Happy Birthday to one of my fave directors – Peter Jackson!

I know today's Halloween but I really don't care for this pagan holiday and horror flicks aren't my forte, so I'd rather wish one of my fave directors, Peter Jackson, a happy 50th birthday instead. It's an interesting coincidence that the actress I featured yesterday made her debut in his film, Heavenly Creatures. I haven't …

Continue reading Happy Birthday to one of my fave directors – Peter Jackson!

Chat-worthy Thespian: Kate Winslet & my top five roles she’s played

Welcome to another edition of Chat-worthy thespian! This is part of The LAMB's Acting School featuring the great Kate Winslet. Interestingly enough, the last actress I featured in this series was another great Cate with a 'C' that is Cate Blanchett. Kate Elizabeth Winslet was born the same year as yours truly, and just recently …

Continue reading Chat-worthy Thespian: Kate Winslet & my top five roles she’s played

A Birthday Tribute – 44 Reasons We Love Rufus Sewell

On Saturday, 10/29, one of my favorite actors Rufus Sewell is turning 44! So in honor of his b'day, my pal Becky (a.k.a. Prairiegirl, Roof's number 1 fan) and I thought it'd be fun to list 44 reasons why we love the guy, starting with Becky's list... Believe it ... he's just as hot as …

Continue reading A Birthday Tribute – 44 Reasons We Love Rufus Sewell

Exclusive interview with Elise Plakke — director of ’14 Minutes’ Shorts

Hello everyone! As promised today we've got an exclusive post courtesy of Filmmaker Elise Plakke. Her short film won Best Short Film Award at Twin Cities Film Fest last September, and have won several other festival awards since. She even had her film screened at Cannes earlier this year! I met Elise at the Women …

Continue reading Exclusive interview with Elise Plakke — director of ’14 Minutes’ Shorts

Musings on Short Films — What are some of your favorites?

Hello all, in light of an upcoming interview with a short film director I met at TCFF, I thought I'd switch the focus from feature films to short films today. Per Wikipedia, a short film is any film not long enough to be considered a feature film. No consensus exists as to where that boundary …

Continue reading Musings on Short Films — What are some of your favorites?

Guest Post: Role Reversals – One Actor’s Misfortune is Another Actor’s Gain

Most of us know that actors turned down roles that would make the ones who accepted it become famous. There are many reasons why they didn't accept these now famous roles, the main reason is probably they the film wouldn't be a hit and probably their agents told them not to take it. Below are …

Continue reading Guest Post: Role Reversals – One Actor’s Misfortune is Another Actor’s Gain

700th Post! Thanks for all of your support!

Happy Monday, everyone!! I'm thrilled to tell you that you're reading FlixChatter's 700th post! I've always loved movies, but ever since I started this blog, I've grown to appreciate films even more and have learned so much from fellow cinephiles. Blogging has given me something to look forward to every day, which is such a …

Continue reading 700th Post! Thanks for all of your support!