Movies (Entertainment )
Taking Time to Enjoy Screenwriting and Entertainment Production -
- Sid KaliLately I’ve been feeling my mind has been too caught up with the business end of writing screenplays and entertainment production. It’s been too easy for me lately to look at every project I’m involved with as strictly something to be sold when it’s finished. I have... Submitted 1 day 20 hours ago.
The Underbelly of Indie Movie Production, Exotic Dancers and Hard Money Lenders -
- Sid KaliThe underbelly of indie movie production in my experience is unavoidable unless you’re making and distributing movies in a bubble as an independent wealthy indie film producer, or funding a movie through donations of outstanding film fans that support the spirit of indie cinema. A toast... Submitted 18 days 23 hours ago.
Looking for Garbo - Jack H. Schick
I don’t do much fighting. In fact, I can only remember being in one fist fight. It was back when I was a teenager and it was over a girl (surprise!). Actually, my “friends” sort of pushed me into it. I was disinclined to hurt or get hurt even back then. I can’t really say... Submitted 67 days 8 hours ago.
Karl Alfred Gustafson liked to believe he was descended from Viking kings. But, that was a thousand years ago. As were his father, his grandfather, and his forefathers before them, Karl was a farmer. By 1898, the Gustafson's had laboriously toiled for hundreds of years, eking out a living from... Submitted 145 days 22 hours ago.
Women in Early American Films: Then Came Garbo - Jack H. Schick
Over its initial decades the American film industry presented to the public several successive types of ‘screen woman.' The first heroines were the ‘Nell-tied-to-the-railroad-tracks,' sweet, wounded virgins who personified idealistic femininity. Leading ladies such as Lillian Gish and... Submitted 150 days 1 hour ago.
"Look at That Girl!" Louis B. Mayer's Gambit for Garbo - Jack H. Schick
Legend has it that Louis B. Mayer wanted renowned Swedish film director Mauritz Stiller under contract with his studio. After the international success of Stiller's film The Saga of Gosta Berling (1924), Mayer actively pursued him. The two met in Berlin in November of 1924 to negotiate. Stiller... Submitted 154 days 22 hours ago.
The Voice That Shook the World: Garbo in "Anna Christie" - Jack H. Schick
In 1930, Greta Garbo, the "Silent Era's" unrivaled superstar, received the first of her four Best Actress Oscar nominations for her performance in Francis Marion's adaptation of Eugene O'Neil's Pulitzer Prize winning drama, Anna Christie. It was her fourteenth film, but her first talkie . MGM... Submitted 160 days 2 hours ago.
They Said They Loved Garbo - Jack H. Schick
I read in the newspaper that she'd died. At the time, I didn't know much about Greta Garbo. I vaguely knew of her. My mom or dad may have mentioned her name, in passing, once or twice, but I was much too young to remember her myself. I'd heard that she was an aloof, reclusive superstar who hid... Submitted 169 days 8 hours ago.
"The Children's Hour" and a Lesson - Dianne Lehmann
The Children's Hour is a 1934 stage play written by Lillian Hellman. It is a drama set in an all-girls boarding school run by two women, Karen Wright and Martha Dobie. An angry student, Mary Tilford, runs away from the school and to avoid being sent back she tells her grandmother that the two... Submitted 238 days 7 hours ago.
Greta Garbo Remembered - Jack H. Schick
The greatest phenomenon in the history of the film industry is, mostly by her own design, one of the least remembered today. Greta Garbo was the top Hollywood box office star for an unprecedented ten-plus years. She absolutely ruled the silent film era and was the unchallenged superstar of... Submitted 2 years 81 days ago.
- Sid KaliMovie post production can be described as going through hell to get to heaven. Your filmmaking heart gets pounding when you start movie post production. Thump…thump…thump! All the sweat and energy poured into filming scenes with dedicated actors and crew that stuck with you all... Submitted 88 days 22 hours ago.
Childhood's End: Garbo Wears a Hat - Jack H. Schick
At the vulnerable age of fourteen, Greta Gustafson was forced to drop out of school to take care of her ailing father. Her mother went to work doing cleaning and sewing. Her brother, Sven, now 20, got a job in a candy store. Her sister Alva, 16, also dropped out of school and became an office... Submitted 141 days 7 hours ago.
Greta Garbo and Her Pet Fly - Jack H. Schick
Greta Garbo was the best actress (many say, of all time), and the ‘biggest’ movie star in the world for an unprecedented 15 years. From her 1925, heart wrenching performance in the German made silent film, The Joyless Street (Die freudlose Fasse),until the poorly reviewed The Two... Submitted 188 days 20 hours ago.
Storm’s Filmography: George Clooney - MKDS
George Clooney has been one of the world’s best celebrated actor’s in the way of achieving Blockbuster hit movies in succession of one another. With many collaborating parts in such good to watch films as “Three Kings”, “Oceans” and “The American”... Submitted 196 days 11 hours ago.
Scary Story - Dianne Lehmann
A while back (mid-summer I think, or it might have been longer ago, time just seems to fly by these days, it was this year, though, I'm sure of it), Turner Classic Movie channel ran a series of old sci-fi/horror flicks. Bernd (my husband) and I recorded a lot of them and had a ball watching them.... Submitted 227 days 6 hours ago.
Chocolate and the Life Well Lived - Embracing Pleasure - Jennifer Stewart
I saw the film Chocolat again the other night, what a treat in every way. It's a classic tale of lust for life in all its beauty and sensuality fighting draconian, arid morality that poses as deep spirituality and seeks really to stifle and destroy everything that's good and truly sacred... Submitted 329 days 11 hours ago.
History of Hollywood 1: Violent Dark Scenes from the Shadowy Past -
- Chris KanyaneReviewing the history of Hollywood...? One perhaps can begin on a particular spot that was the heartbeat of Hollywood during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.This heartbeat was the Luau Restaurant and Entertainment. The Luau opened on 14h00 up until 2h00 next morning and was, as already indicated... Submitted 1 year 16 days ago.
BAFTA Winners Live Results - Colin Firth Gives King’s Speech in British Awards Clean Sweep - Julian Price
“And the BAFTA for best leading actor goes to...Colin Firth!” That’s right; many believe that nothing short of a miracle will prevent Colin Firth picking up this year’s Best Actor award as the prestigious ceremony gets under way. Although the British actor, who starred... Submitted 1 year 102 days ago.
When I watched Samsara - Drunken Mystic
“How can one prevent a drop of water from ever drying up?" Tashi’s eyes catch this engraving on a stone on his way to the monastery. 12,000 feet above sea level, there is a beautiful Tibetan culture spread between the magnificent desert mountains of Ladakh (Jammu & Kashmir). Pan... Submitted 1 year 167 days ago.
Talk to Me - Jennifer Stewart
I saw a great film the other night, "Talk to Me", about the life of "Petey" Greene, Jr. (1931 1984), an American TV and radio talk show host who rose to notoriety just before Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, in a time when social consciousness was exploding to the tune of vibrant soul... Submitted 1 year 297 days ago.
Reasons To Marry A Vampire (Mainly Edward From Twilight, But Any Will Do) - Laura Trahan
The next installment in the Twilight series was released on DVD this past weekend. New Moon was a hit at the box office and people are lining up at the Redboxes to rent the movie. The movie itself is just a transition movie. Everyone is waiting until June for the next installment Eclipse to... Submitted 2 years 63 days ago.
The Blind Side: Here Are Three Good Reasons Why It Is A Date Movie - Fran Larson
Honey, I saw Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw on the view today. From a female point of view, Tim looked buff. I don't think it would be too hard for me to look at him for a couple of hours. I know you would enjoy the movie because Sandra Bullock looks so smashing in blonde hair. Also, honey... Submitted 2 years 190 days ago.
Going to the movies has always and perhaps always will be associated with dating or courting. Perhaps it's a safe environment early in the dating ritual, to be together and to begin enjoying each others company without the pressure of lengthy in depth and what can sometimes be nerve wracking... Submitted 2 years 191 days ago.
How to Have A Great Date: Go See the Motion Picture, The Box with Cameron Diaz: A Short Review - Fran Larson
The Box is based on a short story by Richard Matheson called "Button, Button", written in 1970. Norma, (Cameron Diaz) had just lost her teaching job. Her husband, Arthur Lewis (James Marsden), who worked for a research company was groomed to be an astronaut, but was rejected. They were very... Submitted 2 years 196 days ago.
What Happened To The Cartoons? -
- Mr. KeithI can remember in my youth, going to a movie with my brothers to see a James Bond movie. It cost 75 cents to get in and for that money I saw not only a " double feature " but also a cartoon before the show started. I remember walking about two miles to the high tech " multiplex " theater that had... Submitted 2 years 332 days ago.
