SIFF PROJECT | WIP PROJECT Calling for Registration
The WIP PROJECT unit of Shanghai International Film Festival·SIFF PROJECT has started registration together with SIFF PROJECT on January 1, 2019. It is now open to high-quality film projects, and we will finally select 6-8 projects among all submissions to participate in relevant activities of the film festival. Registration will end on March 25, 2019.
In 2018, SIFF PROJECT added the WIP PROJECT unit for film projects that have already started shooting, completed shooting, or are in post-production, providing more targeted resources and support in investment, post-production, domestic and international distribution, and film festival promotion with the industrial platform effect of Shanghai International Film Festival and SIFF Project.
Finalists for 2018 WIP PROJECT of SIFF PROJECT
The project public presentation was held in an active atmosphere with over 300 industry guests during the event, which became a spotlight in the industry. The two-day project fair also attracted many appointment requests from film companies, domestic and international distribution companies and filmmakers. SIFF PROJECT set up a special Phenom Films Project with the cooperation of Phenom Films post operation center to select two among the finalists, and offer a post-production service equivalent to RMB 150,000.
Last year, a total of 6 projects were shortlisted, 5 of which were feature film debuts of Chinese young directors. After half a year, they all made progresses, and some had completed the re-shooting, some were in editing, and some were to be submitted for review and approval. The finished works are expected to meet audiences this year.
Directed by ZHANG Qi
IF YOU ARE HAPPY
Directed by CHEN Xiaoming
THE KID AND THE SEA
Directed by SUN Aoqian
THE THEORY OF CARNIVORES
Directed by DUAN Chunyu
WARM SMELL OF CORIANDER
Directed by NIU Han
Directed by LIAO Zihao
In 2019, the WIP PROJECT will shortlist 6-8 projects, and the event will be held concurrently with SIFF Project on June 16-18. The finalists will participate in project public presentation, project negotiation and other activities.
In addition, the submission for New Talent Project, SIFF Project, Co-production Project will come to close in one month, and the registration will be closed on March 1, 2019!
For any questions, please contact:
SIFF Project Team


Gorky Film Studio will celebrate its centenary in 2015.
The studio will prepare a lot of interesting events and activities to celebrate this remarkable date. We plan to create a studio museum, organize thematic exhibitions for pupils, master-classes for students of theater universities and excursions for those interested in Russian cinematography.
Cinema aroused much interest in Russia during the First World War, but for political reasons and because of the embargo rental of foreign films dropped sharply. This gave impetus to the development of the national film industry. 23 companies made films in Moscow. Among them was partnership Rus founded in 1915 by Kostroma merchant and Old Believer Mikhail Semenovich Trofimov.
In 1916 he built in Moscow on Butyrskaya Street a wooden pavilion and started regular filmmaking. The main theme was the adaptation of Russian classics. Directors, artists and actors came from the Moscow Art Theater.
When Aleksandr Akimovich Sanin came to Rus, he already was an experienced stage actor and director. His first film Dev’i Gory (1918) became the most popular adaptation in the Russian distribution. Next year, two adaptations of Rus film studio became an outstanding achievement. Films based on the novel by Leo Tolstoy Polikushka and Dmitry Merezhkovsky Tsarevich Aleksey received international recognition.
Mezhrabprom-Rus Film Company was established in 1924 on the basis of Rus film studio and International Workers Relief Agency film bureau. The studio has become a model of advanced technology and creative solutions both in Russia and Europe.
In 1924, Yakov Protazanov made the first science-fiction film Aelita. The scenery was created by Viktor Simov and costumes by Aleksandra Ester under the guidance of the famous Nadezhda Lamanova, whose name is closely associated with all the performances staged by Konstantin Stanislavsky.
The first international joint venture, the Soviet-German organization Mezhrabpomfilm was created in 1928 on the basis of reformed joint stock company Mezhrabpom-Rus. Apart from the other films, Yakov Protazanov made the famous Without a Dowry (1936) based on the play by Aleksandr Ostrovsky that year.
In 1936, after the collapse of the Communist International on the basis of Mezhrabpomfilm was organized Soyuzdetfilm. As far back as 1930 a suggestion to organize a children's film studio was made. But it was considered untimely. In 1936 came out the first motion pictures with Soyuzdetfilm label Ai-Gul and Three from one street.
In 1941-1943 the film studio was temporarily evacuated to Stalinabad. Questions about how to make Soyuzdetfilm an affiliate of Mosfilm was raised after the war.Then director Mark Donskoy appealed to Voroshilov: “The emblem of Soyuzdetfilm gained worldwide recognition thanks to my trilogy about Gorky. Nowhere in the world there is a children's film studio, but we have it. Are you going to close it?" Voroshilov listened to the director’s opinion and decided to persuade Stalin not to close the studio. He said: "Well, if the famous trilogy was filmed there, let us assign this studio Gorky's name and leave it in peace".
In 1948, it was renamed into the Gorky Film Studio.
In 1963 – 2003, the studio was known as the Central Studio of Children’s and Youth Films named after Maksim Gorky.
On December 4, 2003, the studio was corporatized and received a new name - Open Joint Stock Company Creative and Production Association Central Studio of Children’s and Youth Films named after M. Gorky.
More than 1000 films were created over the years of studio’s existence. They were focused on different categories of domestic moviegoers.
Among these films one can find leaders of domestic distribution:
And Quiet Flows the Don by Sergey Gerasimov (1957) — 47 million viewers;
Officers by Vladimir Rogovoy (1971) — 53.4 million viewers;
The Dawns Here Are Quiet by S. Rostotsky (1973) — 66 million viewers;
As well as the most successful in the history of the Soviet, post-Soviet and Russian cinematography film by Boris Durov Pirates of the 20th Century (1979) — 98 million viewers.
The most popular in the history of domestic television film series were filmed at Gorky Film Studio: Seventeen Moments of Spring (Yulian Semenov and Tatyana Lioznova, 1973). Also, a lot of other well-known films were made here: I'm Twenty Years Old by Marlena Hutsieva, Three Poplars at Plyushchikha Street by Tatyana Lioznova, The Commissar by Aleksandra Askoldova, Pechki-Lavochki by Vasily Shukshin and others.
Films of different genres were created here owing to the application of new technical solutions. These are science-fiction film Aelita (1924), co-production film Salamandra (1928), sound film Voucher for Life (1931), musical film Harmonica (1934), color film Grunya Kurnakova (1936), sound animated film With a Wave of a Wand (1938).In 1941, a stereoscopic film for viewing which cinemagoers did not need to use special glasses was created here, and in 1975 appeared children's comic magazine Eralash.
Here made their first appearance on the stage:
V. Pudovkin, Yu. Zhelyabuzhskiy, B. Barnet, N. Ekk, I. Savchenko, A. Rou, I. Frez, S. Rostotskiy, Yu. Egorov, T. Lioznova, L. Kulidzhanov, Ya. Segel’, B. Buneev, V. Shukshin, Yu. Shvyrev, B. Grigoriev, I. Gurin, I. Magitov, A. Askol'dov, P. Lyubimov, P. Arsenov, G. Oganesyan, V. Grammatikov, Yu. Kara, V. Pichul, A. Eshpay, etc.
A. Golovnya, P. Ermolov, M. Magidson, B. Rapoport, S. Urusevskiy, M. Pilikhina, M. Kirillov, etc.
N. Batalov, I. Il'inskiy, A. Ktorov, N. Kryuchkov, Yu. Solntseva, O. Zhizneva, V. Baranovskaya, G. Kravchenko, A. Sudakevich, V. Maretskaya, Z. Fedorova, N. Alisova, N. Mordyukova, S. Gurzo, I. Makarova, V. Tikhonov, S. Bondarchuk, M. Ulyanov, Zh. Bolotova, L. Hityaeva, A. Shengelaya, N. Eremenko, N. Belokhvostikova, K. Lavrov, A. Zharkov, N. Zashchipina, S. Nikonenko, O. Ostroumova, I. Sklyar, N. Negoda, A. Klyuka, etc. At the studio worked such famous directors as: Ya. Protazanov, V. Legoshin, I. Annenskiy, M. Donskoy, L. Kuleshov, S. Jutkiewicz, L. Lukov, S. Gerasimov , M. Hutsiev, V. Shukshin, etc.


The tragic news of Israeli Director Yahav Winner’s demise after a harrowing encounter with Hamas terrorists has left a profound impact on the filmmaking community and beyond. In an act of tremendous bravery, Winner chose not to flee but instead attempted to shield his loved ones during the terrifying attack, ultimately making the ultimate sacrifice.
Yahav Winner’s wife, the filmmaker Shaylee Atary, movingly shared her sentiments in a heartfelt tribute following the discovery of her husband’s body in the southern Israeli kibbutz of Kfar Aza. Winner’s gallant efforts to protect his home and family from the onslaught by Hamas terrorists serve as a testament to his unwavering courage.
The recovery of Yahav Winner’s body by Israeli soldiers serves as a somber reminder of the harsh realities faced by those living in conflict zones. His life, and the contributions he made to the world of filmmaking as the director of “The Boy,” will be remembered and celebrated, while his untimely passing underscores the impact of conflict on innocent lives.
Who was Yahav Winner?
Yahav Winner, a talented actor and director recognized for his work in productions like “The Boy,” “Neurim” (2020), and “Capricious Manifest” (2014), left an enduring mark on the world of cinema. His unfortunate passing occurred on October 7, 2023, in Kfar Azza, Israel.
Winner’s short film, “The Boy,” notably earned the distinction of receiving the Best Cinematography Prize at the Tel Aviv International Students Film Festival, a testament to his creative talents and dedication to his craft. In a poignant statement, Go2Films expressed profound grief over the loss of Yahav Winner, who had been missing for three agonizing days before being discovered in Kfar Aza.
The impact of his passing has left an irreplaceable void in the hearts of those who knew and admired his artistry and spirit. The film community and beyond mourn his absence and extend their deepest condolences to Winner’s wife, Shaylee Atary, his family, friends, and all who were touched by his contributions to the world of filmmaking.
In the wake of this tragic event, the community has come together to support Shaylee Atary and their daughter, Shaya, who were left with nothing after the devastating attack. Donations are being gathered to provide assistance during this challenging time.
How old was Yahav Winner?
Yahav Winner was in his mid-30s and hailed from Israel. As for specific details about his parents and siblings, there is limited information available at this time. Efforts may be made in the future to obtain additional information about his family, and any relevant details that come to light will be shared accordingly.
Who was Yahav Winner’s Wife?
Yahav Winner was married to Shaylee Atary, and the couple welcomed a child together named Shaya. Atary is an accomplished filmmaker in her own right, having recently returned from the San Sebastian Film Festival where she premiered her most recent work, “Single Light,” as part of the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera section.
Her previous film, “Neurim,” made its debut at Cannes in 2020, featured in the Cinefondation section, and was subsequently sold to Arte France. The couple’s creative pursuits were intertwined, reflecting their shared passion for the world of cinema.
What was Yahav Winner’s Net Worth?
The estimated Net Worth of Yahav Winner is around $400K USD.


This song is about what it often feels like falling in love, but also a reminder to tell the people you love, that you do...
BEFORE it’s too late!
Ek Is Lief Vir Jou (I Love You)
About the Song
I was inspired to write this song after watching a World War I film called The Red Baron. During a scene at the end of the movie, there is a poignant moment that is heart breaking. (Spoiler alert if you haven't seen the movie).
A woman crosses over into enemy territory to say “goodbye” to the man she loved, after his plane went down & he didn’t survive.
As she stands at the grave, she speaks as if she was speaking to him, but she is looking at his grave. She tells him, that she was asked by many why she was putting herself into danger to come here (to enemy territory) to say goodbye to him.
She is quite for a moment & then she responds: “I told [him] I love you!”
With tears in her eyes, she says, “Did I ever tell you?”


Andra Day’s secured the Golden Globe for Best Actress for her portrayal of Billie Holiday in the movie The United States vs. Billie Holiday.
During her acceptance speech, Day acknowledged being in “the presence of giants,” referring to her fellow nominee, Viola Davis for her role in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.
Also nominated were Vanessa Kirby for Pieces of a Woman, Frances McDormand for Nomadland and Carey Mulligan for Promising Young Woman.
Day tearfully thanked “the amazing, transformative, dynamic Billie Holiday, who just transformed me with this role and with her presence and with her spirit.”
This was Andra Day’s first major film role and she was surrounded by family and friends on her triumphant night.
Check out the heartwarming moment below. Did you watch The United States vs. Billie Holiday yet?
— Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) March 1, 2021


A relationship is a couple who truly loves each other
A relationship is a couple who truly loves each other, but there is so much more. The man and the wife should not depend on each other, rather know how to be independent. They should know how to be responsible, and mature. Not knowing how to be independent can lead to a disaster when being in a relationship. The epic love stories show the tragedies the young couples faced, and how they reacted to it. The play, Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare is about two star crossed lovers who cannot love each other because their families hate each other. The couple soon finds a way to marry, but tragedy hits, and the two struggles to get back together and end up dying together. The movie, Devdas, by Bhansali, is about Devdas coming back home after ten years and finally comes back to his loved one, Parvati Chakraborty. They are separated from their families and Devdas dies from abusive use of alcohol when both almost sees each other at the end. The play, Romeo and Juliet, and the movie, Devdas, is thought of as epic love stories about star crossed lovers but are not. The two male lead characters, Romeo and Devdas, are immature, sexist, and obstinate.
Romeo and Juliet and Devdas is not a love story because Romeo and Devdas are immature and cannot handle relationships. In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo explains why Tybalt and Mercutio cannot fight, saying: “Forbidden bandying in Verona streets / Hold. Tybalt! Good Mercutio!” (Shakespeare 3.1). Romeo expresses his hatred over Tybalt after killing Mercutio, stating: “And fire-eyed fury be my conduct now.” (Shakespeare 3.1). Romeo did not flee from the fight and instead of the prince finding Tybalt for execution. Romeo took matters to his hands and killed him, knowing the streets of Verona banned fighting. In Devdas, Devdas shows his immaturity by not talking it through with his dad, Devdas chooses to leave the house over something trivial. (Bhansali). Devdas is a lawyer and should have easily talked it through with his dad. Instead, he chose to run away from something trivial that he or anyone else can talk it out. Devdas and Romeo both are immature and should have thought it out before taking action because if both of them is mature, they can think things out and do something else instead of killing someone for avenge or running away. Both of them is immature and cannot be mature enough to handle a relationship.
Romeo and Devdas are sexist and always judging women when they either do not get what they want. In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo fell in love with Juliet and is badly, talking about Rosaline, explaining: “She will not stay the siege of loving terms … That when she dies, beauty dies her store.” (Shakespeare 1.1). Romeo tells Benvolio how Rosaline will never lose virginity to a man and will waste her beauty when she dies. Romeo is sexist for judging women for who they are. Romeo is explaining how a woman’s only job is to lose her virginity from a man. In Devdas, Chandramukhi talks to Devdas and flirts with him, Devdas insults her and calls her a whore and how her job is only for people like her. (Bhansali). Devdas should not insult anyone, especially a woman who has never done anything wrong to him. Devdas insults her and calls her worthless and whore. No woman should be called a whore or worthless even when she’s not a mom, sister, wife, or friend to anyone. Romeo and Devdas are both sexist and should not have a wife or be in a relationship because they cannot treat others like how they treat their loved ones.
Romeo and Devdas resist from getting help from others, every man who’s mature should know every type of help is helpful in different ways. In Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence tells Romeo, there’s more than just Verona, says: “Hence from Verona art thou banish / Be patient, for the world is broad and wide.” (Shakespeare 3.3). Romeo did not agree and explained how Verona is the world and there is no other world outside from Verona. Friar Lawrence tried helping Romeo, but he resisted and all he thinks is the outside world is like Hell. In Devdas, Chandramukhi is happy that Devdas is staying and would help him at all, Chandramukhi offers medicine to sick Devdas from drinking too much alcohol. Devdas refuses to take the medicine and throws it away from him. (Bhansali). Chandramukhi notices Devdas is getting sick from all the alcohol he drinks. Chandramukhi kindly gives him medicine to heal, but Devdas refuses. Devdas does not care if he is badly ill, even if loved ones still care and tries to help. For people who are mature, they would accept any type of medication that will help them live longer. For Devdas and Romeo, they would always resist from getting any type of help a friend can offer, how can they stay with a girl when they cannot even help themselves.
Romeo and Juliet and Devdas depicted as star crossed lovers but are not. Romeo and Devdas are immature, sexist, and obstinate. For all the things they have done, they faced easy tasks and instead of doing of what they should have done. They should have done an alternate way and things would have been different. Romeo expresses himself with hatred and ends up killing Tybalt when knowing he should have let him get caught by the Prince and get executed. If he was not immature he would have let the Prince of Verona catch him. Instead, of him avenging Mercutio’s life. Devdas should not call anyone worthless, or a whore because everyone has someone in a special place where they care. He would not offend anyone if he’s not sexist. Devdas also resists help from Chandramukhi when she gives him medicine to heal. He would get help from anyone if he would not resist. The fact both of them cannot take care of themselves leads them to a tough situation that shows that they are immature. The epic love stories are in fact tragedies that take place in the male lead characters life.


Raees is Shah Rukh Khan’s biggest Movie which is directed by Rahul Dholakia. In English we can also say Wealthy. Raees will be released on 25 January 2017.This an Indian action crime and thriller movie. This is produced by Farhan Akhtar, Gauri Khan and Ritesh Sidhwani. Production companies of this movie are Red Chillies Entertainment and Excel Entertainment. In this movie Mahira Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui is also actor.
Some news is belonging that Raees movie based on the Life of a famous criminal Abdul Latif. But filmmakers rejected such type of rumor. Director are saying that story of the film is a pure work of fiction, story not based on any individual; living or dead.
Shooting of the film was started before April 2015. The film has been shot in Mumbai and Gujarat. Ahmedabad slums are also included in this movie. In Gujarat city, the some last scenes of the film were shot in January 2016. Even though protests, the film was shot in Bhuj with-out disturbances between January and February 2016.
The film was scheduled to be released on Eid, 6 July 2016, but was postponed to avoid box office competition with Salman Khan’s Sultan. The film was then rescheduled to be released on 26 January 2017, India’s Republic Day, which conflicted with the Hrithik Roshan film Kaabil, but then both films were moved to 25 January 2017.
The film was regular to be show on Eid till 6 July 2016, however was delayed to avoid box office competition with Salman Khan’s blockbuster movie Sultan. The film was then rescheduled to be show on cinema on 26 January 2017. That is also India’s Republic Day. On the same date the Hrithik Roshan’s film Kaabil, will be released. This conflict is interesting
Some serious controversial issues are belonging with The Raees Movie such as Protest against Mahira Khan is Pakistani actor. Legally already issued in favor of an alleged gangster, Abdul Latif’s son, Mustak, asking how or why a film on his father’s life is being made.


The All’s Well Story
Boccaccio’s ‘Decameron’, third day, ninth story
and Shakespeare’s ‘All’s Well that Ends Well’
This text copyright © 2008 Dr Anne Wilson
The ritual plot I find in the ‘All’s Well’ texts is a comparatively simple one, without special moves to remove opposing feelings. The heroine takes giant steps forward to her sovereignty without the delays Horn and Ipomedon find necessary, and her plot therefore presents different problems from those I usually encounter.
It is the ‘delays’ for the performance of rituals to remove or punish unwanted ideas that raise many of the problems in texts, and these rituals also give the plot a more benign appearance than we find in the ‘All’s Well’ plot. In the ‘All’s Well’ plot, we are troubled most by the heroine, who appropriates the male role as sexual aggressor and uses the bed-trick, and by her young man, a character without character. All sovereignty plots are a progress towards victory, and the hero or heroine can appear ruthless because they are alone in their plot, masterminding it and moving the other characters around like pawns. The heroine has the single point of view in this plot, leaving her young man with none, and once authors adopt a ritual plot they can’t do much about this.
In their examination of the problems, critics have approached the plot as a ‘clever wench’ fairy tale, while the problems I see are more formidable. There is no distance between this plot and those who adopt it, identifying with its heroine, and ritual plots have a powerful, hidden hold on authors and audiences. Both Boccaccio and Shakespeare adopt this plot – Boccaccio with much greater success than Shakespeare – and use it to present a love story where the heroine is the admirable character. They undertake characterisation and supply points of view, but, since their minds are also (unconsciously) caught up with the plot, the young man, at the butt-end of the admired heroine’s arrangements, falls victim to the authors’ involvement with her: in Shakespeare’s version, he ends up condemned by us all, even though his role in the plot is merely the status desired by the heroine. Authors’ solutions rarely fit, because they are working without penetrating to the real problem, and the best course is not to try too hard. As Susan Snyder shows, Boccaccio smoothly negotiates potential awkwardness, adhering to the simple theme of how the heroine overcomes external obstacles to her marriage with a nobleman, while Shakespeare’s dramatisation brings latent tensions to the surface by getting inside awkward moments rather than gliding over them.1
While the authors treat their plot as a love story, a ritual plot could not be a love story: it could only be about desire, the desire of anyone identified with it for a sense of their own consequence and splendour. For her first step towards securing her marriage to a ‘prince’, the heroine employs the familiar manoeuvre of healing a king who has promised beforehand to reward her with the husband of her choice. Then she establishes herself in his dominion in his absence, acclaimed by his people as their rightful mistress. Shakespeare’s play expresses the second of these stratagems differently from Boccaccio’s tale: in Boccaccio, it forms the second move, while Shakespeare expresses it through adding supportive characters to the dominion, particularly the Countess, mother-figure and mother-in-law. Finally, the heroine achieves the consummation of her marriage by means of the bed-trick of folktale tradition, obtaining her husband’s ring and the conception of his children.
Why would Shakespeare adopt this plot? He used ritual plots on two other occasions, for ‘Hamlet’2 and ‘Pericles’3, with great success, but those I find purification plots, while ‘All’s Well’ has a sovereignty plot with an aggressive heroine. When choosing the tale from the ‘Decameron’, Shakespeare could have dropped its move structure at the outset, and used the characters and adventures freely for his own imaginative exploration, but evidently it was the ritual plot that had caught his mind. A ritual plot does not enter a text unless it has a hold on the author. Scholars have speculated that Shakespeare’s own experience of love for a young nobleman may have drawn him to Boccaccio’s story,4 and this may have played a part in his treatment of Helena, but the ritual plot itself is about sovereignty, not love.
Since Shakespeare’s text includes the addition of the supportive countess in the young man’s dominion, in lieu of Boccaccio’s clear second move, my outline of the author’s narrative is restricted to Boccaccio’s narrative.
The Ritual Plot of the All’s Well Story
 Susan Snyder, ed. All’s Well that Ends Well, Oxford, 1993, pp. 2-6.
 See Anne Wilson, Plots and Powers, University Press of Florida, 2001, pp. 142-150, 204-210.
 See Anne Wilson, The Magical Quest, Manchester, 1988, pp. 24-49. The Apollonius of Tyre story is discussed briefly, with a chart, in Cached Paper no. 2, ‘Magical Structures in Narrative: some Medieval Examples’, on this website.
 See Susan Snyder, Ibid, pp. 44-48.
I discuss the All’s Well story briefly in The Magical Quest, pages 18-19.
This text copyright © 2008 Dr Anne Wilson
Please do not copy or quote from this text without acknowledging the author.


We have exciting news, Everyone!
With the help of Editions Caurette our first art book is now available to pre-order!
It’s going to be a weighty album with 200+ pages worth of artwork selected from our personal projects as well as concepts we worked on for films, games and publishing.
Head over here to read more about it!
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Take a look at our books that showcase projects we’ve been working on and feel free to approach us with any questions you may have!
Colette has been nominated for British Independent Film Awards, Best Supporting Actor, Best Costume Design, Best Make Up & Hair Design, Best Production Design!
Our role on this movie was to create backing and VFX design.


Adapted into the classic 1993 film starring Johnny Depp as Gilbert and Leonardo DiCaprio in his Academy Award–nominated role as Arnie, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape is the touching and entertaining story of an unusual family that rises up to do the astonishing…
Gilbert Grape is a 24-year-old grocery store clerk stuck in Endora, Iowa, where the population is 1,091 and shrinking. After the suicide of Gilbert’s father, his family never recovered. Once the town beauty queen, Gilbert’s mother is morbidly obese after seven years of house-bound depression; his younger sister is boy-crazy and God-fearing, while his older sister sacrifices everything for her family. And then there’s Arnie, Gilbert’s younger brother with special needs. With no one else to care for Arnie, Gilbert becomes his brother’s main parent, and all four siblings must tend to the needs of their helpless, grieving mother.
So Gilbert is in a rut—until an enchanting new girl arrives in town. His family gathers for Arnie’s 18th birthday and Becky, the mysterious and lovely newcomer, breathes new life into Gilbert’s world. But can one person really change Gilbert, or his attitudes about his family and Endora? Rich with memorable characters, biting frustration, and family redemption, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape can’t be missed.
A funny, bittersweet exploration of how a child can change in one short year of love, loss, and growing up…
Seven-year-old Scotty Ocean decides that seven is going to be "his year." But soon after his birthday, his artist-turned-alcoholic mother abandons the family—leaving Scotty and his two older sisters alone with their father. As his perfect year is torn apart (falls apart?), Scotty begins to act out during school and takes a series of increasingly wild actions to try to win his mother back—and, when that doesn’t work, to replace her.
Funny and deeply affecting, An Ocean in Iowa traces Scotty’s desperate attempt to hold on to his childhood while the foundation of his family disintegrates. As Scotty’s year as a seven-year-old flies by—and the dreaded eight approaches—Hedges explores how Scotty sheds his childhood in a one-eighty of the year he hoped would be so perfect. Beautifully written, and with Hedges’s careful attention to period detail, this compelling coming-of-age novel sets the private turmoil of a disintegrating family against the backdrop of the Vietnam War and the turbulent 1960s.
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Native German speakers USA for movie, tv & radio
German is a language spoken often in productions for cinemas, tv, or streaming platforms. Have you seen the latest movie with Tom Hanks, when Johanna Leonberger meets her German relatives? Well, they spoke in a weird language. It may sound German to an American audience – but it surely was not. Obviously, the actors were no native German speakers.
Hire German actors or German voice overs
So I wondered: why don’t they hire German actors or German voice overs for this film? It is so easy nowadays. Either you hire actors from German and let them come over for your production. Or you send parts of your movie to speakers in Germany and let them synchronize it with a proper voice-over.
My name is Elmar, I live in Germany, and I know people. Send me an email or give me a call, let me know what you need and I will solve your problem.
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Lola Montès (1955)
Biography, Drama, Romance1955 Year 116 Mins 7.4 Imdb
Lola Montès is a movie starring Martine Carol, Peter Ustinov, and Anton Walbrook. The film tells the tragic story of Lola Montès, a great adventurer who becomes the main attraction of a circus after being the lover of various...
Lola Montès Movie Information
- Production Co: Gamma Film, Gamma Film, Florida Films
- Released: 23 December 1955
- Imdb Rating: 7.4
- Runtime: 116 Mins.
- Writer: Cécil Saint-Laurent, Max Ophüls, 3 more credits
- Director: Max Ophüls
- Cast: Martine Carol, Peter Ustinov, Anton Walbrook, Henri Guisol


Born : Tehran, Iran
Rasoul Mollagholipour was born in 1955. He was an Iranian filmmaker, screenwriter, and cinematographer. He was an iconic figure of Iranian cinema, beginning his career as a photographer. He directed several short documentaries about the Iran-Iraq war. The filmmaker won critical acclaim for the 16-mm "Neynava". His movie “Mim Mesle Madar” (2006) was a huge success despite its sad and shocking scenes. The film was selected to represent Iran in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 2008 Oscars. He also wrote film scripts and acted as a jury member in the Fajr International Film Festival. He died in 2007.
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Ben Browning is a media executive and producer who currently serves as Head of Content for Archewell Productions and Archewell Audio, the media companies set up by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in 2021.
Ben is a BAFTA-winning producer who has also been nominated for an Academy Award, Golden Globe, and PGA Award amongst others. Formerly the President of Production at FilmNation Entertainment for seven years, his recent productions include Emerald Fennell’s Oscar-winning Promising Young Woman and Derek Cianfrance’s Emmy-winning I Know This Much Is True.
Upcoming releases for Ben include Sean Baker’s Red Rocket which will play in competition at the 2021 Festival de Cannes, Lena Dunham’s Sharp Stick, and Graham Moore’s The Outfit starring Mark Rylance. Production released in 2020 included Dominic Cooke’s The Courier starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Armando Iannucci’s The Personal History of David Copperfield starring Dev Patel and Sean Durkin’s The Nest starring Jude Law and Carrie Coon.
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The Film: "In the Council of Women"
This is the finished version of the film. For information on the making of the film, see the Film Info page. We hope you enjoy the film. Thank you to all who made it possible ... and especially to filmmaker extraordinaire Patricia Boiko.
The Pankisi Valley is a Muslim region near the Chechen border in the fiercely Christian republic of Georgia. These are the stories of women in Pankisi Valley who formed a Council of Women to represent the concerns of women (especially regarding women, children, and families) to the all-male Council of Elders in the Valley. The women reflect on their refugee and immigrant histories; on misleading stereotypes of Pankisi Valley; on the changing face of Islam there, as Saudi-sponsored Wahabism challenges the traditional, Sufi-inspired culture in Pankisi; on their proud traditions of generosity and community; and on the challenges of their everyday lives. They share their stories to promote better understanding of Pankisi Valley and of the roles of women there, for viewers both in Georgia and around the world.


I have loved writing and performing music for theatre. Collaborating with directors, writers, designers and actors presents a constantly changing array of challenges, and encourages the exploration of new musical languages and compositional techniques.
At the age of 15, in the school play, I took the role of John Proctor in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. This sparked an appetite for the stage that led to further roles at school and later at university, including Autolycus in Shakespeare’s A Winter’s Tale, and roles in plays by Tom Stoppard, Molière and Eugène Ionesco. I didn’t pursue acting beyond university days, however I subsequently became very interested in writing music for theatre.
In the late 1980’s I moved to Newcastle in the NorthEast of England where I worked extensively with street theatre and community theatre, including projects with Alan Lyddiard of Northern Stage and Ozzie Riley of Dodgy Clutch Street Theatre. I then moved to Japan where I composed music for several Japanese theatre productions including The Dream of Odin with Yurabe Masami, and The Cult of Dionysus with Zen Zen Zo physical theatre.
In 2003 after returning from Brazil to live in Cornwall, I became a musical director for Kneehigh Theatre, working with the director Bill Mitchell in creating the live soundtrack for A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings which toured for three years and was performed on the docks of Birgu in Malta, and in Nicosia, Cyprus, where the show was staged in the vast no mans land that separates Northern and Southern Cyprus.
I then went on to become musical director for Wildworks Theatre, specialising in outdoor productions in spectacular locations. For Wildworks I worked again with Bill Mitchell, creating the music for Souterrain, based on the myth of Orpheus in the Underworld. This production was performed in the ruins of a Napoleonic citadel in Northen France, an empty department store in Colchester and a disused tin mine in Cornwall.
Working as musical director for these theatre companies I have been very fortunate to collaborate with a range of exceptional international musicians including the celebrated Cypriot singer Michalis Tterlikkas, the Maltese folk-fusion group Etnika, the French jazz group Trio d’vie and the African gospel choir Les Messagers.
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Now Available – Eternal Sunshine #108 – January 2016 Issue
Just released: Eternal Sunshine #108, the January 2016 Issue.
Included in this issue:
Round 3 of the new Eternal Sunshine List contest – The Best Albums of All Time (by decade) where we start the 1970’s (and finish up some loose ends in the 60’s).
Subzines from Richard Weiss and Jack McHugh
Columns from Paul Milewski and Larry Peery
The latest issue of The Abyssinian Prince
The sixth round of the new Kendo Nagasaki game (join now!)
The sixth round of the new By Popular Demand game (join now!)
A movie review – Crush the Skull
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Check it out in the Eternal Sunshine Yahoo group, or the newly-redesigned Diplomacy section of my personal website at http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/DW/
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Kickstarter Movie Review – “Crush the Skull”
Crush the Skull – CtS was a low-budget horror film I backed on Kickstarter some time ago. As is often the case, it takes many months before you get to see the finished product (if ever…there are still projects I backed in early 2014 that haven’t delivered). I can’t remember exactly what made me choose this film as one to support. I think it was a combination of the plot and the prominence of humor in the film. Actually the film’s budget was rather large for Kickstarter standards, about $75,000 (I’ve backed films with budgets below $1,000 if you can believe that).
The film is the brainchild of Viet Nguyen and Chris Dinh. Chris also stars in the film, while Viet served as Director. The plot is somewhat simple: Ollie (Dinh) and Blair (Katie Savoy) are a loving couple who happens to make their living by breaking and entering into upper-class homes. When what is supposed to be their final job before a year of traveling goes comically wrong, they are forced to go into debt to a local gangster and resume “work” to afford their payments. Because time is of the essence, they agree to join Blair’s screw-up brother (Chris Reidell) and his “crew” (the hilarious Tim Chou) in a robbery of a vacation home. Unfortunately, the target property is the lair of a serial killer…and once they break in, they cannot find a way out.
Tight dialogue, great humor and good acting are what pull this film together. There are some suspenseful moments, but things never get too serious, and unlike most low-budget horror films the blood is kept to a minimum. Crush the Skull is one of those movies you need to pay attention to as you watch it or you’ll miss some of the ongoing gags and subtle humor. You’ll still enjoy the more obvious jokes and fun, but the effort you put into the details will be well worth your while.
The characters are well developed and their personalities dictate their actions and the kind of laughter they inspire. The “basement” sets are very well done, and above all the post-production work on sound and music lift Crush the Skull to an even higher level. Those two areas are often shortchanged in the low-budget world, but this team marshalled their resources well and the finished product is much better for those efforts.
I don’t think Crush the Skull is available on DVD or on-demand yet, but I believe it will be shortly. Watch for it, especially if you enjoy dark, intelligent humor mixed with your suspense and horror.


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Tekno is a film about teknivals, self-managed meetings where “tribes” of young people gather in abandoned industrial areas or in wild natural settings to dance at the ryhthm of electronic music. Formerly a western european phenomenon, teknival are now particularly popular in East Europe. The film follows a group of people moving with caravans and sound systems throughout the continent for more than a year like gypsies of the 20th century.
"I started going to Teknivals about 10 years ago when the movement was spreading to Western Europe after its founders were kicked out of Great Britain around the mid-nineties following the Criminal Justice Act.
At the same time I took my first steps in documentary film-making. I always took a video-camera with me on my travels to Eastern Europe, not with the idea of filming a documentary but just to document the movement and to use it as a deterrent against abuse from the police.
The Tekno scene in Western Europe has changed over time into an alternative to nightclubs and a free zone for illegal drugs, I felt the need to talk about the spirit which pervaded the first parties and that can still be found following the caravans seeking new spaces eastward.
In the meantime my filmic language has matured going from instinctive reporter work to an awareness of the art of storytelling with images."


Carter’s Big Break – Brent Crawford
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It is the last day of school and Carter is disappointed that he isn’t old enough (at fourteen) to be a junior lifeguard at the pool. His dad has grand plans though. He and Carter will rebuild the deck over the summer. Great.
Things start looking up when Carter finds out that an independent film will be shot in his city over the summer. Not only that, but the writer of the book that the movie is based on saw Carter and his girlfriend, Abby, act opposite each other in the spring play “Guys and Dolls” and wants them to play the leads.
The studio has a differing opinion, and the money to back it. So, while Carter does get the lead, Abby doesn’t. Her role is played by the teen sensation Hilary Idaho.
Carter isn’t significantly different in Brent Crawford’s Carter’s big break from how he was in Carter finally gets it. (Click here for blog post on that book.) He still likes hanging out with his boys. He still doesn’t like to drink or want anything to do with drugs (he doesn’t even like hanging around anyone who is drinking or doing drugs). And he is still sex obsessed, but inexperienced. Can you imagine the trouble he can get into as a star in a movie? The paparazzi are watching.


When Jael’s husband falls ill, there is little she can do to help him. In the post-apocalyptic desert, there are no medicines or treatments. So, after years of watching him suffer, Jael makes the hardest decision of her life.
She strikes her first match.
Jael leaves the smoke behind and flees into the desert with only one plan: to find a place where no memories haunt her. What she doesn’t plan for is Agi. An orphan on a journey of her own, Agi slowly forces her way through Jael’s walls, and the two begin traveling together. But the desert is a harsh place. And no matter how far she runs, Jael can’t escape the things she brings with her.


The movie has a really great cast with standout performances by Elizabeth Banks and Rebel Wilson. Jennifer Lopez is good but not too unlike most of her other roles and Chris Rock is fantastic being...well...Chris Rock. Anna Kendrick is pretty terrific but that's no surprise if you've seen Up In The Air. Cameron Diaz is pretty much an extra muscular version of herself and Dennis Quaid is hilariously obnoxious. Chace Crawford is positively yummy.
From the first minute of the movie I was laughing and I didn't stop for another half hour at least. Having experienced the joys of pregnancy before there was so much I could relate to. The dads group scenes were by far the funniest, which is why, I'm sure, they focused on those so much in the trailer even though they are not main characters in the film. They served a really important role though, other than humor, and in the end I wanted to applaud their praise of fatherhood.
I don't want to give away too much of the movie but there are some really important scenes and dialogue that may touch some raw nerves in many mothers or wishful mothers. Keeping in mind that it's only a two hour movie with five stories to tell, I'm glad they covered as much ground as they did, though many complex issues had to be simplified.
The movie definitely simplified and took poetic license with the process of international adoption, but I'm so glad they gave it so much focus in this movie. Other than making it look too easy and a very unrealistic "gotcha day" scene, the movie did justice to adoptive families. I loved how it explored the couple dynamics and the emotional roller coaster of adoption right along with the other pregnancies. Of course the Ethiopian babies are absolutely precious.
So as a mom who knows a thing or two about trying to conceive, pregnancy, birth and adoption, I could not have liked this movie more. Well ok, maybe if all the couples were married I would have liked it more, but that wouldn't be very realistic would it? Yes and I did have to suspend my critical nature for some rather unrealistic moments but hey...it's a comedy. I would definitely see it again.


Saw a rather surprising movie this weekend. Soldier's Girl. I'll be the first to admit I have my hang-ups about Transgender indivisuals,but this movie is by far one of the best I've seen in a long time. It's not pretentious and doesn't fit into stereotypes at all. A good love story about trying to find out who you are and the price you pay for that. As long as you can deal with certain aspects of the movie I think you should turn to Showtime and take a gander. And man Troy Garity,didn't expect that kinda talent from the guy who played Issac in Barbershop.


Ponyo is a joyous film, a celebration of childhood and youth with beautiful visuals. It’s pure joy from start to finish, with inventive twists and a unique style. Generally, Studio Ghibli films are among some of my favourites because of the rambling yet emotional stories that feel very different to any other film. This film is no exception, with a wide ranging plot involving prehistoric fish and mysterious spirits of the sea.
Ponyo is the story of a fish who is swept ashore and rescued by a human boy, Sōsuke. She refuses to return to the sea and wants to be human, which throws the whole balance of nature off kilter. The only way she can survive is to have a true kiss with Sōsuke and then become fully human, or else become sea foam.
In many ways, the story is a retelling of The Little Mermaid, but from a radically different perspective. It has the same basic outline as the original but the emphasis is completely different, with a shift in focus to the young children and environmental issues. Although Miyazaki acknowledges the Hans Christian Andersen story as a primary inspiration, he explains it was not the only source for the story. The film also has a debt to a long forgotten children’s story, as he says in an interview:
I was thinking of perhaps using that as the original story to work from, and that was a frog in there. But as I worked on the story, it became something completely different from that original children's book
By combining different stories, Ponyo becomes an entirely new work than The Little Mermaid, despite sharing some of the same DNA. This is the power of adaptation. Stories mutate and change in unexpected ways. They get combined with other stories. From the collision of different elements, entirely new stories are created.
Everything is a Remix is the clearest explanation of this I have seen. It shows the basic elements of creativity as copying, transforming and combining.
Ponyo is so creative and so inventive because it uses these elements of creativity to make something new and specific to Japanese culture. It transforms the original story and combines it with new elements, like the frog story and the power of the sea in Japanese art. Some of the shots of the waves bring to mind the woodcut prints of Hokusai for example, but by reframing them within the new story, they are mutated into something new. In country battered by tsumanis, the sea becomes a terrible force to be feared, teeming with unknown life. Nature is beautiful, but also deadly.
The film leaves behind the dubious morals of the original story. The mermaid is not shunned or rejected by the prince by the end. It has a completely different emphasis to the Disney film as well. In the same interview as before, Miyazaki says:
"I watched the video of Little Mermaid many years ago when I was first given it, but I haven't watched it recently," Miyazaki said. "On purpose I did not watch it in my making this film."
It seems to me that he stopped watching the film to resist making an exact copy. Instead, creativity comes from allowing the subconscious to merge the original story with different elements together over a long time. What happens in Ponyo is that he tells the same story, but vaguely remembered after a number of years. His subconscious has changed and altered the emphasis and the end result feels utterly new and unique.


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Story:Bolt (Hindi Dubbed-MP4)A girl named Penny and a dog named Bolt star on a hit television series called Bolt in which the titular character has various superpowers and must constantly thwart the evil plans of the nefarious Doctor Calico. To gain a more realistic performance, the TV show's producers have deceived Bolt his entire life, arranging the filming in such a way that Bolt believes the television show is real and he really has superpowers. Mistakenly believing Penny has been kidnapped by the villain, Bolt escapes from his on-set trailer in Hollywood but falls into a box of foam peanuts and unknown to the film company is accidentally shipped to New York City. In New York, Bolt starts to notice that his superpowers aren't working, and rationalizes this is the effect that styrofoam has on his body. He then meets Mittens, a female alley cat who bullies pigeons out of their food. Bolt forces Mittens to help him get back to Hollywood, and after Bolt knocks Mittens unconscious the two start their journey westward on a truck. In Hollywood, Penny is deeply saddened over Bolt's disappearance but is convinced by the studio to continue filming with a Bolt look alike.
Surprised at his first feelings of both pain and hunger, Bolt is shown by Mittens how to act like a cute, but needy dog, and is rewarded by food. They meet Rhino, a fearless, TV-obsessed hamster and Bolt fan who joins their team. Mittens tries to convince Bolt that his superpowers aren't real, but their discussion is cut short by the arrival of Animal Control, who captures them both and transports them to an animal shelter. After being freed en route by Rhino, Bolt finally realizes that he is just a normal dog, but regains his confidence after Rhino (oblivious to this revelation) gives him a pep talk. They rescue Mittens from the shelter and escape, allowing them to continue their journey. Along the way, Mittens teaches Bolt typical dog activities (such as hanging his head out the window and chasing sticks), but Mittens refuses to go farther than Las Vegas. She tells Bolt that his Hollywood life is fake and there is no real love for him there. Her emotional rant reveals that she was once a house cat, but was abandoned by her previous owner and left to brave the harsh streets alone and declawed. Bolt refuses to believe that Penny doesn't love him, and continues on alone, wishing Mittens the best. Rhino, learning of Bolt's departure, convinces Mittens that they must help him, and the two set off to find Bolt once again.
Bolt reaches the studio and finds Penny embracing his lookalike. Unaware that Penny still misses him and that her affection for the lookalike is only a part of a rehearsal for the show, he leaves, brokenhearted. Mittens, on a gantry in the studio, sees what Bolt does not: Penny telling her mother how much she misses Bolt. Realizing that Penny truly does love Bolt, Mittens follows Bolt and explains. At the same time, the Bolt-lookalike panics during the show's filming and accidentally knocks over some flaming torches, setting the sound stage on fire with Penny trapped
inside. Bolt arrives and reunites with Penny inside the burning studio, but they cannot get out. In desperation, and unwilling to abandon Penny, Bolt uses his "super bark". The firefighters hear the noise through the building's air vent and manage to rescue them before they succumb to smoke inhalation.
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Here we have a 1930s RCA RadioBar. It is a radio AND a cocktail bar. It’s just the kind of thing that one would expect to find in the office of a sophisticated 1930s Hollywood “businessman”. In fact, you can see an example of a RadioBar in action in the film “Angels With Dirty Faces” (1938) with James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart. The RadioBar makes its appearance early in the film (see pics below) as the focus of attention in the office. The iconography of those old-time Hollywood gangster films required that the gangster’s office be decorated with impeccable modern props. As well, a RadioBar makes an appearance in the film “Gold Diggers of 1933″. The RadioBar is seen when “gold digger” Carole (Joan Blondell) puts the moves on Jonathan Bradford (Warren Williams) in her art-deco styled flat.
The idea behind the RadioBar dates back to the days of Prohibition (which was repealed in 1933) – make a functional piece of furniture in which one’s liquor stock and glasses could be stored, out of sight. It was aimed at the more affluent of the Depression years and built as a fine piece of furniture. In addition, it presented a novel way to conceal the cocktail bar.
Walnut Finish Cabinet • Lighted Radio Dial • Working Tube Radio • Removable Aluminum Ice Container • Interior Light • All fittings, bottle holders and glass racks are of heavy chromium plate.
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Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar wished the Bollywood star Ranveer Singh on his birthday in a unique style as the former India batter shared an unseen old photo with the actor on social media.
Ranveer Singh is celebrating his 37th birthday on July 6 and to wish the Padmavaat star, Tendulkar, who is the highest run-scorer in Test and ODI formats, shared a major throwback picture with the birthday boy.
Sharing the photo on Twitter, Sachin wrote, “Happy Birthday, Ranveer! Have a great year ahead. Found this picture of ours… Any guesses when this was clicked?”
The image shows Ranveer Singh from his younger days posing for the camera with his father, Jagjit Singh Bhavnani, while Sachin Tendulkar looks away from the camera in a blue t-shirt layered with a black leather jacket.
Interestingly, Tendulkar had earlier praised Ranveer Singh for his acting in the movie ’83’. In the film, Ranveer played the role of former India skipper Kapil Dev.
The movie was based on 1983 World Cup, where India defeated the West Indies to win their first WC under the leadership of Kapil Dev.
A brilliant ‘all-round’ display by @RanveerOfficial in 83.
Really soaked in all the @therealkapildev paaji traits to make us reminisce the iconic moments of our first-ever World Cup victory.
Praising Ranvver’s acting in the movie, Sachin tweeted, “A brilliant ‘all-round’ display by @RanveerOfficial in 83. Really soaked in all the @therealkapildev paaji traits to make us reminisce the iconic moments of our first-ever World Cup victory. I know the win really inspired the little boy.”


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Winner of the 2019 Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at Sundance and called a masterwork by critics, this film offers an Oscar-worthy performance by Alfre Woodward. She portrays a prison warden who has been drifting away from her husband while dutifully carrying out executions in a maximum security prison. When she strikes up a special bond with a death-row inmate, she is confronted with the complex and contradictory relationship between good intentions and what it means to be sanctioned to kill.
Masks will be required for everyone attending this program. The library will continue to monitor the Covid-19 situation and may make changes regarding in-person programming.


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One of the fine things about living in Eastbourne is that we can walk to the theatre. Last week we were in the front row of an outdoor, in-the-round performance of Romeo and Juliet by the Eastbourne Operatic & Dramatic Society (EODS), with the sea as balmy backdrop. Yesterday, a slight change of mood and pace at the Devonshire Park for The 39 Steps, Eastbourne Theatre’s home-grown summer production which is just over halfway through its run.
Billed as ‘a comedy thriller, based on John Buchan’s classic novel and Alfred Hitchcock’s film’, I was curious to see how this would play out. How do you present The 39 Steps as a comedy? Well, you recreate the story as pastiche – a sometimes-gentle, sometimes-acerbic take on the genre (spy thriller), the period (roughly the 1930s), and inevitably the lack of tech sophistication in films of that era. Throw in some ‘ironic’ (at least, I hope they were) sterotypes (the rich, handsome, heartless hero, the goose-stepping German villain, the tam-o-shanter wearing Scots), some bad accents and you’re guaranteed some laughs. But the evening offers much more than that.
With a cast of just four, you lose track of how many parts they’re playing, and the audience is bowled along by the energy. The duo of characters listed simply as ‘Man 1 and Man 2’, played by Philip Stewart and Jon Monie, provide the comic heartbeat of the piece and every time they appeared in yet another set of costumes you just knew it was going to be funny. The policeman/newspaper seller/platform guard character switching routine was breathtaking, and the cat-stroking Scottish laird with his mouth-pursing wife (Monie in drag) was just one of many scenes when poor Hannay (Oliver Mellor) looked as bewildered as Margaret Dumont in a Marx Brothers film. The plasticity of Jon Monie’s face and rolling eyes is extraordinary.
There are running jokes about Hitchcock (see how many references to him and his films you can spot) and am-dram style scenery ‘malfunctions’. Ironically, the scenery, music and lighting, combined with cast’s physical acting skills, were far from unsophisticated. It’s hugely clever and inventive to pull this sort of thing off. It was a very good evening’s entertainment and you could tell from the audience’s cheers at the end how much they enjoyed it. Worth seeing – it’s on until August 17th. ( I would have posted a photo… but it’s Top Secret, of course…)
Visit Eastbourne Theatres website for more details & to book.


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She's just incomplete, as are a lot of us.. It is up to Ragnar, now, to redeem her character.. if he does it the right way. And I completely understand your position on her.
At no point did I say 'EVERYONE SHOULD LOVE ZOE' I said everyone should be aware of the significance of a character like hers, and clearly you do. Even if you do see her as an annoying, mundane, trivial character, you are aware that she's in a lot of us. Including that Blowhard character, who's in severe denial.


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cast – Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh
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So I literally just got home from this movie and I am speechless. I can’t stop thinking about it and am literally stumbling across the keyboard writing this review (Apologies if any typos follow.
I have never read the book this is based on, nor have I seen any of the countless adaptations that preceded this one. Having seen this, I don’t feel the need to ever see another version.
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Yami Gautam’s husband, Aditya Dhar, has been a pillar of strength and support throughout her pregnancy journey.
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Aditya’s unwavering presence and love have been instrumental in making Yami feel secure and confident during this transformative phase of their lives.
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Article 370, directed by Aditya Suhas Jambhale, is a film that holds great significance for Yami Gautam. Set to release on February 23, the movie showcases Yami in the role of an NIA officer fighting for Kashmir.
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Disclaimer: The information provided in this article is based on publicly available sources and does not intend to replace professional medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider for personalized guidance during pregnancy.


Alrighty. Back to Blogdom. Hello again everyone.
Gran's exequies will be mentioned in another post.
Have so much to blog, don't know where I'll find the time to, but I shall... somehow.
Random nugget: in 1700, there were 2508 nuns in Venice? Better yet, there were 11654 prostitutes?
Angela tells me that a convent of Carmelites in Rome is charging the equivalent of £100 per person per night for bread and breakfast. Scandalous.
One side-effect of sitting at Gran's bedside for 14 hours daily is that even though I'm in no mood to study, watching films on DVD helped pass the time. I'm supposed to be doing a ton of Latin translation homework - mostly extracts from Augustus' Res Gestae, but with Gran in such a state, I can't concentrate. I don't suppose anyone can blame me. So here are some of the films I've been watching:
In The Mood For Love (花樣年華)
- Cantonese. Set in Hongkong of the 1960s. Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung. Maggie Cheung keeps changing cheongsams every few minutes. Oh, she looks so stunningly elegant in those. I swear, if I had a woman like her, I might try going straight. Anyway, back to the film. Very much an art film. A rather slowly-paced film - evocative, but will drive most viewers up the wall. Music's awfully good - bossa nova, chinese songs.
- Keanu Reeves. Sci-fi. Based on a short story by William Gibson of Cyberpunk fame. Amusing. Action film. Blah blah blah.
- amusing. Didn't know the Bush-Bin Laden families were so deeply connected. Good film. A bit of a hatchet job, but not unfair.
The Opium War (鴉片戰爭)
- 150+ minutes long. The Chinese characters speak Mandarin, English characters English - both very correct. The film is a 1997 production, a gift of the director to the Chinese people, on the occasion of the return of Hongkong to China. It tells the story of how Britain forced the sale and encouraged the smuggling of countless tonnes of opium to China in the 1800s, the efforts on the part of the Chinese to stop this, and the retaliation on the part of the British - stealing Hongkong to make up for the loss of profit. Imagine that - Britain under Queen Victoria, having banned opium in the home counties, sold more opium to China in month than the international drug trade of today trades in various drugs. The word 'shameful' comes to mind, but there really isn't a word strong enough. Most Brits today don't know of the events - it's a shameful chapter in British history that Britain has not yet had the courage to face and apologise for, and I doubt even the BBC would dare treat the topic. Anyhow, the film's surprisingly good. The subject is dealt with fairly, and there are heroes and villains on both sides. The film makers had the biggest film budget in Chinese cinema history, and had countless extras from the People's Liberation Army. It's truly an excellent production. The attention to detail is breathtaking - both the Chinese scenes and the ones set in England (they actually filmed some scenes in Oxford).
- A bit like Shakespeare in Love, but set during the Restoration (1660s, reign of King Charles II), in an age where women are banned from the stage and hence men and boys who specialise in female roles rule the stage. Centre of the action is Kynaston - the greatest of these men who play women onstage. Kynaston manages to piss off Nell Gwyn, the King's mistress (and budding actress) by a diatribe against women acting, and the King passes legislation banning men from ever playing women on English stages again, and allowing women onstage. Kynaston, the last of his kind, begins a love-hate affair with his former dresser, who becomes the first great actress. Nice costumes. Music by George Fenton, who did the music for Dangerous Liaisons and The Madness of King George - both excellent uses of Baroque music for period films. Fenton does a somewhat so-so job here, none of the music being quite memorable. There's a gem of a scene, where Kynaston rehearses the death scene of Desdemona from Othello - him playing Desdemona and his female dresser playing Othello.
What Lies Beneath
- horror film. Stars Michelle Pfeiffer and Indiana Jones (his name escapes me for the moment). Not terribly good. The sort of horror film where one can tell a scare is coming up because the music changes.
- Bruce Willis and James Earl Jones. An interesting take on the 'genesis of a superhero' theme. Not bad at all. I'm starting to like Night M. Shyamalan's films. Very nice feel.
The Brotherhood of the Wolf (Le Pacte des Loups)
- Based on the real beast of the Gévudan in France during the reign of Louis XIV (I think). In French. Quite good. A period action film. The chap who vanquishes the beast has a Iroquois companion-fighter (ah, this is where the elegance of the Greek term συμμαχος is perfect) who has an absolutely droolsome body.
- Tom Hanks & Catherine Zeta-Jones. Man trapped in an airport due to immigration situation. Amusing. Not bad. Certainly not one of the great films of all time, but entertaining nonetheless and a nice way to pass 2 hours.
Also watched were Quills
(with particularly interesting trivia)
, Onmyoji 2
and Vanilla Sky
- these will get reviewed later.
Okay, that's enough for one post - more tomorrow!