Category: Entertainment

One element of photography that I learned while a student in photography school was that of photojournalism. However what really drew me in was the numerous images taken during the Civil War. As arduous a process as photography was in its infancy, there were no photography schools at the […]

Logan's run, a scientific fiction movie, went on to inspire a slew of directors and designers too, who went on to further design costumes from Logan's Run. These costumes even when the movie was released had enough in them to impress people with their out-of-the-box design. These costumes were […]

Top film festivals are known as such because they have essential characteristics which make them the most thoughtful-after and reliable among the sea of ​​film festivals. The names such as Cannes, Berlin, Venice Biennele, Toronto and Sundance would never emerge as household names if it were not for the […]

Another addition to the list of Canada’s pride is the young and talented lady Ellen Page. Fresh from her success in the Award-winning comedy-drama film Juno, the 21-year-old hot and sexy actress recently received both Golden Globe and Academy Award best actress nominations for her role as Juno MacGuff, […]

If you wanted to be a doctor, lawyer or plumber you would have a clear career path to follow, exams to take, practical experience to gain, and professional bodies to join. The road map to your chosen job would be well defined and structured. If you had not achieved […]

Walt Disney, one of the most successful movie producers of the Twentieth Century was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois. He was married to Elizabeth Bounds and partnered with his brother Roy Disney. Walt proved to be extremely innovative with animation and character development. It was his […]

Every woman needs a good chick flick to stir up a few tears now and then. Even every guy needs to experience a good chick flick that gets him choked up. Sure, he’ll be looking around the room to make sure no one is looking, but chances are a […]

Animated films are great. They inspire the youngest of us to reach deep into our imaginations and experience the adventure, the excitement, the passion. As we grow older we for some reason stop watching these films. I don’t know why that is. Maybe it’s because as we grow older, […]

On the surface it looks like an easy straightforward question to answer. A producer oversees all aspects of a movie from start to finish. For example, a producer: Initiates a project at the story idea or script stage; Develops a production budget; Attaches players to a movie; Hires the […]

In a previous post, I discussed the sad state of mainstream horror. Actually, that was my original intention. However, even writing about the pathetic retreads and overall lack of imagination that has stricken Hollywood left me exhausted. Instead, I picked on Dennis Quaid for a few paragraphs and went […]