153 movies found
Documentary follows an African elephant named Shani and her son Jomo as their herd make an epic journey across the Kalahari Desert.
Cast: Meghan Markle,
6.2 IMDB Puanı 281 İzlenme
Ulrich Mott, an ambitious social climber, marries a wealthy widow in Washington D.C. in order to mix with powerful political players.
Cast: Christoph Waltz,Annette Bening,Vanessa Redgrave,Corey Hawkins,
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Inspired by real events in the life of Breathless (1960) star and French New Wave icon Jean Seberg, who in the late 1960s was targeted by Hoover's FBI...
Cast: Kristen Stewart,Anthony Mackie,Jack O'Connell,Vince Vaughn,
5.1 IMDB Puanı 217 İzlenme
Just Mercy 2019
A powerful and thought-provoking true-story, "Just Mercy" follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Jordan) and his history-making battle for justice. Aft...
Cast: Michael B. Jordan,Brie Larson,Jamie Foxx,Rafe Spall,
7.5 IMDB Puanı 331 İzlenme
Touching story about real life artist Tomas Chada. A guy that lived in the lowest class, he however was a good guy at heart, great with rhyme and poet...
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Richard Jewell 2019
American security guard Richard Jewell saves thousands of lives from an exploding bomb at the 1996 Olympics, but is vilified by journalists and the pr...
Cast: Olivia Wilde,Sam Rockwell,Jon Hamm,Kathy Bates,
7.5 IMDB Puanı 346 İzlenme
A Hidden Life 2019
Based on real events, A HIDDEN LIFE is the story of an unsung hero, Bl. Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. When t...
Cast: Matthias Schoenaerts,Michael Nyqvist,Alexander Fehling,Jürgen Prochnow,
7.5 IMDB Puanı 1,201 İzlenme
Adults in the Room 2019
Provides an extraordinary account of low cunning at the heart of Greece's 2015 financial bailout. The more defiant the left-wing Syriza government bec...
Cast: Valeria Golino,Dan Fredenburgh,Georges Corraface,Ulrich Tukur,
5.8 IMDB Puanı 199 İzlenme
Thirty years after starring in "The Wizard of Oz (1939)," beloved actress and singer Judy Garland arrives in London to perform sold-out shows at the T...
Cast: Finn Wittrock,Rufus Sewell,Renée Zellweger,Michael Gambon,
6.9 IMDB Puanı 302 İzlenme
I Am Durán 2019
The story of four-time World Champion Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán. A one man wrecking-ball who took on the world, transcended his sport and helped ...
Cast: Sylvester Stallone,Robert De Niro,Mike Tyson,
6.9 IMDB Puanı 309 İzlenme
Hell on the Border 2019
A movie based on the true life story of Bass Reeves, a legendary tough African American cowboy in the Wild West. Bass Reeves was the first black deput...
Cast: Ron Perlman,Zahn McClarnon,Frank Grillo,Randy Wayne,
5.1 IMDB Puanı 318 İzlenme
Mrs. Lowry and Son 2019
A portrait of the artist L.S. Lowry and the relationship with his mother, who tries to dissuade him from pursuing his passion.
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave,Timothy Spall,Stephen Lord,David Schaal,
6.6 IMDB Puanı 203 İzlenme
The Aeronauts 2019
In 1862, pioneering meteorologist James Glaisher (Eddie Redmayne) teams up with daredevil balloon pilot Amelia Rennes (Felicity Jones) to advance huma...
Cast: Eddie Redmayne,Felicity Jones,Tom Courtenay,Vincent Perez,
6.6 IMDB Puanı 308 İzlenme
Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston 2019
Overcoming the seemingly insurmountable odds that life threw his way, Liston became the heavyweight champion of the world when he knocked out Floyd Pa...
Cast: Mike Tyson,Muhammad Ali,Richard Nixon,
7.4 IMDB Puanı 311 İzlenme
ZZ Top: That Little Ol’ Band from Texas 2019
Produced by the Emmy award-winning Banger Films, ZZ TOP: THAT LITTLE OL' BAND FROM TEXAS tells the story of how Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank B...
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton,Billy Gibbons,Joshua Homme,
7.3 IMDB Puanı 388 İzlenme
The story of the sled dog, Togo, who led the 1925 serum run, but was considered by most to be too small and weak to lead such an intense race.
Cast: Zahn McClarnon,Willem Dafoe,Julianne Nicholson,Christopher Heyerdahl,
8.1 IMDB Puanı 1,014 İzlenme
The Two Popes 2019
An intimate story of one of the most dramatic transitions of power in the last 2,000 years. Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Berg...
Cast: Anthony Hopkins,Jonathan Pryce,
7.6 IMDB Puanı 445 İzlenme
Ride Like a Girl 2019
The story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup.
Cast: Teresa Palmer,Sullivan Stapleton,Sam Neill,Rachel Griffiths,
6.8 IMDB Puanı 222 İzlenme
When Gretchen Carlson slaps Fox News founder Roger Ailes with a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment, not a soul could predict what would happen next. H...
Cast: Margot Robbie,Charlize Theron,Robin Weigert,Nicole Kidman,
6.8 IMDB Puanı 439 İzlenme


The charm of the cobblestoned streets and Juliet balconies have enticed not only travelers but some of the best creative minds too. As we have seen the golden Lost Generation vouch by, these artists have taken inspiration from the architecture, art and the mere way of living to cultivate an era of literary masterpieces.
Europe has then formed the perfect stage to host some of the magnificent movies too. From romantic comedies to thrillers, we have all gazed at love unfold, been chased on the streets and have fallen in love with many breathtaking frames on the big screens.
So for those seeking a bit more than the usual, here is a list of some epic movie locations in Europe known for both its natural beauty and its iconic shots.
Maria Puzo had certainly some strong inspiration from the real-life mafia stories of the notorious mafia in Sicily. When the book became a movie, it was inevitable that the region will play a key role on screen too. The famous Corleone family has its roots set in the Sicilian town of Corleone. However, in the film, many of the impressive shots were taken from Savoca.
Sicily, even without the movie to build it up, is a stunningly beautiful place that everyone has to visit in Italy. It is famous for its rich art and heritage, its ostentatious villas, palaces, cathedrals, and lovely mountainous beauty. Even if you are not a Godfather Fan, the place will not fail to charm you. If you want to see more movie locations, you can also find Godfather tours there.
Planet Naboo isn’t as far as you would think. The Star Wars prequel trilogy was filmed in many locations all over the world. But the sets created at Lake Como and Reggia di Caserta have indeed caught the attention of many, The beautiful Villa del Balbianello overlooks Lake Como from the tip of Dosso d’Avedo. The villa was the wedding venue of Anakin and Padmé.
Another striking location is the Royal Palace of Caserta which served as the Royal Palace of Planet Naboo. The Palace is listed as one of the UNESCO World Heritage SItes in Italy.
Salzburg is a stunning city in Austria. Its fairy tale setting has attracted many artists to the region. The castle in the old town area with the towering mountains behind is much familiar to those who have seen The Sound of Music. In fact, the movie is based on the real-life story of the Trapp family who became an international success in the United States.
There are many locations that hosted the outdoor scenes in the movie like the Mirabell Gardens, Schloss Leopoldskron, and Felsenreitschule. The tourism there based on the movie is huge and you will find many themed dinners, bicycle tours, and performances based on the movie. Either way, the beauty of the city is worth looking for cheap plane tickets to Salzburg.
The marvelous musical of Mamma Mia still continues to be one of the impressive movies ever. The Greek Islands, though always a popular summer destination, was made even more famous by the breathtaking shots from the movie. With the recent prologue of the same movie, it is time we look back into how beautiful the whole setting was.
Skiathos, the small northwestern island in the Aegean sea, features the white sand beaches we come across in many scenes in the movie. The island might not be as luxurious as Santorini or Mykonos, but if you are looking for a romantic getaway and is a fan of the movie, then Skiathos is a place to visit.
This John Green best selling novel has won the hearts of many. When it became a movie, it got worldwide attention for the storyline and for some of its memorable scenes too. When Hazel and Augustus set out to fulfill the dream in Amsterdam, the movie takes us through many iconic locations in the city. But surprisingly, the scenes in Anne Frank’s House were shot in a set as the attic is not open to the visitors. Other landmarks we see are Leidsegracht, Rijksmuseum and of course, walks by the canals.
Unfortunately, the Grand Budapest Hotel is only fabrications of the movie masterminds. However, you can visit the amazing city of Görlitz that started hosting films since the 1950s. But with the Grand Budapest Hotel, the city has gained global recognition with its medieval streets, Gothic and Art Nouveau architecture. The interior scenes of the hotel lobby were filmed at the Görlitz Department Store, but it is not open for public today. However, Görlitz is still an old charming city German CIty to enjoy a perfect holiday.
The old town of Prague has always been a favorite filming set of Hollywood. Among many, the scenes from Mission Impossible stands out. The National Museum was turned into the U.S Embassy in Prague in the movie and to the lobby of the Grand Venetian Hotel in James Bond’s Casino Royale, we have seen many faces of the museum in many ways.
Kampa Island in Prague is also featured in many movies, including the famous Charles Bridge that we come across in many shots. As one of the cheapest destinations in Europe, no surprise that the country will continue to invite visitors to explore more.
Some of the most important scenes of this famous movie were filmed in locations in Germany. Massedamm and ICC Conference Centre in Berlin have also doubled as Bucharest in Romania which was never a filming location. The 15-minute fighting scene between Avengers was filmed at Leipzig-Halle Airport.
Though currently not a part of Europe, Harry Potter has many scenes shot in the iconic locations of Oxford University. From the very first movie, we see many forbidden corridor and library scenes shot in the hallways and the Duke Humfrey’s library. The Tudor Great Dining Hall inspired the settings of great Hogwarts dining hall and the cloisters of the Christ Church appears in many frames too.
Well, not exactly a movie, but Game of Thrones is worth every penny to go on this list. Though the season has seen many episodes shot in many locations in Europe, the one that makes the most appearances is Croatia. Dubrovnik Old Town became King’s Landing, while the Klis Fortress and the Diocletian’s Palace served as locations in the city of Mereen. Game of Thrones has certainly increased the glamour quotient of Croatia.
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Brendan Fraser Joins Martin Scorsese's 'Killers of the Flower Moon'
The film already features Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jesse Plemons, Sturgill Simpson and Jason Isbell
Published Aug 03, 2021Brendan Fraser is the latest talent to join the cast of Martin Scorsese's forthcoming period crime drama Killers of the Flower Moon.
Deadline reports that Fraser will play lawyer W.S. Hamilton in Scorsese's production, which also stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons, Sturgill Simpson and Jason Isbell, Lily Gladstone, Tantoo Cardinal, Cara Jade Myers, JaNae Collins and Jillian Dion.
Killers of the Flower Moon, which was picked up by Apple last year, is based on a 2017 non-fiction book by journalist David Grann that chronicles a series of early 1920s murders of wealthy Osage people after oil deposits were discovered beneath their land.
Scorsese previously said of the adaptation: "When I read David Grann's book, I immediately started seeing it — the people, the settings, the action — and I knew that I had to make it into a movie. I'm so excited to be working with Eric Roth and reuniting with Leo DiCaprio to bring this truly unsettling American story to the screen."
Last month, Fraser appeared in Steven Soderbergh's No Sudden Move. Deadline also points out that the actor has joined the cast of Max Barbakow's Brothers, which features Peter Dinklage, Josh Brolin and Glenn Close.


Ana Flávia Cavalcanti plays the title role in Queen
Golden Mirrors is delighted to announce the presence of the award-winning Brazilian filmmaker Sabrina Fidalgo in Oslo. The director will guest a screening of her two most recent films: Personal Vivator (2014) and Queen (Rainha, 2016).
The event is the first part of the project Decolonizing Performing Arts (2019-2021), that will approach different perspectives on performing arts, based on the idea of cultivating epistemologies of the South.
The screening will take place at Vega Scene, on Thursday 27th June at 6.30 p.m., and will be followed by a conversation between Sabrina, Deise Nunes and the spectators.
Queen is the first part of a trilogy about the carnival in Rio de Janeiro. The narrative tells the story of Rita (Ana Flávia Cavalcanti), a young woman from the city's outskirts who dreams of becoming the next carnival queen in the local samba school. When Rita's dream is finally coming true, strange things start happening in her life.
Queen was selected in over 120 film festivals, such as IFFR - International Film Festival Rotterdam, and has won to this date thirteen awards, among them Best Film by the Popular Jury of the 26th International Short Film Festival of Rio de Janeiro, as well as several best actress-awards to Ana Flávia Cavalcanti, who plays the leading role Rita.
Personal Vivator is a sci-fi story about an extra-terrestrial being, Rutger (Fabricio Boliveira), who is sent to Earth for 72 hours with research purposes. In order to avoid questions, he disguises himself as a documentary filmmaker and chooses the city of Rio de Janeiro to begin his research.
Sabrina's films altogether have been showcased at over 300 film festivals in places such as Los Angeles and New York (USA), Tegucigalpa (Honduras), Mexico City (Mexico), Buenos Aires and Cordoba (Argentina), Tokyo (Japan) Praia (Cape Verde), Accra (Ghana), Maputo and Cabo Delgado (Mozambique), Berlin and Munich (Germany), among others.
In 2018 she was voted by the US publication Bustle as one of the 36 female filmmakers across the globe who are breaking ground in their own countries.
The filmmaker Sabrina Fidalgo
Sabrina studied at the School of TV and Cinema in Munich, Germany (HFF), and specialized in screenwriting at the University of Cordoba, Spain. She has written, directed and performed in short films Sonar 2006 - Special Report (2006), Das Gesetz des Staerkeren (2007), Black Berlin (2009), Cinema Mudo (2012) and Personal Vivator, besides the medium-length documentary Rio Encantado (2014).
Ana Chagas and Fabricio Boliveira in Personal Vivator
Decolonizing Performing Arts is a project initiated by Golden Mirrors with several collaborators, such as artistic director Valborg Frøysnes and choreographer Ingri Fiksdal. The series of seven events will take place in different Norwegian cities, such as Oslo, Kristiansand and Trondheim from 2019 - 2021.
Decolonizing Performing Arts (Å dekolonisere scenekunsten) is supported by the Arts Council Norway.
Welcome to Decolonizing Performing Arts I: Cinema


Cruel Intentions 2 was originally supposed to be a prequel series called Manchester Prep, but the group changed their minds after watching the first two episodes. So they decided to cut the episodes and rework them into a direct-to-video film.
Previously, Riverdale was almost a movie about time traveling Archie and was supposed to star Louis C.K.
In 2013, Riverdale creator and Archie Comics chief creative officer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and director Jason Moore began pitching a coming-of-age drama film based on the wildly popular comic book character. The film was similar to ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’, but many studios were not interested in the idea.
Warner Bros. was a little interested in the idea, but Roberto and Jason had to get past the VP, who felt their film should have a higher concept than just a coming-of-age story. The VP suggested that Archie time travel or go through portals to jump between dimensions. Also, he wanted Louis C.K. played the role of Archie.
Roberto and Jason thought about it for a while, but finally decided it wasn’t the kind of film they wanted to make. About a year later, a Warner Bros. producer landed a job at Berlanti Productions and asked Roberto if he would like to turn his vision of the film into a TV series.
Originally, Final Destination was written as an episode of The X-Files titled “Flight 180”.
Jeffrey Reddick wrote “Flight 180” as a spec script (an uncommissioned and unsolicited screenplay) for his agent. What happens in the episode is surprisingly similar to the movie. A passenger on the plane has a vision of the plane’s destruction and tries to cheat death.
The main difference is that in the original script, the passenger who has the vision was Scully’s brother. The main point of the script centered around Scully’s relationship with her brother, rather than the idea of cheating death. Reddick then decided to turn it into a film script, where the main idea was the focal point of the plot.
The Queen’s Gambit was originally conceived as a film to be directed by Heath Ledger.
The novel The Queen’s Gambit was published in 1983, and in 1992 author Allan Shiach optioned the rights to develop a film. After writing the script, Heath Ledger was one of the directors who approached Shiach about directing the project. Shiach cast Elliot Page for the role of Beth Harmon.
They decided to start shooting the film by the end of 2008. However, Ledger died a few months before production began. Shiach felt Ledger was the perfect director for the film adaptation, but the project had to be shelved. Years later, screenwriter Scott Frank rewrote Shiach’s script and turned it into a seven-episode miniseries for Netflix.
Clueless was originally an idea for a television series called No Worries.
The film’s writer-director, Amy Heckerling, revealed that 20th Century Fox was looking for a television series about cool kids. Heckerling created the stylish and elegant character of Cher Horowitz for the No Worries series.
However, when they pitched the No Worries script to Fox, the network didn’t get it and felt it needed more male characters. Also, they felt that if the series focused too much on girls, no boys would watch it.
Eventually, the idea came to a producer who had a deal with Paramount Pictures, and Clueless was made as a film. A year after the film’s release, a sequel series was aired which ran for three seasons.
The third and final installment of the Perfect Man series was originally intended to be a film rather than a miniseries.
In 2014 – a year after the release of the second film, The Perfect Man Holiday – it was announced that there would be a third film in the series, titled The Perfect Man Marriage. However, due to scheduling conflicts with the cast and director, production never started. Based on the plot left hanging from the second film, it can be assumed that the third installment would have centered around Quentin’s wedding.
In 2022, the eight-episode miniseries Perfect Man: The Final Chapters was announced on Peacock as the final chapter in the series. The first two episodes of the series focus on Quentin’s wedding.
The direct-to-DVD film Cruel Intentions 2 was actually the first two installments of what was supposed to be the Cruel Intentions prequel series.
Following the success of Cruel Intentions, a derivative prequel series focusing on Sebastian and Kathryn called Manchester Prep was developed, of which two episodes were filmed. The studio was unimpressed and felt the series would not work on television.
To save their investment, the two installments were repackaged as films and released directly in video format.
Initially, Glee was written as a script for a very dark and comedic film in 2005.
Ian Brennan, one of the creators of Glee, has written a script for a dark comedy about a school choir. He had a hard time selling the project, but years later, Ryan Murphy got access to the script, liked it, and helped him turn the idea into a television series.
In a Glee podcast, Ryan Murphy shared that in Ian Brennan’s original script, the character Mr. Schue was addicted to meth and engaged in inappropriate behavior with one of the students. Ryan described the original script as “NC-17’s version of a school choir with a kooky protagonist falling apart”.
The 1979 film, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, originated as a possible television reboot called Stark Trek: Phase II.
Star Trek: The Original Series ran from 1966 to 1969. In the 1970s, it was decided to revive the series as Star Trek: Phase II for the revival of the Paramount brand, with much of the cast returning.
However, Paramount decided not to invest in the series as they thought they would not get a return on their investment. Thus, the Phase II scripts were repurposed to become Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
The reboot of Sex and the City, titled And Just Like That…, focuses mainly on Carrie’s life after the death of her husband Big from a heart attack, which was also the plot of the third film ever produced.
Journalist James Andrew Miller stated that he saw an early version of the third film’s script and that in it Big dies relatively soon of a heart attack in the shower. The rest of the film would have been about grieving Carrie and healing from losing her.
It’s no secret that the third Sex and the City movie didn’t get made because Kim Cattrall didn’t want to go back to playing the character of Samantha due to the storyline intended for her character in the script.
Initially, Mulholland Energy was conceived as a television spin-off of Twin Peaks centered around the personality of Audrey Horne.
Co-creator of the series, Mark Frost, discussed it saying: “We had thought about creating a spin-off with the character of Audrey and have her wandering through Hollywood in a modern film noir. We had preliminary discussions, but then the project stalled. Then, six years later, I learned it had become a pilot episode for ABC.”
After ABC declined to produce the pilot episode, the series’ other co-creator, David Lynch, rewrote the script as a film, introducing new characters who had no connection to the Twin Peaks universe.
In the past, This Is Us was just a movie about octoplets.
In 2015, the writer of the show, Dan Fogelman, wrote a script for an 80-page film about the Pearson family. The film would have a reveal at the end – similar to the first episode of the series – showing that the characters were brothers. However, during the film, instead of just three children, it would have been eight.
Subsequently, Fogelman realized that he did not want to end the stories of those characters there and that he would prefer their story to continue uninterrupted, and this is how the television series This Is Us was born.
Zombieland was originally developed as a pilot for CBS by writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick.
However, CBS ultimately decided not to produce the pilot, so Reese and Wernick rewrote the script and attempted to sell it to other television networks. After numerous rejections, they decided to turn what should have been the first two episodes of the series into a screenplay for a film. And so Zombieland was born.
Originally, The Witcher was meant to be a single Netflix original film.
However, the Netflix team advised the producers against it, as there was too much material to adapt – eight books – to make a single standalone film.
After numerous discussions, the producers decided to adapt the book series into a television series, thus satisfying Netflix’s request to make the most of the vast universe created by the author Andrzej Sapkowski. And thus the hit series The Witcher was born.
Welcome to Me was originally a script for a television pilot episode.
The pilot script was written by Eliot Laurence and the film’s director, Shira Piven said, “I think he wanted it to be a kind of pilot episode for a show that could go to HBO or Showtime; more of a show off more appealing cable”.
Piven was intrigued by Laurence’s idea, but she felt strongly that the story would be more suitable for a film. She then asked him to rewrite it as a screenplay for a film, and he agreed. Thus was born the film Welcome to Me.
The Sopranos was originally conceived and presented as a script for a film.
David Chase, co-creator of the series, revealed that the plot of the film was about a gangster in therapy who had problems with his mother, who was also involved in gang conflicts.
His agent suggested he turn it into a script for a TV series, and Chase reworked the idea by focusing on the women in the gangster’s life, including his family, as this worked better for television. And thus was born one of the most iconic television series of all time, The Sopranos.
The 2020 film Capone originated from a pilot script written in the 1970s for a show that could have been called Cicero.
Television producer Walon Green wrote the pilot script in the 1970s about the life of Al Capone. The idea was considered by Warner Bros. in 2010 and the idea was adapted for a film with Tom Hardy at the project. However, production never started and the film was cancelled.
But Tom Hardy wanted to play Al Capone so badly that in 2016 he took the lead again with director Josh Trank. In 2020, the film Capone was announced.
And ultimately, 13 Reasons Why was supposed to be a movie starring Selena Gomez.
In 2011, it was announced that Universal Studios was developing a film adaptation of the book 13 Reasons Why starring Selena Gomez as Hannah Baker.
However, years later, in 2015, it was announced that Netflix would be adapting the book into a television series with Gomez as executive producer.
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Born 1947, Stuart Gordon would enter into the world of theatre making it 38 years before he collaborated with Producer Brian Yuzna to create the classic Re-Animator (1985). Starring Jeffery Combs in the title role, Re-Animator is a gory, twisted horror-comedy that found its inspiration from a H.P Lovecraft serial that was written out of desperation. Never intending it to be a comedy, Stuart Gordon was able to bring new life to the story of a medical student that finds a way to bring the dead back to life and his hapless roommate that gets roped into ever increasing insanity and danger. The fact that the film works when it wasn’t intended to be a comedy is a miracle onto itself but the reality is that Re-Animator is one of the best horror-comedies ever produced and it’s success was capitalized on immediately.
Gordon followed Re-Animator with From Beyond (1986), another Lovecraft adaptation and again staring Jeffery Combs. From Beyond injected more gore and sexuality into Lovecraft and managed to be more straight-laced than Re-Animator, for the most part. From Beyond was also a second collaboration with Yuzna and a third collaboration followed just a year later with Dolls (1987). Dolls was Gordon’s first original concept film and brought a fantasy charm combined with Lovecraftian grandiosity. After Dolls, Gordon and Yuzna would part ways until the the adaptation of Lovecraft’s Dagon (2001) – which actually had more in common with The Shadow Over Innsmouth.
While Gordon is most well known for his work with Yuzna, he also had a strong tract record for working with Charles Band, first under Empire Pictures then under Full Moon Pictures. Among the horror films Gordon directed for Band were: The Pit and the Pendulum (1991) and Castle Freak (1995), adapting Poe and Lovecraft, respectfully. In recent years, Gordon has stepped away from film and turned his attention back towards the theatre, even putting on a stage production of Re-Animator this time as a musical and putting on Nevermore…An Evening With Edgar Allan Poe.


Asin alias Asin Thottumkal, the talented actress cum model, from Kerala is an upcoming heroine in the Tamil film industry. Before entering into films, she was a part-time model and businesswoman.
She started modeling at the age of 14 and is trained in Bharatnatyam and folk dance. She debuted into the movie world in 2001, in the Malayalam film "Narendaran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka" directed by Sathyan Anthikkad. Then she did a number of movies in Telugu including 'Amma Nana O Tamila Ammai' (2003) for which she received the Filmfare Best Actress award, 'Sivamani 98480 22338' (2003), 'Lakshmi Narasimha' (2004), 'Gharshana' (2004), 'Chakram' (2005) etc.
In Tamil, she had problems initially with her first movie 'Ullam Ketkumae' being cancelled and another movie 'Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikalam' with Surya being stalled. But the scenario changed with the release of 'M. Kumaran son of Mahalakshmi' which became one of the biggest hits in 2005. After that she was flooded with offers from well known directors and there was no looking back.
Asin won the hearts of the Tamil audience with her captivating performance in the super hit movie 'Ghajini' (2005). After seeing her superb performance in Ghajini, Aamir Khan, super star in Bollywood, has invited her to act the female lead in its Hindi version. Her 2005 Diwali releases 'Sivakasi' and 'Majaa' were also declared hits. Asin has become selective in her roles and has had a steady career so far with many upcoming films and that too with top stars. She has also been signed to endorse the products of Pepsi in India. Now this charming starlet is riding high in Tamil as well as Telugu films.


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'Tell Your Friends! The Concert Film!' Premieres at the Paley Center in NYC
"Tell Your Friends! The Concert Film!" premieres in NYC (Left to right: Kurt Braunohler, Leo Allen, Rob Paravonian, Kristen Schaal, Liam McEneany, Victor Varnado, Christian Finnegan). Photo credit: Lindsay Aikman/Michael Priest Photography.
Last night, Sketchfest NYC presented the New York premiere of Tell Your Friends! The Concert Film!, a documentary about the indie comedy scene in New York City and the long-running comedy show "Tell Your Friends!," which is hosted each week by Liam McEneaney on the Lower East Side. McEneaney and director Victor Varnado (The Awkward Comedy Show) say their goal was to create a filmed document of the current comedy movement -- like Woodstock or The Last Waltz did for music -- by combining live performances with insightful interviews and candid backstage footage to create an overall sense of the scene.
The film was shot at a live "Tell Your Friends!" show at The Bell House in Brooklyn last summer and features performances by Reggie Watts, Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal, Christian Finnegan, Leo Allen, Rob Paravonian, and McEneaney. The documentary also includes interviews with comedians Janeane Garofalo, Jim Gaffigan, Colin Quinn, Marc Maron, Paul F. Tompkins, Eddie Brill, Wyatt Cenac, Hannibal Buress, and Kumail Nanjiani.
Tell Your Friends! The Concert Film! premiered at SXSW earlier this year, and has also screened at Just for Laughs in Montreal and Chicago, as well as other film festivals. Watch the trailer for the film below, then check out our video interviews with the creators and cast:
Venues such as rock clubs, coffee shops, bar basements, and the like now offer working comedians a chance to hone their skills and work on new material in ways they may not be able to accomplish at a traditional club with a cover charge and two-drink minimum (and different expectations from an audience). The romantically shot performance footage from The Bell House shows these artists at their absolute best, and should be an eye-opener for anyone who's only been exposed to comedy club lineups or Comedy Central half-hour specials, but it's the ongoing debate about the difference between "alternative" and "mainstream" -- if there is any at all -- that gives the film its unique purpose and point of view.
Finnegan, for example, contends that a comic will be able to improve their writing by experimenting at alternative venues and small rooms, but they won't become a better performer until they can tame the comedy club crowd. Meanwhile, Colin Quinn argues that alternative comics may actually take their art more seriously than professional club comics. And Eddie Brill warns that comics who stay in the underground scene for too long without coming up for air at a club tend to be more interested in their own idiosyncracies than in pleasing an audience. Most of the other comics simply said that comedy is comedy, stage time is stage time, and it's only the outsiders who feel the need to label any performer or venue "alternative." (Or, as McEneaney says, "Alternative is mainstream.")
Before the screening at the Paley Center, Liam McEneaney explained the origins of the film and the significance of the current comedy landscape:
Varnado, Braunohler, Schaal, Allen, Paravonian, and McEneaney shared their thoughts about the film and the term "alternative comedy":
-- Daniel Lehman


I saw the movie again and I must say it was better the second time around. I think because I now knew what to expect, what to look out for, that I was able to really appreciate the movie.
There were certain connections to the entire story that wasn’t there for me until this second time. I noticed more detail, mot Easter Eggs and a lot more. I still love this movie and Wonder Woman still steals the entire movie.
I can’t wait for the Justice League now! Give it to me!!!
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This movie was everything I hoped it would be. But it still was a little messy and a little complicated. But that’s what I expected. Zack Snyder has created a universe that is not so easy to figure out. The characters are emotional wrecks. The villains are a lot more maniacal. And the way things developed have so much back and forth it really gets heavy.
But what I got out of this movie is that the real world caught up with itself. It’s true that in a situation like this, we do wonder whether or not we could trust Superman. And is Batman really the answer to all this? This is what the movie gave us. I sensed some real dilemma in who to root for and that stems from how we could really react if this was real life.
Overall though, I liked it and I will watch it again. What I take from this movie is that our fantasies and hopes of what it could be will never be met. Instead it’s a dose of reality and hardships that we somehow can fully understand better by watching it. It’s complicated — just the way it should be.
This is all you need to know. I woke up to get to Target right when it opened! Yes!!!!! And the plush!!!
As you know, I am a huge fan of the Peanuts. I love Charlie Brown so much. His heart is so warm and his optimism remains despite all his shortcomings. I was hoping this movie would capture that and it did beautifully. I liked it so much, I saw it twice.
It takes a lot of the simple messages all people go through and still make it relevant. I look at the classic scenes we grew up with watching the gang (dancing, kite flying, red-haired girl) and it still employed that into the story. The animation was really cute and the voice acting was superb.
The message of the movie was simple and at the end, I felt real good. My eyes watered. I was happy. This is why I love Charlie Brown and Snoopy and all the gang. They show us the innocence in the tough times we deal with daily. I recommend this movie. So good!
Source: How I got to spend ‘Back to the Future’ day chatting with Lea Thompson
You wanna know how I celebrate “Back to the Future?” Check my story!
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On Saturday, I got to a free screening of the above movie. It’s really fascinating and I recommend you to go check out the trailer and see it. With the Twin Towers no longer in existence, it tugged on my heartstrings to see a movie about it and having the towers as a celebration of life.
With the idea of the towers in my mind still as I went into Sunday School, the topic of the Bible was brought up in preparation of the day’s sermon. The question asked simply was: “How would you explain the Bible to someone who doesn’t know what it is?”
That’s not an easy question. As easy as it is to talk about the Bible among Christians, it’s so hard to talk about it with someone who doesn’t know what it is. Even among Christians, do we actually sit down and talk and discuss what exactly this famous book really is about? We know what’s in it but what value does it hold?
Yet somehow, someway, the image of the movie and the actual story couldn’t leave my head. Why was this so important to me at this time? Then in my heart and in my mind, and possibly through God, I felt that the building was my starting point to answering this question.
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As you know, I love E.T. I love the movie a lot. So when I found out that they were going to show the movie and have the LA Philharmonic Symphony play the entire score during the movie, I was on it!
This is my second time at the Hollywood Bowl. In fact, it was almost a year ago I saw the Simpsons there. But this was something special too.
What was really special about this was that I was surprised by the reaction of the crowd during the movie. Either these people have never seen it before or they like to laugh at everything funny. Either way, it was really pleasant to watch the movie while the orchestra perform. It felt so smooth and flawless. During the movie, I didn’t even really notice it was a live orchestra performing during the movie.
There were two cheers during the film and both of them were when the bicycle flying scene.
I really had fun. I like these. I want to go to another one!


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Asian movies, renowned for their rich storytelling, stunning visuals, and unique cultural perspectives, have gained global recognition and won the hearts of audiences worldwide. From the intricate plots of Chinese dramas to the heartwarming stories of Japanese anime, Asian cinema presents a diverse range of cinematic experiences that captivate the imagination.
The rise of Asian movies in the international film industry has been driven by a surge in cultural exchange and the proliferation of streaming platforms. Audiences are increasingly eager to explore new and diverse forms of cinematic expression, leading to a growing appreciation for the nuances and subtleties of Asian storytelling. As a result, Asian movies have achieved critical acclaim and commercial success, earning recognition at renowned film festivals and connecting with viewers across the globe.
This article will delve into the captivating world of Asian movies, exploring their cultural significance, cinematic techniques, and the impact they have made on global film culture. From the classic films of Akira Kurosawa to the contemporary works of Bong Joon-ho, Asian movies offer a rich tapestry of cinematic experiences that continue to inspire and entertain audiences.
Horror movies, a genre that has captivated audiences for decades, explore the darker side of human nature and the supernatural. They evoke feelings of fear, suspense, and dread, often through the use of graphic violence, eerie sound effects, and psychological manipulation.
- Psychological Thrills
- Supernatural Scares
- Gore and Violence
- Atmospheric Tension
- Social Commentary
- Cathartic Release
Horror movies serve various purposes, from providing escapist entertainment to offering social commentary and cathartic release. They can provoke thought, challenge societal norms, and even provide a sense of community among fans who share a love for the genre.
Psychological thrillers are a subgenre of horror movies that focus on the psychological aspects of fear and suspense. They often explore the inner workings of the human mind, delving into the depths of madness, obsession, and paranoia.
- Mind Games: Psychological thrillers often involve characters who are pitted against each other in a battle of wits. The audience is kept on the edge of their seats as they try to unravel the complex web of psychological manipulation and deception.
- Unreliable Narrators: Psychological thrillers frequently employ unreliable narrators, whose perspectives and memories are distorted by their own mental state. This technique creates a sense of uncertainty and distrust, making it difficult for the audience to determine what is real and what is not.
- Atmospheric Tension: Psychological thrillers create an atmosphere of tension and dread through the use of lighting, sound effects, and camerawork. The audience is constantly on edge, anticipating the next twist or turn in the plot.
- Exploration of Trauma: Psychological thrillers often explore the psychological effects of trauma, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). These movies can provide insight into the complex ways in which trauma can manifest itself and the challenges faced by those who have experienced it.
Psychological thrillers offer a unique and immersive cinematic experience that challenges the viewer’s mind and emotions. They explore the darkest recesses of the human psyche, providing a cathartic release while also offering valuable insights into the complexities of human nature.
Supernatural scares are a staple of horror movies, invoking fear and suspense through the use of ghosts, demons, and other supernatural entities. These movies often explore the unknown and the unseen, creating a sense of unease and dread in the audience.
One common type of supernatural scare is the haunted house movie. These movies typically feature a group of characters who move into a house that is rumored to be haunted. As the characters explore the house, they begin to experience strange and unexplained events, such as flickering lights, creaking floorboards, and disembodied voices. The audience is kept on the edge of their seats as they anticipate the next terrifying encounter.
Another type of supernatural scare is the possession movie. These movies often involve a character who is possessed by a demonic or supernatural force. The possessed character undergoes a physical and psychological transformation, becoming increasingly violent and unpredictable. The audience is horrified as they witness the character’s descent into madness and the struggle of those around them to save them.
Supernatural scares can also be used to explore deeper themes, such as the nature of good and evil, the power of faith, and the fragility of the human psyche. These movies often challenge the audience’s beliefs and force them to confront their own fears of the unknown.
Supernatural scares are a powerful tool for creating fear and suspense in horror movies. They tap into our primal fears of the unknown and the unseen, leaving us feeling both terrified and exhilarated.
Gore and Violence
Gore and violence are common elements of horror movies, and they can be used to create a variety of effects, from shock and disgust to terror and suspense. While some viewers may find gore and violence to be gratuitous and unnecessary, others appreciate it as an integral part of the horror experience.
There are several reasons why directors choose to use gore and violence in their horror movies. First, gore and violence can be used to create a sense of realism. When viewers see blood and gore on the screen, it can make the events of the movie seem more real and believable. Second, gore and violence can be used to create a sense of shock and disgust. This can be effective in making the audience feel uncomfortable and on edge. Third, gore and violence can be used to create a sense of terror and suspense. When the audience sees a character being killed in a gruesome way, it can create a sense of fear and anxiety.
- Catharsis: Gore and violence can provide a sense of catharsis for viewers who are struggling with their own anger and aggression. By watching characters on screen engage in violence, viewers can vicariously experience these emotions without having to実際に commit any acts of violence themselves.
- Social Commentary: Gore and violence can be used to make a social commentary on the real world. For example, a horror movie that depicts the horrors of war can be seen as a critique of the violence and brutality of war.
- Artistic Expression: Some directors use gore and violence as a form of artistic expression. They may see it as a way to explore the darker side of human nature or to create a sense of beauty that is both disturbing and fascinating.
Whether or not gore and violence are necessary in horror movies is a matter of opinion. Some viewers may find them to be gratuitous and unnecessary, while others appreciate them as an integral part of the horror experience. Ultimately, it is up to the individual viewer to decide whether or not they enjoy gore and violence in horror movies.
Atmospheric tension is a key element of horror movies. It is the feeling of dread and suspense that builds throughout the movie, culminating in a climax that is both terrifying and cathartic. There are several techniques that directors use to create atmospheric tension.
- Lighting: Lighting plays a vital role in creating atmospheric tension. Dark and shadowy lighting can create a sense of mystery and foreboding, while bright and glaring lighting can create a sense of unease and anxiety.
- Sound: Sound is another powerful tool for creating atmospheric tension. Loud noises, such as thunderclaps or screams, can startle the audience and create a sense of panic. Soft noises, such as whispers or creaking floorboards, can create a sense of unease and anticipation.
- Camera work: Camera work can also be used to create atmospheric tension. Slow, panning shots can create a sense of dread, while fast, shaky shots can create a sense of panic. Close-ups can be used to create a sense of intimacy and claustrophobia, while wide shots can be used to create a sense of isolation and vulnerability.
- Pacing: Pacing is another important element of atmospheric tension. A slow, deliberate pace can create a sense of anticipation, while a fast, frenetic pace can create a sense of urgency and panic.
When these techniques are used effectively, they can create a truly immersive and terrifying experience for the audience. Atmospheric tension is what makes horror movies so effective at scaring us, and it is one of the key elements that makes them so popular.
Horror movies are not just about scaring the audience. They can also be used to make a social commentary on the world around us. Horror movies can explore themes such as poverty, racism, sexism, and environmental destruction. By doing so, they can raise awareness of these issues and spark a dialogue about them.
For example, the movie “Night of the Living Dead” (1968) is a classic horror movie that also serves as a commentary on race relations in the United States. The movie features a group of survivors who are trapped in a house and must fight off a horde of zombies. The zombies are often seen as a metaphor for the black population, and the movie explores themes such as racism, fear of the unknown, and the dangers of mob mentality.
Another example is the movie “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” (1974). This movie is a slasher film that follows a group of friends who are terrorized by a family of cannibals. The movie is a commentary on the violence and brutality that was prevalent in American society at the time. It also explores themes such as the American Dream, the nuclear family, and the dangers of conformity.
Horror movies can be a powerful tool for social commentary. By using fear and suspense, horror movies can grab the audience’s attention and make them think about important issues. Horror movies can help us to understand the world around us better and to challenge the status quo.
Of course, not all horror movies are meant to be social commentary. Some horror movies are simply meant to scare the audience. However, even these movies can have a hidden meaning. For example, the movie “Scream” (1996) is a slasher film that follows a group of teenagers who are being stalked by a killer. The movie is a commentary on the slasher film genre itself, and it explores themes such as violence, voyeurism, and the media’s role in society.
Catharsis is a term that is often used to describe the feeling of emotional release that comes from watching a horror movie. Catharsis is a Greek word that means “purification” or “cleansing.” When we watch a horror movie, we experience a range of emotions, including fear, suspense, and anxiety. These emotions can be cathartic, meaning that they can help us to release pent-up emotions and stress.
There are several reasons why horror movies can provide catharsis. First, horror movies allow us to experience our fears in a safe and controlled environment. When we watch a horror movie, we know that we are not in any real danger. This allows us to experience the thrill of fear without having to worry about the consequences.
Second, horror movies can help us to confront our own mortality. Death is a natural part of life, but it is something that we often try to avoid thinking about. Horror movies can help us to confront our own mortality and to come to terms with the inevitability of death.
Finally, horror movies can help us to connect with others. When we watch a horror movie with friends or family, we can share in the experience of fear and suspense. This can help us to bond with others and to feel less alone.
Here are some frequently asked questions (FAQs) about horror movies:
Question 1: What is the appeal of horror movies?
Answer 1: Horror movies appeal to our primal fears and desires. They allow us to experience the thrill of fear in a safe and controlled environment. They can also help us to confront our own mortality and to come to terms with the inevitability of death.
Question 2: Are horror movies bad for you?
Answer 2: Horror movies are not inherently bad for you. However, some people may find that horror movies are too disturbing or frightening. If you are sensitive to violence or gore, it is best to avoid horror movies.
Question 3: What are some of the best horror movies?
Answer 3: There are many great horror movies to choose from. Some of the most popular and critically acclaimed horror movies include “The Exorcist” (1973), “Halloween” (1978), “The Shining” (1980), “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984), and “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991).
Question 4: What are some tips for watching horror movies?
Answer 4: Here are some tips for watching horror movies:
Watch with friends or family. This can help you to feel less scared.
Don’t watch horror movies alone at night.
Be prepared to be scared. Horror movies are meant to scare you.
Don’t be afraid to stop watching if you are too scared.
Talk to someone after watching a horror movie if you are feeling scared or anxious.
Question 5: What are some of the most common horror movie tropes?
Answer 5: Some of the most common horror movie tropes include:
The Final Girl
The Creepy Child
The Haunted House
The Supernatural Killer
The Group of Friends
Question 6: What are some of the most influential horror movies?
Answer 6: Some of the most influential horror movies include:
“The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” (1974)
“The Evil Dead” (1981)
These are just a few of the many questions and answers about horror movies. If you have any other questions, please feel free to post them in the comments section below.
Here are four tips for getting the most out of horror movies:
1. Watch with friends or family. This can help you to feel less scared and to enjoy the experience more.
2. Don’t watch horror movies alone at night. This can make the experience more frightening and can lead to nightmares.
3. Be prepared to be scared. Horror movies are meant to scare you. Don’t be afraid to let yourself feel scared, but don’t let it ruin your enjoyment of the movie.
4. Don’t be afraid to stop watching if you are too scared. There is no shame in admitting that a horror movie is too much for you. If you are feeling too scared, stop watching and do something else that you enjoy.
Bonus Tip: If you are watching a horror movie at home, make sure to turn off the lights and close the curtains. This will help to create a more immersive and frightening experience.
These are just a few tips for getting the most out of horror movies. If you have any other tips, please feel free to share them in the comments section below.
Now that you have some tips for watching horror movies, you are ready to experience the thrill of fear. So grab some popcorn, turn off the lights, and enjoy the show!
Horror movies are a unique and powerful form of entertainment. They can scare us, make us think, and help us to connect with others. Whether you are a fan of horror movies or not, there is no denying their impact on popular culture.
In this article, we have explored some of the key elements of horror movies, including psychological thrills, supernatural scares, gore and violence, atmospheric tension, social commentary, and cathartic release. We have also provided some tips for getting the most out of horror movies.
Whether you are a seasoned horror fan or a newcomer to the genre, we hope that this article has given you a deeper appreciation for the art of horror. So next time you are looking for a good scare, pop on a horror movie and enjoy the ride!


Author: Neil Gaiman
Read: August 2018
I had high hopes going into this book. Stardust, the movie adaptation, is one of my favorite movies. Like, ever. I love the world, the characters, the magic, and basically everything. It’s super weird, but also, in my opinion, an oddly perfect movie. I just love it a lot.
The book is nothing like the movie. The beginning is kind of the same and the ending is kind of the same, but everything else is basically all different. The overall plot is also pretty much the same as well, but a lot of how it happens is changed in the movie. The first time I watched the movie, I didn’t even know that it was based on a book. I have seen the movie many, many times now and I still love it.
As I said, the movie is very different. I think that I would have liked the book much more if I had read it before the movie. Then I might have been able to love them for the two different things that they were. Unfortunately, I had expectations and they were not met.
I figured that it would be different (obviously), but I wasn’t sure just how different they would be. Stardust is a short book, only 248 pages, but it still somehow packs in a lot.
This story starts in the town of Wall, a town that sits on one side of a wall that acts as a barrier for another world(?) called Faerie. It revolves around Tristan, a young man who is crushing on Victoria, a young woman living in his town. One night they see a star fall from the sky and Tristan goes to retrieve it for Victoria, who agrees to marry him if he brings the star back. (Victoria annoys me, in the movie and in the book.) So Tristan goes to Faerie to find the star that fell and he goes on a journey to search for it and return home.
The book is about a lot more than just that, but I don’t want to give too much detail. As I said, it is a short book and it packs a lot into those 248 pages. There’s a lot to find out as you read it and I loved that. I also found the book super weird. I think the movie is super weird, but the source material is just as, maybe even more, weird. Some of it didn’t make much sense, but since I had watched the movie and knew where the story was going, I could sort of sift through it. I wasn’t certain that the book was going to end the same way, so throughout the book I didn’t know what to expect. Which was nice considering most adaptations tend to be true to the book’s ending.
There’s a lot of stuff in the book that isn’t included in the movie, but there’s also a lot added into the movie that isn’t in the book. Sorry that I keep comparing the book to the movie, but that’s what I had in my head while I was reading. I liked the book, but I love the movie. So I think that affected my opinion and made me a little biased toward the movie. As I said, it’s one of my favorites and I had high expectations for the source material. It’s not that the book is bad, it’s just that it’s not that great either.
This was my first Neil Gaiman book. I was a little surprised by the language and the writing. Is this how Gaiman always writes? It’s not what I thought I’d be reading, to be honest. It’s kind of an old style. Not in a flowery way, but just old? Obviously I don’t know what I’m talking about, but it was confusing. At first. It got easier after a while.
Overall, it was an enjoyable read. I definitely liked the movie a lot more, but the book was alright. I don’t know if I’d recommend this to someone who has watched and loved the movie. It’s not really the same and you might be disappointed.
What are your thoughts on book-to-movie adaptation? How about TV series adaptations? Do you have a favorite? Or any that you’re excited about? Any books that you want to be adapted? Talk to me down in the comments!


High Stakes on the Big Screen: Poker and the Movies
Poker—particularly varieties like Texas Hold ‘Em and Omaha Hi Lo—is an immensely popular game, both in terms of “real life” play and high-profile exposure/representation in media. This is partly because poker (played against other live players, rather than a video poker machine) is inherently dramatic. Great players not only have to have calculation skills, but must (at least in some poker variations) also know how to bluff their opponents, or see through the bluffing of others. A movie or play about poker can be, in a way, meta-textual, because it would show actors who play characters who must “act” during a poker game, as they try to get under the skin of their opponents.
The Cincinatti Kid is a great example. Not only is this a great classic film, but poker is actually central to the plot. It is about a young poker player who is trying to become known as the best player in the entire world. However, of course, there is already a veteran poker master who is the “best,” so the protagonist must track him down and challenge him. This film stars Steve McQueen, a screen icon who made his name playing cool, rebellious characters. Perhaps less well known is Kaleidoscope, starring Warren Beatty. Comparing his performance to that of McQueen is really a matter of taste (though McQueen’s seems to be more popular), but whatever you think of Beatty, this film features one of the most daring, creative cheating methods ever put on screen, like a more straightforward version of the bravura heist in the Ocean’s Eleven remake.
Of course, cinematic poker did not pass away with the age of “classic” films. It also happens in more recent movies. PokerStars.ru plays a part in Casino Royale, the critically and popularly successful Bond film, and the first to star current Bond Daniel Craig. The title of the film refers to a high-stakes poker game organized by the film’s villain in order to recoup the funds he has lost for his rather frightening backers. The poker scene serves several purposes. Of course, it is important to Bond’s mission, so it serves the plot. No less importantly, it is a tense, exciting set piece, and also gives Bond an opportunity to win the respect of Vesper Lynd, the prickly love interest played by Eva Green.
From the above examples, we may associate poker with only edgy, adult films. However, poker is not only the province of adult-oriented films. It has also been known to feature in children’s fare, such as the remake of The Parent Trap starring a tween Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, and the late Natasha Richardson. The long-lost twins (before they know their true relation) challenge and antagonize each other over a game of poker.
PokerStars is not only popular because it is a fun, exciting, challenging game. People also enjoy it because of its place in popular culture. When many players sit down to a poker game, scenes of the abovementioned movies (or still other films that feature poker) flash through their minds. Playing a game oneself is a way to partake of this fun and glamour.


With all the hype and hoopla surrounding the Dark Knight sequel to Batman Begins, I couldn’t resist watching it on the big screen! Today being Srivatsan’s birthday, off we went to fleece him and have a good time 🙂
Describing the movie in 2 words – Stunning thriller. The movie holds your interest throughout and not for a second did it get boring/predictable. Heath Ledger puts in an astounding performance as the maniacal Joker. The stories he tells to explain the cuts in his face! And his “Why..so..serious?” has already become one of the best movie lines to be remembered for all time.
The movie maps the transformation of the Dark Knight from being an out and out good guy to a enigmatic character with good and bad warring within him. By the end of the movie, the Dark Knight no longer cares about being the good guy – just cares about doing the correct thing.
The character of Harvey Dent, the enterprising DA of Gotham who transforms into Two-Face has been well played. The character plays well into the need for Bruce’s longing for the day when Gotham does not need a masked hero and the villains fear the unmasked enforcers of justice.
But the real steal of the film is the Joker. His character has been developed with diabolical cleverness. The way he wets his cut mouth as he speaks, and he way he throws back his strands of hair, stick in your mind. His character has been played so well, when he explains in a calm and clear manner to Harvey about why he does what he does and that he is an agent of Chaos, it feels completely natural to you and not as the raving of a lunatic!
The second half of the film, as I read in another review, grips you by the throat and never lets go! The final lines of Gordon sum up the entire movie – “Why must we chase him? Because he is what Gotham needs now. Because he can take it. He is the protector of Gotham. He is the Dark Knight”


This Random World
Performance: January 25 - February 24, 2018
By: Steven Dietz
Steven Dietz's heartwarming comedy, This Random World, kicks off the season.
Each character's journey overlaps one another, be it an ailing woman who plans
one final trip, a daughter planning one great escape or a son falling prey to a
prank gone wrong. This funny and intimate play explores the lives that may be
happening just out of reach of our own. Does serendipity bring us together or
is that only a myth?
Circle's production is directed by Steven Pounders and features Jovane Caamaño
(Gary), Catherine D. DuBord** (Claire), Desirée Fultz** (Beth Ward), Kyle Igneczi*
(Tim Ward), Camille Monae** (Rhonda), Libby Villari* (Scottie Ward), and Crystal
Circle Theatre's production team members include Megan Beddingfield* (Stage
Manager/Prop Design), Clare Floyd DeVries (Set Design), John Leach (Lighting
Design), David H.M. Lambert (Sound Design) and Sarah Tonemah (Costume Design).
This Random World runs approximately 90
minutes without an intermission. Visit http://circletheatre.com/shows/random
for more information. This Random World is presented by special arrangement with
Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.
*Member of Actors' Equity Association
**Member of the Equity Membership Candidacy Program
About the Playwrights
Steven Dietz's (Playwright) 30 plus plays and adaptations have been seen at over
100 regional theatres in the United States, as well as Off-Broadway. International
productions have been seen in over 20 countries and his work has been translated
into 10 languages. 2015-2016 world premiers include Bloomsday (Steinberg New
Play Award Citation); This Random World (Humana Festival of New American Plays)
and On Clover Road (National New Play Network (NNPN) "rolling world premiere").
Other recent work includes Rancho Mirage (Edgerton New Play Award), The Shimmering
and America la Ronde. Dietz is a two-time winner of the Kennedy Center Fund for
New American Plays Award for Fiction and Still Life with Iris, as well as a
two-time finalist for the Steinberg New Play Award for Last of the Boys and
Becky's New Car. He received the PEN USA West Award in Drama for Lonely Planet
and the 2007 Edgar Award© for Drama for Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure.
Other widely produced plays include Yankee Tavern, Jackie & Me, Shooting Star,
Inventing Van Gogh, God's Country, Private Eyes and The Nina Variations.
About the Director
Steven Pounders (Director) returns to Circle for his 6th season as a director:
Who Am I This Time? (& Other Conundrums of Love) (2017), Clever Little Lies (2016),
Other Desert Cities (2015), The Other Place (2014) & A Bright New Boise (2013).
Steven is a professor in the Department of Theatre Arts at Baylor University. In
addition to teaching and directing for the Baylor Theatre, he is a professional
actor and director and has worked with Off Broadway theatres that include the
Cherry Lane, Theatre Row, and the Ensemble Studio; and regional theatres including
PlayMakers Repertory, Trinity Shakespeare Festival, Stage West, Casa Mañana,
WaterTower Theatre, Theatre Three, and, of course, Circle Theatre. Steven is a
company member of the NY production group, the Resonance Ensemble. He appeared
at Circle Theatre as an actor in Mistakes Were Made and Bach at Leipzig.
About Circle Theatre
Founded in 1981 by Rose Pearson and Bill Newberry, Circle Theatre is currently
producing its 37th season of live theatre in Fort Worth. Circle Theatre's
mission is the advocacy of contemporary plays rarely seen in this community.
Circle is committed to presenting professional, innovative theatre in an
intimate setting. The Theatre is partially supported by the City of Fort Worth;
the Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County; the Texas Commission on the
Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. Further support comes from the
Amon G. Carter Foundation; Communities Foundation of Texas; Fifth Avenue
Foundation; Ann L. and Carol Green Rhodes Charitable Trust - Bank of America,
NA; the Sid W. Richardson Foundation; and The Shubert Foundation, Inc.
To read Circle Theatre's full history visit:
Circle Theatre History.
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The entertainment industry is currently grappling with a major crisis that has sent ripples far beyond the glitzy streets of Hollywood. The Hollywood writers and actors strikes have not only disrupted film and television production in the heart of the industry but has also had a profound impact on a wide range of downstream contractors and industries. From catering and hairdressing to lighting technicians, transport operators, and hire companies, the effects of this strike are being felt around the world.
Several movies and TV series that were scheduled to be filming in NZ are on hold. The big budget blockbuster Minecraft movie starring Jason Momoa was alone estimated to be employing 700 people in Auckland. On top of that are the services provided by local businesses. During filming, Northwest Rentals in Auckland would normally have dozens of trucks, vans and utes on long term hire to the film industry.
The Strikes Origins
The Hollywood writers and actors strikes, like many labour disputes, have their roots in long-standing issues related to pay, working conditions, and creative rights. Screenwriters, the creative backbone of the entertainment industry, have been demanding fair compensation for their work, a fair share of profits from streaming platforms, and better job security.
Hollywood may be the epicentre of the entertainment industry, but its influence extends far beyond California. The global film industry relies on Hollywood for talent, resources, and distribution. Therefore, the Hollywood writers strike has a ripple effect worldwide:
1. International Productions: Many international productions collaborate with Hollywood writers, directors, and studios. The strike disrupts these collaborations, potentially delaying or even jeopardizing international projects.
2. Distribution Networks: Hollywood studios play a crucial role in global film distribution. As they face production setbacks, international films may struggle to find distribution or face limited release options.
Downstream Contractors and Industries
The impact of the Hollywood strikes is not limited to studios and actors; it extends to numerous downstream contractors and industries:
1. Catering: Caterers that provide meals for film crews and cast members are suffering due to fewer productions. This can lead to layoffs and financial difficulties for these businesses.
2. Hairdressers and Makeup Artists: With fewer film and TV productions, hairdressers and makeup artists who work in the entertainment industry find themselves with reduced job opportunities.
3. Lighting Technicians: Lighting technicians, who are essential for creating the perfect ambiance on set, face job instability as productions stall.
4. Transport Operators: Transportation companies that provide vehicles and logistics for film shoots are feeling the pinch, as fewer productions mean fewer contracts.
5. Hire Companies: Companies that supply equipment and props to the industry are experiencing a decrease in demand, which can lead to uncertainty and financial hardship.
The Hollywood strikes are not just a localized issue confined to the world of screenwriting; they create a complex crisis that impacts the entire global film industry and a myriad of supporting businesses. While the strike represents a necessary push for fair compensation and creative rights, it’s crucial to recognize the collateral damage it inflicts on those who depend on a thriving entertainment industry for their livelihoods. The longer the strike continues, the deeper its effects will be felt, emphasizing the need for a swift and equitable resolution that benefits all stakeholders in the world of entertainment.
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Heed The Spoiler’s Creed.
Much to my surprise, I can find no reference to the nearly universal cinematic “wedding-ring rule”: Any time a wedding ring is a prominent prop or visual motif in a movie, infidelity will be a central theme. The obverse: Any movie with infidelity as a central theme will feature the wedding ring as a prop or visual motif.
I could offer dozens of examples, but the best might be Lantana, which is obviously about sexual straying but has a greater interest in marriage overall, especially the underlying, intertwined issues of trust and honesty. Although it’s nearly too blunt in its themes, the movie feels continuously right, nailing not only relationship dynamics but interred grief and pain. Throughout, it gets the tone, nuance, and scale of life correct.
And while it’s cheap in the way it misdirects the audience, its methods are easy to justify, and it’s an engaging mystery.
With nearly equal weight given to story and character and theme, and a genuine curiosity about even minor players; Lantana is exceptionally well-balanced. Emotions and reactions are properly proportional to their causes, and its events are appropriately major and dramatic in the context of the real world but downright subdued for a fiction. Adapted by Andrew Bovell from his play and directed by Ray Lawrence, Lantana is quietly devastating.
The narrative sounds convoluted, but it’s actually elegantly austere. Detective Leon Zat (Anthony LaPaglia) is having an affair with Jane (Rachael Blake), who has recently split from her husband and has a simultaneously genial and strained relationship with the couple next door, Paula and the unemployed Nik. Leon’s wife Sonja (Kerry Armstrong) suspects an affair and is seeing therapist Valerie (Barbara Hershey), whose daughter was murdered and who suspects that her husband, John (Geoffrey Rush), leads a secret life. And over all this hangs a dead body seen in the film’s opening, as the camera looks deeply into the titular shrubs.
As Roger Ebert correctly summarized:
“We are reminded of the opening of Blue Velvet, which pushed into lawn grass to suggest dark places hidden just out of view. ... Ray Lawrence’s film is like Robert Altman’s Short Cuts or Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia in the way it shows the lives of strangers joined by unsuspected connections.”
These are apt comparisons, but they’re also instructive for their contrasts. Lanatana — which was named 2001’s best movie by the Australia Film Institute — is tightly circumscribed and intimate compared to the sprawl of Short Cuts and Magnolia, and it lacks the apocalyptic punctuation of an earthquake or frogs. And put beside the transgressions of David Lynch’s Blue Velvet, Lantana looks downright mundane.
Actually, it is mundane, dealing with troubled suburban marriages and middle-aged angst and the hot action of a Latin dance class and (gasp!) a teenager smoking marijuana. Blue Velvet, Short Cuts, and Magnolia imply filmmaking rigor and excitement and danger, and Lawrence — who has made three features in a quarter century — certainly delivers the rigor.
As for the other two, Lantana is deliberately languid, and even more quotidian than it hints. A murder is just an accident, and the imagined connection between the distant John and the gently aggressive therapy client is indeed the product of an anxious mind.
The film sets up lurid scenarios for the audience and the characters, and then it delivers a truth that is utterly ordinary. But because it’s so everyday real, it’s actually more affecting. John’s final confession to Leon is heartbreaking only because his decision was so commonplace and capricious. And it’s surprising because we expected something more cinematic and dramatic. The audience is nearly disappointed that he wasn’t buggering his wife’s patient.
Yet the fact that John isn’t cheating underscores that Lantana’s interest in infidelity is primarily to access larger issues. The movie appeals to our prurient interests and then guides us to a different place.
The hide, hint, lead, and disabuse narrative strategy (Who is the dead woman, and how did she die? Is Geoffrey Rush having a gay affair? What did Nik do?) makes sense in one way, mimicking characters’ suspicions. But that manipulation feels like a cheat — particularly in light of Lantana’s themes — creating a tension between the film’s means and ends.
And the movie doesn’t much care about its women. It was written and directed by men, and its two male leads are ... complicated, but its women are largely interchangeable. The initial mystery, after all, is which of its three female leads will end up dead. Sonja and Valerie hit many of the same notes, questioning their marriages and husbands and looking perpetually uncertain in the world. Meanwhile, LaPaglia and Rush have meaty roles with characters full of ambiguity, and Lantana makes room for Jane’s husband and Valerie’s patient and Nik. While the film deals with marriage seemingly evenhandedly — neither Leon nor John is let off the hook for his shortcomings — it’s clearly more interested in the male side of the equation, and clearly from the male perspective.
I cite these less as criticisms than problems, in the sense that they make Lantana appealingly knotty; it cannot be solved cleanly or easily, which makes the movie itself a mirror of its concerns.
The film is also, despite its careful construction, undoubtedly alive, particularly in seemingly tangential moments — but you should avoid the temptation to call them “small.” There’s the viscerally sickening collision of a jogging Leon with another man that spurs the expected reaction from the short-fuse cop that then gives way to a surprising tenderness. There’s Nik’s practical, sad desperation when the police come to question him and he needs somebody to watch his kids, and the only person available is the neighbor who ratted him out. Then there’s Leon lying to John about whether he’s ever cheated on his wife, as the audience comes to the realization that the cop might simply be incapable of telling the truth; he has no reason to fib here, nothing to protect, and yet ... .
These are hardly superfluous. Leon’s accident paves the way for his own climactic emotional release, for example, and each scene supports the whole. You just need to figure out why it’s important.
Which brings us to Lantana’s oddest bit: the anger of Nik’s wife Paula after Jane has tidied up her house while she was visiting her husband at the police station. Jane means it as an act of kindness — a favor. Yet Paula takes great offense.
And here the movie works subtly: Of the four marriages spotlighted in Lantana, the strongest and most honest belongs to Nik and Paula. They lack money and status, but they’re up-front with each other and have earned the trust of their partner. Their house is a disaster, of course, but the appearance of order is pretty meaningless, as Leon and Sonja and John and Valerie can attest. Nik and Paula can live with the mess, because the foundation is solid.
So the house is a metaphor, and Jane has quite literally violated Paula’s domestic space, and the wife in the movie’s only good marriage won’t tolerate it.
And that is precisely why it’s a good marriage.


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Laura Shatkus is an actor, director, and writer hailing from Chicago where she trained for both the stage and camera for 10 plus years before earning an MFA in Acting from the University of Arkansas in 2015.
For over 20 years, she has worked professionally in theatre in Chicago and regionally (Florida Repertory Theatre, The Hippodrome Theatre, North Dakota Shakespeare Theatre, TheatreSquared, The Gift Theatre, Collaboraction, Mary-Arrchie, Muse of Fire, and 16th Street Theatre among others) as well as appearing in Mindcage, starring John Malkovich and The Hallmark Channel's Follow Your Heart and Finding Love In Mountain View among other feature films.
As a director and producer she has presented everything from contemporary theatre in non-traditional spaces to opera and has also recently started directing for the camera.
Trained extensively in Shakespeare's Folio Technique and is available for text coaching.
Avid outdoors woman versed in kayaking, hiking, and finding secret swimming holes.


I met Maya Angelou once at a dinner theatre in Delaware of all places. She was doing a reading and I was trying to recruit her for a small film project I was working on. She graciously took a moment to talk to me about the project but let me know in no uncertain terms that she was way too busy to get involved. I didn’t care, though. It was nice to have met her in person and to have made a small connection with a brilliant and beautiful mind. She was a “phenomenal woman.” Her light has gone out, but her words shine on.


HOLD FOR RELEASE UNTIL APRIL 25, 2016
ACTOR’S EQUITY SHOWCASE PERFORMANCE OF JASON ROBERT BROWN’S THE LAST 5 YEARS
Saint Joseph, MO – April 25, 2016: Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years will be independently produced at The Buffalo Room in Kansas City August 19-22, 2016 at 7:30pm.
The production is presented as an Actor’s Equity Members Project Code Production starring Tee Quillin as Jamie and Cheyenne Dorrell Lynch as Cathy. Quillin is also director/producer of the production with musical direction by James McQuillen.
Tickets are $10 and available via the production’s website, http://last5years.teequillin.com, or at the door. Patrons are encouraged to order food and drinks directly in The Buffalo Room, cash or credit accepted.
Jason Robert Brown’s Drama Desk winner The Last Five Years has been translated into a handful of languages and was named one of Time Magazine’s 10 best shows of 2001. A testament to the show’s longevity and spurred by the show’s regional popularity, The Last Five Years enjoyed an Off-Broadway revival at Second Stage in 2013. A film adaptation was released in 2014 starring Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan.
An emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. The show’s unconventional structure consists of Cathy, the woman, telling her story backwards while Jamie, the man, tells his story chronologically.
Performances will be August 19-22, 2016 at 7:30pm: The Buffalo Room, Westport Flea Market, 817 Westport Road, Kansas City, MO, 64111.
The Last Five Years is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
This production is being presented under the auspices of the Actors’ Equity Association Members’ Project Code.
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I directed my first film when I was five years old. My action figures were my actors, and to this day they are some of the finest talent with whom I have ever worked.
Born in Philadelphia, PA
Temple University, Class of 2010; BA in Film and Media Arts
Moderator for Talks @ Google (Entertainment)
Former stand-up comedy tour producer and tour manager.
Former Events Producer for the David Lynch Foundation.
SAG Member since 2003.
Independent Producer, Director, Writer.


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For your viewing pleasure, I present my sophomore flash movie, VG Exiles Episode 1!
This beast took me six months to complete and the time was well worth it. I am proud to say that this movie was actually featured on the front page of Newgrounds, which I consider to be a tremendous achievement.
Again, this movie draws from the basic premise set forth by the Exiles comic book series from Marvel Comics. Everything you see here, including all plot points and characters, are meant to be different from their "normal" counterparts.
There is an extras menu containing backstory and character information that you can access from the main menu by pressing "BACKSPACE". I would recommend that you wait until you have watched the movie before checking out the special features because of SPOILER ALERTS!
Once again, inspired by Proxicide.


Don't worry about a thing, coz every little things... you know the rest! Now, before I start this particular blog, I would like to make one thing clear. I am currently in my final year of Bachelor of Engineering – Civil and the following content might be coming from a very biased perspective. However, it … Continue reading Modern Education System
A few days ago, I saw the trailer of “Dil Bechara” which is a Bollywood movie adapted from “The Faults in our Stars” by John Green. Being a big fan of the book, the original movie and any work by John Green, I was very scared that the Bollywood adaptation will move away from the … Continue reading Adaptations
It often surprises me that despite going through such difficult times, there is a serious lack of empathy in our society. Despite living in such a globalized world where everyone is different, we are unable to accept these differences and live together. It is a pity that we are constantly looking for uniformity and, in … Continue reading Embracing Yourself!


Our recent film, 'Letters from the Future' will be shown at the Coop Film festival on 7 October at the National Media Museum in Bradford.The film was made by four Ashton Hayes girls - Eleanor Hart 13, Emily Hopkins 11, Grace Owen 11 all of Ashton Hayes and Bella Ball 11 from Mouldsworth. It was produced by Elizabeth Barlow (Bootcamp) and coordinated by Kate Harrison. The filmed was financed by a £4000 grant from DECC under the Low Carbon Communities programme.
The Co-op Film Festival is a non-competitive and not-for-profit youth initiative run by The Co-operative to encourage young people to co-operate, develop creativity and express themselves. It is one of the longest running film festivals in the country and a huge celebration of young people’s creative film-making! It’s been going for a massive 45 years.


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Welcome to Adamgwalls.com
Adam Walls is a Makeup Artist specializing in Special Effects Makeup, Beauty and Design. Over the past decade he’s worked in many different aspects of the film and television industry before focusing on a career in the field of Makeup. A childhood focus on art combined with a love of storytelling led Adam to Los Angeles where he began his career.
After starting work at a makeup effects lab, he found the perfect outlet for his early skills. Beginning in the front office as a production coordinator, he gained a knowledge of the business side of makeup effects working on schedules, budgets and coordinating between the artists vision and productions time / budget requirements. He spent as much free time as he could helping and learning from the various talented makeup artists working for the studio. After years of assisting and learning, he was able to combine his artistic skills with his understanding of makeup effects and made the leap to working on set as a makeup artist full time.
Since arriving on set, Adam has found great joy in helping his actors fully transform into the characters they portray and has continued to take every opportunity to learn from the makeup artists he has been fortunate enough to work with.
To see examples of makeups applied, click on the work link to see images of finished looks. A credit list can be found on the Credits page or on his IMDB profile. In order to contact Adam, click over to the contact tab to shoot him an email.


World Building, How I Approach It: An Overview
My espionage campaign world is an alternate reality version of the world of today; it is our world with all the same past and present history, science & technology, and pop culture touchstones, but it also embraces spy fiction tropes from books, movies, television shows, as well as the pulp magazines of the 1920s-30s-40s and even comic books.
The missions are straight out of the spy fiction tropes playbook. They are fantastical in the sense of certain films of the James Bond film franchise or the storyline from pulp magazines. Alternatively, they might be gritty and tough, like a hardboiled detective novel. The plots might be Byzantine in nature: complex, filled with twists and turns, multi-layered; additionally, the machinations of internal agency and governmental bureaucracy could possibly come into play to taint the agents progress and impact the resolution of the case. There might also be a weird fiction aspect where occult & supernatural, macabre, surreal, metaphysics, mysticism, magic realism, etc. elements are a core element or major or minor plot point of the mission. Lastly, they may be a mix of all or some of the characteristics above.
Examples of Weird Fiction in spy fiction
- In the Wild Wild West, James West and Artemus Gordon were once transported to an alternate dimension inside a painting; James West was transported to an alternate plane of existence, Limbo; and James West was once shrunk to “doll-size.”
- In The Avengers, John Steed was once shrunk to “doll-size.”
- In the James Bond film Live and Let Die, fortune telling via tarot card reading is a major plot element/device. Also, Baron Samedi, the voodoo spirit of death factors into the plot, his “true nature” is never really explained/played up, but hit is hinted at in the end of the film; In Die Another Day, there were biopunk/genetic manipulation elements


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We have some great news for movie lovers everywhere the title for the next Star Wars movie has been finally announced. “The Last Jedi” is the title which Star Wars: Episode VIII will feature and this information has been confirmed on the official Star Wars website. We think it’s safe to say that George Lucas managed to create the longest running and most successful movie franchise ever back in 1977 when the first Star Wars movie was launched.
Because the Star Wars franchise has been lasting for so long, it managed to gather one of the largest fan bases ever. The reason behind this is that these movies have been running in cinemas for a few years already and because there are bunches of other Star Wars spinoffs including a highly successful animated TV show and even a Lego movie. With that being said it’s pretty easy to understand why the reveal of the title riled everyone up .
The Star Wars fan community is buzzing with speculations and rumors regarding the upcoming movie. The most reoccurring speculation is that Luke Skywalker will die and Rey will be the last Jedi alive. Another popular rumor is that Rey might join the dark side and kill Luke and then Kylo Ren will leave the dark side and become the last jedi. Nonetheless, we can be sure that the upcoming movie will be filled with great story turns because it’s director by Rian Johnson and produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Ram Bergam. Additionally, J.J. Abrams is one of the movie’s executives.
J.J. Abrams involvement is what gives fans hope that “The Last Jedi” will be awesome because he was the director of the last Star Wars movie, “The Force Awakens”. Abram’s movie was so great that it had the whole world watching it, generating huge profits at the same time. In fact, “The Force Awakens” has a box office of $2.068 billion. Seeing those numbers, we can be sure that “The Last Jedi” will have a huge budget and the director will be able to make something special. Nonetheless, the movie is set to come out by the end of 2017 and we don’t have to wait that long until then.


Another selection I have finished from my Spring Reading Thing challenge, Family Baggage by Monica McInerney. I really enjoyed this book! It is an easy read, yet is captivating enough to keep you reading. It's set in Australia and England and is about a family that owns a travel agency. The main character is set to take a group on a specialized tour with an old television actor throughout England, visiting places where the show the actor starred in took place. However, her sister, who set the tour up and was supposed to accompany her, never shows. So we have the fun of going on the tour, the mystery of the whereabouts of the sister, and of course the family history played out through several characters' narrations. This book is very well written, and well researched. You will learn a lot about the travel industry, the entertainment industry, and both countries the book is set in, without it being boring or droll. There is humor, romance and some tragedy of course. An all-around great read!