Month: February 2016

Interview with Costume Designer Linda Muir (The Witch, Bitten)

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
A costume designer is a person who designs costumes for a film. The role of the costume designer is to create the characters and balance the scenes with texture and colour, etc. What a terrific honour it was sit down with the talented costume designer Linda Muir, who is based…

Watch the February 2016 Winning Screenplays & Novels

Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
Watch the best of videos from the Writing Festival in February 2016. Feature Screenplay – FOUR FOR THE BORDER February 2016 ReadingWritten by Toby Roberts Fan Fiction – DOCTOR WHO “The Time Cuckoo” February 2016 ReadingWritten by David Gilbank & Paul Renhard Best Scene TV Pilot – MY LIFE WITH…

Movie Review: SIGNS (2002)

One of the best films of 2002 M. Night Shyamalan delivers an exceptional and gripping film with an insightful look into the idea of faith versus coincidence. Signs is a testament to what great filmmaking can be when put into the right hands with a stellar cast led by the talented Mel Gibson who gives one of his best performances in years. While Shyamalan’s later films are considered failures, Signs is a reminder that despite his recent failures there is still a talented filmmaker and one who knows how to tell a heartfelt story with an abundance of suspense.

Movie Review: BATTLE ROYALE, 2000

Originally posted on Thriller/Suspense Film and Writing Festival:
Deadline Thriller/Suspense Film and Writing Festival http://thrillersuspensefestival.com/ BATTLE ROYALE, 2000 Movie Reviews Directed by Kinji Fukasaku Starring: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Tarô Yamamoto, Chiaki Kuriyama, Sosuke Takaoka Review by Keith Huckfield SYNOPSIS: In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces…

Part 2: READ NEW Feature Film Loglines and Movie Pitches

Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
Deadline: FEATURE Screenplay Festival – Get FULL FEEDBACK. Get script performed by professional actors http://www.wildsound.ca/screenplaycontest.html Read NEW Feature Film Pitches: Title: MATSQUI MASSACRE http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/matsqui_massacre_by_mark-c… Written by: Mark-Curtis Dunn Type: Feature Film Genre: Horror ? Title: Oops mum, I buried the lead! http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/oops_mum_i_buried_the_lead… Written by: Rutger Oosterhoff Type: Feature Film Genre:…

READ NEW Feature Film Loglines and Movie Pitches

Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
Deadline: FEATURE Screenplay Festival – Get FULL FEEDBACK. Get script performed by professional actors http://www.wildsound.ca/screenplaycontest.html Read NEW Feature Film Pitches: Title: Riddle in Ink http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/riddle_in_ink_by_tobias_su… Written by: Tobias Suess Type: Feature Film Genre: Adventure ? Title: Adam, Eve & Tyrone http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/adam_eve_and_tyrone_by_how… Written by: Howard Tubbs Type: Feature Film Genre: Sci-Fi…

Deadline TODAY: Feature/Short Screenplay Festival

Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
WILDsound is a screenwriter’s treasure! They take enormous time to provide the most expert, detailed feedback, even allowing my choice to incorporate all the committee’s ideas or stay with my draft. With caring support, they’ve honored each deadline and every award they promised, and I’m forever grateful for their right-on…

Movie Review: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977) Directed by Steven Spielberg

Close Encounters of the Third Kind is the story of a small town electrician named Roy, played by Richard Dreyfuss, who experiences a seemingly random encounter with a UFO. After the experience, Roy becomes obsessed with aliens and UFOs. His behavior becomes extremely strange and erratic, including drawing the same mountain over and over. When he is unable to explain his behavior to his wife, she leaves him, and only then does he realize that he is drawing Devils Tower in Wyoming, the site where the UFOs are about to make contact with humans. As he races to get there, the government, having made a list of people who will be allowed to visit the aliens, apprehends him. After being questioned, Roy is added to the list, the aliens return the numerous people who had been abducted over the years, Roy and the others on the list enter the spaceship and are taken away to make contact with the friendly aliens.