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“What was a challenge for me was to keep a restrained tone, knowing that at any moment, there is a bomb that could go off,” he explained. “My character can’t go back to jail, but if you don’t have your manhood, what do you have?” — Esai Morales
Concerning a parallel world that first comes into human perception at the exact moment that a young woman causes a horrible tragedy for a family, Another Earth, co-written by Mike Cahill (director) and Brit Marling (star) was a recent smash at the Sundance Film Festival and is now set for a release by Fox Searchlight on July 22.
The 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival wrapped up this week. It was the usual bump, push, and grind through the entrance line to see some of the hottest films directed by some of the hottest directors, starring some of the hottest film stars. But what is it that makes Cannes so hot?
Sometimes when you are doing background research on a person you are going to interview – a word, phrase, or even an entire sentence will stick in your mind. As a writer, you look for symbols – things that represent something else. For me, in researching Hollywood film producer Ashok Amritraj, that hook was the name of his film production company – Hyde Park Entertainment.
Jennifer Lawrence is in a special position. Not only does she have a strong body of work under her belt, but she has the power to decide which project she wants to tackle next. Lawrence’s success is refreshing to see in an industry where so many young artists are grasping at anything thrown their way.
Funny, talented, adventuresome and smart…that’s how I would describe her from a first impression. She is also beautiful, easy-going and down to earth. And in her latest movie Every Day, she plays a mom, a wife, and the daughter of a man she doesn’t like.
Stepping off the airplane, I was admittedly titillated by the sight of a security guard dressed in a “Brown Shirt” variation. As I walked out of the airport, the excitement continued as the smell of cold grey stillness penetrated my nostrils like the pungent but refreshing smell of cow shit does when driving down a country road; this was/is Central Europe – former Communist (dirty word) hot spot.
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt:/caption] On a typical fall midweek day, the life of a television casting director can be hectic, and that might be a gross understatement. Consider the …
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: James Cameron’s long-awaited epic fantasy Avatar might not be Titanic, his last film, released twelve years ago, but it is definitely titanic in size and scope. “It’s got a …
