This Can't Get Any Worse...

More Board Game Movies?!

According to FirstShowing.net, Emmett/Furla Films is giving serious thought into the production of three more board game films. They have agreed to finance and produce the films. The board games include Monopoly, Action Man, and even Hungry Hungry Hippos! Unbelievable. But wait! There's more! Ridley Scott is set to direct one of the films. It might be Monopoly since they have been planning it for 5 years! The studio is not yet sure on how the movie will be made whether it is live action or fully animation. It seems like Monopoly will be the first to be shot and released of the three films.

Really Hollywood? Have you completely run out of ideas that you have to turn to board games? I think this is ridiculous! Hollywood isn't what it used to be and this is proof. I can actually see Monopoly as a movie but not Hungry Hungry Hippos. I think the biggest disappointment is that Ridley Scott is directing this because I would expect better from him. He is too good of a director to be doing these kind of movies. As a student, this affects me greatly. This shows me that I should expect anything when I start to work in the industry. As a future filmmaker, this also affects me a lot because I don't want to make these kinds of movies. It really shows me how Hollywood has run out of ideas.  I have to work harder to make more interesting movies. From reading the comments under the article, many people are mad because they too have noticed that this isn't clever at all. I don't want people to hate my movies. As a consumer, I would never watch a movie like this! I would try to stay as far away from it as possible because it just doesn't seem like a good idea. I want to spend my money on something worth $11 like Frankenweenie or The Master.

How will these movies do in the box office? Will the critics like the films? How will they be made? Live action? Animation? I'd prefer animation.

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Master of Suspense Film!

On November 23rd, Fox Searchlight Pictures will release a film about the great Alfred Hitchcock. Hitchcock. It is based on Stephen Rebello's book,"Alfred Hitchcock And The Making Of Psycho." The film is directed by Sacha Gervasi. Since this film will be released in November, it will be just in time for the awards season. This is not just a biography or something like that. The film will be about his relationship with his wife. Believe it or not, his wife had a huge impact on the films he made. There are many huge names appearing in this film including Anthony Perkins and Scarlett Johansson. Ivan Reitman, Tom Pollock, Joe Medjuck, Tom Thayer, Alan Barnette are producing.

This article caught my eye because I saw the word Hitchcock. I immediately clicked on the link and read it. First of all, I am glad that this film will come out but I'm not so sure how good it will be. If I watch it, I will not be expecting Academy Award performances. I hope it does well with the critics. I feel like this is important because people now have a chance to know who Alfred Hitchcock is. He had a huge impact in the way movies are made today and people need to notice that. This is important to me as a student because maybe I can learn something from this film. Students should know who they are taking stories from. As a future filmmaker, I want to be recognized like Hitchcock. This just motivates me even more to be the best I can be. As a consumer, I want to watch a good film. I want the price of the tickets to be worth it. Since this will be released in November, I'm guessing this is trying to get nominated for awards. I want to watch something that will show up in the nominee list for Best Picture.

I have many questions regarding this film. Will it be any good? Will it make money in the box office? Will this be nominated for an Oscar?   

AFI Chooses the Best of the Year!

The new edition of the AFI Awards is set to take place on January 11 of 2013. Industry experts and AFI trustees will vote for the top 10 films and the top 10 TV shows of the year. The nominees will be announced on December 10 but the awards will be handed out on 1/11/13.

I am very excited for this event because I feel like AFI does a very good job in choosing the films and TV shows. I downloaded the checklist for the Top 100 Films of All Time and none of the movies listed have disappointed me. Except for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. I didn't really "dig it".  This is great for me as a student because it tells me what I should be watching. More meaningful shows and films. I wish more people knew about this list because all people are watching is Jersey Shore and "reality" shows. As a future filmmaker, I want my films to be on this list. It would be a great honor to even be nominated. This is also great for me as consumer because if I were to buy a DVD or a TV show on DVD, I would want to buy a decent film or show. I don't want to waste money on something that is meaningless and is overpriced because its famous. For example, the other day I saw Casablanca on sale for $7.99 while The Lucky One (Zac Efron) was sold at $14.99. Amazing. I have a few questions about this. Who are the nominees going to be? Who will win? Why can't the date arrive sooner?!

The Good and The Bad
The Possession takes 1st place! 


On this Labor Day weekend, a horror movie, The Possession, took  $21.3 million home. The movie received poor reviews yet it has made the most in the box-office. According to RottenTomatoes.com, the film received a 35% score from the top critics. The Oogieloves earned an amazing $445,089 last weekend and is named the worst movie opening ever! Amazingly, this film for toddlers received a 33% score, just two percent away from The Possession! 


This article caught my eye because in the trailers, The Possession looked like a descent film but then I realized I have seen this before. Oh yeah, The Exorcist. This is important because we can see that Hollywood is having trouble coming up with original stories. This impacts me, negatively, as a future filmmaker because it's pretty much telling me that I can make a bad movie and the public will spend money on a ticket. This has a huge impact on me as a consumer because I want to watch something original. How many times have we seen a little girl possessed by a demon of some sort? I feel like many people left the theater with their heads down in disappointment. I have a few questions but here is two. Why did this film not open on Halloween season? I wonder how Paranormal Activity 4 will do in the box office.

George Clooney Making Money for Obama!

Clooney's Huge Fundraiser

George Clooney's appearance  was expected to be the “single most important fundraising event” outside the United States for Obama’s campaign. He was able to raise over $625K from American donors for the Obama campaign which means that he is helping Obama get reelected. Clooney was raising money by charging $15,000 per person to dine with him, $5,000 for a photo with him, and $1,000 to attend a reception before the dinner. That is amazing! This is not the first time a celebrity does this though. Harvey Weinstein and actress Anne Hathaway co-hosted a fundraiser at Weinstein’s Connecticut estate earlier this month that brought in more than $2 million!

This caught my eye because when I read the title, I couldn't believe how much a celebrities appearance influences something as big as the presidential campaign.  This is important because it involves our nation's president. As a student, this doesn't really impact me much but as a future filmmaker it does because I might have to do these kinds of thing if I ever make it that big. My only question is: What was served at the dinner and was it really worth $15K?

Tony Scott...RIP

Tony Scott's Death

On early Monday morning, the famed director, Tony Scott, jumped off a San Pedro bridge. No one really knows why. The police is currently investigating. A family only memorial will be held this weekend. The family will later announce a public event to recognize all the great work Mr.Scott has done. The announcment will come sometime after Labor Day.

I thought this was important and worth mentioning because Tony Scott was a great director. He really revolutionized all the action film genre. Many new filmmakers like me and others don't realize that they are using many of his ideas. As a student and as a future filmmaker, reading this inspires me to try to become someone great in the industry because I want people to remember me for my films and the work I have done. I think many more people will start buying his movies like "Top Gun", "Unstoppable", "Enemy of the State". I have plenty of questions but this is one that probably everyone is thinking about. What will happen to all the shows and movies he was working on before he died? Will there be a replacement? I doubt it.

LACMA is Hosting an Exhibit For Famed Film Director!

Stanley Kubrick Exhibit

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art will co-present an exhibition of the work of Stanley Kubrick beginning in November. According to Variety.com, "This is a major step in the Academy's plan to create a premier movie museum in Los Angeles…" There have been exhibits of Kubrick before in Germany but this one is much more special because it will be designed by film production designer Patti Podesta. The event will begin November 7 2012 and run through February 2013. 

This exhibit is very important because people will now have a chance to get to know a little more about Stanley Kubrick and his amazing films. The exhibition will include archival material, annotated scripts, photography, costumes, cameras and equipment, set models, original promotional materials and props. This article really intrested me because many people know that Kubrick is an amazing director and being able to see some of the behind the scenes stuff will really be exciting for most people including me. As a student, going to this exhibit will be very important because I will be able to learn many things that comes from the mind of Kubrick. I fell like this exhibit will motivate more teens into becoming someone in the film industry.