Iconic is absolutely an apt terminology for William Moulton Marston’s legendary creation – Wonder Woman. Icon comes to us from the original ancient Hellenic word – Eika, and with Diana’s entire narrative background tied up (sometimes literally – the Amazons were famous for bondage games!) in Greek mythology, I could not think of a phrase […]
Year: 2020
Wonder Woman and the Real Lasso of Truth — Hackaday
You might think it is strange that a story about technology would start off talking about Wonder Woman. When you realize the technology in question is a lie detector, you might think, “Oh, that’s right. Wonder Woman had the lasso of truth, so this is just a lame association.” You might think that, but you’d […]
First Glance: “Wonder Woman 1984” — Keith & the Movies
Oh how my house has been buzzing since the new trailer for “Wonder Woman 1984” trailer dropped over the weekend. Director Patty Jenkins and star Gal Gadot gave a much needed feminine jolt to the superhero genre with 2017’s fantastic “Wonder Woman”. I absolutely loved the movie, but my wife and daughter REALLY loved it. […]
Doctor Strange 2: What could Sam Raimi bring to the making of the film? — archyde
While Doctor Strange 2 the director lost last month, Scott Derrickson, Marvel Studios are now looking for a new filmmaker to bring life to the aftermath of the adventures of Dr. Stephen Strange played by Benedict Cumberbatch. According to the latest news, the choice of production would have stopped on Sam Raimi, the filmmaker behind […]
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4 DC Movies Have Won Oscar and Each Includes Joker — John Smith
2019’s Joker is the fourth Oscar-winning movie of DC comics, and it has been one of the biggest hits of the live-action adaptation of DC comics. Do you know that all four films of DC comic that have won Oscar have Joker character in them? Yes, it is indeed true that Joker is the only character […]
via 4 DC Movies Have Won Oscar and Each Includes Joker — John Smith
Martin Scorsese says Marvel movies are “not cinema” — Consequence of Sound
Instead, he calls them “theme parks.”
via Martin Scorsese says Marvel movies are “not cinema” — Consequence of Sound
Ranking Marvel Movies! — the orang-utan librarian
Alrighty- I’ve finally come to the end of MARVEL PHASE 3. And I think it’s safe to say, after all my endeavours in this field that while I may not be a comic book expert, I am most definitely a connoisseur of superhero movies 😉 And to prove just how much of a boffin I […]
Winning TV PILOT Screenplay Reading: Sector: 2814 (Green Lantern), by Jonathan Mabee
A Green Lantern TV Pilot staring Simon Baz, Earth’s first Muslim-American Green Lantern!
CAST LIST:
Agent Jones/Valder: Geoff Mays
Amanda: Pascale Behrman
Agent Smith/Fed: Shawn Devlin
Narrator: Val Cole
Simon: Chris O’Bray
Sira: Aliya Hamid
Arkillo: Biden Hall
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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com
Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder
Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne
Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Ryan Haines, John Johnson
Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy
Camera Operators: Ryan Haines, Temitope Akinterinwa, Efren Zapata, Zack Arch
TV SPEC Reading of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia “The Gang Gets Diverse”, by Jordan Champagne
Script for an existing show: “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”
When the gang learns that Paddy’s is going to be featured in a Phillymag article about cheaper, lesser-known bars in Philadelphia, they desperately and cynically try to recruit some people of color as new employees, in a bid to make the demographics of their bar appear more diverse. Does it work? Of course not, it blows up in their faces.
CAST LIST:
Jessica: Aliya Hamid
Dee: Pascale Behrman
Mac: Chris O’Bray
Narrator: Val Cole
Dennis: Biden Hall
Charlie: Geoff Mays
Frank: Shawn Devlin
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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com
Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder
Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne
Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Ryan Haines, John Johnson
Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy
Camera Operators: Ryan Haines, Temitope Akinterinwa, Efren Zapata, Zack Arch
Top Fan Fiction Festival Screenplays of 2019
Watch the winning readings performed by professional actors. 7 screenplays in total.
TV SPEC Screenplay Reading: Family Guy – “Road to the Internet”, by Brian Michael McDevitt Jr.
https://fanfictionfestival.com/2019/12/18/tv-spec-screenplay-reading-family-guy-road-to-the-internet-by-brian-michael-mcdevitt-jr/
FAN FICTION Screenplay Reading: BATMAN: Beyond the Cowl, by Reginald Johnson
https://fanfictionfestival.com/2019/07/16/fan-fiction-screenplay-reading-batman-beyond-the-cowl-by-reginald-johnson/
TV SPEC Screenplay Reading: Westworld, by Brenda Holiday
https://fanfictionfestival.com/2019/07/16/tv-spec-screenplay-reading-westworld-by-brenda-holiday/
MASTER OF NONE Winning TV Spec Screenplay, by Jackson Chow
https://fanfictionfestival.com/2019/06/04/master-of-none-winning-tv-spec-screenplay-by-jackson-chow/
FAN FICTION 1st Scene Screenplay Reading: Star Trek: Quicksilver. by Mary Blakney
https://fanfictionfestival.com/2019/05/21/fan-fiction-1st-scene-screenplay-reading-star-trek-quicksilver-by-mary-blakney/
TV SPEC Screenplay Reading of THE OFFICE, by Vanessa Shealy
https://fanfictionfestival.com/2019/05/03/tv-spec-screenplay-reading-of-the-office-by-vanessa-shealy/






