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- 9/6/2017
- Pastemagazine.com
A student working behind the scenes on.Bus Stop Films' short.'Kill Off'.
Since 2009, Sydney.s Bus Stop Films has provided a film studies program and filmmaking opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities. The not-for-profit has long advocated for a more inclusive screen industry..
Last week, Bus Stop Films was recognised by the Australian Human Rights Commission, who bestowed the Community Organisation Award on the Nfp.at the Human Rights Awards.
For co-founder and executive director Genevieve Clay-Smith, it.s an affirmation of Bus Stops' work and the role that film can play in advocacy..
.I have a personal philosophy that storytelling and human rights are intrinsically linked,. she told If. .When we start changing the stories we tell, we.ll start changing the world that we live in...
Clay-Smith is passionate about breaking down the barriers to entry in the screen industry and rectifying a general attitude...
Since 2009, Sydney.s Bus Stop Films has provided a film studies program and filmmaking opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities. The not-for-profit has long advocated for a more inclusive screen industry..
Last week, Bus Stop Films was recognised by the Australian Human Rights Commission, who bestowed the Community Organisation Award on the Nfp.at the Human Rights Awards.
For co-founder and executive director Genevieve Clay-Smith, it.s an affirmation of Bus Stops' work and the role that film can play in advocacy..
.I have a personal philosophy that storytelling and human rights are intrinsically linked,. she told If. .When we start changing the stories we tell, we.ll start changing the world that we live in...
Clay-Smith is passionate about breaking down the barriers to entry in the screen industry and rectifying a general attitude...
- 12/14/2016
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
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James Wan's Conjuring sequel has its moments, but it also points at a format that's coming to the end of its time...
The Conjuring felt like a breath of fresh air in 2013. Although similarly plotted to a glut of other ghost films and old-fashioned to the point of being simple, it had energy, style and jump-scares as huge as the box office receipts, perpetuating the idea that director James Wan had a golden touch. Three years and a spin-off later, its official sequel (also helmed by Wan) continues to plunder the case files of celebrated paranormal experts Ed and Lorraine Warren (played again by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga), albeit to far less exciting effect.
After a confusing and unnecessary prologue in the Amityville house, the action cuts to Enfield in 1977, where the inhabitants of a damp and dingy - yet abnormally spacious - council house are being troubled by a poltergeist whose aim is to "hear them scream". Peggy Hodgson (Frances O'Connor with a Dick Van Dyke accent) is a long-suffering single mum with four kids who’ve been recently abandoned by their deadbeat dad. With no money to even buy biscuits, the last thing she needs to deal with is the ghost of a nasty old man who likes moving her furniture in an inconsiderate manner (more often than not, it breaks before reaching its destination) and possessing her youngest daughter Janet. The police, a group of psychical researchers and even some TV reporters all take a look inside the Hodgson house and raise the haunting's profile, so eventually the church calls in the Warrens in from America to stay at the house and find out if the it's real or not...
The Enfield Poltergeist is, of course, a well-documented case that's already had its share of books, documentaries and films written about it (including, loosely, Stephen Volk's immaculate Ghostwatch). It is widely believed to be a hoax but this is a studio horror picture so obviously it's going to play fast and loose with the truth and opt for a supernatural explanation. Fine in theory but it's a shame that the one it goes for is so flavourless because it actually winds up being somehow less interesting than the real story. Despite a noisy torrent of house-trashing visual FX it's an indulgent, overlong half-plot with very little meat on its bones.
While the first film was hardly subtle, it knew where to draw a line to keep its scares the right side of effective. This one, however, overplays everything and not in a fun audacious way either. It just takes its good ideas and drives them off a cliff, time and time again. For example, the Crooked Man zoetrope (this film's obligatory yet inexplicable Victorian-style toy) and the dog bell both seem like strong setups for the kind of inventive scares The Conjuring pulled off so well but the payoff is bewildering; a Burton-esque CGI dogman hybrid in a candy striped suit that stomps all over the screen like it's escaped from Night At The Museum.
Likewise, the characterisation takes a similar trajectory. There's a scene where Ed sings an Elvis song with the Hodgsons to bring everyone together and, when it starts, it's a rare moment of levity; warm, funny and tender. Then it's smothered with a string section that swells and swells until any emotion is lost beneath the heavy-handed soundtrack schmaltz. Joseph Bishara's score is irrationally bombastic throughout in fact, and the use of use of contemporary (or thereabouts!) music is so hysterically on-the-nose it's hard not to laugh. There is an opening montage of the local tourist sights set to The Clash's London Calling and then – with just a few cor blimeys in between - it cuts straight to a bus stop, while playing Bus Stop by The Hollies, in case we still weren't sure we were in Britain.
The worst offence, however, is the runtime. 133 minutes! Only the most ambitious genre films should dare to go over 90 and a simple one like this, focused as it is on scares, finds it impossible to sustain that much tension. Far too many of the shocks fall flat. At their best, the long takes of characters staring into darkness channel our universal fears of being alone in the house at night, uncertain of what we've just seen or heard. At their worst, it's literally just someone staring into space. I'd estimate there’s somewhere in the region of 40 minutes worth of staring into space in this film.
Ultimately, between the first Conjuring, the Annabelle film and three Insidious chapters (also Wan-directed or produced), this format seems exhausted. There's nothing here we've not seen done before and better. From the possessed kids to the pale-faced demons to the creepy use of a corny old vaudeville tune, what once was fresh now feels stock and predictable. Even the way that Lorraine is investigating one haunting (the Enfield Poltergeist) while having ominous visions of a different one (some kind of demon nun that looks like Marilyn Manson) is exactly what happens with Lin Shaye's character in Insidious 3. I hate to make the obvious gag but if there's going to be another Conjuring, it may be time they learned a few new tricks...
The Conjuring 2 is in UK cinemas now.
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James Wan's Conjuring sequel has its moments, but it also points at a format that's coming to the end of its time...
The Conjuring felt like a breath of fresh air in 2013. Although similarly plotted to a glut of other ghost films and old-fashioned to the point of being simple, it had energy, style and jump-scares as huge as the box office receipts, perpetuating the idea that director James Wan had a golden touch. Three years and a spin-off later, its official sequel (also helmed by Wan) continues to plunder the case files of celebrated paranormal experts Ed and Lorraine Warren (played again by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga), albeit to far less exciting effect.
After a confusing and unnecessary prologue in the Amityville house, the action cuts to Enfield in 1977, where the inhabitants of a damp and dingy - yet abnormally spacious - council house are being troubled by a poltergeist whose aim is to "hear them scream". Peggy Hodgson (Frances O'Connor with a Dick Van Dyke accent) is a long-suffering single mum with four kids who’ve been recently abandoned by their deadbeat dad. With no money to even buy biscuits, the last thing she needs to deal with is the ghost of a nasty old man who likes moving her furniture in an inconsiderate manner (more often than not, it breaks before reaching its destination) and possessing her youngest daughter Janet. The police, a group of psychical researchers and even some TV reporters all take a look inside the Hodgson house and raise the haunting's profile, so eventually the church calls in the Warrens in from America to stay at the house and find out if the it's real or not...
The Enfield Poltergeist is, of course, a well-documented case that's already had its share of books, documentaries and films written about it (including, loosely, Stephen Volk's immaculate Ghostwatch). It is widely believed to be a hoax but this is a studio horror picture so obviously it's going to play fast and loose with the truth and opt for a supernatural explanation. Fine in theory but it's a shame that the one it goes for is so flavourless because it actually winds up being somehow less interesting than the real story. Despite a noisy torrent of house-trashing visual FX it's an indulgent, overlong half-plot with very little meat on its bones.
While the first film was hardly subtle, it knew where to draw a line to keep its scares the right side of effective. This one, however, overplays everything and not in a fun audacious way either. It just takes its good ideas and drives them off a cliff, time and time again. For example, the Crooked Man zoetrope (this film's obligatory yet inexplicable Victorian-style toy) and the dog bell both seem like strong setups for the kind of inventive scares The Conjuring pulled off so well but the payoff is bewildering; a Burton-esque CGI dogman hybrid in a candy striped suit that stomps all over the screen like it's escaped from Night At The Museum.
Likewise, the characterisation takes a similar trajectory. There's a scene where Ed sings an Elvis song with the Hodgsons to bring everyone together and, when it starts, it's a rare moment of levity; warm, funny and tender. Then it's smothered with a string section that swells and swells until any emotion is lost beneath the heavy-handed soundtrack schmaltz. Joseph Bishara's score is irrationally bombastic throughout in fact, and the use of use of contemporary (or thereabouts!) music is so hysterically on-the-nose it's hard not to laugh. There is an opening montage of the local tourist sights set to The Clash's London Calling and then – with just a few cor blimeys in between - it cuts straight to a bus stop, while playing Bus Stop by The Hollies, in case we still weren't sure we were in Britain.
The worst offence, however, is the runtime. 133 minutes! Only the most ambitious genre films should dare to go over 90 and a simple one like this, focused as it is on scares, finds it impossible to sustain that much tension. Far too many of the shocks fall flat. At their best, the long takes of characters staring into darkness channel our universal fears of being alone in the house at night, uncertain of what we've just seen or heard. At their worst, it's literally just someone staring into space. I'd estimate there’s somewhere in the region of 40 minutes worth of staring into space in this film.
Ultimately, between the first Conjuring, the Annabelle film and three Insidious chapters (also Wan-directed or produced), this format seems exhausted. There's nothing here we've not seen done before and better. From the possessed kids to the pale-faced demons to the creepy use of a corny old vaudeville tune, what once was fresh now feels stock and predictable. Even the way that Lorraine is investigating one haunting (the Enfield Poltergeist) while having ominous visions of a different one (some kind of demon nun that looks like Marilyn Manson) is exactly what happens with Lin Shaye's character in Insidious 3. I hate to make the obvious gag but if there's going to be another Conjuring, it may be time they learned a few new tricks...
The Conjuring 2 is in UK cinemas now.
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- 6/1/2016
- Den of Geek
Jamie Brewer in American Horror Story.
American Horror Story star Jamie Brewer will speak at a special Screen Nsw and Aftrs event on May 25 to draw attention to the need for more diversity and inclusion in the screen industries.
Aftrs and Screen Nsw have joined with Bus Stop Films to foster pathways for people with disabilities to work in the Australian film and television industry.
Brewer, the American actress best known for her roles in the Emmy award winning hit TV series American Horror Story, is an advocate for creating positive role models for people with disability, and in February 2015, became the first person with Down syndrome to walk the catwalk at New York Fashion Week.
.The event, An Evening with Jamie Brewer, to be hosted at Aftrs, with a keynote address by Screen Nsw chief executive, Courtney Gibson, is designed to encourage more discussion amongst production companies, casting agents...
American Horror Story star Jamie Brewer will speak at a special Screen Nsw and Aftrs event on May 25 to draw attention to the need for more diversity and inclusion in the screen industries.
Aftrs and Screen Nsw have joined with Bus Stop Films to foster pathways for people with disabilities to work in the Australian film and television industry.
Brewer, the American actress best known for her roles in the Emmy award winning hit TV series American Horror Story, is an advocate for creating positive role models for people with disability, and in February 2015, became the first person with Down syndrome to walk the catwalk at New York Fashion Week.
.The event, An Evening with Jamie Brewer, to be hosted at Aftrs, with a keynote address by Screen Nsw chief executive, Courtney Gibson, is designed to encourage more discussion amongst production companies, casting agents...
- 5/11/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Talent is currently being sought for the independent short film “Bus Stop.” “Bus Stop” is where two men talk about issues at a bus stop. Several roles are being cast for this production, and submissions are being sought from Austin, Texas. For more details, check out the casting notice for “Bus Stop” here, and be sure to check out the rest of our Texas audition listings!
- 6/17/2015
- backstage.com
As the two undisputed juggernauts of the comic industry, DC and Marvel have been stealing headlines left, right and center as both studios gear up for Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice and Avengers: Age of Ultron, respectively. However, this weekend will host a very special annual celebration devoted to all things Star Wars, and as the event gets underway later today, promotional art for J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens has appeared online that serves up our first real look at the design of the film’s overarching villain, Kylo Ren.
When he’s not wielding that rather menacing three-part lightsaber from the original trailer, Ren commands an army of stormtroppers, and the artwork below is decidedly old school, conjuring up an image reminiscent of Darth Vader et al. from the original trilogy.
I wonder where these are coming from 1/3 pic.twitter.com/ZWKAwd0LsQ
— Tim Veekhoven...
When he’s not wielding that rather menacing three-part lightsaber from the original trailer, Ren commands an army of stormtroppers, and the artwork below is decidedly old school, conjuring up an image reminiscent of Darth Vader et al. from the original trilogy.
I wonder where these are coming from 1/3 pic.twitter.com/ZWKAwd0LsQ
— Tim Veekhoven...
- 4/16/2015
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
The guys at Making Star Wars appear to have access to a lot of documents from the production of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and they’ve been squeezing them for information, week by week. It hasn’t always added up to much, but the latest report is full of little bits of information.
They appear to have compiled all of the names listed on the film’s daily call sheets, coming up with what they call “a complete list of the characters we know to have filmed an actual sequence” in the film. Some of these, from Han Solo to Poe Dameron, are not surprises. Not any more, at least.
But some… I don’t even know what they mean. Here’s the whole lot, with my notes where relevant.
Han Solo (Queen) Leia
Queen? Okay. That’s quite confusing. I mean… would she not have become Queen...
They appear to have compiled all of the names listed on the film’s daily call sheets, coming up with what they call “a complete list of the characters we know to have filmed an actual sequence” in the film. Some of these, from Han Solo to Poe Dameron, are not surprises. Not any more, at least.
But some… I don’t even know what they mean. Here’s the whole lot, with my notes where relevant.
Han Solo (Queen) Leia
Queen? Okay. That’s quite confusing. I mean… would she not have become Queen...
- 4/15/2015
- by Brendon Connelly
- Obsessed with Film
In this week’s episode of The Walking Dead, we hit the road to D.C. with Abraham, Eugene, Rosita, Maggie, Glenn and Tara. And, although not one of them asked even once, “Are we there yet?” the going was still hella tough. Besides the constant threat of walkers, the travelers were beset by heartbreaking memories, guilty consciences and, worst of all, a speed bump that seemed likely to change their direction for good. Read on, and I’ll tell you all about it…
Bus Stop | As “Self Help” opened, the sextet were having a pretty good time on the church bus.
Bus Stop | As “Self Help” opened, the sextet were having a pretty good time on the church bus.
- 11/10/2014
- TVLine.com
Twenty years ago, Tom Hanks inspired movie audiences around the world to reflect on the parallels between life and chocolate in the Oscar-winning Forrest Gump. In honor of its anniversary, the film is screening in IMAX theaters for one week, starting Sept. 5. For Gump superfans out there, it's a chance to relive some movie magic - just think how intense that floating feather will look on an IMAX screen! To some observers, since its 1994 theatrical run, Forrest Gump has permeated pop culture, leaving a legacy that has inspired further creative efforts and manages to still make news today. 1. Tom Hanks...
- 9/5/2014
- by Drew Mackie
- PEOPLE.com
An acid tongue, a tart persona and an arch sense of humor were the hallmarks of Elaine Stritch's career, which spanned some 60 years and hopped from stage to screen and back. The 89-year-old Broadway legend died of natural causes Thursday at her home in Birmingham, Michigan, leaving behind a body of work that included heralded stints on Broadway in, among others, the 1952 revival of Pal Joey, Noël Coward's 1961 musical Sail Away, and the groundbreaking 1970 production of Company. Although newer fans might most easily recognize her for playing the mother of Alec Baldwin's Jack Donaghy on 30 Rock, Stritch...
- 7/17/2014
- by Thom Geier
- PEOPLE.com
An acid tongue, a tart persona and an arch sense of humor were the hallmarks of Elaine Stritch's career, which spanned some 60 years and hopped from stage to screen and back. The 89-year-old Broadway legend died of natural causes Thursday at her home in Birmingham, Michigan, leaving behind a body of work that included heralded stints on Broadway in, among others, the 1952 revival of Pal Joey, Noël Coward's 1961 musical Sail Away, and the groundbreaking 1970 production of Company. Although newer fans might most easily recognize her for playing the mother of Alec Baldwin's Jack Donaghy on 30 Rock, Stritch...
- 7/17/2014
- by Thom Geier
- PEOPLE.com
Sad news from the world of entertainment today as entertainment legend Elaine Stritch has passed away. Stritch was 89 years old and her death has been confirmed by a friend, Julie Keyes. The actress and singer was at her home in Birmingham, Michigan at the time. Stritch had a long career on the Broadway stage, she was nominated for five Tony Awards, the first being for "Bus Stop" in 1956. She finally won a Tony with her last nomination in 2002 for her one woman show, "Elaine Stritch at Liberty." Over the course of her career, Stritch also earned eight Emmy nominations and won three times, including once in 2007 for her portrayal of Jack Donaghy's mother on "30 Rock." She was nominated another four times for that part which saw her in a number of episodes opposite Alec Baldwin. The actress played a number of big screen roles as well including appearing earlier this...
- 7/17/2014
- by HitFix Staff
- Hitfix
One of the Broadway greats has passed away.
Broadway great Elaine Stritch has passed away on Thursday morning. She was 89.
Though the five-time Tony nominee is perhaps best known for her stage presence (Bus Stop, Sail Away, Company), her TV and film resume is also quite impressive.
From 2008-2013, she was nominated for an Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy for her role as Colleen Donaghy, the mother of Alec Baldwin's character Jack Donaghy on 30 Rock. In 1993, she won an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for Law & Order.
She's also appeared in two Woody Allen movies, September (1987) and Small Time Crooks (2000). Her other more recent film credits include Monster In Law (2005), Autumn In New York (2000), Screwed (2000) and Out to Sea (1997).
As far as her musical background, Stritch has starred in No No Nanette, The King and I and I Married an Angel. She was also...
Broadway great Elaine Stritch has passed away on Thursday morning. She was 89.
Though the five-time Tony nominee is perhaps best known for her stage presence (Bus Stop, Sail Away, Company), her TV and film resume is also quite impressive.
From 2008-2013, she was nominated for an Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy for her role as Colleen Donaghy, the mother of Alec Baldwin's character Jack Donaghy on 30 Rock. In 1993, she won an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for Law & Order.
She's also appeared in two Woody Allen movies, September (1987) and Small Time Crooks (2000). Her other more recent film credits include Monster In Law (2005), Autumn In New York (2000), Screwed (2000) and Out to Sea (1997).
As far as her musical background, Stritch has starred in No No Nanette, The King and I and I Married an Angel. She was also...
- 7/17/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
Elaine Stritch has died. The legendary stage-and-screen actress and singer passed away at the age of 89 in her Birmingham, Mich., home on Thursday, July 17, the New York Times reports. Her death was confirmed by friend Julie Keyes. Stritch is best-known for her work on stage, and made her Broadway debut in the comedy Loco in 1946. She went on to star in Bus Stop, Sail Away, Company, and a Delicate Balance. She won a Tony Award in 2001 and an Emmy Award in 2004 for [...]...
- 7/17/2014
- Us Weekly
Here's the Boss when he was just a kid … the Cisco Kid, actually. At 23, Bruce Springsteen was still a struggling musician back in 1972, when this rare photo was taken with his father on a family trip to Tijuana - one of hundreds of items of Springsteen memorabilia collected at a new online museum, BlindedByTheLight.com, that went live this week. Douglas Springsteen, who died in 1998, had a famously difficult relationship with his son, and inspired many of the rocker's most poignant lyrics. Very few photos of Douglas even exist - and this snapshot is a gem. In 1978, Rolling Stone published the story behind it.
- 7/1/2014
- by Tim Nudd
- PEOPLE.com
Shock pals Brad Keene and Brian Collins (over at Badass Digest) alerted me to a story that's too weird not to share with the rest of you. It seems there's a bus stop in England that's being called "home" by a lone copy of Hellraiser on VHS. That's a photo - courtesy of Peckham Peculiar - of the VHS which was reportedly first spotted on top of the bus stop in London. The copy has come and gone...and no one knows its story.
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- 6/16/2014
- by Ryan Turek
- shocktillyoudrop.com
To date, only one poster has made its presence known online for The Purge: Anarchy. It's the one you see right here, in which guns and knives make up an American flag. The poster art used in major cities, however, is a much different story. I've yet to see that poster on the streets - perhaps due to maintaining a level of sensitivity in the wake of so many tragic shootings that are taking place in the country. That's just a guess, nothing official. Nevertheless, Universal rolled out some new key art around town and I snapped off a shot of it for you.
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- 6/7/2014
- by Ryan Turek
- shocktillyoudrop.com
The 13th edition of the Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short and Animation Films (Miff) will showcase fifty-four films from its lineup in seven cities in a special event called Miff-Zone.
The screenings will be simultaneously organized in six cities: Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Nagpur, Guwahati and Kolkata.
Miff 2014 will kickstart on February 3 at the Ncpa in Mumbai whereas the Mumbai venue for Miff-Zone is All India Institute of Local Self Government, Andheri (W).
The film screened in Miff-Zone have been selected from the national and international competition sections of Miff-2014.
The venues around the country are:
New Delhi:- “Siri Fort Audit. II & III” Asiad village Complex, August Kranti Marg, N.D. 110049.
from 4th to 9th Feb.2014.(In Audi II 4th,6th and 7th Feb at 6pm-9pm
& 9th Feb at 11am-7pm, In Audi III 5th Feb at 6pm to 9 pm and 8th Feb at 11am to 7 pm...
The screenings will be simultaneously organized in six cities: Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Nagpur, Guwahati and Kolkata.
Miff 2014 will kickstart on February 3 at the Ncpa in Mumbai whereas the Mumbai venue for Miff-Zone is All India Institute of Local Self Government, Andheri (W).
The film screened in Miff-Zone have been selected from the national and international competition sections of Miff-2014.
The venues around the country are:
New Delhi:- “Siri Fort Audit. II & III” Asiad village Complex, August Kranti Marg, N.D. 110049.
from 4th to 9th Feb.2014.(In Audi II 4th,6th and 7th Feb at 6pm-9pm
& 9th Feb at 11am-7pm, In Audi III 5th Feb at 6pm to 9 pm and 8th Feb at 11am to 7 pm...
- 1/28/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Ahead of Dancing With the Stars’ two-night finale (Monday at 8 p.m. Et, Tuesday at 9 on ABC), host and eternal gem of the ballroom Tom Bergeron spoke to EW about the different feel of season 17, missing Len, welcoming back Maks, and the merits of the Glitter Pit vs. the Celebriquarium (may it rest in peace). You know, important stuff. Keep reading!
Entertainment Weekly: How have you been coping with the new once-a-week format?
Tom Bergeron: It’s been an adjustment. I’ve really enjoyed elements of it and am still a bit uncomfortable with others. The two hours definitely go faster to me.
Entertainment Weekly: How have you been coping with the new once-a-week format?
Tom Bergeron: It’s been an adjustment. I’ve really enjoyed elements of it and am still a bit uncomfortable with others. The two hours definitely go faster to me.
- 11/25/2013
- by Annie Barrett
- EW - Inside TV
Ahead of Dancing With the Stars’ two-night finale (Monday at 8 p.m. Et, Tuesday at 9 on ABC) host and eternal gem of the ballroom Tom Bergeron spoke to EW about the different feel of season 17, missing Len, welcoming back Maks, and the merits of the Glitter Pit vs. the Celebriquarium (may it rest in peace). You know, important stuff. Keep reading!
How have you been coping with the new once-a-week format?
It’s been an adjustment. I’ve really enjoyed elements of it and am still a bit uncomfortable with others. The two hours definitely go faster to me. Bruno...
How have you been coping with the new once-a-week format?
It’s been an adjustment. I’ve really enjoyed elements of it and am still a bit uncomfortable with others. The two hours definitely go faster to me. Bruno...
- 11/25/2013
- by Annie Barrett
- EW - Inside TV
Remember those Bus Stop and Bus Bench For Humans only signs from the viral marketing campaign for District 9 that got people’s attention by mixing fiction and reality? Fox is hoping for a similar effect with its promos for another futuristic project, upcoming drama series Almost Human. The network is sending to its local stations newscast segments made to look like local news from the future. (you can watch them after the jump.) Anchored by Houston/Fox 26’s Rita Garcia (formerly of Los Angeles’ Kcal), each promo includes a news story related to the plot of the series about cops being partnered with androids as well as miscellaneous news headlines, like a retinal scan that allows you to pay as you blink, subliminal election campaign messages secretly installed on car windshields during carwashes and cheeseburgers in a pill. Wonder how many people will stop going to the carwash or...
- 11/15/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Aside from a Tuesday night results show, the most notable element missing from season 17 of Dancing With the Stars is the Celebriquarium — that gilded iPhone lounge where co-host Brooke Burke and the contestants used to live and play during the telecasts. Our beloved fishbowl is no longer, and instead the Sparkaliens must sit like commoners in a no-frills section of the audience Tom Bergeron referred to as a “Sexy Bus Stop.” What did Our Pros think of the abrupt switch? Mark Ballas, Cheryl Burke, Derek Hough, Karina Smirnoff, Val Chmerkovskiy, Sharna Burgess, and Peta Murgatroyd weighed in with EW after the premiere.
- 9/17/2013
- by Annie Barrett
- EW - Inside TV
Films mentioned this week in our video review roundup include Sony's Magic Magic, West of Memphis and Shout Factory's Ralph Bakshi's Heavy Traffic, Swamp Thing, The Incredible Melting Man, Kentucky Fried Movie, and The Producers. 20th Century Fox catalogue titles Blood and Sand, Bus Stop, Niagara and Love Me Tender, as well as a new release of Francis Ford Coppola's Twixt. HBO's Blu-ray releases of Banshee Season One and Strike Back Season Two and the Synapse Films release of Hammer's hard to get Hands of the Ripper on Blu and Paramount's Star Trek Next Generation Season Four Blu-ray. Lastly, Universal releases Oblivion on Blu and IFC let's fly Brandon Cronenberg's debut Antiviral and the excellent documentary My Amityville Horror. Aaaaaand a big thanks to Red Bubble for their...
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- 8/6/2013
- Screen Anarchy
Film: "Romance"; Cast: Prince Cecil, Dimple Chopda and Manasa; Director: Swami; Rating: **
If you strip down love to its cheapest form, you get this low-budget flick that starts off as a light-hearted entertainer, but eventually turns bitter due to constant use of cuss words and double meaning undertones. Attaching a genre tag to this film isn't going to make much of a difference as its intention is to woo young audiences with the cheapest form of entertainment.
"Romance" comes from the factory of filmmaker Maruti, who kicked off a trend with low-budget flicks such as "Ee Rojullo" and "Bus Stop", made strictly for the college-goers. His films mostly revolve around college love story, sex, betrayal and some cheap humour.
The.
If you strip down love to its cheapest form, you get this low-budget flick that starts off as a light-hearted entertainer, but eventually turns bitter due to constant use of cuss words and double meaning undertones. Attaching a genre tag to this film isn't going to make much of a difference as its intention is to woo young audiences with the cheapest form of entertainment.
"Romance" comes from the factory of filmmaker Maruti, who kicked off a trend with low-budget flicks such as "Ee Rojullo" and "Bus Stop", made strictly for the college-goers. His films mostly revolve around college love story, sex, betrayal and some cheap humour.
The.
- 8/3/2013
- by Meeta Kabra
- RealBollywood.com
This week: Dwayne Johnson, Bruce Willis and Channing Tatum star in "G.I. Joe: Retaliation," the action-packed sequel to "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" (2009).
Also new this week is the female-driven "Deliverance"-esque thriller "Black Rock" with Kate Bosworth and Katie Aselton, the long-overdue Blu-ray debut of the John Carpenter ghost story "The Fog" with Jamie Lee Curtis and Janet Leigh, and a Criterion Collection Blu-ray edition of Guillermo del Toro's "The Devil's Backbone."
'G.I. Joe: Retaliation'
Box Office: $123 million
Rotten Tomatoes: 28% Rotten
Storyline: This sequel to the 2009 guilty pleasure not only has the G.I. Joe team fighting Cobra but the Joes are framed for crimes against the country and are terminated by order of the President. The surviving members of the elite military unit face off against Zartan (Arnold Vosloo) and the world leaders he has under his influence. Dwayne Johnson, Channing Tatum, Bruce Willis,...
Also new this week is the female-driven "Deliverance"-esque thriller "Black Rock" with Kate Bosworth and Katie Aselton, the long-overdue Blu-ray debut of the John Carpenter ghost story "The Fog" with Jamie Lee Curtis and Janet Leigh, and a Criterion Collection Blu-ray edition of Guillermo del Toro's "The Devil's Backbone."
'G.I. Joe: Retaliation'
Box Office: $123 million
Rotten Tomatoes: 28% Rotten
Storyline: This sequel to the 2009 guilty pleasure not only has the G.I. Joe team fighting Cobra but the Joes are framed for crimes against the country and are terminated by order of the President. The surviving members of the elite military unit face off against Zartan (Arnold Vosloo) and the world leaders he has under his influence. Dwayne Johnson, Channing Tatum, Bruce Willis,...
- 7/29/2013
- by Robert DeSalvo
- NextMovie
Jose here. Over the last few weeks it seems that I can't turn anywhere without seeing an actress I love in a new ad campaign or fashion magazine cover...there's J.Law and Kidman and J.Lo (oh my!) and now my beloved Rooney Mara has teamed up with Calvin Klein to sell their new fragrance called Downtown. Now, before you all disregard me and my obsession with Rooney, keep in mind that the ad was directed by none other than David Fincher and even though it pretty much features Rooney being Rooney (except she wants to play with puppies and children and she even gives us a toothy smile for once) it also has some unique Fincher-ian touches, especially with all the movies it pays tribute to.
On my tenth viewing I've spotted references to Roman Holiday (the plot), Singin' in the Rain (the rain! Also, the dancing, the...
On my tenth viewing I've spotted references to Roman Holiday (the plot), Singin' in the Rain (the rain! Also, the dancing, the...
- 7/11/2013
- by Jose
- FilmExperience
As fatherhood is just around the corner and things are going great with girlfriend Kim Kardashian, Kanye West’s life couldn’t be much better right now. Happy Birthday, Kanye!
Kanye West has had quite the whirlwind of a year. Ever since he started dating girlfriend Kim Kardashian, he seems to be happier than ever. Things have been pretty awesome for the rapper and not much has happened to bring him down. Let’s take a look at Kanye’s biggest ups and downs from the past year as he turns 36.
Kanye West: Things Get Real With Kim Kardashian
Although TMZ reported in April of 2012 that Kanye was Kim’s rebound from ex-husband Kris Humphries and it was seen by many as a publicity stunt, the couple turned out to be real and in love over the summer. It was even reported that Kim changed Kanye for the better...
Kanye West has had quite the whirlwind of a year. Ever since he started dating girlfriend Kim Kardashian, he seems to be happier than ever. Things have been pretty awesome for the rapper and not much has happened to bring him down. Let’s take a look at Kanye’s biggest ups and downs from the past year as he turns 36.
Kanye West: Things Get Real With Kim Kardashian
Although TMZ reported in April of 2012 that Kanye was Kim’s rebound from ex-husband Kris Humphries and it was seen by many as a publicity stunt, the couple turned out to be real and in love over the summer. It was even reported that Kim changed Kanye for the better...
- 6/6/2013
- by HL Intern
- HollywoodLife
With "Weeds" over and a couple movies set for a 2013 release, Mary-Louise Parker is headed to Broadway. She's set to star in a new play from Sharr White called "The Snow Geese," CBS News reports. In 2001, Parker won a Tony Award for Best Actress for her role in a Broadway production of "Proof."
"The Snow Geese" is set during World War I. Producers describe it as being "about a family waking up from their own personal Gilded Age as the world around them changes forever."
In addition to her Tony-winning role, Parker has several other Broadway credits to her name. Her debut came in a 1990 production of "Prelude to a Kiss," which earned her a Tony nomination. She also appeared in 1996's "Bus Stop," 2004's "Reckless" and 2009's "Hedda Gabler." "The Snow Geese is set to start previews October 1, before officially opening October 24.
"The Snow Geese" is set during World War I. Producers describe it as being "about a family waking up from their own personal Gilded Age as the world around them changes forever."
In addition to her Tony-winning role, Parker has several other Broadway credits to her name. Her debut came in a 1990 production of "Prelude to a Kiss," which earned her a Tony nomination. She also appeared in 1996's "Bus Stop," 2004's "Reckless" and 2009's "Hedda Gabler." "The Snow Geese is set to start previews October 1, before officially opening October 24.
- 4/11/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Kanye West is being sued for allegedly using unlicensed samples in his music, yet again.
TMZ reports that the children of a deceased musician named David Pryor has filed a lawsuit against the 35-year-old rapper, alleging that he sampled a very small part of the song "Bumpin' Bus Stop," which Pryor wrote and sang with his band Thunder & Lightning in 1974.
Pryor's children, Trena Steward and Lorenzo Pryor, claim that 13 seconds into Kanye's 2005 smash hit "Gold Digger," is a lyric sampled from Pryor's song. The three are alleging that if you listen carefully, you can hear Pryor singing "Get Down" three times, echoing West singing, "Get down girl, go head, get down."
The pair, who each own one-quarter of the song, have asked a judge to stop the sale of the song and provide them with, "millions of dollars" in damages for the allegedly unlicensed sample.
The lawsuit claims that West...
TMZ reports that the children of a deceased musician named David Pryor has filed a lawsuit against the 35-year-old rapper, alleging that he sampled a very small part of the song "Bumpin' Bus Stop," which Pryor wrote and sang with his band Thunder & Lightning in 1974.
Pryor's children, Trena Steward and Lorenzo Pryor, claim that 13 seconds into Kanye's 2005 smash hit "Gold Digger," is a lyric sampled from Pryor's song. The three are alleging that if you listen carefully, you can hear Pryor singing "Get Down" three times, echoing West singing, "Get down girl, go head, get down."
The pair, who each own one-quarter of the song, have asked a judge to stop the sale of the song and provide them with, "millions of dollars" in damages for the allegedly unlicensed sample.
The lawsuit claims that West...
- 4/9/2013
- by Stephanie Marcus
- Huffington Post
Now, we ain't sayin' he a sampler ... but David Pryor's kids are saying it.
According to TMZ, in the beginning verse of "Gold Digger," when Kanye West says the line, "Get down, girl, go 'head, get down," Pryor, a member of the band Thunder & Lightning from the mid-1970s, is the voice echoing Kanye's line in the background -- "g-g-g-g-get down."
The songwriter's two children, Trena Steward and Lorenzo Pryor, say that's a sample of Thunder & Lightning's song "Bumpin' Bus Stop," which they own the rights to because their late father wrote and sang it in 1974.
Steward and Pryor say they want a judge to stop the same of "Gold Digger" and they want damages. There is no word as to exactly how much they are seeking, but as for stopping the sale of the song -- that's kind of a weird request, since it's nearly 10 years old.
Check...
According to TMZ, in the beginning verse of "Gold Digger," when Kanye West says the line, "Get down, girl, go 'head, get down," Pryor, a member of the band Thunder & Lightning from the mid-1970s, is the voice echoing Kanye's line in the background -- "g-g-g-g-get down."
The songwriter's two children, Trena Steward and Lorenzo Pryor, say that's a sample of Thunder & Lightning's song "Bumpin' Bus Stop," which they own the rights to because their late father wrote and sang it in 1974.
Steward and Pryor say they want a judge to stop the same of "Gold Digger" and they want damages. There is no word as to exactly how much they are seeking, but as for stopping the sale of the song -- that's kind of a weird request, since it's nearly 10 years old.
Check...
- 4/9/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
You know that song "Bumpin' Bus Stop?" Well no one does, but that hasn't stopped the songwriter's offspring from suing Kanye West for allegedly daring to sample a teensy-weensy portion of that most obscure song.David Pryor wrote and sang "Bumpin' Bus Stop" with his band Thunder & Lightning in 1974. Two of his children, Trena Steward and Lorenzo Pryor, each own about a quarter of the tune.They claim that 13 seconds into Kanye's "Gold Digger" -- his massive 2005 No.
- 4/8/2013
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Grimm Episode 2.17 “One Angry Fuchsbau”
Written by: Richard Hatem
Directed by: Terence O’Hara
Airs Friday 9.00pm Est on NBC
Anyone else keep confusing their Coyotls with their Hundjägers or their Lausenschlange with their Skalengeck?
As the cast of Wesens has grown and grown, it’s become difficult to keep them all separate, so it was like meeting old friends to have a familar Löwen, Mauzhertz and Ziegevolk all on screen (or almost) at the same time. These are all Wesens we’ve met before and without the need for introductions, this time the Wesen characteristics could really start to play off each other. The storyline was also recognisable from a well known human version of the courtroom drama (hence the title) except this time the question was not ‘is he innocent or guilty?’ it was ‘will he get away with it?’
No is the answer, not with Team Grimm on the case.
Written by: Richard Hatem
Directed by: Terence O’Hara
Airs Friday 9.00pm Est on NBC
Anyone else keep confusing their Coyotls with their Hundjägers or their Lausenschlange with their Skalengeck?
As the cast of Wesens has grown and grown, it’s become difficult to keep them all separate, so it was like meeting old friends to have a familar Löwen, Mauzhertz and Ziegevolk all on screen (or almost) at the same time. These are all Wesens we’ve met before and without the need for introductions, this time the Wesen characteristics could really start to play off each other. The storyline was also recognisable from a well known human version of the courtroom drama (hence the title) except this time the question was not ‘is he innocent or guilty?’ it was ‘will he get away with it?’
No is the answer, not with Team Grimm on the case.
- 4/7/2013
- by Cath Murphy
- SoundOnSight
Angry birds prove a new draw, the BBC's undead, coding for kids, loopy lip reading – and the best bus stop ever
The Guardian Viral Video Chart has got the perfect solution if everyone has been getting on your goat this week, the kids have been bleating and you've been feeling a bit gruff. Just when you think you have herd everything – we've got the goat version of Bon Jovi's Living on a Prayer at number one. And if that's not enough to cheer you up, here's a link to 22 more internet remixes featuring goats, with thanks to Buzzfeed – we kid you not!
But, before you think we are goading you into a nanny state, we've also got the inside story on the video of a pig rescuing a baby goat. The whole video was a bit of a porky pie, dreamed up by the team from Comedy Central to promote a new series,...
The Guardian Viral Video Chart has got the perfect solution if everyone has been getting on your goat this week, the kids have been bleating and you've been feeling a bit gruff. Just when you think you have herd everything – we've got the goat version of Bon Jovi's Living on a Prayer at number one. And if that's not enough to cheer you up, here's a link to 22 more internet remixes featuring goats, with thanks to Buzzfeed – we kid you not!
But, before you think we are goading you into a nanny state, we've also got the inside story on the video of a pig rescuing a baby goat. The whole video was a bit of a porky pie, dreamed up by the team from Comedy Central to promote a new series,...
- 3/1/2013
- by Janette Owen
- The Guardian - Film News
London, July 14: Pop star Madonna is being sued by a record company that claims she used a sample of one of their hits in her 1990 song "Vogue".
Record company Vmg Salsoul has accused the 53-year-old of using horns and strings from Salsoul Orchestra's 1977 hit "Chicago Bus Stop (Ooh, I Love It)" and never paying for it.
According to tmz.com, the company claims it has had to wait so long to take the issue to court because the sample is not obvious and was only isolated thanks.
Record company Vmg Salsoul has accused the 53-year-old of using horns and strings from Salsoul Orchestra's 1977 hit "Chicago Bus Stop (Ooh, I Love It)" and never paying for it.
According to tmz.com, the company claims it has had to wait so long to take the issue to court because the sample is not obvious and was only isolated thanks.
- 7/13/2012
- by Abhijeet Sen
- RealBollywood.com
Turns out it’s never too late to sue Madonna: The Delaware-based Vmg Salsoul is suing the singer, claiming she used part of Salsoul Orchestra’s “Chicago Bus Stop (Ooh, I Love It),” in her 1990 hit “Vogue” without its consent. The company says it hired producer Richard “Shep” Pettibone to remix “Chicago Bus Stop,” which originally came out in 1975. He later worked on “Vogue,” and Vmg believes he “intentionally disguised” a sample of the horns and strings from "Chicago Bus Stop" in the song—which was lived on through “various mixes, remixes, videos, YouTube versions,” and so on ...
- 7/13/2012
- avclub.com
Washington, July 13: Madonna has been sued over her dance megahit 'Vogue,' as she never paid to make the song, it has been claimed.
Record company Vmg Salsoul filed the lawsuit against the pop diva in La, claiming that the singer had sampled the horns and strings from Salsoul Orchestra's 1977 dance song 'Chicago Bus Stop (Ooh, I Love It)', TMZ.com reported.
According to the.
Record company Vmg Salsoul filed the lawsuit against the pop diva in La, claiming that the singer had sampled the horns and strings from Salsoul Orchestra's 1977 dance song 'Chicago Bus Stop (Ooh, I Love It)', TMZ.com reported.
According to the.
- 7/13/2012
- by Shiva Prakash
- RealBollywood.com
Madonna is being sued for a sample of music used in her 1990 hit 'Vogue'. Record company Vmg Salsoul have accused the 53-year-old singer of using horns and strings from Salsoul Orchestra's 1977 hit 'Chicago Bus Stop (Ooh, I Love It)' and never paying for them, and in a lawsuit have alleged she has illegally profited from the instrumentals. According to TMZ.com, the company claims it has had to wait so long to take the issue to court because the sample is not obvious and was only isolated thanks to new technology. Vmg Salsoul is suing for copyright infringement and is demanding...
- 7/13/2012
- Virgin Media - Celebrity
Madonna is being sued for a sample of music used in her 1990 hit 'Vogue'. Record company Vmg Salsoul have accused the 53-year-old singer of using horns and strings from Salsoul Orchestra's 1977 hit 'Chicago Bus Stop (Ooh, I Love It)' and never paying for them, and in a lawsuit have alleged she has illegally profited from the instrumentals. According to TMZ.com, the company claims it has had to wait so long to take the issue to court because the sample is not obvious and was only isolated thanks to new technology. Vmg Salsoul is suing for copyright infringement and is demanding unspecified damages. The company stated: 'The unauthorized sampling was deliberately hidden by [Madonna] within 'Vogue' so...
- 7/13/2012
- Monsters and Critics
Madonna is facing legal action after allegedly sampling another track in her hit song 'Vogue'. Label bosses and Vmg Salsoul have accused the star of using horns and strings from Salsoul Orchestra's 1975 hit 'Chicago Bus Stop (Ooh, I Love It)', TMZ reports. The lawsuit claims that Madonna never paid to use the sample in the song, from which she has made huge profits since its release in 1990. The alleged sampling was only (more)...
- 7/13/2012
- by By Robert Copsey
- Digital Spy
Madonna is facing legal action after allegedly failing to pay to sample another song in her classic hit Vogue.
Strike a pose... in a courtroom
Executives at record company Vmg Salsoul have accused the Material Girl of using the horns and strings heard in Salsoul Orchestra's dance tune Chicago Bus Stop (Ooh, I Love It).
In the lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles and obtained by TMZ.com, it is claimed Madonna has made huge profits off Vogue since its release in 1990.
Here's Madonna in action first...
Madonna has previously sampled from other songs in her music, including her own and, most famously, from Abba's Gimme Gimme Gimme on her 2005 hit Hung Up.
Music bosses only recently discovered the apparent sample in Madonna's song thanks to new technology designed to identify specific sounds.
Vmg Salsoul chiefs are now suing for copyright infringement and demanding unspecified damages.
Have a listen to...
Strike a pose... in a courtroom
Executives at record company Vmg Salsoul have accused the Material Girl of using the horns and strings heard in Salsoul Orchestra's dance tune Chicago Bus Stop (Ooh, I Love It).
In the lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles and obtained by TMZ.com, it is claimed Madonna has made huge profits off Vogue since its release in 1990.
Here's Madonna in action first...
Madonna has previously sampled from other songs in her music, including her own and, most famously, from Abba's Gimme Gimme Gimme on her 2005 hit Hung Up.
Music bosses only recently discovered the apparent sample in Madonna's song thanks to new technology designed to identify specific sounds.
Vmg Salsoul chiefs are now suing for copyright infringement and demanding unspecified damages.
Have a listen to...
- 7/13/2012
- by The Huffington Post UK/WENN
- Huffington Post
Madonna is being sued over her dance megahit Vogue -- because she allegedly never paid to make the song So Damn Horny.A record company named Vmg Salsoul filed the lawsuit against Madonna in L.A., claiming the singer sampled the horns and strings from Salsoul Orchestra's 1977 dance song "Chicago Bus Stop (Ooh, I Love It)."So why did it take so long? Vmg Salsoul claims the samples aren't obvious ... and were only recently detected...
- 7/13/2012
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
It was just in. Madonna is being sued for her megahit, Vogue. Vmg Salsoul, a record company, claims that Madonna sampled the strings and horns of their Orchestra's 1977 dance song. This song was entitled, "Chicago Bus Stop (Ooh, I Love It)."
According to the lawsuit they sent, Madonna didn't give them anything for using the samples and had therefore profited from it illegally since 1990.
So, why did it take so long for them to send out the lawsuit? Well, it looks like they didn't even have a clue until now. The company says that it was an obvious copy and that they were only able to detect recently due to the technology we now have that can isolate and pretty much identify individual sounds.
According to the lawsuit they sent, Madonna didn't give them anything for using the samples and had therefore profited from it illegally since 1990.
So, why did it take so long for them to send out the lawsuit? Well, it looks like they didn't even have a clue until now. The company says that it was an obvious copy and that they were only able to detect recently due to the technology we now have that can isolate and pretty much identify individual sounds.
- 7/12/2012
- icelebz.com
Bus Stop Films co-founder, Genevieve Clay-Smith, says one of the main goals of her organisation's first upcoming screening is to show people what is possible. Dedicated to providing people who identify as having a disability the opportunity to learn and be involved in professional filmmaking and with a focus on creating inclusion in the film industry, Clay-Smith was inspired to start Bus Stop Films after making a documentary for Down Syndrome Nsw.
- 6/19/2012
- FilmInk.com.au
Everyone has their eye on the Diamond Jubilee, and I have a giveaway for you to help celebrate with A&E Home Video‘s Crown Jewels of Comedy. One lucky winner will take home a megabundle of Britain’s best comedy. Take a look at what you’ll be getting below, and enter to win.
DVD sets in the bundle-
Benny Hill: The Complete Megaset – The Thames Years 1969-1989
The undisputed “Funniest Man on Television” Benny Hill pioneered a naughty new direction for the sketch-comedy variety show and pushed TV broadcasting to new levels of rowdiness as he electrified audiences all over the world with The Benny Hill Show. This show-stopping collection on 18 DVDs captures every classic comedic moment from the Merry Master of Mirth in his hey day!
Benny Hill: The Complete Megaset™ contains Benny’s raucous 20-year reign over television’s-sketch variety genre, from the naughty...
DVD sets in the bundle-
Benny Hill: The Complete Megaset – The Thames Years 1969-1989
The undisputed “Funniest Man on Television” Benny Hill pioneered a naughty new direction for the sketch-comedy variety show and pushed TV broadcasting to new levels of rowdiness as he electrified audiences all over the world with The Benny Hill Show. This show-stopping collection on 18 DVDs captures every classic comedic moment from the Merry Master of Mirth in his hey day!
Benny Hill: The Complete Megaset™ contains Benny’s raucous 20-year reign over television’s-sketch variety genre, from the naughty...
- 6/4/2012
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
One of the producers (David Schmoeller) behind the hilarious Thor at the Last Bus Stop has gone out on his own to write and direct a film based on two kids who murdered a 3 year old girl. While we don't have many details and the teaser is brief, this looks like it could be a winner is will be premiering at Fantaspoa which is coming soon.
Continue reading...
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- 4/26/2012
- QuietEarth.us
AMC
When you’re a writer who lives in the West, and you have a literary agent in Manhattan, it’s easy for certain things to get lost in translation: a three-hour time difference sometimes means that her phone call wakes me at 5:00 a.m., while my interpretation of a 5:00 p.m. by-closing-time deadline is set to my clock, not hers. The last time my agent came to Idaho, I beseeched her to be careful while scaling the...
When you’re a writer who lives in the West, and you have a literary agent in Manhattan, it’s easy for certain things to get lost in translation: a three-hour time difference sometimes means that her phone call wakes me at 5:00 a.m., while my interpretation of a 5:00 p.m. by-closing-time deadline is set to my clock, not hers. The last time my agent came to Idaho, I beseeched her to be careful while scaling the...
- 4/22/2012
- by Kim Barnes
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
We start the Top 7. You finish the Top 10.
Killing teenagers on-screen is a bloody cash cow of sorts for Hollywood, however strange our desire to watch such events may be. Before the Final Destination films, the killing of meddling kids was usually up to serial killers like Jason Voorhees or Freddy Krueger. Starting in 2000, director James Wong introduced a new, elusive serial killer to teenagers – Death itself. And instead of being limited by physical capabilities or select iconic weaponry, this villain would be able to destroy its victims in any way it could imagine. Unlike Freddy, this villain would also have the ability to force screws to loosen, or blow something over with a gust of wind.
When deciding upon the “Top 7″ death scenes from the franchise’s five films, one must consider a few things: gruesomeness, memorability, and their importance to the entire philosophy of Death, according to the franchise.
Killing teenagers on-screen is a bloody cash cow of sorts for Hollywood, however strange our desire to watch such events may be. Before the Final Destination films, the killing of meddling kids was usually up to serial killers like Jason Voorhees or Freddy Krueger. Starting in 2000, director James Wong introduced a new, elusive serial killer to teenagers – Death itself. And instead of being limited by physical capabilities or select iconic weaponry, this villain would be able to destroy its victims in any way it could imagine. Unlike Freddy, this villain would also have the ability to force screws to loosen, or blow something over with a gust of wind.
When deciding upon the “Top 7″ death scenes from the franchise’s five films, one must consider a few things: gruesomeness, memorability, and their importance to the entire philosophy of Death, according to the franchise.
- 8/17/2011
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
Release Date: Oct. 4, 2011
Price: DVD $14.98
Studio: Eagle Rock Entertainment
The Hollies serve up a song via the air that they breathe in Look Through Any Window.
The Hollies: Look Through Any Window, 1963–1975, the first official documentary film on the legendary British group, includes 22 full-length performances sourced from television appearances filmed at the time the songs were initially hitting the charts.
Between performances, original band members Graham Nash, Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks and Bobby Elliott share the history of the beloved 1960s rock outfit, whose hits include “Bus Stop,” “Look Through Any Window,” “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother,” “Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)” and the final Top 10 hit, 1974’s “The Air That I Breathe.”
Also in the feature-length movie are performances by The Hollies, from the post-Graham Nash era, featuring Terry Sylvester, along with never-before-released home movies of the group on tour in the 1960s in America,...
Price: DVD $14.98
Studio: Eagle Rock Entertainment
The Hollies serve up a song via the air that they breathe in Look Through Any Window.
The Hollies: Look Through Any Window, 1963–1975, the first official documentary film on the legendary British group, includes 22 full-length performances sourced from television appearances filmed at the time the songs were initially hitting the charts.
Between performances, original band members Graham Nash, Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks and Bobby Elliott share the history of the beloved 1960s rock outfit, whose hits include “Bus Stop,” “Look Through Any Window,” “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother,” “Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)” and the final Top 10 hit, 1974’s “The Air That I Breathe.”
Also in the feature-length movie are performances by The Hollies, from the post-Graham Nash era, featuring Terry Sylvester, along with never-before-released home movies of the group on tour in the 1960s in America,...
- 8/15/2011
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Ahhhhhhhh. After about 20 minutes of trying to figure out why this show is called Traffic Light, I finally got it. At first I thought it was because about half the episode seemed to be taking place in the characters’ cars, and then I wondered if maybe between this and House, some Fox executive just likes naming shows after things he sees on the way to work. (Which got me psyched for the new 2011 fall lineup, including promising new series like Bus Stop and Homeless Guy Scratching His…Oh My God He’s Doing That in Public?!)
Then of course it...
Then of course it...
- 2/9/2011
- by Keith Staskiewicz
- EW.com - PopWatch
If you live in San Francisco, you may have noticed the conspicuous arrival of 72-inch interactive Led screens at your neighborhood bus stop. And if you have taken the time to play with them, you may also have noticed that the screens allow you to play games against people waiting at other bus stops in the city. It's all part of Yahoo's Bus Stop Derby, a massive marketing campaign for the company's mobile apps.
The Bus Stop Derby, produced in partnership with Clear Channel, began this past November with 20 interactive screens scattered across select city bus stops. Most of the bus stops are downtown, but users can represent their neighborhood by selecting it on the screen and playing jumbo-sized version of Yahoo's mobile games against other bus stop lingerers. Games include Chatter Scatter, Snap Happy, and Sport-a-Pult.
So far, North Beach is winning with 160,750 points, and the Mission is trailing close behind with 143,175 points.
The Bus Stop Derby, produced in partnership with Clear Channel, began this past November with 20 interactive screens scattered across select city bus stops. Most of the bus stops are downtown, but users can represent their neighborhood by selecting it on the screen and playing jumbo-sized version of Yahoo's mobile games against other bus stop lingerers. Games include Chatter Scatter, Snap Happy, and Sport-a-Pult.
So far, North Beach is winning with 160,750 points, and the Mission is trailing close behind with 143,175 points.
- 12/21/2010
- by Ariel Schwartz
- Fast Company
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