Hannah Brooks (Lucy)
Since graduating from Cygnet Theatre in 2013 Hannah has mostly appeared on stage. Professional credits include: Angela & Catherine in You Were After Poetry/The Bride To Be (TicTac Theatre), Antonia in The Open Couple (TicTac Theatre), Hobby in Teechers (Gobo Theatre), Jane in Yellow Wallpaper (Treeshadow Theatre), Sybil in Shoemaker’s Holiday, (Sam Wannamaker Festival), Christina in Dancing at Lughnasa (Cygnet Theatre), Buttons in Cinderella (Rainbow Theatre). Hannah has been on camera for various corporate, testimonial, and student films and voice-overs The Graveyard Shift is her first proper short film.
Wayne Hartnell (Steve)
Acting was the first thing I ever wanted to do. I took drama at school and loved it but unfortunately when I left it was more accepted to go get a job. Following a dream wasn’t really the done thing. Years later after a possible Rugby career was thwarted by serious injury I decided it was now or never. I spent the next nine years with The Kelvin Players in Bristol. I just consumed everything, gorged myself and loved every minute of it. Then a change in career, finding my amazing wife and starting a family took precedence over dreams once more. But always feeling the call to act in my soul. Redundancy from my employers finally gave me the opportunity to give my dream a chance. I could at last seriously try this acting lark! Who knew I would end up at Millieways? Ha-ha.
Scott Goodaire (Jim)
Scott Studied at Winton school, Andover and QMC College , Basingstoke. He moved to Exeter to study Acting at Cygnet Theatre and Graduated in 2013. His acting work has primarily been in theatre having performed in many venues with touring companies. He has worked with M&M Productions, Rainbow Theatre and his own Company TICTAC Theatre. When not on the road or on the stage Scott has also been involved with a few short films. Scott’s credits include Man in The Open Couple (theatre tour) Jesus in Easter Story, (TIE tour) Tin Man in Wizard of OZ, (TIE tour) Orsino/Fabian in Twelfth Night (stage) Jack in The Importance of Being Ernest (stage).
Daniel Chambers (Tony)
Daniel trained at East 15 Acting School and graduated in 2014. He also gained a place with National Youth Theatre, London in 2010. Upon graduating Daniel has worked with various theatre companies such as Pig Ark Productions (Third Light), Highwall Theatre Company (The Alpha Effect), Wonder Productions (Sleeping Beauty and Aladdin UK Tours) and Bijou Theatre Productions (Murder on the Nile) to name a few. His television credit includes 999: Killer on the Line. Daniel’s other filming credits include Banshee, Siblings, Six Months and Cutaway. Daniel also assisted directed a play, ‘Marlene – The Competition’ which was performed in London, California and Budapest. Daniel is thrilled to be part of The Graveyard Shift, and can’t wait to find out what sort of madness Millieways has ‘instore’. See Daniel’s entry in Spotlight.
Ella Galinski (Blair)
ELLA GALINSKI studied drama at university and Bristol Old Vic before touring Europe with the Fragile Theatre, performing in contemporary versions of the classics and ‘The Room’ by Harold Pinter. She spent many years in TV as one of the producers of Time Team for Channel 4 before returning to the theatre. She’s performed at the Northcott Theatre with The Uncommon Players in ‘Speaking in Tongues’ by Andrew Bovell and ‘Days of Hope’ by Howard Goodall as well as several community plays. She played Tieresius in ‘Burial at Thebes’ by Seamus Heaney at Dartington Hall and has produced, directed and acted in plays for the Edinburgh Festival with Forked Tongue. She has specialised in performing in new writing for Interwowen, Whisky Jack Productions and Cygnet at The New Theatre, Exeter and has toured with Stage-Right in a dark comedy about Dr Marie Stopes.
Jay Robertson (Larry)
Jay Robertson is a writer and professional actor having appeared in many films, theatrical productions, audio plays and sketches. He also has vast experience in improvisation and roleplay. Jay obtained his training through professional actor and drama teacher Josephine Larsen – www.josephinelarsen.com and as a result is a practitioner of the ‘authentic’ philosophy of acting which he brings to all roles whether they be dramatic or comedic. He is a member of both The South Devon Players Theatre And Film Company (www.southdevonplayers.com) and experimental theatre company Trans Form Theatre.
Jay regularly collaborates with various writing partners scripting everything from drama to comedy, sketches and film and is co-developer/co-writer of sketch show ‘The Long And The Short Of It’ with Wayne Hartnell.
Dave Rees (Marv the Yeti)
Dave’s initial foray into things creative was via am dram in Mid Devon followed by a long stint in dancing and street theatre with Ockington Morris (no, not bells and hankies!). Moving to South Devon he discovered Josephine Larsen’s acting workshops and helped her and Peter Oswald form Hearts Tongue Theatre. Later Dave met Sam Morgan and together they wrote and performed the ‘Sam and Dave Sketch Show’ for 4 years. More recently he was a founder member of ‘Improperly’ improv group. He has various film, video and tv credits and performs the occasional monologue. Dave is currently about to complete his first play.


We are delighted that actress Judy Matheson has become patron of Speech Academy International. Judy has extensive experience as an actor in all types of film, television and theatre performance.
Judy trained as an actress and a teacher at the New College of Speech and Drama. Following graduation she joined Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company, touring the United States with a season on Broadway, and Canada, followed by Europe and Israel, in three of Shakespeare's plays, the highlight of which was Sir Tyrone Guthrie's production of Measure for Measure.
Her debut film The Chairman (The Most Dangerous Man in the World), starred Gregory Peck. She was chosen to star in the Spanish film The Exquisite Cadaver (Las Crueles) with Capucine, directed by Vicente Aranda. She starred opposite Freddie Jones in Charles Wood's experimental drama The Emergence of Anthony Purdy esq. directed by Patrick Dromgoole which was chosen that year as ITV's entry in the Monte Carlo TV Festival. In the 1970s, she appeared in the Hammer Horror films Lust for a Vampire and Twins of Evil. Her other films include Pete Walker's The Flesh and Blood Show, The House That Vanished (AKA Scream and Die) directed by Jose Larraz, Crucible of Terror, Confessions of a Window Cleaner, and Percy's Progress.
Matheson's television work includes City '68, Spindoe, Coronation Street, Z Cars (twice, leading female), Crossroads, (Hugh Mortimer's secretary and Sandy's girlfriend), Harriet's Back in Town, The Adventurer, Dead of Night, The Professionals, The Sweeney, Shelley (BBC film of the poet, opposite Robert Powell and directed by Alan Bridges), Blake's 7, and Citizen Smith.
Matheson's theatre work includes starring opposite Richard O'Sullivan in a British tour of the comedy Boeing-Boeing with Yootha Joyce, Sally Thomsett and Doug Fisher, Ray Cooney's Chase Me Comrade, Stage Struck by Simon Gray, Hugh and Margaret Williams’ The Flip Side, Funny Peculiar by Mike Stott, and Alan Ayckbourn's Bedroom Farce. In 1979, she undertook a season playing leading parts at the Donovan Maule Theatre in Nairobi, Kenya.
When Matheson returned to London, she was invited to train as a continuity announcer for the new television franchise for ITV in the South Of England, Television South (TVS). She became a permanent continuity announcer for TVS in 1981. In 1990, she was part of the launch team for British Satellite Broadcasting, later to become BSkyB. She has also worked as a free-lance continuity announcer for Carlton Television and London Weekend Television.
In 2019, she took part in a new documentary about Peter Cushing, ‘Peter Cushing ‘In His Own Words’, talking about her work with him, released by the production company Rabbit & Snail Films. She also contributed to an American documentary about the actress Lynne Frederick: Lynne, the English Rose’ also released in 2019. As part of the 'special features' of the Studiocanal release of the Blu-ray of Hammer Films’ Lust For A Vampire (released in 2019) she has recorded an interview about her work and in particular her experience of working on that film.
She has returned to the big screen for a cameo in the feature film The Haunting of Margam Castle, starring Derren Nesbitt, Jane Merrow, and Caroline Munro, directed by Andrew Jones for North Bank Entertainment. Most recently Judy has undertaken the narration for "Mary Millington On Location", part of the special features for the new Mary Millington box set, released by Screenbound Entertainment in 2020.
During lockdown in May 2020, she performed a monologue (Spy) written by Martin Murphy, recorded for Bruised Sky Productions. In March 2021, also during lockdown, Matheson took part in a live online reading of a new play by David Barry, The Lives of Frankie Abbott, based on an episode in the life of the popular 1970s Please Sir character in old age. Produced by The Misty Moon Film Society, the cast included Felicity Dean, Suzanne Maddock, Graham Cole OBE and David Barry.
In July 2021, she took the part of Lady Lloyd George in an audio recording of a new play by AD Cooper, What Did You Do In The War, Mama?, for Towton Productions, directed by Laurel Parker of Mobley Street Productions. It also stars fellow Hammer Films actress Madeline Smith & is due to be released as a podcast on 26/07/2021. Judy returned to the big screen with an appearance in the feature length documentary Keeping The British End Up, directed by Simon Sheridan released in May 2022.
In October 2021 she played Sir Tony Robinson’s wife in a short film, Joe’s Journey, the script created from a cartoon by Tony Husband to raise awareness of dementia, directed by Jason Read.
Marie was recently seen in three new BBC Series Am I Being Unreasonable, Happy Valley 3 and Waterloo Road.
Trained at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Television credits include: Waterloo Road, Happy Valley, Am I Being Unreasonable, Time, Moving On, Cold Feet, Clink, Coronation Street, The A Word, Doctors, The Secret Agent, Wallander, Don’t Take My Baby, The Casual Vacancy, Ripper Street, In The Flesh, Common, Run, The Accused, Line of Duty, Sirens, Semi detached, South Riding, A Passionate Woman, Poppy Shakespeare, True Dare Kiss, The Royal, Lillies, The Street, Waterloo Road, See No Evil
Theatre credits include: Dreamers (Oldham Coliseum), Be My Baby (The Lowry), Pub (Monkeywood/Royal Exchange), Can’t Pay Won’t Pay, Brassed Off (Oldham Coliseum), Beautiful (York Theatre Royal/Octagon Bolton), A View From The Bridge (Birmingham Rep/The Strand), The Snow Queen (The Young Vic), Maine Road (Monkey Wood/The Lowry – National Tour), Was It Something I Said (Real Life Productions/JB Shorts), The Threepenny Opera, Effie’s Burning (Northrace Theatre), A Chorus Of Disapproval (Derby Playhouse), Adam Bede, Our Day Out, To Serve Them All My Days, The Fancy Man (Northampton Theatre Royal)
Not only does Stuart have professional level acting and speaking skills himself. But he also has the innate ability to inspire others and help them on their journey towards developing the craft of acting.
Professor Rona Laurie BA (Hons) Dip Acting (RADA) FGSM LRAM LGSM - West End Actress and former Head of Drama Education at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, 2017
Stuart has shown me a world I didn't know existed transforming my voice in the process. Starting with a catch all "wanting to improve my speech" led me on a guided journey to the discovery of all aspects of voice and speech from fixing speech faults such as an absent dark l to improving resonance and intonation.
I have Stuart to thank for taking me from my weak r to a teaching diploma in speech and then a Fellowship in spoken performance coupled with a new found and unexpected enjoyment of Shakespeare.
Nathan Doble, Surrey, UK 2018
It is nearing two decades since I first encountered Stuart Morrison and was immediately impressed by his passion for all things dramatic. Stuart is a man who is passionate about his subject and works tirelessly to pursue it. His abilities as a voice-coach are legendary and his ability to draw out the innate abilities in others is truly remarkable.
As the chief advisor on our Speech and Drama examinations, we value Stuart's contribution immensely. However, as we do not have the capacity to occupy him full-time, we wholeheartedly recommend him to any person or organisation who can benefit from his undoubted gifts.


Who: Spanish writer of feature Family Games, released in 2016, and the upcoming Paella Today and Instant Love. His script The Road of Life was a finalist at the 2016 AFF Screenplay Competition.
What was a major turning point in your career?
When I decided to start writing with other screenwriters and directors, instead of doing it alone and then trying to sell my spec scripts to production companies. I’ve learned so much from my co-writers or directors, and the scripts are better for sure.
What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever had to write?
I had to rewrite Family Games after the director who had been hired decided to drop out, just three months before shooting. We had to rethink most of the scenes because we received just half of the budget. In the end I had to write a brand new script from scratch. And I pulled it off through work, work and more work.
What’s been your favorite experience at Austin Film Festival?
I saw Nancy Meyers speak and thought she’d be the perfect director for the American remake of Family Games. So I armed myself with courage and greeted her at the Driskill Hotel bar. I pitched my movie, and she absolutely loved it. We talked all night long… Obviously, none of this happened. I did not approach her. I am a screenwriter—I’m shy.


WASHINGTON – Election Day is just four days away. And while “The West Wing” (1999- 2006) is the undisputed champ of political television, the silver screen is a much harder call.
What is the greatest American political movie of all time?
I suppose you could argue that all films are political in that they each project a certain world view, whether it’s “Ben-Hur” (1959), “To Kill a Mockingbird” (1962) or “Philadelphia” (1993).
Our mission is to count down the best movies about the American political system itself. Thus films must meet several criteria:
- This list only includes fiction films, not documentaries. No Ken Burns, Michael Moore or John Sullivan.
- This list only includes American movies, as this list is gearing up for the U.S. presidential elections. No masterpieces about foreign politics, from “Z” (1969)” to “Downfall” (2004).
- This list doesn’t include CIA films of the Tom Clancy ilk, meaning no “Patriot Games, ” “The Bourne Identity” or “Argo.”
- These are only films where the main focus is politics. No masterpieces where politics appears in just several scenes, like “The Godfather” (1972), which delivers cinema’s best quote on politics as Diane Keaton says, “Do you know how naive you sound, Michael? Presidents and senators don’t have men killed, ” to which Al Pacino responds, “Oh? Who’s being naive, Kay?”


Who is justin bartha dating
Justin Lee Bartha (born July 21, 1978) is an American actor, known for his roles as Riley Poole in the National Treasure film series, Doug Billings in The Hangover trilogy, and David Sawyer in the NBC comedy series The New Normal.Bartha began his film career behind the camera as a production assistant on the film Analyze This.His acting debut came with his first film, 54, as a clubgoer.He wrote and directed a short film, Highs and Lows with Darrell M. Reese Witherspoon and hubby Jim Toth landed at LAX looking refreshed after enjoying a romantic good time in Hawaii for Justin Bartha's wedding. Anyway, we're sure it'll only be a matter of days before they start to plan their next adventure. The 35-year-old and his new bride have yet to confirm the news, but we have a feeling an announcement is coming soon! And, as you can see (above), she was cradling her stomach like she was protecting some precious cargo!And in the case of an outdoor wedding, her sunnies were totes acceptable! We've been waiting for this day since they got engaged back in May! But how could we not be, Justin Bartha is totes gorgeous!!We even lurve that she added a bright pop of color with her red wrap! Everything seemed traditional, with Bartha in a suit and Lia in a white strapless dress, and the tropical location was chosen because the bride is from Hawaii! At the Kualoa Ranch reception, things got Tags: jim toth, justin bartha, kualoa ranch, lia smith, love line, oahu, reese witherspoon, the hangover, wedding, wedding waltz Annnnddd one more SUPER se XXXy man is officially off the market. The dreamy, blue-eyed star, who's had everyone drooling over themselves, is officially engaged to Lia Smith, the lovely lady we spotted him with after his split with Ashley Olsen.
In 2006, Bartha had roles in Failure to Launch and NBC's Teachers which only aired six episodes.
Their family and friends seemed so happy for them and had an incredible time hanging out in Hawaii leading up to the wedding.
It was a destination wedding for all." PHOTOS: Best celebrity engagement rings of all time The eyewitness also confirms that actors Jesse Eisenberg and Ken Jeong attended the ceremony, which took place at a historic fishing pond with an altar made of sticks. and only lasted 15 minutes before the reception at a nearby ranch.
"Justin wore a dark colored suit and burgundy socks. He was holding her bouquet for her and walked with his arm around her after the vows.
She had a big smile on her face and nuzzled her face up to his neck.


From yesterday’s search term traffic stats, my favorite one so far:
korean artistes and sleep around
This week’s new Google Search header image for this week comes from the film No Regret, a Korean independent film released last year, a love story between a young orphaned college student, who supports himself as a male escort, and a wealthy young man who falls in love with him, and decides to come out, ending his engagement with a young woman his family wants him to marry.
It doesn’t really work out the way they think it will.
The film’s making its way through festivals right now, and I’m excited to get a chance to see it soon.
This is the very first gay feature film made in Korea, a landmark, and it set box office records for independent film in Korea.
i want to see this! so glad to have run across your blog.
This is NOT the first gay feature film made in Korea. The execrable “Road Movie” starring Hwang Jung Min came first, and I think there was another one before that… “The River That Flows to the Future” I think.
It has been written about widely as the first, so, if that’s a mistake, it’s a widely made mistake. Thanks for checking in.


Emma has blonde, wavy hair that goes past her shoulders and is parted into free, wavy bangs. She also has very large greenish-blue eyes and pale, fair skin. Emma's typical attire consists of a blue frilly dress and large, gothic lead shoes (these stop her from floating away due to her peculiar abilities).
Emma has a kind and gentle personality, yet she is very sensitive when anyone mentions Abe, her past love who broke her heart. She doesn't like anyone talking about him and gets upset when someone does.
She is trusting and loyal, specifically to Jacob. She trusts him in numerous occasions, such as entrusting him to hold her rope so she doesn't float away, and trusting him enough keep her secrets.
Emma begins to develop romantic feelings for Jacob, and he develops romantic feelings for her, too.
Enoch is very jealous of Jacob, because he wants to be with Emma but she doesn't like him back in that way. She says Enoch is a little too possessive, and dismisses him as "off sulking somewhere" when talking to Jacob about him.
Levitation: Throughout the movie, Emma is shown to have the ability to float; however, she has no control of her levitation, as she needs to wear lead shoes and keep a rope around her to make sure she didn't float away. Her levitation has been described as more of "being lighter than air" rather than being able to actually levitate.
Air Manipulation: Suiting her status as being lighter than air, she has the ability to manipulate air by blowing large and powerful jet streams of wind that is powerful enough to pin a fully grown man against a wall, and fill a whole underwater ship with air.
- Emma's book counterpart possess pyrokinesis, but in the film she has Olive's peculiarity instead, with some more powers.


Play It By Ear
In The Dark is a comedy-drama series currently airing on the CW. The plot revolves around a blind woman trying to solve the murder of her close friend. Although the show is represented visually, there needs to be a special attention to sound and sound design to bring viewers into the experience of the main character. Today we talk to the supervising sound editors for the show, Mike McKone, Shaughnessy Hare and Elliot Thompson about what went into the design for the show, and the distinct sounds of locations like Chicago.


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While most of the film isn't that good, I did actually go to a midnight screening of his 1961 film, The Mask.
New Line Cinema picked up The Mask in the mid-'70s for the midnight show circuit. You're right: it's not that good, but the hallucination scenes are interesting!
Hi, my name's Doug Graves. I'm a huge Slavko Vorkapich fan! I own the unseen cinema DVD box set and my favorite disc is the light rhythms one with all of the great Vorkapich montages, including this awesome one you posted! I love his montages for Skyline Dance (1928) Money Machine (1929) Prohibition (1929) The Firefly- Vorkapich edit (1937) and Maytime (1937). i also love the beautifully shot and edited visual tone poem "Moods of the Sea" that he made with Hhis colleague the Hungarian montagist John Hoffmann. Vorkapich and Hoffmann made another visually awesome film called Forest Murmurs that I was lucky enough to see last year at USC's film school movie archive. It was also an elegant nature poem, done on 35mm black and white. I would love to see all of John Hoffmann's montages for Hollywood films! I think Vorkapich's montages are stunning, dynamic, visceral kinetic examples of Pure Cinema! I love his powerful camerawork, graphics, and rapid-fire editing. He's The Man!
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When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wonderous forest spirits who live nearby.
My Neighbor Totoro, is a 1988 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli. The film follows the two young daughters of a professor and their interactions with friendly wood spirits in postwar rural Japan. The film won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize and the Mainichi Film Award for Best Film in 1988.
The film was released on VHS and laserdisc in the United States by Tokuma Japan Communications' US subsidiary in 1993 with the title My Friend Totoro.
Streamline Pictures produced an exclusive dub for Japan Airlines' transpacific flights in 1988. Troma Films, under their 50th St. Films banner, distributed the dub of the film co-produced by Jerry Beck. It was released on VHS and DVD by Fox Video. Troma's and Fox's rights to this version expired in 2004. The film was re-released by Disney on March 7, 2006. It features a new dub cast. This DVD release is the first version of the film in the United States to include both Japanese and English language tracks, as Fox did not have the rights to the Japanese audio track for their version.


There are few certainties in life—death, taxes and James Bond films. The long-running film franchise returns this April with the release of "No Time to Die," the series' 25th installment.
Daniel Craig will be reprising his role as the world's most dangerous spy for the fifth time. From what we've seen in the trailer it appears as if he will continue to bring a multi-faceted emotionality to Bond that the five previous Bonds lacked. Yes, Craig does embody the suaveness Sean Connery stamped onto the iconic role, but Craig also brings vulnerability and rage to 007. Before "Casino Royale" the idea of Bond getting killed on his mission never felt like a real possibility, and neither did the notion that the MI-6 agent might start murdering people out of pure vengeance. Craig brings all of that to the role, reinventing our image of the spy in a way that meshes with our modern world in a way Ian Fleming likely never would have imagined.
It's nearly impossible for a film series that started almost 60 years ago to remain relevant, but thanks to the way Craig has reinvented the character the Bond films have been able to pull it off.
We're really excited to see what's in store for fans in "No Time to Die." The film was tied up for a while in production, including a change in directors, but the trailer gives us reason to believe. As much as we love James Bond, the most important part of these films is getting the action scenes right. Given what we've seen from director Cary Fukunaga in the past, most notably the insane drug heist scene from the first season of "True Detective," the action should be tremendous.
When you throw in one of the most gifted actors working today, Rami Malek, as the villain, it's impossible not to be enthused for "No Time to Die," even if you aren't a Bond superfan like the folks in the gallery below.


I live for those moments of creativity and clarity.
Sometimes, I feel both good and foolish when I catch myself literally saying "aha!" in that moment of discovery. I feel foolish because it's such a cliche, and who goes around saying "AHA!" any more outside of a melodrama?
But then I feel good, because cliches come from somewhere. The AHA! moment is a timeless connection to artists and great thinkers throughout history. Socrates or Aristotle probably said it first, but I can imagine Da Vinci...Michaelangelo...Shakespeare...Moliere...Mozart saying AHA! just before they put pen in hand and started creating their masterpieces.
My most recent AHA! moment on The Case of Humanity vs. Pontius Pilate came during a phone conversation with my good friend Rachel. Our relationship began when she wandered into one of my acting classes nearly 15 years ago, and since that time, she has taught me far more than I ever taught her.
When in doubt, call a friend.
So I've been working thru some of the blocks I've been running up against in the play, trying to really understand and feel the strength of faith that Joseph must have had to get Jesus' body from the cross, clean his body and prepare him for burial in his own tomb.
There are so many layers of human emotion running thru that act, and I'm trying peel each layer back to feel the deepest possible truth of what motivates Joseph and what his personal perspective was on the series of crucifixion events.
My biggest obstacle and challenge has been to find the love of Jesus that Joseph must have felt. An extraordinary love for....*something*....that made him risk his reputation and welfare by doing something that could cause great harm to him and his family.
Now, Rachel and I talk maybe every couple of years, usually when one of us is doing a play or needs someone to bounce some creative thoughts off of, so it was time for a check-in. I needed some help.
And Now, A Few Words from our Master
I mentioned my difficulty feeling what Joseph must be feeling to Rachel, and once again, her response was an example of the student schooling the teacher.
She reminded me of the teachings of Stanislavsky, and the "magic IF". I laughed as soon as she said those words--those are the same words that I teach in every acting class...in the very first class. I was the first person to introduce Rachel to Stanislavsky...and here she was re-introducing him to me for the first time again.
It's funny how things work like that.
You Can't Always Feel What You Want to Feel
In the theater, I believe that it's always better to actually feel what your character feels. I like it when a character takes over my body--I get to see the world thru a whole new set of eyes and experience things that I wouldn't ordinarily do.
But sometimes...you hit a block. You're not feeling what the character is feeling...what the script says he's feeling. What to do then?
The Magic IF
You break out the "magic IF". The power in the magic IF is that you don't HAVE to feel what the character is feeling. You just have to act AS IF you were feeling what the character is feeling.
As Stanislavsky explains, that little "if", makes all the difference in the world. The actor playing Hamlet has probably never killed 3 people in real life, as Hamlet does in the course of the play. So he can't really feel what Hamlet does with each death, yet he must act AS IF he has killed these people.
The "if" allows the actor to go to those hidden places in their soul--we are all human, and therefore we come hard-wired with the same set of emotions. Which means as humans, we can ALL kill. Feel lust. Feel rage, jealousy, hatred, intense sorrow or joy, etc.
And as Rachel pointed out...that "if" makes it safe for us to live in those hidden places inside ourselves in the theater...it's not really 'me' doing those things the character is...I'm just doing or saying those things as if I were that other person.
The beauty of a play is that the lines stay the same every night and the story always ends the same way. The actor keeps his (or her) identity...their own sense of self strong, precisely because they know that they can give over to the 'if' and by 10:30, its over. That other person leaves and you return to yourself again.
It's an out of body experience...a trip, if you will. Except you know how it will go every night, so you can just ease into it and let it flow.
The AHA! moment is...
All a long-winded way of saying...I don't have to love Jesus. I have to behave AS IF I love Jesus. Now I have a starting point and lots of thoughts, feelings, and choices suddenly spring to mind.
(and yes, I did say "AHA!" when that light bulb went off)
Don't you just LOVE that feeling of clarity? Do you have a story to share about your last AHA! moment?


My name is Waffles. My blog is what I feel. Living and loving the Bay of California! WARNING: I do post things that causes triggers of all sorts when I am depressed, so fair warning! Besides that, enjoy my blog and don't be afraid to ask! :D
20-year-old German photographer Katharina Jung uses her camera and masterful photo manipulation to create otherworldly scenes of strange beauty. Although she’s only been pursuing photography since 2012, Jung has already amassed a portfolio full of dramatic portraits and spectacular conceptual photos that blend surreal and fantasy elements to create compelling visual narratives.
I can’t even tell you how excited I was that they turned this book into a movie and it was good
I literally have absolutely no complaints with the movie at all. Once, my friend and I did comparisons from the book and the movie, and we found the only major difference was the fact that Stanley wasn’t heavy set when he arrived at the camp in the movie. The majority of the script is raw quotations from the book. This is my favorite book to movie adaptation and it did everything Percy Jackson, Inkheart, and The Golden Compass didn’t.
And the only reason Stanely wasn’t heavy set was because in the book he loses tons of weight and eventually ends up being almost thin. The director said he didn’t want to force an adolescent boy to lose weight on such a quick filming schedule, and L’bouf’s audition was so spot on, that they decided to go with a thinner Stanely from the beginning
And I’ll support directors actually giving a crap about their actor’s health.


Original Columbia Pictures One Sheet from the Orson Welles film THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI (1947). Swanky art of the gorgeous Rita Hayworth, this poster has become one of the most sought after American film posters of the 1940s. Hayworth has moved into the territory once occupied by Marlene Dietrich with movie poster fans. The great Welles was married to Rita Hayworth, if estranged, at the time this film was made. It is film noir deluxe, tense with suspicious plotting and general mayhem. When the film was released it was regarded as a flop, but over the years it has grown in favor and is now generally regarded as one of the great noirs. For those who prefer fine posters unbacked, here is a nice example of the poster, graded as fine plus to very fine. There is some minor stress in the fold lines. Colors are vivid. MovieArt will sell no reproductions and we guarantee that this poster is authentic, vintage and an original U.S. one-sheet poster for this film
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It has become a sort of weekend tradition for me, my daughter, and my boyfriend to go to Menchie’s (frozen yogurt paradise!) and follow that up with a movie at the cinema. Last night when I updated my FB status to reflect I had just seen Snow White and The Huntsman one of my friends wanted to hear all about it. This one’s for you, Dee!
Snow White and The Huntsman is a slightly different take on the fairy tale we all grew up with (closer to the original Grim’s Fairy Tale version) but not in a bad way at all. While Kristen Stewart would not have been my first (or even a top 3) choice for Snow White, her acting has definitely improved since “Speak” and the first three installments of The Twilight Saga. Charlize Theron is amazing and definitely makes the movie. I’m still not completely clear on the Wicked Queen’s (“Ravenna”) story & what made her “wicked” and not just plain pitiful based on the flashbacks you see in the movie. The story is actually quite sad. And what’s up with her brother? I don’t recall ANY version of Snow White that included the Wicked Queen having a brother, but I suppose the character serves his purpose in this film. It’s great to see that in addition to being a super hunk, Chris Hemsworth can also act : ) Overall, I would rate it 7 on a scale of 1-10. In my opinion, it’s worth the $10 =)


Brilliant, brilliant writing by one of Mum and I’s favourite authors! This re-imagining of Shakespeare’s Tempest is another in the Hogarth Shakespeare initiative, (regular readers of my blog will remember me reviewing Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler earlier this year), and as always, Ms Atwood has delivered an outstanding piece of work. It’s fabulous.
This is written with such energy that it feels like a story Ms Atwood would have written anyway, if the Bard had not already done so. It’s a magical eulogy to Shakespeare, taking you through an extraordinary reworking of the original tale, but including nods to contemporary culture; thrilling to anyone who knows the original play, but equally compelling to those who don’t. Our hero, Felix, was the artistic director of a theatre company until he was betrayed by his assistant who orchestrates a coup that destroys Felix, leaving him in self imposed isolation for years. Not on an island, but deep in the Canadian countryside in a ramshackle cabin with only his imaginary daughter, Miranda, for company – his wife and child are long deceased, and the grief he still feels at the loss of his real three year old Miranda to meningitis had fuelled his plans to stage his masterpiece, a wildly conceptual version of the Tempest, now stolen from him by the villainous assistant, Tony.
After twelve years of navel gazing and almost endearingly strange behaviour, eventually he concludes that there are only two things left for him to do – “two projects that could still hold satisfaction”. First, he needs to get his play back. Secondly, he wants revenge. The scheming Tony and his evil cohort Sal must suffer for their treatment of him. As Felix Phillips, he is finished, so he reinvents himself, and it is as Mr Duke that he takes on a job in a correctional facility in a Literacy through Literature programme of Shakespeare….where he directs the prisoners in, of course, The Tempest! This is just so skilful. We have now got a play within a play, within a novel, and it is thrilling!
The prison scenes are wonderful. The characters are so real, and deftly handled. There’s no foul language allowed in class or rehearsal save that which comes from Shakespeare, whence comes the title, hagseed. I’ve had a large fridge magnet for years, its been around the world with me, featuring some of Shakespeare’s choicest insults, so I particularly enjoyed this.
And, yes, Felix succeeds in both his projects. The ending is a tumultuous climax with a footnote of an analysis by the prisoners on what should happen next in The Tempest. Fabulous. This book of Mum’s has already been claimed by a dear friend living in Indonesia, but I strongly advise you to find yourself a copy; it’s one of the best books you will read this year!


I’m sitting in the hotel in Washington D.C. after traveling here with the Steelers entourage in preparation for tonight’s pre-season opener against the ‘Skins.
On the TV, last night, was the movie “Stripes” with Bill Murray and Harold Ramis. Immediately a flashback to the early 80’s came to mind.
Tunch Ilkin and I were jogging from the main team meeting room to the fields below in full battle regalia at Saint Vincent’s College during training camp. The night before we had gone to see the movie “Stripes.”
As we jogged, lagging behind the rest of the team, Chuck Noll ran up alongside us and said, “I want you two to know you’re the last ones.”
Before I could stop the thought from running from my brain to my mouth like a gumball machine, I replied, “I’m pacing myself Sergeant.”
Of course, that was a line from the movie, uttered by Bill Murray to Sgt. Hulka.
Chuck Noll looked quizzically at me, then jogged on ahead. Tunch Ilkin turned to me and said, “He didn’t see Stripes.”


Remember when ... The Muppets advertised for Alamo? The tie-in isn't surprising at all. Alamo has long been the official rental car provider of Walt Disney World and Disneyland and Disney bought The Muppets in 2004. As a result, Alamo (and new parent company Enterprise) have frequently been involved in movie releases from Disney, such as 2017's Cars 3. And in 2011, Alamo and Disney decided to cross-promote the rental car company and the upcoming release of the movie The Muppets.
Flat tire, lawn mower, Geo Metro, or Rowlf the Dog?
The commercial had a few moving parts; the Alamo part of the offer was encouraging customers to get involved with social media (in 2011) with a "Get the Gang Back Together" promotion where one customer was going to win $5,000 but others could win Alamo rentals, gas cards, and Muppets-related prizes. Disney received free advertising for their upcoming movie, and Alamo had modest, gratuitous product placement in the movie! Amy Adams used an Alamo-logoed map in the film to navigate Los Angeles. And the youngsters today ask:
- What's a map?
- Rental car companies really gave those out?
How did the movie fare? While Rotten Tomatoes suggests the movie was well-received, the box office totals were very low for a Disney movie, not even reaching the $100 million mark (as a comparison, last year's Beauty and the Beast is at the $1.3 billion mark). The company then signed on to make a lesser-rated follow-on three years later starring Ricky Gervais. And Ricky Gervais is a long way from The Muppet Show some of us remember!


"Goal! He Spends It on Beckham
By Graham Bowley
New York Times
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Leaving no business stone left unturned, Mr. Anschutz has also
plunged headlong into filmmaking.
In a speech at a leadership seminar in Naples, Fla., in 2004,
Mr. Anschutz explained why he’s gone Hollywood. He said that
digital production and distribution were upending the film
business, opening opportunities for entrepreneurs like him. He
also said that he believed that Hollywood had wandered too far
away from mainstream tastes by misreading “the market and the
mood of a large segment of the movie-going audience today.”
“Why can’t movies return to being something that we can go and
see with our children and our grandchildren without being
embarrassed or on the edge of our seats?” he asked.
His corporate answer to that question is Crusader Entertainment,
which he set up in 2000 (later renaming it Bristol Bay
Productions). Its first film, “Joshua,” was about a Christ-like
figure in modern rural America. In 2001, he invested in Walden
Media, a production company that specializes in family films.
Micheal Flaherty, Walden’s co-founder, says the company makes
movies based on existing stories already popular among
children; Walden does market research in schools to unearth
stories that children find fetching and markets its films as
educational material to teachers and librarians.
Some of Mr. Anschutz’s early films flopped, but he has also
enjoyed some notable successes. “Ray,” a biopic of Ray Charles
that Mr. Anschutz championed against reservations from his film
executives, went on to win an Oscar for its star, Jamie Foxx.
During the film’s production, according to Mr. Flaherty and
David Weil, who heads the Anschutz Film Group, Mr. Anschutz
intervened to tone down some of the racier material to make the
film more suitable for a family audience.
His biggest film hit by far has been “The Lion, the Witch and
the Wardrobe,” which is based on the Narnia series of children’s
books by the British Christian writer, C. S. Lewis. The filming
of the next installment in the Narnia series, “Prince Caspian,”
has finished in New Zealand and moved on to Prague; “The Voyage
of the Dawn Treader” will be next.
The Narnia stories are all Christian allegories. “Amazing
Grace,” a current Walden film, is about one of Mr. Anschutz’s
heroes, William Wilberforce, a British politician and
evangelical Christian who fought the slave trade. Bristol Bay
plans a film about another C. S. Lewis book, “The Screwtape
Letters,” an epistolary novel about devils fighting over human
“There is a common theme in all our films,” Mr. Flaherty said.
“They all come with great stories of redemption and an
incredible optimism. It is never too late.”
Mr. Anschutz’s forays into newspapers and films have prompted
concerns that he might use his billions to impose his private
beliefs on others. His move into the liberal Bay Area prompted
The San Francisco Bay Guardian to declare in 2005 that The
Examiner “espouses a general pro-big business, conservative
ideology that’s out of touch with the San Francisco mainstream.”
(The paper also praised The Examiner for improved reporting
quality and said that it was making a rival, The San Francisco
Chronicle, up its game).
The first Narnia film drew notice from some commentators for its
heavy Christian symbolism. The Guardian, a liberal British
paper, said the film was “a neat synergy of politics, religion
and product placement.” After Jeb Bush, then the governor of
Florida, picked “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” for a
public school reading program, The Palm Beach Post said the book
was being used as “a way to subtly introduce the Christ story to
Barry W. Lynn, executive director of Americans United for
Separation of Church and State, a nonprofit group, criticized
Mr. Bush as promoting an overtly Christian tale in the public
school system. “We just found it was inappropriate for a
government official to do this,” Mr. Lynn says.
A spokesman for Mr. Anschutz says that his films appeal to a
diverse audience and are not meant to proselytize. His film and
newspaper executives say he grants them plenty of independence
and point out that while some of his films may have religious
connotations, others do not.
Mr. Anschutz himself has not responded directly to his critics,
but in his Florida speech three years ago he recounted why he
became a filmmaker, providing some insight into his thinking.
“I decided to stop cursing the darkness — I had been complaining
about movies and their content for years — and instead to do
something about it,” he said. “And yes, I saw a chance with
this movie to attempt some small improvement in the culture.”


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A Quiet Place Part 2 Synopsis:
A Quiet Place Part II, an American horror movie, follows Evelyn, Regan, Marcus, and Lee. The Abbott family faces terrors of the outside world where aliens with acute hearing capabilities have wiped out a population’s large portion. To stay safe they are living on a farm with silence observed every time to avoid aliens from discovering and killing them. However, things turn upside down for the family when a chain of noisy sounds attracts aliens to their house. Can they survive the deadly attackers after they are attracted to them? The movie comes as a sequel to ‘A Quiet Place’ movie.
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Con of Thrones 2018 Information
Con of Thrones 2018
May 25-27, 2018Hyatt Recency Dallas
Con of Thrones returns after a wildly successful premiere event to bring together the biggest fans, actors, and creators again to celebrate Game of Thrones, A Song of Ice and Fire, and the epic worlds of fantasy author George R. R. Martin.
Join thousands of fans for three days of theories, debates, discussion, cosplay, performances, and much more as Con of Thrones descends on the Hyatt Regency in Dallas, Texas from May 25 - 27, 2018.
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Your Uga photos
Reader photos of Uga VII, the University of Georgia mascot bulldog
unknown by me, Submitted 11/21/2009
- Katie Testement and Uga VII at G-Day Game, Athens, in April 2009.
- Me and UGA VII at the Homecoming parade.
- Atlanta 'The Blindside' actor Irone Singleton & 'The Blindside' director John Lee Hancock at NY Red Carpet Premiere of 'The Blindside' in NY Times Square Tuesday Nov 17, 2009
- Local Atlanta 'The Blindside' actor Irone Singleton & his wife Commaleta Singleton at NY Red Carpet Premiere.
- 'The Blindside' Actor Irone Singleton & Faith Hill; famous country singer & wife of Blindside Actor Tim McGraw at NY Movie Premiere on Red Carpet.
- 'The Blindside; Director Johh Lee Hancock & wife Susan alongside 'Blindside; Atlanta actor Irone Singleton & his wife Commaleta Singleton at NY Movie Premiere in Times Square on Tuesday Nov. 17, 2009


Christopher Petzel is a media entrepreneur and the CEO of Broadside Capital
, an investment banking, advisory and private equity firm with a focus on the entertainment and media industries.
In addition to leading Broadside's advisory capacities for third parties on complex corporate and project-related transactions, Petzel guides the strategic direction of Broadside's corporate portfolio investments, comprised of Fierce Entertainment
, Fierce Models
, and Clandestine Service
Petzel founded Fierce Entertainment
, a film and television production and management company, in 2001 and continues to serve as its CEO. The company develops original material and has produced, executive produced or associate produced a number of theatrical features including "Rambo" (Sylvester Stallone) and "War" (Jet Li and Jason Statham), as well as television films including "Marvel's Man-Thing" (Sci-Fi Channel) and "Shadows in the Sun" (ABC). On the management side, Fierce represents writers, directors, actors, investors and independent film and television distributors.
In 2007, Broadside acquired online film portal Showbizdata.com
is a tiered subscription service providing useful tools for entertainment industry professionals, as well as information of interest to the general consumer.
In 2008, Broadside launched the feature film and television sales agent and asset manager Clandestine Service
and in early 2009, Fierce Models
Petzel has lectured extensively on film production and financing at various institutions, including the American Film Institute, University of Southern California, the University of Berlin, the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce, the University of North London, and the Swiss Forum of Communications Law.
As a former member of Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin's entertainment investment banking practice, Petzel managed such transactions as the sale of Centropolis Effects, GRB Entertainment, and the equity raise for Bob Cooper's Landscape Entertainment. He also completed assignments for DreamWorks, Pacific Data Images, Sundance Productions, Constantin Film AG, VCL Film + Medien AG, Castle Music and others. In 1999, he was one of the principal members of the team advising The Walt Disney Company in valuation matters pertaining to an arbitration with Jeffrey Katzenberg.
Prior to moving to Los Angeles, Petzel worked for the media finance department of Berliner Bank AG (London Branch), where he was responsible for the marketing, analysis and structuring of project loans and secured corporate debt for film, television and video game industries. While there, he was involved in the financing of "End of Days" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Roman Polanski's "The Ninth Gate", Ken Loach's "My Name is Joe," and "Waking Ned Devine."
Petzel began his career at Goldcrest Films International, where he served as a sales executive and executive assistant to the CEO. After Goldcrest, he spent a year as an independent producer and film finance consultant for an attorney specializing in independent film. During this time he developed, financed and produced an independent feature and raised seed capital for a format television start-up company on behalf of a senior Pearson executive.
Petzel studied business administration at the Universities of Barcelona (Spain) and Fribourg (Switzerland), where he graduated summa cum laude, ranking number one in a class of over 400. He is fluent in German, English, French and Spanish.


Luca was born in a small city of the metropolitan area of Milan (Italy) in 1987. He showed skills and interests in the movie industry since he was a child.
He started writing his first 'scripts' when he was 9 and he made his first home movie when he was 12.
After high school, he took a Bachelor Degree in Showbusiness Sciences at 22, then he left Milan to go to Bologna (Italy).
There he got a Master Degree in Cinema, Television and Multimedia Production at 24. It was 2011.
He started writing professional scripts for cinema and television in 2009. He has currently written almost 40 scripts for feature films, short movies, tv and web series.
He made his debut as director and producer in 2012 with the web series "Puzzle", who was later broadcasted by Italian national tv La3. Since then, he produced and directed 6 movies and series. One of them, a short movie called "Doppio Zero", was selected at Festival de Cannes 2015. He won 4 different prizes and got nominees in different festivals.
After he wrote, produced and directed his first feature film in 2018, he is currently focusing on screenwriting for the Hollywood market. He is planning to shoot his first American feature film before 2020.


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This one might need some explaining! (To anyone who hasn't seen the movie, anyway!)
I originally posted this in tribute of Hayao Miyazaki's 67th birthday in January, 2009. Miyazaki-san is an amazing animated filmaker from Japan. The images above are from what is often considered his greatest film: Spirited Away. If you've never seen see it, WATCH IT. It's an absolute masterpiece! Truly one of the great, classic films of all time.
In the scene depicted, the main character, Chihiro, is trying to get the witch Ubaba to give her a job. She was warned that Ubaba would initally say, "No," but to keep trying. So Chihiro keeps pestering her, just as Michael is doing to me. (Hence what it reminds me of.) This goes on even to the point where Ubaba uses her magic to zipper Chihiro's mouth shut! But Chirio keeps at it anyway, and eventually the witch relents. (I do not recall, however, if I ended up giving Michael the Coke. LOL. He can be incredibly persistant though!)
This was one of Michael's favorite when I originally put it up. Spirited Away is one of his favorit movies too, and as soon as he saw the strip he immediately said, "DOOOOON'T SAAAAAY THAAAAAT AGAAAAIN!!!" in a passable imitation of the old crone's!
(Full image recycling count up to 4. See OTS #'s 5, 14, & 18. Partial recycling count remains at 3, see OTS #6, 24 & 26. LOL)


In the latest installment of our ongoing Watch This feature – in which Adam and I give you a rundown on movies you absolutely have to see – we introduce a brand new feature in which Adam or I give you a rundown on movies you absolutely have to see.
And what better way to kick things off than with some seasonably appropriate fare – Christmas movies! We run down our very favourite Christmas movies, and explain why we think you should drop everything and watch them now.
In the spirit of the holidays, Scott’s comments will be in red, and Adam’s will be in green. Festive!
Christmas Vacation (1989)
Starring: Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Juliette Lewis, Randy Quaid, Johnny Galecki, John Randolph, Diane Ladd
Alright, I may be stuck in the 80’s for Christmas movies, but that’s because these are the ones I grew up with, and that makes them the classics to me.
Chevy Chase is Clark Griswold, a tightly-wound family man who just wants to host the perfect Christmas. Of course when you add in the family, the neighbours, and all the hassle of decorating and preparing… the best he might be able to hope for is averting disaster.
Christmas Vacation is a modern classic. If you haven’t seen this movie yet — go now. Do not finish reading this article… it’ll still be here when you get back, and we can wait.
The thing about Christmas Vacation that gets me every time is that despite the story — which is basically about a Christmas meltdown at the Griswold place — there’s a really heartwarming message at the end. I won’t spoil it for you.
Christmas Vacation is the Christmas we all wished we’d had — out of sheer morbid curiosity to see how we would react — but are eternal grateful nothing so awful has ever happened to us. And that we don’t have family members like Randy Quaid and Juliette Lewis.
I used to hate this film, because I found it depressing, but I think that was because I used to be a dumb kid. Now, I see the unfettered disaster of the Griswolds’ family Christmas and I laugh — I laugh because even though the movie is one colossal exaggeration, we’ve all experienced irritating family members and things that just keep going wrong at Christmas.
So pour yourself some rum and eggnog and settle in with the family for some cheap laughs. Christmas can’t be all serious all the time, anyhow.
Starring: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, Daniel Tay, Edward Asner, Bob Newhart
Say what you will about Will Ferrell’s style of man-child comedy, there’s something endearing about Buddy, a human who was raised by Santa’s elves. His wonder and innocence are what really make this movie.
When Buddy learns he was adopted – or at least taken in – by the denizens of the North Pole, he sets out to find his real father, who turns out to be a curmudgeonly publisher with no Christmas spirit. Hilarity ensues.
On the surface, this is a zany “fish-out-of-water” comedy about a Christmas elf in New York. But at it’s heart is a touching reunion story between a father and a son over the holidays. And Zooey Deschanel gets to sing, which is a plus because she’s adorable.
A really good Christmas movie to get you in the holiday mood, and very family friendly.
I haven’t seen this movie yet, but everyone keeps saying how awesome it is… So I’ll totally see it because of YOU Scott.
And you’ll thank me.
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Starring: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O’Hara, Paul Reubens
I hadn’t seen any of this movie until last Christmas, when I was being lazy on the couch at my parents, dozing after eating way too much chocolate, and the Nightmare Before Christmas started on TV. So I watched.
And I fell in love with Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King, the man who stumbles upon Christmastown and decides to change things up in Halloweentown. This means kidnapping Santa and Jack using his own special brand of scary to bring “joy” to kids at Christmas… which he more or less completely fails at.
Aside from being a visually stunning film — which it is — it’s also a wonderfully original story with some scary, creepy moments… all in the name of Christmas. Absolutely enjoyable for being so unusual, different, and above all a well-written little movie.
Sure the movie has Tim Burton all over it; but even if you’ve hated everything he’s ever done you’ll be drawn in by the fantastic musical score and the amazing characters. Adam hits the nail on the head when he says that part of the charm of Nightmare is how totally unusual it is. I mean, seriously, who came up with the idea to make a Christmas movie as seen through the eyes of a Halloween movie? Brilliant!
This is a movie you’ll want to share with your kids. A worthy addition to this list.
Starring: Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, Bobcat Goldthwait, Carol Kane, Robert Mitchum, Michael J. Pollard, Alfre Woodard
Arguably my favourite Christmas movie, ever, is this modern retelling of A Christmas Carol. Bill Murray is Frank Xavier Cross, douchebag TV producer. On the night of his greatest triumph – a live Christmas Eve broadcast of A Christmas Carol – he finds himself in a night of revelations that mirrors the classic tale.
I heart this movie. It’s a great retelling of the original tale that stays true to the source material, while drawing it into the modern day of 1988. And while it is a comedy, it doesn’t lose any of the spookiness, or the meaning, of Ebenezer Scrooge’s journey.
This one is on my “watch” list every Christmas, and it never gets old for me.
I LOVE this movie. Love. Bill Murray’s narcissitic capitalist douchebag character Frank Cross is easily one of the more hateable modern versions of Ebenezer Scrooge. But what makes it such a pleasure to watch is that while Cross behaves like a total asshole through much of the movie, he’s extremely likable and the road he rides to redemption — replete with both hilarious and terrifying ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Future — is bumpy, filled with thought, doubt and eventually vindication.
Scott’s right it’s still an extremely spooky film, and some parts I used to find downright disturbing and not so Christmassy. But that’s the point: Cross has a choice to make and it means the difference between being recalled a tyrant or a man worth of praise and love.
The funny thing is that before we started writing this, I was thinking I’d go and buy a copy of Scrooged. Now I think I will. Besides, nothing’s funnier than Bobcat Goldthwait wielding a shotgun upon discovering a redeemed Frank Cross.
NOTE: This is also the only movie where I think it’s acceptable to break into spontaneous song at the end.


Welcome to the Drama Department
Drama at Nottingham Free School encourages students to become confident performers whilst learning key skills in presenting and group working amongst many other transferable skills they need for a bright, successful future. It also provides an ideal balance in students’ patterns of study, giving them access to a well-rounded educational experience. As well as meeting the needs of each individual learner through carefully planned theoretical and practical sessions; it is our aim to instil self-motivation, determination and resilience through the delivery of our ambitious curriculum, which encourages students to work collaboratively and resolve problems. We adapt resources in order to meet the needs of all learners, and promote inclusion by offering students the opportunity to pursue a design interest, as well as a performance focus, at both KS3 and GCSE level.
A love of reading, understanding and showing empathy, as well as reflecting upon the historical significance of specific events, are all encouraged through the study of playwrights and dramatic works both past and present. Emotional expression is also of paramount importance and is seen in the creation of students’ own unique performance work, as well as re-enactments of well-known scripted excerpts. With visits to the theatre being undertaken as part of our GCSE course, pupils are taught how to analyse and evaluate the work of others, as well as apply this important skill to their own work in order to constantly consolidate and deepen their understanding. The core British values – especially those of tolerance and respect – are at the centre of how we operate in the drama classroom. Our social, spiritual, moral and cultural responsibilities are frequently discussed and challenged in the work that we do.
We aim to harness the imagination and creativity that naturally evolves through the study of Drama and build upon it year by year. Retention and recall of information is paramount in this. We build in opportunities for students to take part in practical tasks, written quizzes or group work in each lesson, which encourages them to recall information that has been learnt previously. We also have a ‘working wall’ in the classroom which students can access and use at any time to help them remember key knowledge and terminology.
At KS3, students are taught about the areas of the stage, the audience and staging configurations, as well as an introduction to vocal and physical performance skills. A different design skill, be it costume or set design, is included each year and the students partake in scripted and devised performance work. At GCSE, these skills are developed further whilst understanding is deepened by drawing on the work of theatre practitioners such as Stanislavski and Brecht. Theatre conventions such as flash back and slow motion are explored, as well as other key theoretical knowledge about form, performance styles and genre. Students also undertake an in depth study of a set play text at GCSE in addition to learning about the roles and responsibilities of different people in the theatre industry. This is of great interest to the students and once again is an example of how drama helps evoke an interest in careers and an overall readiness for the world of work.
As students of Drama we work hard
As teachers of Drama we work hard
As students of Drama we are kind
As teachers of Drama we are kind


Main Street Summer Drama Camp Performance Tonight
The Main Street Toccoa Summer Drama Camp will present its final production tonight.
The drama camp has taken place all week at the Schaefer Center.
Tonight, the campers will perform their play “The Actor Games” by Wade Bradford.
The performance is free to attend.
It starts at 7 p.m. at the Schaefer Center in downtown Toccoa.
For more information, call 706-282-3309 or go online to www.mainstreettoccoa.com.


No post today. You’ll just have to enjoy the Newsletter. That’s IF YOU GET the Newsletter. And if you don’t get the newsletter, I’d highly recommend that you sign up because we’ve got a whopper for you today. I review a screenplay that JJ Abrams is involved in that is trying to do something that’s NEVER BEEN DONE IN HOLLYWOOD BEFORE. To say that he’s trying to change the very fabric of Hollywood is an understatement. The best thing about the review is I tell you whether he’s going to succeed or not.
I also talk about the DC slate that James Gunn laid out, which I think is awesome. I then discuss the Oscar screenwriting nominees. Things get heated when I start discussing Banshees vs. Everything Everywhere. We’ve got two GREAT screenwriting tips. Some of the most valuable I’ve ever offered in the newsletter. We’ve got a couple of Star Wars cameos. One in relation to JJ and another in relation to an actor whose career was thought to have been destroyed by the franchise who’s made a comeback in, what is shaping up to be, the best movie to come out of Sundance.
So, yes, there’s a lot to talk about!
And if you’d like me to send you this newsletter right now, e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.org!


We Wish You a Married Christmas is the second(after Noel Next Door) Hallmark Coutdown to Christmas movie directed by Paul Ziller from the screenplay of Nicole Baxter.
It stars our favorite Hallmark actor Kristoffer Polaha and Riverdale star Marisol Nichols in the lead role of a married couple having hard time reconnecting during the festival season.
Ian Dimerman has produced, Sara McCudden has done the decoration, Kim Wright is handling the makeup department under Hallmark Entertainment Productions.
Where was We Wish You a Married Christmas filmed?
The Hallmark movie sets in the US state of Vermont but the actual shooting of We Wish You a Married Christmas took place in and around Carman city of Manitoba province inside Canada.
Most of the outdoor scenes took place in this small agricultural community of Southern Manitoba while the farm scene were filmed in Winnipeg during summer 2022.
Even though, the film talks about a fictional fair but Carman city hosts a real fair. It is one of the oldest running fairs in Manitoba namely the Carmen Country Fair that was established in 1879. The place is known for its outdoor activities and that’s why all the exterior scenes of the movie were shot there.
Perimeter Alpacas farm is a local Manitoba hobby farm that has been featured in the film. Marisol and Polaha shared their hilarious experiences while working on the farm. Polaha revealed in the recent QnA on the Hallmark Channel that they shutdown the filming for an hour just to enjoy the cacophony of nature.
Other than that, the duo shared some important plot details that gonna surpirse you for real. You can checkout the video that is available on the official Youtube Channel of Hallmark or directly watch the movie on the Hallmark Channel as it is now available to watch.
Manitoba Province is getting popular among filmmakers especially for holiday movies. Some recent projects helmed in the same province are Hanukkah on Rye, Autumn in the City, Perfect Harmony, and Pumpkin Everything.
We Wish You a Married Christmas Cast
Kristoffer Polaha is a beloved name in Hallmark world and that’s wh, fans are eagerly waiting for Mystery 101 episode 8 that gonna show the status of his (Travis) relationship with Jill Wagner(Amy).
- René Escobar Jr. as Antonio
- Marisol Nichols as Becca
- Kristoffer Polaha as Robbie
- Cindy Myskiw as Caroler / townsfolk
- Brian Sills as Vince
- Frederick Allen as Cheese Monger
- Lauren Cochrane as Cindy
- Amy Groening
- Ward Keith as Townsfolk and Picture Car driver
- Derek Kun as Commercial Man
- Claude Knowlton
- Tom Young as Harold
- Carolina Campos as Commercial Woman
We Wish You a Married Christmas is about a struggling couple who decides to start their relationship from the scratch after being unable to communicate. After taking advice from a marriage coach, they chose to spend this year holidays at a nice inn inside a tiny town of Vermont.
Even though, it is an effort to reconcile, the couple is feeling trapped and just want to get out of the cozy Vermont Inn. It turns out that the town has many interesting holiday traditions and games that the couple is unaware of.
Soon, Robby and Becca discovers the coziness of the town and remember what brought them together. Will they start having fun together now or they believe that the thing is not for them?
We Wish You a Married Christmas is premiering on the Hallmark Channel on 23 October at 6 p.m., 27 October 27 at 8 p.m., 5 November at 2 p.m., 24 November at 2 a.m., and 29 November at 4 p.m. Eastern Time.


"Puffs" Provides Magical Theater Experience for ICS Community
"We are wizards!" The ICS cast and crew of the Upper School Fall Play "Puffs" proved that they are magical, indeed, as they performed an energetic, imaginative, and hilarious glimpse into seven years at a 'certain' school of magic from the perspective of some less-famous characters.
The magic that our Creekers created on stage entertained audiences of all ages. "Puffs" was funny, full of heart, fast-paced, furious, utterly ridiculous, and a whole lot of fun. Comedy is incredibly hard for actors of any age to master - and the 11 members of this cast knocked it out of the park. Unique chemistry, astute timing, countless entrances and exits, consistent high energy, and multiple opportunities for improvisation kept audiences laughing through each performance.
Additionally, the renowned ICS "minions" embraced the approximately 34098543210975 props, sound cues, costumes, and lighting changes, rising to the challenge of perhaps the highest level of difficulty behind the scenes of any show Indian Creek has ever produced. The ICS tech crew had the incredible opportunity to work with “Puffs” playwright Matt Cox, and were granted the privilege of using the original music and sound effects from the Off-Broadway production. Sound and light booth operators used Indian Creek’s brand new, state-of-the-art technology to immerse the audience in the magic on-stage.
The Indian Creek School philosophy emphasizes helping students to be confident in themselves, have the courage to take healthy risks, and gain a sense of belonging as they find your places in the world. "Puffs" illustrated the value in each of these endeavors in funny, and often poignant ways.
Audiences also celebrated the joy of watching live theater indoors - in our own Jack & Nancy Becker Center for the Performing Arts - once again, while enjoying jellybeans, chocolate frogs, and snitches at intermission.
Congratulations to the "Puffs" cast and crew on an incredible show.
Indian Creek school is a co-educational, college preparatory independent school, located in Crownsville, Maryland. Students in Pre-K3 through grade 12 receive a vibrant educational experience based on excellent academics steeped in strong student-teacher connections.


Bobrisky goes into hiding after Tonto Dikeh threatened to show his real face without makeup
Controversial Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh and her crossdresser bestie, Bobrisky have on numerous shared happy moments together and that is what many have known them for.
The actress has shared a video where she threatened to uncover Nigeria’s male barbie’s real face without his usual makeup after she had visited the home of her best friend.
In the video, the Nollywood actress who seemed to be having a good time with her bestie at his house walked into Bobrisky’s room and unknowingly bumped into him without makeup.
She jokingly threatened to share a picture of his face on social media while Bobrisky screamed and went into hiding. She, however, calmed him down saying she won’t show her no-makeup face to the public.
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Hello everyone! I’m Wataru Sugawara from Bangkok. I’m dispatched to North Pacific Bank Ltd Bangkok Representative Office from the Hokkaido Government.
I’ve been in Bangkok since July 2015. Soon after my arrival, a terrorist attack occurred nearby. That really surprised me. More than a year has passed since then. Time flies but I still haven’t gotten used to the all-year-around heat in Bangkok…
Our office supports Hokkaido’s agenda to expand business activities and inbound tourism to ASEAN countries. Please feel free to contact us for more information.
North Pacific Bank Ltd Bangkok Representative Office
Today I introduce a movie called “Fan Day”, which has been screened across Thailand from 1 Sep. A big part of the movie was shot in Hokkaido, so I went to see it.
It was a rare experience for me to see familiar places like Sapporo, Otaru, Hakodate, Kiroro and Noboribetsu in a foreign movie, in a foreign country.
This movie will be screened in other ASEAN countries as well as Japan, so I won’t tell you the plot but I can tell you one thing; even if you don’t understand Thai nor English (subtitles) enough, you can get the big picture of the story!
(The picture) The banner of the movie is hanging under the eave.


Amrita aiyer is an Indian actress who typically acts in Tamil film. She is a rising talent in the cine field. The beautiful actress rose to fame recently by acting in the film “Bigil”. She predominantly acts in South Indian films. Amrita has a beautiful sculptured physique with a neighborly look. Her charming smile adds to her graceful look. She has also worked as a model. Get to know many facts about her by reading this Amrita aiyer Biography.
Amrita is a Chennai girl since Chennai city is her hometown. She was born on 13th May, 1994. However she was brought up in Bangalore. The elegant actress did her schooling in Bangalore and went on to continue her studies. She has a degree from St. Joseph’s College of Commerce in Bangalore. Being a Bangalore brought up girl, Amrita is very stylish. But she looks perfect in ethnic wear too.
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Amrita’s Modeling Profession
Amrita started her career as a model during her initial days. She was waiting for a good opportunity to transform herself into an actress. Her dream came true soon and now we have a talented actress among us. Within such a short span, she has succeeded in occupying a special place in people’s hearts. She is passionate about dancing and dances Bharathanaatiyam gracefully.
Amrita aiyer Biography
Name: Amrita Iyer or Amrita aiyer
Age: 25 years
Date of birth: 13 May, 1994
Profession: Actress, Model
Years active: 2018-present
Debut film: Padaiveeran
Hobbies: Dancing, singing
Father: Not known
Mother: Not known
Siblings: Not known
Marital Status: Unmarried
Boyfriends: Not known
Affairs: Not known
School: Not known
College: st.Joseph College of Commerce
Degree: Bachelors degree in Commerce
Body type: Slim
Height: Yet to be updated
Weight: Yet to be updated
Skin color: Fair
Hair color: Black
Eye color: Black
Tamil Debut Film of Amrita aiyer
Amrita aiyer made her debut in the year 2018 by appearing in the Tamil film “Padaiveeran”. Dhana was the director of the film and Vijay Yesudas in the lead male role. The film had an ensemble cast of Bharathiraja and Akhil. Amrita had the opportunity to play opposite to Vijay Yesudas in this film. Her acting as “Malar” was praised by people. She made a good impression even though her screen time was short. Continue reading Amrita aiyer Biography in order to know about the talented actress.
Kaali- a Great Film for Amrita!
The young actress then acted in the film “Kaali”. This was also a Tamil language film which was directed by Krithiga Uthayanithi. Vijay Antony played the protagonist in this film and cast included Anjali, Amrita aiyer, Sunaina and Shilpa Manjunath. The actress played a role called “Thenmozhi” in the film. The role was a demanding one and Amrita displayed a range of emotions very well. This once again proved her talent in acting. This was also in the year 2018.
Amrita’s Sandalwood Debut Film- “Gramayana”
In the same year, Amrita aiyer entered into the Kannada film industry through the film “Gramayana”. It was directed by the director Devanuru Chandru. She acted as the lead female opposite to Vinay Rajkumar. The story is a thriller based one which is taking place in a village. For shooting a teaser for this film, the crew went to the actor Vinay’s village Gajanur. It was positively reviewed by both people and critics. It did well in box office too.
Bigil – a Turning Point in Amrita’s Acting Career!
Amrita was cast in the film “Bigil” which was a Thalapathy film. Famous actor Vijay plays the protagonist in the film and it is directed by Atlee. Nayanthara, the lady superstar, plays the lead female role. The movie is about women who are in sports. We can safely say it is a women empowerment movie. Amrita played as the captain of a women’s sports team. She played a significant role very well and hence rose to fame within a single night.
Her Upcoming Films
The charming actress is currently working in the film “Red” which is a Telugu film. It stars Ram Pothineni and is directed by Kishore Tirumala. We wish Amrita all the best in her future endeavors. We believe that the actress lives up to all our expectations and wish her success in her film career!


Netflix is good for many things, but its supply of incredible sex scenes might top the list. With that in mind, it’s only right for us to compile a list of the sexiest movies on Netflix in case you need it for, you know, research purposes. Given the breadth of options, it should come as no surprise that the streaming service offers plenty of hot movies. Here, 12 movies that feature some of the best sex scenes on Netflix. (We also have a list of shows on Netflix with great sex scenes, plus a list of LGBTQ+ shows and movies on Netflix that have unreal sex scenes, too. Clearly, we’re all about sharing the wealth when it comes to the best sex scenes on Netflix.)
1. Palm Trees in the Snow
This Spanish historical romance takes a look back in time at the relationship between Killian (Mario Casas) and Bisila (Berta Vázquez), an interracial couple who needs to keep their connection secret due to the prejudices of the time. Tune in for intrigue that persists across generations, plus the intense sex scene that opens the film.
2. Below Her Mouth
Let’s kick things off with a true banger, shall we? Below Her Mouth revolves around Dallas (Erika Linder) and Jasmine (Natalie Krill), two women who have a whirlwind love affair that takes them each on a path of self-discovery. Bonus: The movie was produced by an all-female crew with the hopes of making it as authentic as possible. “We wanted to honestly express a [woman’s] view of intimacy, honesty, lust, sex, love and what turns us on,” director April Mullen told IndieWire.
3. Someone Great
This much-loved Netflix original follows three best friends (played by DeWanda Wise, Gina Rodriguez, and Brittany Snow) who vow to have an incredible last night out together before Rodriguez’s character moves away. Though there are various sexy (and sweet) moments peppered throughout the movie, one particularly memorable sex scene takes place in a club bathroom between two people who prooobably should not be hooking up. You’ll get it when you watch it.
One piece of promo art for this film seems to feature two people’s tongues mid-makeout until you look more closely and realize, hey, there’s a third tongue (and person) in the mix. Intrigued? A bit more to fully reel you in: The movie starts with Electra (Aomi Muyock) and Murphy (Karl Glusman) completely naked and using their hands to get each other off. (Well, one of them finishes. We’ll let you guess who.) In the movie, which depicts Electra and Murphy’s relationship before and after they invite outsider Omi (Klara Kristin) to join in, it’s only up from there.
5. Duck Butter
The premise of this movie lends itself to a lot of quality sex scenes. Naima (Alia Shawkat) and Sergio (Laia Costa) happen upon each other in a club. Fed up with the usual nightmarish rigamarole that can come with modern dating, they decide to dive straight into intimacy by spending the next 24 hours together—and having sex on the hour the whole way through. Come for the sex, stay for the exploration of what it really means to have an honest, emotionally close romantic relationship today.


The KS4 programme of study is the BTEC Technical Award in Performing Arts. The students learn about the history of theatre, different job roles in the Performing Arts, performance skills, evaluation skills, team work and leadership skills.
Link to Specification
|Year||Cycle 1||Cycle 2||Cycle 3||Cycle 4|
|10||Component 1: Introduction to the genre of Pantomime.||Component 1: Pantomime continued||Component 1: Introduction to realism||Component 1: Introduction to Brecht and Epic theatre.|
|11||Component 2: Performing to an audience.||Component 3: Devising a performance piece||Component 3: Development of performance skills||Component 3: Preparation for external exam.|


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Who can forget the moment Darth Vadar appeared on screen in Star Wars: A New Hope? Certainly not the Japanese, who have become some of the most avid Star Wars fans in the world. Check out our range of Japanese Star Wars toys, most exclusive to Japan only!
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Here is an overview of some the films I have made over the years. A variety of experimental animated shorts, that have been shown at multiple film festivals all over the world.
You can see most of them on my Youtube channel www.youtube.com/c/JirosWorld, but some of them are either archived or distributed by other parties, which means I do not own full open-source screening rights to them.
External Links to pages about my films:
Lesbisch Schwule Filmtage: http://archiv.lsf-hamburg.de/_oldsite/2005/prettyyoungthings.html
Queer film festivals Japan: https://web.archive.org/web/20190202200307/http://www.geocities.jp/kansai_queer_film/en/2006prog/trans.html
my Filmpeople account
my first solo exhibit with a retrospective of my films


Movie music: Telling the story
Will Fulton, Contributing Writer
Music is a medium that can be consumed without being accompanied by a visual aid. Film, however, is rarely consumed without music in one way or another.
Film is a medium that can be described as auditory and visual. These two qualities exist simultaneously in a motion picture to tell a cohesive story. Visual and auditory stimulation is one of the most frequently used methods of storytelling in the world.
While you can tell a story through a painting or a symphony, bringing these two things together packs a bigger punch that one of the two alone.
Films have been dominating the artistic landscape of society since the early 20th century. Throughout the lifespan of Hollywood, there have been movies that have taken special advantage of the auditory experience. The following films are two of the many films that use music to tell the story.
The first film is “Baby Driver.” When the word “musical” is used to describe a movie, most people would probably think of movies where the main character breaks out in song for seemingly no reason. This is not the case with this movie.
While the characters in this film do not start randomly singing, the song choices are used to demonstrate the direction of the plot, movement in a given scene and the emotion of the characters.
According to composer and orchestrator, Robin Hoffman, “Music can serve the movie by getting into the emotions of the characters. A face with a neutral expression can be pushed into ‘feeling’ many different things just by what kind of music is used.”
In the opening scene of “Baby Driver,” The song “Bellbottoms” plays over a bank robbery. The main character is sitting in the perpetrator’s getaway car while listening to the song while his movement and the movement around him synchronizes with the rhythm of the song.
The action and movement in multiple scenes are based around different songs and were filmed with those songs in mind. This is done to put the audience in the main character’s headspace.
Director of “Baby Driver,” Edgar Wright, said in an interview that the composer of the movie, Steve Price, only wrote around 30 minutes of additional score. The score was formulated to serve the actual songs that each piece led into.
The opening scene starts out with strings playing a single note while ringing can be heard. The ringing is there because the main character has tinnitus, which plays a large part in the plot. When the crooks he is driving for go into the bank to rob it, the song “Bellbottoms” begins, which puts the audience in the moment with Baby.
When the crooks start robbing the bank, the song’s tempo becomes faster and the instrumentation becomes more frantic, giving a representation for the mood of the scene. This is just one example of how music is used to direct a scene, but there is another way music is used.
The main character, Baby, and his love interest, Deborah, both use music to represent themselves. When they first meet, they remark about how few songs there are about a “Deborah” and how many songs are about a “Baby”.
The second film is “West Side Story.” This Oscar award winning film, which is based on the Tony award winning stage musical, is legendary in the worlds of both music and film. Composer Leonard Bernstein built nearly all the music in the show on what is known as a tritone or “The Devil’s Interval.”
It is difficult to understand what exactly this is if you do not know music theory, but a tritone is a musical idea that contains three notes. It is dissonant at first but then resolves to a pleasant note. This is the foundation of “West Side Story”.
The entire score is built around discord, mimicking the main conflict of the movie. The two gangs, the Jets and the Sharks, are the discord and the star-crossed lovers, Tony and Maria, are the resolution to their conflict. Their relationship is not fueled by the prejudice that drives the rival gangs.
The way the music demonstrates this is in the resolution of the two main themes in the music. Both the Jet’s theme and Tony and Maria’s theme are tritones, but the difference is the latter resolves while the former does not.
Tony and Maria’s theme is the chorus to the song “Maria,” which is dissonant at first but then resolves when tony finishes saying Maria’s name. Each syllable in her name is the one of the three notes in the tritone.
This style of using music to tell the story is very similar to how operas were written. Operas were usually written so that each character would have their own musical theme or what is called a leitmotif. This is now a very common thing in film as well as theatre, which is apparent in “West Side Story.”
While many films have exchanged thematic scores for more of a basic musical aesthetic, these two films are two examples of how music can be utilized to further a director’s vision.


African & Greek Masks
Introduction to African Masks
Here you will find an african mask encyclopedia
Idea for a paper collage african mask.
Ideas to draw an african mask easy
Ideas for recycled materials masks
Introduction to Greek masks
I found this interesting definition in Greek High Definition.
Ancient Greek Theatre Masks
The use of masks in ancient Greek theater draw their origin from the ancient Dionysian cult. Thespis was the first writer, who used a mask. The members of the chorus wore masks, usually similar to each other but completely different from the leading actors. Picture 1 portrays a sort of mask suitable for the chorus. Because the number of actors varied from one to three, they had to put on different masks, in order to play more roles.
The actors were all men. The mask was therefore necessary to let them play the female roles. Picture 2 portrays a woman’s mask.
Some people claim that the masks had one more significance : they added resonance to the voice of an actor so that everyone in the huge ancient theater could hear him (Baldry 1971).
An interesting idea (Wiles 1991) is that the mask could give to the character some sort of universality, creating an average figure, so that the audience would judge him on his actions and not his appearance. Certainly that was a result of the use of the mask but I am not quite convinced that it was one of the purposes of its use.
Usually the masks were made of linen, wood, or leather. A marble or stone face was used as a mould for the mask. Human or animal hair was also used. The eyes were fully drawn but in the place of the pupil of the eye was a small hole so that the actor could see.


Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin rehearsing with their daughters Tina Sinatra and Deana Martin on The Dean Martin Show, 1967
Simultaneously the worst and best movie ever made
Actually one of my teachers watched every single version of Romeo and Juliet with the original text in front of him to prove that this was the worst version, but to his great dismay its the most accurate film adaptation of it, with the lines closest to the original text and most similar stage direction and relayed emotions.
He proceeded to show it to us in class.
Our teacher simply referred to this film as the “ghetto-fabulous” Romeo and Juliet
Best of the best!
The thing about life is that you must survive. Life is going to be difficult, and dreadful things will happen. What you do is move along, get on with it, and be tough. Not in the sense of being mean to others, but being tough with yourself and making a deadly effort not to be defeated.Katherine Hepburn (via onlinecounsellingcollege)


Welcome to the Koukaki Film Society!
The Koukaki Film Society has a purpose given not only by a passion for cinema, but also, by the idea of bringing the cinema experience to a new, more elaborated and enriching level, capable to add meanings, side-actions, analysis, social involvement and collaborative production of content to the actual screening.
With this motto we decided to found The Koukaki Film Society.
You can start by reading our Manifesto!
Contact us in firstname.lastname@example.org


For me, movies like this are almost comedic. Maybe it's just that it becomes a contest to see how much stuff they can blow up. There were a few scenes with plot development, and they almost seemed out of place. C'mon, let's get back to the action! My favorite bits were the scene where Arnold was dangling from the crane, smashing into stuff, and the scene where Arnold and the TX had a fight in the men's bathroom. He busted a urinal over her head. I don't think I've ever seen that in a movie.
I liked the ending as well. So the machines win this round, nuclear war starts, 3 billion people die... but John and Kate live. Neat. The nuke scenes were cool, but not quite as cool as the bomb in 24 this season. That was intense. There wasn't much that was this intense about T3, but it was still a cool guy flick.


A sudden strike of light sliced the enemies and as Alucard closed his eyes, he heard a very sweet, familiar voice making his eyes wide open. To his great surprise, he saw the maiden with a magical sword and staff in her hands protecting him together with a young man holding a sharp shining sword that pierced through the demons turning them into ashes.
Grateful was he to the maiden and the young swordsman, Alucard stood up, driven by his love and admiration for the maiden.
Regaining his strength, he fought alongside with them. Taking down the vicious demons, together they fought and annihilated the ruthless abyssal creatures, leaving nothing but ashes falling on the ground.
As they were exhausted after the fight, panting and loosing their mana. Fast as lightning, the angel of darkness took the opportunity to eliminate one of them, weilding his lethal dark sword, he came to their surprise and tried to stab the young swordsman.
Taken aback, the young swordsman was caught off guard by the sudden assault .Diverting her focus on him, the maiden saw an impregnable danger coming. Abruptly, she ran swiftly to protect him, taking the dark sword as it pierce through her heart that was meant for the young swordsman. From not too distant, Alucard was astound by the happenings he just witnessed when he saw his beloved maiden sacrificed her life amenably for the young swordsman whom he just met during the battle.
He was in a great distress, when he saw the young swordsman cupped the delicate face of the maiden that captivated his heart. Even more afflictive for him as he watched the blood running down the edges of the sharp dark sword. Overwhelming anger and revenge swallowed Alucard as he took his sword, the darkness filled...


Why john abraham is so popular and some new facts about it
John Abraham is a popular actor in the Indian film industry known for his intense performances, rugged looks, and fitness regime. He has established himself as a versatile actor with a wide range of roles to his credit. In this blog, we’ll explore why John Abraham is so popular and share some new facts about him.
One of the reasons for John Abraham’s popularity is his unique appearance. He’s known for his tall and muscular physique, striking features, and rugged looks. His unconventional looks have earned him a massive fan following among both male and female audiences.
Another reason for John Abraham’s popularity is his acting skills. He’s known for his ability to portray a wide range of characters, from action heroes to romantic leads. He’s also won critical acclaim for his performances in films like “Madras Cafe” and “Dhoom.”
John Abraham is also a fitness enthusiast, known for his muscular physique and strict workout routine. He’s a vegetarian and follows a strict diet and fitness regime to maintain his physique. His fitness routine has inspired many young people to adopt a healthy lifestyle.
Here are some new facts about John Abraham that you may not know:
He’s a film producer: John Abraham is also a successful film producer and has produced several hit movies under his production banner. Some of his notable productions include “Vicky Donor,” “Madras Cafe,” and “Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran.”
He’s a bike enthusiast: John Abraham is a big fan of bikes and has a vast collection of high-end bikes. He’s even participated in several bike rallies and races.
He’s an animal lover: John is a passionate animal lover and has been involved in several animal welfare initiatives. He’s even adopted stray dogs and has been actively involved in their care.
He’s a supporter of social causes: John is actively involved in several social causes and has been associated with organizations like PETA and Habitat for Humanity. He’s also been vocal about issues like environmental conservation and road safety.
He’s a family man: John is a devoted husband to his wife and has been open about his desire to start a family. He’s also close to his parents and siblings and often speaks about the importance of family in his life.
Despite his popularity, John Abraham has also faced his share of controversies over the years. He’s been involved in several legal cases, including a public spat with fellow actor Salman Khan.
However, John has managed to maintain his popularity thanks to his talent, unique appearance, and commitment to fitness and social causes. He’s one of the most sought-after actors in Bollywood and has won several awards for his performances. With his continued success and growing influence in the Indian film industry, it’s clear that John Abraham is a cultural icon in India and a force to be reckoned with in the entertainment industry.
In conclusion, John ‘s popularity can be attributed to his unique appearance, acting skills, and commitment to fitness and social causes.
His passion for film production, bike racing, animal welfare, and social causes have also earned him a reputation as a well-rounded and socially conscious individual. With his continued success and growing influence in the Indian film industry, it’s clear that John Abraham will remain one of the most popular and beloved actors in Bollywood for years to come.


This project was a collaborative effort to create an experimental narrative in virtual reality format. Our story surrounded a fantasy steampunk inspired theme in which the participant explored a tower structure to visit characters who provide different strings to a problem plaguing the village. The end allows the participant to make a decision about how to handle the problem based on their interactions with the characters.
My role included modeling the characters in the experience. The characters were then rigged using Adobe Mixamo and motion captured. One character was live performed using Pegasus in Unity 3D.


Radio show, eatery bring dinner theater to Nelson
Lakes Area Radio Theatre is teaming up with the Corral Saloon and Eatery in Nelson for a western-themed dinner and a live radio theater show on Sunday, Sept. 10, at the restaurant.
The barbecue chicken dinner is at 4 p.m. with two western radio shows starting at 5:30 p.m.
The first show, from "Gunsmoke," features "Chester's Hanging," a classic show where Matt and Chester once again get themselves into a sticky situation. With Chester on the verge of being strung up by the bad guys, Matt needs to outwit the outlaws.
In "Secret of the West," the town of Dead Rock is under the control of the evil Black Buck Brady. Wyatt Earp is secretly summoned to come to Dead Rock's aid, and a secret is accidentally revealed.
The eatery is at 117 North Nelson St. in Nelson. Tickets are $20 and available at the door and at Lakes Area Theatre, 2214 Geneva Road NE in Alexandria. For more information, call 320-815-7664.


My wife and I finally saw War of the Worlds last night. Despite the film’s flaws (it falls apart as soon as Tim Robbins shows up) I liked it. What it lacked over the original was that sense of faith. I love the ending of the original which sees bacteria as something God in his wisdom prepares. While having a very different plot, the film Signs from a few years ago follows the undertone of the original War of the Worlds. (Recall how the asthma and water drinking save the life of the child) I still love the ending to the original film of War of the Worlds and the religious overtones. This new version fails because the ending comes out of left field and is completely untied to any of the themes of the film. (Which has the rather good theme of finding value in ones kids and a critique of family dysfunction) It just doesn’t work.
The other thing I found interesting in the film though was the idea of preparing for the end. Now I suspect most of us since the end of the cold war don’t really take the supply of food as seriously anymore. I remember as a child tying it to nuclear war or the like. There was always this quasi-survivalist mindset to food storage. The last decade it has more been emphasized as a way to plan for unemployment or short term emergencies like water contamination.
I’m certainly not saying that one ought have food storage to prepare for an alien invasion. That’d be silly. But what the film struck home to me is that we really don’t know what can happen. Did anyone think back on the morning of 9/11 that things like that would be transpiring? What about the people up in Idaho back in the 80’s when the floods hit? Residents of Florida are more prepared for disaster. But what about the rest of us? Bad things can happen suddenly. Perhaps the threat of terrorism isn’t as bad as the threats of nuclear war. And I think those of us outside of major metropolitan areas tend to see it more as a “big city” threat. But what would we do in an emergency?