Happy Birthday: Molly Shannon

mollyshannon.jpgMolly Shannon

Born: September 16, 1964 in Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA

Married to: Fritz Chestnut (29 May 2004 – present) (2 children)

I feel great about it. I did six full years, and I loved it. I just felt like it was time. Not everything is going to be a perfect decision. Sometimes you hit, sometimes you miss, and that’s the way it goes – about leaving Saturday Night Live (1975) to pursue a film career.

SCARY MOVIE 5
2013
dir. Malcolm D. Lee
Stars:
Lindsay Lohan
Charlie Sheen
IgorIgor
dir. Anthony Leondis
Voices by
Cusack
Steve Buscemi
Jay Leno

MY NEIGHBOURSMy Neighbours the Yamadas
1999
dir. Isao Takahata.
Starring
James Belushi
Molly Shannon
HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMASHow the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000
dir. Ron Howard
Starring
Jim Carrey
Taylor Momsen
Evan Almighty
2007
dir. Tom Shadyac
Starring
Carell
Morgan Freeman
MOVIE POSTERLiTTLEMAN
2006
dir. Keenen Ivory Wayans
Stars:
Shawn Wayans
Marlon Wayans
Kath and KimKath and Kim
2008 TV Show Review
Star of Show
MOVIE POSTERTHE FIVE YEAR ENGAGEMENT
dir. Nicholas Stoller
Stars:
Jason Segel
Emily Blunt,
MOVIE POSTERSCARY MOVIE 4
2006
dir. David Zucker
Stars:
Anna Faris
Regina Hall
MOVIE POSTERMARIE ANTOINETTE
2006
dir. Soifa Coppola
Stars:
Kristen Dunst
Jason Schwartzman
TALLADEGA NIGHTS: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2006
dir. Adam McKay
Stars:
Will Ferrell
MOVIE POSTERLIFE AFTER BETH
2014
dir. Jeff Baena
Stars:
Anna Kendrick
Dane DeHaan

 

Happy Birthday: Alexis Bledel

alexisbledel.jpgAlexis Bledel

Born: September 16, 1981 in Houston, Texas, USA

Married to:
Vincent Kartheiser (June 2014 – present) (1 child)

“Before I got Gilmore Girls (2000), I was modeling. I went in for a call and was told, “Sweetie, you need to lose two inches off those hips”. I was 14. So I just replied, “I have more jobs than I can do. I’m in high school. I can’t go to all the trouble of losing the two inches, so I’ll pass”. Someone might tell you to lose weight, but you can say no”.

Best of MAD MEN TV Show
Reviews of every episode!

TV POSTERMAD MEN season 5
Best of the Season!
Post Grad
dir. Vicky Jenson
Starring
Alexis Bledel
Keaton
Carol Burnett
MOVIE POSTERTHE BRASS TEAPOT
2013
dir. Ramaa Mosley
Stars:
Juno Temple
Alexis Bledel
ConstantineSin City
2005
dir. by Robert Rodriguez
Frank Miller
starring
Mickey Rourke
Willis

 

Writing/Film Festival Deadlines Due Today and in September 2016

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Deadline September 15th

TV CONTESTSUBMIT your TV PILOT or TV SPEC Script
Voted #1 TV Contest in North America.
FILM CONTESTSUBMIT your SHORT Film
Get it showcased at the FEEDBACK Festival
writing CONTEST1st CHAPTER or FULL NOVEL CONTEST
Get full feedback! Winners get their novel made into a video!
SCREENPLAY CONTESTSUBMIT your FEATURE Script
FULL FEEDBACK on all entries. Get your script performed

Deadline September 20th

short script CONTESTSHORT SCRIPT CONTEST
Submit your short film screenplay!
ACTORFREE TWITTER SHORT STORY CONTESTSubmit 140 character story. Get made into movie.

Deadline September 25th

writing CONTESTSHORT STORY CONTEST
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ACTORVIDEO PITCH FESTIVALSubmit your own video pitch today.

Deadline October 5th

writing CONTEST1st ACT or FULL PLAY CONTEST
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SCREENPLAY CONTESTFIRST SCENE (first 10pgs) SCREENPLAY CONTEST
Submit the first stages of your film and get full feedback!

Deadline October 10th

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September 2016 – Read the best of NEW TV PILOT Loglines:

September 2016 – Read the best of NEW FEATURE Loglines:

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SUBMIT your FEATURE Script
FULL FEEDBACK on all entries. Get your script performed

Read the best of NEW FEATURE Loglines:

SUPERHEROINE AND HER FATHER, Terezia Derbala
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/superheroine_and_her_father_by_terezia_derbala.html

THE AGE OF RESURRECTION, by TR Dass
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/the_age_of_resurrection_by_tr_dass.html

THE ORDER, by Ben Jacob
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/the_order_by_ben_jacob.html

SOMEBODY’S KNOCKING, by Sherril M. Kinney
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/somebodys_knocking_by_sherril_m_kinney.html

PRINCESS SHEBA AND THE EVIL SUITOR, by Ebrahim Mahomed
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/princess_sheba_and_the_evil_suitor_by_ebrahim_mahomed.html

FOX HUNT, by Robert McEllheron
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/fox_hunt_by_robert_mcelheron.html

KILLER, by Joanna Middleton
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/killer_by_joanna_middleton.html

QUEEN OF THE HIMALAYAS, by Purna Bahadur Rai Nachhring
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/queen_of_the_himalayas_by_purna_bahadur_rai_nachhring.html

ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES, by Jerry Kokich
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/ali_baba_and_the_forty_thieves_by_jerry_kokich.html

I’M HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH MY WIFE, Jen Finelli
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/im_having_an_affair_with_my_wife_by_jen_finelli.html

PORT SUDAN, by Jack Sherry
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/port_sudan_by_jack_sherry.html

THE GOLDEN NIGHTINGALE, by Hammoudi Abdelouahab
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/the_golden_nightingale_by_hammoudi_abdelouahab.html

ONLY HUMAN, by Wes Gray
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/only_human_by_wes_gray.html

FALLLING THROUGH CRACKS, by Cindy Yee Kong
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/falling_through_cracks_by_cindy_yee_kong.html

MIRABELLA, by Jason Melby
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/mirabella_by_jason_melby.html

EGOCENTRICITY, by Glorianna Restrepo
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/egocentricity_by_glorianna_restrepo.html

PAEDOCRACY, by Keith Piner
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/paedocracy_by_keith_piner.html

THE FULL MOON, by Lee Aurora
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/the_full_moon_by_lee_aurora.html

THE GIRL…

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Read Best of TIFF Movie Reviews: September 15th

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Best of Toronto International Film Festival Reviews: https://festivalreviews.org/category/tiff-2016-movie-reviews/

TIFF 2016 Movie Review: WULU (France/Senegal 2016) ***

Malian director Daouda Coulibaly’s debut is a no-nonsense tense crime drama/political thriller that traces the rise and fall of a low-level transit worker turned drug trafficker.

TIFF 2016 Movie Review: LA LA LAND (USA 2016) ****

LA LA LAND marks the return of the Hollywood musical but done here with a fresh take. The film tells of the conflict between following ones dreams against sacrificing them up for love.

TIFF 2016 Movie Review: DEEPWATER HORIZON (USA 2016)

Based on the true-life worst U.S. oil disaster in history, DEEPWATER HORIZON is nothing more than a super expensive a re-enactment of the disaster using special effects with a cliched story line framed by testimonies of the survivors at a hearing.

TIFF 2016 Movie Review: (re) ASSIGNMENT (USA/Canada/France 2016) ***

From Walter Hill, the director of classics like 48 HOURS, THE LONG…

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September 2016 – Best of Instagram Film Festival PICS

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Deadline September 15th

TV CONTESTSUBMIT your TV PILOT or TV SPEC Script
Voted #1 TV Contest in North America.
FILM CONTESTSUBMIT your SHORT Film
Get it showcased at the FEEDBACK Festival
writing CONTEST1st CHAPTER or FULL NOVEL CONTEST
Get full feedback! Winners get their novel made into a video!
SCREENPLAY CONTESTSUBMIT your FEATURE Script
FULL FEEDBACK on all entries. Get your script performed

Deadline September 20th

short script CONTESTSHORT SCRIPT CONTEST
Submit your short film screenplay!
ACTORFREE TWITTER SHORT STORY CONTESTSubmit 140 character story. Get made into movie.

Deadline September 25th

writing CONTESTSHORT STORY CONTEST
Get full feedback! Winners get their short story made into a video!
ACTORVIDEO PITCH FESTIVALSubmit your own video pitch today.

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TIFF 2016 Movie Review: LA LA LAND (USA 2016) ****

Movie Reviews of films that will be playing at TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) in 2016. Go to TIFF 2016 Movie Reviews and read reviews of films showing at the festival.

la_la_land_poster.jpgLA LA LAND (USA 2016) ****
Directed by Damien Chazelle

Starring: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Amiée Conn, J.K. Simmons

Review by Gilbert Seah

LA LA LAND marks the return of the Hollywood musical but done here with a fresh take. The film tells of the conflict between following ones dreams against sacrificing them up for love.

This is what a couple Ryan Gosling, a budding jazz musician and rising play actress Emma Stone face. The film begins with an impressive set up of an extended song and dance number that takes place on a busy highway in Hollywood where the drivers exit their cars to do their thing.

The film offers two alternative endings but the one to be followed is the most likely but not the most obvious one.

The songs especially “City of Stars” are catchy and this song should have one humming in the aisles. Gosling and Stone make a lovely couple.

A few cliched parts like the meeting of the couple (chance argument on the highway and in coffee shop before chance meeting again) mar an almost perfectly executed romantic musical.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je0aAf2f8XQ

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TIFF 2016 Movie Review: DEEPWATER HORIZON (USA 2016)

Movie Reviews of films that will be playing at TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) in 2016. Go to TIFF 2016 Movie Reviews and read reviews of films showing at the festival.

deepwater_horizon_poster.jpgDEEPWATER HORIZON (USA 2016) **
Directed by Peter Berg

Starring: Dylan O’Brien, Mark Wahlberg, Kate Hudson, Kurt Russell, Gina Rodriguez, Ethan Suplee, John Malkovich

Review by Gilbert Seah

Based on the true-life worst U.S. oil disaster in history, DEEPWATER HORIZON is nothing more than a super expensive a re-enactment of the disaster using special effects with a cliched story line framed by testimonies of the survivors at a hearing.

Director Peter Berg who made some original films in his time like VERY BAD THNGS and KINGDOM seems to be out of touch here. The film is a complete bore from start to finish with cardboard performances from Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, Gina Rodriguez and Kate Hudson.

Even John Malkovich dishing, out his usual side nastiness cannot save the day. Another disaster film that proves that disaster films (THE TOWERING INFERNO, THW SWARM, both POSEIDON ADVENTURES) are pure disastrous rubbish!

Lots and lots of pyrotechnics but repeated again and again with lots of screaming actors. See it in IMAX for a larger than human headache experience.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-UPJyEHmM0

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