For some, making their first feature is a long and drawn out process, featuring years and years of meticulous screenplay editing, an arduous casting process, another year in post, all to beget a film that is as personal as a hermetically-sealed bag. Jc Khoury, the writer/director of The Pill didn’t have time for that. Mixing personal aspirations with game shows, he came up with the idea for his debut feature and gave himself a ticking clock before he had to put it all on film.
The ticking clock idea translates directly into The Pill where a one night stand could quickly turn into a life-long problem if not for these two little miracle pills (my review). In this extended interview, discover the films that helped shape this frank and funny little film, what line makes people yell at the screen in horror, whether or not it’s a good date flick,...
The ticking clock idea translates directly into The Pill where a one night stand could quickly turn into a life-long problem if not for these two little miracle pills (my review). In this extended interview, discover the films that helped shape this frank and funny little film, what line makes people yell at the screen in horror, whether or not it’s a good date flick,...
- 3/1/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Reality programs and documentaries make a surprisingly good combination, we've already discussed shows like this. Storm Chasers however mixes these two elements with the pace and excitement of an action movie. If you're not familiar with the show, it works a bit like Twister - a group of adventurous scientists are hunting for storm in order to study them. Since tornados and other weather catastrophes seem to occur in a random pattern, it's important to catch them on time as the results may bring forward new data that may be able to help avert similar catastrophes in the near future. Although we don't see many flying cows in the series, Storm Chasers outdoes fiction in several respects: our heroes use almost futuristic vehicles and equipment and when we think about that what we see happens for real, we get a real appreciation of these men's job. Compared to the director or the cameraman,...
- 10/22/2009
- Daily Film Music Blog
Green Dragon director Tim Linh Bui's new film Powder Blue, starring Jessica Biel, Forest Whitaker, Ray Liotta and Patrick Swayze, has received an original score by Didier Lean Rachou. He was called in very late in the process to replace most of the existing score with an edgy, modern approach. Rachou's previous credits include Aquaman: Mercy Reef, How To Rob a Bank and several episodes of Sex and the City. Recently, he also scored a Lionsgate film called High Hopes, starring Jason Mewes, Lacey Chabert, Andy Dick and David Faustino. Currently, Didier has just begun scoring his third season of the TV series Storm Chasers for the Discovery Channel.
- 5/6/2009
- by noreply@blogger.com (Mikael Carlsson)
- MovieScore Magazine
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