A Review of the Movie Pavarotti
In the heady days of World Cup Italia 90, a friend commented to me that he hoped “we got Brazil in the world cup final as that would be the sweetest victory of all”. The nation had been enraptured with a heretofore untasted success, fueled…
Types of Camera Shots for Framing an Image
One of the first things a filmmaker needs to learn is camera shots. Since filmmaking is a visual medium we are not just telling the story through the dialog but also by how we frame what the audience sees on the screen. By learning the…
Booksmart Review
Normally at the end of these press screenings, I emerge from the cinema, blinking at multiple scraps of paper, upon which I have scrawled various notes for myself, illegibly, in the dark. A beautiful scene I don’t want to forget in my review, a poignant…
Who Are all The People in the Credits
You know that part of a movie where it is over but you are sitting and waiting for the after credits scene to start? As you are sitting there have you ever read the titles and wonder who are all the people in the credits and…
Did Our 2019 Oscar Predictions Come True?
For the past two years, we have jumped on the Academy Award bandwaggon and made our predictions on who would win the Oscar. Last year we had a 66.6 success rate. Now that they are over how accurate were our predictions this year? Best Picture…
2019 The British Academy of Film and Television Art (BAFTA) Nominations
The 2019 The British Academy of Film and Television Art (BAFTA) Nominations have been announced today. Check out the list below for the nominations and look to the 10th of February for the winners. Best film Black KkKlansman Favourite Green Book Roma A Star Is Born…
A Review of J-Lo’s Movie “Second Act”
J-Lo’s second act: because sometimes it’s hard to be a woman, but presumably not quite so hard if you’re this particular theatrical icon approaching 50. The message from every J-Lo movie seems to be exactly the same: “I’m still jenny from the block. I haven’t…
The Ten Commandments (1923 film) Is Now in The Public Domain
This year (2019) the classic 1923 film “The Ten Commandments” by producer and director Cecil B. DeMille is now available in the public domain. What this means for filmmakers is not only can we watch and share the movie without worry of a copyright violation, we…
