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Happy Birthday: Adam Sandler

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adamsandler.jpgAdam Sandler

Born: September 9, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Married to: Jackie Sandler (22 June 2003 – present) (2 children)

To be honest with you, when I got into this I never thought about reviews. I never thought about what people would say about me. I was just a young guy who was excited to become a comedian and an actor and I just wanted to get to do what I got to do.

Punch Drunk Love
2002
dir. PT Anderson
starring
Sandler
Emily Watson		 Grown Ups Movie PosterGrown Ups
dir. Dennis Dugan
Stars
Adam Sandler
Salma Hayek
Anger ManagementAnger Management
2003
dir. by Peter Segal
starring
Sandler
Nicholson		 REIGN OVER MEReign Over Me
2007
dir. James Wang
Starring
Sandler
Don Cheadle
I Now Pronounce you Chuck and Larry
2007
dir. Dennis Dugan
Starring
Adam Sandler
Kevin James		 Bedtime StoriesBedtime Stories
2008
dir. Adam Shankman
Starring
Sandler
Keri Russell
You Don't Mess with the ZohanYou Don’t Mess with the Zohan
2008
Directed by Dennis Dugan
Starring
Sandler
John Turturro		 FUNNY PEOPLEFUNNY PEOPLE
2009
dir. Judd Apatow
Starring
Adam Sandler
Seth Rogan
Leslie Mann
MOVIE POSTERJACK AND JILL
dir. Dennis Dugan
Stars:
Adam Sandler
Katie Holmes		 MOVIE POSTERBLENDED
2014
dir. Frank Coraci
Stars:
Adam Sandler
Drew Barrymore
JUST GO WITH IT
dir. Dennis Dugan
Stars:
Adam Sandler
Jennifer Aniston		 movie posterCLICK
2006
dir. Frank Coraci
Starring:
Adam Sandler
Kate Beckinsale		 MOVIE POSTERTHAT’S MY BOY
dir. Sean Anders
John Morris
Stars:
Adam Sandler
Andy Samberg		 MOVIE POSTERHOTEL TRANSYLVANIA
dir. Genndy Tartakovsky
Stars:
Adam Sandler
Kevin James
movie posterTHE WATERBOY
1998
dir. Frank Coraci
Stars:
Adam Sandler
Kathy Bates		 movie posterTHE LONGEST YARD
2005
dir. Peter Segal
Stars:
Adam Sandler
Burt Reynolds		 MOVIE POSTERGROWN UPS 2
2013
dir. Dennis Dugan
Stars:
Adam Sandler
Kevin James

 

FEEDBACK Female Film Festival (FFFF)

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The FEEDBACK Female Film Festival (FFFF) was created for women filmmakers and screenwriters. The goal is to showcased the best of female talent in film & TV from around the world.

Film Festival takes place twice a year. Next Festival is December 29, 2016
Screenplay Festival takes place monthly.

Festival takes place at the Revue LA Live Cinemas in downtown Los Angeles

Submit your Film via FilmFreeway:

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The irony of this festival is that its goal is to not be around in 5 years time. To eventually not be relevant because there is zero need to have a festival geared for female talent and female stories because the stories presented in Hollywood and around the world are a balanced showcase of the human experience from both sexes.

Our goal is to achieve a lot of success and then fold into oblivion simply because there is no need for this…

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Read Director Interviews from the August 2016 Film Festivals

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Interview with Filmmaker Veronique Vanblaere (BOTTOMLESS)

I got to be a fly on the wall. Seeing and hearing people talking about my film while I could not be there was not only a “voyeuristic” treat, but provided fantastic constructive feedback on my work. I do not know of a festival that provides this type of experience for their filmmakers.

Interview with Filmmaker Oscar Lewis (1916)

I was very touched. I’m not sure how to properly express this, but what I appreciated above all else is the fact that it was understood – I mean really understood – more so than anything anyone had said about it before or since. I made this film because I wanted to explain how you often don’t realise when something life changing is happening. And that memory is fragmented and imperfect like a ‘bad flick book’. I thought that was a very good observation. The fact that…

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#startrek50 – Star Trek at 50. Read reviews of Star Trek films.

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Star Trek
2009
Directed by
Abrams
Starring
Chris Pine
Zachary Quinto		MOVIE POSTERSTAR TREK INTO DARKNESS
2013
dir. J.J. Abrams
Stars:
Chris Pine
Zachary Quinto
Star Trek: The Motion PictureStar Trek: The Motion Picture
1979
dir. Robert Wise
Starring
William Shatner
Nimoy		THE WRATH OF KHANThe Wrath of Khan: Star Trek II
1982
dir. Nicholas Meyer
Starring
William Shatner
Nimoy
THE SEARCH FOR SPOCKThe Search for Spock: Star Trek III
1984
dir. Nimoy
Starring
William Shatner
Nimoy		STAR TREK IVStar Trek IV
1986
dir. Nimoy
Starring
William Shatner
Leonard Nimoy
STAR TREK VStar Trek V: The Final Frontier
1989
dir. William Shatner
Starring
William Shatner
Leonard Nimoy		STAR TREK VIStar Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991
dir. Nicholas Meyer
Starring: William Shatner
WILLIAM SHATNER
See the best of the actor!		 LEONARD NIMOY
See the best of the actor!
JJ ABRAMS
See the best of the director!		 ZOE SALDANA
See the best of the actor!
GEORGE TAKEI
See the best of the actor!		 DAVID WARNER
See the best…

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Read Best of Interviews with Sound Designers

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Read the best of interviews with some of the top Sound Designers in the movies today:

https://matthewtoffolo.com/category/sound-in-film/

Interview with Kami Asgar, Oscar Nominated Sound Editor

You spend so much time with every film that they are so much a part of you. There is moments in every film that challenge you, and you have to creatively find a way to overcome them. So there is moments that make you proud to have worked on. But as an entire package my personal favorite sound job is The Passion of the Christ. We spent almost nine months working on creating that world through sound.

Interview with Composer/Vocalist Dominic Lewis (Money Monster, Batman v Superman)

Normally its between 2-3 months for a feature. The last couple of movies have been a lot shorter than that. The usual process is that I’ll receive a cut of the movie (normally as its still being edited) and there…

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Read TIFF 2016 Movie Reviews:

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Read best of TIFF 2016 Movie Reviews

INTERCHANGE (Malaysia/Indonesia 2016) ***

GAZA SURF CLUB (Germany 2016) ***

MOONLIGHT (USA 2016) ***

LONG EXCUSES (Japan 2016)

WE ARE NEVER ALONE (Czech/France 2016) ***1/2

THE SALESMAN (Iran/France 2016) ***

IN THE BLOOD (I BLODET )(Denmark 2016) ***

BEAUTIES OF THE NIGHT (BELLAS DE NOCHE) (Mexico 2016)

JESUS (Chile/Germany/Greece 2016) ***

THE WEDDING RING (Niger/ Burkina Faso / France 2016)

HELLO DESTROYER (Canada 2016)

THE HAPPIEST DAY IN THE LIFE OF OLLI MAKI (Finland/Sweden/Germany 2016) ****

I CALLED HIM MORGAN (Sweden/USA 2016) ***

FIXEUR (THE FIXER)(Romania/France 2016) ****

MA’ ROSA (Philippines 2016) ****

THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS (UK 2016)

FIRE AT SEA (Fuocoammare) (France/Italy 2016) ***

SAND STORM (Israel 2016) ***

SAMI BLOOD (SAME BLOD) (Sweden/Denmark/Norway 2016) ****

IXCANUL (VOLCANO) (Guatemala, France 2015) ***1/2

ZOOLOGY (Russia/France/Germany 2016) ****

CHRISTINE (USA 2016) *** Directed by Antonio Campos

ELLE, Director Paul Verhoeven

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Died Today (September 8th): Zero Mostel (1915–1977)

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zeromostel.jpgZero Mostel (1915–1977)

Born: February 28, 1915 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: September 8, 1977 (age 62) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Married to:
Kathryn Harkin (2 July 1944 – 8 September 1977) (his death) (2 children)

[Commenting on Jim Henson’s Muppets:] “He has the best possible actors. If you have a disagreement with them, you can always use them to wash your car.”

If people know your name, you’re famous. If they only know your face, it doesn’t count. It’s the name. One reason I became Zero was so if I accomplished only a middle level of fame, I still wouldn’t be a zero. If you know my name, how can I be a zero? Smart, huh?

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966
dir. Ricard Lester
Starring
Mostel
THE PRODUCERSThe Producers
1968
dir. Mel Brooks
starring
Gene Wilder
Mostel
Watership Down
1978
dir. Martin Rosen
Starring
John Hurt
Richard Briers
Best BoyBest Boy
1979
dir. Ira Wohl
Cast
Mostel
Philip Wohl

Died Today (September 8th): Dorothy Dandridge (1922–1965)

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dorothydandridge.jpgDorothy Dandridge (1922–1965)

Born: November 9, 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died: September 8, 1965 (age 42) in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

It [prejudice] is such a waste. It makes you logy and half-alive. It gives you nothing. It takes away.

If I were white, I could capture the world.

CARMEN JONESCARMEN JONES
1954
dir. Otto Preminger
Starring:
Harry Belafonte
Dorothy Dandridge

 

Happy Birthday: Kimberly Peirce

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kimberlypeirce.jpg Kimberly Peirce

Born: September 8, 1967 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

You talk to any director, it’s tough. It’s tough to make movies that you love.

I like to go for the reality, I like to go for what’s underneath. And I don’t even judge it. But that isn’t what all Hollywood movies are. That’s an example where my success in Boys Don’t Cry (1999) brought me this great Hollywood career and all these offers that I really appreciate, but I really have a very particular thing that I like doing. I love real emotion, I love real drama.

CARRIE
2013
dir. Kimberly Peirce
Stars:
Chloe Grace Moretz
Julianne Moore

Stop-LossStop-Loss
2008
Directed by Kimberly Peirce
Starring
Ryan Phillippe
Levitt

 

Happy Birthday: Brad Silberling

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bradsilberling.jpgBrad Silberling

Born: September 8, 1963 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Married to: Amy Brenneman (30 September 1995 – present) (2 children)

Wrote and directed the 2002 film Moonlight Mile (2002) based on his own experiences after the tragic murder of his girlfriend, actress Rebecca Schaeffer, in 1989.

CITY OF ANGELS
1998
dir. Brad Silberling
Starring:
Nicholas Cage
Meg Ryan
LAND OF THE LOST Movie PosterLand of the Lost
2009
dir. Brad Silberling
Starring
Ferrell
Danny McBride