Archive | February, 2010
Extraordinary Measures (2010 movie)
4 stars***** Forget the critics, the audience’s reaction tells everything. They gasped at the moments the movie’s director planned for; they cried when prompted. This movie pulled all the strings expected while remaining a quality motion picture. The fact that it’s based on a real life story makes it even stronger (yet altered where considered [...]
Continue reading...BAFTA winners for 2009
22. February 2010
The British Academy film awards website http://www.bafta.org/ is a great collection of information and videos. It features a database providing information on all the previous nominees and winners as well as a number of videos available from yesterdays awards ceremony. It has been announced that HRH Prince William is to succeed Lord Attenborough as the [...]
Continue reading...How do you write a logline?
11. February 2010
If you need to know what a logline is, you’re right at the start of screenplay writing. If you look in television schedules and see what’s written about a movie, a drama or even sport, the few words describing the viewing will be its logline; telling you all you need to know before you decide [...]
Continue reading...Edge of Darkness (2010 Movie)
9. February 2010
3 stars*** The film adaptation from the 1985 BBC series is a sure winner, especially if you haven’t seen the original series and you don’t mind a few plot holes. What’s it about: As homicide detective Thomas Craven investigates the death of his activist daughter, he uncovers not only her secret life, but a corporate [...]
Continue reading...Cherie Currie’s NEON ANGEL
6. February 2010
Cherie Currie’s NEON ANGEL: A Memoir of a Runaway Hits Bookstores March 16, 2010! Press release: The RUNAWAYS Movie (starring Kristen Stewart & Dakota Fanning, produced by River Road Entertainment, and distributed by Apparition and Summit), In Theaters March 19, Was Based On This Book LOS ANGELES, January, 2010: When Cherie Currie, the lead singer [...]
Continue reading...How much do top actors really earn?
5. February 2010
To be fair, this isn’t about the actors that work in restaurants part time while trying to secure a bit part in a ‘B’ movie. This concerns the millions of dollars that some actors earn and trying not to compare that to several small country’s GDP. Vanity Fair have just published their figures for last [...]
Continue reading...Academy Awards® 2010 nominations
3. February 2010
The nominees (from movies in 2009) are… Best Picture Avatar The Blind Side District 9 An Education The Hurt Locker Inglourous Basterds Precious A Serious Man Up Up In The Air Best Actor In A Leading Role Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart George Clooney – Up In The Air Colin Firth – Single Man Morgan [...]
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26. February 2010
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