Month: May 2020

Classic Review – In Bruges (2008) — Jordan and Eddie (The Movie Guys)

Title – In Bruges (2008) Director – Martin McDonagh (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) Cast – Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Clémence Poésy, Ralph Fiennes, Ciarán Hinds Plot – After a botched job, hitmen and mismatched friends Ray (Farrell) and Ken (Gleeson) find themselves in Belgium in the medieval city of Bruges, where they must lay […]… Continue reading Classic Review – In Bruges (2008) — Jordan and Eddie (The Movie Guys)

‘Ant-Man 3’ and ‘Obi-Wan’ Secure New Screenwriters — ScreenAge Wasteland

Two Disney subsidiaries, Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm, have just signed on new screenwriters for a couple of their upcoming projects. Marvel has hired Jeff Loveness, who currently serves as a writer and co-producer on Rick and Morty, to writer Ant-Man 3. According to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog, Loveness was hired “in the early […]… Continue reading ‘Ant-Man 3’ and ‘Obi-Wan’ Secure New Screenwriters — ScreenAge Wasteland

Tips for Writers: A Cure for Writer’s Block — Mitch Teemley

One possible cure. Preferable cure below. There are two definitions for block: 1) an obstacle to be avoided; 2) a material to be used (as in construction). The cure for Writers Block (and its evil twin, Trouble Getting Started) is to abandon #1 and embrace #2. But before we can do that, we need to […]… Continue reading Tips for Writers: A Cure for Writer’s Block — Mitch Teemley

Paramount Acquires ‘2084’ From ‘The Batman’ Screenwriter Mattson Tomlin — Deadline

Deadline has confirmed that Paramount has picked up Mattson Tomlin’s original spec 2084 which Lorenzo di Bonaventura will produce at Paramount. Logline for the project is as follows: In an authoritarian society that rose from the ashes of global destruction and where people’s lives are controlled down to the smallest detail, a young couple’s discovery… Continue reading Paramount Acquires ‘2084’ From ‘The Batman’ Screenwriter Mattson Tomlin — Deadline

Smorgasbord Music Column – Songs from the Movies – On The Town – New York, New York by Frank Sinatra — Smorgasbord Blog Magazine

I know that New York in particular has had a very tough time during the pandemic and I thought today in this movie themed music column that I would pay the city tribute with the song New York, New York, sung by Frank Sinatra for the film On the Town. We have visited this cosmopolitan […]… Continue reading Smorgasbord Music Column – Songs from the Movies – On The Town – New York, New York by Frank Sinatra — Smorgasbord Blog Magazine

Director Biography – Sami Mustonen (MARRAS)

Sami Mustonen was born in 1988 in Oulu, Finland. Mustonen is a film director and cinematographer while working also as a 3D visualization specialist. He has worked for one of the biggest advertising agencies in Finland and been involved in countless commercials, along with making visual effects for several shorts and full feature films. ‘Marras’… Continue reading Director Biography – Sami Mustonen (MARRAS)