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Friday 30 October 2009

Record profits films guarantee a budget
The more its founders can receive the budget of a full-length picture, the the big profit. To such conclusion the analysts of company SNL Kagan investigating to the statistican of cash gathering of films, left on 1000 and more screens with 2004 for 2008 have come.

Movies, budget exceeding $ 100 million, an average earning of 247 million dollars, providing investors with the highest profit. If the investments are from 90 to 100 million, the project earns about $ 118 million.

The most profitable are the full-length animated films, in which case revenues reached 221 million dollars, followed by the fantastic pictures from 125 million dollars in profit.

The researchers found that the lowest profit comes from horror films, who earn on average at the box office about 33 million dollars, yielding a profit of 17.9 million. Approximately the same rate of return and a thriller.

Thus, the most risky are investments in the production of films in the range of 50 million dollars.

It is noteworthy that according to a study in crisis profitability film industry has grown substantially. Thus, by August 2009, the films were in the American box office, earned 7.3 percent more than during the same period a year earlier.


The villain of "Bondiana" has died
In New York, died actor Joseph Wiseman, who played the villain in the first film about James Bond.

According to the daughter of the actor Martha Graham Wiseman, the death of the actor has come owing to the natural reasons, recently the state of health 91-year-old Joseph Wiseman has sharply worsened.
In the first part of the famous "James Bond", removed in 1962, Wiseman has played Dr. No - the leader of a powerful criminal organization "SPECTRUM", opposing the enemies. James Bond film "Dr. No "played by Sean Connery.

Joseph Wiseman was born in 1918 in Montreal (Canada). When he was a child, the family moved to the United States, where in 1938, Wiseman was first given the role on Broadway, playing in a play by Robert Sherwood "Eybi Lincoln in Illinois". After he played in 4 more Broadway productions, including a play on the grounds of the famous film "The Nuremberg Trials".

Johnny Depp's biggest fear
The most terrible fear of Johnny Depp, it turns out - that his children become actors. Depp is afraid that the 10-year-old Lily Rose and 7-year-old Jack was interested in his career, will follow the footsteps of his father.

"One thing will happen for sure - none of them will never be bored - the actor said. - I always show them how much I have different costumes, and they love it. It seems that children will choose my profession - no options. But I sincerely hope that they do not become actors is my biggest fear!"

Even Johnny is usually said that the family for him - the greatest value in life, and it is much more important to take care of her than I get different rewards.

"I'm just an actor, not a hero. I do not care to claim that I have something left for this world. The only thing that is really important for me - my children to be proud of me."

Saturday 24 October 2009

"Jane Eyre" a new
Novel by Charlotte Bronte "Jane Eyre" has already gone through several adaptations, but the experience of the protagonist continues to haunt the minds of readers and viewers.

Another version of the novel would withdraw British film company Ruby Films by producer Cary Fukunaga.

Script writer Moira Buffini - one of the most sought after professionals in their field. Best writer - adaptation of the novel Posey Simmonds "Tamara Drew".

Novel by Charlotte Bronte "Jane Eyre" is one of the most popular books in English literature. The authors of the new version is not going to carry the action in our time, and leave it in the XIX century, according to the product. Who will get the role of the main characters are unknown, announced the casting.

One of the latest TV version of the novel Bronte is a miniseries channel BBC, received in 2007 three Emmy. On the big screen, Jane Eyre last played Charlotte Genzbur in the drama Franco Zeffirelli.

Cary Fukunaga received the prize last year the festival "Sundance" for Best Director. Film "Untitled" - this is his debut work. Shooting of "Jane Eyre" is scheduled to begin next year.

Work on the remake of the movie "The Crow"
Conversations on shootings of a remake of a film of 1994 were conducted since 2008. Then, Stephen Norrington, who created in his time with such films as "Blade" and "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen", said that the remake of "The Crow" will soon appear on the light and would be clear and realistic. He had written the script, which endorsed the studio Relativity Media. At the moment, began casting actors.

Recall that it was on the set of the original movie "The Crow" was lost the son of Bruce Lee - Brandon Lee, and the film is about a rock musician who rose from the grave to avenge his killers.

Political drama with Rachel Weisz takes shape

Vanessa Redgrave, Monica Bellucci, David Streteyrn and Nikolaj Lie Kaas appeared in independent political drama The Whistleblower,a leading role in which should execute Rachel Weisz.

The film will debut in a feature film directed by Larisa Kondraky. Kondraky herself wrote the script and starts shooting soon - working on the painting will take place in Romania.

Rachel Weisz will play a policewoman, who risked their own safety work and decides to give publicity to the scandal in postwar Bosnia. Embroiled in the scandal are as Americans and representatives of the UN.

The basis of the script - the history of Catherine Bolkovach, one of 2100 police officers serving in an international force in Bosnia. These police forces were established to restore law and order after the war and the preparation of a new generation of local police. Soon after his arrival in Sarajevo, Bolkovach led the local police department for women. In a short time she has been inundated with cases of the slave trade. One of its tasks was to conduct interviews with the rescued women, and it was during these interviews, Catherine began to notice similarities. Every time the young woman told her that the peacekeepers, UN officials and international police officers frequently visited the brothels, where they were forced to work. But every time Bolkovach wrote the memo about this, the documents consistently disappearing. It was then that Catherine and decided to take matters into their own hands.

Monday 19 October 2009

Creativity - the process of intimate, almost like sex. All we want to fulfill (and those who deny this undeniable fact, just a little disingenuous), but to do so, to be heard and considered in our opinion. For the most part, any creative work is egocentric, but sometimes its further development depends on the others. Today I would like to talk about the special person - TAKESHI KITANO. Having proved himself throughout a career as a religious character, he at one stroke cut off himself from a large layer of admirers of his talent, taking off his unusual for all the canons of the trilogy full of creative rebirth of the artist. The spectators were divided into two categories - those who have turned away from the already former idol, and those who have tried to understand what did the Japanese maestro. One shot Takeshi destroys the illusion of free development, even using the experience of previous generations. Piles of books with names of famous artists remind the French video library, which was collected almost all the meaningful cinematic experience. From there, once jumped Frenchman Leo Carax, without completing any film schools, but just watching the paintings of past masters. Or you can remember Carlos Reygadas, who when entering cinematic university said that with such baggage accumulated by the Mexican director, and teach it's nothing. " The talent should not study, and here to the rest would not prevent" - this is the verdict of the director of his heroes. China will not accept other people's successful experience, as if to say that this is only exception that confirms the general rule. A Mathis will have to go all the degrees of alienation, to finally come to realize that there is art in general and what role the artist ugotovila fate. Kitano Oriental tough and pragmatic, with a cold interest of natural scientists immersing his hero in various life trouble. Creative Mathis fate - the fate of the ideal loser from the art world. Or people who do not believe in our strength and does not know the price of his talent? And what do have talent? Mathis throughout their career break all and sundry. Everyone tries to specify the correct path of development. Artist gradually more and more loses himself, in obedience to forces from outside. Now he is meaningless imitator, without any distinguishing features. And even in imitation is not who achieved heights. Kitano very brief - no one can take away the laurels from past masters, their influence is huge, but it should be less and less effect on the young. Author's cinema - the reflection of the soul producer. We must leave behind the experience of Antonioni, Fellini and Fassbinder, while paying tribute to their talent, and move on. See the world with their eyes, to capture on film their experiences and throwing.
Kitano sees the world of cinema in a constant struggle, throwing a few frames in the face of the viewer killer facts. And again to explain Aesopian language, alluding to the general popcorn-thrust modern audience and die-hard of some people working in the movie business. But it is precisely these are the brutal laws. Would we have a great "Citizen Kane" Orson Welles, or at least significant "Brazil" by Terry Gilliam, if there was no censorship? It is unlikely, as the directors had the strength in the unequal struggle to resist the bureaucratic machine and to defend the right of final cut of his paintings. Mathis resist, even if not consciously. His life took away the true essence, and now it breaks down on paper a kind of ways. The artist was lucky in one, most of his creative life with him was a faithful companion and friend. His wife. It is as faithful Jenny, or as the muse Gala for Salvador Dali. As Hannah Shigula for Fassbinder or Monica Vitti for Antonioni. That is a man fully shares the views maestro and help implement his plan, ready to fully support their other half in a fierce creative depression or in pairs deadly cocaine. The road is full of suffering and loss of expensive people. But the artist, a true artist, unsinkable and resilient. He goes forward to the result that he wanted, ignoring the rest. And perhaps then, over time, his pictures will be invaluable, as it happens. Maybe then there will be judges now misunderstood talent.
Now Kitano takes off the mask that he wore a very long time. Before us there is a sad clown, under is beautiful-sad music destroying occurring opinion on and the creativity.

Saturday 17 October 2009

I would like to say a few words about such a popular genre of cinema as a thriller.
Action movie or a thriller - a genre of literature and cinema, it includes those works that seek to give the viewer a feeling intense emotions, excitement. Genre does not have clear boundaries. Often attributed to the thriller detective adventure in which the emphasis shifted to preparing for some unique offense. K thriller also often include literature and horror movies.
By Ross McDonald's definition, in a detective action moves in time back, to a solution; in a thriller — forward, to accident. Distinguish between these genres is not always easy, and one often contains elements of both. Vivid examples of the thriller in film - films by A. Hitchcock, who skillfully used the technique of movie plot to foment tension and emotional management audience. For his paintings characterized by a thin black humor and secondary character of the plot to virtuosic elaboration of key episodes.
Another master of thriller was a German director Fritz Lang ("Spies", 1928; "M", 1931); since 1936, he worked in Hollywood ( "Woman in the Window", 1944, etc.).
If in 30th years for the Hollywood thriller had been characterized by elements of comedy ( "This is a wonderful world", 1939, etc.), then with the beginning of the war genre has become more somber tone: "Assassin" (1942), "The Big Clock" ( 1948) and others
Originated subgenre-heist movie ( "The Asphalt Jungle", 1950). In Britain, T. Dickinson took the classic film "Gaslight" (1940), which became the basis for a Hollywood remake in 1944. In the genre of comic thriller worked FA Londer and S. Gilliat: "I see a stranger" (1946), "State secret" (1950). Carol Reed put the picture of "The Third Man" (1949) - one of the best thrillers in world cinema.
Among the varieties of the genre can be distinguished spy thriller, the best examples of which are connected with the Second World War or the Cold War.
In the 60's and 70's, in connection with the Kennedy assassination and Watergate, became popular political thriller, "gold standard" which can be considered a film by John Frankenheimer's "Manchurian Candidate" (1962).
However, in the same period, the genre is increasingly used for the operation of acute or merely fashionable themes. Such films have won in relevance, but sometimes lost in quality. Allocated to the work of Brian De Palma, whom critics called the successor to Hitchcock ( "Dressed to kill", 1980, etc.). The elements of the thriller are present in many films of Roman Polanski: Knife in the Water "(Poland, 1962)," On the brink of insanity "(USA, 1988) and others.

Friday 16 October 2009

How often do we reflect on the true meaning of the word?
We go to movies with friends, avidly discussing seen movies and wait for the emergence of new, follow with interest the life of famous actors and directors, sometimes even imitate them. But whether we understand the role of cinema in our lives?
On December 28, 1895 in Paris, the Lyumiere brothers had shown their «motion pictures». More than 100 years, much has changed, and today we can say unequivocally: no film is impossible to imagine modern life.
Why was that? The answer is simple and complex simultaneously. All people, from children to seniors, like to dream of something bigger, better, than it actually is. But, as often happens, the dreams have very little to do with reality. It was then the aid of all your favorite characters come dreamers films. Looking at them, people try to imagine myself in their place, experiencing the events occurring on the screen, sometimes forgetting that they themselves are sitting in chairs cinema. Relationship of the film star and the viewer is not noticeable at first glance, but take a look, listen to their own devices: the hero on the screen runs off - you are burning the heel, the hero scared - your heart leaps out of his chest, the hero is in trouble - you sympathize with him. And, of course, when the heroes of love, you love with them.
Cinema makes us think how we would do if they themselves were parties to the script. Sometimes the story so exciting that the audience can not wait for the movie itself and tries to guess what will be the development of events. We are sincerely glad if all the characters are well formed, and, of course, we want in our life was as well. And we wholeheartedly worry if your story happens sort of tragedy, but each of us makes some lessons, makes their conclusions, and it sometimes helps in life. Surprisingly, even science fiction, with terrible monsters and distant galaxies, is presented to the viewer completely human twists of fate: for in such films, too, there are love and hate, desire to survive and sympathy to the neighbor. And it absolutely does not matter who is on the screen: ordinary people, or the mystical monster, a modern businessman, or a medieval pirate, priest, or the devil himself. All of them we try to understand or condemn. And they, in turn, give us food for thought and reason for our dreams. And without this «cooperation» life of modern man would be imperfect and monotonous. Because it is the film gives us the freedom of thought, that flight of fantasy, which are so lacking in our every day.
So, I think we can safely say that in today's world of cinema and life are inseparable from each other.

Monday 12 October 2009

Emmy Award - U.S. television prize. TV analog Oscar.
The prize consists of three organizations:
• Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The award was presented to all the evening broadcasts, except for sports;
• National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Award was presented by day, sports, news and documentary programs;
• National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Award was presented television programs produced and broadcast outside the United States.
Within Emmy ", the following ceremony:
• Primetime Emmy Award. Awarded usually in mid-September. Until 1972 was known as Emmy Award.
• Daytime Emmy Award. Awarded since 1972.
• Sports Emmy Awards. Awarded in the spring.
• Technology & Engineering Emmy Award.
• Regional Emmy. Are given in 12 different regions of the United States.
• International Emmy. Awarded in November.
and several others.
Outside the United States is best known for Primetime Emmy Award.
The first statuette was awarded on Jan. 25, 1949 in Hollywood sports club. The name "Emmy" comes from the word «immy» - the so-called cathode-ray tube in the first television cameras.
Atom, which is holding a woman, symbolizes the television as a science, and the wings behind her - the television as art.
"Emmy" is awarded in 463 nominations.
Main ones are:
• Outstanding Drama Series;
• Outstanding Comedy Series;
• Outstanding Miniseries;
• Lead Actor in a Drama Series;
• Lead Actress in a Drama Series;
• Lead Actor in a Comedy Series;
• Lead Actress in a Comedy Series;
• Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie;
• Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie;
• Supporting Actor in a Drama Series;
• Supporting Actress in a Drama Series;
• Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series;
• Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series;
• Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie;
• Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie;
• Guest Actor in a Drama Series;
• Guest Actress in a Drama Series;
• Guest Actor in a Comedy Series;
• Guest Actress in a Comedy Series;
• Outstanding Reality Program;
• Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming less than One Hour);
• Outstanding Main Title Theme Music.
Recently in Los Angeles held an awards ceremony American TV academy Emmy.
This year the title of best actor or actress on the television screen claimed six candidates in each category. In the end,'' Emmy ''as the best comedy actor has received Alec Baldwin, was starred in TV series''30 Rock''.
Best as a comedic actress was recognized by Toni Collette.
Critics noted that the best clothes were on Olivia Wilde, Mila Kunis, Lisa Edelstein, Kim and Courtney Kardashian, Jennifer Morrison and Jennifer Love Hewitt.
In awarding the American TV academy Emmy Awards were the best actors of the last year, appeared on the screen in dramas and comedies. The solemn ceremony from Los Angeles aired live on channel CBS.
In the category "Outstanding Reality Program" for the grand prize competed five projects have long known: Amazing Race, American Idol, Dancing With The Stars, "Project Runway, Top Chef. The winner of the version of American TV academy was TV show Amazing Race. During the eight years of its existence, the team visited 72 countries lay fighting for the grand prize - a million dollars. The best is the leading reality show named Jeff Probst, known for the transfer of Survivor.