What is Tragedy?
The New York Times, June 3, 1984
I hold Death of a Salesman to be a great play. The transformation of the sordid Willy Loman in the first half into a character that makes you an empathetic partner in his vertiginous fall in the second half is quite the coup de théâtre. I was, however, surprised to hear that he is regarded as tragic figure – and astonished to learn his creator, Arthur Miller, believes he is every inch that – and more: a true and truly tragic hero! In a democratic society, the workaday man has the right to be a tragic figure too.
Aristotle decreed that tragedy evokes a sense of pity and awe. Willy indeed inspires pity – and awwh – which is not quite the same thing. On the occasion of the revival of the play starring Dustin Hoffman in the spring of 1984, the debate over Willy’s dramatic status was renewed in an article in The New York Times of March 25. I joined the fray with the following letter to the editor.
The revival of “Death of a
Salesman” inevitably revives the conflict between “elitists” and
“egalitarians.” The desire for “modern tragedy” has existed in
every generation since the Restoration but, whether embodied in mythic
figures and princes or in a salesman, the formula has been elusive. Of the
earlier efforts George Steiner wrote: “Barren of invention, poets start
pouring old sauces over new meats.” More recently, the focus has been an
attack on the strictures of Aristotle’s “Poetics” – an assault
never more effectively pressed than in the tragedies of Shakespeare.
In “King Lear” we may find
parallels with “Death of a Salesman”: A self- deluded man, a
loyal, mistreated wife, thankless children and a reality that suddenly
closes in on the protagonist. However, when Lear’s world is shattered he
challenges the gods and the elements; in his madness comes the revelation
of his knowledge of injustice and suffering. By contrast, Willy Loman’s
thoughts are only for himself; the suffering he feels is his alone.
Again, even so self-obsessed a
character as Hamlet finds an identification with all suffering men: In the
absence of first person references in the “To be or not be” soliloquy,
we hear counterpoised the common condition of those who “grunt and sweat
under a weary life” rather than “fly to [the ills] we know not of”
in death. Willy Loman seeks death to redeem his life, rather than confront
his misguided dreams.
The true rank
and stature of a tragic hero is in the greatness of his soul – something
not fully measured by either Aristotle or Arthur Miller. To reach the
“height of tragedy” is a challenge to the artist, not to the political
standards of a society. The question is why a height so desirable to so
many generations has been so much above their reach.
© 1984, 2004 Irvin Leigh Matus


Temperance Pictures is a Derbyshire-based independent film production company, founded in 2015 by Joseph Dethick. Working in close collaboration with his elder brother, Jim, the Dethick Brothers have, to date, made eight shorts and one feature film.
In 2014, their short film Crisps was selected to be included in the BFI and Creative England's inaugural iShorts initiative, a funding and mentoring opportunity for new filmmakers based outside of London. This then led to a further opportunity to collaborate with the BFI and Creative England as part of their iShorts Alumni fund, for which their short film Flake! was selected in May 2015. It is currently submitted to film festivals and has made the Official Selection for the Aesthetica Short Film Festival in November this year.
The Dethick Brothers aim to produce original, bold, largely experimental films that are visually striking and explore the relationships between image, sound and the written word, presenting them with a uniquely British sense of eccentricity and humour.


Red Leap Theatre focus on original devised work and are passionate about innovative and unforgettable theatre. Under the Artistic Direction of Julie Nolan, Red Leap are based in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand and tour nationally and internationally. They are currently a resident of Corban Estate Arts Centre, where their offices, rehearsal space and props workshop are located.
Red Leap enjoys crossing the forms of physical theatre, imagery and storytelling. As devisors we strongly believe in playful discovery, the power of the imagination, and building a strong ensemble of performers.


A cheap laugh was the only expectation set prior to Friday night’s opening of Adventureland, the latest film written and directed by Greg Mottola (Superbad, Arrested Development).
Based on the 85 second long trailer released in the months leading up to the official debut of the film, the average deduction was that the movie will be a feel-good story that has a twist in the plot and end up working out for everyone in the end. While some of these aspects remain true, the road Adventureland takes to get there is full of blind turns and sudden stops.
James Brennan, played by Jesse Eisenberg (The Squid and the Whale) is a scrawny Pittsburgh native, fresh out of a private college with a literature degree, full of Ivy League aspirations and plans of a European trip to expand his knowledge and probably “find himself”. Oh, and lose his virginity, that’s key.
Not long into the movie, the crowd learns that Brennan’s father, played by Jack Gilpin, has been demoted at work (possibly due to his love of scotch) and the family is unable to foot the bill for his trip across the Atlantic. This leaves James in a tough spot.
With no graduation trip and Columbia grad school only a few months off, James is forced to find a job that can be performed by someone with absolutely no real-life work experience and he finds it at Adventureland, Pittsburgh’s local amusement park that looks and feels a lot like the 80s version of Lake Compounce or Riverside.
This local dump houses rickety roller coasters, shoddy rides and corn dogs. For one reason or another, the corn dog reappears throughout the movie in different scenes and is referenced over a dozen times. Maybe they were a bigger staple in the American diet in 1987?
Not long after beginning his stint at Adventureland, Brennan discovers he’s not the only well-read well-educated carnie working for next to nothing in the games sections.
James first meets Joel, a long, greasy haired, pipe smoking intellectual that finds himself stuck at Adventureland for no apparent reason, or one that’s not given throughout the film. Joel shows Brennan the ropes of getting by at the park and sums up the entire experience in a single line, “We are doing the work of pathetic lazy morons.”
Shortly after getting comfortable at his role in the horse race booth, James finds his love interest, the ultra-damaged, but interestingly attractive Em, played by Kristen Stewart fresh off her role on Twilight. Em is an NYU student that fully understands Brennan’s nerdy tendencies, over-thought words and awkward flirting.
If the movie was actually filmed in 1987, this would be John Cusack’s perfect girl. Book smarts and a killer record collection that directly correlates with the 80s indie heavy soundtrack makes Em standout as every nerd’s dream girl.
Problem with Em is her attraction to park maintenance man and general sleezeball Mike Connell (Ryan Reynolds). Reynolds finds his new prey every season at the park and impresses his much younger and super naive girls with fake stories of playing with Lou Reed.
In reality, Connell is married to an aging disco owner and takes girls to his mother’s basement to have sex. The character is scummy to say the least, but for one reason or another, he continues to help Brennan at the park like an older brother.
Throughout the movie, Brennan’s past shines through with the character of Tommy Frigo, the friend everyone had in high school that never grew up and you ignored once you started college.
Frigo is pure gross out humor and ball punching. Even from his introduction in the movie, his sole role is to punch James Brennan in the balls. Cheap laugh success, but it gets played out after the third or forth time. He is the reason no one ever wants to go back to their hometown after college, cause he will always be there.
While most people expected Adventureland to be Superbad 2, Mottola created a coming of age flick that might be looked at in the future as this generation’s High Fidelity. A seemingly low budget film that contains a great story with tons of indie credibility is exactly what the public needs to combat the terribleness that is Fast and the Furious.


Batman vs Superman - a fan's thoughts
|Batman vs Superman - critics vs fans
Have you ever been excited about something only for a nagging feeling of doubt to suddenly invade your consciousness?
On Saturday 26 March this is how I felt.
Since childhood, I have been a massive Superman fan. At times, my obsession has bordered on dangerous (such as when I was 5 and wearing a Superman cape I boldly walked out in front of traffic to stop a car. Luckily my Dad wasn’t fooled by the cape and proceeded to yank me out of harm’s way).
Overall though, I feel I have an investment in Superman. So you’d think I would’ve been pumped to see the latest movie, Batman vs Superman. The reality was, I was nervous as all heck.
The reviews had been awful. I shielded myself as much as I could but there was nowhere to hide. The headlines weren’t light on the hyperbole – from the language used you would’ve thought Superman and Batman was an hour of racist stand-up comedy. People seemed to be borderline offended by what they saw (more on this later).
It really got to me. Almost to the point of not wanting to see it at all. But I fronted up at Event Cinemas with my ever-faithful and Henry-Cavill-body-admiring wife, and sat down ready for… well... something.
What followed was brilliant. It was unlike anything I expected, which is saying something since the trailers gave waaaay too much away.
The opening scene had me captured from the get-go: a re-take of the Wayne parent funeral that had no dialogue, just haunting imagery. This culminated with a symbolic scene of bats raising a young Bruce Wayne out of a cave. In the face of terror, he was able to use that terror for his advantage. The new Batman had arrived.
This was followed by a brilliant re-imagining of the destruction of Metropolis from Man of Steel. The car chase was tense, Bruce Wayne was heroic and the first juxtaposition arrived.
A mortal man doing heroic things at a ground level but unable to achieve significant change. At the same time, in the sky, a Superman achieving significant change while inflicting massive collateral damage.
Here on the ground is Bruce Wayne hugging a helpless child, while a god-like being is waging war in the sky – yet both characters feel what they are doing is ‘right’. It’s a brilliant contrast to open the film.
This dichotomy was even more stark in the Batmobile car chase which culminated in Superman crashing the scene.
In short, this whole sequence was amazing. The first reveal of the Batmobile was insanely cool and you got the feeling as the chase went on that Batman was unstoppable and indestructible. No matter what the bad guys threw at him, he was always going to come out on top. You could feel the anxiousness of the bad guys and the total arrogant rage of Batman.
And then Batman is stopped dead in his tracks by Superman doing, literally, nothing. Simply by standing there, Superman defeats Batman. This man who only seconds earlier had seemed unstoppable, was stopped in a heartbeat.
And just like that, our heroes meet. Both feeling they have justice on their side. Both feeling the other is a bridge too far. Both feeling that the other must be stopped.
The scene for the whole movie is set. Two heroes who approach the world in crazy different ways, each finding faults with the other’s methods, each too blind to reveal that in partnership they actually combat one another’s blind spot.
And that as a social commentary on the current political and sociological age in which we live is genius.
At the fringe
|Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump are tapping
into the polarisation of society
At every level of society, things are polarised. In America it has seen the rise of DonaldTrump and Bernie Sanders – two ideologues on the fringe of the mainstream that are unwilling to compromise but in their own way, believe that they are walking the true path of the righteous.
If Superman and Batman were real people in the real-world America of today, I can see things going exactly as it happened in the film.
America is pondering its place as a superpower with its foreign policy settings in a period of transition. Fear is a prevailing emotion among the people. And both the Superman and Batman of Dawn of Justice fit beautifully, almost alarmingly, into that social context.
And that, at least to me, is why the film works. It doesn’t try to hide from everyday life in some far-distant superhero reality. It grounds itself in the mess of the real world, where every position, view, belief and event is challenged, ridiculed, admired, deconstructed and argued.
Ideas no longer are shared. Rather, positions are declared and war is waged. In the current political and sociological landscape, ideas no longer have sympathisers – they have proponents andopponents. The middle ground is fast disappearing beneath our feet.
And the film’s depiction of the journey of both characters to literal breaking point before finally realising the bigger picture is simply brilliant.
The three main characters (Superman, Lex Luthor and Batman) each had moments that summed up their performances.
Superman – When Superman is hauled before the court in the US Capitol building, something small happens that has enormous symbolism. To get to the stand, Superman walks through the little security gate.
The camera lingers ever-so-slightly to emphasise what has just happened. A being who could burn the whole place to the ground humbles himself to this pathetic traditional security measure. It nailed Superman beautifully: a boy scout. A man who wants to help. Someone selfless who wants to show respect but also help those in need. Unlike Batman, someone who walks in the daylight and willingly submits to authorities in an almost sacrificial way.
Across the movie Superman is trying figure out what his role in society. Where does he belong? Where are power’s limits? When to act and when not to? These are some hugely fundamental questions both internationally and personally. His struggle to resolve this debate was fascinating viewing.
The resolution to this question came when he rescued Lois who was pushed off a building (classic Superman).
In Lois’s mind: Superman was gone. He had abandoned the world he had tried to protect. Yet, when she needed him most, he returned. Despite the fear of the world, Superman had to help. He finally resolved the question of where he belonged: right there. In Metropolis, with Lois, saving people. I actually got a little emotional in that scene. A hugely powerful moment.
And lastly, even after Superman was hit with a nuclear warhead, he still raced back to Earth to fight for it.
Things, it seemed, had gone 180 degrees. Now Superman was the possible collateral damage to the Earth’s use of force. Yet, instead of turning his back and giving up, he went face first to danger ultimately sacrificing himself to save everyone.
The story-arc of Superman, having gone inch-close to giving up on societal involvement altogether to suddenly laying his life down for his friends and strangers is remarkable. One of huge significance that could make you ponder questions far bigger than your average action movie.
|Ben Affleck was a superb Batman
Batman – The first scene when Batman is out and about taking down the bad guys is the most frightening but real Batman scene I’ve yet seen.
The screams, the terror of the migrants, the brutality of his methods, the uncertainty of law enforcement. Just brilliant. You got a huge sense of the fear in which the people of Gotham revered the Batman.
This brings me to Ben Affleck. I won’t lie, I was super sceptical when I heard he’d be the next Caped Crusader. But holy moley… he was amazing. He owned almost every scene he was in. His take on an old, gritty, war-wearied Batman was superb. It was probably the most authentic Batman I’ve seen on film.
And that final fight scene where he takes down a room of mercenaries was unbelievable. Even though I’d seen most of it in the trailer, I was still captivated. A fantastic action sequence that summed up Batman to a tee – the rage, the fury. It was like a comic book come to life.
Lex Luthor – Part-way through the film, Lex hosts a dinner party and gives a speech to welcome his guests. The mix of intelligence, insanity and genius on display in this scene was incredibly strong. Luthor has been interpreted in many ways through media – from Gene Hackman’s pseudo comic relief to Clancy Brown’s aristocratically dry rich man, to Michael Rosenbaum’s arrogant rich kid. But Jesse Eisenberg gave a fresh touch.
A psychotic genius young adult who combines arrogance, with curiosity, with insanity was a masterstroke. People will likely see comparisons with his Mark Zuckerberg performance but, to me, it was very different. The world at his fingertips, he stops at nothing to do what his twisted mind deems necessary to ‘save the world’.
He’s not after money or fame, but power. And Batman and Superman stand in his way.
This is summed up perfectly when he confronts Superman on the roof of the Lexcorp building. Here is this slim-built young man face-to-face with the most powerful being on the planet, yet he doesn’t bat an eyelid. Such is his supreme self-confidence and insanity.
It was a terrific re-interpretation of Lex Luthor and a fascinating bit of casting. To me, Luthor was the most interesting character of the film and separated it from much of what’s happening over at Marvel.
We haven’t seen a villain like Eisenberg’s Luthor in the Marvel universe with the emphasis on more galactic threats. Thanos, Loki, Ultron have all been removed from our immediate reality (no disrespect here, they've all been excellent). But for a film about Batman and Superman to have the primary villain as a dorky crazy adolescent? Brilliant.
The support cast
Somehow I’ve written 1500 words without even mentioning Wonder Woman, Alfred or Lois Lane. All three had noteworthy roles in the film, but for me, Lois was a bit underdone. That said, I’m ok with this because she’s the primary magnet to pull Superman back to Metropolis. (As that alternate-universe Flash dream that Batman had said: Lois is the key. Without her, Superman’s world falls apart ((see, Injustice: Gods amongus)).
|I can't wait for the Wonder Woman movie
Wonder Woman, though, was a terrific inclusion. Every scene she was in seemed wrapped in intrigue. Who was this mysterious woman? So much uncertainty still surrounds her that the scene is terrifically set for her own movie.
I felt this film gave enough of a glimpse into Wonder Woman without making it feel like she was there to simply ‘make up the numbers’, yet it left enough intrigue to ponder who she really is. I’m very much looking forward to her own movie; one that is long overdue.
Lastly, Alfred was outstanding. Jeremy Irons is a brilliant actor and his confidant support role to Batman was just superb. The contrast between Superman having a flashback of his dad on top of a mountain (emphasising a childhood of love) and Batman wandering through his parents’ tomb with only Alfred there to console him (emphasising a childhood of despair and fear) was brilliant. It set the scene perfectly for the eventual fight between Batman and Superman.
Yes, the movie had its weak spots. Lois was under-used. The final Doomsday fight was a bit too over-the-top – especially when contrasted with the fight between Batman and Superman which was gritty and tough. But the plusses significantly outweigh the minuses.
I don’t see this film as being formulaic or business-as-usual. It’s a far contrast to other films on the market.
While Age of Ultron was as subtle as a sledgehammer in its religious commentary that bordered on embarrassing, this film relished in the analysis of Superman as a god-like figure.
While Captain America: Winter Soldier tried to provide commentary on state power vs ordinary people, it needed crazy battleship-helicopters and James Bond castaway gadgets to do it. BVS managed to provide a more authentic commentary on such a subject, while remaining grounded in the reality of the increasingly dystopian reality in which we find ourselves.
This film definitely is darker than much of what we’ve seen in Marvel, but it feels like a film for the world we live in.
One where polarisation is the new normal. One where terror attacks are daily events. One where compromise seems impossible. One where people are angry, fearful yet hopeful all at the same time.
Combine these themes with phenomenal action sequences, terrific drama, fascinating character development, edge-of-your-seat anticipation (the courtroom explosion was a crazy moment), and you have a great film.
As for the critics, they’re entitled to their views. As for me, I’ll be seeing this movie again.
Because I loved it.


Meet Caitlin McInnis, a homeschooled high schooler. She’s pro-life, and has a knack for filming. Back at the end of 2007 and beginning of 2008, Caitlin hadn’t fully discovered her passion for filming and for life, but that was soon to change.
Caitlin had always been pro-life, and knew that abortion killed an unborn baby, but she didn’t fully understand what being pro-life was all about. In 2007 she saw the movie Bella in theaters, and in January 2008 she went to the March for Life in Washington D.C. For the first time, she saw a graphic picture of an aborted baby at the March for Life, and was brought to tears. How could this be happening? Touched by those events, Caitlin was compelled to research abortion. Only then did she discover the true horror of abortion. She would never be the same.
Around that same time, Caitlin began making films for fun. She didn't have a camcorder, so she started experimenting with stop-animation, making her first film when she was 13 years old. It was a 5 second video of a stuffed elephant running up to the camera, and then falling down. She loved making the films, but wanted to do more with her talent. After finding a yearning to film, and a passion for the pro-life cause, Caitlin continued making those videos and developed her skills into what they are today.
Fast-forward a few years: In the spring of 2011, Caitlin signed up for a film class at a local university. She loved it. For her Editing II class in fall 2011, she decided to use both her talent for film and her passion for life for an assignment. While online, she ran across an anonymous letter from a grieving mother to her aborted baby. The letter explained how much the woman regretted her abortion, and how sad she was to have aborted her baby. Looking back on it, Caitlin knows that God was the one who clicked on that letter. After reading the heart-wrenching words, she decided to use it for her assignment.
Caitlin's class provided the cameras and equipment needed for the film, and she saved up enough money to buy an editing program. She had a vision for the film, and captured the footage over a weekend. She submitted it to her class for viewing the next day.
Little did she know that this film "The Letter" would have a major impact. It went viral in the pro-life community after being posted on Youtube in November 2011, and has been viewed over nine and a half THOUSAND times. Wow! Not only have thousands of people watched Caitlin's video, but it has saved a life. A woman who was considering abortion was sent the video, and decided not to abort her baby after seeing it.
Caitlin would never have guessed the huge impact her video would have, but is thrilled to help spread the message of life. She hopes to submit the film to LifeFest (a pro-life film festival in California), and dreams of directing and editing films with pro-life messages in Hollywood. She sees the need for moral entertainment, and feels called by God to fill that need:
"Ultimately, it's up to Him [God], but I have some big-budget film ideas on abortion, euthanasia, and other matters that I would love to be able to create in the near future."
Here's her video The Letter. Please pass it along to your family and friends!


St John School for the Arts (SJSA) is sponsoring, for the second year in a row, a musical production (under the rubric ‘Broadway comes to St John’. If this year’s production entitled, World of Dreams, is anything like last year’s production the audience will be in for a true treat! Fourth graders from Guy Benjamin, Gifft Hill, and Julius Sprauve Schools will be featured. NYC theater professionals – singers, dancers and choreographers – work with the young students for several weeks prior to the production which should prove a special experience for both groups. This production is one of SJSA’s fundraiser’s so there is a part for you to play as well! SJSA will sell tickets for the first show for $200 each. This will include a champagne reception and dinner at one of St John’s wonderful restaurants (e.g. Fatty Crabs, Lime Inn, or our personal favorite LaTapa and several others). The second show, at 8 PM, is free and open to all, although contributions will be gladly accepted! Call the SJSA (340 779-4322) for more info. Get your tickets early, you and the kids of St John will be the better for it.


Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Cinematic Technique & Its Use in Les Amants Du Pont Neuf (Lovers on Research Paper
Cinematic Technique & Its Use in Les Amants Du Pont Neuf (Lovers on the Bridge) - Research Paper Example entary element of the movie manages to capture the real sights and sounds of life of the homeless in Paris and brings the viewer in touch with how life really appears to be like for such people. In setting the scene for the plot involving Alex and Michele, the movie shows Alex returning 'home' and finding his sleeping place occupied by a strange lady. Hans, an older 'resident' of the bridge attempts to get Michele to leave but Alex prevents her eviction. Michele had run away from home after the breakup with his boyfriend and was suffering from an eye disease. Eventually, Michele gains acceptance by Hans and a series of events leads her friendship with Alex growing stronger. They eventually end up in a brawl of romance and Michele becomes part of Alex's life. Michele's family begin to look for her and her eyesight gets worse. Alex, sensing that Michele's departure from him will mean emptiness does everything she could to prevent Michele's family from finding her. The storyline of this movie is strongly enhanced by the cinematic techniques that utilizes very professional techniques and skills to tell the story. The narration is strongly complemented by these tools and techniques which bring the story to bear. This paper examines the technical details and tools that are used by the film crew to present an otherwise simple mundane story in a way that merits the international attention this movie acquired. The ingenuity of Carax is first examined from the overall perspective and then an effort is made to examine specific techniques that the writer identified in the movie and the intended effect it makes on a viewer. Professional Reviews of Les Amants Du Pont-Neuf There are numerous reviews of this movie which give an overall analysis and assessment of the major cinematic... This paper is a literature review of the movies Les Amants Du Pont-Neuf which is recast in English as The Lovers on the Bridge. There are numerous reviews of this movie which give an overall analysis and assessment of the major cinematic techniques and misc-en-scene of the whole movie. Most of the analysis provides very positive views and opinions about Carax's movie. Critic, Pragasam states that the film uses elements of cinematography to capture the humanitarian crises that exist amongst France's homeless populations. He emphasizes on the overall ability of the movie to capture scenes of the life of people who live on the streets of France through various techniques which makes it educative. He also mentions the ability of the movie to incorporate elements of the French Bicentennial celebrations and how it was expertly blended into the movie through the camera works and efforts of the crew. He emphasizes on the juxtaposition of the explosion of the love between Alex and Michelle wi th the fireworks which are carefully captured in the background behind the two as they dance through the 'rain' of excitement and incite the emotions of viewers. Clearly, this pioneering work has found its way into numerous videos and it is now very symbolic of directors to show a scene of love with a distant view of fireworks somewhere in the background. Daley & Dowd critiqued this film into great detail. They identified that Carax managed to evoke the life of the street dweller through many artistic methods like capturing very mundane but crucial elements of street life.


Copies of plays/monologues are located in three locations in the library: The Main Collection, the Theatre Arts Collection and the Reference Collection.
1. For browsing, a good starting place is the Theatre Arts Collection. This is a collection of plays located on the second floor of the library and is arranged first by author's last name and then by title of the play.
2. The Main Collection includes complete plays as well as anthologies and is arranged by Library of Congress classification system. Use the Library Catalog (OneSearch) to find your play. Plays are included in the literature section of the library and are often collected in anthologies. A print index will give you the title of the anthology or other source in which the play can be found.
Library of Congress Call Number Ranges for Theatre:
PA Greek, Roman & Latin, PN 1997 Screenplays, PN 2080 Monologues, PQ French, Italian & Spanish, PR English PS American, PT German , Dutch, Norwegian & Swedish, M Music and musical theatre
3. The Reference Collection contains monologues, scenes for acting and indexes to plays in collections.
Quick Tips in Using the Library Catalog:
If you need more help, please ask the librarian.


My name is SX and I recently came across news articles about you making our country's first Malay language feature film in 4 decades. As a young Chinese Singaporean who is just about to learn to make sense of his place in this society, I began to realise the importance of reconciling the Malay roots of this country. Your film is very important not only to the Malay community but the rest of Singapore too, who are in a process of questioning and creating our identity, faced with rapid globalisation and the influx of immigrants into our country.
I recently graduated from school, reading Communication Studies in university and was thus exposed to the history of our film industry, which had a vibrant and thriving Malay film industry, something which my parents said they fondly remember. Your Malay-language film may not be similar to films from the Cathay-Keris period but it will bring back sentiments of the older days.
As such, I would like to support by pledging a sum of $50 to support your film. As a fresh graduate, I don't have much resources to offer but the gesture my little amount would be a great honour and opportunity for me to do something meaningful for the film community and for Singapore. Do let me know how I can transfer the money to you.
All the best to the making of Ramuan Rahasa!
A gesture with a big heart. I am moved and truly humbled. Thank you SX, you have given me another reason why I NEED to complete this film.
[NOTE: Ramuan Rahasia needs S$350K to shoot & post-production]


Alexander Shirvindt, the People's Artist of Russia, film director, script-writer and actor will celebrate his 80 years anniversary on July 19, 2014. This is a documentary dedicated to the anniversary of the Head of the Moscow Academic Theater of Satire.
The film is based on numerous tales, legends and rumors about Alexander Schirvindt. The film crew told the whole truth about the hero of the day.
The hero of the anniversary will comment on each of the mentioned and many other myths and rumors in his usual ironic manner. So which one is Alexander Shirvindt’s star part? It happened so that he did not play any star parts in the movies. He had no time to play the roles of husband, father or grandfather... Perhaps the Head of the Theater is his star part.


I have worked on many television and film productions. I have been a featured Background and Stand-in actor in the listed productions. I am always open to taking on new roles.
Better Call Saul
I have worked on multiple seasons of Better Call Saul and held multiple roles in the final season.
The Night Shift
I worked on multiple seasons of The Night Shift. I was the regular stand-in for Brendan Fehr. I was also the stand-in for Myk Watford and I was a featured background actor in the reoccurring role of a doctor.
The Space Between Us
I was brought in to play the role of a Colorado State Trooper in The Space Between Us.
Preacher season 1. Black Panther
In Plain Sight. Stranger Things
Easy Money. Maggie Moore(s)
Breaking Bad. Logan
Marvel's The Avengers. Roswell
Fright Night. Infinity War
The Cleaning Lady season 2


Best known for starring as the Mother of Dragons in HBO’s hit series Game of Thrones, Emilia Isobel Euphemia Rose Clarke was born on October 23rd, 1986 in London, England. Emilia first became interested in acting at the age of 3, when she saw a production of the musical Show Boat. After leaving school, Emilia took a sabbatical year and later enrolled at the Drama Centre London, where she appeared in a number of stage productions and graduated in 2009.
To support herself while she attended auditions, Emilia worked in various non-acting jobs. Her television debut was in 2009, when she made a guest appearance in the BBC One medical soap opera Doctors. A year later, she was part of the main cast in the TV film Triassic Attack. Although the film received negative reviews, Emilia’s performance was praised and she was considered to have a very promising film career. Clarke’s breakthrough role finally came when she was cast as Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO epic fantasy television series Game of Thrones in 2011. The series ran for 8 seasons, until its end in 2019. Emilia received very positive reviews for her performance on the show, and she became one of the highest-paid actors on television in 2017. For her work on the show, she was nominated for several awards, such as Primetime Emmy Awards and Critics’ Choice Awards.
While she continued to work on Game of Thrones, Clarke appeared in the short film Shackled (2012) and also made her Broadway debut in 2013 in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Other film roles were in Spike Island (2012,) Dom Hemingway (2013,) and The Garden of the Last Days (2013.) Clarke experienced box office success (despite the film bombing reviews) when she played a younger version of the iconic character Sarah Connor in reboot Terminator Genisys, in 2013. Her next big success was as the female lead in the romantic drama Me Before You (2016,) based on a book by the same name. Although the film received mixed reviews, it was a big hit in theaters.
In 2018, Emilia was cast in yet another big blockbuster franchise, this time in an origin story movie within the Star Wars universe, Solo: A Star Wars Story. Although the movie was highly anticipated and her performance was considered one of its highlights, it failed to fare well both with the critics and the box office. Clarke appeared in two films in 2019, crime thriller Above Suspicion and romantic comedy Last Christmas. Over the course of the decade, Emilia has also done voice acting work, most notably lending her voice in animated series such as Futurama, Robot Chicken and Thunderbirds Are Go. She is set to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe as part of the main cast in miniseries Secret Invasion, along Samuel L. Jackson in his role as Nick Fury, premiering sometime in 2023.


In Todays lecture, we were shown many different kinds of moving image. I’d never really had much knowledge to these kinds of videos, but after watching a few, I was really looking forward to progressing further.
We were first shown a French film, La Jetée (1962). It is directed by Chris Marker and set in post World War III. It focuses on history, memory and time travel.
The NY Times Photofilms are created to depict New York as a city of culture. In the above link shows the life of many different people in different short photofilms. All are narrated by the main person in question.
DuckRabbit is a website created by a digital training company in which commercial/charity and broadcast films are published by audio/visual specialists. The following is my favourite short film from the portfolio.
I love the combination or music, imagery and narration and how it all fits well together and there are no distrations.
The camera work in ‘Between the Birds’ is really carefully thought out. Simon Cecilie Grytter shot and directed this short film and documents the community of birdwatchers. She uses great camera work which allows the frame to include some out of focus and in focus subjects.
This short film is definitely my favourite out of all of the above. The camera work is fantastic. How there are so many different frames and angles yet this doesn’t cause a distraction and isn’t too dramatic.
As well as a videographer, Bloom also created video tutorials on how he works and creates short films.
This time lapse video is another favourite of mine. Time Lapse videos I find really fascinating. Being able to see change from a long period of time over a matter of minutes allows you to see so much. This inspires me to want to create a similar video!
From looking at work from the above, this has given me ideas how how I want to shoot my film. This includes techniques to do with angles, framing, audio and the visual.


Movies are one of the great things that give us entertainment and help us in relaxing. But, sometimes it becomes vice-versa (opposite). You all know about what we are going to discuss. We are here with the Top 5 IMDB Lowest Rated Indian Movies 2020 which will spoil your time after watching. These will be Top 5 Worst Rated Bollywood Movie 2020. We all know that web-series also get huge fame after the commencement of Amazon Prime, Netflix and some other web application. But, some of the web-series are just to spoil your days. So, without getting late. Let’s get started with the IMDB worst-rated Indian Movies 2020.
Top 5 IMDB Lowest Rated Indian Movies 2020
All the movies are based on the rating given by the IMDB. Take a look at the movies here:
1. Sadak 2 (1.0)
The film is directed by Mahesh Bhatt and produced by the Mukesh Bhatt. The film stars Sanjay Dutt, Aditya Roy Kapoor and Alia Bhatt. The whole film is a sequel to Sadak, but you will be wonder after knowing that Sadak IMDB rating is far better than the Sadak 2. The Sadak 2 rating 1/10 whereas the Sadak stands at 6.7/10 which is acceptable.
2. Himmatwala (1.8)
Himmatwala (2013) is another lowest rated movie on IMDB. The film stars Ajay Devgn and directed by the Sajid Khan. Some part of the film is funny whereas there is no good story. The movie stands at 1.8/10 rating on IMDB.
3. Aag (2.0)
Aag movie is directed by the Ram Gopal Varma. The movie is also known as Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Mohan Lal, Ajay Devgn, and Sushmita Sen. The film can be said as the remake of the Sholay. It got a 2/10 rating from IMDB.
4. Karzzzz (2.1)
Karzzzz is another Indian movie which has got a low rating from IMDB. The film stars Himesh Reshammiya and is directed by the Satish Kaushik. It has a rating of 2.1/10 which suggest that it is not good to watch.
5. Aap Kaa Surroor: The Moviee – The Real Luv Story (2.2)
Aap Kaa Surror is another lowest rated movie with 2.2/10 rating given by IMDB. The movie is based on a love story. It stars Himesh Reshammiya and is directed by the Prashant Chadda.
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Mahabharat Episode 82: Draupadi cried for help. Pandavas were returning from the forest and heard her cry of help. They saw the evil Jayadratha attempting to abduct Draupadi away in his chariot. Soon Pandavas overpowered him. The angry Bhima was about to kill him for his misdemeanour when Yudhishthira intervened and said, “O Bhima, I understand your rage at this lowly Jayadratha, but still I would pardon him for he is our brother-in-law. If you kill him our cousin Dushala (sister of Duryodhana) will become widow. Bhima let Jayadratha go, but Arjuna vowed to kill him in the battlefield.


Have you seen this movie? OMG. It was a tear-jerker from the very beginning. You know once the comment is made, "So how much weight have you lost?" that the diagnosis is not going to be very good.
My DH and I watched it last night for the first time. I knew it had to do with a man who had a terminal illness building a house... Wow. Even my DH, who isn't much one for drama, liked it. I always tease him because he likes to fast forward through the "talking parts."
I got a phone call during one scene and then asked what I had missed. He told me nothing important just talking. I hit the rewind button (or whatever you call it nowadays) and we rewatched the scene. It was the scene that had to do with the "licking cure" which he argued had nothing to do with the rest of the movie, but then I got to "ha, see!" him when it was referenced back later on in the movie.
Anyway, I guess I just wanted to share a really good movie. Tell me what you think....


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"L'Americano Returns Short Film" by Ricky Renna
CGI 3D Animated Short Film: L'Americano Returns Short Film by Ricky Renna. Featured on http://www.cgmeetup.net/
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A lively stork returns to his hometown to spread the joy of song! But after an unfortunate tangle with the law, it's up to the townsfolk to band together and bring music back into their lives in this animated short by Ricky Renna.
Produced at the School of Visual Arts, MFA Computer Art Department.
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A short psycho/thriller that keeps you wondering with its twists and turns through unsettling events that will surprise you at the end.
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Follow Leslie through her quest to find the person who is trying to poison her at her work place. No one believes her, not even her closest friends. She decides to continue her investigation on her own to protect her own sanity but things don’t quite workout the way they should.


I looooove a good scary movie. Like LOOOOOOOVE them. It’s kind of a sicknes. That said, I’ve never read a horror novel. I feel like those might be too scary for me, but I’m working up my nerve for them. (Suggestions welcome in the comments.) But I digressed…
Since it’s Halloween, I decided I’d share with y’all my all time favorite Halloween movies. You might notice a trend on what I find scary. 😉
1. Poltergeist — I love all three of them, but the first one is kind of amazing. It’s scary as hell, and when I saw it as a little kiddo, I freaked out. FREAKED OUT. (I should note that my parents didn’t regulate my TV/movie watching AT ALL. In fact, I had a movie night in my backyard last summer, and my mom happened to be in town, so she came. Guess what we watched? When my little bro and I started saying the lines of the movie with it, she realized that we must have watched it a ton as kids, and she flipped out. LOL! Whoops.) Apparently this post is filled with digressions. Sorry! Anyhow, I still love this movie. It holds up. Now that I’m older, I find it more terrifying than before. What could be worse than some unknown supernatural stealing your child and taking it to another dimension?
2. The Conjuring — This is the most recent release on my list. We saw it when it first came out and I have to say that I was FREAKED THE FUCK OUT. Usually, LH doesn’t like to sleep with any lights on (I do), and we have to fight a little after I watch a super scary movie about whether or not the nightlight gets turned on. This time there was no fight. We got home, and he went straight to the bedroom and plugged in my nightlight on high. The next night, we went to dinner, and he said, “I think the best plan from now on is to never think of that movie ever again.” HE WAS STILL SCARED. I was too, but I’m more of a baby. I love to see the scary movies, and then I can’t sleep for a week. He just brushes them off. But not this movie. That’s why it’s on my list.
3. The Omen — I saw this one when I was in middle school. In fact, I stayed up all night watching the all four movies with my dad. I was too scared to watch them alone, and he didn’t mind holding me while I shook my way through them. TERRIFIED ME. How scary can a toddler be? Pretty freaking scary when he’s the Antichrist.
4. The Exorcist — Y’all, this movie is fucked up. Like seriously fucked up. I’m typing this now, not even watching it, just remembering it from the last time I watched it YEARS ago, and I probably won’t sleep. Can’t think about it anymore. Just putting the link to the trailer.
5. Event Horizon — I saw this movie in the movie theater with my mother. I was about to start my sophomore year in high school, and I wanted to see one last summer movie before classes started. I only saw the poster for it–no trailer. I thought it was going to be sci-fi. Like Star Trek or something. Yeah, it’s nothing like Star Trek. Halfway through the movie we realized it was a horror film, but by then we were already too invested to leave. My mother gripped my hand so hard, and we were both shaking. And to add to the creepy level, there was no one else in the theater. The movie had tanked, but I was such a nerd, I just wanted to see a scifi. I didn’t really care what it was. Anyhow, it might have been extra scary because it was a surprise and magnified by the fact that it was just the two of us in the theater. But whatever the reason, this movie will always make my list of scariest movies.
There you have it. My five scariest movies. Did you notice a trend?


April 8, 2018
Dream of Pope Francis:
This morning God gave me a dream of Pope Francis holding a service. Lots of people were there. At the end of the service when everyone was standing, a middle-aged woman who was divorced asked him a question. (I don’t know what she asked.) Pope Francis came over, stood right in front of her, and began yelling angrily in her face! I couldn’t hear what he was saying. He kept yelling in her face so much that she was leaning back! Finally, he stormed off down the aisle to walk out. As he was coming towards me, I glared at him.
(This is just another confirmation of who he really is – unChrist-like, unholy, the false prophet in Revelation!
Then to top it all off, I went to see the movie “I Can Only Imagine” and there was a trailer for a movie called “Pope Francis – A Man of His Word” coming out May 18th!!! ugh!! It was hard seeing his face on the big screen right after having that dream!!)


Films – 10 Films That Had Robust Ethical Messages However Contradicted Themselves
Tales usually wrap their narrative round an ethical message. These messages replicate how one ought to behave in life: for instance, The Boy Who Cried Wolf is a narrative with an ethical notice that mendacity is fallacious. Films do that too, irrespective of the style. Romance movies can have a message about not altering for an additional particular person, and documentaries might be made with the message of justice for a sure particular person.
Nevertheless, not all of those messages are conveyed properly of their tales. A few of these motion pictures even contradict themselves within the conduct of their characters, the dearth of perspective outdoors their very own, and even within the plot itself.
10 Shrek (2001)
This Dreamworks animated comedy was successful, producing many sequels and provoking different movie-makers in methods to painting fairytale worlds otherwise. The primary character is an ogre named Shrek, and he saves a human princess for a egocentric ruler named Farquaad. The message on the finish is about accepting people who find themselves completely different. The princess even marries Shrek and the tip.
Nevertheless, the film continuously contradicts its beautiful message with the way it treats Farquaad. The person is consistently made enjoyable of due to how quick he’s. The conduct towards him is kind of the other of what the film tries to convey about outward appearances.
9 The Lion King (1994)
This Disney basic takes the story of Hamlet into the world of lion and the wilds. The primary character, Simba, runs away after Scar kills his father. Simba lives his life believing the loss of life of his father to be his fault. Nevertheless, he will get an ethical message about confronting his previous errors.
The message falls very flat when audiences know very properly that Simba really made no errors within the first place. Scar killed his dad, not him.
8 Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump is a major movie with a ton of American tradition and historical past wrapped right into a romantic comedy-drama. The message is to understand life and what you’ve got and to face the world optimistically.
This ethical message falls quick with the comparability to Jenny, who is way extra cynical and spends a whole lot of her life preventing the world round her. In contrast to Forest, although, she fights for what she thinks is true slightly than what others inform her is true. She was born into an abusive family and dies at a younger age. She is portrayed considerably as a idiot, and the film makes it seem to be Forrest is the one one who may do write by her. But, the optimistic life view of the titular character is undermined by Jenny’s tragic story.
7 Alice In Wonderland (2010)
Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland tried to take a darkish and feminist spin on a literary basic, however the morals crashed and burned. Alice is fated to marry as a part of the expectations of everybody round her. In Wonderland, there’s a parallel to this. She is fated to struggle the Jabberwocky. She places an finish to a revolt and restores the fated establishment of Wonderland.
So, the film’s narrative leans in the direction of accepting one’s future and assembly the expectations of others. Nevertheless, she does the other in her personal world by rejecting marriage and going in opposition to the established order. Both Burton did not notice what he was going, or he realized he by chance was making an anti-feminist film and tried to do a half-step again.
6 Magnificence And The Beast (1991)
Recognized has one in every of Disney’s greatest animated movies, Magnificence and the Beast sports activities an ethical message not all too completely different from Shrek. Interior magnificence is essential, not outer magnificence. The prince turns right into a Beast as a result of he rejected a crone who got here to his door asking for shelter. Nevertheless, she was really an attractive enchantress, and she or he cursed him.
All of the non-beautiful characters on this film change into stunning. The beast turns right into a good-looking prince, and the crone become an attractive enchantress. So, how does the message actually work if there are solely stunning wanting characters by the tip?
5 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
The lesson of its predecessor, Jurassic Park, is a message of conservation and reveals how human meddling could be very dangerous to the surroundings. Nevertheless, in the newest Jurassic World, they launch a bunch of dinosaurs into the world and trigger untold man-made ecological destruction within the title of “compassion.”
The film would make any biologist scream, because it oversimplifies some of the controversial topics in that area of science. The unique trilogy’s ethical message was thrown out the window, however it’s attainable that the following movie will rectify this ethical organic situation.
4 Fifty Shades Of Gray (2015)
To rag on this film is kicking a useless horse, however it shall be kicked none-the-less. There are classes even wrapped on this romantic-erotica. This film has been plucked to loss of life by critics for these classes, as properly, as they’re harmful ones in romance akin to with the ability to change/save an individual slightly than love them for who they’re.
3 The Harry Potter Collection (2001 – 2011)
Amongst many different points which have arisen this 12 months from the Harry Potter collection, there are additionally contradictions abound within the healthful classes of the movies. One instance is the lesson of getting a “discovered household.” Many tales have this, exhibiting that blood doesn’t matter, as what actually issues is your folks. Regardless of this although, Dumbledore gave child Harry to an abusive household based mostly on solely the truth that they have been blood relations.
Numerous followers have additionally had points with the epilogue, akin to Harry naming his youngsters after Dumbledore and Snape. Each characters, whereas fairly iconic and nostalgic to audiences, used and abused him.
2 The Marvel Cinematic Universe Films (2008 – 2019)
All of the ethical contradictions of the MCU motion pictures are attention-grabbing as a result of they tie into the constraints of the superhero style. For instance, Iron Man, the very first film of the MCU, contained ethical messages concerning the hazard of making weapons of mass destruction to unravel world issues. Nevertheless, the film’s resolution is to simply create extra weapons and ensure they’re utilized by Iron Man slightly than anybody else.
The villain, the Vulture, even tries to supply the ethical quandary of how the working class suffered beneath Tony Stark. That in the end will get ignored as a result of he’s a “dangerous man.” That’s not even a contradiction, simply an utter lack of making an attempt.
1 The Final Jedi: The Rise Of Skywalker (2019)
Followers had a whole lot of points with this film, and its ethical contradictions are one in every of many. The most important may be about Rey’s bloodline. The collection usually empowered its viewers with the ethical lesson that heroes can come from wherever. Nevertheless, that was taken again on this film when Rey’s powers have been on account of her blood-relation with Palpatine. All of the dangerous guys are obsessive about bloodlines, making Rey a rebellious outlier till the reveal on this film.
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This week, the PTA are hosting three ‘Movie Nights’, for only £3!
Monday: Key Stage 2 – The Christmas Chronicles (3:30-6:30pm)
Tuesday: EYFS – Shrek the Halls and Mickey’s ‘Once Upon a Christmas’ (3:15-5:30pm)
Wednesday: Key Stage 1 – The Star (3:30-6:30pm)
We look forward to seeing all the children at their movie night.


Diana Gould was born in New York City, attended the High School of Music and Art, and graduated from UCLA with a degree in film. She sold a screenplay she wrote in film school, which became Jenny, starring Marlo Thomas and Alan Alda. Her career in film and television spanned decades, during which she wrote and produced pilots, episodes, movies and miniseries for network and cable, and served on the Board of Directors of the Writers Guild of America. A meditator for 30 years, she teaches at InsightLA, a mindful meditation center, and works as a spiritual care volunteer with Vitas Hospice. She lives in Los Angeles.


Challenging ingrained prejudices through subversive theatrical productions and drama outreach programs.
Through new plays and reworked classics, arts education and drama therapy outreach programs, we endeavor to spotlight artists and advocate for communities that have been silenced and exploited in American theater.
Who We Are
Ryan Cupello is a New York City-based actor, director, producer, and social activist. He holds an MFA from the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University. He holds a Certificate in Acting from the world-renowned Moscow Art Theatre in Russia and has studied at the Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts in Kraków, Poland. He has performed professionally in NYC, Boston, Moscow, and in the National Tours of Fiddler on the Roof and Dirty Dancing. He has produced and directed in Boston, Buffalo, and NYC. He helped create PlayOnline: an online reading series for Soho Shakespeare Company for which he directed a reading of The Tempest starring Jack Wetherall (Showtime’s Queer as Folk).
He has volunteered with and raised money for Common Cause, RAICES, QORRN, Black Trans Advocacy Coalition, and various political campaigns. He believes theater is a powerful tool that can uplift and empower, educate and inspire and he endeavors to use his skills to work towards a world that supports everyone's rights.
Cris Eli Blak
Cris Eli Blak is an award winning and internationally produced writer. His work has garnered him a Bronze Remi from the Worldfest Houston International Film and Video Festival, the Christopher Hewitt Award in Fiction, a Pushcart Prize nomination and honors from Vectis Radio, Negro Ensemble Company, Clocktower Players and A is For. His work has been produced, performed and/or published around the world, from Off-Broadway (Urban Stages and Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre), West Coast (Theatre of NOTE, Theatre West, Common Ground Theatre, Left Edge Theatre and Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble), Collegiate (Columbia University, York College, Academy of Arts University and Wellesley College), London (The Quean's Theatre and Flawstate), Australia (Melting Pot Theatre), and Ireland (Eva's Echo). He is developing new work with Derby City Playwrights, The Road Theatre, Imaginarium Theatre Company, Teatro Milagro and Et Alia Theater. He continues to strive to create work that reflects the world that we live in, with all of its different and diverse colors, creeds, and cultures.
Mara Lee Gilbert
Mara Lee Gilbert explores the lines between beauty and the grotesque, seeking to unravel taboos. Much of her work draws on stories of violence, sexual expression and power dynamics in intimate relationships.
She is a New York-based, award-winning actor, filmmaker, writer, and coach. She has a Master's Degree in Forensic Psychology and worked for many years with incarcerated and institutionalized populations. During college, she helped run a three-month drama therapy program with inmates at Bayview Women’s Correctional Facility. As well, she was later tasked with running the first ever drama therapy group inside the notorious Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center for the criminally insane. These experiences strongly influence the focus of empathy in her work.
Besides acting in film and on stage, she has also combined her background with her acting to teach empathy and communication skills to medical professionals and the New York City Police Department.
American society has been built in conjunction with oppressive policies that allow certain powers to expand their political, economic, and cultural influence by extorting communities based on their race, religion, gender, sexuality, ability, health, wealth, education, and citizenship. We pledge to institute DEI and Anti-Racist training for our staff and as part of each rehearsal process. We will institute intervention and disruption protocols for harmful moments that may arise from our staff, collaborators, and audience members. We understand that this is an ongoing commitment to re-examining our own prejudices and to taking responsibility for our failures as we do this work. We know that theater has the power to educate, inspire, and challenge each of us and are committed to doing the long-overdue, uncomfortable work to dismantle these oppressive systems and create change in the world and within ourselves.
We are committed to supporting communities that have been exploited, silenced, or underrepresented by showcasing their stories, creating a safe space for artists to develop and exhibit their individual voices, and offering therapeutic, non-presentational acting and writing classes. We pledge to create a leadership team and staff that represents the communities we aim to support.
We pledge to work with multi-disciplined artists and technicians to constantly challenge our understanding of what theater is. We are committed to questioning how we tell stories on stage and experimenting with theatrical forms and performance styles while maintaining high-quality and meaningful storytelling. We will expand our exposure and work beyond the predominant American theater traditions.
We believe theater is a communal experience and that it should be accessible to everyone. Like the groundlings of Shakespeare’s theatre, we encourage the audience to interact with the stories we tell and pledge to shatter the barrier between actor and audience. We are committed to making admission affordable and to engage communities whose stories we amplify.


Updated: Feb 10, 2022
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So after 2 Netflix series reviews (click here and here), I thought it was time to take a look at some of the series I've watched on Amazon Prime Video. I don't know what it is about Prime, but I have a feeling that many people I know tend to watch series more on Netflix than Prime Video. It's a pity though because a lot of us pay for an annual Prime subscription to avail to fast delivery and this is automatically included!
I'm guilty of that. When I look for a new series or movie to watch, I automatically check out what's on Netflix. This got me thinking why and I think I finally get it. Every time I type a certain series or movie on Prime Video, it's always available BUT it really isn't. Sometimes it is, but most often you have to rent it or buy it, which always makes me feel like sh*t. You know, getting my hopes up and being excited for but in the end - there's nothing. Which is why I think that with time, I have developed an aversion to Prime.
But this is wrong because there are some excellent series, like the ones I talk about in the video below.
What SHOWS have I watched on AMAZON PRIME VIDEO? | SERIES
01:10 Why Women Kill
02:14 Ally McBeal
02:56 The Handmaid's Tale
04:30 Grey's Anatomy
05:29 Little Fires Everywhere
06:28 The Man in the High Castle
07:47 The Boys
08:30 Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
09:06 Good Omens


Valentine’s Day in the heart of London is truly special….
Don’t miss these great movies showing at Shortwave Cinema Bermondsey in their beautifully air-conditioned theatre from Friday.
Journey through the decades of London’s outer boroughs on film, featuring fascinating archival footage of London on Sunday 30th July 2017 from 2 pm to 6 pm.
Don’t miss the T2 Trainspotting showing at Shortwave Cinema Bermondsey from Friday 27th January to Thursday 2nd February.
See Rogue One; A Star Wars Story at South London’s cool independent cinema. Open over Christmas period
Get in the festive mood with a free open air screening of The Muppet Christmas Carol (U) on Sunday 18th December. Plus lots of festive family fun from 12 pm to 7 pm.
Don’t miss these great films showing at Shortwave Cinema Bermondsey…
The UK Film Festival celebrates the best in film making from around the world – from mainstream films that go on to win Oscars to as yet unseen masterpieces.
Watch drama Light Between the Oceans starring Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander and Rachel Weis and Doctor Strange starring Benedict Cumberbatch at Bermondsey’s cool inde cinema
Dr Strange (12A) starring Benedict Cumberbatch and The Girl on a Train (15) starring Emily Blunt showing this week at independent cinema Shortwave


The rising trend of video
We are happy to announce that our latest creative project… Green Parrot is premiering at the 2017 LA Shorts International Film Festival. Wednesday August 9th at 3:15 pm. Get your tickets here: https://www.laemmle.com/theaters/purchase/23/5089508?replace=
Now you can see Killswitch on Netflix. Check it out here: https://www.netflix.com/search?q=killswitch&jbv=80130567&jbp=0&jbr=0
San Jose here we come! We are so excited to be screening at Cinequest – right in the heart of Silicon Valley. We have three screenings scheduled – Go get your tix here –> Cinequest (Killswitch)
Ali Akbarzadeh and Chris Dollar – Director and Writer of our feature documentary Killswitch – talk to Abby Martin on her RT show Breaking the Set. Here is the 7-min excerpt from the show.
We are proud to announce that Killswitch was awarded the 2014 James Lyons Award for BEST EDITING of a FEATURE DOCUMENTARY at the Woodstock Film Festival. Prichard Smith came in and really took our film to a new level. We are ecstatic that he was recognized for his talents. Bravo buddy!!!!
Killswitch Documentary Update


Refresh your warm-up technique. Build a robust, reliable power source in the breath to use your voice freely and authentically in a variety of spaces. Work on tone and resonance, range, projection, diction, vocal flexibility and stamina.
Breathing, Release and Relaxation
A centred, rooted breath is essential for feeling grounded, confident and ready to perform. Free up tension restricting your breath, allowing greater resonance and emotional freedom. Ease nerves by calming your breath.
Text and Dialogue Coaching
Gain confidence and skill working with classic texts such as Shakespeare, Restoration, Wilde and Coward. Discover the precise emotional and vocal demands of modern texts such as Pinter, Beckett and Mamet. Topics may include:
- Textures of speech sounds
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- Line endings and preventing the ‘falling inflection’
- Length of thought
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Kate works on character development through movement, physicality, voice and text:
- Find character clues through language choice, sentence structure and imagery
- Character motivation and intentions
- Character’s sensory and intellectual world
- Character status
- Character’s psycho-physicality
- Develop an authentic, emotionally truthful character
- Keep your voice free and supported
Tackle vocal demands such as fight scenes, performing in difficult acoustics, and scenes of heightened emotion, such as shouting and whispering. Kate has worked on complex scenes such as crowd scenes, where there’s a need for varying vocal textures in rhythm, tone and clarity, as well as individuality of all characters. She also helps performers handle voice strain.
Accent Softening, RP and Non-Native Performers and Speakers
Kate passionately believes our accents are part of us. Anyone can learn to speak clearly in any accent of English. She also coaches those who wish to improve their RP (Received Pronunciation) skills. With a background in applied linguistics and phonetics, Kate has extensive experience working with non-native actors.
Topics include sensitising your ear for accurate dialects, tone and rhythm and pronunciation. For character work, explore what’s happening within your character’s silence. Why are they silent? What’s happening in their inner world? Maintain vocal distinctiveness in scenes with other characters.
Voice Teaching Experience
Bath Spa University (MA in Shakespeare for Performance), Voice Module Leader, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Central School of Speech and Drama, Oxford School of Drama, ALRA, The Actor’s Company at London Centre for Theatre Studies, Mountview, Webber Douglas. [see clients]
How it works:
How Many Sessions Will Be Needed?
For Lasting Change, 6 hours minimum is recommended. Coaching needs commitment and time to build muscle memory and effective habits.
90 minute slots are ideal. Kate will negotiate if you prefer 60 minute sessions.
Kate also runs regular group courses.
Contact Kate to find out more.


About the Film
A troubled 16-year-old girl in Hawaii gets sent to a new foster home on the remote island of Molokai. There, she finds her way to strength and empowerment when a mysterious old Hawaiian man teaches her the ukulele, and she earns a spot in the finals of the Honolulu International Ukulele competition.
FROM WRITER/DIRECTOR GREGORY POPPEN
“Cassidy Mack was the co-star of the last movie I directed, Chilly Christmas starring Tom Arnold for Starz. I was struck immediately by Mack’s true story… that she herself was a former foster child. At age 13, she had already started a foundation to help other kids in foster care. With FOUR STRINGS, I feel it’s important to tell the full story of teen foster kids. That with the right love and support, they can be brought back. And doing it through the beauty and inspiration of Hawaiian music and the ukulele can only make the story even more gorgeous and resonant.”
WRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR
Gregory Poppen is a writer, director, and producer with a strong background in family-friendly entertainment. He’s been Head Writer and Talent Producer for the Disney Holiday Specials on ABC and Disney Channel since 2013, and recently wrote and directed Rocks My House for Disney Channel. His feature Chilly Christmas, starring Tom Arnold, was awarded “Best Kids Film” at MipCom Jr. in France. Through his production company Poppenfilms, he produced and directed the pilots Adopting Dreams and Deli Doctor, along with the music video Gravity for singer Javier Colon (first season winner of The Voice). With experience in both studio and network budgets, as well as low budget run-and-gun filmmaking, Poppen is able to hit the ground running with a collaborative approach to creating amazing content.
Ray Ellingsen began his film career in 1987 as a writer. He has since gone on to pursue numerous aspects of filmmaking, from directing and producing, to supervising post production of feature films, documentaries, and commercials. In 1999, Ellingsen helped form the motion picture entertainment company, Ugly Old Bird Productions, which produced multiple film and video projects during its five years of doing business.
Ellingsen moved to Arizona in 2005 to manage the largest motion picture film studio in the state of Arizona, Hollywood-Phoenix Film Studios. Within a year, Ellingsen brought in three feature films, numerous commercials, as well as a television series for the studio to produce. Ellingsen left the studio and moved back to Los Angeles to further his filmmaking career.
To date, Ellingsen has written and directed two documentaries and a feature film, along with a multitude of commercial, instructional and industrial projects. He has also produced nine feature films and over 30 video and commercial projects, with two feature films currently in development.
Lee Roth began producing entertainment content in 1995 when he opened one of the very first web design studios. With an initial focus on computer game and television studios, Lee also offered photography services to his entertainment clients. Early in 1997 he won the WebDweeb web design contest for HBO’s U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, launching his career in Hollywood. As an online producer, Lee participated in several combined broadcast/internet firsts including VIBe (The CW Network – 1997), the first late night talk show to go live online, and Sinbad’s Soul Music Festival Part IV from Aruba (HBO – 1998). In 2001, Lee’s cameras took him on-set to shoot production stills for independent film and television, as well as to the press line at Hollywood’s most prestigious events including the Academy Awards® and Primetime Emmy Awards. As of 2015, Lee has worked directly with European film financiers advising them on feature film and television project submissions. Since that time, Lee has read hundreds of scripts and currently works with Moving Pictures Media Group as a Development Executive.
Moving Pictures Media Group
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
Moving Pictures Media Group, also known as MPMG, is a production company founded for motion picture, television, and internet content. MPMG provides a full suite of services to assist independent filmmakers, production companies and investors in the development, production, post-production, distribution, and marketing of their projects. Managing Director and Chief Creative Officer, Michael Minkler is a three-time Academy Award winner for his outstanding work on Black Hawk Down, Chicago, and Dreamgirls. A seasoned professional who has collaborated on over 200 projects with Hollywood’s elite directors, his most recent works include the Academy Award winning film, The Hateful Eight, written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Chief Legal and Operations Officer, Ron Takehara, has a wide range of legal experience in the entertainment industry, from high profile cases involving motion picture and television industry litigation, to representing entertainment production companies, television networks, actors, stunt men and women, and screenwriters.
Roth Stock Pictures
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
In the film and television business, think of Roth Stock Pictures as the bridge between creative and business. We are story driven first and foremost. That is always our main priority. However, once a good story has been identified, our instincts quickly turn mercenary in order to get your project financed and into theaters, on broadcast and cable, streaming, in hotel and airline systems, and anywhere else we can get your content in front of an audience!
Roth Stock Pictures: Engaging Audiences on All Platforms.
Visit www.rothstock.com for more.


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Duck feels better working with Edward. However, the trucks are in a bad mood and make the work hard for them both. When the work is over, Duck bids farewell to Edward and heads back to the shed. As he coasts down Gordon's Hill, enjoying the breeze, he suddenly hears a guard's whistle, as the trucks have broken away and are intent on chasing Duck down and throwing him off the rails.
Duck makes a run for it, but the trucks quickly start to catch up. Luckily, the trucks only catch Duck gradually and do not throw him off the rails, but nevertheless Duck is forced to keep going at top speed as the trucks push him. Suddenly, Duck and his driver spot James pulling out of a station on their line with a train full of passengers. Duck tries his hardest to stop the trucks, knowing that a terrible accident could result otherwise. Duck is unable to slow down and is about to crash into the coaches when he is diverted into a siding at the last second.
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- Thomas' eyebrows are missing in one scene.


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We are thrilled to be partnering up with the upcoming Northstar Film Festival coming to MSP next week - September 15-18!
The Science of Beer
There's plenty of rad events for you to check out at the festival, and to cap things off, you can join us for the 'Science of Beer' closing party in the Taproom!
On September 17th from 9-11 PM, Founder Jeff Moriarty will be joined by Dr. James Cotner, professor of ecology from the University of Minnesota. James studies the role of microbes play in decomposition in aquatic systems. From his microbial background he has turned his attention to the microbial processes of brewing, where he has become a favored speaker at breweries.
More about Northstar Film Festival:
What is it?
Northstar Science Film Festival is an exciting new film festival to celebrate the collision of science and entertainment. Northstar Science Film Festival presents a selection of entertaining and enlightening science-themed films from around the world. Screenings are intermixed with engaging discussions with leading scientists and interactive, hands-on activities for attendees.
The theme for 2016 is “Living on the Edge”, exploring the frontiers of life: space, epidemic diseases, popular culture and other exciting areas illuminated by science on film.
Beyond presenting great science entertainment, Northstar Science Film Festival recognizes and awards achievements of artists, scientists and others who inspire passion for science through film and other entertainment arts.
Northstar Science Film Festival is a multi-day series of interactive celebrations, workshops, and other networking and idea-sharing opportunities for creative and science professionals, including: screenings of science films, storytelling workshops, awards ceremonies, and an exciting “pitch slam” event.
Films & Schedule
Our lineup is almost complete, and tickets are available here!