The final episode of Lost has started up many conversations about what was "real" (everything on the island was real, by the way) and what was "not real" (the flash sideways was some kind of post life reality.) But I have not heard many people bring up this important point about Jack Shepard: He saved the world.
We are lead to believe that without the light shining on the island that the entire world is doomed so when Jack sacrifices his life at the end it is, essentially, to save the world!
I find this to be an extremely important point, especially to those who are saying things like the ending was a "cop-out" or that it was "all just purgatory." These complaints are actually completely off the mark!
The point was that John Locke was right. What happened on the island was important and what Jack did really did save the world. It really was their destiny to be on that island together. In this particular story "faith" was the winner.
I'm actually more like the skeptical Jack of the early seasons myself, I'm someone who places reason far ahead of faith in my own life. But that doesn't mean I can't appreciate the direction of the show or where it went. I think it was good story telling.
And there's another message in the show that's also very important (besides faith and destiny) and one that I can get on board with completely and that's the importance of human connection. It seems like that was the major point of the "flash sideways" story arc. The time these people spent together was extremely important, to the point where they had to get together again in this "post life" reality to remember it together.
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Donnerstag, 27. Mai 2010
First You Get the Money Then You Get the Movie Making Power
It takes hard work, dedication, patience and the ability to listen to advice for an aspiring indie filmmaker to rise up the ranks. There are many talented people that never make it because they rush down a street that leads to a dead end.
Any natural ability and talent someone has for telling a story using moving pictures goes wasted and undiscovered by viewers when ego directs their course of action. Making movies is a bottom line business. Creativity supplies the content, but financial savvy drives the entertainment industry. How do a lot of new moviemakers get tripped up when producing a film?
They move forward without having a funded budget in place. They enter into signed agreements with cast and crew prematurely. The money never materializes as planned and the project never gets off the ground. It is an emotional let down for filmmakers and anyone involved with the project.
The filmmaker stands to lose credibility even if it isn't their fault that the anticipated money to make a movie never comes to be. Investors can pull out last minute for different reasons. It takes time to plan and schedule a production. Financial situations can and do change for movie investors during that time causing money to dry up because shifts in the stock or real estate market etc.
Signed cast and crew can feel resentful because not only is there no longer a paying film gig, but also time was wasted thinking about a movie that never happened. This is worse if they passed up a solid offer to work on another film that did have money to make.
Cast and crew missed out on getting exposure and a payday agreeing to work on movie that was never real in the first place. Without money to support a film production all that remains is a story idea, a screenplay, or an unrealized movie dream.
Only when a movie budget is fully funded should a producer greenlight a film to go into full swing hiring people. Independent film funding falls through more than any screenwriter, producer, actor, crew member or director would like it to.
I had this conversation with Tim Beachum a good friend and post-production fixer. First you get the money. Then you get the movie making power. The first movie is the toughest to find money for because a newcomer to film has no track record or past movies to show. The way around that is to have a strong Internet presence and movie pitch package available. This is indie filmmaker Sid Kali typing JUMP CUT.
Sid Kali takes you inside his life as a filmmaker. Get the scoop on screenwriting, producing, directing, and movie distribution. Visit his blog Slice of Americana Films. Also check out Movie Biz Coach a crisp way to learn the ins and outs of the movie business.
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Any natural ability and talent someone has for telling a story using moving pictures goes wasted and undiscovered by viewers when ego directs their course of action. Making movies is a bottom line business. Creativity supplies the content, but financial savvy drives the entertainment industry. How do a lot of new moviemakers get tripped up when producing a film?
They move forward without having a funded budget in place. They enter into signed agreements with cast and crew prematurely. The money never materializes as planned and the project never gets off the ground. It is an emotional let down for filmmakers and anyone involved with the project.
The filmmaker stands to lose credibility even if it isn't their fault that the anticipated money to make a movie never comes to be. Investors can pull out last minute for different reasons. It takes time to plan and schedule a production. Financial situations can and do change for movie investors during that time causing money to dry up because shifts in the stock or real estate market etc.
Signed cast and crew can feel resentful because not only is there no longer a paying film gig, but also time was wasted thinking about a movie that never happened. This is worse if they passed up a solid offer to work on another film that did have money to make.
Cast and crew missed out on getting exposure and a payday agreeing to work on movie that was never real in the first place. Without money to support a film production all that remains is a story idea, a screenplay, or an unrealized movie dream.
Only when a movie budget is fully funded should a producer greenlight a film to go into full swing hiring people. Independent film funding falls through more than any screenwriter, producer, actor, crew member or director would like it to.
I had this conversation with Tim Beachum a good friend and post-production fixer. First you get the money. Then you get the movie making power. The first movie is the toughest to find money for because a newcomer to film has no track record or past movies to show. The way around that is to have a strong Internet presence and movie pitch package available. This is indie filmmaker Sid Kali typing JUMP CUT.
Sid Kali takes you inside his life as a filmmaker. Get the scoop on screenwriting, producing, directing, and movie distribution. Visit his blog Slice of Americana Films. Also check out Movie Biz Coach a crisp way to learn the ins and outs of the movie business.
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Bette Davis in Now Voyager - A Classic Early Depiction of Feminism
Now, Voyager was made in 1942 and starred the impeccable Bette Davis and Paul Henreid. The movie is adapted from the original novel written by Olive Higgins Prouty, with a wonderful screenplay written by Casey Robinson.
The Story
Bette Davis stars in this classic early depiction of feminism and mental illness as Charlotte Vale, the daughter of a very prestigious Boston family with a controlling aristocratic mother who imposes a great deal of emotional and mental abuse upon Charlotte. As a result of this abuse Charlotte has broken down emotionally; completely losing her self-confidence.
While Charlotte wrestles with the depression and anxiety that stem from her mothers abuses, she is introduced to Dr. Jaquith a psychiatrist played by Claude Rains. He suggests that she leave the oppressive environment created by her mother and live in a sanitarium.
While in the sanitarium, Charlotte gradually becomes more independent and self-assured. So much so that she decides to take a cruise to South America before returning home.
Charlotte's new attitude allows her to display great charm, beauty and confidence. This is exactly what causes fellow passenger Jerry Durrance to take notice. Although Jerry is already married to a very jealous and dominant woman and only stays with her because of his daughter, Tina, he falls madly in love with Charlotte after they spend five days together on an island in South America as a result of a freak car accident.
They both agree to end their affair after leaving the island and Charlotte heads back to Boston. Arriving home, her entire family is in awe of her new found confidence, and her mother, in an effort to regain control over her daughter, uses guilt as a weapon in an effort to get Charlotte to marry one of the wealthiest widowers in Boston.
Charlotte refuses her mother stating "I am not in love with him," enraging her mother so much that she suffers a heart attack.
After the death of her mother, Charlotte, distraught and guilt ridden, returns to the sanitarium where she takes Jerry's daughter Tina under her wing. The two have the major commonalities of being unloved and unwanted by their mothers.
Charlotte overcomes the many obstacles of her life; finding a new lease on love, happiness, and family. This would never have happened without the love of Jerry, Tina, and Dr. Jaquith.
In Conclusion
Bette Davis won a Best Actress nomination for this role, and even though she didn't win the Oscar, it proved once again that her acting abilities, and versatility have justifiably made her one of the eras biggest and most respected stars.
With a peek into early feminism, Bette Davis proves in Now, Voyager that a woman's rediscovery of herself and her independence is not only possible, it's imperative to having a good life. One of her lines, which is rated at #46 in the all time list of famous movie lines, was: "Don't lets ask for the moon......we have the stars".
Bette Davis in Now, Voyager is a definite must see for all classic movie devotees!
Carl DiNello is a Blogger whose passion is Hollywood history and those movies from the 1920's - 1950's that make up this rich history.
Hollywood Movie Memories... Movies to Remember and Discover!
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The Story
Bette Davis stars in this classic early depiction of feminism and mental illness as Charlotte Vale, the daughter of a very prestigious Boston family with a controlling aristocratic mother who imposes a great deal of emotional and mental abuse upon Charlotte. As a result of this abuse Charlotte has broken down emotionally; completely losing her self-confidence.
While Charlotte wrestles with the depression and anxiety that stem from her mothers abuses, she is introduced to Dr. Jaquith a psychiatrist played by Claude Rains. He suggests that she leave the oppressive environment created by her mother and live in a sanitarium.
While in the sanitarium, Charlotte gradually becomes more independent and self-assured. So much so that she decides to take a cruise to South America before returning home.
Charlotte's new attitude allows her to display great charm, beauty and confidence. This is exactly what causes fellow passenger Jerry Durrance to take notice. Although Jerry is already married to a very jealous and dominant woman and only stays with her because of his daughter, Tina, he falls madly in love with Charlotte after they spend five days together on an island in South America as a result of a freak car accident.
They both agree to end their affair after leaving the island and Charlotte heads back to Boston. Arriving home, her entire family is in awe of her new found confidence, and her mother, in an effort to regain control over her daughter, uses guilt as a weapon in an effort to get Charlotte to marry one of the wealthiest widowers in Boston.
Charlotte refuses her mother stating "I am not in love with him," enraging her mother so much that she suffers a heart attack.
After the death of her mother, Charlotte, distraught and guilt ridden, returns to the sanitarium where she takes Jerry's daughter Tina under her wing. The two have the major commonalities of being unloved and unwanted by their mothers.
Charlotte overcomes the many obstacles of her life; finding a new lease on love, happiness, and family. This would never have happened without the love of Jerry, Tina, and Dr. Jaquith.
In Conclusion
Bette Davis won a Best Actress nomination for this role, and even though she didn't win the Oscar, it proved once again that her acting abilities, and versatility have justifiably made her one of the eras biggest and most respected stars.
With a peek into early feminism, Bette Davis proves in Now, Voyager that a woman's rediscovery of herself and her independence is not only possible, it's imperative to having a good life. One of her lines, which is rated at #46 in the all time list of famous movie lines, was: "Don't lets ask for the moon......we have the stars".
Bette Davis in Now, Voyager is a definite must see for all classic movie devotees!
Carl DiNello is a Blogger whose passion is Hollywood history and those movies from the 1920's - 1950's that make up this rich history.
Hollywood Movie Memories... Movies to Remember and Discover!
Enjoy reading more Movie Memories Reel Talent Articles.
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1920's Movie Stars - The Brightest Stars of the 1920's
When most of us think of the era known as the "roaring twenties" we imagine what it must have been like to live during the time of flappers, silent movies, and prohibition. Motion pictures produced during this period pale in comparison to the films that show on our silver screen today.
In the early part of the twenties, films were silent with the possible exception of a piano or organ being played live in the theater as a background to the picture. This all changed with the debut of the "Jazz Singer" in 1927 starring famed entertainer, Al Jolsen.
The most celebrated stars of the silent era were Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Greta Garbo. All three created magic on the silent screen and more than lived up to their legendary reputations made during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Deservedly, the most honored of these stars is Charlie Chaplin. The multi-talented Chaplin was both a wonderful actor and a brilliant director. In 1914 Chaplin appeared in his very first silent film "Making a Living" and continued to make many more successful silent films until the invention of "talkies." Chaplin disliked talking pictures, but successfully made the transition from silent to sound pictures. Not all silent era stars were able to successfully make the change. For many of them sound brought only silence.
Buster Keaton was also very popular in both America and many other countries of the world. Keaton was recognized as a comedic actor, but like Chaplin was also a brilliant director. His trademark was always demonstrating a stoic face no matter what the circumstances of a scene.
His career began in 1917 playing a gag man and he co-stared in a great many movies including " Cops" (1920), "The Play House" (1921), and "One Week" (1920). The success of these movies and the public's love of his characterizations earned him a spot among the top three film stars of the silent era.
Greta Garbo was the silent screens glamor queen and one of the most popular stars of both the silent and sound era. Her most popular silent movies were made with co-star John Gilbert, whom she had an off-camera affair with that provided her a great deal of press. Audiences couldn't get enough of their romantic chemistry on screen, magazines couldn't stop writing about their affair, and gossip columnists had a field day reporting on their relationship.
They made their first silent movie together called "Flesh and the Devil" in 1927, and despite their rocky romance on and off screen, they continued on to make the films "Love" in 1927 and " A Woman of Affairs in 1928. There seemed to be some irony in the pictures titles.
Garbo received significant voice training in an effort to reduce her Swedish accent, and as a result, she too was able to make the transition from silent films to talkies very successfully. She acted in the classic films "Grand Hotel" (1932), "Anna Karenina" (1935), and the well known anti-communist movie "Ninotchka" in 1939. Her final film before retiring from Hollywood was in 1941. From that point on she lived a secluded life in New York until her death in April of 1990.
These three great stars have carved a permanent place for themselves in the history of motion pictures, and their names are often the first ones mentioned when discussing 1920's movie stars.
Carl DiNello is a Blogger whose passion is Hollywood history and those movies from the 1920's - 1950's that make up this rich history.
Hollywood Movie Memories... Movies to Remember and Discover!
Enjoy reading more Hollywood History Articles.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Carl_DiNello
In the early part of the twenties, films were silent with the possible exception of a piano or organ being played live in the theater as a background to the picture. This all changed with the debut of the "Jazz Singer" in 1927 starring famed entertainer, Al Jolsen.
The most celebrated stars of the silent era were Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Greta Garbo. All three created magic on the silent screen and more than lived up to their legendary reputations made during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Deservedly, the most honored of these stars is Charlie Chaplin. The multi-talented Chaplin was both a wonderful actor and a brilliant director. In 1914 Chaplin appeared in his very first silent film "Making a Living" and continued to make many more successful silent films until the invention of "talkies." Chaplin disliked talking pictures, but successfully made the transition from silent to sound pictures. Not all silent era stars were able to successfully make the change. For many of them sound brought only silence.
Buster Keaton was also very popular in both America and many other countries of the world. Keaton was recognized as a comedic actor, but like Chaplin was also a brilliant director. His trademark was always demonstrating a stoic face no matter what the circumstances of a scene.
His career began in 1917 playing a gag man and he co-stared in a great many movies including " Cops" (1920), "The Play House" (1921), and "One Week" (1920). The success of these movies and the public's love of his characterizations earned him a spot among the top three film stars of the silent era.
Greta Garbo was the silent screens glamor queen and one of the most popular stars of both the silent and sound era. Her most popular silent movies were made with co-star John Gilbert, whom she had an off-camera affair with that provided her a great deal of press. Audiences couldn't get enough of their romantic chemistry on screen, magazines couldn't stop writing about their affair, and gossip columnists had a field day reporting on their relationship.
They made their first silent movie together called "Flesh and the Devil" in 1927, and despite their rocky romance on and off screen, they continued on to make the films "Love" in 1927 and " A Woman of Affairs in 1928. There seemed to be some irony in the pictures titles.
Garbo received significant voice training in an effort to reduce her Swedish accent, and as a result, she too was able to make the transition from silent films to talkies very successfully. She acted in the classic films "Grand Hotel" (1932), "Anna Karenina" (1935), and the well known anti-communist movie "Ninotchka" in 1939. Her final film before retiring from Hollywood was in 1941. From that point on she lived a secluded life in New York until her death in April of 1990.
These three great stars have carved a permanent place for themselves in the history of motion pictures, and their names are often the first ones mentioned when discussing 1920's movie stars.
Carl DiNello is a Blogger whose passion is Hollywood history and those movies from the 1920's - 1950's that make up this rich history.
Hollywood Movie Memories... Movies to Remember and Discover!
Enjoy reading more Hollywood History Articles.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Carl_DiNello
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