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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.