The four Marx Brothers are on board a ship to America as stowaways which means they are about to cause so much chaos! They end up involved with feuding gangsters and must save the day when arriving in America when the daughter of one gangster is kidnapped. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I’ve got another opinion piece about the nature of art: http://www.dscribe.net.au/2018/09/28/art-should-be-political/
Image courtesy of Sony Pictures When adapting a highly stylised medium such as comic books into the (generally) more tonally subdued medium of film, it is tempting to mute the vibrant colours and flashy art of the comics into something more ‘realistic’. This can be seen in the way superheroes in cinema these days are […]
Before even watching the film I believed it should not have been made. I was kind of right, kind of not.
via ‘Cats’: If film and theatre shared a litterbox — 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?
via ‘Joker’ Review: A tragedy about comedy — 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.
via ‘Moonlight’ Review: A Masterclass in Subtlety — Claire the Critic
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 […]
via [Almost Horror] Monsters of War are Under the Sea Aboard U-571 — Nightmare on Film Street
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
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
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 […]
via Getting to the heart of the social distancing matter — Piece of Mindful
First Scene Screenplay Festival 