Archive | July, 2008
Ghost-writing screenplays
So who did write that script? Did the writer actually write the script or did someone else put pen to paper for them as a scriptwriter for hire and the ‘so called’ author just attached their name to the project? This couldn’t really happen, could it? I know from experience that it can. There’s a [...]
Continue reading...The Dark Knight (2008)
26. July 2008
5 stars**** The ‘biff’ and ‘pow’ of Batman films has been replaced by outright violence and murder. What happened? Did I miss the intervening years when Batman movies were really quite friendly even to the baddies? The antagonist, the Joker, played to the highest standard by Heath Ledger, is now on a par with any [...]
Continue reading...The movie they’ll all be talking about
25. July 2008
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging (2008) The film title is the first thing that hits you right between the eyes; Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging. That’s not the kind of title you come to expect! The film is taken from Louise Rennison’s Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging, the first in a series of eleven teenage [...]
Continue reading...Will top actors bring money to your movie?
25. July 2008
You’ve no doubt been so concerned with your low budget independent movie and the amount that you’ve allocated for your star roles. Is it enough? Will it bring the people to the cinema? What if I had another ten million for a star name, will that make me more than the extra ten million back [...]
Continue reading...Making Short Films (2008) by Clifford Thurlow
23. July 2008
Our rating 3 stars*** I really wanted to like this book, it gets such enthusiastic reviews from many commentators. However, as hard as I tried, it didn’t really do it for me in the way I expected. I wanted to find out about film and movie making. I felt like I was in a history [...]
Continue reading...WALL-E (2008)
14. July 2008
3 stars*** ‘I didn’t know what was happening so I fell asleep.’ Well not me, but one of my companions on this fun filled visit to the local movie theatre. Actually two of them fell asleep, so that’s 50% of our team. They didn’t miss all of the film, but probably a third of it, [...]
Continue reading...Raindance Writer’s Lab Write + Sell The Hot Screenplay
9. July 2008
Our rating 5 stars***** If you only choose one book on being a screenplay writer, then this should be your choice. This is the book that takes you through the various parts of writing your screenplay, how to complete it, who to get it to and lays out all of your business resources exactly where [...]
Continue reading...Hancock (2008)
8. July 2008
2 stars** The real star of this movie is not the superhero as expected, but Charlize Theron. She provides the film’s one real twist and then becomes the obvious star. Her acting ability has never been in question and here she proves, yet again, that she really knows how to perform. She becomes her role [...]
Continue reading...Screenplay help & tips from www.FILMandMOVIEmaking.com
1. July 2008
Screenplay help & tips from www.FILMandMOVIEmaking.com is all about looking at ways to make a great first impression with your screenplay when your script lands on the desk of the most important person in the world (after your family, your friends and your dog) – the person who will say either yes (recommend), maybe (consider), [...]
Continue reading...Quantum of Solace – Bond 007
1. July 2008
Quantum of Solace – Bond 007 UK release 31st October 2008 US 7th November 2008. The first trailer is now available. Long awaited, the follow up in the latest James Bond series of 22 outstanding movies, Quantum of Solace, arrives at our screens, firstly in the UK late October, followed by Europe and the rest [...]
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27. July 2008
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