Category: Film Props

To see 3-D DVDs, you need 3-D player – not just TV

Q: We just purchased an LG HDTV Smart TV with 3-D along with a Panasonic Blu-ray disc player. we also bought the newly released Disney film “Cars 2″ on Blu-ray 3-D and were looking forward to watching it with our niece. however, the Blu-ray package states a 3-D Blu-ray player is needed. Why can’t we [...]

Campaign to save zombie movie chapel lurches forward

EVANS CITY, Pa. — Horror movie fans are trying to save a southwestern Pennsylvania cemetery chapel featured in several scenes of the cult classic “Night of the Living Dead.” A sound engineer who worked on the 1968 George Romero film is trying to raise $50,000 to repair the chapel at Evans City Cemetery. The cemetery association [...]

A Silent Film Makes Noise

George Valentin (Dujardin) is the star with the lady-killer smile, Clark Gable mustache, and scene-stealing screen-dog sidekick. Peppy Miller (Bérénice Bejo, seen above) is the eager ingénue. Like Singin’ in the Rain, the film opens at a white-tie movie premiere in 1927. the staging, indeed the story, recalls that 1952 classic—one of many unabashed homages [...]

Postgame Quotes: California-George Washington – The University of California Official Athletic Site

Nov. 13, 2011 Recap | Final Stats | Notes | Photo Gallery  CALIFORNIA HEAD COACH Mike Montgomery On the play of his bench “That’s what we expect from Justin [Cobbs], really. we think he’s capable of doing that. his focus was really good. He made a difference. That’s why we like him, off the bench, because he changes things, if we’re [...]

Jennifer M. Trefelner: ‘Late Night Catechism’ opens Nov. 4 at intimate Black Box venue in Fort Pierce

This week, because of my job at John Carroll High School, I had the pleasure of serving as an impromptu props helper for the Sunrise Theatre’s Black Box. Marty Petlock, technical director and facilities manager at the Sunrise, asked me to help gather items for their upcoming show, “Late Night Catechism,” which opens 8 p.m. [...]

mental_floss Blog » The Late Movies: Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself is an unusual documentary by film professor Thom Andersen, about how Los Angeles is portrayed in movies. as the most-photographed city in the world, LA is excessively present in many movies, and lots of TV. sometimes referred to as a “video essay,” Los Angeles Plays Itself is assembled entirely from existing [...]

5 Ways That Trauma Effects Relationships

According to the DSM TR-IV, the manual used by mental health clinicians to diagnose illness, roughly 8% of the American population lived with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. PTSD occurs following a traumatic incident or series of events. Some of the events are single events such a sexual assault/rape, a car accident or natural disaster. Long [...]

Songs From Indian Films

Hindi film industry, also renowned as Bollywood produces thousands of movies every year. one of the most common features of these movies is ‘Song and Dance’ sequences. not only Hindi movies but all regional movies also have songs as their integral part. These songs and dance scenes are quite elaborate and lavishly filmed. Right from [...]

The Mechanic (2011) film

This movie is a remake of  ‘the Mechanic’ (1972) imdb rating 6.8. Jason Statham plays the main character, Arthur Bishop, in this movie. Charles Bronson played this role in the 1972 version and it was directed by Michael Winner. Arthur Bishop kills for a living, sentiment plays no part in it, he cuts off any [...]

Using Drama In The EFL Classroom – Essential Props And Materials To Have On Hand

Motivating EFL Learners using Drama Motivating our English as a foreign language learners is a constant concern among most EFL teachers. Learners may also be limited English proficiency (LEP) or reluctant due to other intrinsic or extrinsic motivational factors. You might be in need of new techniques for teaching English grammar, verbs or structure in [...]