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‘Shattered Glass’ by Billy Ray, starring Hayden...

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:59:14 +0100

‘Shattered Glass’ by Billy Ray, starring Hayden Christensen (apparently he still got work after Phantom Menace), Peter Sarsgaard and Chloe Sevigny.

‘No End In Sight’ by Charles Campbell chronicles the...

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:56:58 +0100

‘No End In Sight’ by Charles Campbell chronicles the poor plannig and failure of US attempts to reconstruct Iraq.

Texan Deutsche!

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:31:05 +0100

Texan Deutsche!

‘Human, All too Human: Nietzsche’ - BBC documentary...

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:22:43 +0100

‘Human, All too Human: Nietzsche’ - BBC documentary exploring the life and thoughts of the German philosopher.

Epic Tea Time with Alan Rickman.

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:26:47 +0100

Epic Tea Time with Alan Rickman.

Been reading ‘The Paris Review’ Spring 2013 and...

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:22:00 +0100

Been reading ‘The Paris Review’ Spring 2013 and ‘History of the Fabian Society: The Origins of English Socialism’ by Edward R. Pease.

"he speaks English better than the English (not that it takes much)"

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:16:00 +0100

“he speaks English better than the English (not that it takes much)” - Primo Levi, The...

"the established Government has no more right to call itself the state than the smoke of London has..."

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:15:00 +0100

“the established Government has no more right to call itself the state than the smoke of...

Young filmmaker documentary award winner: In the Name of Greatness - video

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:57:00 +0100

Young filmmaker documentary award winner: In the Name of Greatness - video: Directed by Dorothy...

Christian Bale takes his accent confusion out on sound guy.

Tue, 07 May 2013 21:25:49 +0100

Christian Bale takes his accent confusion out on sound guy.

Deleted scene from Mamma Mia

Tue, 07 May 2013 21:24:00 +0100

Deleted scene from Mamma Mia

Animation celebrating Mikhail Bulgakov’s Master &...

Tue, 07 May 2013 21:23:26 +0100

Animation celebrating Mikhail Bulgakov’s Master & Margarita.

John Belushi & Dan Aykroyd take Brian Wilson surfing

Fri, 03 May 2013 17:11:02 +0100

John Belushi & Dan Aykroyd take Brian Wilson surfing

Just finished reading ‘Werewolves in their Youth’ by...

Thu, 02 May 2013 15:58:42 +0100

Just finished reading ‘Werewolves in their Youth’ by Michael Chabon and ‘Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Baghdad’s Green Zone’ by Rajiv Chandrasekaran.

‘Tampopo’ by Juzo Itami. I haven’t seen all of...

Thu, 02 May 2013 15:55:03 +0100

‘Tampopo’ by Juzo Itami. I haven’t seen all of it, but what I have seen was great.

“Of course, some people are surprised I can even read.” George...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:40:35 +0100

“Of course, some people are surprised I can even read.” George W. Bush on painting.

‘In Search of Palestine’ - a BBC documentary...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:36:42 +0100

‘In Search of Palestine’ - a BBC documentary following Edward Said’s return to Palestine.

cinephilearchive: Another set of stunning on-set photos from...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:55:14 +0100

cinephilearchive:

Another set of stunning on-set photos from everyday_i_show: On the Set of Annie Hall

Woody Allen: Fascinating documentary made for French TV in 1979.

This fascinating documentary captures Allen not long after his Oscar success with Annie Hall and the release of his follow-up movie Interiors. Made for French TV in 1979 by Jacques Meny, and actress/journalist, France Roche, this documentary takes the neurotic King of Comedy through his childhood, early career, and success as writer filmmaker. Though the voice over is French, Allen’s interview is in English. —Paul Gallagher

Film-making is about having something to say—something that can only be said in a film and not a short story, or a play, or a novel. That’s how Woody Allen described his movies—it’s the best way for him to express and explore his ideas, his feelings, and well, because he has ‘to do something for a living.’ It was June 1979, Woody Allen was said to be hiding in Paris. His latest film Manhattan, had opened in New York to overwhelming critical acclaim. As the reviews filtered back to his hotel suite, Woody talked about the movie and film-making to Barry Norman, for the BBC’s Film ‘79.

As Allen explained to Norman, Manhattan was inspired by a dinner conversation with Diane Keaton and cinematographer, Gordon Willis, where they discussed the idea of making a film in Black & White. ‘And as we talked about it, gradually a story spun out in my mind about it. And, you know, it could be anything, it could be a sudden anger over something or, the impulse to want to dress as a pirate. You know, any one of those things could do it.’

But why Manhattan? asked Norman.

‘I live in Manhattan and wouldn’t think of living anywhere else, really,’ said Allen, before going on to explain it’s a great place to live—‘because you know you’re alive.’ —Paul Gallagher

WGA 101 Greatest Screenplays: Annie Hall (1977). Here is the script for Annie Hall. This classic script was written by Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman. Enjoy the read! [pdf, Shooting Script, 1977]. (NOTE: For educational purposes only)

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New Zealand’s Parliament passes a gay marriage bill and...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:41:42 +0100

New Zealand’s Parliament passes a gay marriage bill and breaks into song.

‘The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S....

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:01:19 +0100

‘The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara’ by Errol Morris.