Mirrors have been an important element in film since the early days of silent black and white pictures (check out Charlie Chaplin’s 1928 film The Circus). Sometimes they are used as a point of internal reflection for the character, in other circumstances they are there for a quick fright […]
Have you been to Middle-earth lately? You’re about to get another chance. No, that doesn’t mean Guillermo del Toro’s Hobbit movie is coming out. Instead, a fan-made film from Great Britain called “Born of Hope” makes it debut on December 1, 2009 after much anticipation and speculation by online Tolkien fan communities. […]
Commonly, home theater speaker systems are comprised of a base channel speaker, front stereo speakers, subwoofer, and surround speakers. All of these will act as one to perform you a decent surround sound quality that will make you feel like you are in a real movie theater. […]
The new television series on MTV that is causing all kinds of positive reviews is The Dual. This show consists of previous reality television stars that come together to compete for a massive amount of money, only one person can win. I am not sure as to how many of these reality stars […]
Why make a TV series about life on a 400 year old farm? That was my first question, when I was asked to direct and produce a 12-part BBC series about five specialists working a Welsh hill farm as it would have been in the 17th century. I have to admit I was rather sceptical […]
Silence of the Lambs follows the Hero’s Journey Template:
Introduce Hero and Capabilities [Clarice tackling the FBI assault course].
Herald brings the Call to Adventure [Jack Crawford sends Clarice to visit Lecter (her Supernatural Aid)].
Threshold Guardian [Dr Chiltern obstructs Clarice’s visit to Lecter].
Refusal [Lecter refuses to help].
Overcoming Refusal [Lecter’s cell mate is rude and causes Lecter to […]
Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, As Good As It Gets became one of the surprise blockbusters of 1997. Jack Nicholson dispenses insults with his one-in-a-billion sense of delivery, and if you like serious comedies, this is the film for you. Helen Hunt is masterful in her portrayal of a hard-luck single mother […]