MOVIE FAN CHAT: Breaking Bad, Justified, Tudors, The Road...

Well I don't know what everybody else thought but I thought Breaking Bad was awesome!!!  Did Jesse show his courage and convictions by standing up to the chicken man and his Mafioso sidekick!  I was worried to death about this plan to use the streetwalker to poison the two street thugs, THEN when Jesse was picked up by the two bad guys and driven to remote location, I really thought his time was up!   Especially after the serious talk about "no half measures" to our hero.  I thought Jesse was a goner for sure.  Then when he is taken up for the meeting with all present and realizes he has been sold out by his "partner", did you feel the anger and disgust and the fight to control himself.  How did you like the handshakes forced upon him with the two thugs.  But if that wasn't shocking enough, then the killing of the 11 year old boy and young brother of Jesse's current girlfriend! 

MOVIE FAN CHAT: The Road and more...

Well, we watched the Road last night.  I had read the book as mentioned earlier and I have to say the book was very intense and frightening to me.  I did not have the same feeling during the movie.  There were good scenes and the backgrounds were good.  But I didn't like the overly sentimental music during the tender scenes.  In the book I was scared the entire time they spent in the "stocked cellar or bomb shelter".  It was a godsend but also a trap if caught there.  The boy's apparent non fear of the horror around them, such as sadistic rapists, murderers, and cannibals, make me a little angry.  I know we should look for goodness in the world but hey, consider the circumstances!!!

MOVIE FAN CHAT: 2012, S.Y.T.Y.C.D etc...

Well as you can see we didn't have much to watch last night so we rented 2012.  Figured it would just be good old fun to watch all the special effects.  Well, as it was just my husband and I, it worked.  I know it was corny, unrealistic, and just plain crazy but it was hypnotic watching all those building, rows of houses, and huge sinkholes going off on cue.  Then in the middle of all the chaos we received a call from a friend who said, Did you see the Special Bulletin just a few minutes ago?  We said no, what was it? 

MOVIE FAN CHAT: HARDCORE HORROR FAN QUESTION!

Years ago I watched as a horror film was finished and the heads of the studio made the director re-cut 15 minutes of the movie - claiming that if he could not explain within the additional footage a backstory on the alien - they did not want the movie because horror fans demand to always know the story behind/about the alien/monster or villain. The director fought to not include the footage - but finally gave in for the studio heads didn't budge on this.

DAY 092: MAKING THE HORROR FILM * * A * *

  DAY 092 of pre-production on the movie we are filming this summer:  where does all the time go  - well - it goes by with all the work. So far - the script - storyboard - and the research on camera/camera formats/camera codecs - and - distribution requirements/paths and strategy - have eaten up all the time. That is what it takes if an actual valid distribution path is desired for your movie. If a valid path to distribution - which involves any type of theatrical run - is not your goal - this article is not for you - continue making movies my friend and following your path for what you want for your movie ;-) But if a "valid limited and/or major theatrical" distribution path is something you want - here is what I can share -  when I sat down with my distribution person - they asked me one simple question - and it's one you should ask yourself BEFORE you make your movie - what do you want - my answer

MOVIE FAN CHAT: Crazy Heart, It's Complicated and more...

Hope all had a fabulous Memorial Day weekend!!  We did.  Didn't do much but enjoyed all the same.  We rented Crazy Heart and Its Complicated.  Enjoyed both.  Jeff Bridges did a brilliant job as the main character.  A very intimate portrayal of the life of a singer on the road, or at least a "has been" once popular but now broke singer who drinks too much, but still travels the circuit, only now it is carnivals, old bars, and fairs, etc.