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Movie Review: WIN WIN (2011) Directed by Thomas McCarthy

Mike Flaherty is a struggling attorney and part-time wrestling coach, who is forced to become the caretaker for Leo, one of his elderly clients suffering from dementia. His role becomes further complicated by the sudden arrival of Kyle, Leo’s runaway grandson and Mike’s inevitable wrestling prodigy.

Movie Review: WHORE’S GLORY (2011) Documentary

Originally posted on Documentary Film Festival. Los Angeles & Toronto:
Submit your Documentary Short Film to the Festival Today:http://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com WHORE’S GLORY, 2011 Movie Reviews Directed by: Michael Glawogger DOCUMENTARY Review by Alan Flanagan SYNOPSIS: Tells several stories of prostitution around the world, spanning Thailand, Bangladesh and Mexico. The documentary revolves around the lives and individual…

Deadline TODAY: Feature/Short Screenplay Festival

Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
WILDsound is a screenwriter’s treasure! They take enormous time to provide the most expert, detailed feedback, even allowing my choice to incorporate all the committee’s ideas or stay with my draft. With caring support, they’ve honored each deadline and every award they promised, and I’m forever grateful for their right-on…

How to Write a Screenplay. Tips for everyone

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
HOW TO WRITE A SCREENPLAY FILMMAKING NOTES SCREENPLAY WRITING When writing a SCREENPLAY, it’s all about CHARACTER, PLOT, and THEME – the three cornerstones to telling a great story. Below is Part One of NOTES you need to think about when writing a script. Whether you’re a seasoned…

Movie Review: ZOOLANDER 2 (USA 2016) ***

Originally posted on Festival Reviews:
Deadlines to Submit your Screenplay, Novel, Story, or Poem to the festival: http://www.wildsound.ca ZOOLANDER 2 (USA 2016) *** Directed by Ben Stiller Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Penélope Cruz, Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig, Christine Taylor Review by Gilbert Seah ZOOLANDER and ZOOLANDER 2 are milder versions of Sasha Baron Cohen’s BRUNO…

WILDsound Announces its February 2016 Feature Screenplay Winners

Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
Watch the winning feature screenplay performance readings for February 2016. Script #1 – HENRIETTA’S ODYSSEY by L R  Whittinger http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/henriettas_odyssey.html SYNOPSIS: Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy To save her Henrietta’s life, she is left on an earthling’s doorstep by Geegle one of the most untrustworthy characters in the plot.…

Short Screenplay Reading – LOVES LABORS LOST by Stanley Eisenhammer

The opportunity to receive feedback and the possibility I could see it being read (which is another way to receive feedback.) My initial feeling about the feedback was that the feedback was totally wrong. But after reading it again, it made some good points (probably more than some) which I incorporated into my rewrites and which undoubtedly made the final product a better screenplay.

Feature Screenplay Table Reading: HENRIETTA’S ODYSSEY by L R Whittinger

Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
Henrietta’s Odyssey is the February 2016 Feature Screenplay Winner Watch HENRIETTA’S ODYSSEY by L R  Whittinger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVkNusK30Pk CAST LIST: NARRATOR – Susan Wilson HENRI – Amanda Pereira EANIE/ARTHUR – Gabriel Darku GEEGLE – Mark Sparks ADA/MRS. STRICT – Elizabeth Rose Morriss VARIOUS – Neil Kulin Get to know winning writer L R…

Best Scene Reading: Comedy Screenplay MISPRINTS by Adam Preston

The feedback I have received from the festival has been exceptionally useful; always straight to the point, clear, detailed (but not long winded), highly practical and attainable. I was particularly impressed that as well as advice on improving the writing there was also stuff on formatting issues. A lot of rubbish had built up in the slug lines. The feedback enabled me to clean all that up.