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Looking for Film Buyers? 5 steps to secure distribution for your indie film By : Daniel Lafleche This article looks at five steps that every Indie filmmaker and producer shoudl know about selling thier film to a film buyer. What is movie and movie history By : Jacobo Brooks Movie is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of movie as an art form, and the motion picture industry. Movies are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects. Mickey Mouse Comes To Your Doorstep With The Disney Movie Club By : Sume Diang When Mickey Mouse first appeared on movie screens, Americans have had a special place in their hearts for Walt Disney. Thousands of adults will tell you that their first time at the movies was a Disney classic. For one generation, it was Pinocchio or Snow White, for another generation it was The Fox and the Hound or Lady and the Tramp. Today's Filmmakers Use DVD On Demand Authoring Technology By : Kristin Gabriel If you are a filmmaker, it is important to know that it is very difficult to get your movie out to a potential audience, unless you're discovered at a film festival. There is one exception. A new trend called DVD on demand production,which is helping independant filmmakers get their films out. What's more, the future predicts that giving consumers choices for more content on a DVD is where the business is at. Star Wars: The Franchise That May Never Disappear By : Andrew Wills The initial film, Star Wars, was predicted to be a flop, so no merchandise was created to debut with the film’s release. As you can probably imagine, the Star Wars toy and merchandise franchise has grown considerably since the Christmas of 1977. More Than Meets The Eye: The Future of Transformers By : Andrew Wills As any true child of the ‘80s can tell you, Transformers were created by the toy company Hasbro after meeting Takara (a Japanese toy company) at the Tokyo Toy Show in 1983. By combining Takara’s toy lines Diaclone and Micro Change, Hasbro created a product line unlike any other. Two Films With Tons of Recognition That Leave This Viewer Unfulfilled By : Ed Bagley A lot of moviegoers saw Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World as a great picture with great acting and pretty much a shoo-in for a handful of Oscars. I did not see it the same way, nor did the Academy. The Lion in Winter is a 2 Star movie with some 4 Star (Excellent) performances. Both movies stir no emotion in me, foment ill will and breed confusion when clarity should rule the day and resolution should be the result. Movie Ratings Nonsense By : Danny Carlton A long time ago we had four easy to understand ratings for movies. Now, I'm told that at one time there were no ratings at all, but the movie companies started getting a bit racy. Congress started inquiries into imposing a rating system, but before they could, the movie industry quickly popped up with one of their own. They grinned at Congress and said, "Don't worry we've taken care of the problem." An Independent Film Production That Became an Excellent, Big Fat Paycheck By : Ed Bagley My Big Fat Greek Wedding is simply one of the best movies ever made about close families and their traditions. The estimated $5 million budget for the film generated worldwide revenue of $368 million, making it the highest-grossing independent film of all time, and the the highest grossing movie never to have hit number one at the box office. And the Oscar for Best Movie Goes To--- Crash of Racial Stereotypes and Humanitarian Babel. By : Elizabeth Moreno Last year we saw Crash running away with the Oscar, and was acclaimed for not only the best movie of the year, but for its exposure of race relations, bias and stereotypes in American society. Again this year, Hollywood, has by accident, created incredible teaching tools that can be used to raise our unconscious biases and stereotypes which can lead us to recognize unique, individual features of others. 6 Worst Films in Cinema History By : Jack Reider Here you can read about some of the worst films ever released from the advent of Hollywood and until today. The Spider-Man 3 legacy By : Rick Martin Definitely a mass hysteria creator, Spiderman 3 is to be released this spring. Millions await the breathtaking final part of the trilogy which brings along exquisite performances and staggering internal turmoil of the main character. Don’t blink – you might miss it all! Put Youtube Movies On Your iPod By : Thomas Martin There is a ton of good content on YouTube, but copyright infringement claims and DMCA take-down notices mean that any given video can disappear at any time. Having a local copy of the video means you won’t lose access if YouTube removes the video from their site. And if you convert the video to MP4 format, you can transfer it to your iPod as well. Five Average Movies That Are Worth a Look, But Only Once By : Ed Bagley Here are five movies that are worth a look, but only once. All five get my average rating; they include The Bourne Supremacy (with Matt Damon), Catch Me If You Can (with Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks), The Breakfast Club (with Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy), The Christmas Child, and Arsenic and Old Lace (with a very young Cary Grant). Five More Movies You Think Would Be Better Than They Are By : Ed Bagley Here are five more movies you think would be really better than they are, unfortunately for the films, the scripts, the direction, and the actors, they are not. All five get my terrible rating; they include Imagine Me & You, Down With Love (with Renee Zellweger), In Good Company, It Runs in the Family (with Michael Dougles and Kirk Douglas) and Laws of Attraction (with Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore). Five Movies You Think Would Be Really Better Than They Are By : Ed Bagley Here are five movies you think would be really better than they are, unfortunately for the films, the scripts, the direction, and the actors, they are not. All five get my terrible rating; they include About Schmidt (with Jack Nicholson and Kathy Bates as Oscar nominees), The Anchorman (with Will Ferrell and Christina Applegate), Before Sunset, Cocktail (with Tom Cruise) and Corky Romano (with Chris Kattan of Saturday Night Live fame). Two Excellent Movies You Could See Over and Over and Not Miss a Beat By : Ed Bagley The 1964 musical My Fair Lady is one of the best movies ever made, earning 12 Oscar nominations and winning 8 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director (George Cukor) and Best Actor (Rex Harrison) among major awards. See My Fair Lady with your children at home, and enjoy a Broadway musical. The Phantom of the Opera has it all: a story line, plot, great writing, great presentation, and even better music and lyrics. Phantom is a must see. Million Dollar Baby: This Is One Fight Where You Get Your Money's Worth By : Ed Bagley After watching so many pay-for-view fights on the tube and being disappointed, watching Million Dollar Baby was refreshing because I really got my money's worth. When the 2005 Academy Awards presentation ended, Million Dollar Baby, nominated for 7 Oscars, won 4, including Best Picture, Best Director (Clint Eastwood), Best Actress (Hillary Swank as Maggie Fitzgerald) and Best Supporting Actor (Morgan Freeman as Eddie "Scrap Iron" Dupris). Surprise Ending Turns Spanglish Into a Triumph for James Brooks By : Ed Bagley Spanglish is a relationship movie with a surprise ending in that the two principal characters in the movie actually do the right thing. Essentially, a housekeeper for a family becomes emotionally involved with the husband. They manage to almost lose it but do not act on their impulses, separating at the end with the husband going back to his dysfunctional wife and two children, and the housekeeper moving on to another chapter in her life. 2 Movies About Young Adults That Prove Their Integrity and Substance By : Ed Bagley Pretty in Pink is a classic high school story of first love and prom night, starring Molly Ringwald as Andie, a girl from the wrong side of tracks who falls for Blaine, a rich preppie. Andie proves to be a girl of truth, courage and integrity rather than a push over. Saint Ralph is the story of Ralph Walker, a 14-year-old boy who has an epiphany that tells him if he wins the Boston Marathon his mother will come out of her comma and recover. Hollywood Producers Want Fresh Ideas By : Scott Manville Hollywood is built on the power of Idea, and thanks to the Internet the "Closed Door" of tinseltown has been kicked wide open for idea-people wanting to pitch the next hit TV show. 5 Steps To Get Your Movie Done In 2007 By : Terrence Walker It's that time of year and new years resolutions abound. For select few, that new years resolution means deciding to get their movie done in 2007. This article provides five help steps to see that dream become a reality. Poker Movies: Top 5 Films about Poker By : Jack Reider Many Hollywood films include poker playing in their plots. Here you can read about five of the best poker movies ever made. Independent Film: How To Find Your Audience By : Terrence Walker For nearly a hundred years the world of motion pictures was a closed system controlled by a few rich titans. Master inventor Thomas Edison and Charles Eastman, founder of Kodak, saw to it that no one could make movies without paying huge fees to them. The system they setup persists even in the closed studio system of the 21st century. Does the new technology of the wired offer independent film makers a way around all this? Babysitters in the Movies By : Richard Myers Why are there so many movies about babysitters and nannies? It’s because their privileged, immediate access to people’s homes, lives and children creates endless storylines. Here are ten movies featuring babysitters Science Fiction Movie Reviews By : Francesca Black Nothing beats a friday night at home, snuggled up on a coach with a bowl of popcorn watching Science Fiction Movies. Stop at your local video store and find a science fiction movie sure to get you thinking about what could have been or what might be. Here are some of the best all time science fiction movies. Direct TV – Best In the Business By : Jordan K. Williams Among all the television viewing options available, Direct TV rules. It is a leading one in the market today and it also provides a variety of channels. This makes it the fastest growing in the TV industry. Most Popular Websites for Sharing Funny Videos and Video Clips By : Andrew Daigle With the popularity of sites like YouTube and MySpace, we will continue to see more and more video sites come online. Movie studios and Google see the power of these new generation of websites, so we are in the early stages of this new phenomenon. The Cheetah Girls: Ticketnest By : Sara Another smashing hit by Walt Disney. A beautiful, innocent story of young teen passionate, wanton spirits who want to excel in music industry. These teen divas are full of energy and thrill like swift felines pouncing in the jungle and they are ready to overcome any difficulty in the way of their success. Galactic Empire, a Space-age Third Reich By : Francesca Black Born in May of 1944, in Modesto, California, George Lucas lived a world away from the horrors of Fascist Germany. Yet its imprint is more than evident in Lucas’ life’s work and creative brainchild, the Star Wars Saga. Admitting that the Galactic Empire was based on Germany’s Third Reich. Bollywood Dates By : Rajput Patel The romance and glamour of Bollywood might just win make you fall in love!

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