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In the News (Sun 27 Dec 09)

  
  Bright Lights Film Journal | Morris Engel and Ruth Orkin
The film’s sometimes painterly visuals add resonance to the tiniest details — two toddlers grappling with each other on the beach; a couple making out on a blanket, their faces unseen; a mother spilling her baby’s milk.
Mama embodies the film’s theme of the inability of people to communicate in the most literal way possible — she speaks not English but Italian, and in a low voice that’s barely audible.
In all these films, awesome natural forces are always nearby, waiting to remind the characters that there are larger elements of life that must be respected.
www.brightlightsfilm.com /26/engel.html   (2226 words)

  
  List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a reference to the common cartoon trope of a skeleton escaping a character's mouth in fright, and possibly a reference to the Ray Bradbury short story "Skeleton".
In the film Young Jebediah Springfield, which relates the founding of Springfield, the group of pilgrims see a wild buffalo, with one of them proclaiming, "It's some sort of land cow!" Presumably a reference to sea cows, also known as manatees.
In the episode "Worst Episode Ever", it is revealed, in a film that Bart and Milhouse find in Comic Book Guy's stash of illegal films hidden in his basement, that Springfield is classified Nuclear Whipping Boy in case of an emergency and will be bombed at will by all allies to calibrate their missiles.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Made-up_words_in_The_Simpsons   (8958 words)

  
 Film Faces
Earlier, before the film began, the entourage gathered in various shielded corners of the large performing arts center.
The audience loved the film and all seemed to be going well, until it was time to load the limos for the ride back to the hotel for a late dinner about 40 miles away.
After all, Billy Boyd was one of the lead actors in the evening’s film.
www.frankiesfilms.com /html/film_faces.html   (731 words)

  
 Frantic : bande annonce du film avec Harrison Ford, Emmanuelle Seigner, Betty Buckley, Alexandra Stewart, John Mahoney, ...
Frantic : bande annonce du film avec Harrison Ford, Emmanuelle Seigner, Betty Buckley, Alexandra Stewart, John Mahoney,...
Fiche complète et casting du film : Ce film est interprété (entre autres) par Harrison Ford, Emmanuelle Seigner, Betty Buckley, Alexandra Stewart, John Mahoney, le scénario est de Roman Polanski, la musique du film est de Ennio Morricone, et le film est réalisé par Roman Polanski...
Ce film de type sorti en est en salles de cinéma à partir du, sa durée est de.
www.aazcinema.com /bande-annonce/film/6280/Frantic.html   (300 words)

  
 ..... >> VFXWorld / Feature Articles << .....
Frantic Films brings considerable assets to the Prime Focus Group, including its proprietary fluid technology used on Mr.
The acquisition of Frantic Films VFX by the Indian conglomerate Prime Focus Group along with the post-production facility, Post Logic Studios, was big news this past November.
"First of all, Frantic VFX is one of the few vfx companies, which in addition to having a strong presence in Hollywood, also has facilities in Vancouver and is accustomed to having their talent collaborate across multiple locations.
www.vfxworld.com /?atype=articles&id=3616   (1047 words)

  
 Bright Lights Film Journal | Russ Meyer interview
Meyer has always been the complete auteur, doing everything on his films from the writing to editing to cinematography, even hauling his Arriflex camera up a hillside for one of the films.
The well-named Satana was apparently as powerful and demanding on the set as she is in the film.
Meyer recalls their fights over how to play a scene, which inevitably ended with him reminding her that he had the last word, that they could shoot a scene many ways but he would construct it as he chose in the editing room.
www.brightlightsfilm.com /16/meyer.html   (906 words)

  
 ALLEGRO MUSIC - Children's Music
Frantic phone calls were made, and here we are.
Doc Watson is one of America's national treasures, a folk and bluegrass legend with nearly palpable charm and low-key sense of humor that is perfectly clear on this children's album, recorded live in 1990.
Written for a planned, animated feature film targeting the 5-10 year old audience, the songs teach kids the value of honesty, integrity, loyalty and perseverance.
www.allegro-music.com /childrens.asp   (4411 words)

  
 Inside Film Online - Sundance Film Festival 2002
The film, produced by Peer Oppenheimer, concerns a gifted but troubled teenage girl's efforts to deal with her emotionally disturbed younger sister, with the help of a relationship with her English teacher.
The film, set in New York City, marks the feature film debut of Aaron Stanford in the lead as a precocious teen obsessed with older women and also stars Sigourney Weaver, Bebe Neuwirth and John Ritter.
By comparison, the Cannes Film Festival, which had already existed for decades when Sundance launched, does a better job controlling the paparazzi and protecting its stars, but has yet to establish anything close to the well-oiled machine of Sundance.
www.insidefilm.com /sundance02.html   (1217 words)

  
 Frantic Films
Frantic's Software Division delivers innovative, custom RandD solutions and quality software products through a truly international team of visual effects and programming experts.
Working closely with Frantic's VFX Division, our software team is meeting the challenges of the industry on a daily basis.
Frantic Films Software is proud to announce that Krakatoa was used by the German post facility on a recent commercial campaign for Snickers Russia.
www.franticfilms.com /software   (209 words)

  
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After Jered's Initiation ceremony suffers an unexpected development, Jered is involved in a frantic chase across the city.
We`d like to thank Bioware for their assistance in hosting these films.
This documentary gives a brief overview of the filming of BloodSpell with contributions from the film crew.
www.bloodspell.com /film/list   (888 words)

  
 History of Joaquin Murrieta -::- Rancho el Ganadeiro -::- Amaro Ranch   (Site not responding. Last check: )
He declined the opportunity of using the unknown Rudolph Valentino to play the lead part as Joaquin Murrieta; Griffith felt a "latin" would not be a big box office draw.
This silent film is lost, but their are some stills available in film collections.
There are no references included in his book; one wonders where is his original research material, for Burns' book is a rather detailed, stimulating and thought provoking read.
www.ranchoelganadeiro.com /history   (2977 words)

  
 Films by Title | New Day Films
An Academy Award nominated short film about a neighbor with disabilities and a community with a plan.
Oscar nominated film about growing old with dignity and humor.
The definitive film on the American male experience.
www.newday.com /films   (1963 words)

  
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Despite the film getting "some of the best reviews of the year", since it seems there is not a large enough audience that a studio/corporation belives [sic] in, and also since we did get the big movie, he has given up on Firefly.
Sources said that, given the strong sales of the TV series Firefly on DVD, Universal is planning a sequel film to Serenity that will be produced with and to broadcast premiere on the Sci Fi Channel, which is part of the NBC Universal family.
The project is said to be a lower budget undertaking streamlined for the small-screen.
arstechnica.com /staff/palatine.ars   (7497 words)

  
 Backbeat Books - Browse by Authors
He is the author of numerous books on music, including the best-selling Backbeat, on which a major film about The Beatles was based.
In 2000 he was depicted in the Cameron Crowe film Almost Famous.
Jeff Rona is a film and television composer who has written music for Homicide: Life on the Street, Chicago Hope, Profiler, The Critic, White Squall, Chill Factor, and many other projects.
www.backbeatbooks.com /?browse=authors   (7498 words)

  
 Willie Colon/Ruben Blades
Though there's some frantic salsa ("Oiga Señor"), the two best tracks are midtempo: "No Me Den Candela," a kinetic guaguancó with forceful trombones and a wittily arranged break, and the hit "Te Estan Buscando" (by Mark Diamond - everything else is by Colón, alone or in collaboration with lead vocalist Hector Lavoe).
And as usual for Fania recordings from this era, the sound is clean but the rhythm section is far back in the mix, so the recordings don't pack the punch that the tunes and the band were trying to deliver ("El Titan").
The soundtrack to Blades' film debut, and it's extremely uneven.
www.warr.org /colonblades.html   (4848 words)

  
 motorcycle books
Against the Clock is the story of Ayre's historic ride, demonstrating the importance of teamwork in achieving a difficult objective many thought to be unattainable.
It thoroughly captures the flavor of the ride as it happened: the internet community's reactions to the daily, hourly, even minute-by-minute updates, the frantic and chaotic e-mails concerning his condition, his mishaps, his personal and public victories, and finally, Ron's personal observations.
A rich text explores the history of the sport and hobby of motorcycling and takes a look at women motorcyclists of years-gone-by, motorcycling film, and motorcycle racing., 8 1/2"x 11", 192 pg, 60color pg.
www.garagecompany.com /bookhome.html   (3236 words)

  
 In The News | Chrismukkah
That's because he's made a whole industry of blending the holidays and is rushing to accommodate customers of both faiths.
This mixture was and is referred to as "Chrismukkah." Those who would like to know more about the "December dilemma" which many Jews face each year will find this in the last room of the exhibition.
Over 700 objects, photographs, and film clips illustrate how social, political, and economic changes have led to new traditions and how commercialization and secularization have superficially made it possible for the two festivals to approximate today.
www.chrismukkah.com /content/chrismukkah_yatatata/in_the_news   (3758 words)

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