ABC Film Challenge – Sci-Fi – T – The Thing from Another World (1951) Movie Review — Movie Reviews 101

Director: Christian Nyby, Howard Hucks Writer: Charles Lederer (Screenplay) John W Campbell Jr (Story) Starring: Margaret Sheridan, Kenneth Tobey, Robert Cornthwaite, Douglas Spencer, James Young, Dewey Martin Plot: Scientists and American Air Force officials fend off a bloodthirsty alien organism while at a remote arctic outpost. Runtime: 1 Hour 27 Minutes There may be spoilers […]… Continue reading ABC Film Challenge – Sci-Fi – T – The Thing from Another World (1951) Movie Review — Movie Reviews 101

Interview with Screenwriter Jason Harley (Pandora’s Adversaries) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Jason Harley: Pandora’s Adversaries is set in the not-too-distant future. It’s about an irrational, rabidly anti-feminist cult committed to the eradication of women. Pandora’s Adversaries believe that the prominence of women within the establishment and professional classes is the root of all evil, and that women constitute a […]… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Jason Harley (Pandora’s Adversaries) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Interview with Filmmakers Karla Caraballo-Torres & Lorin Eleni Gill (SCHOOL CROSSING) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

SCHOOL CROSSING was the winner of BEST FILM at the February 2020 Documentary Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Karla Caraballo-Torres & Lorin Eleni Gill: We were inspired to make this film because my family (Karla) is originally from Venezuela and I had been hearing many stories from […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmakers Karla Caraballo-Torres & Lorin Eleni Gill (SCHOOL CROSSING) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Interview with Screenwriter Andrew Moodie (TORONTO THE GOOD) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Andrew Moodie: An African-Canadian defense attorney has to defend a white female officer for killing a black youth. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Legal drama. 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? This will be the first Canadian film that deals with […]… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Andrew Moodie (TORONTO THE GOOD) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Interview with Screenwriter Andrew Cooper (COME ALIVE) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Andrew Cooper: A middle-aged gay couple’s attempt to rekindle their relationship turns into an absurd, hormone-fueled quest to defeat heterosexist aliens and save a new LGBTQ society. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? It’s a fast-paced adventure-comedy, with a touch of sci-fi for kicks. 3. Why […]… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Andrew Cooper (COME ALIVE) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Interview with Filmmaker Daniel John Harris (NOW AND NOT YET) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

NOW AND NOT YET was the winner of BEST FILM at the November 2019 Chicago FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: WHAT MOTIVATED YOU TO MAKE THIS FILM? Daniel John Harris: When thinking about what to do for my next short film, there were a lot of ideas swirling around my head. A lot of non-starters, […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Daniel John Harris (NOW AND NOT YET) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Interview with Filmmaker Tom Goss (RESHAPING BEAUTY) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

RESHAPING BEAUTY was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the March 2020 LGBT Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Tom Goss: I’m trying to change the way that the world sees beauty, especially in regard to people of size. 2. From the idea to the finished product, […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Tom Goss (RESHAPING BEAUTY) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Interview with Filmmaker Jason Harris (RICK THUNDER IN…LOOK BACK TOMORROW) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

RICK THUNDER IN…LOOK BACK TOMORROW was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the March 2020 COMEDY Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Jason Harris: Rick Thunder was originally part of a web series concept for an apartment complex where we shot 8 comedy short films to showcase the complex. […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jason Harris (RICK THUNDER IN…LOOK BACK TOMORROW) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Interview with Filmmaker Bjarke de Koning (RENOVATION) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

RENOVATION played to rave reviews at the April 2020 LGBT Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Bjarke de Koning: I had an apartment that I was unable to finish renovating and I felt like having a creative outlet and occupy my mind with something meanwhile. The love story is fiction […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Bjarke de Koning (RENOVATION) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary