- I have decided it is about time I got off my arse a bit and started trying to kickstart things a bit film-wise. Try and build up some contacts and such. What I will be aiming to do over the next couple of months is writing, filming and editing a couple of short films so I can add this to my CV, and also if I feel confident enough about them after making them there is always the possibility that I could send them off to local and national short film competitions and festivals in order to try and gain some further recognition. Basically I just want to have a bit of fun, film some things that are going to inspire me and that I can involve the people around me in, and see where it all goes. I have a couple of good script ideas in my head for feature films too so I want to set aside some time to do some serious screenwriting as well. Finally, I'm going to join some film extras sites this week in the hope of getting some extras work or even work as a runner on a film set. I may never be seen on the camera, I may be paid mere pennies but it would be film credits and something to put on the old CV and this is what I need! So it's all pretty exciting and I'm hoping that the future is bright!
- The line-up for this year's Venice Film Festival, running from September 1st-11th, was released recently and promises exciting things. The festival is to open with Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan, which is receiving some extremely positive early buzz. I'm a massive, massive fan of Aronofsky as a director so am eagerly awaiting this new release, which sounds as beautiful and bizarre as much of his other work. Aronofsky has tasted both success (The Wrestler) and failure (The Fountain, which I still loved) at Venice, so it will be interesting to see which way this one goes. Starring Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis and Winona Ryder, the film is, according to IMDb, a 'thriller that hones in on the relationship between a veteran ballet dancer and a rival'. Black Swan looks likely to build on Aronofsky's penchant for the dark, the weird and the controversial, and will deal with the issues of strong rivalry and jealousy. Looking forward to a trailer for this one. The festival will also feature Sofia Coppola's latest, Somewhere, which looks like it will bear some thematic similarities to her previous work Lost in Translation. Trailer- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvSspY7WU10. New films from Vincent Gallo, Julian Schnabel and Takashi Miike are also included in competition. Out of competition, the two most notable entries come from the two Afflecks. Ben's second feature film as director, coming after the quite brilliant Gone Baby Gone, is called The Town and looks like a similarly intense Boston-set crime thriller. Casey, meanwhile, has made what may well prove to be the most interesting film of the festival- I'm Still Here: The Lost Year of Joaquin Phoenix. So little is known of this film, in which Casey follows his brother-in-law Joaquin around for a year following his decision to quit acting and pursue a music career (and grow a quite incredible beard), that it could end up being a real surprise package. Is it a straightforward documentary, or a mockumentary? Is Phoenix for real with the beard and the weirdness and the rap career? Whatever the truth may be, I'm Still Here is going to be an odd but intriguing watch.
- While on the subject of festivals, One Hour Photo director Mark Romanek's new feature Never Let Me Go has been selected to open this year's London Film Festival. The film includes the incredibly talented and much hyped British duo Carey Mulligan and Andrew Garfield (the new Spider-Man) as well as the more well-known Keira Knightley. Fox Searchlight Pictures provide the following synopsis- 'As children, Ruth, Kathy and Tommy, spend their childhood at a seemingly idyllic English boarding school. As they grow into young adults, they find that they have to come to terms with the strength of the love they feel for each other, while preparing themselves for the haunting reality that awaits them'. Never Let Me Go looks an interesting one- a film to keep an eye on for sure, it's due out in the UK on the 14th January 2011. Watch the trailer here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kymQcM4ej3w
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2MhYgWBjTo The Avengers teaser showed at Comic-Con has been released. The teaser shows absolutely no footage from the film (unsurprising seeing as the cameras haven't stsrted rolling yet) but does feature the cool tones of Samuel L Jackson's unmistakeable voice and the Avengers logo.
- The new Skins cast for series 5 and 6 of the show was announced the other day- http://www.e4.com/skins/series5/pictures/cast-reveal.html. The '3rd generation', as they are being referred to, will consist of 8 new characters, 4 guys and 4 girls. They all, unfortunately, look a little on the dull side. Nothing to set the world alight. I've heard many others voice similar concerns. Of course all we have to go on so far is a picture of each of them and a very short note by each actor/actress (one of the new recruits, Dakota Blue Richards, was the star of the movie adaptation of The Golden Compass). We know nothing of the characters themselves, so I could easily yet be proved wrong. I still, however, hold higher hopes for the planned Skins movie, which is set to feature characters from the 1st and 2nd generations. - Marmaduke, Cats And Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, Step-Up 3-D and Grown-Ups. What the hell is happening to the cinema?
- Listening tooooo.... The Gaslight Anthem, The Rocket Summer, Ash's A-Z Volume 1 album and Chicane.
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