August 2016 – Read the best of Feature Film Pitches from all over the world:

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Deadline: Screenplay Festival – Get FULL FEEDBACK. Get script performed by professional actors
http://www.wildsound.ca/screenplaycontest.html

 Read the best of Feature Film Pitches from all over the world:

THE BLACK FOREST HAM, by Matthew Heinze
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/the_black_forest_ham_by_matthew_heinze.html

HER DAGUERREOTYPE, by Jim Starr
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/her_daguerreotype_by_jim_starr.html

BLUE COVE DAY, by John Robert Jolley
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/blue_cove_day_by_john_robert_jolley.html

THE PREY, by Luca Alfaroli
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/the_prey_by_luca_alfaroli.html

FOXHUNT, by Emily Schooley
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/foxhunt_by_emily_schooley.html

HOLY-WAR, by Joseph D. Shellim
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/holy-war_by_joseph_d_shellim.html

DREXLER, by Carlton L. Winston
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/drexler_by_carlton_l_winston.html

O CRY AFRIKA, by William Teller
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/o_cry_afrika_by_william_teller.html

THE CANCUN INCIDENT, by Lynn Winiarczyk
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/the_cancun_incident_by_lynn_winiarczyk.html

BHUNDU, by Tawanda Mudokwenyu
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/bhundu_by_tawanda_mudokwenyu.html

SHADOW BROTHER, by George Tysley
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/shadow_brother_by_george_tysley.html

SALVAGE AND RECEOVERY THE HEIST, by Lynn Winiarczykt
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/salvage_and_recovery_the_heist_by_lynn_winiarczykt.html

CARROW, by Kimberly Tompkins
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/carrow_by_kimberly_tompkins.html

BLOTEFLY, by Vaughn Jennings-White
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/blotefly_by_vaughn_jennings-white.html

THE ANTI-CHRIST, by Thomas Williams
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/the_anti-christ_by_thomas_williams.html

TWO FINS ON A FISH, by Kent Flaagan
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/two_fins_on_a_fish_by_kent_flaagan.html

CALLALOO AND COLLARD GREENS, by Chrisana Noel-Paul
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/callaloo_and_collard_greens_by_chrisana_noel-paul.html

ASCENT FUSION, by Ruslan Tlif
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/ascent_fusion_by_ruslan_tlif.html

NILE, by Peter Mbulo
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/nile_by_peter_mbulo.html

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Today’s Quote: Star Trek Beyond editor Greg D’Auria (on editing)

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We’re telling stories. Every scene is a piece of that tapestry. Every shot is like a thread in that tapestry. How do those individual threads work best to tell the story of that scene? What are the objectives of that scene? That’s what I’m trying to figure out. I hope to take an audience on a ride when I cut action. I think the best way to do that is by keeping track of the characters in the midst of whatever action is going on. What are they doing in the scene? How are they reacting? If you connect the audience to the characters, it becomes an immersive experience. I think every film, doesn’t matter what genre, succeeds when it gets to that level.

– Greg D’Auria. On his editing process.

Read the entire interview with the editor at http://www.matthew toffolo.com

Interview with Editor Greg D’Auria (Star Trek Beyond, Fast…

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Happy Birthday: Alejandro G. Iñárritu

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alejandroginarrituAlejandro G. Iñárritu

Born: August 15, 1963 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

4 time Oscar winner. Twice for Directing (Birdman, The Revelant).

His six feature films-Amores Perros (2000), 21 Grams (2003), Babel (2006) (comprising the “Death Trilogy”), Biutiful (2010), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014), and The Revenant (2015)-have garnered critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including Academy Award nominations and wins. In 2015, Iñárritu won the Academy Award for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Picture for Birdman. The following year, he won the Academy Award for Best Director for The Revenant, making him the third director to win back to back Academy Awards, and the first since 1950.

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Happy Birthday: Debra Messing

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debramessing.jpgDebra Messing

Born: August 15, 1968 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

“He’s the best human being I know, he makes me a better person every day. I’m never happier than when I’m with him.” – Said about her husband Daniel in a Cosmopolitan interview: 2000.

Lucky You
2007
dir. Curtis Hanson
Starring
Eric Bana
Drew Barrymore
Robert Duvall
Nothing Like the HolidaysNothing Like the Holidays
2008
dir. Alfredo De Villa
Starring
Alfred Molina
Elizabeth Pena
THE WOMAN
ESSAY on the FILM

2008
dir. Diane English
Starring
Meg Ryan
Annette Bening
movie reviewsTHE WEDDING DATE
2005
dir. Clare Kilner
Stars:
Debra Messing
Dermot Mulroney
MOVIE POSTEROPEN SEASON
2006
dir. Roger Allers
Jill Culton
Stars:
Ashton Kutcher

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Happy Birthday: Anthony Anderson

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anthonyanderson.jpgAnthony Anderson

Born: August 15, 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA

(in 2006, about The Departed (2006)] Working with [Martin Scorsese] is a dream come true and we’re just having a ball, Just how he commands a set . . . But we are staying true to the original film. We shot in New York for a couple of months, and then we’ve been in Boston the last three weeks, and then we’re coming back to New York through the first week of September. So it’s just a nice ride right now.

scream 4SCREAM 4
dir. Wes Craven
Stars:
Neve Campbell
Courteney Cox
TRANSFORMERSTransformers
2007
dir. Bay
Starring
Shia LaBeouf
Megan Fox
The Departed
2006
dir. Martin Scorsese
Starring
Damon
Leonardo DiCaprio
MOVIE POSTERTHE BIG YEAR
dir. David Frankel
Stars:
Owen Wilson
Jack Black
TV POSTERGUYS WITH KIDS
Review of the 2012 comedy
MOVIE POSTERSCARY MOVIE 4
2006
dir. David Zucker
Stars:
Anna Faris

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Happy Birthday: Zeljko Ivanek

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zeljkoivanekZeljko Ivanek

Born: August 15, 1957 in Ljubljana, Slovenia

[Interview for “Films in Review” in 1985] There’s a thrill in performance on the stage that you don’t get in a movie. There’s a feeling that you are communicating something to an audience that you just don’t have during take 16 on a sound stage. A year later you see it on a screen and feel frustrated about things you’ve missed. Why didn’t I do this? Why didn’t I do that?

TV POSTERTHE MOB DOCTOR
Review of the 2012 drama
IN BRUGESIn Bruges
dir. Martin McDonagh
Starring
Farrell
Paul Gleason

MOVIE POSTERTHE WORDS
2012
dir. Brian Klugman
Lee Sternthal
Stars:
Bradley Cooper
Dennis Quaid
24Best of TRUE BLOOD TV series
THE BOURNE LEGACY
dir. Tony Gilroy
Stars:
Jeremy Renner
Rachel Weisz
MOVIE POSTERTOWER HEIST
dir. Brett Ratner
Stars:
Eddie Murphy
Ben Stiller
MOVIE POSTERARGO
dir. Ben Affleck
Stars:
Ben Affleck
Bryan Cranston
MOVIE POSTERSEVEN PSYCHOPATHS
Stars:
Colin…

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Happy Birthday: Zeljko Ivanek

zeljkoivanekZeljko Ivanek

Born: August 15, 1957 in Ljubljana, Slovenia

[Interview for “Films in Review” in 1985] There’s a thrill in performance on the stage that you don’t get in a movie. There’s a feeling that you are communicating something to an audience that you just don’t have during take 16 on a sound stage. A year later you see it on a screen and feel frustrated about things you’ve missed. Why didn’t I do this? Why didn’t I do that?

TV POSTERTHE MOB DOCTOR
Review of the 2012 drama
IN BRUGESIn Bruges
dir. Martin McDonagh
Starring
Farrell
Paul Gleason

MOVIE POSTERTHE WORDS
2012
dir. Brian Klugman
Lee Sternthal
Stars:
Bradley Cooper
Dennis Quaid
24Best of TRUE BLOOD TV series
THE BOURNE LEGACY
dir. Tony Gilroy
Stars:
Jeremy Renner
Rachel Weisz
MOVIE POSTERTOWER HEIST
dir. Brett Ratner
Stars:
Eddie Murphy
Ben Stiller
MOVIE POSTERARGO
dir. Ben Affleck
Stars:
Ben Affleck
Bryan Cranston
MOVIE POSTERSEVEN PSYCHOPATHS
Stars:
Colin Farrell
Woody Harrelson
TV POSTERTHE WEST WING season 5
Showrunner John Wells
TV POSTER24 SEASON 1
Reviews of every episode
Live Free of Die Hard
2007
dir. Len Wiseman
Starring
Willis
Justin Long
24Best of 24 TV show BLACK HAWK DOWNBlack Hawk Down
2001
dir. Scott
Starring
Ewan McGregor
Josh Harnett
UNFAITHFULUnfaithful
2002
dir. Adrian Lyne
Cast
Richard Gere
Diane Lane
actorDAMAGES Season 1
Starring:
Glenn Close
Rose Byrne
actorDAMAGES Season 2
Starring:
Timothy Olyphant
Marcia Gay Harden
actorDAMAGES Season 3
Starring:
Martin Short
Tate Donovan
nudeBANSHEE Season 2
2014
Starring:
Zeljko Ivanek
Antony Starr
MOVIE POSTERTHE HOAX
2006
dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Stars:
Richard Gere
Alfred Molina

 

Happy Birthday: Anthony Anderson

anthonyanderson.jpgAnthony Anderson

Born: August 15, 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA

(in 2006, about The Departed (2006)] Working with [Martin Scorsese] is a dream come true and we’re just having a ball, Just how he commands a set . . . But we are staying true to the original film. We shot in New York for a couple of months, and then we’ve been in Boston the last three weeks, and then we’re coming back to New York through the first week of September. So it’s just a nice ride right now.

scream 4SCREAM 4
dir. Wes Craven
Stars:
Neve Campbell
Courteney Cox
TRANSFORMERSTransformers
2007
dir. Bay
Starring
Shia LaBeouf
Megan Fox
The Departed
2006
dir. Martin Scorsese
Starring
Damon
Leonardo DiCaprio
MOVIE POSTERTHE BIG YEAR
dir. David Frankel
Stars:
Owen Wilson
Jack Black
TV POSTERGUYS WITH KIDS
Review of the 2012 comedy
MOVIE POSTERSCARY MOVIE 4
2006
dir. David Zucker
Stars:
Anna Faris
Regina Hall

 

Happy Birthday: Debra Messing

debramessing.jpgDebra Messing

Born: August 15, 1968 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

“He’s the best human being I know, he makes me a better person every day. I’m never happier than when I’m with him.” – Said about her husband Daniel in a Cosmopolitan interview: 2000.

Lucky You
2007
dir. Curtis Hanson
Starring
Eric Bana
Drew Barrymore
Robert Duvall
Nothing Like the HolidaysNothing Like the Holidays
2008
dir. Alfredo De Villa
Starring
Alfred Molina
Elizabeth Pena
THE WOMAN
ESSAY on the FILM

2008
dir. Diane English
Starring
Meg Ryan
Annette Bening
movie reviewsTHE WEDDING DATE
2005
dir. Clare Kilner
Stars:
Debra Messing
Dermot Mulroney
MOVIE POSTEROPEN SEASON
2006
dir. Roger Allers
Jill Culton
Stars:
Ashton Kutcher

 

Happy Birthday: Alejandro G. Iñárritu

alejandroginarrituAlejandro G. Iñárritu

Born: August 15, 1963 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

4 time Oscar winner. Twice for Directing (Birdman, The Revelant).

His six feature films-Amores Perros (2000), 21 Grams (2003), Babel (2006) (comprising the “Death Trilogy”), Biutiful (2010), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014), and The Revenant (2015)-have garnered critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including Academy Award nominations and wins. In 2015, Iñárritu won the Academy Award for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Picture for Birdman. The following year, he won the Academy Award for Best Director for The Revenant, making him the third director to win back to back Academy Awards, and the first since 1950.