station in Houston, Texas. Matt was also the entertainment correspondent for Fox television stations interviewing stars of hit shows like American Idol, 24, Fastlane and Firefly.
In 2005 Matt first put on his acting hat and starred in the award winning sci-fi short Matt Mercury and his Rocket Rangers. Since then, he's also starred in several other films including: Once Removed, This is America, Faces Beneath the Skin and The Buckaroos.
Science fiction lovers will remember him as the red-shirt, dead guy in the hall on Star Trek Enterprise which also starred Scott Bakula. Matt Mercury, however, will be his greatest role and the name by which he will be known throughout the Sci-Fi galaxy.


Earlier this year, it was announced that Welsh film director, Marc Evans, would be making a new biopic, “Miss Shirley Bassey” about Dame Shirley‘s childhood in Cardiff and her early career. Well, the project has garnered a lot of international interest, so much so that it was just selected as one of 25 feature narrative projects for the Independent Filmmaker Project’s (IFP) 2012 Project Forum Transatlantic Partner’s Projects section. The project was also selected for the 15th edition of Strategic Partners, an international summit where potential films are matched with film producers. The summit will take place during the Atlantic Film Festival, which will be held from Sept 13 – 15, 2012 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. This is very good news indeed!
Marc Evans has not yet identified an actress to play the young Dame Shirley. She will likely be an unknown. The biopic will focus solely on Dame Shirley‘s childhood in Tiger Bay and Splott, and her early career prior to her becoming a big star in the UK. We at DiamondBassey.org hope that it will be great film. This, of course, will not be the first film about Dame Shirley‘s early life and career. In 2011, the BBC released “Shirley“, a 70 minute biopic about Dame Shirley ’s early life and career starring Irish-Ethiopian actress, Ruth Negga, in the title role.
DiamondBassey.org is pleased to announce that we have reached a significant milestone for our blog. This is our 100th post! Thank you to all our readers for helping make this possible. You help to keep us going! And a very special “thank you” to Dame Shirley Bassey for inspiring us to create this blog. You are a unique and gifted artist, a trailblazer, a survivor, larger than life, a legend!