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Film School 101: Protagonists
1 November 2009 4:57 AM, PST
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First off I need to apologize for the tardiness of this entry. I was infected with the swine pandemic and was unable to do anything but utter “Bbbbraaaiiinsssss…” feebly from my bed. Now I’m up and about again, so here we go.
One of the first things to do when making your movie is figure out who your main character is going to be. Now, you may pick your plot first and then figure what kind of protagonist you want or you may pick your characters and write about what they do – it all depends on your style of writing. In either case, understanding your protagonist(s) is very important since these are the people whom the plot revolves around, who we will come to know and love and who we will follow for the next 120 minutes. They will be our tour guides through your movie so you have
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- Marco Duran
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AFI Fest 2009: Something’S Gonna Live, North By Northwest
26 October 2009 12:41 AM, PDT
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Cary Grant in North by Northwest
Among the highlights of AFI Fest 2009 is the Nov. 2 screening of AFI Conservatory Alumnus Daniel Raim’s documentary Something’s Gonna Live, which profiles several behind-the-scenes Hollywood veterans — most of whom have already passed away — including production designers Robert Boyle (who turned 100 this past Oct. 10), Henry Bumstead (To Kill a Mockingbird, The Sting), Harold Michelson (Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Mommie Dearest, Dick Tracy), and Albert Nozaki (When Worlds Collide, The War of the Worlds, The Ten Commandments), in addition to cinematographers Conrad L. Hall (In Cold Blood, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Road to Perdition) and Haskell Wexler (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, In the Heat of [...]
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- Andre Soares
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Collin Wilcox Paxton, 'To Kill a Mockingbird' Star, Dies
22 October 2009 12:00 PM, PDT
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Collin Wilcox Paxton, best known for her star turn as a "rape victim" in 1962's 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' died Oct. 14 of brain cancer at her home in Highlands, N.C. She was 74.
Wilcox Paxton began her acting career on the stage in Chicago as part ... Read more
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Collin Wilcox Paxton Dies
22 October 2009 9:50 AM, PDT
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Collin Wilcox Paxton, best known for playing Mayella Violet Ewell, the woman who accused a black man of raping her in the classic 1962 film “To Kill a Mockingbird,” died on October 14th of brain cancer.
In addition to her famous role in the film adaptation of the book “To Kill A Mockingbird”, Paxton appeared in such popular TV shows as “The Waltons,” “The Twilight Zone,” “Playhouse 90,” and “Columbo.”
Paxton was 74, and died at her home in Highlands, North Carolina.
We here at Shockya.com extend our condolences to her loved ones.
Stay tuned to Shockya.com for more celebrity and movie news.
By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: The Hollywood Reporter)
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- Costa Koutsoutis
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Actress Wilcox Dies
22 October 2009 5:11 AM, PDT
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Veteran actress Collin Wilcox has died of brain cancer, aged 74.
The star, most famous for her role as rape victim Mayella Ewell in the movie version of Harper Lee's classic novel To Kill A Mockingbird, passed away earlier this month at her home in Highlands, North Carolina.
Wilcox began her career in theatre, starring alongside Burt Reynolds in 1961 Broadway play Look, We've Come Through. She was awarded the prestigious Clarence Derwent Award in 1958 for her performance in The Day Money Stopped.
Wilcox stepped out of the spotlight in the 1980s to care for her mother in Highlands.
She is survived by her husband Scott Paxton and their children, Kimberley and Michael.
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Page 2
21 October 2009 10:29 PM, PDT
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Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 49 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness.
The above photo titled "Stormtrooper Telecomminication" was found on Flickr. [via:UniqueDaily]
Collin Wilcox Paxton, who played the white-trash girl who accused a black man of raping her in To Kill a Mockingbird, died on October 14th of brain cancer at age 74. [thr]
Co-showrunner/executive producer Marc Guggenheim is leaving FlashForward, with co-creator/exec producer David Goyer stepping in as sole showrunner. [thelivefeed]
Above is Dave Perillo's contribution to Gallery1988's group art show inspired by Kevin Smith's podcast Smodcast. Below you can get a glimpse at Scott Campbell's submission.
Asifa-Hollywood’s Iron Giant 10-Year Reunion sold out within 24 hours but
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- Peter Sciretta
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Awf Set To Hold A Reading Of To Kill A Mockingbird On 9/28
21 September 2009 4:19 PM, PDT
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This month, the Aspen Writers' Foundation (Awf) launches the second Big Read Roaring Fork Valley. The Big Read is designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. This community-based reading campaign aims to get as many people as possible in a given area reading and talking about the same book at the same time. Over the next two months the Awf is inviting the entire Roaring Fork Valley to join in reading and celebrating To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
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Film & Literature: Disgrace
15 September 2009 11:00 AM, PDT
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Translating great works of literature to the screen is a daunting task; filmmakers open themselves up to comparison, and do not usually measure up to readers' standards. (Notable exceptions: The Remains of the Day, To Kill a Mockingbird, and a few others come to mind.) In the case of Disgrace, however, the elegant and chilling film opening this week is a testament to the care and respect paid to the novel by producer Julio DePietro, director Steve Jacobs, writer Anna Maria Monticelli, and stars John Malkovich and Jessica Haines.
J.M. Coetzee's novel Disgrace caused quite a stir upon its publication in 1999. On the surface, the story is of a snobbish Cape Town literature professor who falls from grace after an affair with a student, visits his daughter on her farm in the country, and suffers as the victim of a horrible crime. Readers who dug a little deeper, however,
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What are the 25 Best Book to Film Adaptations?
10 September 2009 4:46 AM, PDT
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The Telegraph has posted a nice little list of what they consider to be the 25 best book to film adaptations and while most of the titles will likely not surprise you, perhaps the order in which they are placed will.
Considering this is the Internet, the most discussed placement is sure to be The Lord of the Rings trilogy in the 25th spot while the Harry Potter filmed franchise comes in three spots earlier at 22.
Unfortunately, I haven't read many of the books from this list, but I have seen all but a few of the films. I will say I am far more partial to Stephen King's "The Shining" than I was to Kubrick's adaptation and I hardly remember the Harry Potter books well enough to even say if I think they are great adaptations as much as I have simply enjoyed both the films and the books.
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- Brad Brevet
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Western Holiday - The Top Ten Greatest Gregory Peck Westerns
21 August 2009 10:01 PM, PDT
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Leading man Gregory Peck is probably best known for his role as crusading lawyer Atticus Finch in 1962's To Kill a Mockingbird. But like many actors coming of age in the 1940s, he also had a considerable career in Westerns. Interestingly enough, his frontier characters display not only the moral fortitude of his Mockingbird character, but are frequently those the jurist would lock up: Thieves, gamblers and killers. Read
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Inglourious Basterds Review – Philip’s Take
20 August 2009 4:21 PM, PDT
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Normally when a film leaves me cold, I tend to shy away from thinking about said picture. If I must, I’ll ponder the film and realize that I’d just seen a film I wanted to like, but had ultimately witnessed something mediocre or worse. Walking out of Inglourious Basterds, I recalled the same feeling as walking out of The Matrix Revolutions. I wanted to like it, and convinced myself for a while I did. In the end, the mediocrity of that film won and while the trilogy still gets my defense, I no longer consider the whole a work of genius like the perfectly standalone first entry. Basterds initially left me thinking ‘good, not great.’ Then through the rest of the day I couldn’t stop thinking of the film. By the time it was all said and done, I had reached the only conclusion that could be
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- Philip Barrett
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Bloom on the main
25 March 2009 6:54 PM, PDT
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When legendary screenwriter and playwright Horton Foote passed away at the beginning of the month, he left behind a legacy of seminal works, including the 1962 screenplay for To Kill A Mockingbird, for which he won the Academy Award.
His last screenplay Main Street is moving closer towards being fully cast with the announcement that Andrew McCarthy has signed on and Orlando Bloom is all but set to join Ellen Burstyn, Patricia Clarkson and Colin Firth, who have already been cast. Producers
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- Daniel Barna
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Top Screenwriter and Playwright Foote Dead at 92
4 March 2009 5:30 PM, PST
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The Pulitzer Prize and Oscar-winning screenwriter behind movie classics To Kill A Mockingbird and Tender Mercies has died.
Horton Foote was working on a production of one of his plays in Hartford, Connecticut, when he died. He was 92.
Foote, who was born in Texas, won screenplay Oscars in 1962 and 1983 for To Kill A Mockingbird and Tender Mercies respectively.
He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1995 for his play The Man From Atlanta.
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Modine Plays 'Atticus Finch' In Hartford's To Kill A Mockingbird Beginning 2/19
22 January 2009 2:47 PM, PST
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Hartford Stage, under the artistic direction of Michael Wilson, announced that acclaimed Emmy-nominated actor Matthew Modine will make his Hartford Stage debut as Atticus Finch in the eagerly anticipated stage adaptation of Harper Lee's classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Hartford Stage Wilson will direct the production, which will play at the Tony Award-winning theatre February 19 - April 4. To Kill a Mockingbird is a tender portrait of a southern town, brimming with powerful lessons of tolerance, justice and quiet heroism. Scout and Jem are growing up in the Deep South during the 1930s depression. Their idyllic childhood is jolted with the realization that prejudice and bigotry rule in their small town when their father, a lawyer of principle and integrity, is asked to defend a young black man falsely accused of raping a white woman.
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