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
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
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, […]
via Study Claims Hawkeye Is The ‘Most Valuable’ Avenger In The Marvel Cinematic Universe — BroBible
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?
via A Protest Historian Takes a Hard Look at Our Latest ‘Overturning of the World’ — Bedford + Bowery
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, […]
via Comic Strip : The Adventures of Tintin — a daily dose of positive living
Director: Colin TrevorrowWritten by: Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly Even if it may not seem like it on the surface, most films have a theme underlying everything that happens within the script. Whether it’s the importance of family, the effect of racism or mental health, there is always a message that […]
via The Epitome of Human Greed – Jurassic World (2015.) — Scene Siren
In October 2019 our retrospective look at A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2 shone a light on homophobia in 1980s America. Exploring the undeniable themes of sexuality and gender sitting at the heart of an unlikely LGBTQ film. While exploring these in the context of the socio-political world of its release. A world where […]
via Scream Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street – Hollywood, homophobia and horror — Cinerama Film Online
HBO’s six-part limited series “I Know This Much is True” is painful, raw and agonizing. What likely will keep you watching the series about deeply troubled identical twin adult brothers is the actor who brings them both to life — Mark Ruffalo. As paranoid schizophrenic Thomas, who chops off his hand to please God, he […]
My really good friend recommend this show to me a year ago, when the first season dropped on Netflix, so I told him I will add this to my ever growing list of shows to watch. And to be fair, I’ve kind of forgotten about it, until couple of weeks ago, the second season dropped […]
via Dead to Me Review (Seasons 1 – 2) – Two Women Show — Lost In… Movies
First Scene Screenplay Festival 