Margot Robbie’s superheroine spinoff “Birds of Prey” is landing with a somewhat disappointing $34 million opening weekend at 4,236 North American sites, estimates showed Saturday. The figure deflates hopes that “Birds of Prey” will become a hit. 23 more words
The (mis) adventures of four best friends from vastly different backgrounds who are navigating their love-life and careers in Los Angeles as women of color.
My name is Mary N. Hasavari. I’m a filmmaker with an
international background which includes Norway, Thailand, and
Iran. I explore themes rooted in identity and belonging. At the age of 16, I made my first short film, a documentary about Norwegian Black-metal kids. After graduating with a BA in marketing and an MFA from London Film School, my film Before Spring earned me five nominations at five different film festivals, among them, Oscar-qualifying Bogota Short Film Festival and I received Honorable Mentioning at The Isle of Wight International Film Festival. In 2018 I went through a shadow program at ABC Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recently, I received a Talent Development grant from The Norwegian Film Institute and my feature…
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As if a failing marriage isn’t enough, try being ostracized because of your four academically gifted yet mischevious children.
Twenty-seven Jamaican born aspiring screenwriter
The world we see through our eyes, we share with others through our writing.
After their village is massacred, a peasant family escapes into the woods in a desperate attempt to survive the second wave.
Born and bred in Perth, Western Australia, I am passionate about film and video production and have found any opportunity to create videos, from amateur projects as a young man to my professional work for clients.
I am determined not to let anything stop me and my vision to influence the international film industry.
I wrote this story because in a cruel world there is nothing more scary then people and their beliefs. And so I wanted to see that a family still has chance against such a great ordeal.
A young man (Kichiro Honda) discovers 25 years later that his uncle is not his father. His real parents died in a car accident during the earthquake near the volcano. But his mother was still alive for a while. So he could be born. Then a girl of childhood meets in the train. They fall a little in love with each other during the interview. Later on, they will look at family secrets with sporting tradition. (Ninja Factor, Sasuke). And yet another twist is waiting for them. With their own eyes, they will see that, his girlfriend’s mom. Her mom still loves his uncle. And his girlfriend (Kiku) will have suddenly by car incident. Kiku is fighting for life in the hospital. Kichiro decides to go to Ninja Factor, Sasuke. To raise money to finish the treatment for his girlfriend. (Kiku). The question is: Will he succeed?
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The story takes place just after the Odyssey with Odysseus making the final offer to Poseidon. After that, he goes to consult the Oracle but he discovers that the communication between the world of mortals and the one of Gods is broken.
Meanwhile, some of the kings of Greek city-states – heroes of the Iliad poem – face a supernatural creature that tries to kill them. The plot creates a mystery around Greece’s sacred sites and leads the heroes as they meet during a journey to the “Gates of Hades”, for everything is at stake as the thread of life itself is about to be cut. The Reader will find many myths around the Iliad and Odyssey that are not included in the poems but exist around them. Love, hate, vengeance, action and a puzzle that even the cunning mind of Odysseus is struggling to solve.
More valuable than the Maltese Falcon, more cursed than the tomb of King Tut. The Death Cross of the Inca takes us on a tour through time and legend. One must ask, “Is it worth it?”
From Pizarro and the Inca Sun God, hurricanes in the Caribbean, to the New York Diamond District, will the Death Cross Of the Inca ever be possessed?
Find out in the action packed thriller, The Death Cross of the Inca
In a barn, a young woman tries to escape an assault. Outside, the end of the world has just begun.
An independent, single woman creates a “love success plan” using a data-driven process inspired by a Ted Talks-ish video combined with modern-day pop-psychology to level up her attractiveness. She finds a great partner, only to realize she’s lost herself in the process.
Victoria Brooks is the 2018 ISA Austin Austin Writer Award Winner with The Plan to Find Mr. Right. She’s also placed in the semi-finals at Script and Storyboard Showcase earlier in 2018, for her television pilot Resurrection. She’s appeared on Modern Rogue, a Comedy Central pilot, and the feature One Hand Clapping – if her background scenes didn’t end up on the cutting room floor. She’s also a former conference organizer for the No-Kill movement, which focuses on saving 90% or more of the homeless pets in municipal animal shelters. She managed the American Pets Alive! Conference, where she nearly doubled the attendance year…
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