The 91st annual Academy Awards, for the film year 2019. The nominations were announced on 13 January 2020 and the awards were held on 16 February 2020. Best Picture: Parasite Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood Little Women 1917 Jojo Rabbit Marriage Story Ford v Ferrari The Irishman Joker Most Surprising Omission: The Two Popes Best Eligible Film […]
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Astonishing X-Men (4 volumes or two larger volumes or one omnibus) Author: Joss Whedon Artist: John Cassaday Published: 2004-2007 Publisher: Marvel Comics Pages: 656 First Line: “Mommy is screaming.” Last Lines: “You take what you can get. Cause it’s here, and then gone.” Film Version: none, although elements from the first volume were used in […]
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A Century of Film Film History Through 1929 I’m certainly not going to discuss all of film history through 1929. That has been done in numerous books in far more detail than I could ever discuss here. There are some important dates that should not be ignored like 1912 (the release of Richard III, the […]
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Hulk Director: Ang Lee Writer: James Schamus / Michael France / John Turman Producer: Avi Arad / Larry Franco / Gale Anne Hurd / James Schamus Stars: Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Nick Nolte, Sam Elliott, Josh Lucas Studio: Universal Award Nominations: VES Length: 138 min Genre: Action (Comic Book – Marvel) MPAA Rating: PG-13 Release […]
A Century of Film Original Screenplay It’s a bit difficult to write the history of original screenplays on film. First of all, it’s been hard to determine, a lot of times, over the years, if a film truly is original or not. When the old oscars.org site existed they listed films by a source author […]
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A Century of Film Adapted Screenplay It didn’t take long for screenwriters to realize that what had been successful in other mediums could be successful in film as well. After all, what is probably the first great film, A Trip to the Moon, came from H.G. Wells before Melies visualized it.
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This is the story of Georges Danton leading up to his execution. CAST LIST: NARRATION – DIANA FRANZ Marat – 1 – GENE ABELA St Just – 1 – THOMAS FOURMIER Robespierre – 11 – SEAN BALLANTYNE — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, […]
This is the story of Georges Danton leading up to his execution. CAST LIST: NARRATION – DIANA FRANZ Marat – 1 – GENE ABELA St Just – 1 – THOMAS FOURMIER Robespierre – 11 – SEAN BALLANTYNE — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, […]
Down-on-his-luck detective takes a dead-end case for the money…then he realizes that the person of interest looks exactly like him. CAST LIST: NARRATION – JULIE C. SHEPPARD Dale (20s) – 8 – THOMAS FOURMIER Judy – 6 – SARAH DESOUZA-COELHO English (40s) – 15 – SEAN BALLANTYNE Dir. Hammond (50s) – 3 – GENE ABELA […]
While serving as the opening act for singer Shy Baldwin on his European tour, Midge grapples with the anxiety and fraud complex that comes with her increasing stardom. Meanwhile, Susie wrestles with a secret she should have revealed to Midge a long time ago. CAST LIST: Rose: Jordan Boscariol Joel: Fabio Abreu Shy: Gabriel Darku […]
First Scene Screenplay Festival 