Before even watching the film I believed it should not have been made. I was kind of right, kind of not.
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Year: 2020
‘Joker’ Review: A tragedy about comedy — Claire the Critic
I will admit, I was reluctant to watch this film. The memes surrounding The Joker and his fans made it hard to take the trailer seriously. Don’t you just love it when you’re wrong?
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‘Moonlight’ Review: A Masterclass in Subtlety — Claire the Critic
Dialogue is difficult, perhaps one of the most difficult things for a screenwriter to master. Keeping the interactions between characters efficient yet layered and full of personality is a tricky balance. Barry Jenkins, the screenwriter and director of ‘Moonlight’, has managed to achieve this.
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[Almost Horror] Monsters of War are Under the Sea Aboard U-571 — Nightmare on Film Street
It’s time, once again, for another Almost Horror feature where we here at NOFS take a look at the films that live on the outer reaches of the horror universe. This time around we have a World War II movie in our sights that houses more undersea horror than most actual underwater horror films. On […]
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1st Scene Screenplay Reading: Monstrous, by Adam Spring
In a US post-industrial town a young boy is haunted by a monstrous entity as he struggles to come to terms with a disintegrating school and family life.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Allison Kampf
JANITOR and MIKE(M): Scott – 8
ROB and FIL (M) – Geoff – 7
HARRISON (M) – Matthew Toffolo (uncredited)
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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com
Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder
Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne
Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Ryan Haines, John Johnson
Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy
Camera Operators: Ryan Haines, Temitope Akinterinwa, Efren Zapata, Zack Arch
1st Scene Screenplay Reading: PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS, by Brendan O’Connell
The opening sequence between Helen and the recorded Emergency Operator creates an unsettling feeling of visual dissonance for the audience, particuarly when the “perky muzak” overtakes the heavy breathing and awkward moments of silence.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Allison Kampf
EMERGENCY OPERATOR (F): Hannah Ehman
HELEN (F): Val Cole
Recorded Voice and WOMAN (F): Kyana Teresa
EILEEN (F): Alicia Ryan
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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com
Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder
Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne
Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Ryan Haines, John Johnson
Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy
Camera Operators: Ryan Haines, Temitope Akinterinwa, Efren Zapata, Zack Arch
Getting to the heart of the social distancing matter — Piece of Mindful
Before I get to the heart of the matter here, I want to present a fictional sci-fi narrative, if you will . . . The scene: It’s the year 2006, and a scientist is working for one of the largest defense contractor labs in the U.S. His boss gives him what seems to be a […]
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Study Claims Hawkeye Is The ‘Most Valuable’ Avenger In The Marvel Cinematic Universe — BroBible
A new study claims Hawkeye to be the most valuable member of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Seriously, Hawkeye. Not Iron Man, or Thor, or even Hulk, but Hawkeye. This should be good. The “Film Franchise Showdown” study uses various data points from the 23 MCU films like production budgets, box office earnings, IMDb scores, metascores, […]
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A Protest Historian Takes a Hard Look at Our Latest ‘Overturning of the World’ — Bedford + Bowery
If you join a protest these days and find yourself among hundreds or thousands marching through an otherwise empty Times Square, you may get the sense that something distinctly new is happening. When else in history have demonstrations taken over the streets of almost every major city in the country?
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Comic Strip : The Adventures of Tintin — a daily dose of positive living
Cigars of the Pharaoh is the fourth book in The Adventures of Tintin series, comprisingof 24 comics created by the Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé. The series was one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century. Tintin is the titular protagonist of The Adventures of Tintin, […]
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First Scene Screenplay Festival 