As a film lover, I tend to keep an open mind and see as many different type of films as much as I could. But once in a while I'll see some films that were too weird or disturbing for my taste and I promised myself I would never ever watch those films again. The …
Continue reading Guest Post: Five disturbing films you may not have heard of
I haven't had a news post in a while but this is pretty exciting!! Count me as one of Terrence Malick's admirer. I've only seen three of his films, Days of Heaven, The Thin Red Line and The New World, and I quite like his style. Yes his movies are s-l-o-w and they can be …
Continue reading Terrence Malick announced two new films starring Gosling, Bale & Blanchett
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!
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
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
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
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?
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