In order to write, sell, and get your screenplays produced in Hollywood, you need to write openings that Hollywood utilizes to attract audiences. When you watch movies produced by studios and mainstream production companies and producers, what do you usually see in the opening? If you’re stumped, the first thing you usually see is movement. [...]
SUMMER SUPERNATURALS ON THE BIG SCREEN
This summer cinema season has been filled with super-natural, super-action heroes. Although I missed HULK and HELLBOY, I did watch the three box office blokes: IRON MAN, HANCOCK and THE DARK KNIGHT. After the July 25-27 weekend, according to the NY Times box office overview, THE DARK KNIGHT had earned [...]
Looking through the list of Hollywood films released in 2007 and early part of 2008, I could hardly find a single film with new ideas, with a fresh air in it.
What are US young filmmakers doing? What are their dreams? It is sad if this crowd’s ultimate dream is to become another Spielberg. It is [...]
An often overlooked aspect of cinema is the event itself. ‘Hitting the flicks’ was considered a treat something saved for first dates and always took place during the weekends.
The release of ‘Sex and the City Movie’ re-captured this approach, with women dressing flamboyantly getting together in large groups and queuing around the block for the [...]