Eat, Pray, Love

The Eat, Pray, Love trailer has finally been released. After over two years of waiting, fans of the novel and Julia Roberts can finally get a sneak peek at what all of the fuss has been about.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZzmqHJ0gPU

ROMA!

Just returned home from my trip to Rome. It was fantastic. I'm still in a european mindset and watching one of my favorite classics, Roman Holiday.

View Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIFo0txAvuE

Lauren Bacall

I was in the mood to watch some old time flicks today and started with a few of my Lauren Bacall favorites. I think she'll always be one of my favorite actresses.

Here's a clip of her singing from a great film called To Have and to Have Not.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFfuUu5xmMA&feature=related

This movie made me laugh...

FROZEN trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5xNthNKdD0

Another Remake!?!?!

Jennifer Lopez (JLo) is rumored to play Goldie Hawn's character in the rumored up and comming remake of the classic 1987 romantic comedy Overboard.

Full article:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/19/jennifer-lopez-doing-over_n_505647.html?show_comment_id=42666154#comment_42666154,sb=896834,b=facebook

How and Why to Become a Director

An interesting article I found while surfing the web. Ever wonder just how to become a director? How do people get their foot in the door? What do directors do? What's the best advice for an aspiring filmmaker?

I found this article with some really good information and fun facts about the job featuring writer/ director John Dowdle.

Some interesting excerpts:

If a man wants to become a movie director, how should he best prepare? Do you recommend going to film school?

Film school is a great way to jump start a sense of film language. Making shorts and then showing them to people is invaluable in that sense. But I don’t think film school is necessary. I know a lot of very talented directors who learned by just doing it.

I do think it’s important to learn to write, though. Having a good sense of story is invaluable. I believe nothing is more important than that.

How did you personally get your foot in the door of the movie-making business?

I made a movie. And nothing happened. And then I made another movie (“The Dry Spell”). And it got into some festivals and got our names out there a little bit (I say “our” because I work in tandem with my brother Drew). And then we made a third movie (“The Poughkeepsie Tapes”) and it got into the Tribeca Film Festival in 2007, and it caused a bit of a stir. MGM bought it, and a producer named Roy Lee heard of us and offered to let us pitch ideas to him for a remake of the Spanish film REC the same week. We were up against much bigger filmmakers, but we gave it everything we had and got the job. That film became “Quarantine.”

It took me 13 years of destitute poverty to start making a living making films. Before that, it was pretty brutal at times. I was almost evicted a dozen times. I once had to pawn my entire collection of jazz cds so I could take someone out for a business lunch. I once sold my car to make a short. Stuff like that.

HERE'S THE LINK TO THE FULL ARTICLE:

http://artofmanliness.com/2009/05/20/so-you-want-my-job-film-director/

Enough of Duff: Hilary Slated to Play Role Out of Her League

Does anyone remember Hilary Duff? Yes, she was that bubbly little preteen media queen that was the mold for the latest Disney icon: Hannah Montana. Anyways… she has just signed on to play Bonnie Parker in the remake of Bonnie and Clyde. Now, as much as I appreciate her efforts in inspiring a group of baby gap wearing, bubble gum snapping, preteen girls I can’t honestly see her playing BONNIE PARKER! I simply don’t feel that she has the sex appeal, the courage, nor the talent for the role.

It’s a shame to see such a great movie tainted by studios desperately trying to real in audiences with B rated film stars.