1.The Tree of Life-May 27 Brad Pitt,Sean Penn
2.The Interrupters-tba
3.The Future-July 29 Miranda July
4.Beginners-June 3 Ewan McGregor,Christopher Plummer
5.Project Nim-July 8 documentary
6.The Beaver-May 6 Mel Gibson,Jodie Foster
7.The Trip-June 10th Steve Coogan,Rob Brydon
8.Terri-July 1 John C. Reilly
9.Submarine-June 3 Sally Hawkins,Craig Roberts
10.Tabloid-July 15
11.Midnight in Paris-May 20 Owen Wilson,Rachel McAdams,Adrien Brody
12.One Day-July 8 Anne Hathaway,Jim Sturgess
13.Page One:A Year Inside The New York Times-June 17 documentary
14.Another Earth-July 22 Brit Marling
15.Film Socialisme-June 3
16.BellFlower-Aug 5
17.Life in a Day-July 24
18 Dirty Girl-Aug 5 Juno Temple,Nicholas D'agosto
19.The Guard-July 29 Brendan Gleeson
20.Higher Ground-Aug 12 Vera Farmiga,John Hawkes,Joshua Leonard
FOR MORE INFO VISIT http://www.indiewire.com/article/summer_indie_preview_the_20_must-see_films/P0/
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
this is cool! what is a MacGuffin used for in movies?
A MacGuffin (sometimes McGuffin) is a plot device that motivates the characters or advances the story, but the details of which are of little or no importance otherwise.
The element that distinguishes a MacGuffin from other types of plot devices is that it is not important what the object specifically is. Anything that serves as a motivation will do. The MacGuffin might even be ambiguous. Its importance is accepted by the story’s characters, but it does not actually have any effect on the story. It can be generic or left open to interpretation.
The MacGuffin is common in films, especially thrillers. Commonly, though not always, the MacGuffin is the central focus of the film in the first act, and later declines in importance as the struggles and motivations of characters play out. Sometimes the MacGuffin is all but forgotten by the end of the film.
Examples in film:
The element that distinguishes a MacGuffin from other types of plot devices is that it is not important what the object specifically is. Anything that serves as a motivation will do. The MacGuffin might even be ambiguous. Its importance is accepted by the story’s characters, but it does not actually have any effect on the story. It can be generic or left open to interpretation.
The MacGuffin is common in films, especially thrillers. Commonly, though not always, the MacGuffin is the central focus of the film in the first act, and later declines in importance as the struggles and motivations of characters play out. Sometimes the MacGuffin is all but forgotten by the end of the film.
Examples in film:
- The top secret plans in The 39 Steps (1935).
- The eponymous statuette in The Maltese Falcon (1941).
- The letters of transit in Casablanca (1942).
- The “government secrets” in North by Northwest (1959).
- The stamps in Charade.
- The case with glowing contents in Kiss Me Deadly.
- The Ark Of The Covenant in first Indiana Jones film, Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).
- The mysterious, dangerous contents in the trunk of the 1964 Chevrolet Malibu in Repo Man (1984).
- The unknown contents of the briefcase in Pulp Fiction (1994).
- The suitcase in Ronin (1998).
- The Process in David Mamet’s The Spanish Prisoner (1998).
- The Green Destiny Sword in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000).
- The “Rabbit’s Foot” sealed canister in Mission: Impossible III (2006).
- The chest in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006).
- Fertility in Children of Men (2006).
- The Allspark in Transformers (2007).
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out on dvd this week
May movie releases
May, 6 Thor-natalie portman,rene russo,kat dennings,jeremy renner,anthony hopkins,chris hemsworth
May, 6 Jumping the Broom-wedding comedy
May, 6 Mother's Day-horror thriller
May, 6 Something Borrowed-kate hudson,ginnifer goodwin-comedy romance based on a novel
May, 6 An Invisible Sign- jessica alba,story of a math teacher
May, 6 Last Night-eva mendez,sam worthington,keira knightley romance
May, 6 The Beaver-mel gibson,jodie foster,jennifer lawrence,anton yelchin
May, 6 The Silent House- psychological thriller subtitled
May, 6 Daydream Nation- kat dennings
May, 6 Forks Over Knives-documentary on nutrition
May, 6 Harvest- family festival awards
May, 6 Hobo with a Shotgun- violent comedy
May, 6 I'm Not Jesus Mommy-sci-fi thriller
May, 6 Caterpillar- antiwar drama japanese subtitled
May, 6 Make Believe- young magician documentary
May, 6 Passion Play-mickey rourke,megan fox,bill murray
May, 6 There Be Dragons-drama
May, 6 The Vintner's Luck-period film about wine and love
May, 6 Octubre- foreign drama subtitled? spanish
May, 11 City of Life and Death- dramatization of the rape of Nanking in 1937
May, 13 Bridesmaids-kristen wiig,jon hamm,jill clayburg's last film
May, 13 Priest-horror thriller
May, 13 The Big Bang-snoop dogg,antonio banderas
May, 13 Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff-documentary
May, 13 Everything Must Go-will ferrell,comedy drama
May, 13 The First Grader- drama 84 year old goes back to school
May, 13 Go For It!-dance drama
May, 13 Hesher- joseph gordon-levitt,natalie portman,rainn wilson,drama
May, 13 HEY BOO: Harper Lee and "To Kill a Mockingbird"-documentary about the book
May, 13 The High Cost Living- zach braff drama
May, 13 How to Live Forever- documentary
May, 13 L'Amour Fou- fashion icon documentary
May, 13 Neds- 1970's drama
May, 13 Skateland-1980's drama
May, 13 True Legend- martial arts drama
May, 18 Louder Than A Bomb-youth open mic poetry documentary
May, 20 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides-johnny depp
May, 20 35 and Ticking- romance
May, 20 Beautiful Boy- maria bello drama
May, 20 Bloodworth- hilary duff,val kilmer drama
May, 20 The Lion of Judah-bible animation
May, 20 Midnight in Paris-owen wilson ,rachel McAdams,adrien brody romantic comedy
May, 26 Kung Fu Panda 2- jack black
May, 26 The Hangover Part II
May, 27 The Tree of Life- brad pitt,sean penn
blue highlighted=movies i want to see
May, 6 Jumping the Broom-wedding comedy
May, 6 Mother's Day-horror thriller
May, 6 Something Borrowed-kate hudson,ginnifer goodwin-comedy romance based on a novel
May, 6 An Invisible Sign- jessica alba,story of a math teacher
May, 6 Last Night-eva mendez,sam worthington,keira knightley romance
May, 6 The Beaver-mel gibson,jodie foster,jennifer lawrence,anton yelchin
May, 6 The Silent House- psychological thriller subtitled
May, 6 Daydream Nation- kat dennings
May, 6 Forks Over Knives-documentary on nutrition
May, 6 Harvest- family festival awards
May, 6 Hobo with a Shotgun- violent comedy
May, 6 I'm Not Jesus Mommy-sci-fi thriller
May, 6 Caterpillar- antiwar drama japanese subtitled
May, 6 Make Believe- young magician documentary
May, 6 Passion Play-mickey rourke,megan fox,bill murray
May, 6 There Be Dragons-drama
May, 6 The Vintner's Luck-period film about wine and love
May, 6 Octubre- foreign drama subtitled? spanish
May, 11 City of Life and Death- dramatization of the rape of Nanking in 1937
May, 13 Bridesmaids-kristen wiig,jon hamm,jill clayburg's last film
May, 13 Priest-horror thriller
May, 13 The Big Bang-snoop dogg,antonio banderas
May, 13 Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff-documentary
May, 13 Everything Must Go-will ferrell,comedy drama
May, 13 The First Grader- drama 84 year old goes back to school
May, 13 Go For It!-dance drama
May, 13 Hesher- joseph gordon-levitt,natalie portman,rainn wilson,drama
May, 13 HEY BOO: Harper Lee and "To Kill a Mockingbird"-documentary about the book
May, 13 The High Cost Living- zach braff drama
May, 13 How to Live Forever- documentary
May, 13 L'Amour Fou- fashion icon documentary
May, 13 Neds- 1970's drama
May, 13 Skateland-1980's drama
May, 13 True Legend- martial arts drama
May, 18 Louder Than A Bomb-youth open mic poetry documentary
May, 20 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides-johnny depp
May, 20 35 and Ticking- romance
May, 20 Beautiful Boy- maria bello drama
May, 20 Bloodworth- hilary duff,val kilmer drama
May, 20 The Lion of Judah-bible animation
May, 20 Midnight in Paris-owen wilson ,rachel McAdams,adrien brody romantic comedy
May, 26 Kung Fu Panda 2- jack black
May, 26 The Hangover Part II
May, 27 The Tree of Life- brad pitt,sean penn
blue highlighted=movies i want to see
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Country Strong-out on dvd today
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1555064/
Country Strong is a not only a story of a Country music star played by Gwyneth Paltrow (Shallow Hal,The Talented Mr. Ripley)with alcohol problems and a husband played by Tim McGraw(Flicka,The Blindside) that is more her manager than supporting husband,it is also about two wanna be rising stars that are played by Leighton Meester (Gossip Girl)and Garrett Hedlund (Four Brothers,Tron-Legacy)will their dreams come true?Will they survive the trials and temptations that afflict all of those seeking Fame?
this is a great movie,why did critics give it such poor ratings?just go and watch it for yourself.oh yah it is out on DVD today!
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