Some years ago, Zach Braff raised $3.105.473 through the Kickstarter platform for his movie “Wish I Was Here” (2014). Zach Braff had in his resume two successful projects; “Garden State” (2004) and “Scrubs” (2001-2010). Nowadays, crowdfunding has also moved into the Web3 area. Searching the web, I found many platforms supporting film crowdfunding through cryptocurrencies. I believe today’s world has
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Steve Coogan is set to star in an adaptation of the bestselling memoir “The Penguin Lessons” by Tom Michell for production company 42. Oscar-nominee Peter Cattaneo will direct and the script is by Jeff Pope, the Coogan’s longtime collaborator (“Philomena”, “Stan & Ollie”, “The Lost King”). More recent works from Steve Coogan include Stephen Frears’ “The Lost King” with Sally
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Following the release of “Women Talking”, I remembered some moments from the acting career of Sarah Polley. More than fifteen years have passed since the night I ran out in a movie on TV that astonished me. I was a newbie moviegoer at the time, and even though I’ve seen thousands of films since then, I still remember the tense
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I’m not the biggest short movie fan, so I wanted something special to make my first short movie post. “Roy” wasn’t chosen by chance; I consider David Bradley as one of greatest actors, with roles ranging from drama (“Broadchurch”) to action (“The Strain”). Supplementary, the Oscar winning duo of Rachel Shenton and Chris Overton (for the short film “Silent Child”)
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Following the release of “The Lost King”, a movie that reunites Philomena’s team; Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope and Stephen Frears, I remembered a story from Steve Coogan’s autobiography. Coogan and Martin Sixsmith, the reporter that publishes Philomena’s story, had visited her during the writing of the screenplay. Steve Coogan refers: “During one of our visits to see Philomena, Martin and
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Last night was the season premiere of “Graham Norton Show”. Among the guests was a regular one; David Tennant that appears in the show on a yearly basis. This year, he told the story of how Billy Connoly made his father swear. Tennant’s father was a high-level Scottish cleric and for this reason David never swore in front of him,
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The movie “Klokkenluider” will premiere in BFI’s London Film Festival. Jenna Coleman and Tom Burke star in the movie, forming a very strong leading duo. The movie is the directorial debut of the actor Neil Maskell. Earlier, the BFI London Film Festival released images of the movie. Plot Klokkenluider is the dutch word of “‘whistleblower”’. The film is a darkly
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The trailer of “The Lost King” was released. The movie tells the story of how Philippa Langley, an ‘ordinary’ woman discovered the long-lost remains of King Richard III in a car park in Leicester. The movie is directed by Leicester-born Stephen Frears and stars Sally Hawkins, Steve Coogan and Harry Lloyd. Steve Coogan has also co-written the script with his Stan & Ollie and
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“Dual” is an American satirical science fiction thriller film written, directed, and produced by Riley Stearns (The Art of Self-Defense’). “Dual” was filmed during Covid quarantine, so you have to take into account the restrictions, when you review the movie. “Dual” is not a masterpiece, but it has a strong scenario that will keep you excited until the end and
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The Shins was the guest band in Jimmy Kimmel Live!. The band performed the song “Caring Is Creepy”, a song that was included in the soundtrack of Zach Braff’s “Garden State” (2004). The movie – also starring Natalie Portman and Peter Sarsgaard – had a succesful box office reaching the $35.8 million with only $2.5 million budget. Braff also accepted
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