Monica Bellucci was born September 30, 1968, in the village of Citta di Castello, in Umbria, Italy.
Initially pursuing a career as a lawyer, Monica decided to start modeling in order to help pay for her tuition while at the University of Perugia. But of course, the glamorous life of a model -- which consists of traveling and big money -- tempted Monica away from her law studies.
In 1988, she moved to one of Europe's fashion centers, Milan. There, she signed with Elite Model Management, and found plenty of modeling work.
By 1989, Monica was making it big in Paris, as well as across the Atlantic in New York. But although she had achieved huge success in so little time as a model, what with posing for Dolce & Gabbana and French Elle, Monica thrived for something more. She made the transition to acting -- a very popular trend that models Laetitia Casta, James King and Ines Sastre have also done successfully -- and began taking acting classes.
Then in 1990, she made her debut in television, with a role in the film Vita con I figli, as well as the film Briganti (a.k.a Bandits: Love and Liberty), that same year. In 1991, Monica starred as Francesca in the film La Riffa, and made her American film debut with the role of Dracula's Bride, in 1992's Bram Stoker's Dracula, co-starring Winona Ryder.
Roles began to pour in for the Italian beauty. After a role in Ostinato destino, she was cast as I Mitici (a.k.a. The Heroes) in 1994 and Palla di neve in 1995. She also starred as Pharaoh's Wife in the made-for-TV movie, Joseph.
But it was her role in the 1996 film, L'Appartement , that earned Monica her acting accolades. Her role as Lisa earned her a Cesar nomination (French equivalent of the Oscar) in the Most Promising Young Actress category, and made sure her name was known in European critics' circles.
In 1996, Monica was cast in Come mi vuoi (a.k.a As You Want Me), as well as in Dobermann and Mauvais genre. After roles in more European films such as L'Ultimo capodanno, A los que aman, and Méditerranées, she starred in Comme un poisson hors de l'eau.
Luckily, American audiences were able to catch a glimpse of the stunning brunette in the drama, Under Suspicion, as Gene Hackman's trophy wife. She then starred as Laura in the French film, Franck Spadone and in Le Pacte des loups.
Monica Bellucci was recently seen in the title role of Malèna, where captivated moviegoers with her talent and beauty.
She is currently working on the film Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopatre, based on the popular French cartoon strip, where Monica stars as the seductive Cleopatra.
After her role in 2003's Tears of the Sun, Monica Bellucc stared as Persephone in the highly anticipated sequels to 1999's The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions.


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Darren Arononfsky attended to Harvard University where he studied film (both live-action and animation). He won several film awards after completing his senior thesis film, "Supermarket Sweep", starring Sean Gullette, which went on to becoming a National Student Academy Award finalist. He also received an M.F.A from the American Film Institute Conservatory.
In 1996 Aronofsky began to make his first feature film, Pi, which won the Directing Award at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. Piâ€™s success led to the creation of Requiem for a Dream, a remake of the Japanese film series "Kozure okami," The Fountain, and 2008â€™s The Wrestler.
The Fountain is a science fiction/fantasy film written and direct by Aronofsky about the pursuit of eternal love. Three narratives are intertwined to span thousands of years, but each revolving around the same themes of love and mortality. The film start Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz and is considered by some to be a challenging visual and philosophical achievement.
Darren Aronofsky and ThinkTalk Host Zack Sherwood talk about science, movies and the acclaimed directors career, while answering questions from students. Darren discusses the struggle to make his first film, Pi, the research that goes into his science-related films (including The Fountain) and why Rudy is his favorite movie (seriously!).


According to reports, actor Brolin is enjoying this year. He is reported to have strings of films this summer. All the ways from his more substantial than just life depiction of villain Thanos in the flick ‘Avengers; infinity war’ to one of his current movie, the Jumping Cyborg, where he is termed as the cable in the movie ‘Dead Pool 2.’ The sequel is his latest movie, Brolin, is eventually enjoying this summer. The actor can longer keep it calm. Additionally, the ‘Dead Pool’ actor is expecting a baby. His wife Kathryn is heavily pregnant with Brolin’s child. Honestly, things couldn’t be this brighter for the actor. He can’t wait to hold his child in his arms. It’s been reported that he even doesn’t want his pregnant wife to go far from him. He is taking great care of her so that she can deliver a healthy bouncing baby.
When the actor was asked about his marriage, he used positive words to describe his marriage. The actor said they were the favorite couple of the year. Their marriage was so perfect and working. To spice up everything and that they were waiting for their child to arrive. Brolin said he enjoys making babies with his wife and the way they are born. They couldn’t have planned for the next one to be born after they had a first one. The actor revealed that he was enjoying the way they were coming out in a sequence. In his movie ‘sicario, the day of Soldado’ the actor reappearances his responsibility of a military functioning that is seen and done in about everything. Brolin is now aged 50. He was fascinated by the idea of working opposite his close ally Benicio Del Toro. He expressed the healthy relationship that they have with each other. They have absolute trust when working alongside each other.
The actor went on to say that Toro is a mature actor with a lot of professionalism in him. He is a friend that he can forever Trust. In the same movie, Brolin is centered in the drug trade. He is involved in both bad and functional lines. Additionally, he is also deployed in legal and illegal roles. The actor reported that he was drawn in making the movie because of the originality of the new story. Brolin likes original ideas. He loves something that is fresh. That way, he is always able to deliver something that is appealing.


Last night i took mason to the movies for the first time and it went great. (: he’s two about to turn three in September and i never really knew when a good time to take kids to the movie is. Well we went just the two of us last night and it went great. He sat there and watched the movie perfectly. Didn’t act up and try and get out of his seat.
The movie was really cute as well (: i love all the other hotel Transylvania movies and this one was just as cute! They go on vacation and the dad falls in love and “blah blah blah”. Haha. I really would recommended everyone to see it. Even if you don’t have children (:
The Rain is a good series to watch if you are into the whole apocalyptic stuff.
Its based on these friends trying to survive after something has contaminated the rain and every time it rains if it touches you you get infected and dye.
There is a love story.
there is drama.
There is some crazy shit that happens that makes you say “Really??”
It was a good one not like the best in the world but i definitely would recommend people to what it.
So i finally finished big little lies and let me tell you, it was good. I don’t really like how it ended. I wish i could have heard how she told her story (even tho we heard it all through out the book) i wanted to hear the mans story. I guess im just always disappointed when i end a good book because of just that. Its over. Another good book crossed off the list. If y’all haven’t read it yet i definitely recommend it. I haven’t watched the series yet but i plan to.
I like how the book gives everyone’s back ground through out the whole book. Im not sure who my favorite character is because i love a little bit of everyone.
Jane-I think i like her a lot because i can relate to her. I am a single mom. I do have TWO kids tho and i do know who the father is, but being a single mom and trying to make life work, i just get her.
Madeline- She like the big sister or mom. Shell stick up for you and have your back and wont be afraid to give her opinion and tell you how it is. I like that about her. I also like that she isn’t rich which makes me feel like i can relate more to her.
Celeste- I love her! i feel for her and my heart breaks for her two boys. I’ve never been in an abusive relationship and i cant even imagine what people go thru. My heart goes out to anyone dealing with that. I love how she is so in love with her husband but hate that she is so stuck about staying cause everything about him is perfect except the bad temper.
So i know i said i would get on here a discuss movies that I’ve watched. But right now I’m reading the book Big Little Lies and i am in love. Right now I’m at the part where Jane finds out that her good friends husband is the mad that she had a one night stand with and got her pregnant. Of course she never told him that he got her pregnant so not she randomly meet the guys wife and they become really good friends. Very shocking (:
Why do we care what other people do? Why do we let what other people do with their lives effect what we do?
This is my first blog. I plan to be posting movie reviews of all the movies I attend, good or bad. Haha i love to watch a good movie. Hate to watch a bad movie, but ill still go and see whatever just to get my own opinion. I love to discuss movies and hear other peoples opinion on what they think. A really good movie to one, could be disastrous to another.
I’m just going to tell y’all about myself a little before i start reviewing. I am 25 years old and have two kids, one and two. A boy (2) and a girl (1). Ill probably throw them in here every now and then. They are my world. I am a free spirit fun loving country girl. I love reading and watching movies and getting to know new things and see new places. Haha it sounds like I’m trying to fill out my bio on a dating app. Goodness! anyways enough about me. I’m new here so feel free to ask me anything


New York Story Night 18
The next installment of Kyle's book
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Dale ignored the growing tension from deep inside his stomach.
The train was going at a speed that showed no sign of stopping.
“What do you want?” Dale asked him, screaming at the top of his lungs, and pleading with the man to let him go.
Kyle would like us to know the following:
Kyle Colgan was born and raised in New York City, where he currently resides with his wife and cat. He earned his BFA in film for directing at SVA. He wrote and directed the indy feature film The Tenant and the short film Those Who Leave, Those Who Stay. For his day job, he works as an Associate Producer for a post-production company. He is currently working on his first novel. He does not have a website because he is horrible at promoting himself, but if you'd like to help him with that you can contact him via email at email@example.com or on his instagram page @filmkyle.
What will become of Dale? Keep checking back.
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Title: Newt Scamander: Cinematic Guide
Author: Felicity Baker
Genre: Fantasy, Children, Movie Tie-in
Publication Date: January 31, 2017
Publisher: Scholastic Press
In this short book, readers are reminded of Newt Scamander’s story in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and some key events from the movies.
This was another book given to me by a local community member and one that I was interested to read.
Just like my review for Harry Potter: Cinematic Guide, my feelings and thoughts about this book is very torn. I enjoyed the movie, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, so flipping through this book reminded me of how much I did enjoy the movie. However, there lacked some depth and the writing was so-so.
My favorite part was looking at the photos throughout the book. Those pictures helped me to remember certain scenes from the movie and how much I enjoyed those scenes. I especially enjoyed looking and being reminded of the unique fantastical beasts that were included in the movie. The niffler and the bowtruckle are my favorites, both in appearance, and their sweet and funny personalities.
The writing was simple to read. Just like the other cinematic guide I read, this book is split into sections, but from what I remember from the movie, these were not necessarily done in sequential order, even within the same section of the book. Some sections made sense to not be in sequential order, but others not as much. There was also some repetitive information included, which disrupted the flow of the book more.
I don’t remember this movie as vividly as I remember the Harry Potter ones, but I do wish this was more of a guide and not just a short summary of the movie. Perhaps that wasn’t the intended purpose of the book, but adding snippets of how things were brought to life within the movies would have added more depth to this guide. On top of this, there is something essential that is missing from the guide that was essential to the movie. It could have been because the author of the book didn’t want to spoil the ending of the movie. On the other hand, I do question how much a youngster would be able to understand this read without watching the movie since it is a bit all over the place.
Though it does lack sequential order and the writing is fairly basic, I did enjoy reading the book as a whole.
Those who have watch the movie, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, may enjoy this quick read. Though it is intended for the younger crowd, I am a bit wary in recommending the book without the child seeing the movie first.


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For just a handful of extra times, horror enthusiasts and collectors alike can spot their bids for a possibility to individual a piece of Hollywood background: a prop axe Oscar-winner Jack Nicholson wielded through the filming of the 1980s horror common “The Shining.”
It comes with a superior price: bare minimum bids are $50,000.
Gotta Have Rock and Roll Auctions, which sells pop tradition and sporting activities memorabilia, estimates the prop, thought to be produced of foam, will in the end offer for between $60,000 and $90,000. As of Friday afternoon, there were at minimum three bids for the merchandise.
The axe is just one of numerous Nicholson used for the duration of the filming of the Stanley Kubrick chiller. The film’s most well known scene features Nicholson hacking a toilet door to items to get to his spouse (played by Shelley Duval), whom he’s attempting to get rid of.
If the axe is too expensive, the auction house has one more “Shining” prop up for grabs. A display-applied knife from the movie is signed and inscribed “REDRUM” by actor Danny Lloyd, who performed Danny, the son of Nicholson’s character, Jack Torrance. The minimal bid is $1,000, and it is predicted to sell between $2,000 and $3,000, Gotta Have Rock and Roll states.
Two other axes from the Stanley Kubrick film have fetched significant auction prices. A various foam axe bought for $57,600, though a wooden axe went for $211,000, Forbes experiences.
“The Shining,” dependent on Stephen King’s 1977 novel, was introduced in Might 1980 and turned what’s regarded as a masterpiece of the horror genre. It was recently named No. 2 on Time Out’s record of The 100 Finest Horror Films listing — appropriate in between “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (1974) and “The Exorcist” (1973).
One man or woman who has famously hated the film is King himself, who found it emotionally cold and much too distinct from his ebook.
“It’s surely lovely to look at: lovely sets, all all those Steadicam photographs,” King explained to The Paris Critique in 2006. “I utilised to get in touch with it a Cadillac with no motor in it. You simply cannot do just about anything with it besides admire it as sculpture. You have taken away its key objective, which is to tell a tale.”
A sequel film, “Doctor Sleep” (primarily based on the King novel of the very same title), was produced in 2019 and options a great deal of the authentic film’s iconography, which includes the doorway Nicholson hacks with the axe. King loved “Doctor Sleep” so substantially he mentioned it even warmed his feelings towards its predecessor.
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Good news, everyone! The year after she left the Hallmark Channel for Great American Family in part because the latter would “keep traditional marriage at the core,” Candace Cameron Bure is starring in a new Great American Family Christmas movie, “My Christmas Hero.” And if there’s one thing we have been promised will not be in that movie, it’s LGBTQ+ characters.
By contrast, Hallmark continues to come out with new holiday movies with LGBTQ+ main characters: two this season. “Christmas on Cherry Lane” will premiere on Dec. 9, and “Friends & Family Christmas” will premiere on Dec. 17. Expect an undiluted Hallmark holiday movie experience. On Thanksgiving night, Hallmark will also be premiering “Catch Me If You Claus,” a straight romance featuring gay actor Luke Macfarlane. Macfarlane’s continuing casting in straight romantic lead roles since he started also playing prominent LGBTQ+ roles is another solid move from Hallmark.
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Geeky Girl Gab Podcast: Rogue One Episode
I had the amazing experience being a guest on
podcast. With hosts Candace and Bri, we also had
from . Together, we discussed my personal favorite Star Wars movie, Rogue One.
Geeky Girl Gab honestly started as a way for childhood best friends Candace and Bri to stay connected even though they now live on opposite sides of the country. They also wanted to add more female and diverse voices to nerdom! They soon after added another childhood friend Vanessa to the mix.
Every month, Alice White and special guests rewatch and explore a different aspect of Gareth Edward’s 2016 masterpiece Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
I really enjoyed talking Rogue One with these ladies. As my own show, , focuses on Star Wars animation, I don’t get to deep dive into the films that much. This was such a wonderful experience. I loved hearing from Bri, who saw the movie for the first time and get her takes on what she liked. Alice, Candace, and I talked about the connections to animation. We all discussed the diversity of the film, Jyn’s mental health journey, how this movie impacted us personally as well as the franchise as a whole, and THAT Darth Vader scene. And so much more!
I can’t wait to talk with all of them again! Please check out the episode! I loved being part of this!
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Dir: Amy DePaola (15min, USA)
A fateful walk home one night forces a 30-year old bartender to re-examine her life and take back her power.
Dir: Elle Schneider (10min, USA)
A woman with a secret is forced to confront figures from her past when she returns to her childhood home for a difficult task.
Break The Camera
Dir: Jenna Sofia (5min, USA)
An experimental short documentary that stars WWII Army vet and beloved family man Salvatore Pantozzi, who, his granddaughter discovers, lived a whole, full life before she existed. The film spotlights a man more comfortable on the sidelines than in the limelight; it stitches past and present together and the result is a bittersweet love note from granddaughter to grandfather, narrated by him.
Dir: Maggie Levin (10min, USA)
A fledgling pop star finds herself chained to the machine of a world tour she can't stop.
Dir: Catriona Rubenis-Stevens (15min, USA)
The film follows the last days of a woman as she checks into the "Goodbye Clinic" to have her life deleted. We witness a person fade into a parallel reality where she observes the world she once felt connected to continue on without her, and the physical being of her body and soul disappear before her very eyes
For A Better Life
Dir: Yasmin Mistry (10min, USA)
Sold for $100 at the age of 5, Fekri suffers through years of abuse before his plight is discovered. After almost a year of hospitalization and therapy Fekri moves into a group home where he finds support, mentorship, and eventual forgiveness towards the family which sold him.
Dir: Andrea Ashton (8min, USA)
When a pregnant woman receives an unexpected visit from two strangers she is faced with making an unthinkable decision.
Dir: Nina Gielen (4min, USA)
A visual poem reflecting on identity, marginalization, and bitter-sweet memories of childhood. Created as part of the Visible Poetry Project.
Dir: Cidney Hue (8min, USA)
In the near future, a woman must make a hard choice after a mind bending medical procedure
United States vs White Men
Dir: Princess A. Hairston (5min, USA)
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My take on Starbuck
Starbuck is a feature film by director Ken Scott inspired by a true story of a bull (named Starbuck, duh) who fathered thousands of children through artificial insemination.
Cue David Wozniak (played by Patrick Huard) – he works a dead-end job as a meat delivery man, just found out his gf is pregnant, owes crazy amounts of money to some thugs, and finds out he’s fathered a few hundred children from his numerous sperm bank donations way back in the day (apparently he has strong swimmers).
Just how many children?
A lot – 533 children in fact; of which 142 or so file a class action lawsuit to find out the identity of their biological father (aka Starbuck…see it’s all coming together!). And so the movie begins as David tries to clean up his act to be a good father to the child his gf is currently carrying as well as helping his 142 other children stay out of trouble without them finding out who he is…all while battling this lawsuit with his best friend, the lawyer.
In two words: Must see!
This is a great movie with an excellent plot, great character development and humour that transcends language (I did mention this film is in French with English subtitles, non?).
Ken Scott’s direction was excellent and Patrick Huard is a stunning Starbuck – extremely believable as the well-meaning David Wozniak. The film is funny, heart-warming and is full of inspiration. The audience laughed (out loud…literally…and very loudly) during the film and once the film ended stood to give the director and actors present a standing ovation!
If I had stars, I’d give it 4.5/5 stars…the movie loses 0.5 stars only because the subtitles need thicker black shadowing as there are scenes where I can’t actually read the subtitles. 😉 Yeah I know I’m a stickler so sue me!
Either way I encourage you all to see it if/when it hits theaters. Totally worth it and I don’t see many movies (except the good ones cos $13 ain’t cheap) so that’s a big deal coming from me!
Disclosure and shout outs: Big thanks to Diet Coke Canada as I won these tickets through their TIFF draw on Twitter. I wasn’t asked to blog about this at all but seeing as this is my first TIFF movie screening ever, I mean come on!! You know I’m really excited about sharing my thoughts about the movie I ended up falling in love with. 🙂
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Nine Princes in Amber - the movie
From the Hollywood Reporter:
9:36pm ET, 8-October-98 Zelazny's Amber Headed To Film Ed Neumeier, who adapted Robert Heinlein's classic SF novel Starship Troopers for the big screen, will next turn his hand to Roger Zelazny's fantasy novel Nine Princes in Amber, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Producer Mark Canton and Batman Forever writer Akiva Goldsman are teaming with Neumeier to turn Nine Princes into a feature film. The story centers around a man who awakens one day with amnesia, only to learn that he is the prince of a powerful realm that exists on a greater plane than our own. He finds he must fight his way through political intrigues that would put the Greek gods to shame even as he struggles to regain his memory.
Here's a link to some more information: http://www.variety.com/search/article.asp?articleID=1117750512
Information on the mini-series
SCI FI Channel Announces Ambitious New Slate of Original Movies and Miniseries
NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--April 2, 2002--
THE CHRONICLES OF AMBER (4-hour miniseries) - Based on award-winning writer Roger Zelazny's (Lord of the Light, Creatures of Light and Darkness, Home is the Hangman, A Rose For Ecclesiastes) classic international-best selling 10 volume "Chronicles of Amber" series (over 3 1/2 million copies worldwide have been translated into ten languages), this is the story of a royal family with amazing powers over time and space who are plagued by infighting as they try to unite against a sinister enemy. Corwin is a prince of Amber, the "immortal city from which every other city has taken its shape." He has spent centuries on Earth as an amnesiac but when someone in the family tries to kill him, Corwin begins a search for his past. Richard Christian Matheson (Sole Survivor) will adapt the screenplay for SCI FI. Tom Patricia (First Shot, King of the World: The Muhammad Ali Story, Intensity, Medusa's Child, The Linda McCartney Story) of Patriarch Pictures will serve as executive producer.


Inclusion Films Practical Filmmaking Workshop
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This program is for eligible regional center clients 18 years of age and older interested in vocational filmmaking. Those interested in scheduling an interview should contact their service coordinator to set up an interview. Interviews will be held Monday to Friday through March 8, 2013 between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Potential students are encouraged to audit the class between February 4 and June 21, 2013, Monday to Friday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Bollywood movies have been a significant influencer for decades now. Their power to influence their audience has only increased until now. Bollywood movies are not just considered a source of entertainment but a way of life in India. The movie stars are considered no less than Gods. And this power to influence people has given the creators the freedom to show whatever they think is right even if it is wrong in real life.
And I am not talking about the shitty movies, which are total garbage, but the superhit movies that intentionally or not convey some message that is not suitable for the audience to follow. Here I have mentioned some things that are *I think* manipulated and wronged by Bollywood moviemakers.
- The concept of love and relationship:
One of the most important concepts or a part of all our lives that is manipulated, wronged, and shown in a way that changed the whole belief systems in love. There are many things that take part in love and relationships which portrayed by these movies is entirely wrong.
- Love at First Sight: There are tons of movies promoting or showing love at first sight. In actual life, the concept of love, at first sight, is total bullshit. You cannot love anyone just by looking at him/her first time. You may get attracted to the person or just like the person by the looks but loving someone at first sight, disgraces the depth of love.
- Stalking: Many movies like Ranjhanna, Badrinath Ki Dulhania, etc. which promoted stalking and normalized it as if nothing’s wrong in stalking and teasing a girl just because you like her. Even though your intentions are not bad, it’s wrong to stalking a girl and disrespecting her privacy, choice, and decision.
- To go for any extent in love: A Complete Bullshit. In all the movies, it is shown that people in love are ready to cross any limit to be and stay in love. A foremost example of this is Bajirao Mastani. Where one of India’s best warrior Bajirao; who hasn’t lost a single war, is ready to abandon the knightship, his county and his family (which also includes his previous wife who loves him and he loves her too) just because he loves Mastani and wants to stay with her.
Or Kabir Singh, where our righteous hero Kabir cannot cope with his breakup and is abusively drinking, smoking, and using substances in his hospital our, heck even before the surgery; jeopardizing the life of the patient. You’d say it’s just a movie but wonder about the people influenced by drinking, smoking, hitting, or using substances habit. You know why because everything of the above is justified as our hero cannot handle a breakup.
- Extra Marital affair: There is ‘N’ number of movies that show extramarital affairs. Where our hero or heroine committed in a marriage have an affair. Initially, they show it as an extramarital affair is wrong. They try to justify that finding a ‘Soulmate’ after the marriage is not wrong. It’s a wholly manipulated concept. Let me give you an example of a Hollywood movie “Before We Go” of Chris Evans and Alice Eve wherein one scene Alice Eve tries to justify extramarital affairs or cheating in a relationship as “It’s Possible that you could meet somebody who’s perfect for you, even though you are committed to somebody else” To which Chris Evans replies “No. No. See, I think if you’re committed to somebody, you don’t allow yourself to find perfection in someone else.”
- Stereotyping females:
Movies all over these years are made keeping the storyline all about the heroes, and heroines are considered nothing more than just the hero’s love interest. As if they do not have any other work, dream, or plans other than to be in love with the hero.
DDLJ is a prime example of such movies. The “Blockbuster Romantic” running for 25 years is a story where our hero falls in love with her at first sight and tries to woo her in every creepy way. Either by getting close physically or any other creepy antics. And on the other sides, her father is controlling him like a robot to follow Indian culture. He fixes her marriage in her childhood with one of his friends’ son. Our heroine, born and brought to London, has only one ambition to be loved and get married. Her only dream in life is to visit Europe. I am still not able to find any love or romance in this movie.
- Gender inequality:
Even though the filmmakers do not intend to promote or show gender inequality, they are doing it. And if they know they are doing it; they are ignoring it. There are many things shown in the movies if the hero does is okay and if heroine or any other female characters tries to do is considered wrong.
- Fake feminism:
Bollywood is getting better at making female-centric movies and giving importance to heroines as well. But still, their ignorance of researching the reality makes the whole point of showing a strong female character or feminism wrong. Consider this movie Gulabo Sitabo. In one scene where a girl is using the boy dares to confront him with that and tells him to leave if he has a problem, there are many more boys for her. The main problem with this is they are glorifying it as feminism.
Depicting feminism means portraying equal opportunities and showing a strong female character who knows what she wants. And not undermining male characters.
- Stereotyping everything:
Bollywood movie makers have these small and limited minds that they stereotype everything based on their limited thinking without researching anything in reality. For, e.g., a person from South India will be serious, angry, and speak of a specific slang that I haven’t heard from a single person living. Like People from the north, specifically, Punjabis are just shown Dumb, Excited, and wanting alcohol anytime.
Like Homosexual or gay characters, where a male gay character’s behavior is like a girl and wants to be with any man he meets.
Along with our education system, Bollywood movies have played a part in shaping us constantly in favor of fair people. Fuck it; they don’t even cast an actor with a complexion to play the character with a complexion in a movie that encourages criticism on colorism.
I am not saying every Bollywood movie is terrible. Yes, some movies nowadays are made with an excellent social message and deliver great points. The moviemakers are responsible for making more movies on topics that are mainly considered taboo based on reality and not in their delusions. We as an audience should be responsible for promoting and understand the point they are trying to make.


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5 friends go up to a cabin in the woods, wherein that they find out unspeakable evil lurking into the forest. That they find a tome known as your “Necronomicon”, reserve of Dead, as well as all taped translation of text. The moment all tape is actually played, their evil is revealed. Someone with any, your teens tend to be possessed. Alongside exclusively one leftover, it’s around him to endure the night plus battle that evil dead.Source: IMDB.com, Rottentomatoes.com
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It is that time of the year, the Halloween season is here. We now have the itch to watch something that will keep us awake at night and get us into the mood for this spooky season. I love watching horror films, so here are my top recommendations for you! Watch at your own risk.
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If you are the kind of person who sleeps with a nightlight on because they are afraid of the dark, this movie will leave you with more to fear about the night. When the main protagonist, Rebecca, left home, she thought that her childhood nightmares were over. This movie will have you thinking about what is real and what isn’t. Rebecca’s brother, Martin then begins to experience the similar nightmares she did. But it has gone beyond just dreams. Rebecca then finds out that it is connected to her mother in some way. A supernatural entity that has returned with vengeful intent to harm the family. If you were afraid of the dark before, your irrational fears just might turn into reality.
A movie that brings you through a rollercoaster ride of emotions. The slow progression from harmlessly weird to insanely dangerous is well portrayed. If you want a horror film that will keep you on the edge of your seat, Creep will be sure to do that. The protagonist, Aaron, answers an online ad for a filming job and drives to a stranger’s house in the middle of the woods. The man who puts up the ad, claims that it is for a movie for his unborn child. Aaron plays along, but the requests get more bizarre as the day goes along. Even as adults, we should really be careful of strangers.
If you are into horror movies that are about the supernatural, this movie is for you. It is a story about inheriting something beyond the usual things such as genes or property, it is a dark and sickening story of how a family betrays their own for something else they value more. The story goes that when the Grandmother passed away, the mother and children began to discover terrifying secrets about her. Their grandmother kept to herself a lot and for good reason too. She was tied to something evil. The movie is about trying to outrun the dark fate they have inherited. But can you really outrun something that is passed onto you? A good film to ignite the imagination of the darkest things that could happen within the place and people you’re supposed to call home.
This movie is more of a thriller, but scary enough to be considered one that will leave you worrying about the characters every step of the way. The story goes, that the eldest in the family, returns home from military school, he discovers that his mother’s boyfriend, named David. David seems to be making his mother happy, but there is something about his character that did not seem to match what he portrayed. As time passes, David begins to show his true self. A story that unravels in a way that begins with the gut feeling that you can predict what will happen next, but it surprises you with something else.
A film that will make you feel like you are being cursed to watch it play out. The cinematography and sounds will give you nightmares about the film. It will teach you about respecting others’ religious customs and avoiding disrespecting other people’s beliefs. The protagonist was cursed after breaking a religious taboo; now, she is doing all she can to protect her daughter from the consequences of her actions. So, let us be respectful of others’ beliefs, no matter what opinion we may have on them.
Enjoy this Halloween season by watching one or more of these horror films!


The Lion King
The Lion King is an American musical drama photorealistic computer animated movie. Which is directed and produced by Jon Favreau, and its writer are Jeff Nathanson. This movie is produce under in Walt Disney Pictures. Basically it is a remake of Disney’s traditionally animated movie of the same name, that movie was released on 1994. The plan of remake for this movie comes up, when Disney Launch their remake movie The Jungle Book in 2016.
Director : Jon Favreau
Producer : Jon Favreau , Jeffery Silver , Karen Gilchrist
Screenplay : Jeff Nathanson
Based on : Disney’s The Lion King by Irene Mecchi , Jonathan Roberts , Linda Woolverton
Cinematography : Caleb Deschanel
Editing : Mark Livolsi , Adam Grestel
Production Company : Walt Disney Pictures , Fairview Entertainment
Distribution : Walt Disney Studios , Motion Pictures
Release Date : 09 July 2019
Star Cast : Donald Glover , Seth Rogen , Chiwetel Ejiofor , Alfre Woodard , Billy Eichner , John Kani , John Oliver , Beyoncé Knowles Carter , James Earl Jones
About Movie :
The story of this movie is about the life of Simba, so let’s start the story. Somewhere in Africa’s land, there is a pride lion who rule over the animal kingdom from his Pride Rock. The Lion King name is Mufasa, he is living with his Queen. Now his Queen Sarabi is pregnant with his baby, and now time has come for the new baby. His baby, Simba, is now presenting to the gathering animals by Rafiki the mandrill. Rafiki is the kingdom’s Shaman and advisor.
After some time, Mufasa is showing Simba the Pride Lands and explain to him the responsibilities of kingship. And also he explain his son about the circle of life which connects all living things. Now Mufasa’s younger brother is entering in this movie, so his name is Scar and he is so greedy for the kingdom. And now he plan to eliminate Mufasa and Simba, because he need that throne of his elder brother.
Now for knowing about his pan and further movie story, you have to watch this movie. For downloading the movie, link is give you below. So why are waiting now just go and watch this amazing movie.


Bette Jane Cohen, director, producer, and editor of the 1990 film The Spirit in Architecture: John Lautner, passed away on October 19, 2016, after a long illness. She was 62.
Cohen’s work as a filmmaker and editor is widely regarded in architecture circles, with her work on Lautner’s architecture holding high prominence for its impact on the late architect’s nearly forgotten career. The film, produced during a nadir for the groundbreaking designer’s work, brought renewed attention and interest to Southern California’s midcentury modernist heritage years before appreciation for the era’s architectural works would begin to take off in earnest. Last year, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art acquired Lautner’s Sheats-Goldstein Residence as a part of its permanent collection. Cohen’s documentary showcases the only instances of filmed interviews with the architect. Cohen had recently been traveling the world in support of an updated 25th anniver25th-anniversarythe film.
Writing in 2001 for the John Lautner Foundation about her experience making the film, Cohen remarked on the sheer novelty of her focus on Lautner’s work, saying, “At the time I made the film, no books had been written on Lautner.” In the essay, Cohen recalls how she did not know Lautner when she started work on the film and had not yet asked permission to use his work in the movie, saying, “I went into Lautner’s office with my proposal and introduced myself. I had never made a film before but I had been a film editor on many films. He said, ‘Well it seems like a worthwhile project and you seem tall enough to do it!’ That is how we started working together.” Cohen went on to, among other accomplishments, eventually serve as a founding member of the John Lautner Foundation Advisory Board.
Services for Cohen were held Friday, October 21, 2016, at the Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary in Los Angeles.


This is the series about German speaking countries and migration.
It’s focused on an individual and his or her story.
Some of the events will be in German.
Migration hat viele Gesichter, Teil 1: Der Film von Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Angst essen Seele auf
Migration has many faces, part 1: The Werner Fassbinder film: Fear Eats the Soul
Please watch the film in advance, you can watch it on YouTube for free.
1) Greeting and a short introduction of the German Language Society
2) Introduction: a few words about Fassbinder and the political framework of the late 70s
3) Selected scenes
4) Discussion in German (you don't need to speak perfect German)


through the changes, challenges, and losses that come with caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s Disease.
this devastating disease.
Hilarity For Charity founder, Lauren Miller Rogen’s mother, Adele, was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s when she was only 55 years old. 9 years into her diagnosis, she is no longer able to feed, dress or care for herself. She lives at home with her devoted husband, Scott who spends his days finding a balance between caring for Adele and coming to terms with how this disease has changed his and his family’s expectations.
Ken Dodson, a sweet, kind, and gentle father of three in Adrian, Michigan was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer’s at 30 years old. Ken’s incredible and vivacious wife Nikki holds this lovefilled family together as they are at the beginning stages of this frightening disease.
Often, the level of care needed to take care of someone with Alzheimer’s is best received in a nursing facility. The residents at the Holiday Manor Nursing Home are at various stages in their diagnoses and receive care from specially trained staff while their families balance visiting their loved ones and finding the lives they deserve to live.
THIS IS ALZHEIMER’S will allow those who have been fortunate enough to not witness the disease firsthand to learn what Alzheimer’s disease is through relatable human stories; and the millions who have experienced the disease will see that they are not alone.
Producer And Director
Laura is a documentary filmmaker. She started her career during her undergraduate studies at Florida State University Film School in 2001 where she was awarded a grant from the FSU Center for the Advancement of Human Rights to join a filmmaking team in producing Fighting For Life in the Death Belt, a feature documentary about the death penalty in Georgia. She has since worked on many social and human rights projects and has been recogniz ed and awarded by the Florida Film Commission, the Bert Saperstein Communication Scholarship Fund, the New York Women in Film & Television Scholarship fund, and she was also awarded the City Seeds Fellowship in New York City.
Over the years she’s worked in postproduction on multiple award winning documentaries and television programs for HBO, PBS, ABC, Showtime, the History Channel, National Geographic, among many others. She also produced and directed the North American Segment for the award-winning “To Be A Human Being” a sixpart international documentary series. Laura currently works as a freelance editor for tv/film/commercials, and lives in Los Angeles.
Lauren Miller Rogen
Lauren Miller Rogen is a screenwriter, director, producer, dog lover, and philanthropist, whose life has been touched many times over by Alzheimer’s. In 2012—when Lauren’s mother was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease at just 55 years old— Lauren, still in her twenties, co-founded HFC to activate the next generation of Alzheimer’s advocates. Since then, Lauren and the HFC team have brought significant awareness to Alzheimer’s, raising over $12 million and awarding over 290,000 hours of in-home care to families all while using humor and hope to engage people. Her dedication to sharing her personal story and using humor as a form of advocacy has left an indelible impact on the Alzheimer’s space.
Since 2013, Lauren has served as the Alzheimer’s patient advocate on the board of California’s Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). She also sits on the California Alzheimer’s Task Force. In 2012, Lauren starred in, co-wrote, and produced the film For A Good Time Call, which premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. She made her feature-length directorial debut in 2018 with the “dramedy” Like Father, a film she wrote and which starred Kristen Bell and Kelsey Grammer. If there is one thing Lauren wants people to remember, it’s that Alzheimer’s doesn’t have to be sad or scary when you’re fighting against it. You can come to an HFC event and have fun, but also do something for Alzheimer’s.
Morgan Hanner has been editing acclaimed film, television and promotional content for the past 8 years. Her recent credits include the highly-rated CNN documentary series THE SIXTIES, executive produced by Tom Hanks, which was nominated for Emmy and IDA awards. In previous years, she edited festival-lauded short films, as well as behind the scenes documentaries for the iconic television shows LOST, PERSON OF INTEREST and FRINGE, and the films LINCOLN, WAR HORSE, and PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN. She had the great pleasure of learning how to makes films with Lauren and Laura at FSU Film school. Now she lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two cats.


I like movies for many different reasons, the story, the script, the characters, the visuals, the actors or just a combination of the aforementioned. I thought the 2010 film Predators had many flaws, but I liked the characters, the premise of the story and most especially the visuals. It really had some great scenes, which I have screen-grabbed and included below.
My favourite scene? The Yakuza versus the Predator scene. Everything about it just came together to be a really nice visual. The lighting is moonlight, the location is a wild grass pasture, the characters are a heavily tattooed Japanese gentleman and a big hulking Predator. The juxtaposition is really great.
Worth watching the movie for the visuals alone or just enjoy the images below.
All images are © 2010 Twentieth Century Fox.


I don't know about you, but I always love it when TV shows feature fictionalised versions of the fashion industry. I don't claim by any means to know a lot about it, but it always fascinates me to see what people think this industry is like. Watching Hustle (series 7, episode 1) last night was essentially like watching every well-known fashion industry stereotype in one friendly, sixty-minute bite.
Predictably, the fashion industry (or, one modelling agency in particular) was the villain in last night's episode, which saw the gang attempt to con Wendy Stanton (Anna Chancellor, St Trinian's, Spooks) after she had taken money from Eddie's beautiful blonde niece with dreams of modelling.
It was based on a well-known industry scam: asking unsuspecting girls to pay for portfolios to start them out on a modelling career with no intention of giving them a job. And, it provided plenty of opportunities for the bad side of the industry to be presented to the viewer. In fairness, the villainous nature of the characters didn't really need to be accentuated at all - it was very much self-explanatory.
The bitchy, unsuccessful former model wants to get herself into the mainstream industry as a model agent. The bright white office, the colourful slightly socially unacceptable outfits and the words "sweetie" and "kisses" make her the archetypal fashion industry witch. Chancellor played it perfectly - but then past experience has shown that she's good at playing the bitch (this is not a comment on her person, I promise - it's just that I've only really seen her in "bitch" roles...)
It was refreshing, though, for a TV show's critique of the fashion industry to focus on a lower-end target. We've all seen The Devil Wears Prada and Ugly Betty - we all know that Anna Wintour isn't famed for her friendliness... but it seems just as likely that the lesser-known people in the act of clawing their way up the ladder are equally heinous.
In true Hustle style, the main characters fluctuated between themselves and their assumed roles - and although Adrian Lester's absurd fashion designer Hillary King played on every stereotype in the book (gay, bright, "OH EM GEE", and far too cheerful), the way that he snapped in and out of character was simply extraordinary.
But, as ever, the truly remarkable thing about this particular episode of Hustle was the stunning script. The detail in them, and the way in which the writers' minds can seemingly be seventy seven steps ahead from the very first moment always astounds me (you can read an example script free here) - and, every time this episode had me grimacing at its portrayal of fashion (which surely can't be that heinous?!), the script went ahead and dazzled me in to submission.
With clever touches such the above (a box in to which the portfolios of "unsuitable" girls were put), and cutting lines like - "She's too fat." / "She's only a size six!" / "Exactly. Tell her to come back when she's got an eating disorder!", I have no doubt that the Hustle scriptwriters are back to their absolute best. Whether their viewers will ever look at the fashion industry in the same way remains to be seen.
What do you think of the way fashion is portrayed in the media? Is it fair?
PS - all images are my own screencaps from the BBC iPlayer version of the show. All credit clearly belongs to the BBC.


This 30 line sequel to the Wizard of Oz slot is very much in the same vein as its predecessor, with a similar expanding wilds feature and lots of footage from the classic film, but this time there are many more ways to trigger the bonus features.
The Crystal Ball feature is triggered by a scatter of two characters with the crystal ball. Characters from the film appear in the crystal ball as the payout ticks up.
The Emerald City free spin feature is triggered by a scatter of two characters with the Wizard – that gives 5 free spins with expanding wilds.
The Find The Broom feature is triggered by a scatter of two characters with the Wicked Witch – pick the tokens for payouts.
Smaller combos trigger respins with the feature triggering reels held, and there’s also the Ruby Slippers feature, where the ruby slippers randomly click together and turn 1-4 reels wild, much as Glinda the Good did in the original game.
The Wizard of Oz – Ruby Slippers
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Cinema critic Youssef Sherif Rizqallah dies at 77
Friday، 12 July 2019 - 12:59 PM
Cinema critic Youssef Sherif Rizqallah died on Friday 12/07/2019 at the age of 77.
Rizqallah was the art director of Cairo International Film Festival. He also held the post of chief editor of news bulletins in the Egyptian Radio and TV Union (ERTU).
He held the post of head of the Nile TV International channel from 1997 to 2002.
The late critic was a TV presenter of several cinematic programs in the Egyptian TV.
He participated in many film festivals arbitration committees in France, Italy and the Netherlands.MENA


‘The Wraith’ trailer
Okay so we’ve been trying to get our hands on a copy of The Wraith for a while, and so far, no dice. It’s been on our Netflix queue forever, saved, but unavailable, and we don’t know if that would be worth it to purchase it on eBay. It looks promising as a “so-bad-it’s-good” movie and as a Dodge M4S prototype as main character though… M4S = Mid engine, 4 cylinder, Sport.The original car was built by Dodge and PPG industries to be used as a Pace Care for sprint racing venues.
6 prop cars were built, 4 of them dummies that ended up getting crashed on set. The other two were used as stunt cars.
Have you seen the movie? What did you think?
In any case, you can watch the trailer after the jump!


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Where do stories begin and where do they end? Why are they told and retold? How does adapting a text for a film, video-game, or other media change its essential ideas? Is the work improved by moving with the times, or, is there some magic lost? In this course students will learn about original texts and their remakes through a range of interactive activities and debates promoting critical and creative thinking.


Alright, folks, feminists have a rare opportunity to get super excited about something pop culture related this weekend: The Hunger Games. It opens in theatres this weekend, and I’m planning on going to the midnight premiere. That is, if I can get tickets.
It isn’t often that there is a movie blockbuster set around a female character (in fact, I counted four films in the 50 highest grossing of all-time that were gynocentric. And that’s if I include Titanic), and my hopes are really, really high.
Now, I have to admit, I haven’t read the books. BUT, I’ve been reading a lot about the books, and it sounds like they are pretty awesome. This character of Katniss seems like a total badass, and I’m really excited that Jennifer Lawrence is playing her. In fact, the descriptions of Katniss remind me a lot of Lawrence’s character in Winter’s Bone: a young girl who takes care of her family, gets shit done, and isn’t portrayed as some girl who lives and dies with the preoccupation of love. By that, I mean she has more on her mind than getting married and having kids.
So, yeah, I’m excited. I have absolutely no idea what to expect, but I hope it’s a bit different from recent female-fronted blockbusters like The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (with its pornographic rape scenes and weakened female characters (Lisbeth asking a guy if she can kill someone? Come on.)) and Twilight (do I really have to explain this one?). At least we don’t have the whole hyper-sexualized ad campaign going on:
(This was done by Kevin Bolk. Check out more of his stuff here: http://kevinbolk.deviantart.com/)
So, yeah, go see The Hunger Games this weekend. It’s important that we use our dollar to show Hollywood that we want more strong female characters.
This weekend, I saw Friends with Kids, a romantic comedy about two lifelong friends who both want kids, but not the commitment to a partner that comes with having kids. The film was written, directed, and co-produced by Jennifer Westfeldt, who also stars as one of the aforementioned friends (along with Adam Scott, whom I’ve loved since The Vicious Kind).
The first thing you’ll no doubt notice when decided whether or not you want to see this movie is the impressive ensemble cast: Westfeldt and Scott are joined by a whole slew of Bridesmaids cast members: Maya Rudolph, Kristen Wiig, Chris O’Dowd, and Jon Hamm. Megan Fox is also cast in what appears to be her first role of substance since being forced into playing the “sexy, troubled, and mysterious” type.
The cast, along with Westfeldt’s script, make this film a really enjoyable experience. The jokes are quick and well-delivered, and the moments of tense drama are handled very impressively. This movie has quite a few shifts in tone, and none of them feel forced or awkward. It’s a very real movie: you can imagine yourself as one of these people.
Despite being written from a female perspective, there still seems to be a whole lot of heteronormative behavior going on: Scott’s character handles the single parent role with much more ease (and fun), and Westfeldt’s character often expresses disappointment in herself because she is alone.
But, all in all, this is what a romantic comedy really should be: touching, funny, insightful, and thought-provoking. I laughed really, really hard at a lot of parts of this movie, and found myself caught up in the lives of these people. At the end of the day, I got exactly what I hoped I would get when I started this blog: a fresh perspective. I definitely recommend seeing this film, and Westfeldt deserves serious praise for making it happen.
Tonight, I watched my Super Bowl: the Academy Awards. This is the television event I look forward to every year. I watch as many of the films nominated as possible, root for my favorites, yell at the television, laugh out loud, and cry at a speech or two.
Last week, the LA Times ran a story about the folks that make up the Academy. Basically, they’re all white dudes (94% white, 77% male). Not surprisingly, the Academy seems to overwhelmingly favor films that are centered around white, male characters. This year, only one movie not centered around white males was nominated for Best Picture: The Help. And that movie is a whole ‘nother can of worms.
Now, I guess we can’t place ALL the blame on the Academy. Hollywood, after all churns out these types of movies left and right, and the movie-going public eats it up. In fact, out of the top 100 grossing movies released in 2011, only 12 are female-, or gyno-centric. That’s pretty wack, if you ask me.
So, it all got me thinking. What can I do to change this, and get a little more diversity in the film world? Certainly I can’t just scream about it online while still paying $8 to go see these male-driven movies.
Then it hit me like a Hilary Swank right-hook: the best way to get a corporation to change (in my opinion) is by affecting their bottom line. Every company that puts out movies is just a big corporation, after all. And, at the end of the day, they are just looking to put butts in theatre seats. If I want to see more movies that are gynocentric, I’ll only support (i.e. pay money to see) those types of films.
So, that’s the goal for the rest of the year. From today, February 26, 2012, until the night of the 85th Academy Awards, I hereby declare I will only go out to see, and only rent, women centric films. What exactly are women centric films? Women and Hollywood says this:
In order to be considered a women centric film, this film would have to focus on one or more female characters – one protagonist and/or other female characters – at the center of the narrative. A female protagonist or female lead constitutes therefore the main characteristic of women centric. It is her story, told from her perspective.
Women centric film differs from definitions such as woman’s film or chick flick in that it does not refer to a specific genre of films. In other words, it includes animated films, horror films, (romantic) comedies, fantasy and action films. What matters is that the story is told from her perspective – be it an animated female character or girl in the horror film.
Furthermore, women centric does not necessarily imply a feminist protagonist neither does it guarantee that a feminist ‘message’ is contained (although it might).
This means I won’t be seeing many of the big blockbusters like The Avengers, The Dark Knight, or The Hobbit this year. I’m admittedly pretty bummed about that, but this is something I want to do, and I don’t want to do it half-assed.
So who am I? I’m a straight, white, 23-year old male - a.k.a. a member of Hollywood’s most coveted demographic. I’m a college dropout, and I’ve never taken any feminist theory or women’s studies classes, so I probably have no idea what I’m talking about. But, alas, here I am. If I ever appear to be a total idiot, don’t hesitate to let me know.
I realize I’m just one person, but hey, maybe this can be the start of something cool. I’m going to update this blog as much as possible, with reviews and opinion pieces and other fun stuffs, and we’ll see how this little project of mine goes. Hopefully Hollywood will offer me something other than a bunch of romantic comedies wrapped up in gender norms this year. We’ll see.


Sanctuary Players is the result of Sara Whitaker’s lifetime devotion to theatre arts. Her efforts have created this production company. Sara is the founder, producer and director.
Local credits are Doris Walker in Excelsior Players “Miracle on 34th Street”, Gwendolyn Pigeon and Assistant Director in “The Odd Couple,” and Bobbi Michelle in The Opera House Theatre Players’ “The Last of the Red Hot Lovers,” for which she received a best actress award for the season.
Sara is an award winning director, actor and choreographer, who loves painting, writing poetry and the beautiful Piney Woods of East Texas.
She is the Junior High youth director at the First United Methodist Church in Jefferson and a member of “The Pulpwood Queens.”
She looks forward to more theatrical collaborations with the fine folks of this unique and special community.
Sara has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago, and additional training from Oregon Shakespeare Festival and American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco.
Welcome to Sanctuary Players!


Michael C. Ruppert
My opinion of the movie TRAFFIC is very different
from those who have criticized it for not going far enough.
Instead of going into the movie to nit pick I went to see
what, as a piece of art, it did to the audience and how
it differed from the propaganda that this culture has been
fed for decades.
I loved the movie.
I have had some experience with filmmakers
and films over the years. Big ones. Some of them are subscribers
to "From The Wilderness." I understand the difference
between art and political agendas. A filmmaker's job is
to make art and he is not to be held responsible for correcting
all of the social ills in the world. Movies that start from
the latter premise almost always fail. Steven Soderbergh
took a huge risk with TRAFFIC and it paid off handsomely.
The risk was to expose the hypocrisy and futility of the
drug war in a context that was reachable for an audience
that relies upon Tom Brokaw and Peter Jennings for their
world view; an audience that frequently must check with
someone whether it is alright to express a unique opinion.
These are the people who buy movie tickets. These are the
people who probably don't have a clue that the CIA deals
drugs or that drug money has become a food staple of the
Forget that the film didn't mention Colombia.
Forget that the film showed teenaged girls doing drugs.
Forget that the film did not mention the CIA. To satisfy
all the bitter critics who complain that the movie should
have been made about them instead, or that it should have
met all of their personal criteria misses the heart of TRAFFIC
and it indicates no knowledge at all about how movies are
made. To have satisfied all these arm-chair dilettantes
would have resulted in a six hour movie that no one would
have watched. It would not have been distributed and the
CIA would probably have killed it with one phone call.
The trick is to make a movie that people watch.
I have been around Hollywood a long time and
I know these things to be true. Where Steven Soderbergh
took a risk was to expose the futility and lunacy of the
failed war on drugs. I saw the movie in the jam packed theater
at Universal City Studios - the heart of Hollywood. The
theater was filled with a rainbow audience, young and old,
children who had done drugs and parents who had watched
children suffer in courts or with addictions. The audience,
in its humanity, breathed and felt as one in a moment of
shared logic and recognition. Ex-cop sitting next to gang-banger,
sitting in front of grandparents, sitting in front of teen-agers.
The most powerful line in the entire movie
was when Drug Czar-designate Michael Douglas resigned at
a press conference before even accepting the job and said,
"I don't know how to wage war on my own family."
The audience heaved a sigh in oneness and recognition that
someone had told them a truth they did not expect to hear.
It was OK to acknowledge their own feelings. What is so
powerful is that the line almost never made it into the
movie. Director Steven Soderbergh, according to Patrick
Dollard, the Executive Vice President of Propaganda Films
Management, said that Soderbergh put the line in at the
last minute. For me, it made the movie and for Soderbergh
it was the big risk. I was asked by Propaganda Films to
review the movie and come in to the office to discuss it.
Propaganda also willingly and eagerly took a copy of the
tape of my December lecture at USC on "Wall Street's
War for Drug Money."
Steven Soderbergh struck a huge chord. He
pushed the envelope of art and found a hungry spot in the
hearts of audiences that know nothing abut what we do in
special interest groups. And by making a really good movie
that was also critical about the drug war he made it culturally
acceptable and politically correct for people to challenge
it in the open. TRAFFIC is for the war on drugs what COMING
HOME or M*A*S*H were to Vietnam. And you can almost forget
what the "New York Times" and "The Washington
Post" want you to believe now. Hollywood took a gamble
and it is paying off. The paradigm is shifting and it will
not be stopped. A more telling review of TRAFFIC will come
as AMPAS (the Academy) considers it among the contenders
for Best Picture of the Year.
Never underestimate the ability of grass to
grow out between the cracks in the sidewalk. TRAFFIC is
that kind of a movie.
Mike Ruppert "From The Wilderness"


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The 89th Academy Awards 2017 will happen on Sunday, 26 February 2017 at Dolby Theatre at the Hollywood & Highland Center. There are movies from around the world competing for the prestigious award and hook up to their television screen for the final result.
We in India too will eagerly watch the award show with curiosity as Indian Origin actor Dev Patel is nominated for the “actor in a supporting role”.
If we see the history of Academy Awards there are not many Indian names who made it to the final stage of nominations. Though Bollywood movies are participating from the year 1957 for the best foreign film category.
Mother India was the first Indian movie who become the part of Academy awards and in fact was nominated for the foreign film category. Till date (2017) 40 movies were sent for the best foreign film category and only three made it to the nomination stage namely Mother India (1957), Salaam Bombay (1988) and Laagan (2001).
It’s a sorry state that movies winning national award for the best film in India do not even get through the entry level for Academy Awards. As on 2016, India sent 40 movies to the Awards but only 3 made it to the nominations.So, is there anyone who actually care about why our Bollywood movies not becoming the part of prestigious awards?
On the individual front, nobody forgot the awards won by Indian music director A R Rehman, Songwriter Gulzar and Sound Mixer Resul Pookutty in 2009. Other Indians who won Academy Awards were Bhanu Athaiya (best Costume Design) for 1983 movie Gandhi. Same year Ravi Shankar was also nominated for the best original score for the same movie but did not win.
Indian film director Satyajit Ray in 1992 received the prestigious Honorary Award from Academy for his achievement in the motion picture.
It is difficult to analyze why Indian movies are not making it the final round of academy awards. Prior to 2011, there were many controversies for nominating the Indian film for Academy Awards. Now only best film winning National Award is making it to the Academy Awards from India.
But do we really care about our movies winning Academy Awards or even nominating for the foreign film category? I don’t think we do.
Why Indian Movie Not Making to Academy Awards Nominations
The jury of Academy Awards (600 members I guess) are mostly American, why would they even like a Hindi, Tamil, Telegu or Bangla movie at all? It’s not only with Indian movies, the number of foreign movies making it to the best pictures category is 10 which explain itself.
Not sure we do! Almost every movie we send for the Oscar has controversy amount members about being the best selection. These fight for sending movies to Academy Awards sometimes gone out of hand and Indian Govt. have to interfere.
We Make Copies
True it is, there are not many movie makers in India who make original content. Many movies are so Inspired that they just shoot the same inspired scene with Indian actors in it. Not good right, one of such example was Barfi in 2012. You know who lost it to Barfi for Academy Awards nomination? Movies such as Paan Singh Tomar, Dirty Picture, and Kahaani.
Lack of Publicity
When we say we do not publicize our movies, it not commercially but to the right audience. We only publicize movies for commercial purpose to other territories where Indians are in numbers.
Too Many Movies
There are many other prestigious movie awards in the world but we do not send our movies there for the right audience. Movies who make it to such award functions are not the one who are winning in domestic award functions. So we are not even on the same page when it’s come to nominate the movies.
There are thousands of movies made in India every year in almost every local language the number is not even countable. Many of them make an amazing amount of money and loved by millions of Indians.
Let forget about awards given by other countries, out movies do not belongs there. We love our movies for their colours, entertainment and making the actors Gods among us and should not let anyone judge us.


The movie industry has really grown over the years owing to the numerous advancements that have been made in technology. Special effects have really made work easier for actors because they no longer have to perform their own stunts. It may still be entertaining to go home to an action movie but the use of special effects to do stunts has taken out thrill of watching action movies for a lot of people. Still in the movie industry, you will find actors who are not afraid to take the risk involved in some stunts in a bid to keep movies exciting for the fans. This article seeks to appreciate some of the actors who despite the advancements in technology have decided to keep their stunts real.
The first actor on our list is Jason Statham. Jason ensures he maintains the excitement of a film he is featured in for his fans by refusing to allow any doubles to perform his scenes, no matter how difficult they are. He believes that it is sad for an actor not to do his or her own stunts. In fact, his love for performing almost cost him his life while he was acting Expendables 3. The only thing that saved him from drowning was his history as a professional diver.
The second actor we are looking at is Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise is the second actor on this list. To Cruise is mainly known for his willingness to do even the craziest stunts. Cruise became more famous after pulling off two of the craziest stunts in Mission Impossible and Rogue One. The fact that no stunt appears to faze him will make his name live on for a very long time in the movie industry.
Angelina Jolie is the fourth actor on our list. She has made a name for herself by not asking for doubles any time she has a difficult stunt to perform. Angelina was left scarred and with a concussion after her famous movie salt.
Jackie Chan is the fourth actor on our list. Jackie Chan has become a big name in the industry from being a mere stuntman in Bruce Lee’s movies. A lot of children have taken up karate after watching some of his movies. Jackie Chan does not limit himself to martial arts however, he has also scaled tall buildings, jumped from moving vehicles and dangled from helicopters while trying to deliver to his fans.
Fifth on our list is Cameron Diaz. Apart from having a big name in romantic comedies, she has also made a name for herself in action movies. In most of her action films, Diaz refused to let doubles do her stunts for her and went at it herself which has done a lot for her name here. She has done all her stunts in films such as Knight and Day and Charlie’s Angels.


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Weil er sich zum Kannibalismus hingezogen fühlt, hat sich Jack weitgehend aus der Gesellschaft zurückgezogen — wenn man von gelegentlichen Ausflügen. In der Horrorkomödie He Never Died kämpft Henry Rollins als unsterblicher und blutrünstiger Außenseiter Mehr Infos: DVD, Sprachen: Deutsch, Englisch, Ab 18, erschienen am He Never Died - Red Band Trailer (English) HD. Kein Wunder, denn es handelt sich dabei um die Fortsetzung von „He Never Died“ (), der sich in Genre-Kreisen großer Beliebtheit erfreut. He Never Died ein Film von Jason Krawczyk mit Henry Rollins, Booboo Stewart. Inhaltsangabe: Jack (Henry Zum Trailer · Pressekritiken. When some hired thugs show up Jack's life is stirred up and the question of his existence comes to light. Lesen Sie weiter auf IMDB. Trailer. He Never Died Online Schauen HD (Deutsche-Austria) auf Deutsch Best Movies to Watch on THE REVENANT + ICEMAN + Trailer german deutsch Deutschland () Full Ganzer Film He Never Died Complete Stream Deutsch HD. He Never Died Online Schauen HD (Deutsche-Austria). | NetflixYour browser indicates if you've visited this linkhttps netflix com/title/Don't mess with.
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I like the darkly comic approach to the film, it worked really well. Rollins is the perfect cast for the titular role.
Sylvester K Super Reviewer. Jun 03, I know that I probably shouldn't have. There are a cornucopia of problems with it, the bulk of them directly related to its low budget.
Though the answers we get at the climax of the film are fulfilling, I can't help but wonder if it would be better to just not have them?
But either way, Henry Rollins absolutely convinced me of his unusual character, and though I don't know that I'll watch He Never Died again, I feel richer for the experience.
Gimly M Super Reviewer. Mar 28, Interesting idea. Not sure it entirely works. Watched it free on Netflix and happy with that.
Nicki M Super Reviewer. Mar 24, First things first, I gotta say that Henry Rollins was pretty much perfectly cast in this movie.
I really do mean that. To be honest, there's only a couple of movies I recall seeing Rollins in, and I don't really even remember them that much.
So I don't actually recall if he was good in any of them, but he is absolutely incredible here. Of course, it's not what one would call an Oscar-caliber performance, but I found him to accurately depict what the role of Jack was going for, which was for a quiet and anti-social, pushing everyone away for their own safety, since he is an immortal cannibal that has tried to refrain from consuming human flesh.
I also gotta admit that Jack might be one of my favorite new characters in any film in recent memory.
He's equal parts funny and terrifying. Well, you can see how he would be terrifying to the people that populate this universe.
He's immortal, therefore, no matter what you do to him, he's not gonna die. With that said, however, it makes buying into Jack finding himself in dangerous situations a little hard to buy into, since you know nothing can be done to him.
So that's why they involve his year-old daughter, in order to at least give him something to fight for. And it's not even that he's doing it for her, he's doing it for himself, he even says so at the end when he goes to murder the guy that kidnapped her.
So, it's not like Jack has a revelation about how much he loves his daughter. If you're expecting a sentimental father-daughter reunion, then you really are watching the wrong movie.
And not to mention the fact that it would betray how Jack has been portrayed throughout the entire movie, he is an evil man, he's murdered 9-year-olds just for the hell of it and killed thousands just to watch them die.
So this character should not have ever had a sentimental reconciliation with his daughter. Another point of intrigue in the film is what exactly Jack is and why he is immortal.
There's the implication that he's a vampire, but he also says that he's Cain. Yes, the same Cain from the bible. So there's a lot of mystery regarding who he is and why exactly he's immortal.
There's also this old guy with a hat that keeps following him at certain times in the film. Again, the implication being that this guy is the devil.
So there's a lot of interesting elements that the film plays with and that, honestly, they don't always resolve. The thing about that is that there is a miniseries, which I really wanna see, planned that will serve as a sequel, so at least there will be some expansion of this universe, its characters and Jack's origins.
So I'm looking forward to that, but I can understand how some people might be upset that they weren't given answers to everything.
But, the way I see it, I think the film handled these unanswered questions in an intelligent manner. It gives the audience something to debate when the film is over.
The film is really well-written. I found it to be funnier than any movie Adam Sandler has made in, seemingly, decades. It's got a dry wit, which is my style anyway.
The cinematography is nothing special, but I can't complain about it because, again, it fits what the film is going for. It's not going for a bright and cheerful look, it's dealing with the seedier parts of town, so that's what it needed to look like.
I can't really complain much about this movie honestly. It's a really well-written movie, it's got a great central character, Henry Rollins is fantastic and it does a great job at building up for the future miniseries.
So, yea, I'd pretty much recommend this. It's a really damn good film. Jesse O Super Reviewer. See all Audience reviews.
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I’m not the first person to say this, but the Oscars have become another emblem of our deeply fragmented culture.
Times have changed in other ways, as well. Mank, this year's most-nominated movie, had a limited theatrical run and was mostly seen on Netflix. The movie topped the list of nominees with ten.
As many already have pointed out, the shift from theatrical viewing or at least toward theatrical-plus already has taken place. Sure there has been plenty of moaning about not being able to attend theaters, but I know more than few people who put theatrical viewing in the rear-view mirror even before the pandemic.
None of this is to say that Oscar shouldn't be commended for making some long-overdue changes. Among them: two women (Emerald Fennell of Promising Young Woman and Chloe Zhao of Nomadland) nominated for best director; six black actors in major categories; and a willingness to recognize the accomplishments of small movies such as Minari, Nomadland, and (surprisingly) The Father in the best-picture category.
If Oscar wants to broaden its base, though, why ignore a movie such as On the Rocks, which was generously entertaining and had something close to general-audience appeal -- albeit without sacrificing its smarts.
I'm not going to dwell on other Oscar snubs. Some feel that Spike Lee should have gotten a best-director nod for his Vietnam movie Da 5 Bloods. Similarly, many argue that Delroy Lindo should have received a best-actor nomination for his incendiary work in the same movie.
I wonder whether Glenn Close will have to break out the smile she wears when someone else wins the best-supporting actress Oscar, although I wouldn’t bet against the Academy finally giving Close a statue after seven previous nominations and no wins.
Close is nominated in for best-supporting actress for her portrayal of a flinty, hardened grandma in Hillbilly Elegy.
We should celebrate Chloe Zhao’s best-director nomination for Nomadland. She’s the first Chinese woman to be nominated for best director, even if we (by which I mean only me) feel Nomadland has been slightly overrated.
The Academy did no favor to Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield, nominating both of them in the best-supporting actor category. The only way that makes sense is if they tie and each takes home an Oscar for his work in Judas and the Black Messiah.
Oscar always produces head-scratching contradictions.
Judas and the Black Messiah, the story of how the FBI infiltrated the Chicago chapter of the Black Panthers, was nominated for best picture and best original screenplay. Shaka King, the movie's director was snubbed in the best-director category.
The same goes for The Trial of the Chicago 7, which earned a best-picture nomination but recognized the movie's director Aaron Sorkin only in the best original screenplay category.
Here’s a link to the full list of nominees in case you need one.
Yes, I'll be watching when the awards are handed out on April 25th. But Oscar won’t regain its primacy until its various ambitions (diversity, independence, studio work and streaming) converge to create a movie that spends at least a month dominating the pop-cultural conversation.
Quick. Without thinking tell me which movie won last year’s best picture?
It was Parasite.
Well, wasn’t it?


Movies can be an entertaining way for accountants. Here is a list of top 7 movies from various genres that accountants must watch.
This Academy Award-winning movie by Charles Ferguson is a documentary on the financial crisis of 2008. It is a detailed examination of the circumstances that led to the slowdown of the economy due to which millions of US citizens lost their jobs and houses. This documentary covers not only the financial condition of the US but many other countries such as China, and Iceland that were impacted by this global recession.
This all-time classic movie by Frank Darabont is the story of an accountant, Andy Dufresne, who gets falsely caught in the murder of his wife and her lover. The movie shows how he tries to save himself from the brutal prison life by using his financial knowledge.
This drama movie by Brian De Palma is an inspiration for accountants to fight against illegal activities. It revolves around a team of accountants that exposed a famous gangster Al Capone and put him behind bars for tax evasion. The FBI agent Oscar Wallace is also an accountant who plays a major role in catching the criminal.
This entertainment-packed drama movie by Gavin O’Connor revolves around the life of an accountant- Christian Wolff, who works for illegal companies and helps them manipulate their financial records. When caught by the FBI, he takes up other legitimate clients to outsmart the FBI.
This drama movie by Michael Mann revolves around the working of a company – Brown and Williamson Tobacco Company. It gives an insight into the company’s functionality and its politics. This movie shows how accountants have to make certain tough choices within the company and is a reminder for them always to make the right decision, even when it’s not the best thing to do.
This documentary by Danny Schechter is an insight into the American economy. It covers the economic and political policies that transformed the US economy, from manufacturing to being dependant on borrowed money and time, which eventually led to massive debt. The movie also shows the long-term effects of this debt that might lead to the collapse of the entire economy. It is a must-watch documentary for accountants that will help them learn about the borrowing and debt cycle from a real-life example.
This film series by Martin Brest is the story of a furious hunter named Jack Walsh chasing his accountant – Jonathan Mardukas, who not just stole $15 million from him, but also skipped out on a $450,000 bail posted for him. The entire movie is a chase between the two in a comical way. And in the end, both of them end in a much better position from where they started.


At The Arts Center – Directed by Fadi Haddad
A romantic comedy about a love story between Jordanian Monaliza, and Egyptian Hamdi, set in present day Amman among a community of nosy stereotypes and quirky characters.
Fadi G. Haddad is a writer and director from Jordan. Through a diverse experience across the filmmaking field since 2010, Fadi has worked as a director, writer, editor and creative producer for several short and feature films that were selected and won awards in international film festivals.
His debut feature film, When Monaliza Smiled, premiered in Dubai International Film Festival in 2012 and was released in Jordanian cinemas. It also won the Critics’ Choice Award in Oran Arab Film Festival in 2013.
Living in the United Arab Emirates since 2012, Fadi is an Assistant Professor of Production and Storytelling at the American University in Dubai where he teaches screenwriting and directing courses, and mentors graduation short films.
Fadi is currently in the development of his second feature film as a writer and director.
- The Last Friday (Creative Producer, 2011. Jordan and UAE)
- When Mondaliza Smiled (Writer, Director and editor, 2012. Jordan)
- Solitaire “Mahbas” (Editor, 2016. Lebanon and Jordan)
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Through a clever mix of stop-motion animation and interviews, The Wanted 18 recreates an astonishing true story: the Israeli army's pursuit of 18 cows, whose independent milk production on a Palestinian collective farm was declared "a threat to the national security of the state of Israel."
A meditation on music itself – the act of listening to it closely, the experience of feeling it deeply, and the power that it has to change the world.
At age 26, Jane Goodall set out to study chimpanzees in the wild and up close for the first time. Her research challenged the male-dominated scientific consensus of her time and revolutionized our understanding of the natural world.


Release Date: December 3, 2017
The Disaster Artist tells the story of Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero as they make one of the worst regular budget films in history, The Room.
I had seen The Room a few years ago and it was bad, very bad, but that is pretty much common knowledge. When I heard this film was coming out, I was very interested because I wanted to know how such a bad movie came to be made, and honestly after watching it, I still have the same question. Not that the movie doesn’t go through the story of the actual process, but it just doesn’t make sense that it actually got made.
The movie is based on Greg’s book and is supposed to be pretty accurate which is a bit scary. I don’t fault Tommy for making the movie. It was his money and he wanted to make a movie so he did. I am certain I would too if I had money I would never miss to blow on it. I do fault him for having such a crazy ego that he couldn’t listen to anyone.
The Disaster Artist is one of the funniest movies I have seen this year and it is going down on my list of loved movies. Now I need a biopic of the making of Troll 2.


Alfie is always a very a good boy so I decided he deserved a treat and what better treat for a toddler than to see Peppa pig at the cinema! It was alfies first ever time at the cinema so I wasn’t sure how he would react to the unfamiliar environment.
He quite enjoyed it, unsurprisingly he got fidgety towards the end. He’s a toddler so it’s what I expected anyway.
It was the perfect way to introduce him to the cinema by watching something that he already knows and loves.
Peppa pig: the golden boots wasn’t a film, like some people have thought. It’s a few episodes you already know and then a new ‘extended’ episode- The golden boots. It’s presented by 3 of the milkshake presenters and they try to get you all involved. Dancing, singing and ‘oinking’.
Overall, it was an ok first experience. I think I will wait a little longer to take him to the cinema properly. A film would be too long for him and I know he wouldn’t sit through. You can only distract them for so long with sweets!