Happy Birthday: Michael Crichton (1942–2008)

michaelcrichton.jpgMichael Crichton (1942–2008)

Born: October 23, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: November 4, 2008 (age 66) in Los Angeles, California, USA

Married to: Sherri Alexander (May 2005 – 4 November 2008) (his death) (1 child)
Anne-Marie Martin (1987 – 2002) (divorced) (1 child)
Suzanne Childs (22 October 1981 – 30 December 1983) (divorced)
Kathy St. Johns (31 December 1978 – 5 September 1980) (divorced)
Joan Radam (1 January 1965 – 1970) (divorced)

I went to a museum and they had this sideshow. There was a little boy who couldn’t have been more than six. His feet didn’t even touch the ground. Each time they showed a dinosaur he would shout, “Tyrannosaurus!” “Stegosaurus!”. He did that for an hour and I thought, “What is it about dinosaurs that’s so fascinating?” That’s when I decided to write “Jurassic Park”.

 

 

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Happy Birthday: Ryan Reynolds

ryanreynolds.jpgRyan Reynolds

Born: October 23, 1976 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Married to: Blake Lively (9 September 2012 – present) (1 child)
Scarlett Johansson (27 September 2008 – 1 July 2011) (divorced)

As an actor, you’re always kind of cognizant that you’ll never work again. You always have this lizard-brain fear, always, just under the surface, that this is it. Because you see it. I’ve been fortunate enough to have a 23-year career so far. I’ve watched people come and go and vanish. I’ve watched really talented people never get that invaluable foothold into the industry. So you’re always walking that tightrope of being very grateful that you’re in this position.

Smokin Aces
2006
dir. Joe Carnahan
starring
Reynolds
Ray Liotta
green lanternGREEN LANTERN
dir. Martin Campbell
Stars:
Ryan Reynolds
Blake Lively
X-MEN WOLVERINEX-Men Origins: Wolverine
2009
dir. Gavin Hood
also starring
Hugh Jackman
Liev Schreiber
MOVIE POSTERTHE CHANGE UP
dir. David Dobkin
Stars:
Jason Bateman
Ryan Reynolds
ADVENTURELANDAdventureland
2009
dir. Greg Mottola
also starring
Jesse Eisenberg
Kristen Stewart
movie posterJUST FRIENDS
2005
dir. Roger Kumble
Starring:
Ryan Reynolds
Amy Smart
THE PROPOSALThe Proposal
2009
dir. Anne Fletcher
also starring
Sandra Bullock
Mary Steenburgen
MOVIE POSTERSAFE HOUSE
dir. Daniel Espinosa
Stars:
Denzel Washington
Ryan Reynolds
MOVIE POSTERR.I.P.D.
2013
dir. Robert Schwentke
Stars:
Ryan Reynolds
Jeff Bridges
MOVIE POSTERTHE CROODS
2013
dir. Kirk De Micco
Chris Sanders
Stars:
Nicolas Cage
Ryan Reynolds
MOVIE POSTERTHE CAPTIVE
2014
dir. Atom Egoyan
Stars:
Ryan Reynolds
Scott Speedman
MOVIE POSTERTURBO
2013
dir. David Soren
Stars:
Ryan Reynolds
Paul Giamatti

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Happy Birthday: Emilia Clarke

emiliaclarke.jpgEmilia Clarke

Born: October 23, 1986 in London, England, UK

[on her Game of Thrones (2011) character] I felt for Daenerys. I felt for her situation as a woman. Being in such a male-dominated society, where she was being abused by the men around her–it was that sort of sympathy, I suppose it started off as that. But then as you track her story, the problems that she overcomes and the way that she deals with them with such grace and the way that she deals with them when she has no training. The only thing that she has is herself and her iron will–that’s just a fabulous, incredible side to her character, really. And the fact that you watch her fall in love. You know, she meets the man that she loves more than anything else. She goes through painful events but she is still this strong, independent woman. And I think that, as a female, is what I really connected with.

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MOVIE POSTERDOM HEMINGWAY
2014
dir. Richard Shepard
Stars:
Emilia Clarke
Jude Law
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2013
Created by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss
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Watch the October 2016 Winning 1st Scene Screenplays

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CRIME CYCLE
Written by Donald R. Brown

SYNOPSIS:

Genre: Crime, Thriller, Horror

A seemingly all-American family regularly rent out their guest home as a game to satisfy their urge to kill, but when their most recent tenants arrive they have a new set of plans in store for the sadistic bunch.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Michelle Alexander
MADELINE – Katelyn Varadi
ABIGAIL – Julie C. Sheppard
NATHANIEL – Gabriel Darku
JOSEPH – Rikki Wright
NEWS ANCHOR – Sandy Kellerman

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NIGHT WIND TO BAHIA
Written by Thomas Thorpe

SYNOPSIS:

Genre: Thriller, Mystery

Night wind to Bahia is a thriller about an ailing, penniless nobleman searchng for his wife when he uncovers a blood transfusion plot to kill Brazil’s eight-year old prince, Dom Pedro II. Having secured a vial of Cholera immunizing blood, he must choose either to save his own life, obtain reward for reviving the future leader or rescue…

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Watch the Winning FEATURE Screenplay for October 2016

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CHARLOTTE SOMETIMES
Written by Cate Carson

SYNOPSIS:

Genre: Family, Drama, Fantasy

After losing her mother, a vexed 9 y.o. girl discovers a dream machine hidden in her deaf father’s workshop, but an unexpected friendship with a quirky boy becomes the real cure to her loneliness.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Michelle Alexander
CHARLOTTE – Katelyn Varadi
OLIVER – Gabriel Darku
MS. GRAY – Sandy Kellerman
OLDER CHARLOTTE – Julie C. Sheppard
OLDER OLIVER – Rikki Wright

Get to know the winning writer:

What is your screenplay about?

After losing her mother, a vexed 8 y.o. girl discovers a dream machine hidden in her deaf father’s workshop, but an unexpected friendship with a quirky boy becomes the real cure to her loneliness.

What genres does your screenplay under?

Family/Holiday/Dramedy

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

Everyone experiences grief and everyone needs love to heal. This film is one that…

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Watch the Winning October 2016 SHORT STORY Readings

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Watch the Winning stories performed by actor Michelle Alexander

ACTORSHORT Story – DIRE CIRCUMSTANCES
October 2016 Reading
Written by Alisha M Risen Kent
ACTORSHORT Story – A TOXIC GAME
October 2016 Reading
Written by Marianne Hagadorn
ACTORSHORT Story – TRUE NORTH
October 2016 Reading
Written by Hal Ackerman
ACTORSHORT Story – GOBLIN
October 2016 Reading
Written by J.F. Capps
ACTORSHORT Story – DEAD END JOB
October 2016 Reading
Written by Alice Lacey
ACTORSHORT Story – ASTRONAUTS SWEAR THE THE VIEW IS NEVER DULL
October 2016 Reading
Written by James Hartley
ACTORSHORT Story – IN THE CLEARING
October 2016 Reading
Written by Steve Bensinger
ACTORSHORT Story – TOUCHING MY SPINE
October 2016 Reading
Written by Monique Amado
ACTORSHORT Story – WATERMELON EATING CONTEST
October 2016 Reading
Written by Teri B. Clark
ACTORSHORT Story – DIRE CIRCUMSTANCES
October 2016 Reading
Written by Alisha M Risen Kent

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Director/Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

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Watch the Winning October 2016 SHORT SCREENPLAY Readings

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ACTORLONG SHORT Screenplay – TOGETHER
October 2016 Reading
Written by Jade Syed-Bokhari
ACTORLONG SHORT Screenplay – THE SON, THE FATHER
October 2016 Reading
Written by Lukas Hass
ACTORLONG SHORT Screenplay – NOTE TO SELF
October 2016 Reading
Written by Humayun Mirza
ACTORLONG SHORT Screenplay – CUCKOLD PICASSO
October 2016 Reading
Written by James R. Adams II and Lance Larson
ACTORLONG SHORT Screenplay – THE MIGHTY BIRD
October 2016 Reading
Written by Brian Gililland
ACTORSHORT Screenplay – THE TEACHER
October 2016 Reading
Written by Josh Goodman
ACTORSHORT Screenplay – WHAT’S IN A NAME
October 2016 Reading
Written by Ted Stanley
ACTORSHORT Screenplay – HAPPY LITTLE PILLS
October 2016 Reading
Written by Kennedy Erin
ACTORSHORT Screenplay – SYMPATHY
October 2016 Reading
Written by Steven Sinnenberg
ACTORSHORT Screenplay – THE STRUGGLE
October 2016 Reading
Written by Janice Kennedy
ACTORSHORT Screenplay – THE MIDDLING CLASS
October…

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ACTORBEST SCENE Screenplay – PORT SUDAN
October 2016 Reading
Written by Jack Sherry
ACTORBEST SCENE Screenplay – PARADISE AT MAIN AND ELM
October 2016 Reading
Written by Barry Brennessel
ACTORBEST SCENE Screenplay – LOVE IS NOT LOVE
October 2016 Reading
Written by Stephen Keep Mills
ACTORBEST SCENE Screenplay – THE ACCIDENTAL ANGEL
October 2016 Reading
Written by Oren Weitz

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Director/Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne

Editor: John Johnson

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Happy Birthday: Jan de Bont

jandebont.jpgJan de Bont

Born: October 22, 1943 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

After the huge success of his directorial debut, Speed (1994), Tri-Star offered him their American version of Godzilla (1998). He obtained a script and worked out a budget. Tri-Star rejected the submitted budget (reportedly over $160,000,000) and De Bont left the project which was temporarily shelved.

Was originally set to direct Minority Report (2002), but Steven Spielberg sacked him and took over as director, probably due to the failure of The Haunting (1999).

Speed
1994
dir. Bont
starring
Keannu Reeves
Dennis Hopper
Sandra Bullock
Die Hard
1988
dir. John McTiernan
starring
Bruce Willis
Reginald VelJohnson
LETHAL WEAPON 3Lethal Weapon 3
1992
dir. Richard Donner
Starring
Mel Gibson
Danny Glover
The Haunting 1999The Haunting
1999
dir Bont
starring
Lili Taylor
Owen Wilson
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Happy Birthday: Bill Condon

billcondon.jpgBill Condon

Born: October 22, 1955 in New York City, New York, USA

[on Julian Assange, the central character in his film ‘The Fifth Estate’] He’s clever. He conflates anything that might be critical of him as an attack on WikiLeaks. But he may be surprised at how even-handed a portrait it is. Nobody set out to make some kind of hit job. We want to understand what makes him tick. I came to admire him in many ways.

 

 

THE TWILIGHT SAGA BREAKING DAWN PART 1
dir. Bill Condon
Stars:
Kristen Stewart
Robert Pattinson
MOVIE POSTERTHE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 2
dir. Bill Condon
MOVIE POSTERDREAMGIRLS
2006
dir. Bill Condon
Stars:
Beyonce
Jamie Foxx
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