Podcast by Forris Day JR Jen Grisanti is the author of “Story Line: Finding Gold In Your Life Story”. It’s a book that teaches you how to use your everyday life to create great fiction. Learn why this book isn’t just for screenwriters and learn more about the very talented […]
DC/Warner Bros planning 7 movies in 3 years – Rumor Mill & Superhero MOVIE NEWS
By Pat French The other day Nikki Finke broke the scoop that Warner Bros has an ambitious 3-year schedule to follow up on the now-titled Superman V Batman: Dawn of Justice (which… just… ugh). According to Finke’s sources, Warner Bros as planning this announcement for this summer’s San Diego Comic […]
Adjust Your Tracking: The Untold Story of the VHS Collector – DOCUMENTARY MOVIE REVIEW
By Geno McGahee There is a serious relationship between horror fans and VHS movies. I am 39-years-old. I grew up in the 1980s, in the heyday of the video stores and I have many fond memories. When Blockbuster, the last of the video stores, closed their doors, it was a […]
Robocop (2014) – REMAKE ACTION MOVIE REVIEW
By Geno McGahee In 1987, I was 13-years-old and a great movie was released to the cinemas. I would have to wait a year before it made it to the video stores and I was able to rent the film and find out what the fuss was about. It was […]
Check Out this Birdman Trailer from the director of Babel! – MOVIE NEWS
By Pat French I love how much Super-Hero movies have permeated the cinematic world. It’s not just an action movie genre, it’s fodder for meta-films and Oscar-bait too. Birdman (not to be confused with BIIIIIIRRRRRRRRD-MAN!) comes from director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (Babel, 21 Grams) and stars Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, […]
Non-Stop (2014) – Liam Neeson ACTION THRILLER – ACTION MOVIE REVIEW
By Geno McGahee For years, I didn’t think much of Liam Neeson. I think it all came down to THE HAUNTING in 1999. I hated that movie and I think that I blamed Neeson, just because he was part of it, but that movie is now just a bad memory. […]
THE GOOD SON, the Powerful Story of Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini and the One Night His Career Unraveled in an Award-Winning Documentary – MOVIE NEWS
There are stories in sports that will never be forgotten. Now, for one of the greatest boxers of them all, a new chapter has been written… JUST IN TIME FOR FATHER’S DAY, JOIN SNAGFILMS FOR AN ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARY ABOUT A BOXING ICON…AND THE ONE NIGHT HIS CAREER UNRAVELED IN THIS […]
SHRIEKFEST ANNOUNCES IT’S FINAL DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES! – HORROR MOVIE NEWS
Shriekfest, the Los Angeles Horror/SciFi Film Festival continues its tradition as Los Angeles’ Premier horror film event, presenting an exciting program of films each fall with beautiful Los Angeles as its backdrop. Shriekfest takes place at the legendary Raleigh Studios, which is the largest independent studio operator in the country. […]
Haunter (2013) – Redbox Find – Horror Film
By Melissa Antoinette Garza I had never heard of this flick before but the synopsis sounded a bit like Oculus so I thought it may be a low-budget Asylum-style rip-off. I liked Oculus so much that I was curious whether one that was similar but didn’t have a theatrical […]
“The Coffee Break Screenwriter” by Pilar Alessandra – BOOK REVIEW
By Forris Day Jr. You’ve heard the expression “A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step”. That is what I think of as I read Pilar Alessandra’s book “The Coffee Break Screenwriter – Writing Your Script Ten Minutes at a Time”. Screenwriting is a journey. You’ll have many […]
Jim Beviglia – author – Counting Down Bruce Springsteen/Counting Down Bob Dylan – COFFEE SHOP CONVERSATION
Podcast by Forris Day JR A blogger, magazine writer and author are a few words to describe Jim Beviglia, todays guest on Coffee Shop Conversations with Forris Day Jr. Jim is releasing his second book in his counting down series called “Counting Down Bruce Springsteen-His 100 Finest Songs”. Beviglia is […]
Symbols • Images • Codes; The Secret Language of Meaning in Film, TV, Games, and Visual Media by Pamela Jaye Smith – BOOK REVIEW
By Forris Day Jr. Every movie makes use of symbolism in one way or another. You may not be totally aware of it but they do. The story is told not only using dialog, but using imagery, symbols and codes that help tell the story. One of the simplest forms […]