Short Screenplay – Rough Sleeper by Stephen M Hunt

September 7, 2016 festreviews Uncategorized

Los Angeles feedback film festival

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Rough Sleeper by Stephen M Hunt

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Becky Shrimpton
CAMERAMAN – Rais Muoi
SID – Sean Ballantyne

Get to know the winning writer:

What is your screenplay about?

A documentary filmmaker pays plenty for a down-and-out’s story.

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

Its a good example of what can be done with just one page.

How would you describe this script in two words?

Surprise ending.

What movie have you watched the most times in your life?

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)

How long have you been working on this screenplay?

It took a day.

How many stories have you written?

2 musicals, 6 stage plays, 5 feature screenplays and 10 short screenplays.

What motivated you to write this screenplay?

I was invited to participate in the LA Feedback Festival.

What obstacles did you face…

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Short Screenplay – Desperate Crossing by Thomas Thorpe

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Desperate Crossing by Thomas Thorpe

SYNOPSIS:

Genre: Historical Thriller

Three sisters are stranded on the coast of Russia. Separated from their husbands, they encounter escaped convicts from the Siberian Gulag.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Becky Shrimpton
ELIZABETH – Laura Darby
VICTORIA – Victoria Urquhart

Get to know the winning writer:

What is your screenplay about?

Three sisters are stranded on the East coast of Russia. Separated from their husbands, they encounter escaped convicts from the Siberian Gulag.

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

Adventure, mystery, true events, cultural history, thriller, suspense, character building.

How would you describe this script in two words?

Historical thriller

What movie have you watched the most times in your life?

Jaws, Star Wars, Hunt for Red October

How long have you been working on this screenplay?

Adapted from my novel, Desperate Crossing. 10 years for…

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Short Screenplay – Vestiges of a Life by Christopher Willis

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Vestiges of a Life by Christopher Willis

SYNOPSIS:

Genre: Drama

The pivotal moment of change in the life of one woman.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Sean Ballantyne
WOMAN – Becky Shrimpton
NEWSCASTER – Rais Muoi

Get to know the winning writer:

What is your screenplay about?

Years ago a young couple was believed to have committed suicide by jumping from the Newport Bridge after the husband was convicted of manslaughter. Their bodies were never recovered. This screenplay presents an alternative explanation and that moment of transition where the Gloria disposes of the last vestiges of her married life and moves on as a different person.

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

There are many women who secretly wish they could move forward in their lives without the baggage of their depraved husband. This movie shows that moment for Gloria Wrigley.

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Short Screenplay – Drac’s Cafe by Scot Walker

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Drac’s Cafe by Scot Walker

SYNOPSIS:

Genre: Fantasy, Comedy

Dracula, Political Correctness and Greenwich Village.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Sean Ballantyne
DRACULA- Lorne Hiro
SERVER – David Straus
GAY VAMP – Rais Muoi

Get to know the winning writer:

What is your screenplay about?

It’s a protest piece shortened from a fifteen minute play that was produced in Washington DC. As a gay man, I’m angry that the US government refused to accept blood donations from gay men and women. This is still sickeningly true after the massacre at the gay nightclub in Orlando—the survivors and friends, husbands, wives of the dead and wounded are barred from donating blood.

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

I’m a retired teacher and a long time activist—it’s time that people become more aware of issues affecting their GLBTQ friends and neighbors.

How would…

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Winning Short Screenplay: APOLLO, THE SUN GOD by Scot Walker

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APOLLO, THE SUN GOD by Scot Walker

Performed by actor Geoff Mays

Get to know the winning writer:

1. What is your screenplay about?

The year is 2016 and Apollo, the Sun god, who has just been retired by his old man, Zeus, after driving the sun around earth 912,500 times, reflecting on his life (and yes, the earth is still the center of the universe, that’s why it circles us as any fool could tell you. . . and one just did!)

2. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

It’s perfect as a short film and could be a lead-in for a major Hollywood production, such as THE GODS, Then and Now, starring Keanu Reaves as Apollo.

3. How would you describe this script in two words?

ironically funny

4. What movie have you seen the most times…

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Happy Birthday: Eazy-E (1963–1995)

September 7, 2016 festreviews Happy Birthday Eazy-E (1963–1995), Happy Birthday

Eazy-E (1963–1995)

Born: September 7, 1963 in Compton, California, USA
Died: March 26, 1995 (age 31) in Los Angeles, California, USA

He fathered nine children. He died March 26, 1995 due to complications of pneumonia associated with AIDS.

I would like to turn my own problem into something good that will reach out to all my homeboys, I want to save their asses before it’s too late. I’m not looking to blame anyone except myself.

Happy Birthday: Elia Kazan (1909–2003)

September 7, 2016 festreviews Happy Birthday director, Elia Kazan (1909–2003), Happy Birthday

Elia Kazan (1909–2003)

Born: September 7, 1909 in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]
Died: September 28, 2003 (age 94) in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

His selection for an Honorary Oscar angered many in the filmmaking community on account of his being among the first to cooperate with the House UnAmerican Activities Committee in 1952, which led to the blacklisting that ruined many careers in Hollywood because of their political beliefs, and that Kazan had publicly stated that he had no regrets for that action. In response, there were loud protests against his selection for the award and some attendees of the awards ceremony, such as Nick Nolte , Ed Harris, stayed in their seats and refused to applaud when he received the award.

[on Marlon Brando] He was deeply rebellious against the bourgeois spirit, the over-ordering of life.

Boomerang
1947
dir. Elia Kazan
starring
Dana Andrews
Lee J. Cobb

A Streetcar Named Desire
1954
dir. Kazan
starring
Marlon Brando
Vivien Leigh

Viva Zapata!
1952
dir. Elia Kazan
Starring
Marlon Brando
Anthony QuinnOn the Waterfront
1954
dir. Kazan
starring
Marlon Brando
Eva Marie SaintA Face in the Crowd
1957
dir. Kazan
Starring
Andy Griffith
Patricia NealSplendor in the Grass
1961
dir. Kazan
starring
Natalie Wood
Warren Beatty

Happy Birthday: Julie Kavner

September 7, 2016 festreviews Happy Birthday actor, Happy Birthday, Julie Kavner

Julie Kavner

Born: September 7, 1950 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Best known as the voice of “Marge Simpson” on the TV show The Simpsons (1989)

When I was trying to come up with the voices for Patty and Selma I asked Jim Brooks what he wanted and he said ‘They suck the joy out of everything’.

CLICK
2006
dir. Frank Coraci
Starring:
Adam Sandler
Kate Beckinsale

The Simpsons Movie
2007
dir. David Silverman
Voices by
Dan Castellaneta
Julie Kavner

Happy Birthday: Peter Lawford (1923–1984)

September 7, 2016 festreviews Happy Birthday actor, Happy Birthday, Peter Lawford (1923–1984)

Peter Lawford (1923–1984)

Born: September 7, 1923 in London, England, UK
Died: December 24, 1984 (age 61) in Los Angeles, California, USA

Married to: Patricia Seaton (5 July 1984 – 24 December 1984) (his death)
Deborah Gould (25 June 1976 – 1977) (divorced)
Mary Rowan (30 October 1971 – 2 January 1975) (divorced)
Patricia Kennedy (24 April 1954 – 1 February 1966) (divorced) (4 children)

[on his disillusionment with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where he made his first films] Metro was really a star-builder, no doubt about that. You were wrapped in cotton wool. I was encouraged to emulate Robert Taylor, who came to the studio every day of his life in a pinstripe suit and pressed shirt with a pin through the collar. They were very high on pins through the collar.

Advise and Consent
1962
dir. Otto Preminger
starring
Fonda
Burgess Meridith

IT SHOULD HAPPEN TO YOU
1954
dir. George Cukor
Starring:
Judy Holliday
Peter Lawford

THE LONGEST DAY
1962
dir. Ken Annakin
Andrew Marton
Bernhard Wicki

Happy Birthday: W. Earl Brown

September 7, 2016 festreviews Happy Birthday actor, Happy Birthday, W. Earl Brown

W. Earl Brown

Born: September 7, 1963 in Murray, Kentucky, USA

Married to:
Carrie Paschall (1 July 1989 – present) (1 child)

(On landing There’s Something About Mary) You know, you do this so long, and you get so much fucking rejection. And even when you get accepted, still there’s a caveat that you might get dumped. That was just one of those kismet things. I worked out at the gym with Lin Shaye. Gary Ushino was a camera assistant who had shot Scream and New Nightmare and Vampire In Brooklyn. Gary had been hired out for this miniseries I was doing called Bella Mafia, where Jennifer Tilly was my wife. We started making fun of the script, playing it tongue in cheek. The director loved it, because it gave some levity to the seriousness. I don’t want to say that we became the clowns, but our relationship was a little different. One day Gary goes, “Man, you’re funny! I’ve never seen you do comedy. I’m doing this new Farrelly Brothers movie. It’s called There’s Something About Mary. It’s the funniest thing I’ve ever read.” At the gym that weekend, I’m on the Stairmaster next to Lin Shaye. “So what are you doing now?” She said, “Have you seen Dumb And Dumber?” I said, “Of course I did.” She said, “The Farrelly Brothers are doing this new movie. It’s called There’s Something About Mary. It’s the funniest thing I’ve ever read.” So I tracked the script down.