So which screenplay is Rihanna considering for her next movie?

Any suggestions as to the best role for her?

How about a doctor in an emergency room?

A new detective on the homicide squad?

An alien meeting the Star Trek crew?

The female companion for Dr Who or James Bond?

No, please, not a pop star fighting against drink and drugs overdoses… it’s been done to death.

Would she fit in well with an updated version of Pride and Prejudice?

The fall of the Roman Empire; another updated Cleopatra?

Rumors suggest she’ll be in the next Fast and Furious. Sounds like an obvious match.

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January 4 (Friday)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D (in 3D)

January 11 (Friday)

Gambit
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (in 3D)
Scary Movie 5 Must see!

January 18 (Friday)

Broken City
The Last Stand
Monsters, Inc. (in 3D)
Now You See Me
Parker

January 25 (Friday)

Movie 43

February 1 (Friday)

Beautiful Creatures
Warm Bodies

February 8 (Friday)

Safe Haven

February 14 (Thursday)

A Good Day to Die Hard
Escape From Planet Earth

February 15 (Friday)

Seventh Son

February 22 (Friday)

I, Frankenstein

March 1 (Friday)

Elysium (in 3D)

March 8 (Friday)

Oz: The Great and Powerful (in 3D)

March 15 (Friday)

21 and Over
Carrie  Must see!

March 22 (Friday)

Captain Phillips
The Croods (in 3D)
Jack the Giant Killer (in 3D)

March 27 (Wednesday)

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

March 29 (Friday)

The Host

April 12 (Friday)

Evil Dead (in 3D)

April 26 (Friday)

Oblivion

May 3 (Friday)

Iron Man 3

May 10 (Friday)

Identity Thief

May 17 (Friday)

Pixels
Star Trek 2 (in 3D)

May 24 (Friday)

Fast & Furious 6
The Hangover Part III
Leafmen

May 31 (Friday)

Lone Ranger

June 7 (Friday)

After Earth

June 14 (Friday)

Man of Steel

June 21 (Friday)

Monsters University (in 3D)
World War Z

June 28 (Friday)

R.I.P.D.

July 3 (Wednesday)

Despicable Me 2 (in 3D)
Robopocalypse

July 12 (Friday)

Grown Ups 2
Pacific Rim (in 3D)

July 19 (Friday)

Jurassic Park (in 3D)
Turbo

July 26 (Friday)

Dirty Dancing
Phineas and Ferb
The Wolverine

July 31 (Wednesday)

The Smurfs 2

August 2 (Friday)

300: Battle of Artemisia
RED 2

August 9 (Friday)

Robocop

August 23 (Friday)

Mortal Instruments

September 13 (Friday)

The Little Mermaid (in 3D)

October 4 (Friday)

Untitled Henry Selick Film (in 3D)

October 11 (Friday)

Walking with Dinosaurs

November 1 (Friday)

Ender’s Game (in 3D)
Singularity

November 8 (Friday)

Me and My Shadow

November 15 (Friday)

Marvel’s Thor 2

November 22 (Friday)

Catching Fire

November 27 (Wednesday – Thanksgiving)

Frozen

December 13 (Friday)

The Hobbit: There and Back Again (in 3D)

December 20 (Friday)

Cloudy 2: Revenge of the Leftovers (in 3D)

December 25 (Wednesday – Christmas)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

May 4 (Friday)
The Avengers (in IMAX/3D)
A Little Bit Of Heaven
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Limited) Must see!

May 11 (Friday)
Dark Shadows
Girl in Progress
God Bless America (Limited)
Sleepless Night (Limited)

May 16 (Wednesday)
Cannes Film Festival 2012 (until May 27)
The Dictator

May 18 (Friday)
Battleship Must see!
What to Expect When You’re Expecting
Lovely Molly (Limited)
The Samaritan (Limited)

May 25 (Friday)
Chernobyl Diaries
Men in Black 3 (in 3D) Must see!
Moonrise Kingdom

June 1 (Friday)
Piranha 3DD (in 3D)
Snow White and the Huntsman
High School (Limited)

June 8 (Friday)
Madagascar 3 Must see!
Prometheus (in IMAX/3D)
Bel Ami (Limited)
Lola Versus (Limited) Must see!
Safety Not Guaranteed (Limited)

June 15 (Friday)
That’s My Boy
Rock of Ages

June 22 (Friday)
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (in 3D)
Pixar’s Brave (in 3D) Must see!
To Rome With Love (Limited)
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (Limited)
Your Sister’s Sister (Limited)

June 27 (Wednesday)
Beasts of the Southern Wild (Limited)

June 29 (Friday)
G.I. Joe: Retaliation Must see!
Magic Mike
People Like Us
Take This Waltz (Limited)

July 3 (Tuesday)
The Amazing Spider-Man (in IMAX/3D)

July 5 (Thursday)
Katy Perry: Part of Me (in 3D)

July 6 (Friday)
Savages
The Magic of Belle Isle (Limited)

July 13 (Friday)
Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (in 3D) Must see!
Ted

July 20 (Friday)
The Dark Knight Rises (in IMAX) Must see!

July 27 (Friday)
Neighborhood Watch
Step Up Revolution
Easy Money (Limited)
Klown (Limited)

August 3 (Friday)
The Bourne Legacy Must see!
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Must see!
Total Recall Must see!

August 10 (Friday)
The Campaign
2 Days in New York (Limited)

August 15 (Wednesday)
The Odd Life of Timothy Green

August 17 (Friday)
The Expendables 2
ParaNorman

August 24 (Friday)
The Apparition
Premium Rush

August 31 (Friday)
7500
The Possession
The Wettest County

September 7 (Friday)
The Cold Light of Day

September 14 (Friday)
Finding Nemo (in 3D)
Resident Evil: Retribution (in 3D)
For a Good Time Call… (Limited)

September 21 (Friday)
Cogan’s Trade
Dredd (in 3D)
Hotel Transylvania
House at the End of The Street
The Words

September 28 (Friday)
End of Watch
Chrissy! Must see!
Looper
Trouble with the Curve
Won’t Back Down

October 5 (Friday)
Frankenweenie (in 3D)
Sinister
Taken 2 Must see!
Butter (Limited)
V/H/S (Limited)

October 12 (Friday)
Argo
Here Comes the Boom
The Master

October 19 (Friday)
The Wedding
Paranormal Activity 4

October 26 (Friday)
Of Men and Mavericks
Alex Cross Must see!
Fun Size

November 2 (Friday)
The Guilt Trip
Red Dawn
Seven Psychopaths
Wreck-It Ralph (in 3D)

November 9 (Friday)
Anna Karenina Must see!
Skyfall

November 16 (Friday)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2

November 21 (Wednesday – Thanksgiving)
47 Ronin (in 3D)
Gravity (in 3D)
Parental Guidance
Rise of the Guardians (in 3D)
The Silver Linings Playbook

December 7 (Friday)
Hyde Park on Hudson

December 14 (Friday)
Great Hope Springs
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (in 3D)
Les Miserables (in 3D)

December 19 (Wednesday)
Kill Bin Laden

December 21 (Friday)
Cirque Du Soleil: Worlds Away (in 3D)
Hunter Killer
Life of Pi (in 3D)
One Shot
This is Forty

December 25 (Tuesday – Christmas Day)
Django Unchained
The Great Gatsby (in 3D)
Playing the Field

“Man or Muppet” from “The Muppets,” music and lyrics by Bret McKenzie
“Real in Rio,” from “Rio,” music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown; lyrics by Siedah Garrett

Two! Is that all the Academy people could find from a year that saw hundreds of new movies released, even if it did include over 30 franchised options ending with wonderful titles such as 2, 3 or 4.

How on this small planet of ours did the best song released in a movie arrive in a Muppet movie and take home the small statue? While Hollywood’s current plans are to release plenty of action movies and almost no musicals it doesn’t appear feasible that only two songs were making the standard to race off against only each other to life the trophy. Just think, songwriters, if you had written one song for a movie in 2011, you had a one in three chance of winning. Just being listed would have helped your CD sales and downloads.

In the original score department, five were listed:

“The Adventures of Tintin,” John Williams
“The Artist,” Ludovic Bource
“Hugo,” Howard Shore
“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,” Alberto Iglesias
“War Horse” John Williams

Veteran John Williams gave himself a 2 in 5 chance of winning. He found himself up against three quality writers.

Ludovic Bource won the respect this year, but his need to fill the theatre with his score was heightened as he was playing second line to a silent movie. He didn’t have to compete with actors or directors to have total command of the audience’s senses. This may have gained him a distinct tactical advantage.

For a stage actor this means learning an entire performance. For the television or movie actor you only have to learn sufficient to get you through the day’s filming, with cue cards at hand for those with short memories.

It’s a skill that needs to be learned and comes naturally over the course of time. The skill to learn by rote was probably formed at around the age of 4 when you first tried to recollect the alphabet.

The question often posed is whether lines are easier to remember if they are written by a brilliant screenplay writer or are short and poorly broken sentences better?

If you are rooted to the spot on stage halfway through a two-hour performance you may have to rely on colleagues to gently nudge you in the right direction. Fortunately, you can change a few of the words and only your fellow actors will know that the writer’s script has been altered for just one performance.

For the movie actor, you only need memorise the lines to get you through until the director calls ‘cut’ and go for a second or fifteenth take if any of your chosen words have disappeared.

Actors do gain a reputation based upon their memories and the ability to produce the right lines time after time. Unfortunately, an adverse reputation may be forthcoming to an actor who regularly stumbles over short paragraphs.

There are many different methods actors choose to learn their lines. What works best for you?

It won best Film and Best Actor at the 2011 London Independent Film Festival. It was filmed in just two days in the South of Manchester. Some of the film’s profits will go to Amnesty International.

With a cast list having Christopher Dane as John Foster and also stars Eva Pope and Lee Boardman, the movie can gain a good following quickly. Even the cameo appearances from Gordon Burns, Dan Morgan, Lesley Joseph, Terry Christian and Roy Walker don’t distract from the film’s flow adding even further fan following via Twitter and Facebook.

Jessica Blake, as news reporter Maia Long, brings a small story to the greater worldwide audience – in the screenplay. The film examines how a story can grow from almost nothing to become a global phenomenon.

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From his website:

Gone Fishing is the Academy Award Shortlisted, multi festival winning, short film made by author of the Guerilla Film Makers Handbooks, Chris Jones. The DVD is created from the gorgeous HD masters, with stunning sound and tons of DVD extras. The BluRay was mastered at the world famous Abbey Road Studios.

Watch and learn.

If it doesn’t load first time below, click ‘reload the page’ on your browser and away you go.

On his website, 779, he explains how he has found a way to have his 38minute street photography film make him money, providing funds to boost his next project.

Filmmakers Peter Gerard and Andy Green started Distrify. They combine social media with streaming video. Customers can choose to watch a trailer, buy the HD downloadable film or rent it to watch up to five times over 30 days. Paypal is in use throughout the website meaning more people have an opportunity to log in and pay easily.

Nick made £800 (US$1240) in his first ten days.

This source opens up a great channel for indie film makers. You won’t find Hollywood filmmakers moving to this outlet, but Terry Gilliam (former Monty Python inmate) is showing his film – on Distrify. If it’s good enough for him, it’s plenty good enough for anyone.

If the movie doesn’t show up on your first click, try reloading the page and hey presto.

Alternately, you have been to a movie where you wondered why they left the story out. We all love story telling – you learnt it from the age of about two. It makes a movie or a book a much better experience.

Andrew Stanton of Pixar spends less than 20 minutes explaining exactly what story is in a screenplay, but this could equally be used by fiction novel writers.

Mark Talbot Butler brought this short video to the attention of the UK’s movie information genius, Chris Jones. Chris has posted it here – go watch it if you want to understand story simply, quickly and still give you time to open up your Final Draft software and write a few pages today.

if you don’t know Chris Jones, he’s the movie guru who has written the industry’s bibles on film making.