Neverland? More like Mowelfund :)

So we had a tour last September 30, 2013 at MowelFund. Mowelfund is a place where they put the props of the majestic movie have been created before and you can learn a lot of things about movies there. It was awesome because it was like you time travel and see the stuffs they used when they create movies.

When I got there and entered the place I saw a mini statue of FPJ (Fernando Poe Jr.) wearing his costume of Panday with a sword and some pictures of old directors who created a beautiful movies. Then, we watch a short film about bananas that was created of their student. Mowelfund has a mini school for an aspiring directors. And then, the formal tour begin. We entered a small movie room, more like cinema place, and on the right corner there's a door that will lead you to a different place where the props are located.

The props were real. I saw the sword that was used in Panday and it is soo heavy. Then the costume of darna was for sexy women only, I thought it was for a child but no, only women who possessed hot body can wear it. The head of Valentina was scary then the monster they used for their horror movies were gigantic and creepy. I can't remember most of the stuff that I saw but there's one thing that surely made a spot in my brain, The Statue of Machete. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! The statue has a penis and it makes me rolling on the floor laughing. I will surely not gonna forget that. And at the end of the tour there's a garden that have a paper statue of celebrities but most of them are from GMA :)

The experience was awesome. I had a great time on that day. I hope one day when I reach dream, I will be there but in the picture titled "one of the best directors."

A picture of me and mt classmates at mowelfund :)

Ghostbusters or Men In Black?

A hotshot detective who was killed in the line of duty joins a supernatural police force that protects the living from the malevolent souls who have escaped judgment in this adaptation of the popular Dark Horse comic book. Nick Walker (Ryan Reynolds) was a cop with a reputation for getting a results when he was brutally gunned down during a violent raid. The next thing Nick knew, he was sitting in the headquarters of the Rest in Peace Department -- a supernatural police force tasked with arresting lost souls who are hiding out on Earth. His new partner Roy Pulsifer (Jeff Bridges) is a veteran sheriff with a knack for spotting a fugitive soul in disguise. Now Roy and Nick are about to face a menace that threatens to upset the ethereal balance between the physical world and the supernatural realm, and should they fail in maintaining that balance Earth will be flooded with a wave of very angry -- and very powerful -- lost souls. Kevin Bacon, Mary-Louise Parker, and Stephanie Szostak co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Full of action and Sci-fi will be see in this movie. The cinematic of the movie was great. The monsters was like real and the camera angle really catches the attention of the audience and very breath-taking. 

More on running so many dolly movements should be expected in this movie. The Characters were portrayed very well and the actors fits with their roles.

The story is not original. The concept and the story line is like Ghostbusters with Men in Black.

The setting of the Department was like from Men in Black. Very much alike office of both movie and the characters were like it too and the way they operate. Ghostbusters monster jail was imitated too. But for me this movie is still good. I like the story, cinematic and the concept of how people will see them. If you can't get my point just watch the movie please and always remember, Do not Judge the book by its cover :)

SOURCE: www.fandango.com 

A History Of Violence

The story centres on a midwife, Anna who tends to a pregnant 14-year-old Russian prostitute. The girl dies giving birth to a daughter but leaves a diary that inculpates in her death the Russian gang boss Semyon, a member of the notorious Vory V Zakone criminal brotherhood. Anna, whose late father was a Russian émigré, courageously investigates and meets the paternal Semyon, owner of an opulent restaurant, the Trans-Siberia, near Smithfield Market. She becomes involved with his violent, drunken, sex-trafficking son Kirill, and the family's chauffeur and enforcer Nikolai. An impassive, quietly spoken man, Nikolai hides behind wrap-around dark glasses and brings to mind Churchill's remark that Russia resembles 'a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma'. It's Christmas week, which in serious movies is a time of stress and irony where goodwill towards men battles with bitterness and malevolence.

First, there is the matter of blood as reality and metaphor. The movie opens with a man having his throat cut in a barber's chair, which is followed by the pregnant prostitute leaving a pool of blood on a chemist's floor and then having a Caesarean in hospital. Another throat-cutting takes place in broad daylight as the victim urinates over a gravestone on his way home from a football stadium. The film's unforgettable climax sees two knife-wielding Chechen criminals in black leather attacking the naked Nikolai in Ironmonger Row municipal steam baths, turning the place into an abattoir as the other bathers run for their lives. It's a challenging scene for Mortensen, infinitely more difficult to play than the naked wrestling match in Women in Love. This leads to a key line in the movie about poetic justice residing in a sample of blood when a DNA test can prove crucial in changing lives and bringing about justice.

Eastern Promises is an exciting story about hypocrisy, decency and different kinds of honour, and about the dark underside of globalisation and multiculturalism. By the excellence of the acting and Cronenberg's attention to detail. It's a chilling, discomfiting picture, and there's a particularly frightening moment when Mueller-Stahl, the brutal patriarch, leaves Anna with the baby in hospital.

SOURCE: theguardian.com

I really can't understand the Ending...

Sucker Punch is one of the good all-female lead cast movie. Directed by Zack Snyder. A story of a young girl institutionalized by her abusive stepfather. Retreating to an alternative reality as a coping strategy, she envisions a plan which help her escape.

The Actresses are good. Hot girls with a big gun are on action. They are all look fierce except from Baby doll because she always look like helpless but she is the most stronger in the five. The movie is like 5 vs the world. There are two scenes in the movie. One is the reality, which takes place in mental hospital, and the other one is in Fantasy, which takes place in the head of baby doll but she is imagining that they are in the battle field fighting for the right and freedom.

I never understand the ending of the story, When I watched it in the Cinema, I was like how come she's in the chair and why she is smiling? But when I watched the uncut version I've seen there that she was bought by the rich man but she ended up going back at the mental hospital but it's just the same because she is smiling and the owner of the Mental Hospital is still angry with him. Can someone explained it to me? LOL

Directed by Gary Gross. Shown last 2012. Starring Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen.
Katniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games, a televised fight to the death in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to compete.

This movie is super action and drama. Very much Dolly scenes. The story is good but if you read the book you will know how Katniss survived the game because in the movie only few parts of Suffering of Katniss Everdeen is shown they focused on killing and other unnecessary stuff that was not in the book but it was awesome though.

The Characters did a good job but some special characters were not shown and didn't give enough exposure on the movie like Glimmer, and Kato. They just exposed Rue, the black girl from District 11. But the characters of Katniss and Peeta were shown good and their story is the same as in the book.

The setting of the movie was like the setting in my mind while i'm reading but they gave more colour to it. The Special Effects of the two monster in game finale fail. It really looks like a computerize tigers or dogs or I don't know. I was like "whoa, What happened to the special effects?!" 

The overall is good. Pretty good story. I wish they'd shown what Katniss Really do while surviving and how she and rue escaped from the other district tributes. I am hoping in the Catching Fire that they will give a good special effects especially on the part where a bunch of flesh eating monkey attacked them. I am looking forward on it.

Independent

Because of those Awesome Directors  Independent Film began. They have a lot of budget doing those Independent Film Making.  Many Independent Film became Blockbuster in Hollywood because most of the Directors knows what the public wants and what kind of story they will enjoy.

Example of the best independent film are:

One of the scariest film ever and this is the first exorcist movie that created. It was Directed by William Friedkin. It was shown 1973 starring Linda Blair as Regan Macneil, the girl who got possessed.

When I watched this movie, In the beginning it was very very boring but when the demon start possessing the girl it made me jumped and scares me the whole week. The face of Regan while being possessed haunt me the whole week. So if you want a Scariest Horror movie of all time. I recommend you to watch this.

Next is...

Directed by one of the best directer, Steven Spielberg. Shown on my Birth year, 1993.
During a preview tour, a theme park suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaur exhibits to run amok.

This Movie is the first Dinosaur movie, I guess. HAHA! Not sure but this is movie good. A little bit scary and very very thriller. It created a good feedback from the audience that's why Steven made a sequel of this movie.

Last is..

Directed by Roland Emmerich and shown in 1998.
A enormous, radioactively mutated lizard runs rampant on the island of Manhattan.

Godzilla is originally made in Japan but did a version in Hollywood. Hollywood is good in making their own version. I like the Version of Hollywood because of its special effects and the effect of the actors in audience.

The Star Studio System

The studio system of the Hollywood before was very exclusive. Directors, actors, actresses, producers, and writers have a contract to a specific studio. If they created a contract to the studio they are not allowed to create films on the other studios. They have to follow the rules of the studio if they signed the contract.

The Star System of the Hollywood before was very strict. The Hollywood before reached it's international fame so they have to train new actors and actresses. Stars are very disciplined. They way they talk, the looks, their appearance and how they act were highly trained. If they have an issue or scandal, producers will automatically kill it. They will pay the Paparazzi just to stop the issue.

Unlike today, you will see the same directors in different studios. As far as I know the Director of Titanic made a movie in 21st century fox then his latest movie, Avatar, was under the Universal Studios. The Stars today are always in News. Their Scandal and Issues are always trending and you will see the same star in different studios and others were not highly trained in acting.

Philippine Studios and star system before was just like the same in Hollywood. If the Directors and other staffs have a contract to a studio they cannot make a film in other studios. Same as the stars.

Boo, you whore.

Mean Girls

A Movie for all the girls out there J a story of a Girl who went North Shore High for the first time and leaves the actual world and enters the girl world then the war begins. She met a gay, Damien, and a girl, Janice, who used her to make Regina George life miserable. But it turns out that her life becomes miserable.

This movie gives me a lot of, sorry for the word, bitchy quotations like, Boo, You whore, and you smell like a baby prostitute and many more. I used it lot to my friends. It gives more Idea how to revenge.
Most of the shot are point of view because they are showing what other girls think about other girls and that’s one technique to make the antagonist very bad. And you can see in the face of the actors’ expression of being plastic and it is very good.

The characters were good. Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams did a good job. They are both very effective in their roles. The story is very focused on the characters doing so you will pay attention to see how they will ruin their lives and it is focused on love and teenage girls in high school.

The lesson I learned from this movie is be who you are and don’t join groups that doesn’t fit you in. Just be yourself and hang-out with people who are in your league.

Now I know

French Expressionism and Surrealism

Based on what I learned about this Genre. I learned that old movies were morbid than today. I thought Saw is the most morbid movie I’ve watched but I was wrong. Even though it is a silent movie but my emotion was over flowing by ewwness and shockness.

 French Expressionism used few clips for their romantic movies. Their Romantic movies don’t have a happy ending. It is always heart-breaking and the camera is always focused on the one who has the broken heart.

Their movies were inspired by the Surrealism painter to express their feelings.
This is their weapon on Hollywood after the war.

Film Noir

Film genre that offers dark or fatalistic interpretations of reality. The term is applied to U.S. films of the late 1940s and early '50s that often portrayed a seamy or criminal underworld and cynical characters. The films were noted for their use of stark, expressionistic lighting and stylized camera work, often employed in urban settings. Style of filmmaking characterized by elements such as cynical heroes, stark lighting effects, frequent use of flashbacks, intricate plots, and an underlying existentialist philosophy. The genre was prevalent mostly in American crime dramas of the post-World War II era.

The concept of lighting for film noir is deep and complicated topic but a great subject for modern filmmakers. Film noir was created by filmmakers who were bound by their budgets and their technology. But they weren’t limited in their talents – that makes this an excellent starting point for studying lighting. The first and most important light is the key light – this is usually the brightest and most dominant light of a setup. Complementing the key is the Fill light, which is place opposite of the key light to fill in some of the shadows left by the key. The final light of the three point setup is the back light – this light adds an outline to separate the subject from the background.
The sound of noir—plaintive sax solos, blue cocktail piano, the wail of a distant trumpet through dark, wet alleyways, hot Latin beats oozing like a neon glow from the half-shuttered windows of forbidden nightspots. You walk the sidewalks of big, lonely towns, with no destination in mind, following only the sounds, guided by them, wondering where they come from, what hurt souls cry out with such tones.A femme fatale  is a mysterious and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers in bonds of irresistible desire, often leading them into compromising, dangerous and deadly situations. She is an archetype of literature and art. Her ability to entrance and hypnotise her victim with a spell was in the earliest stories seen as being literally supernatural; hence, the femme fatale today is still often described as having a power akin to an enchantress, seductress, vampire, witch or demon, having some power over men.
Source: IMBD.com

Trainspotting

The year is 1996, and the media has caused shock-controversy by claiming that Danny Boyle’s masterwork glamorises drugs. A bold statement considering the fact inTrainspotting the following happens:A drug-addict’s relationship is ruined and eventually dies, another addict drops a literal ‘bomb shell’ in a one-night-stand’s bed, a 14 year-old girl has sex with an adult, a baby dies due to being neglected, several punch-ups occur, a girl is glassed in the face with a pint-glass, men are hit with pool cues, people experience frightening hallucinations, and even after the baby dies, the addicts have to cope with the pain by shooting up again because they’re so dependent on heroine.

The opening speech for example, Renton talks about all of the mundane aspects of life in an acidically funny list: “Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television…” – and at the end of the speech he juxtaposes all of this with: “Why would I want to do a thing like that. I chose not to choose life, but chose something else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you’ve got heroine?” Here is the crux of the film: choose life or choose heroine? Which one can you get the most amount of pleasure from? And which one gives you more harm? The film refuses to answer, and merely presents the viewer with the situation. The beginning section of the movie uses fast paced camera movements and slick and inventive editing (“the worst toilet in Scotland” is dubbed over the toilet door) to match the indescribable, hyper-orgasmic feeling of being high on heroine. We are essentially posed the question of whether we would choose heroine, and the “choose life” monologue is directly asked to us, the viewer.
Here we see how the film is subtly mocking societies obsession with male/female roles and stereotypes in and out of relationships.Overall, Trainspotting presents heroine as it is. It’s not for or against it, as Trainspotting, in my opinion,  is about choosing life or not choosing life.


Another interesting aspect of Trainspotting is its love for pop-culture – and humorously blending pop-culture-induced dialogue in scenes where characters are injecting themselves with the hyper-orgasm-inducing drug known as heroine. Trainspotting will momentarily pause from the drugs and the violence to make a James Bond reference or an innuendo, if anything, that’s not just funny, but utterly refreshing. The great thing about Trainspotting is the sheer sense of speed it has, its narrative drives forward at a rapid pace – the opening sequence is a great example of this, as is the section where each individual character goes out looking for a one-night-stand: we intercut from one couple to the next, and so on – all of the dialogue links up in a slickly stylish manner. For example, Spud is talking about how his balls ‘feel like watermelons’, and we intercut between that and a bathroom scene with his girlfriend where she discusses how hilarious it is to her to starve her husband of sex. To add to this, when the girls and the boys meet up and they tell each other what they’ve been talking about they lie with stereotypical answers. 


Source: Starreviews.wordpress.com

Favorite Movie :)

            

My favorite movie of all time is Star Wars Saga. Star Wars is a science fiction adventure novel. The symbolism and characterization was really excellent in the story. The story gives a great look into the future as it has many different types of things we have not yet invented; blaster rifles, space ships that go the speed of light, fat alien slugs, and beam swords. The plot of the story sucks you into the movie and it makes you wonder what will happen on the next episodes.The movie symbolizes what George Lucas thinks the future may be like. His imagination was put to great heights to do this movie as he thought of interesting characters to introduce us to; Jabba, Chewie, Greedo, and many others. 

The movie gives great machinery and space age type weapons; blaster rifle, light saber, land speeder, Death Star, X-Wing, and others. He does this by showing as if we know about all this stuff. People waited a long time to reveal who is the father of the twins, luke and lea, and it reveals that Darth Vader, the most evil in the story, is their father. Then Lucas continue the movie and in the new episodes Lucas create the story of Darth Vader where he’s true name was Anakin Skywalker a child that was trained to be a jedi then turned his will to the dark side.
The Story tells that the truth will set you free and everybody can change.Star Wars was a great movie. George Lucas did a very excellent job in doing this movie. He draws you into the movie by introducing you to many different, out of this world weapons and creatures. It was a pleasure in watching this movie and is my all time favorite. People who like science fiction movies or adventure movies should try to watch this one.

Awesome Directors :)

1. Francis Coppola - One of America's most erratic, energetic and controversial filmmakers, Francis Ford Coppola enjoyed stunning triumphs and endured monumental setbacks before resurrecting himself, Phoenix-like, to begin the process all over again. A director who don’t Consider the Public at all he just want to create film even though the public wouldn’t like it but either way he still can create a blockbuster movie.

2. George Lucas - There’s a conflict between him and his fans. To redeem his fans he made a complete fantasy and adventure set in the imaginary frontier of outer space entitled Star Wars. He wants to be part of children's Saturday morning serial that would be a fairy tale. A Director who have the public in mind when he conceive and make his films.

3. Steven Spielberg - Because of his wild vast mind he can notice what people want. Public Minded. Undoubtedly one of the most influential film personalities in the history of film, Steven Spielberg is perhaps Hollywood's best known director and one of the wealthiest filmmakers in the world.

4. Martin Scorsese - Study what are people want when it comes to American movies at the same time he examines the central conflict in American cinema.“The director's need to reconcile his role as a team player with his own personal expression,” Scorsese said.

5. Brian De Palma - Violence and gore never pleased people. These Director push his genre and spear-headed the new movement in Hollywood during the 1970s.

6. John Millius - A Director that has the public in mind when he conceive. Films often reflect his conservative political beliefs.

Source: IMBD.Com

Hollywood

Hollywood has fascinated people for decades. It can be described as a place that makes magical things happen right before one’s eyes. It is a place where a viewer can be transported to another place and time, and become introduced into the life of characters in order to see their story.   

The classical Hollywood style can best be described as a place where invisible art was created. When the classical Hollywood style is used to make a movie, the viewer is seamlessly transported to where the story takes place. He or she is instantly aware of the surroundings by the use of invisible art.   The viewer is also introduced to characters and instantly knows certain things about this character because Hollywood emphasizes the appearance and the role of the characters.The concept of this character is the staging of action for the camera.

 It encompasses many areas of filmmaking such as set and costume design, blocking of the actors, performance, and lighting. It also includes technical formats such as camera movement, angle, distance, and composition.  It reflects the time period with great attention to detail.  Traditionally the actors do not look directly into the camera unless it adds a dramatic element to a scene. Also, great attention to detail is given in order for the film to appear realistic.The camera also is an integral part of the classic Hollywood style. Many different shots, angles, and distances are used depending upon what the director is trying to convey about the character or setting.   Low shots may be used to show the power one character has over another.

  Many Hollywood classic actors and actresses are still known to today like Charlie Chaplin and Marilyn Monroe. They made a history for them to be recognized. Hollywood Classic Film is the originals. Movies in this Era still get a concept from this classical film.

“Hollywood is a place where they will pay you a thousand dollar for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul,” Marilyn Monroe said.