No Hard Feelings shows why cinema shouldn’t shy away from sex
look at the premise of No Hard Feelings and you would rightly expect to be scandalised. The film is a broad, affable comedy starring Jennifer Lawrence as a cash-strapped thirtysomething who is hired to “date” a 19-year-old introvert (Andrew Barth Feldman) at the behest of his wealthy helicopter parents. It’s a movie that sells itself on raunch: the button-pushing age-gap romance at its heart leads to plenty of sexually-tinged misadventure, including a much-discussed full-frontal fight scene involving Lawrence. But, as The Independent’s critic noted in our review, No Hard Feelings is ultimately a character piece dressed in sex-farce clothing. Its attitude towards sex all too often resembles that of a sniggering teenager. And it speaks to a problem that is rampant in Hollywood cinema today.
Where once the US film industry was confined by the puritanical restrictions of the Hays Code (the guidelines prohibiting swearing, sex and violence on screen, which lasted from 1934 to 1968), we are now in the thickets of a new censorious era. Sexless action films dominate the box office; long gone are the days when a work of unabashed erotica such as Basic Instinct could take the box office by storm. The bar for sex on screen has been lowered so far that films like No Hard Feelings can win plaudits simply by stumbling over it. The scope for properly explicit adult depictions of sex on screen has narrowed to a sliver.
Of course, mainstream cinema shying away from sexuality is nothing new. But whereas in the past, this has been something imposed on the industry by prudish regulators and studio executives, audiences themselves are now increasingly averse to carnal matters. Social media abounds with snarky complaints about “gratuitous” sex scenes. “If it doesn’t serve the plot, then sex scenes are little more than pornography,” goes the argument, which often seems particularly prevalent among younger (Gen Z) cinephiles. Whether or not titillation is in itself reason enough to show two characters going at it merits its own debate – the semiconscious allure of watching attractive people behave sexily has, after all, been one of the driving forces behind cinema’s popularity for more than a century. But titillation is only ever one part of it. It is important for films to depict sex because sex is a part of life. To pretend otherwise, to dance around the issue, is artistically dishonest.
It’s not just a question of abundance, or quote-unquote “explicitness”, that is the problem. It’s also a question of realism. No Hard Feelings contains a modest amount of sex and nudity, but none of it really rings true to life. I mean, how many naked beach brawls have you been in lately? The one out-and-out “sex scene” sees Feldman’s character ejaculate prematurely between Lawrence’s thighs (off-screen, of course). Sex on screen is nearly always sanitised, romanticised, fetishised, or – as in this instance – heightened for laughs; seldom does it ever ring true. Experts have long warned of the damage that internet pornography is wreaking on the sexual mores of adolescents. Surely a move towards truthful, unembellished sex could only be a good thing?
Often, the argument against sex scenes is framed as a moral issue. It is claimed, or simply implied, that needless sex scenes are exploitative, or otherwise nefarious. Historically, there have been all too many instances of performers getting exploited, mistreated or worse, in the process of filming sex scenes. (Particularly heinous examples, such as Last Tango in Paris, live on in infamy.) But with intimacy coordinators now commonplace in any film or TV set involving sex scenes, the likelihood of these incidents happening has been vastly reduced.


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She straddles many worlds: Nyong’o was born in Mexico when her Kenyan parents were in political exile. Her family later returned to Kenya, where she spent most of her childhood. Her first name, she says, is the short version of the word “Guadalupe.” She later went to the United States, where she got her undergraduate degree from Hampshire College in Massachusetts, and later graduated from Yale School of Drama in 2012.
She has a connection to Pres. Obama: Nyong’o is a Luo, the same tribe as President Barack Obama’s father.
She’s multilingual: In addition to English and her native Luo, the actress speaks Spanish, Swahili and conversational Italian.
She’s been a star-crossed lover: Her first big acting break came when she was 14 and played Juliet in “Romeo and Juliet” at a Kenyan theater. “That was amazing … since before that I had been a village girl at a school show,” she tells Arise Entertainment 360. ”I just came to life on stage, I just loved it so much.”
She’s also a TV star: Before her big movie debut, Nyong’o was a regular on the Kenyan television series “Shuga.” The series, produced by MTV, was a hip portrayal of contemporary Kenyan youth aimed at spreading HIV awareness. It was so popular, it later aired in various African nations.
This is not her first brush with an international movie: As an undergraduate, Nyong’o worked on the production crew of “The Constant Gardener,” starring Ralph Fiennes. The movie, filmed in Kenya, became a turning point for her. Fiennes made her realize her passion when he told her to only get into acting if she feels that she can’t live without it. ”It’s not what I wanted to hear, but it’s what I needed to hear,” she says.
She’s had her signature crop for years: Before settling for her trademark short hair,Nyong’o went through the usual hustles of finding a hairstyle that works for her. “I got fed up of going to the hair salon. I just wanted less time grooming so that I could get more stuff done.” At age 19, she shaved off her hair. “It was so liberating,” she says.
I was wondering how she got a Spanish diminutive name for a first name.
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This week we’re rocking out 90’s style, heading to far off fantasy lands like Blockbuster Video, and kicking some butt, all while discussing the latest entry to the MCU ‘Captain Marvel’.
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Jasmijn's entrance is a sight to behold, dressed in a long, classy red dress that accentuates her curves, with her hair styled in a fancy twenties updo. As a true diva, Jasmijn confidently strolls to the vintage microphone stand and begins to sing 'I don't want to set the world on fire' by "the Ink Spots".
Tobit watches from a distance, captivated by her beauty and talent. But this scene takes an unexpected turn as Tobit and Jasmijn surprise and entertain the crowd, turning it into a hot date where they treat each other with a warm bite of fire. The two of them make eating fire seem like the most romantic thing to do on a first date.
It's an act that defies expectations, with Tobit and Jasmijn's chemistry and humor making the audience feel like they're in on the joke.
This scene may have started like something out of an old Hollywood movie, but it quickly becomes a unique and unforgettable experience, with Tobit and Jasmijn showcasing their skill and creativity in a way that leaves the audience wanting more.


The war of roses the whistleblower third star tiff 13 tinker tom hardy tom hiddleston top gear toronto to the end of the earth trailer translation tv series unaired uncovered unlocking urbandictionary van gogh vietsub wanda venham war horse writers' interview zurich. The film won a rockie for best arts documentary at the banff world media festival in 2011, receiving critical acclaim for its fascinating insight into the life of the artist and its unique approach to storytelling.
Docudrama presentado por alan yentob, con benedict cumberbatch en el papel de van gogh.
Van gogh painted with words trailer. As the dialogue is sourced from van gogh's own words, it paints a fascinating impression of the artist's life and torments. Van gogh movie tv words jamie parker actors aw words word poster biography. The trailer above shows a.
The swirling style of van gogh's canvases. The film will incorporate over 120 of van gogh’s paintings, animated and brought to life. Explore the starry night and the art of vincent van gogh with your kids.
From 4×6 to 23×33 inch; “the truth is, we cannot speak other than by our paintings. Loving vincent has been touted as the first fully painted feature film. in the new trailer above, we get a glimpse at the final product, which features some of van gogh’s iconic paintings.
Painted with words derzeit bei keinem der auf moviepilot aufgelisteten anbietern zu sehen. Painted with words (2010) label. Painted with words (8) 8.0 50min 2010 16+ benedict cumberbatch stars in this complex portrait of vincent van gogh.
Van gogh portraits morphed via andrea jenkins. Vincent van gogh war ein überaus eifriger briefeschreiber. Painted with words (tv) ein film mit benedict cumberbatch, jamie parker.
Britbox users can also watch the docudrama directly via the streaming service which is available in the u.s., u.k, canada, australia or south africa and boasts tons of other. With benedict cumberbatch, jamie parker, aidan mcardle, christopher good. Directors andrew hutton genres drama subtitles english [cc].
Van gogh devotees are taking the artist's words. This is the story of vincent van gogh, with dialogue sourced from his own words. Vangogh painted over 30 self portraits.
Cada palabra hablada por los actores pertenece a las cartas que van gogh le envió a su hermano pequeño theo y a. Loving vincent will hit cinema screens. Watch the stunning theatrical trailer for the first fully oil painted feature film, loving vincent, below.
The story of vincent van gogh, with dialogue sourced from his own words. In the trailer we see van gogh's iconic paintings flicker into life as we're taken on a journey through his turbulent life, accompanied by narration taken from the words of the people who knew him. Every word spoken by the actors in this film is sourced from the letters that van gogh sent to his younger brother theo, and of those around him.
“ today, a group of filmmakers, artists. Canvas, glossy, semiglossy, matte, laminated; In one of the last letters artist vincent van gogh ever wrote, he proclaimed:
The eyes of van official trailer. Painted with words (tv) es un documental dirigido por andrew hutton. Van gogh documentary to be first fully painted feature film ever made.
Aus den hunderten, die immer noch. Merke dir den film jetzt vor und wir benachrichtigen dich, sobald er verfügbar ist. Painted with words trailer & teaser, interviews, clips und mehr videos auf deutsch und im original.
Van gogh documentary to be first fully painted feature film ever made. With benedict cumberbatch, jamie parker, aidan mcardle, christopher good. Vincent van gogh, painted with words.
Schaue dir alle videos jetzt an! The story of vincent van gogh, with dialogue sourced from his own words.


After the release of the Legendary Pictures "Godzilla" in the summer of 2014 a debate started in the fandom about Godzilla not appearing enough. But there was no actual data on how much time Godzilla appeared in any of his other films. Since this information didn't seem to be recorded anywhere I started a project where I sat down and timed out Godzilla's appearance in each film, plus other data like what time he made an appearance and the time of other daikaiju and the clashes. The information was posted to my blog, these charts are made from the data I collected.
Godzilla's screen time in minutes for each film, sorted from highest the lowest. Blue is a Showa era film, orange is a Heisei era film, purple is a Millennium era film, and red is a Legendary era film. The screen time is an estimate based on using a stopwatch to record any visual part of a daikaiju on screen, full body, tail, foot, fin, head, etc… It maybe off by a few seconds but should be fairly accurate.
Godzilla's screen time as a precent of the total runtime of the film, sorted by highest to lowest. Blue is a Showa era film, orange is a Heisei era film, purple is a Millennium era film, and red is a Legendary era film.
The clashes between daikaiju and rampages through major metropolis in minutes, sorted by lowest to highest.
When Godzilla first appears in each film in minute, blue is a tease appearance where he is seen briefly, red is when he makes a full appearance, green is total runtime of the film, sorted chronologically.
When Godzilla first appears in each film as a percent of the runtime, blue is a tease appearance where he is seen briefly, red is when he makes a full appearance, sorted chronologically.
Runtime of daikaiju costars in the Godzilla franchises add together in minutes.
My ratings for each Godzilla film, blue is plot, red is directing, green is effects, and purple is music. Each catagory can have a score between 0 and 25, sorted chronologically


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You may remember Watchdog contributor Jaime Messina, who blew the whistle on OxyContin way back in 2003 as a student at Northeastern University – a full four years before Purdue shelled out $634.5 million for lying about the painkiller’s addictive qualities. Here, she weighs in on “OxyMorons,” a new film about Oxy’s devastating effects in the Boston area.
Last Tuesday I had the opportunity to view the film “OxyMorons,” a low-budget indie film that portrays the life of an OxyContin dealer in the small community of Charlestown, Mass. The film – which is written by, starring and about Johnny Hickey – takes place in the early 2000s, when the Oxy addiction epidemic in Massachusetts was first starting to rear its head. Hickey, who has since cleaned up his life, was able to write an excellent screenplay based on his experiences. As someone who has been aware of and has personally seen the devastation OxyContin can cause, I was excited to hear that such a film was produced, and I highly anticipated its limited release at a theater in Revere, Mass., just north of the town in which it takes place.
“OxyMorons” portrays how OxyContin barged onto the scene in Charlestown and instantly began ruining the lives of many around Hickey, including himself. One thing I particularly appreciated about the film was that it didn’t sugarcoat the story of Oxy’s devastating effects on the lives of all who came into contact with it. In fact, the film was quite graphic and violent at times. While to some that may be uncomfortable, I felt it did a great job of exemplifying the destruction and havoc this drug wreaked upon the community around Hickey.
The film, which stars many unknown actors and Charlestown natives, highlights the disintegration of Hickey’s life, including his debilitating addiction, the loss of many of his loved ones, and the near loss of his own life. I know those personally affected by this drug will appreciate this film, but I left the theater feeling even more hopeful that its message would bring to light the dangers of this drug to a society that is still so unaware of this widespread phenomenon.
Although the initial film release lasted for just one week in February in Revere, Hickey is working hard to bring the film to other theaters across the country. I hope he is successful in this endeavor, as I firmly believe that greater awareness about this drug is necessary. As Hickey states at the beginning of the film, “I’ve changed many of the names in my story, not to protect the innocent … no one in this story is innocent.” The truth rings clear here: we all have a responsibility to prevent this kind of drug epidemic from ruining communities across the nation.
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Daniel Jacob Radcliffe (born 23 July 1989) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Harry Potter in the film series of the same name, and has received numerous awards and nominations. Radcliffe made his acting debut at age 10 in the BBC One television film David Copperfield (1999), followed by his feature film debut in The Tailor of Panama (2001). The same year, he starred in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Over the next decade, he played the titular role in seven sequels, culminating with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011). During this period, he became one of the world's highest-paid actors and gained worldwide fame, popularity, and critical acclaim. Following the success of Harry Potter, Radcliffe played lawyer Arthur Kipps in the horror film The Woman in Black (2012), poet Allen Ginsberg in the biographical drama film Kill Your Darlings (2013), the title character's assistant Igor in the science-fiction fantasy film Victor Frankenstein (2015), a sentient corpse in the comedy-drama film Swiss Army Man (2016), technological prodigy Walter Mabry in the heist thriller film Now You See Me 2 (2016), and FBI agent Nate Foster in the critically acclaimed thriller film Imperium (2016). Since 2019, he has starred in the TBS anthology series Miracle Workers.
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The Syrian Refugee Film Project
We would like to invite you to join us in making an evangelistic film for Syrian refugees this coming summer in Sweden.
Who Are We?
We are a team of international filmmakers serving with a ministry of Youth with a Mission. Our ministry is a frontier-mission ministry that has been in existence for over 25 years. We produce evangelistic media in the heart language and cultural style of the least evangelized people groups in the world. God has provided our ministry with many skilled and creative individuals who use media and art to strategically make His message known among the nations. Our vision is to communicate the message of Jesus Christ in creative ways that people can understand from their cultural and linguistic background, using media that can be widely distributed, such as dramatic films. We are also trainers who are using this experience to help students learn how to make exciting, cross-cultural evangelistic films.
What is this film about?
Our film is inspired by the true stories of Syrian refugee families who have escaped the horrors of war by fleeing to Sweden to begin a new life. It is a film about two Syrian refugee women and their journey toward redemption, based on the Book of Ruth from the Hebrew Scriptures. But modernized and set in present day Sweden, home to many of the Syrian refugees in exile from their homeland. It’s a story of faith, miracles and redemption. It’s about starting life again, in a new land, full of hope!
Why is this film a good idea?
There are a number of well-made documentaries out there about the plight of the Syrian people. What we are proposing is not a film about the Syrian people for the world to watch, but a movie about Syrian people, for
Syrian people to watch! This is their story we will tell back to them.
By partnering with the Syrian people we can tell a powerful story about God’s redemption, even in the challenges of resettlement – of being lost and then found. It will be an inspirational movie that will share the Good News of Jesus and give them hope for a better tomorrow.
Along with caring for their physical and emotional needs, the Body of Christ also needs to share the Good News of Christ in a way that Syrians can understand and embrace as their own. Our film will be culturally relevant, tailored just for them. The language will be Syrian Arabic. And the actors themselves will be Syrian!
This film will provide all Syrians the opportunity to open their hearts, find restoration from their broken past, and encounter a true and living God!
How can you help this film succeed?
You can help support the project practically:
Because our cast and crew are all volunteers, we are very much hoping to have help local. This will help keep our film production costs more reasonable.
* Network with our local representatives to help open doors to people willing to help
* Identify local Syrian-Arabic speaking actors to be in the movie
* Provide locations where we can shoot the movie
* Serve some of our meals for our small cast and crew during production (15 to 30 people)
Distribute the completed film to Syrians.
You can also help us financially.
Because making a good film costs money, we and our Swedish team members researched how much it would cost to produce the film in Sweden. We have set a reasonable budget of $25,000USD.
The money will cover costs for:
Meals & housing for crew while in country
Transportation for cast & crew to and from locations
Location fees & permits
Scholarships for Syrian refugees to receive training on our filmmaking seminar (see below)
We’re also offering scholarships to Syrian Refugees
The Syrian Refugee Film Project will include scholarships for our six-week filmmaking seminar where we will train students in the basics of cross-cultural filmmaking. The students will then serve as production assistants on the film. They will have the opportunity to learn practical movie-making skills that could help them secure jobs, in the industry, in the future, and to use media effectively in their ministries.
When & Where?
The entire project will take place from 28 May to 8 July in the Gothenburg and Ljungskile areas on the west coast of Sweden.
We invite you to join us in this effort to bring hope to the Syrian people. We believe your generosity today will make a lasting impact on Syrian refugees’ lives forever. We want to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with them by telling this Syrian refugee story, a story that can inspire change, testify to God’s grace, and
encourage hope for a better future.
Can we count on you to partner with us by giving towards the costs of this film? You can contact us anytime via email firstname.lastname@example.org or telephone +66 82-392-3788. We will be happy to help you start the
process. Perhaps you’re very busy, but already know that you want to donate. You can send funds directly to this bank account.
We look forward to seeing you on our team!
Yours in Christ,


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Voice overs, some filmmakers love them, some truly hate it. To improve myself as a screenplay writer, I should learn how to write good voice overs. A film that I can remember with great voice overs is Chungking Express, so why not just learn from one the best filmmakers from Hong Kong, which is Wong Kar Wai.
Like anybody, Wong Kar Wai had to learn to add voice overs as they are clearly missing in his first two films “As tears goes by” and “Days for being wild”.
Even though Chungking express came out as the 3rd film, the 3rd film Wong Kar Wai produced was Ashes of time, where we can notice he experimented with voice overs. That is why I want to talk about Chungking Express where Wong Kar Wai made significant improvements, which we can learn from.
There are 3 types of voice overs, you have Narration which is about presenting information or retelling a moment. Internal monologue, which is the thoughts of the character in the moment. And you have Off screen monologue or dialogue, which you hear either one or two characters talking without seeing them.
What impressed me is that some of the voice overs are hard to distinguish from being either an internal monologue or a narration, as it blends the line between both.
In Chungking express opening scenes, cop 223 played by Kaneshiro Takeshi, brushes past a woman with a wig played by Brigit Lin.
What is great about this narration is that it still relates to what is happening on screen, romanticizing the moment they pass each other. Even though it does spoil what will happen, it is more of a teaser, which sets the audience up to be curious how they would fall in love, and gets thrown in a loop, when the film reveals the woman is a drug smuggler.
Next scene is where the voice over romanticizes the act of buying an almost expired can of pineapple.
What is interesting about this voice over is that it could be an internal monologue, but because we get to know the can is almost expired, this is actually a narration. Without the voice over it’s still a scene where cop 223 is searching for a can of pineapple with May 1st and buying it. But the voice over romanticizes this moment, by connecting different information together and giving cop 223 a strong purpose to buy the can of almost expired pineapple. As no other method to explain this purpose, it also sets up the following scenes with cans of pineapples.
There are two off screen dialogues moment in this movie, but they do connect with each other and another moment cop 223 checks his pager.
The page operator’s voice is an off screen dialogue. As we don’t need to see the operator as she isn’t that important to be seen. What is more interesting is that on both occasions they quickly switch to other voice over.
This inner monologue is great as it poetically wraps up everything that had happened into a neat ending.
The 2nd story is about police officer 633 played by Tony Leung. Which has the better voice overs as the writing is more poetic, by using metaphors to describe something.
However it does start with a bad narration, looking at an airplane flying away at Kowloon airport.
The main use of this narration is to announce a flash back before their broke up in a vague way with the text “this time last year”, it doesn’t work as intended, however watching the next scene itself the audience notice we jumped back in time, when cop 633 still was in a relationship with a stewardess.
Though we soon after get a much better narration from Cop 633 who is playing with an airplane in bed.
It’s such a poetic way using a metaphor to say that the stewardess would eventually break up with him for someone else. Though it’s a spoiler, but the chef’s salad scene before this we already get to know they would break up. But also without the voice over we see the doubt on the face of the stewardess.
The flooded house scene also has a nice inner monologue.
This is also quite poetic as the home is a reflection of himself still missing the stewardess and crying inside. It’s a call back to a previous scene, where cop 633 is talking to different objects in his home, which he is trying to cheer up, while he is trying to cheer himself up with what he is saying. Even without the voice over we still have an interesting scene of someone dealing with a flooded home.
What I learned from analyzing voice overs in Chungking express.
- Tease the audience what is going to happen at the start of the story with a narration. But try not to spoil the moment right after the narration.
- Have footage under the voiceover that tells a story, even if people don’t understand the voiceover the image can be clear about what is happening.
- Start your narration as if it’s an internal monologue that is connected to what you see on screen, but end it with information only an narration should have.
- Make the voice overs poetic, romantic and try to be creative with your wording, make use of metaphors and analogies so it is more interesting than saying things straight forward as it is.
- Most important is to write voice overs that add emotion or a purpose to the storyline. Only tell something when it is impossible or difficult to show it.
My name is Chung Dha and this was my cinema essay about Chungking express voice overs.


020: MOTHER, DARLING. VOL.1
We all have life themes that fascinate us, themes to which we are inevitably drawn to. Say, for example, some of mine are everyday history and old wives' tales, the grey areas of morality, odd anecdotes and I guess a certain nostalgia for the past. When I come across one of these themes, in books, magazines or stories I am told, I usually am instantly inspired and end up sketching ideas on a few pages of my notebook.
When I first watched the movie Grey Gardens, the new version with Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange, I was dazed. I mean, normally those "inspirational themes" come one at a time, little hints of them here and there, but the story of the Bouvier Beale girls had them all, at the same time, pouring out of every scene. Five minutes in and I was inspired, 15 after I was... overwhelmed.
Half in disbelieve, I watched the 1975 original documentary, only to discover that the real characters were even more fantastic than the fictionalised ones. By the end of the documentary I had already decided to start a personal project about them, but it took me months to start the first drawing.
Mother and daughter, both called Edith, the Bouvier Beale ladies were part of the 1930 - 1960's american high society. Relatives of Jacqueline Kennedy, they were true socialites and owned a 14-room house in East Hampton, named Grey Gardens. They were two creative ladies who loved to entertain, to sing and dance and be the centre of attention. But their lifestyle ended up catching up with them and so they slowly lost all of their money and with it all of their influences. What follows is a story about love, survival and broken dreams, a story that for me captures the beauty that can be found in the breaking point and the perfection of all imperfect stories.
So here are the first few illustrations of Mother, Darling.
I very much recommend you to watch both the movie and the documentary, but yet again, I might be biased...


Desert Sand Mouse
Desert Sand Mouse, Terracotta, 2022
Fan art inspired by the Muad'Dib from the 2021 Oscar Award-winning movie, Dune. It will be available this Thursday, March 30th at the @iidaillinois Maker Market.
This little guy is a symbol of hope and survival in harsh ecosystems. While watching the movie, I had to pause during his scenes and study this animation, inspired to create my first pieces of fan art. It is made of terracotta and low fired.


Huge show this week! Huge! Not only do Liz and Rudy cover the penultimate episode of Doctor Who season 6, “Closing Time,” but a lot of other stuff happens! For one thing, there was news about the premiere of Who season 7! And Liz asked Warren Ellis what he would do with Doctor Who, and he replied! Unexpected!
Oh, and if you like poorly rendered CGI dinosaurs and potential time travel malarkey, Terra Nova is the show for you! At least, that’s what Liz tries to make Rudy believe. We’ll find out how successful she was next week, probably.
And we really do discuss “Closing Time”! How did the return of James Corden to the show pan out? How cute is it that the Doctor speaks baby? How exciting was that cliffhanger, huh?
And what did you guys think about it? You used your Internet powers to tell us! That was great! You should do that again! Please share your thoughts via Twitter, Facebook, email or right here in the comments! And seriously, thanks for subscribing and listening.


Chelsea midfielder Willian says he is a big fan of Michael Jackson and love theatre very much. He takes his culture to his new home city.
Indeed, the Brazilian has admitted he’s become slightly obsessed with the West End over the past few months, having paid to see the Michael Jackson “Thriller” musical production more times than is probably necessary since he arrived in London in 2013.
“The first time I went to a musical in London I loved it, Now whenever I have free time I go. I’ve seen ‘Thriller Live’ more than 10 times. I like dancing a lot, and I’ve never seen anyone as good as Michael Jackson.” Willian told The Sun.
Someone should really put Willian in touch with Sergio Ramos, a man who has a silhouette of Smooth Criminal-era Jacko indelibly tattooed about his person.
Better/worse yet, former Fulham chairman Mohamed Al Fayed was so enamoured with the King of Pop that he had a huge statue of the man plonked right outside Craven Cottage after Jackson forged an eternal bond with the club by visiting their ground once in 1999.
They could all get together and start a little fan club; dressing up, working out dance routines and the like.
Wouldn’t that be nice?


In the distant past, the biggest, strongest, meanest badasses became rulers. They controlled their clans, tribes, kingdoms or countries by the strength of their bodies and their savage cunning. They were the strongest, but not the smartest or most inventive.
One day in that distant past, a person invented a tool—a hammer or an axe most likely—and the first geek was born. Admittedly the first tools were used for survival, probably to ward off other aggressive tribes. Eventually these tools were used to build shelter and help cultivate crops. The rulers of the past discovered that geeks had a knack for inventing and many of those inventions could be used to wage war on neighboring tribes. It wasn’t long before the best rulers had the best geeks working for them.
Over time the warrior class has relied on geeks to help them win and secure more lands. However, geeks began to realize that their inventions leveled the playing field. Being the strongest was no longer insurance that you would be the ruler; having the best tech was a better way to ensure dominance. Geeks were still being used, but they were also more valued.
In recent times geeks have become the dominant force in many aspects of human life. The smarter you are and the better your tech, the more likely it is that you will succeed. Geeks are not only better respected; they are now considered cool.
In the future, geeks will most likely inherit the earth as well as the moon and many other colonized worlds. The strong will be vanguards to these other worlds, but the geeks will ultimately run them. So, live long and geek out.
By Will Turc
Edited by Starlight Steel
Please bear with me while I try to recover pieces of my old blog. Said old blog was on a service that went missing without warning. I am trying to find backups of my recent posts as well as a list of members. I have no way to refer my old membership here and I hope some of you find me again.
See you soon,
Super 8 has all the makings of a classic Steven Spielberg film; however, it was written and directed by J.J. Abrams in a departure from his normal style. From the young heroes and emotionally closed off adults to the mysterious glimpses of the creature and the moody visuals, this film seems like classic Spielberg. Abrams does a fine job of scripting and directing a suspenseful and entertaining film.
The heroes of the piece are a group of high school kids, and the young cast is comprised of some very good young actors lead by Joel Courtney and Elle Fanning. They are believable, and the sincerity of the cast drew me into the film rather quickly. Growing up as a geek who was into horror films, sci-fi and comics, I can relate to the characters on a very personal level. The adults seemed to be disconnected from the kids, as is the case in most films with young heroes. I thought the people in the film were well fleshed out and had enough dimension to add to their believability. I might add that Elle Fanning has grown into a fine young actor like her older sister Dakota.
The movie is not a special effects (SFX) extravaganza. The SFX are part of the narrative and not meant to elicit a “Gee Whiz” response. All of the explosions, gunfire, and general mayhem enhance the story without calling attention to themselves. It is refreshing to see a movie that understands the usefulness of restraint in SFX.
The title Super 8 comes from an old video camera format. Younger movie-goers have probably never seen or even heard of the format and that fact should give you an idea of the time frame for the movie. I won’t even go into the movie within the movie because that would be too much spoilage. Suffice to say that it drives the main story and is a believable device to pull us into the action. In addition to that, the secondary movie is great fun.
I thought the movie was well done on all fronts, and it should be on your list of films to see in 2011. Everyone involved with this movie should be congratulated. If there were any missteps in the production, there were minor and not evident to me. There is definitely a second viewing of Super 8 in my near future. Finally, just a hint: I advise you to stay for the credits.
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By Will Turc


TRAILER: Red band trailer for “Sanitarium,” in which Malcolm McDowell’s voiceover freezes your blood
The horror anthology is back with a vengeance. Hot on the heels of V/H/S , The ABC’s of Death and others, filmmakers are revisiting fertile ground once plowed on the small screen in “Night Gallery” and “Tales from the Crypt,” and on the big screen in kitschy classics like 1982′s Creepshow. This time, the framing device borrows a page from FX’s “American Horror Story: Asylum” – it’s set in a (surprise!) sanitarium. McDowell narrates the trailer in his usual inimitable fashion.
It looks creepy as fuck.
Sanitarium also stars Lou Diamond Phillips, Robert Englund (!), David Mazouz, John Glover, and Chris Mulkey. It is currently categorized as “in production,” with no release date as of yet.
Posted on February 20, 2013, in Movie Trailers and tagged American Horror Story, Creepshow, horror anthology, horror trailer, Lou Diamond Phillips, Malcolm McDowell, red band trailer, Robert Englund, Sanitarium, Tales from the Crypt (TV series), Trailer. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.


Originally published in the Halloween special issue of Birth.Movies.Death magazine in 2018.
John Carpenter gets most of the credit for Halloween’s simple, near-perfect craftsmanship. To be fair: he did a terrific job, a masterful director ramping up toward the height of his powers. But all films are collaborations, and Carpenter is only a part of the team that put Halloween together. Hats off, everyone, to the director of photography who helped make Halloween the masterpiece it is: the legendary Dean Cundey.
Cundey entered the film industry the same way many of his generation did: through the UCLA School of Theatre, Film, and Television. Long obsessed with moviemaking, having built model sets as a childhood hobby, Cundey emerged from film school in 1968, willing to take any job on offer. His output in those early years bore the prolificacy of a young professional hungry to build a body of work.
Far from the high-budget blockbusters he’d eventually work on, Cundey’s early CV is littered with prominent exploitation films. Black Shampoo; The Witch Who Came From The Sea; The Human Tornado; Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks; Bare Knuckles; Rock and Roll High School; Roller Boogie – few projects were “below” Cundey in those days. Even then, too, his style began to emerge, most notably in the surprisingly strong Bigfoot film Creature From Black Lake. Cundey quickly established a reputation for skill and competence – not to mention the fact that he built up his own collection of equipment, which he drove around in a vehicle Debra Hill dubbed “the Supervan.”
But it wasn’t until Cundey teamed with John Carpenter, at Hill’s behest, that he truly made his stamp on cinema. Cundey’s work on Halloween was every bit as revolutionary and influential as the film itself. Leveraging the power of the Steadicam, then a new invention largely unseen by audiences, Cundey had his camera prowl around sets with the calm smoothness of a stalking killer. Imitating the point of view of villain Michael Myers, the camera became a character in its own right – one of the first times a DOP had been able to execute moving-camera shots with such fluidity and personality. The look and feel of a generation of horror movies was set.
Halloween also demonstrates a great deal of what subsequently made Cundey one of the hottest cinematographers around. In addition to its showy Steadicam work, it’s a showcase of perfectly-executed building blocks of filmmaking. Cundey and Carpenter shoot in gorgeous 2.35:1 widescreen, using anamorphic lenses and employing the entire width of the frame to create their dramatic effects. The film also came near the beginning of a trend towards shallow depth-of-field and keeping lens flares and other lens artefacts onscreen, defying what was considered best practice at the time. Most notably, Halloween is a masterclass in light and shadow; not only is much of the film shot at night, a difficult task for any cinematographer, but it uses varying gradations of shadow expertly to insinuate movement and to create dramatic reveals – and scares. These fundamental bits of visual grammar would persist into Cundey’s later work, too.
Throughout the ‘80s, Cundey continued to shape the look and feel of popular entertainment. He reteamed with Carpenter four more times, on The Fog, Escape From New York, The Thing, and Big Trouble In Little China, while also maintaining the style they’d established in the second and third Halloween pictures under directors Rick Rosenthal and Tommy Lee Wallace. His partnership with Robert Zemeckis was defined by experimentation with compositing and visual effects, netting Cundey, incredibly, his sole Academy Award nomination, for Who Framed Roger Rabbit. The Back To The Future trilogy, too, saw Cundey combining multiple cinematographical styles from different eras, while also deploying near-flawless motion-control photography effects. He’d continue to create pristine, effects-soaked work in films like Jurassic Park and Death Becomes Her, even shooting in microgravity on Apollo 13.
Cundey’s late-period career is full of curious choices, compared to his ‘80s and ‘90s heyday. Many of his films made after 2000 barely even registered with mainstream audiences. Look at the now 72-year-old’s most recent IMDb credits and you’ll find a slew of kids’ films, romantic comedies, and odd choice aplenty. But look a little closer, and you can see the connections. It makes sense that Cundey would be hired for a film like Garfield, for example, given his pioneering work on Roger Rabbit; likewise, Jack and Jill’s reliance on motion-control camerawork and split-screen shots to have Adam Sandler play two characters echoes Cundey’s groundbreaking work with the McFly family in Back To The Future Part II. Likewise, his sole directorial credit, Honey We Shrunk Ourselves, is yet another film that relies on eye-opening visuals, requiring an eye not just for effects, but for scale-conscious cinematography. Cundey is clearly keeping himself occupied and challenged as a cinematographer; his choices of project simply aren’t as acclaimed as films.
More than his technical innovations, however, Cundey’s greatest gifts to cinema come in the form of pristine, unimpeachable cinematography as storytelling. The subtle, unflashy camerawork in Jurassic Park serves to heighten the tension and wonder created by the visual effects and Spielberg’s direction. The Thing’s icy-cold palette helps to isolate the cast and action. Back to the Future’s ever-changing photography styles place us in different time periods and even visually distinct alternate realities. Even the oft-derided Hook benefits from the sparkling, magical look afforded it by Cundey’s lighting. From those early days through the advent of digital cinematography, Cundey has continued to maintain his involvement all the way through the digital transfer, colour grade, and visual effects processes, guaranteeing his vision and professionalism was maintained. Little wonder the American Society of Cinematographers honoured him with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014.
Perhaps the best way to measure Cundey’s legacy upon cinematography and cinema is through the degree to which his work is imitated even today. Many a young horror filmmaker professes to pay homage to John Carpenter’s work, but visually speaking, what they’re really referencing is the work of the Carpenter/Cundey director/DOP team. Nostalgia is a powerful motivator for homage, but in this case, new filmmakers are doing it right, borrowing from the best.
At 72, Dean Cundey’s glory days are likely behind him. With days that include the likes of Halloween, Jurassic Park, and Apollo 13, it’d be hard to find better glory days for nearly any cinematographer. But given the titles he’s worked on of late, the question remains: will Dean Cundey ever shoot another film that lives up to his skill? Will that tantalising re-teaming with John Carpenter, or Steven Spielberg, or Robert Zemeckis, ever eventuate? Or will the ‘80s’ greatest popular cinematographer simply vanish slowly into comfortable obscurity? Only time will tell. For now, we can but hope – and enjoy the massive catalogue of work that already exists.


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Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Saving Cleopatra's Needle
'Eye on the Needle' is a documentary about Cleopatra's Needle on London's Embankment. Currently in pre-production, the film is presented by Dr Paul Harrison and directed by Edward Scott-Clarke. This is a short film to compliment our sponsume page (www.sponsume.com/project/eye-needle), which we are using to raise funds for the film. Watch the video...


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There’s just something about fall that creates the perfect atmosphere for movie night.
It could be the chill in the air or the shorter days.
Whatever the reason is, I can’t think of anything cozier than an evening at home snuggled under a warm blanket watching a good movie with family or friends.
And of course if it’s movie night, snacks are involved!…


Cine-Sister LGBTQIA+ Short Film Night
Wednesday 3rd July 2019, 19.30 – 21.00, Metal, Chauffeurs Cottage, 1 St Peters Rd, Peterborough, PE1 1YX, 18+
Join us for an evening of the best international LGBTQIA+ short films (a selection of fiction, documentary and animation) made by female identifying and non-binary filmmakers.
Cine-Sister puts on film screenings and workshops promoting female identifying filmmakers in a leadership role. We aim to give a voice and a platform to a diverse range of people with amazing stories to tell.
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Before I tell you why Roxanne is a perfect comedy film I’ll give you my brief history of how I first got into the work of Steve Martin.
“WOULD YOU LIKE TO SMELL THE BOTTLE CAP?”
The only film I’d seen Steve Martin in before 1990 was The Muppet Movie as the ignorant, arrogant, condescending waiter serving Kermit and Miss Piggy on their date in the restaurant. A brilliant cameo by Martin. The next programme I saw Steve Martin on was introducing the 20th Anniversary special of Monty Python’s Flying Circus showing clips of the series called Parrot Sketch Not Included – 20 Years of Monty Python. The programme went out on BBC TV in 1989 which was my first introduction to Monty Python. I actually found Steve Martin irritating on it and it didn’t make me want to go out and see any of his movies. (Bizarrely, I started writing this blog in June and before coming back to it recently to finish it, the Parrot Sketch Not Included programme was on TV and I saw it for the first time in 28 years - happily Steve Martin wasn’t as irritating as I remember). It wasn’t until the Christmas of 1989 that this all changed when Roxanne was premiered on television.
I really enjoyed Roxanne and this changed my opinion of Steve Martin following the Monty Python programme. Strangely my younger brother Guy was bought Roxanne for Christmas 1990 on video and Gary received Pennies from Heaven. I didn’t get a Steve Martin film at all!
It was around 1991 that I started getting into The Not Ready for Prime Time Players Saturday Night Live cast and all of their films and the music that they had released. I’d seen a lot of Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase and Bill Murray films already – Ghostbusters 1 and 2, Spies Like Us, Dragnet, Blues Brothers, Neighbours, Scrooged, the National Lampoon films and Fletch had all been watched hundreds of times.
Gary’s friend Nick was a big fan of SNL and let me borrow the best of John Belushi and Steve Martin Live on video to watch. These were the days before I could copy videos so I ended up recording the sound of them to a tape so I could listen to them again and again.
“WELL IF THIS IS OUT THERE, THINK HOW MUCH MORE IS OUT THERE.”
I started buying all of Steve Martin’s films on video or recording them off TV when they were shown. I remember seeing All of Me and Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid for the first time on TV and thinking how funny they were. The body movement of Martin in All of Me is amazing and you actually forget it’s just him and really do believe that one half of his body is possessed by Lilly Tomlin.
I remember buying LA Story in 1992 when I was on work experience from school. I watched and liked it but it wasn’t my favourite of his films. I seem to remember the reviews at the time being lack lustre for it when it was released at the cinema in 1991. With the years gone by I changed my opinion, I think by the late 1990s I would say it is one of his best. In fact the reviews have also changed their tune when I have seen it appearing on television. It is one of his best comedies with so many different styles of comedy within it, and his love letter to LA. I think it is probably up there with Roxanne. But let’s return to Roxanne and what makes this the perfect comedy.
At the time Steve Martin was on top of his game. He was a great comedy writer of TV shows, stand-up comedy and then movies. Having co-written the screenplays for The Jerk, Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid, The Man with Two Brains and Three Amigos Martin finally wrote a screenplay on his own.
“I HAVE A DREAM. IT’S NOT A BIG DREAM, IT’S JUST A LITTLE DREAM.”
Roxanne is based on Edmond Rostand’s 1897 play Cyrano De Bergerac and was adapted
by Martin, who also starred as C.D. Bales (get it?) the love-struck Fire Chief. It’s astutely directed by Fred Schepisi (Six Degrees of Separation, Fierce Creatures).
Roxanne had been released to critical acclaim in 1987. The basic story line is boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl, girl falls in love with someone else, boy and girl get together in the end. It’s a simple premise but Martin has the Cyrano De Bergerac twist of having the biggest nose in a film ever. Which is a great piece of movie prosthetics because you do forget it’s fake.
Martin, in the movie, is not just playing his wild and crazy guy persona which we had seen in The Jerk and Man with Two Brains but he also brings pathos to the roll of someone in love, and that love is not reciprocated.
There are so many memorable scenes within the film from the opening credits of Martin singing and fighting the “coked up drug addicts” with his tennis racket, the physical performance of Martin in this scene is fantastic and so graceful.
The scene with Daryl Hannah locked out of her house naked and Martin talking about the lack of irony in the town is a great introductory scene for Roxanne to the movie.
Then there is Martin with his tour de force of “twenty something better” after someone calls him big nose is a great scene. (Geek fact – he goes twenty-five better, if you’ve never counted)
He’s also helping Chris, the new fireman in town, woo Roxanne and the fantastic scene under the balcony as he tells her how he really feels is funny and at the same time romantic and this leads into my all-time favourite scene for sheer wild and crazy Martin pretending he’s been abducted by aliens to a group of old women.
Not only is the script fantastic but the cast are perfect. Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah star with Rick Rossovich as the dim fireman Chris and Shelley Duvall as C.D.s best friend. Also in the supporting cast as the firemen are Fred Willard, Michael J Pollard, John Kopelos, Damon Wayans and also a brief cameo by SNL star Kevin Nealon. The film is tightly scripted and in many ways the blue print for all the rom-coms that came after this and are made today; just look at When Harry Met Sally, Four Weddings and a Funeral and Notting Hill - they owe a huge debt of gratitude to the structure of it. I would even go as far as saying Roxanne is the first ever modern day rom-com.
“WHEN YOU’RE REACHING FOR A STAR, THERE’S A LONG WAY TO FALL.”
Steve Martin went on to make other great comedy films such as Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, L.A. Story, Father of the Bride and Bowfinger to name a few. But Roxanne will remain up there with the best of his work and one of the most perfect comedy films of all time.
After Roxanne Martin has written novels and plays which I have bought and enjoyed tremendously and in the last ten years he’s developed into one of the top blue grass musicians playing banjo. The downside is that this has led to him rarely making movies.
Steve Martin after being an out and out comedian for twenty years up until Roxanne said this about his experience “I felt something afterwards that I had never felt in my career, which was respect. You know when you’re a comedian you’re like very funny but it’s not regarded and it’s not respected. It’s like people who look at a de Kooning painting and they go ‘Well my kid could do that’, I’m talking about people who don’t know about art. But then when they see that he could actually do extremely fine realistic drawings they go ‘Oh he has talent’. Roxanne proved to the world that Steve Martin had a wealth of talent that continues to entertain and surprise to this day.


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Music & film lovers will immerse themselves in a mind-blowing musical extravaganza that will take them on a journey through the greatest film scores of all time! Our Sold Out brass band concert is a celebration of the most iconic movie soundtracks, featuring your favourite theme tunes.
We’re sorry if you’ve missed out on this one, but due to venue restrictions we were strictly limited to 150 tickets. However, watch this space for our next concert dates, where you will be able to purchase your tickets easily online – Hopefully, before we Sell Out!


Cafes and films go together like coffee and cake. Maybe it’s because most writer do their best work in cafes or maybe it’s just an easy place to shoot? While comedies and rom-coms tend to use the quirky cafe setting most often, I’ve also include some action movies and crime dramas in here. And, of course, I’m sure I’ve missed out your favourite. If so, just let me know via Twitter on @cafe_review.
10. Children of Men – Opening shot
Not a café scene in the traditional sense but one with more impact than a double espresso. It starts of like any other café – a big queue of people and the news on the in the background. As Clive Owen makes his way through the throng to get his coffee, we are told – in a classic Cuaron single take – about the death of the youngest person alive. Now the story has been set up, we head outside the café into a London that is different from the one we know – huge moving billboards adorn buildings and tuk-tuks weave in and out of traffic. Then, as Owen stops to make his coffee Irish – boom! The café is no more and in a single shot, Cuaron has established the tone, world and story of the film.
Best Line – “He struggled all his life with the celebrity status thrust upon him as the world’s youngest person.”
Alternative – Inception’s world bending Parisian café.
9. Four Weddings and a Funeral – Carrie’s List
Over coffee and cake, the audience manages to get past the bad acting of Andie MacDowell because of the excellent script. Reversing the traditional rom com roles of goody two shoes girl and Alpha Male lead, we hear her sexual history as Hugh Grant shows how every British man would react to lines like ‘Spencer changed my mind, that’s 28 – his father 29.’ But it still manages to end on a sweet note and make you like Andie McDowell’s character.
Best Line – “I don’t know what the fuck I’ve been doing with my time. Work probably.”
Alternative – More MacDowell but with added Murray in Groundhog Day, when Murray finally reveals what we’ve always suspected – he is a God.
8. The Big Lebowski – The Toe
Things start to get very real for the Dude over coffee with Walter. A toe with green nail varnish has turned up and The Dude is freaking out. Of course, Walter has got it all sorted – in fact, he could get you a toe by three o’clock, he’s that sure it’s fake. It’s the point where the Dude realises that him and Walter are seeing this situation from a very different point of view. And like all coffee lovers, Walter stays to finish his coffee.
Best Line – “I got buddies that died face down in the mud so you and I can enjoy this family restaurant.”
Alternative – Mountain Girl turns up to the waffle house in one of the Coen’s rare misfires, The Ladykillers.
7. Coffee and Cigarettes – Delirium
The ultimate café movie – a series of vignettes set over coffee featuring an all-star cast. It’s hard to say which is the best, but for shear craziness it’s that man Bill Murray again. Titled Delirium, this section sees Bill Murray working as a caffeine-addicted waiter, as Bill Murray, serving the member of the Wu-Tang Clan. It runs at just over seven minutes but manages to get so much into that short time it’s a film within itself.
Best Line – “Yeah I’m Bill Murray, but let’s keep that just between us.”
Alternative – Tom Waits, Iggy Pop, coffee, cigarettes – enough said.
6. Swingers – All Growed Up
After finally moving past his recent(ish) break up, Jon Favreau’s Mike is ‘all growed up’. Swingers is essentially a rom-com aimed at men and here we finally see the lead get his life in order. After showing his moves on the dance floor, Mike along with his best friend, Vince Vaughn’s awesomely obnoxious Trent and a Boy named Sue stop for coffee, waffles and more. Despite their honourable attempts to sober up, it’s clear Trent is far from sober as he declares that ‘baby is all growed up’ while standing on the table.
Best line – “You want me to ask her? Fine. Where do the high school girls hang out around here?”
Alternative – Gen X’s finest moment and the perfect antidote to the guys in Swinger is Reality Bites’ ‘Do you ever wish you were a lesbian?’ conversation.
5. Pulp Fiction – Digging on swine
It was a toss-up between the opening scene, Jimmy’s gourmet coffee and this – a simple scene between Sam Jackson’s Jules and John Travolta’s Vincent is actually a pivotal point in the film’s winding plot. It’s where Jules decides to follow a more righteous path after he felt ‘the touch of god’. It also connects the opening scene to the rest of the movie, so scores double of the café front.
Best Line – “I ain’t eating nothing that don’t have sense enough to disregarded its own faeces.”
Alternative – Like a Virgin is pulled apart by the Reservoir Dogs.
4. Amelie – Hearts will melt
With a lot of the film set in and around Amelie’s place of work, it’s hard to pinpoint a key scene. But the scene in which she stands over Matthieu Kassovitz’ Nino watching him drink his espresso is hard to beat. The way she analyses his every move and then panics when she’s almost discovered is priceless. But the cherry on top is her literally melting at the end of the scene – a beautiful, crazy, whimsical touch from the brilliant Jean Pierre Jeunet. And it had some awesome backwards writing from Tautou.
Best Line – “He’s going to put his teaspoon down, dip his finger in the sugar, turn around slowly and speak to me.”
Alternative – Champagne instead of coffee as Audrey Tautou goes shopping in Priceless, where she plays sexy instead of cute on the Cote D’Azure.
3. Heat – Face to face
The meeting of the world’s greatest living actors – in a diner for just under two minutes. Since Godfather Part II, the world had been waiting for De Niro and Pacino to face off, and this scene doesn’t disappoint. Perfectly underplayed, with just a couple of lines each, by two actors who were getting a reputation for hamming it up – the matey atmosphere is undercut by the cops and robbers tension. It’s almost self-referential in its dialogue, with De Niro laying it out that now ‘we’ve been face to face’.
Best Line – “Or maybe we’ll never see each other again.”
Alternative – Go east and replace tea for coffee and you’ve got one of the great shoot outs at the beginning of John Woo’s Hard Boiled.
2. When Harry Met Sally – I’ll have what she’s having
Maybe it should have been number one, but that would be a bit obvious. Is this the moment when Harry actually falls in love with Sally? When he sees past the fussy, everything in its place façade? So far they’ve mainly annoyed the hell out of each other – but when Sally lets it all out, it’s not just Harry who sees her in a different light, it’s the whole audience. Meg Ryan manages to pull off cute and hot in one scene.
Best Line – “All men are sure it hasn’t happened to them and most women at one time or another have done it – you do the math.”
Alternative – Meg Ryan undercutting the whole story of You’ve Got Mail by going to Starbucks instead of her local café.
1. Before Sunrise
I think it was during this movie, as Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy walked around Vienna, that I think my love with café culture started. Yes, it’s super idealised in its view of late night European cities, but also close enough to reality that you could imagine you having a similar evening, if only you’d make that leap. The scene sees them play out fake conversations where they tell their ‘friends’ about each other. So sweet and romantic – like two kids playing pretend.
Best Line – “I think that’s when I fell for him – just the idea of this little boy with all these beautiful dreams.”
Alternative – Meeting Annie for lunch at the end of Annie Hall because ‘we need the eggs.’


Hats are often just as memorable as the stars who wore them. For As long as we can remember a love of film has been deep set within us and especially as designers sometimes there is no bigger inspiration than seeing one off your favourite actors wearing your favourite hat.
Robert Redford wears a classic tweed Bakerboy cap in 'The Sting' a 1973 American caper film set in September 1936, involving a complicated plot by two professional grifters (Paul Newman and Robert Redford) to con a mob boss (Robert Shaw).
The bowler hat worn in 'A Clockwork Orange' a 1971 dystopian crime film adapted, produced, and directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel of the same name.
The Blues Brothers is a 1980 American musical comedy film directed by John Landis. It stars John Belushi as 'Joliet' Jake Blues and Dan Aykroyd as his brother


Here I am, with the cinematographer and director on the set of the 1986 film, "Return To Mayberry". I was just a stand-in (for Don Knotts!) but the crew were awesome and during the last day of shooting they pushed me in-camera. You can see me for two whole seconds in the climatic "rally" scene, clapping my hands in the crowd.
The actress who played Ron Howard's wife had already gone home when they decided to shoot an extra scene, so I "stood" in for her. Actually, I was lying in the back seat of a car, completely hidden from view. So, when Ron Howard leans into the car to talk to his wife, after she's just given birth, it's actually me lying there. No, really, I swear.
Ron Howard, such a pro, no ego, nice to everyone,
Hey, could we possibly have found bigger glasses?!?!


Mehedi Hasan Bappy also known as Director & Filmmaker in Bangladesh who is better known for his Short Film. He was born in Barisal in 18 October 1999. He was start his filmmaking journey in the Chittagong 2017. Now He is Director of Flop Film Production and Founder of ITBooms that was Marketing Company. He got many Award for his making Short Film. He also known As Mehedifilm. His award wining Short Film is Chakri (2019), How (2019), Mission 71 (2020), Skill (2020). He is also an Musician and his vision is made full length Cinema.


In Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, most of humanity has succumbed to a wicked strain of influenza. This strain kills people within days if not hours. Some people who have been isolated or possess immunity survive. The story is told from several viewpoints and time periods. All the main characters intersect in some way with one Arthur Leander, a famous actor, who dies suddenly of heart failure on the stage while performing King Lear several weeks before the epidemic breaks out. Mandel tells us some of Arthur’s story, before the epidemic, and the stories of two others who were present the night of his death.


Becky Adamson is a Melbourne based actor and creative. Her passion for performing developed throughout her schooling years, acting in a variety of plays and musicals.
Since completing her high school education, she went on to study Drama at Deakin University, graduating with Distinction. During the final year of her degree, she self-devised a comedic duo performance “Hotel Wonderland” which won two major awards – “People’s Choice Award” and “Industry Standard Acting Award” for her individual performance.
Becky received her ATCL Diploma of Performing (SPEECH AND DRAMA) and assists with speech and drama teaching on a weekly basis. She also works as an actor for Serious Woo, a corporate roleplay service. She is currently studying a Master’s of Media and Communication at RMIT University.


Films that make you feel good
The theme of our August 2021 cinema selection is Films that make you feel good, which amongst other things invites us to think about the type of cinematic journey we have been on and the impression we have been left with as the credits roll.
In Spring, we asked our audience what films made them feel good? Was it something uplifting? Or exhilarating? Or thoughtful and visually stunning? Some responded with a list of specific titles, others responded with thoughts, feelings and questions. We all interpreted the idea of ‘feel good’ in many different ways.
For some, ‘feel good’ connected closely with the idea of something the whole family can watch together. For this reason, we selected Space Jam: A New Legacy as many adults will remember the original 1996 film and will enjoy watching the latest version with the younger generation.
Themes of traveling and journeys came through strongly. The following three films chart passages of rediscovery, friendship and forgiveness. We have selected Off the Rails is a new comedy about three women who set out to repeat the inter-railing adventures of their youth. 1990’s classic Priscilla Queen of the Dessert is the story of two Australian drag queens and a transexual taking their act on the road. 2021 Oscar winning Nomadland about a woman embarking on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.
Also featuring in this pick and mix selection of uplifting films, the euphoric musical In the Heights where the streets are made of music and little dreams become big. Dream Horse the true story of an unlikely race horse bred by small-town bartender to become the beacon of hope for a struggling community.
Fun-packed family film The Croods: A New Age. The profound and beautiful The Reason I Jump a wonderous and thought-provoking film exploring the lives of five young people who live with autism spectrum disorder.
Thank you to everyone who contributed ideas and suggestions. Within our selection we have included some captioned and relaxed performances for hard of hearing and for individuals who identify as neurodivergent. We hope we have come up with a diverse programme with something for everyone.
We look forward to welcoming you soon!


Joy Chugh, a student of class Xth, is another star student of Manav Sthali School. His various skills and talents have made his school extremely proud of him. Joy is an actor, swimmer, skater and a Black Belt in Taekwondo. He has showcased his talent in films like- Chandni Chowk to China (2008), It’s my life (2009), Jeet lenge Jahan (2012), Freedom (2013) and Kill Dil (2014).
He even made a mark in the TV industry with his work in serials like- Kyonki Jeena Issi Ka Naam Hai- DD National (2009-2010), Gali Gali Sim Sim- Pogo (2010), Mere Ghar Aana Zindagi (2010-2011), Zindagi Dot Com (2013), Judwa Raja- Disney (2013), Confessions of an Indian Teenager- Channel TV (2014), Kyonki Ammaji Kehti Hain (2014) and Gumraah- Channel V (2014).
He was a part of various commercials including- Airtel, Knorr soupy noodles, Horlicks, Times of India and many other. Apart from being a brilliant artist, Joy is also a bright student who has never let his grades get affected for any reason. A thorough all-rounder, Joy’s dedication and hard-work is exemplary for each and every student of the school.


Creative & Production Director
Lindsey Nun recently joined the Community 7 team as Creative and Production Director. Her background is in film, where she has worn a number of hats on numerous productions. She has worked as director, production manager, camera operator, audio technician, and editor on documentaries and narrative films alike.
She received her Bachelor's of Art in Digital Media Production from SUNY New Paltz in New York. She also holds an Associates Degree in Communications and Media Studies from Dutchess Community College. Lindsey moved to Billings from Fishkill, New York.


Gloria J. Browne-Marshall is the author of "She Took Justice: The Black Woman, Law, and Power," "Race, Law, and American Society: 1607 to Present," "The Voting Rights War," "The Constitution: Major Cases and Conflicts" and "The Black Woman: 400 Years of Perseverance."
Always the writer, Gloria's essays have appeared in the Milwaukee Courier, TIME.com, CNN.com, NBC.com and her poem Mother Mythic is in Penumbra and "white privilege" is in Esthetic Apostle Journal. Her articles appear in several journals and online. Gloria is a playwright with seven produced plays and looks forward to the production of her play that asks "who owns American history?" She is working on a documentary based on travels to Angola, a nonfiction book on uprisings, and her debut novel.
Gloria is a playwright with seven stage-plays, including "SHOT: Caught a Soul" published by TRW, "My Juilliard," "Killing Me Softly," "Waverly Place," "Crossroad" asks who owns the American Dream, and "Dreams of Emmett Till" takes the murder of Till into the 21st century. She attended the Sarah Lawrence MFA playwrights program.
Gloria is a tenured Professor of Constitutional Law at John Jay College (CUNY). She also taught in the Africana Studies Program at Vassar College. Prior to academia, Gloria litigated cases for the Southern Poverty Law Center, Community Legal Services, and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Inc.
She is the recipient of many awards including an IOP Harvard Kennedy School Fellowship, Pulitzer Center grant, Wiley College Woman of Excellence Award, NAACP Service Award, Emerging Screenwriter Award, (many film festival awards) and Frederick Lewis Allen Fellowship.
Gloria J. Browne-Marshall has appeared in several documentary films, including "Let The World See" on Mamie and Emmett Till, "Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom" and "Becoming Frederick Douglass." She speaks nationally and internationally about her books and issues of social justice.


Thursday, December 11, 2008
The Wizard of Oz.
So aren't we supposed to not be afraid of movies like 'The Wizard of Oz' when we're adults? Cuz I'm sitting here watching it, and I'm just about to cry because I'm tired and the witch scares me soooooooo much. AH! why?!?!?!
And since we're talking about fears. Charlie Chaplin is the most terrifying man in the history of the world. I have never been more scared of someone EVER than I am of him...... even looking up this picture i almost started crying because i couldn't exit out of the picture fast enough....


Disney's latest feature film; The Princess and The Frog
Hi everybody. I'd like to share something that's basically become a bit of a buzz in a short time. This movie has been in development since 2007, but it's due out in theater's later in the holiday season. It's Disneys latest foray into 2d animation. This movie features the direction of Jon Musker and Ron Clements, creators of great Disney hits such as "Aladdin" and "The Little Mermaid". Randy Newman will be handling the musical score. Andreas Deja and Bruce Smith are just some of the talented animators that are helping to make this feature happen. This shouldn't be called a return because 2d shouldn't have to take a backseat to CGI/3D Animation. But, it's being hailed as the return to classic Traditional hand drawn animation.
So, enjoy this trailer for The Princess and The Frog. The former title was The Frog Princess. It's caused a bit of controversy for it's subject matter. My word on that is that this movie is intended for young children. They're going to notice a beautiful story, great music, and outstanding visuals. As an adult, we should be able to sit back and let this movie happen and not try to analyze its story. At least not yet. :)


Okamoto Kitchen on the Big Screen! Well, depending on how big your screen is.
We were lucky enough to work with David Yanez and Spencer Richards in order to bring to you a little 13 minute film about your favorite Japanese Comfort Food truck. The video brings a little insight into the history behind Okamoto Kitchen next to beautiful shots of our menu items.
If you were ever curious about the imagery behind the food truck, the video offers a window into behind all the graphics, the anime, the video games, all the influences that makes Okamoto Kitchen such a stand out truck, as well as offering a small glimpse into co-founder Gerald’s extensive anime collection.
So take a little break and get to know the people behind the truck, Chizuru, our chef, Shidosha and Gerald, and see all the love and passion put into Okamoto Kitchen.


An actor (or actress for female) is one who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre, and/or in modern mediums such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is ὑποκριτής(hypokrites), literally "one who interprets". The actor's interpretation of their role pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art, or, more commonly; to act, is to create, a character in performance.
Formerly, in some societies, only men could become actors, and women's roles were generally played by men or boys. In modern times, women occasionally played the roles of prepubescent boys.
After 1660 in England, when women first started to appear on stage, the terms actor or actress were initially used interchangeably for female performers, but later, influenced by the French actrice, actress became the commonly used term for women in theatre and film. The etymology is a simple derivation from actor with ess added. Within the profession, the re-adoption of the neutral term dates to the 1950–1960s, the post-war period when the contributions of women to cultural life in general were being reviewed.Actress remains the common term used in major acting awards given to female recipients.
According to Carl Hewitt, unlike previous models of computation, the Actor model was inspired by physics, including general relativity and quantum mechanics. It was also influenced by the programming languages Lisp, Simula and early versions of Smalltalk, as well as capability-based systems and packet switching. Its development was "motivated by the prospect of highly parallel computing machines consisting of dozens, hundreds or even thousands of independent microprocessors, each with its own local memory and communications processor, communicating via a high-performance communications network." Since that time, the advent of massive concurrency through multi-core computer architectures has revived interest in the Actor model.
Actors (original title: Les Acteurs) is a 2000 French comedy film directed by Bertrand Blier.
A collection of portraits of actors (exclusively men, with the exception of Josiane Balasko interpreting André Dussollier) who meet and tell their stories in a more or less structured manner. They describe their craft with a certain ironic distance.
Recently, Mere Sai actor Mohsin who has starred in Savdhaan India, the crime show has recently revealed that he is being harassed online by the fans of Mohsin Khan's Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai...Television popular actor Mohsin Khan who shot to fame with Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai and won hearts by essaying the role of Kartik Goenka in the show.
The submission was in response to an anticipatory bail plea filed by actor Dileep and others over the new FIR registered by crime branch alleging that the accused in actress assault case had conspired to kill the investigating officer.
Ghanaian actor cum Pastor Mr ... The rate at which actors have been soliciting financial assistance in the public space has become rampant which has aroused a discussion about the progress of the film industry ... "In principle, I think it would be good for actors to get an ...


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I made this one for an alien from movies contest, as you all know, this is the character from the movie E.T: The Extra-Terrestial directed by Steven Spielberg, don't know if he was the character designer but i suppose he was since, from what i know, E.T. was based on his imaginary friend after his parents got divorced, anyway, i wanted to make a fast one since i'm doing a model per week, this is the moment just before E.T. decides to go swimming in the river and end up pretty messed up, he just wants to go home, hope you like it, critics and comments are welcome.
Model made in zbrush rendered in max using vray and comp in photoshop, aprox 18 hrs total. The E.T. and the rock are 3d, everything else is comp from pictures i had, some grass pieces i cut from photos, same goes for the moon and the tree.


Philip Bloom has made a 45min detailed video review of the Blackmagic Cinema Camera.
There's a great quote at the 26:24 mark that really stood out for me. In case you missed it, he said,"If you're out shooting for fun, just getting some shots of images of anything that you want, don't listen to anybody saying 'That's no good, you got no story' or anything like that. As long as you're shooting and you're happy, who cares?"
Below's the full short clip featured in the video above.


In this article, we’ll discuss 7 young talents on the ascent in Hollywood. These talents are working hard to establish themselves in the film world. Here are these bright stars!
|Most Famous Works
|Split, The Queen’s Gambit
|Midsommar, Little Women
|Let Me In, The Power of the Dog
|Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Elvis
|Millie Bobby Brown
|Enola Holmes, Stranger Things
|Euphoria, Spider-Man: No Way Home
|Call Me by Your Name, Dune
Read the rest of our article for more details!
Anya Taylor-Joy was born in Miami, Florida, to British parents. She moved to Argentina with her family when she was six years old, and then to England when she was 16.
Taylor-Joy made her acting debut in the 2014 film The Witch. She quickly rose to fame for her performance in the film, which was praised for its originality and suspense. She has since starred in a number of successful films, including Split, Glass and Queen’s Gambit.
Taylor-Joy is known for her versatility and her ability to transform into any role. She is also a talented dancer and musician.
Florence Pugh was born in Oxford, England. She began her acting career in the theatre, and made her film debut in 2014 with the film The Falling.
Pugh made a splash in Hollywood with her role in the 2016 film Lady Macbeth. She has since starred in a number of successful films, including Midsommar, Black Widow, and Little Women.
Pugh is known for her powerful performances and her willingness to take on challenging roles. She is also a rising star in the fashion world.
Kodi Smit-McPhee was born in Australia. He began his acting career in the television series The Tribe, and made his film debut in 2009 with the film The Road.
Smit-McPhee is known for his versatility and his ability to bring complex characters to life. He has been nominated for two Academy Awards for his roles in The Power of the Dog and The Lost Daughter.
Smit-McPhee is also a talented musician. He plays the guitar, bass, and piano.
Austin Butler was born in Anaheim, California. He began his acting career in the television series Zoey 101, and made his film debut in 2005 with the film The Sandlot 2.
Butler is set to star as Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming biopic. He is known for his roles in films such as The Carrie Diaries, The Shannara Chronicles, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Butler is a talented singer and dancer. He has been praised for his transformation into Elvis Presley.
Millie Bobby Brown
Millie Bobby Brown is a British actress who rose to fame with her role as Eleven in the Netflix series Stranger Things. She is also known for her roles in films such as Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Enola Holmes.
Brown is a talented actress who is known for her versatility. She is also a successful businesswoman. She has her own clothing line and her own beauty brand.
Zendaya is an American actress, singer, and dancer who has become one of the most popular stars in Hollywood. She is known for her roles in films such as Spider-Man: Homecoming, Euphoria, and Dune.
Zendaya began her acting career as a child actress, appearing in the Disney Channel series Shake It Up and K.C. Undercover. She made her film debut in the 2013 film Frenemies.
Zendaya’s breakthrough role came in 2015, when she starred as Rue Bennett in the HBO series Euphoria. The series was a critical and commercial success, and Zendaya’s performance was praised by critics.
In 2017, Zendaya starred in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: Homecoming. She reprised her role in the 2019 film Spider-Man: Far From Home.
In 2021, Zendaya starred in the science fiction film Dune. The film was a critical and commercial success, and Zendaya’s performance was praised by critics.
Zendaya is known for her versatility and her ability to connect with audiences. She is also a fashion icon. She has been featured on the cover of magazines such as Vogue and Elle.
Timothee Chalamet is an American actor who has quickly become one of Hollywood’s most in-demand stars. He is known for his roles in films such as Call Me by Your Name, Little Women, and Dune.
Chalamet began his acting career in the 2012 film Homeland. He made his film debut in the 2014 film Interstellar.
Chalamet’s breakthrough role came in 2017, when he starred as Elio Perlman in the film Call Me by Your Name. The film was a critical and commercial success, and Chalamet’s performance was praised by critics.
In 2019, Chalamet starred in the drama film Little Women. The film was a critical and commercial success, and Chalamet’s performance was praised by critics.
In 2021, Chalamet starred in the science fiction film Dune. The film was a critical and commercial success, and Chalamet’s performance was praised by critics.
Chalamet is known for his charisma and his ability to connect with audiences. He is also a rising star in the fashion world. He has been featured in campaigns for brands such as Dior and Gucci.
The film industry acknowledges their creativity, originality, and hard work. We can anticipate much more from these talents in the future, and there’s no doubt they will continue to shine at the top of Hollywood. We eagerly anticipate following their careers in the years ahead.


1993: It’s been 20 years since Allen and Albert Hughes’ directorial debut, Menace II Society, premiered in theaters across the nation.
The urban drama wasn’t the first of its kind. Films such as Boyz ‘N The Hood and New Jack City were released a few years before that scored well with critics. However, Menace II Society managed to tell the story of South Central, Los Angeles through an honest retrospect that was eye-opening to viewers. Riddled with extreme violence, the film depicted disturbing realities of what life was like in the hood.
At this point, if you have been a fan of the film, you’ve seen it plenty of times and understood its significance in pop culture today. Rappers such as Gucci Mane, A$AP Rocky and Lil Wayne have especially taken a liking to Menace II Society, referencing famous lines and characters throughout their music. 20 years later, the film would help popularizing the gangster culture in hip-hop, as seen as in Dr. Dre’s The Chronic and Snoop Dogg’s Doggystyle.
Menace II Society is considered a cult classic. It would go on to win numerous accolades, specifically landing on both Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert’s 10 best films of 1993 lists. To take a stroll down memory lane, give it another watch on the film’s biggest anniversary.
One of my favorite movies of all-time, my memory of watching this movie as an 8 year old, i remember the feeling of wondering would i suffer the same fate as some of the characters in the movie (jail or death etc.), growing up as a young black man in the ghetto/hood.


arya and nayanthara marriage
Rumours have been spreading of Arya and Nayanthara’s relationship for quite sometime now, and the two recently got married in a church in Pune. Not in real though, but for an important scene in Aitlee directed ‘Raja Rani’, which has Arya, Nayanthara and Jai in the lead. The marriage scene was shot in St.Mary’s Church, [...]
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The Black Panther movie is expected to generate about $200 million this weekend. Aside from the projected monetary success, the critically-acclaimed reviews will put this film in a category of its own. Black Panther is not just another superhero movie. It's a cultural milestone; a movement. Needless to say, I can't help but think about the possibility of this movie not happening.
What if Ryan Coogler--the writer and director of Black Panther--would've quit halfway? Then we wouldn't have had the privilege of experiencing this moment in history. A moment that has unified a group of people with something (seemingly) as simple as attire. What if Coogler would've said it was too much or deemed the production unworthy? Then we wouldn't have had this example of a success story. The success story of a rising director and screenwriter in a well-established town called Hollywood.Read More


To be a successful business it is important that the industry in which we work is also successful. Sky acts as a powerhouse for the creative industries in Europe, investing £5.2 billion in quality news, sports and entertainment content. This enables us to offer the best and broadest range of programming for our customers across Europe. Here are some of our highlights:
UK & Ireland: In addition to the launching of our critically acclaimed crime drama, The Last Panthers, we also saw the return of successful shows including The Tunnel, Stella, Penny Dreadful and Mid-Morning Matters, demonstrating the growing maturity of our original productions. Our relaunch of Sky Movies as Sky Cinema has improved the service given to customers, for example, through a new movie premiere offered every day.
Germany & Austria: Production is well underway on our first major original commission in Germany, Babylon Berlin, due to air in 2017 and production is set to start in the coming year on a series adaptation of Das Boot, the Oscar nominated film by Wolfgang Peterson.
Italy: We have celebrated the launching of ‘Young Pope’ across the group, filmed in Italy by Academy Award winner, Paolo Sorrentino. Also, the new Sky Arts Production hub and it’s latest multi-country project, Master of Photography, opened in July.


Blackhorse Lowe is a writer, director and producer. His films have been screened at several film festivals all around the world, such as ImagineNATIVE, Tribeca Film Festival and Sundance Film Festival.
He grew up on a farm in the Navajo reservation. Because of allergies he had to spend a lot of time inside watching movies and drawing. This along with reading comics and books about Navajo creation stories made him fall in love with storytelling.
The story that Shimásání is built on was told to Blackhorse Lowe and his siblings by their grandmother. Her story made a great impression on them and the idea of wanting to leave home and explore the world resonated with him.
I feel very fortunate to be a filmmaker. Films are the ultimate art, they operate on many levels and work with all the elements of life.
(Blackhorse Lowe, 2020)
Films directed by Blackhorse Lowe available on Sapmifilm:
Blackhorse Lowes favourite films:
The Thin Red Line (1998)
Dead Man (1995)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
The Wild Bunch (1969)


THE LOST CITY OF Z (2016)
Sienna Miller as Nina Fawcett
In 1925, the legendary British explorer Percy Fawcett ventured into the Amazon jungle in search of a fabled civilization. He never returned.
LIVE BY NIGHT (2017)
Sienna Miller as Emma Gould
A story set in the Prohibition Era and centered around a group of individuals and their dealings in the world of organized crime
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The “Live By Night” star gives the inside scoop on shooting laugh-worthy scenes with Ben. Plus, hear why they did one sex scene 3 times in a row!
Hi! 35 HQ photos of Sienna attending the premiere of “Live By Night” yesterday in Los Angeles have been added to the gallery:


Lonnie James attends BGSU for Film Production with a minor in Theater. James has been playing guitar for 17 years, and he is a touring musician. He now has a solo acoustic act under the stage name of Lonnie James, and he is currently in the process of writing the next screenplay and start filming over the summer. James’s film Temptation showed at the annual Ray Browne Film Festival, and the BGSU Film and Media Film Festival, and soon to be showing at the Glass City Film Festival on May 17th. His screenplay was chosen to be read at a live reading on October 2nd in the Donnell Theater at BGSU. James plans to make two films over the summer and graduate from BGSU next Spring.
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Works In Progress…
“The Great Dali” is a solo 2 minute animation..
Here is a look at the story so far…
There is a lot still to do.
If you are interested to see some of the development work by look here; https://digital-sculpture.co.uk/2010/04/07/the-great-dali-3d-cg-animation/
Teleman The Escapist….A futuristic retelling of the Icarus myth
Here are some development images[showtime]
Teleman will be a 3.5-4 minute, completely CG, film. It is a collaboration between Dan and Ryan Blackburn, with additional contributions from Bernard Walker , and Elizabeth Real.
I am directing the film and organising the collaboration.
Part of the intention of this project is to explore animation workflows in small creative groups. These days motion capture is cheap and easy and this means that acting and directing techniques from film and theatre can be brought into the mix.
check the blog archives for a record the development of the project from concept and storyboard all the way through to completion.