Remember happy-crying during Jennifer Lopez’s pole-dancing routine to Fiona Apple’s “Criminal” (and ugly-crying at her final scene), watching Cardi B pull a dildo out of her purse, and screaming “We love you, Gary!” in unison with… 372 more words
via Hustlers star Constance Wu hasn’t seen Hustlers to avoid being ‘self-critical’ — EW.com
Now that Birds of Prey is in theaters, many moviegoers have met a young girl named Cassandra Cain. As portrayed by Ella Jay Basco, Cassandra is a loudmouth pickpocket who gets in over her head when she steals a priceless diamond coveted by crime lord Black Mask (Ewan McGregor), prompting the titular girl gang to…
via After Birds of Prey, meet the real Cassandra Cain in Shadow of the Batgirl comic — EW.com
Film Courage: Did you move here in 2006? Adam William Ward, Actor/Director: Yes, I came to Los Angeles in 2006. My first day in town actually I got hired at DreamWorks in post-production. My brother got me a job there so Day 1 I walked up to Universal (I was looking for DreamWorks) and they […]
via Quitting A Hollywood Job To Make Movies by Adam William Ward [FULL INTERVIEW] — FilmCourage.com
“In early 1940s Hollywood,” writes Robert Guffey, “you had to go out of your way to descend any lower than Monogram Studios.”¹ Monogram was one of the small Hollywood studios – collectively known as Poverty Row – that produced low-budget “B” films. Monogram specialized in action and adventure; one of their stars in the early-to-mid 1930s […]
via 1940s B Horror Films and the 21st Century Mind — Silver Screenings
Warning: Spoilers abound. We may never know how many “heroes” throughout history were actually criminals, because you know the old adage: Steal your wealth, but buy Respectability. These folks are celebrated in song, literature, and the naming of public buildings, but what if some of them were working against the system they claimed to uphold? […]
via Criminal Masterminds Who Die as Heroes — Silver Screenings
You know what they say: Go Big or Go Home. The British film, Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948), is a perfect example – a costume drama about a Doomed Love Affair. But it’s also a film about Political Intrigue, Waging War, and trading favours for Personal Gain. That’s a lot of business to conduct in […]
Have you ever watched a film beloved by many that left you feeling flat? We had a Letdown while watching the 1938 French film, The Baker’s Wife (La Femme du Boulanger), a comedy-drama about a gifted Baker of Bread who moves to a small village in Provence and loses his wife to a local shepherd. […]
Film Courage: Do you have advice for writers on getting the writing career they most want? How does one even know what this career looks like? Corey Mandell, Screenwriter/Instructor: I want to relay something that my favorite, one most smartest agents ever, said when she came to my UCLA class. Step 1) Ask yourself If […]
via How To Have The Screenwriting Career You REALLY Want by Corey Mandell — FilmCourage.com
Film Courage: How did you learn to write screenplays or stage plays? Rachel K. Ofori, Producer/Writer: I don’t think I ever learned to write screenplays or stage plays. I learned what was in story that connected with people and then figured it out and put that into lines. That’s really what it is. People go […]
via How Do You Learn How To Write A Screenplay? by Rachel K. Ofori — FilmCourage.com
Film Courage: Do you start every screenplay with an outline? David Wappel, Screenwriter: I first start with a notebook. Once I’ve decided Okay this is a project that I want to write I buy a notebook for it. I usually try to theme the notebook. If it’s an old pirate adventure, I’ll make a notebook that looks like […]
via Great Way To Start A Screenplay Without An Outline by David Wappel — FilmCourage.com
Student & Young Filmmakers FEEDBACK Film & Screenplay Festival 