Happy Birthday: Elizabeth Daily

elizabethdaily.jpgElizabeth Daily

Born: September 11, 1961 in Los Angeles, California, USA

She is an actress, known for Rugrats (1990), Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985) and The Rugrats Movie (1998). She was previously married to Rick Salomon.

Babe
1995
dir. Chris Noonan
starring
James Cromwell
Magda Szubanski
MOVIEBabe: Pig in the City
1998
dir. George Miller
starring
James Cromwell
Magda Szubanski

MY SISTERS KEEPER Movie PosterMy Sister’s Keeper
2009
dir. Nick Cassavetes
Starring
Diaz
Jason Patric
Alec Baldwin

Happy Birthday: Tyler Hoechlin

tylerhoechlin.jpgTyler Hoechlin

Born: September 11, 1987 in Corona, California, USA

He is an actor, known for Road to Perdition (2002), Teen Wolf (2011) and Everybody Wants Some!! (2016).

[on suiting up as Superman for Supergirl (2015)] The first couple of times it definitely took longer to get into. I started to think that Superman’s greatest power was actually being able to just jump into [the suit] as quickly as he does, because it’s not quite as smooth the first couple of times you do it.

Happy Birthday: Matthew Toffolo

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Happy Birthday Matthew – September 10, 2016

Matthew Toffolo is the current CEO of the WILDsound Film and Writing Festival. He had worked for the organization since its inception in 2007 serving as the Short Film Festival’s moderator during the Audience Feedback sessions.

Since takng over full reins of the WILDsound Festival in May 2013, he’s presented over 250 movies at the bi-monthly FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto, plus has had over 400 screenplays and stories performed by professional actors at the weekly Writing Festival.

A director of over 50 short films and TV episodes. In the last year alone, Matthew has directed and produced 14 poetry movies that have all went viral online.

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WATCH PAST FILM FESTIVAL EVENTS Matthew has Moderated

ACTORAUGUST FAMILY/ANIMATION 2016 Film Festival
Watch Audience Feedback Videos from August 25th event
ACTORAUGUST HORROR/THRILLER 2016 Film Festival
Watch Audience…

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Deadline September 12th- 1pg. Screenplay Contest

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The Los Angeles FEEDBACK Festival Presents:

Submit a screenplay that is only 1 page long and have it performed at the Writing Festival by professional actors. Also garner FULL FEEDBACK on your work.

(NOTE: The screenplay submission must be properly formatted.)

 Submit for only $15. Most of the screenplays will be accepted and performed. If there is a beginning/middle/end, and the grammar is sound, we will perform it.

A great way to get your words out there, obtain the Agent you’re looking for or just get your story and work seen by more people. If you win, your story will be seen by 100,000s of people when it’s read online using top professional actors. It’s a rush you’ll never experience in your life seeing it come to life that way.

The RULES are simple:

1. Write a story that is 1pg. maximum. Edit the heck out of it. We accept…

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Deadline September 12th – 1pg. Short Story Contest

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Submit a short story that is only 1 page long (maximum 400 words) and have it performed at the Writing Festival by a professional actor. Also garner FULL FEEDBACK on your work.

 Submit for only $15. Most of the stories will be accepted and performed. If there is a beginning/middle/end, and the grammar is sound, we will perform it.

A great way to get your words out there, obtain the Agent you’re looking for or just get your story seen by more people. If you win, your story will be seen by 100,000s of people when it’s read online using a top professional actor. It’s a rush you’ll never experience in your life seeing it come to life that way.

The RULES are simple:

1. Write a story that is 1pg. maximum. Edit the heck out of it. We accept novels in all genres.

2. Email your story to novels@novelwritingfestival.com

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Press Release – FREE (or PWYL) Comedy/Documentary Toronto Film Festival. Thur. Sept 29nd. 7pm. Carlton

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SPECIAL EVENT: Thursday September 29th. 7pm. Carlton Cinemas. Best of Sci-Fi/Fantasy Short Films from all over the world.

http://www.wildsound.ca/torontofilmfestivals.html

This is easily the best lineup of Comedy/Documentary short films in the world.

RSVP your FEEDBACK Toronto Film Festival seats. FREE or make a donation to the festival. See full details of every film being played. Discover the best of NEW short films from around the world:
http://www.wildsound.ca/torontofilmfestivals.html We have a terrific lineup of films for our special 2016 event. Amazing sci-fi/fantasy short films from Cuba, Iraq, USA, France, Kenya, and Canada. Giving you films from all corners of the world in different genres and formats. Due to the popularity of the festival, we will now be doing 2 events a month. So if you can't make one, you can make the other. Or, for example, if you don't like Family Films - you can attend the Horror Festival! Or, you…

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Best of Interviews with Professional Production Designers

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Read best of Production Designer interviews: https://matthewtoffolo.com/tag/production-design/

Interview with Production Designer Beth Mickle (Drive, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot)

In terms of career growth—I also think designers can make that mental shift of thinking on a smaller scale early in their careers on smaller films, to thinking on a larger scale as projects grow in size. But I think it’s much more difficult for designers to start with thinking on a larger scale, then downsizing their approach and expectations on a smaller project. And as we’ve seen so much lately—some of the highest quality films being made right now are the smaller, independent projects (“Ex Machina”, “12 Years a Slave” to name a few), and if a designer catapults you to doing an $80 million film as his or her first film, downshifting to this smaller budget range can prove to be a difficult maneuver.

Interview with Production Designer Jane Musky (When Harry Met…

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TIFF 2016 Movie Review: THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE

Movie Reviews of films that will be playing at TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) in 2016. Go to TIFF 2016 Movie Reviews and read reviews of films showing at the festival.

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THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE (USA 2016) **
Directed by Andre Ovredal

Starring: Ophelia Lovibond, Emile Hirsch, Brian Cox

Review by Gilbert Seah

Norwegian bad boy Andre Ovredal (THE TROLL HUNTERS) returns with a gruesome horror shocker set in the basement of a house that doubles as a crematory and morgue. It is an old family business of father (Brian Cox) and son (Emile Hirsch), a closely knit family.

The two get along (not unlike most movies that would add tension here) and they help each other out. They have to when the local sheriff brings in a dead body of an unknown woman (they call Jane Doe) for an autopsy.

The story does not make much sense nor the goings-on with the explanations given. Director Ovredal knows how to shock his audience though.

Using false alarms and things that go bump and tinkle in the night, the audience will be scared half to death if not already grossed out. It is also good to see good actors like Cox and Hirsch in a horror film.

Trailer: https://teaser-trailer.com/movie/the-autopsy-of-jane-doe/

Free logline submissions. The Writing Festival network averages over 95,000 unique visitors a day.

Great way to get your story out: http://www.wildsound.ca/logline.html

Deadlines to Submit your Screenplay, Novel, Story, or Poem to the festival:http://www.wildsound.ca

Watch recent Writing Festival Videos. At least 15 winning videos a month: http://www.wildsoundfestival.com

Today’s Top Entertainment News – September 10, 2016

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‘The Woman Who Left,’ ‘Nocturnal Animals’ Top 73rd Venice Film Festival Awards

t’s a good day to be an American in Venice. Tom Ford‘s “Nocturnal Animals” took the grand jury prize at the 73rd annual film festival.

‘Birth of a Nation’ Debuts to Standing Ovation at Toronto Despite Controversy

The Birth of a Nation” received a standing ovation at its Friday night premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, despite ongoing controversy about the college rape trial of Nate Parker.

Box Office: Tom Hanks’ ‘Sully’ Lifts Off With $12 Million Friday

Tom Hanks helped “Sully” land $12.2 million on Friday night at 3,525 locations, as it eyes an opening weekend of about $35 million.

Toronto: Bleecker Street, Participant Nab Andrew Garfield Drama ‘Breathe’

Bleecker Street and Participant Media have nabbed North American rights to “Breathe,” an inspirational true-life medical drama that will be directed by Andy Serkis.

Happy Birthday: Robert Wise (1914–2005)

robertwiseRobert Wise (1914–2005)

Born: September 10, 1914 in Winchester, Indiana, USA
Died: September 14, 2005 (age 91) in Los Angeles, California, USA

Married to:
Millicent Wise (29 January 1977 – 14 September 2005) (his death)
Patricia Doyle (25 May 1942 – 22 September 1975) (her death) (1 child)

[on Julie Andrews] How’s she got to the top? It can not be all just talent. A lot of talented don’t begin to make it the way she has made it. There is a genuineness about her; an unphoniness. She goes right through the camera, on to the film and out to the audience. Julie seems to have been born with the magic gene that comes through on the screen.

MOVIETHE HINDENBURG
1975
dir. Robert Wise
Starring:
George C. Scott
Anne Bancroft
EXECUTIVE SUITEExecutive Suite
1954
dir. Wise
Starring
Holden
Barbara Stanwyck
June Allyson
THE SET-UPThe Set-Up
1949
dir. Wise
Starring
Robert Ryan
Audrey Totter
The Day The Earth Stood Still 1951The Day The Earth Stood Still
1951
dir. Wise
Starring
Michael Rennie
Patricia Neal
Somebody Up There Likes Me
1956
dir. Robert Wise
Cast
Paul Newman
Pier Angeli
The HauntingThe Haunting
1963
dir. Wise
starring
Julie Harris
Claire Brown
WEST SIDE STORYWest Side Story
1961
dir. Wise
Jerome Robbins
Starring
Wood
Richard Beymer
THE SOUND OF MUSICThe Sound of Music
1965
dir. Wise
Starring
Julie Andrews
Christopher Plummer