Imitation Woody: A guide to Allenesque movies made by other people. Woody Allen’s sources of inspiration — Bergman, Fellini, Chaplin, etc — are well-known and much discussed.
He’s quite upfront and always happy to talk them. People with too much time on their hands (i.e. me) love picking apart all the small and large references to the directors Allen looks up to. Our 50 favorite film fools.
The Poor Memorabilia Collector. For the longest of time movie props have been the ultimate memorabilia item for any self confessed geek.
The thought of having a prop from one of the classics, showcased in a room in your house, for all those who visit to see, but not touch, probably gives you the same tingly feeling that I am getting writing about it. But, in this age of economic hardship that dream bubble takes only a few minutes to burst. On Set. Director. Will Ferrell and cast explain their new Spanish-language comedy “Casa de mi Padre” Will Ferrell and the cast of "Casa de mi Padre" explain the origin of their bizarre, hilarious Spanish-language movie.
It’s probably no surprise that celebrated Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal was a little confused when he first saw the synopsis for “Casa de mi Padre,” a Spanish-language movie filmed in America and starring Will Ferrell as a Mexican rancher named Armando Alvarez. 25 kick-ass TV heroines - People. 25 Potential 2013 Best Picture Oscar Contenders. Disney Villains Vs. Disney Princesses. This post was written by Anika Guldstrand who writes for HalloweenCostumes.com.
When she’s not imagining what it would be like to reign with the powers of a Disney villain, she’s trying to figure out how-to add some mischievous elements to her Snow White costume. It’s easy to see why little girls want to be Disney Princesses so badly: they have great wardrobes, typically live in castles, spend their days singing to woodland creatures, always get their prince, and have some seriously enviable hair. Incredibly detailed model of Hogwarts Castle used for every Harry Potter film is revealed for the first time. By Anthony Bond Updated: 14:02 GMT, 2 March 2012 Ever since the first Harry Potter novel was released almost 15 years ago, children and adults alike have fantasised about visiting its famous boarding school for wizards and witches.
But, as these incredible pictures show, they need to dream no longer. Whether you show magic ability or not - fans now have the opportunity to get as close to Hogwarts Castle as they are ever likely to get. This extraordinary model of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is due to go on display for the first time. Incredible: This extraordinary model of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is due to go on display for the first time Proud: Jose Granell, model supervisor, is pictured with the model of Hogwarts Castle.
Impressive: The model as it appears in the film Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. The top 50 post-end credits scenes. Sometimes we just don’t want a film to end.
10 Movies Women Love And Why Girl Interrupted – The Frisky. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo opening title sequence. Most Overrated Best Picture Winners. Salud! Best picture Oscar nominees inspire killer cocktails. When planning a signature cocktail for this year’s Oscar soiree (or just for sipping at home on the couch), choosing a film inspiration was easy: Alexander Payne’s “The Descendants,” set on the island of Oahu.
Graze manager Talish Barrow and bartender Carey Kammel based their “Descendants”-inspired Oscar cocktail on the Zombie, which was invented at the Don the Beachcomber restaurant in Hollywood in the 1930s. “I started thinking about Tiki drinks,” Barrow said. “In general, the Zombie recipe is kind of fast and loose — some booze, some juice.” Graze’s version of the Zombie combines four kinds of rum (white, spiced and dark, with a float of Bacardi 151 on top) with Velvet Falernum and a healthy dose of lime juice. The Velvet Falernum, an alcoholic Caribbean syrup with flavors of allspice, ginger, clove and lime oil, is a common ingredient in tropical drinks.
The Best Picture Nominees, As Infographics. Love, Death and Bananas: The Early Woody Allen. “You know, I like his films, except for that nervous fellow that’s always in them.”
Hollywood’s top 10 maverick directors. Photo: James Cameron on the set of "Avatar," courtesy 20th Century Fox From Allen to Welles, we celebrate those cinema trailblazers.
Hollywood demands plenty from directors. 10 Oscar Films Condemned by the Legion of Decency - "Some Like It Hot" (1959) The Sexiest Characters In Cinema - The Men. Filmmakers sharing recources. Home | Facebook | Twitter Partners: Uneton48 Short Film Challenge | Filmmakers Connected | EKOenergy - The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation | more to come... The 20 best job-quitting scenes of all time (with video) These characters are mad as hell, and they're not going to take it anymore.
Quitting one’s job can make for some great drama (and comedy) in the movies. Here are some of the best moments of deciding to embrace a life of unemployment — or rather, in most cases, a life of freedom from The Man. 1. From ‘Best Jacket’ to ‘Not Worst Movie,’ Eight Spoofs of ‘For Your Consideration’ Ads. The Art Of The Modern Movie Trailer : Monkey See. Check out the 1:21 mark of this trailer for The Artist, the silent film up for six Golden Globes tonight.
Recognize that music? You can hear it here, in a trailer for this year's The Iron Lady, here in one for Stephen Spielberg's Munich, and here in one for Gus Van Sant's Milk. "I think the point is — it works every time," says John Long, co-founder of Buddha Jones, an LA-based trailer production house that did not produce the above trailers. The music is from a 2003 film, The Life of David Gale, which wasn't all that successful. Coffee Is For Closers: 14 Of The Most Impressive Monologues In Movie History. 7. Heath Ledger explains how he got his scars in The Dark Knight I should probably explain why I’m not using the ‘Why so serious?” Speech that happens earlier – the reason is pretty simple: This scene is better. Infographic: Movie Franchise Lexicon. A flabby mass of clichés. Soon Chandler was let go; his drafts largely discarded. He wrote the following angry letter to Hitchcock some time later, after reading the final script.
Ten lessons for film critics from J. Hoberman. Porn And Politics: Empire Meets Abi Morgan. Scriptnotes, Ep. 17: What do producers do? Walt Disney, the maverick: A guest essay by Jon Favreau. Dec. 09, 2011 | 3:06 p.m. Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse pal around at Disneyland. (Renie Bardeau/Los Angeles Times Archives) About This Year's Oscar Race.