Posted in Uncategorized on January 31, 2012| Leave a Comment »
For any of you interested, Gary Oldman will be speaking at LACMA this Friday evening. It will be preceded by a showing of “State of Grace” at 5 PM, and then followed by a screening of “The Contender” (Great performances in this, all around). Go to the link below for specifics. Tickets are $10.00 a piece for non members. If you go, I will look forward to seeing you there!
http://www.filmindependent.org/lacma/films/an-evening-with-gary-oldman/
Posted in Uncategorized on January 27, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Uncategorized on January 22, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Spring boarding off the Ted Talks video, here is a recent identification of pursuing a belief until satisfied with the outcome. What she has accomplished by applying herself to a circumstance is no less spectacular than what we can accomplish by applying ourselves to ourselves. We may not cure cancer, but we will develop ourselves, regardless. Please paste the following link into your browser.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57358994/calif-hs-student-devises-possible-cancer-cure/
Posted in Uncategorized on January 22, 2012| Leave a Comment »
I wanted to share this Ted Talks video with you. I have used aspects of this with some of you in session, but the extended talk given by Simon Sinek is worth listening to in my opinion. Please think of yourselves as “the product” he speaks of and how those you choose to have represent this product, relate to it. Comments are always welcomed.
Posted in Uncategorized on January 16, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Many of you have expressed an interest in knowing what each other has accomplished, been recognized for, and/or have had specific success in. I will update this as each of you continues to progress. My apologies in advance for not having started this sooner because many of you had a number of accomplishments earlier last year that I won’t be publishing. I believe we’ll have plenty to talk about this year!
As of January 2012 the following has occurred:
1. TASSO FELDMAN will be playing the part of Konstantin is in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s production of “THE SEAGULL.” It will be running this year.
2. VALERIE AZLYNN shot the pilot “SULLIVAN & SON” toward the end of 2011, playing the series regular part of Melanie. We are waiting to hear if it will be picked up.
3. NICO EVERS-SWINDELL shot the pilot “DUMB GIRLS” toward the end of 2011, playing the series regular part of Ian. We are waiting to hear if it will be picked up.
4. LUCAS KERR comes into 2012 having just shot a record 4 commercials in one month (3 of them nationals) and doing a major Diesel Fragrance Campaign.
5. RICK MALAMBRI is currently in the mix for a guest shot on “CSI: MIAMI.”
6. MAX ADLER is currently in the final round for the part of Cameron in the Independent Feature “SIGHT UNSEEN.” We may also be seeing him return to “GLEE” this year in his breakout role, Karofsky.
7. ISABELLA HEATHCOTE has just put the finishing touches on her leading role in “DARK SHADOWS,” playing the lead opposite Johnny Depp. We will also see her this year in the David Chase project, “TWYLIGHT ZONES.”
8. JULIA WHELAN has just been seen in a guest star part on “N.C.I.S. MIAMI,” will be seen soon in a guest star part on “CASTLE,” and will be seen in May as a guest star on “THE CLOSER.”
I will stay currant with this as it all unfolds. If I’ve left anything out, my apologies, and please let me know.
There is more to come… I believe much more!
Posted in Uncategorized on January 14, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Thought you might enjoy how Mr. Tatum describes his process.
http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/13/channing-tatum-i-know-im-not-the-best-actor/
Posted in Uncategorized on January 8, 2012| Leave a Comment »
I am happy to report that Sophie Hart (one of our crew) has followed through with one of her desires and launched Candy Crowns. She has been working diligently over the past year and is finally receiving outside recognition for her determined efforts. Please reference below her “making of” video and a four page spread in Satellite Magazine (the last four pages of the magazine). Congratulations Sophie! Keep up the great work.
If you’d like to respond to her work, you can do so here, or send her your own email at: sophiehart12@gmail.com
Posted in Uncategorized on January 8, 2012| Leave a Comment »
When it comes to movie roles, women tend to be seen and not heard.
By Stephen Vaughan, Warner Bros. PicturesMaggie Gyllenhaal and Aaron Eckhart appear in a scene from the ‘The Dark Knight,’ one of 2008’s top films, which was part of an analysis of the types of roles played by men and women in motion pictures.By Stephen Vaughan, Warner Bros. Pictures
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Aaron Eckhart appear in a scene from the ‘The Dark Knight,’ one of 2008’s top films, which was part of an analysis of the types of roles played by men and women in motion pictures.
An analysis of the 100 top-grossing movies of 2008 shows that men had 67% of the speaking roles; women had about half that, 33%.
Men also were far more likely to work behind the camera. For every five male directors, writers or producers, there was one female.
At the same time, female characters were more likely to wear sexy, provocative clothing than men (26% vs. 5%) or to appear partially naked (24% vs. 8%).
The sexualization of teen girls in the movies was the most troubling finding to the researchers at Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at theUniversity of Southern California.
Female teenage characters were more likely to wear sexy, provocative clothing (40%) than other women — even more than those age 21 to 39 (32%). And the teen girls were as likely to appear partially naked as the older women (30%).
Lead researcher Stacy Smith, a communication professor of entertainment at USC, says “the data speaks to an overemphasis on beauty, thinness and sexualization of women at younger and younger ages.”
The study, to be released today, also found that 29% of teen girls were called attractive by another person in the movie vs. 18% of women ages 21 to 39 and 8% of women 40 to 64.
Marc Choueiti, the project administrator, says this sends a message to teen girls that they are “eye candy,” which could affect the body image of some young female viewers.
For the study, researchers analyzed 4,370 speaking parts in the top 100 films from 2008, including The Dark Knight,Iron Man and Twilight.
“Women represent roughly half of the U.S. population and buy roughly half of the movie tickets, but they still represent only a third of the speaking roles in film,” Smith says. “Females are missing in action when it comes to speaking roles.”
Jennifer Stevens Aubrey, a University of Missouri researcher who studies the media’s influence on young people and was not involved in this study, says the sexualization of girls is rampant in films, television, music videos and the marketing of clothing to children.
“This is sending a powerful message that it’s important for girls and young women to be sexual objects from a very early age,” she says.
Posted in Uncategorized on January 8, 2012| Leave a Comment »
I have had numerous discussions over the years with actors, directors, and producers regarding the use and abuse of nudity and excessive provocativeness where women were concerned. It was never about being prudish, it was always about it’s intrinsic value to the film. Whenever I’m watching a film and a well know actress eposes intimate parts of herself, I will always hear comments role throughout the aisle, “Damn, there’s _________ breasts, pussy, etc. It takes many viewers out of the film, out of the part the actress is playing in the film, and into the actresses parts. It is sad to me that Sharon Stone’s career has been reduced to the “pussy shot” in Basic Instincts. Why do I believe this to be true? Test it out. Ask some of your friends, “What do you remember about Basic Instincts?” or, “What do you think of when I mention the actress Sharon Stone?” there is more to this than meets the eye… if you get my drift.
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