Most people love watching movies, many of them are excited by the prospect of watching the much anticipated movie on the huge screen. When we are viewing a good movie, we tend to leave our world of troubles and stress behind, and step into the plot on the screen. There have been times that I have been so involved in a movie, I felt a bit let down when it ended. I wanted to stay with these wonderful characters and be a part of their lives. When a movie has that effect on the members of the audience, it is sure to be a hit.

The world over, one of the most popular forms of entertainment is going to the movies. The movie industry sees more than 6.5 billion dollars in revenues every year. You certainly recognize the actors and there are times when the name of the director rings a bell. The truth is, unless you know them personally, you probably have never heard of the members of the crew that work hard to make the film become a reality. These are the talented and creative people who work in set design, sound recording, editing, casting, location scouting, electrical technology, make-up, publicity, and many more positions.

Hollywood film makers produce and distribute anywhere between four and five hundred films every year, and Americans contribute billions of dollars to the industry by watching the films. DVD’s are also lucrative for the film making industry, with the number of people who watch movies at home. There are many markets for DVD marketing, feature films, informational, and industrial films, to name a few. Employment in the film making industry is growing rapidly and anyone interested in a film making career will reap the benefits.

Satellite and the internet have become a wonderful delivery system for the film making industry. The international marketplace is still key to the success of the film making industry, with over 40% of film revenues coming from foreign markets. This is the time for those interested in a career in film making or television. Many films are shot in the city of New York, bringing a great deal of revenue to the economy.

This fantastic film industry boon will mean many more opportunities for employment in the less glamourous, behind the scenes positions, like set construction workers, and production assistants. These jobs could pave the way to a higher paying position. This job growth is going to affect film reproduction and distribution, as more and more the major studios embrace the concept of DVD rentals and cable. More jobs will open up simply because there is a high turnover when it comes to the film making industry, as many people find they don’t have what it takes to hang in there until they can move up to a higher paying job.

There is also going to be an increase in high paying, glamour jobs, such as acting,directing, screenwriting, camera operation, production, and grip. These jobs are in high demand, and for the newcomer, will be few and far between. With the right attitude and patience, you may find a producer or director who likes to work with the same crew time after time. This is the key to a long lasting career in the film making business.

The Haunting in Connecticut Movie Review – Plot Based on a true story, Lionsgate’s The Haunting in Connecticut charts one family’s terrifying, real-life encounter with the dark forces of the supernatural. When the Campbell family moves to upstate Connecticut, they soon learn that their charming Victorian home has a disturbing history: not only was the house a transformed funeral parlor where inconceivable acts occurred, but the owner’s clairvoyant son Jonah served as a demonic messenger, providing a gateway for spiritual entities to crossover.

Now unspeakable terror awaits, when Jonah, the boy who communicated with the powerful dark forces of the supernatural, returns to unleash a new kind of horror on the innocent and unsuspecting family. The Haunting in Connecticut Movie Review – cast Virginia Madsen as Sara Campbell Kyle Gallner as Matt Campbell Martin Donovan as Peter Campbell Amanda Crew as Wendy Elias Koteas as Reverend Nicholas Popescu Michael Glen Forrester as Demon The Haunting in Connecticut Movie Review – Production Directed by Peter Cornwell Produced by Scott Niemeyer Norm Waitt Steve Whitney Paul Brooks Daniel Farrands Phyllis Laing Wendy Rhoads Andrew Trapani Written by Adam Simon Tim Metcalfe Distributed by Lionsgate, Gold Circle Films Release date March 27, 2009 Country United States Language English (more…)

There are several choices when it comes to film making schools. At the Los Angeles Film School, you will learn the art of film making by actually making a film. Your first week you will be handling a camera, and by the time you are ready to graduate you will have made many films during the span of a year.

The Los Angeles Film School campus is located in the heart of Hollywood. Where better to learn film making than in the town that made it famous. You will learn film making on the corner of Vine and Sunset where the school is located. You will be only a few steps away from The Kodak Theater, and the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The LA Film School boasts a faculty of Hollywood professionals who have credits on films like Spider-Man, The Matrix, and Blade Runner. They bring with them their years of experience to help you become the best film maker possible. You will be taught directing, producing, screenwriting, the art of cinematography, production design, everything they believe will be useful in the career of a film maker.

While experience and location are important, the curriculum is of the latest in technological film production. This state-of-the-art curriculum in film making is one of a kind and cannot be found anywhere else. This school is the best place to begin a career in film production.

The members of the faculty are the current film makers, the students, the film makers of the future. It is the mission of the LA Film School to send the next generation of film makers into the industry full of self-confidence in their abilities, a sense of excellence, and a passion for movie making.

The five biggest reasons to attend the Los Angeles Film School are:

1. The small class size and a hands-on environment.
2. The faculty of professional film makers that are devoted to teaching the craft.
3. The state-of-the-art facilities.
4. You will keep all rights to any films you make.
5. The reasonable cost of your education.

The school is located in the heart of Hollywood, and is surrounded by the major motion picture studios and the film industry business. You will be within walking distance of many of the studios you have, until now, only dreamed about working for.

While no film school will guarantee you a permanent job when you graduate, you will get to know your instructors who ARE the film making business. They will be able to give you instruction on the best way to go about breaking into the film making business. Your instructors want you to succeed by teaching you everything you need to be able to develop a career in the film making industry.

Not only will you be in the thick of things when it comes to the film making business, you will learn how to approach major production agencies. By the time you leave the LA Film School, you will know the business inside and out, not to mention have more than a few films that will show what kind of a film maker you can be.

Dostana is an extension of the ‘Kantaben plot’ of Kal Ho Na Ho. There is nothing really unique about Dostana(most scenes give you a scene of déjà vu) but nevertheless Dostana is intermittently funny without being offensive.

Story of Dostana: Sam(Abhishek Bachchan) and Kunal(John Abraham) are looking for an apartment and since the owner (Sushmita Mukherjee) hates giving the apartment to guys lest they could corrupt her niece Neha(Priyanka Chopra), the two pretend to be gays. Neha, Sam and Kunal become friends and the guys begin to fall madly in love with Neha. But Neha has already fallen for Abhimanyu(Bobby Deol), the boss of her company. Whether the two guys choose love or friendship is the crux of the story. (more…)

In the tradition of your best lovable buddies, Cheech & Chong, Reyn and Stimpy, Beavis and Butthead, Pinky and the Brain, comes “Pineapple Express,” a stoner comedy that partakes of the lovable comaradarie that buddies share, not to mention a few bong hits, before hitting the hard stuff for a major John Woo action-style blowup.

If you think you’ve seen this movie before, you probably have caught its multiple inspirations. It was written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, who took their own adolescent antics and gave us “Superbad,” a charming smutfest about three hormonally freaked-out teenage boys. In some respects “Pineapple Express” plays out like the follow up to but a nastier version of the previous shoot em up, growing up, “Super Bad.” (more…)