With the explosion of the local film industry and countless foreign films being made in South Africa, It has never been a better time to be a screenwriter. Following in the tradition of 19-years of workshops throughout South Africa, The Writing Studio’s A Weekend Workshop for Screenwriters takes place in Cape Town at The Writing… Continue reading The Write Journey Workshop For Screenwriters
Star Wars: Episode VIII And Stand-alone Film News
Yesterday at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, across the street from Lucasfilm, Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger hosted a shareholder meeting where he announced news regarding the first Star Wars stand-alone movie as well as Star Wars: Episode VIII. Rogue One is the title for the first film in a unique… Continue reading Star Wars: Episode VIII And Stand-alone Film News
Marvel’s Avengers: Age Of Ultron Trailer Breaks Records
Last week saw the release of the third trailer for the hotly anticipated follow-up to the super hero team up of a lifetime, Marvel’s Avengers: Age Of Ultron. The trailer set a record with 35 million views in 24 hours, breaking the previous record set by the last teaser trailer which debuted October 22, which… Continue reading Marvel’s Avengers: Age Of Ultron Trailer Breaks Records
Frozen 2 Announced
It’s of-f-f-f-f-icial: Frozen 2 is in development at Walt Disney Animation Studios with directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee and producer Peter Del Vecho, the Oscar®-winning filmmaking team behind Frozen. The news was announced at Disney’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders yesterday by Bob Iger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company; John… Continue reading Frozen 2 Announced
Nightcrawler: Review
Louis Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal), a man driven to make money, yet lacking in ethics, works his way into the world of freelance journalism in L.A. Soon he begins blurring the lines between observer and participant. Aided by TV news veteran Nina (Rene Russo), things soon intensify as he begins to make more money off each… Continue reading Nightcrawler: Review
Blackhat: Review
A convict (Chris Hemsworth), in prison for hacking, is furloughed in order to help American and Chinese law enforcement track down a cyber-crime operation, threatening key infrastructure in the USA. Blackhat is an intellectual action film. Great pains have been taken to research the hacker culture and to be technically correct. These moments of grand-geekery… Continue reading Blackhat: Review