pizza my heart is a 2005 film directed by andy wolk and starring shiri appleby , michael badalucco , and eyal podell .

the movie premiered july 24 , 2005 , on abc family .

it tells the story of a son and daughter of two rival pizzeria owners fall in love , much to the disapproval of both families .

it is a modern retelling of romeo and juliet set in modern-day verona , new jersey .

pizza my heart ( film )

if it were stylized as pizza , my heart one may assume it was a love letter to pizza , as in “pizza , you own my heart ! ”… but there is no comma or any other clue as to what pizza my heart means , exactly . is your heart made of pizza ? are you covering your heart in pizza ? is your heart on a journey to become new jersey’s greatest pizza - maker ?
there are no critic reviews yet for pizza my heart . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !
i initially selected pizza my heart on netflix because of the awful title . it was a late night and i was looking for something light and fun to watch before falling asleep . pizza my heart is a title that makes no sense at all .
sounds like a real pizza shit . i’ll kick my own ass for that one… .
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while catching a film at camera 7 pruneyard , enjoy a terrific slice of pizza my heart . located in the theater lobby , featuring delicious hand - tossed pizza served up by one of the bay area ' s favorite places to grab a slice .
“my heart is in pieces right now…my soul feels like it’s ripping from my chest…this beautiful young man my son jackson has to endure a constant barrage of derogatory comments and ignorance like i’ve never witnessed , ” bezzant wrote .
‘but stacey says she can’t eat anything else . it breaks my heart to see her eating those damned nuggets .
the title of the movie caused a legal conflict . there was already a pizzeria in santa cruz , ca trademarked
pizza my heart
. the producers tried
pizza my heart , the movie
that was already trademarked as well . this same pizzeria delivered rental videos with their pizzas . apparently the conflict was resolved . see more »
‘mcdonald’s chicken nuggets are my favourite . i share 20 with my boyfriend with chips .
tmp’s classics of the corn series usually features sci - fi films , horrors and the occasional overblown melodrama . today , a completely different but equally kerneled film is joining the ranks : abc family’s 2005 rom - com pizza my heart .
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these new england film locations are the perfect excuse for a road trip . film buffs , stephen king fans , and sightseers alike will love this list !
in my defense it wasn’t my diet 7 - up it was my roommate’s but i’ll admit i enjoyed it . but that soda & lime thing i’ll keep in mind for next time .
despite the wacky title , pizza my heart tells a very familiar story . it’s a modernization of romeo & juliet , with the warring families being rivaled pizza - makers : the prestolanis , who claim that their family made the first pizza delivery ever in history , and the montebellos , who the prestolanis claim stole the delivery idea from them hundreds of years ago . in other words , someone was reading shakespeare , got hungry , ordered a pizza… and decided to meld their reading material and eating material into a screenplay .
it can also lead to an increased risk of heart attacks or strokes , particularly as we get older .
so the french guy comes to the feast and runs into gina . he asks her where the “best pizza in town is” and she takes him to her family’s pizza booth . he was supposed to go to the montebello’s pizza booth . oh no this is a true calamity .
the 1959 film ” it happened to jane” , starring doris day and jack lemmon was filmed in chester ct as were portions of the 1971 film “let’s scare jessica to death” .
this was filmed in what was once the heart of little italy at 128 mott street , known as the mietz building .
during a heart racing scene , lillian gish floats down the river on an ice floe . no special effects were used .
the families have to present their pizza to the investors and they’re both trying to sabotage each other .
alfred hitchcock used craftsbury , vermont , as the backdrop for his film the trouble with harry .
professor farmsworth : let me show you around . that ' s my lab table , and this is my work stool , and over there is my intergalactic spaceship , and here ' s where i keep assorted lengths of wire .
an abc family original about 2 feuding pizza parlors loosely based on romeo & juliet . pure . gold .
gina ditches plans with carlo to meet up in secret with joe at the feast , and oh my god they’re eating each other’s pizza . this is like third base for them right ?
my friends . . . and zoidberg : separating your friends from one individual .
the best loose adaptation of romeo and juliet about two competing pizza joints in jersey i ' ve ever seen .
romeo and juliet , but pizza . not nearly as much death as in the play . kind of disappointing .
this week , i picked a real festering heap of turd excuse for a film . it’s called pizza my heart , and it’s an abc family tv movie . it’s a modern take on romeo & juliet ( can’t get enough of those ) about two rival italian families who each claim to have the best pizza in town . it stars nobody important . the most famous name on here from what i can tell is dan hedaya , a . k . a carla’s ex - husband , nick tortelli , from cheers . he plays one of the dads .
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so strange how these two ingredients combined would make one perfect pizza ! i wonder if these two families will notice the same thing and perhaps combine their pizzas to make the perfect pizza . hmmm . how is this all going to end ?
without further ado , let’s visit refn’s los angeles . here are 12 of the film locations featured in drive .
once you included that line of dialogue about a tomato , i knew i was skipping this one ! and if it means anything to the state of the world , to me the ‘pizza’ in the title means ‘piece of’…get it ? ‘piece of my heart’ ! ha ha ! sheesh…i wonder how many production dollars were spent by the filmmakers to come up with that .
can’t help you on photos of the st . george’s hotel , but it played an important role in my family’s history : my parents were married there on columbus day in 1957 .
— strong bad : . . . my style . ( gets slapped , cut ) . . . my types . ( gets slapped , cut ) . . . my stuff . ( gets slapped , cut ) . . . the cheat . ( gets slapped , cut )
i am feeling no sympathy for gina right now . oh man these two hot guys love me and i’m surrounded by pizza all the time , my life sucks . some people have real problems , gina , did you ever think of that ? some people can’t eat pizza anytime they want and have to settle for turkey bacon and peanut butter cups . did you ever think about that , gina ? some people can barely get one man to fall in love with them , let alone two who both know how to make delicious pizza . get out of my face , gina .
max : ( singing ) penny , penny , penny , you ' re my closest friend .
‘fruit and vegetables are integral to long - term health . without them , you greatly increase the chances of developing chronic conditions such as heart disease and cancer .
holy crap , i just got that the title was a play on words . now i hate this film even more .
another modern spin - off of romeo & juliet , this time about two families who each run rivaling pizza restaurants in new jersey .
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so chef tommy is playing high stakes poker here trying to get joey to bet his family’s sacred secret pizza sauce recipe . some french guy at the table is like , what ? a pizza sauce ? are you kidding me ? do it ! bet the sauce recipe !
oh , my god . gina prestolani , who ' s sauce have you been tasting ?
‘i am at my wit’s end . i’m praying she can be helped before it’s too late . ’
one of the locations for the film meet joe black , starring brad pitt , was the aldrich mansion in warwick , ri .
the meryl streep film “evening” was filmed , in part , in newport , ri on the ledges owned by the cushing family .
white river junction , hartford is in connecticut . i believe a portion of lilian gish film was filmed in farmington as well .
i always thought eating eachother’s pizza was forth base ? and that she would have gotten that kinda thing out of her system at artschool .
i can rest easily now knowing that “pizza” is meant in place of “piece of . ” thank you for solving the mystery , todd !
the beauty pageant is not actually in redondo beach , but in ventura , at the crowne plaza ventura beach . the production actually put up real - life child beauty pageant contestants in the hotel and had them perform their actual acts on stage for the movie . frank and dwayne have a heart to heart on the ventura pier & promenade .
‘he is so passionate about the film and the franchise that he will be on set even on the days he is not needed .
we later get another shot of the house as clemenza leaves to assist in the round of assassinations at the end of the film .
fondly remembered as one of new york’s best hobby shops , polk’s went out of business over 20 years ago , and is today empire pizza .
the film location used for the apartments where driver ( gosling ) and irene ( mulligan ) live are in the los angeles park plaza hotel apartments , located across from macarthur park . it was once an old hotel and has often been used as film locations for movies .
the 1961 film “parrish” staring claudette colbert , troy donahue , and karl malden among others was filmed partly in east windsor , and poquonock ( windsor ) conn . it was a story about conn . shane grown tobacco and rival tobacco growers . my neighbor was a tobacco grower and the story goes that it was filmed on his farm . it was supposedly miss . colbert’s last film .
the racetrack in the valley is where shannon introduces driver to bernie for the first time . the film location is a former race track called
okay , get this . for the prestolanis , a good pizza is all about the cheese . with the montebellos , it’s all about the sauce .
okay let’s sum up what i drank . i had six vodka drinks . i am going to have a hangover tomorrow that’s how bad this movie is . pizza my heart , on the drunk scale , gets a 9 . 5 out of 10 . it would have been a 10 if someone’s name was mario . i had to get blackout drunk to watch this , which is a good thing because maybe now i won’t remember it . goodnight !
for the record , i will be saying this phrase all the time now for the rest of my life .
i read this while eating my reheated spaghetti from last night . i felt like i was in imax 3d .
before you post a nasty facebook message saying i ' m politicizing my son ' s health problems , i want you to know : i am politicizing my son ' s health problems . because i have to .
no one does a better job of reminding me why i love my city so much . thanks… . again !
from prime minister to pizza delivery : gary oldman is known for his dramatic chops , but the acclaimed actor proved he can deliver some unexpected comic flair — and a pizza , if needed . as he was about to have his portrait taken in a hotel dining room , oldman gamely offered to help carry equipment , toting a giant reflective disc . he pretended the wobbly reflector was a pizza as he mimicked delivering the make - believe pie to amused diners .
‘my last audition was when i was 12 , but now i have to put myself out there again and it’s not easy . i went to la for two weeks to see what it was like , and after my first audition i came out and nearly fainted . my legs were shaking and i needed to neck three glasses of water .
martin scorsese used otter cliff in acadia national park to film the cliff scenes in shutter island , which was set off the coast of massachusetts .
laff a lympics : yogi ' s reasons for monty cristo not to arrest hokey :
he ' s my friend ! he ' s my buddy . and besides , i need him to skate in the last event !
the classic halloween film hocus pocus was filmed all over salem , ma . the ropes mansion , operated by the peabody essex museum , is one of those many places . you can even attend a walking tour that will point out other film locations , as well as salem’s historic and haunted past .
“there’s a scene in every one of my films that is the heart of the movie , and in drive it’s the elevator scene , ” says refn . “it was a way to tip the viewer to driver’s essential dilemma . you don’t know if it’s his fantasy or his reality , and he doesn’t quite know himself . ”
annette prestolani : oh , my god . gina prestolani , who ' s sauce have you been tasting ? see more »
just called my friend who was doing his medical residency at new york eye & ear infirmary on 14th st back in the early 1970s . he said they definitely filmed brando’s hospital scene there and also the genco deathbed scene which can only be seen in the trilogy film version .
i love when you do these ! ! ! being from new york presently living out of state they make me soooo homesick but also are so inspiring ! i would love to go on a film location scavenger hunt , sadly though i live in anchorage alaska presently and not much to my knowledge has been filmed here . threw you twenty bucks for your film , wish the best of luck to you sir and don’t stop what you’re doing !
i’ve just added some more vodka to my drink so it’s filled up to the top again . this counts as drink three .
oh my god , i ' m getting pulled over . everyone , just . . . pretend to be normal .
okay , i may have cheated a little here . mystic pizza wasn’t filmed in mystic pizza . rather , the restaurant was the inspiration for the movie . the filming did , for the most part , take place in mystic , ct . the scenes inside the restaurant had to be filmed on a set because the real location was too small .
that’s the plan for now . i have a couple of contacts , that i got from my hollywood producer contacts , who are in rome , and apparently were location scouts for the film . so , i might be able to narrow it down further before i leave for sicily in june .
the pizza war scene was filmed in weather of 40 degrees fahrenheit , although it was supposed to be in the summer ; the extras and cast were freezing during the filming .
driver’s and irene’s apartments were built from scratch to function like practical locations . the film crew also placed a common hallway with doors opened into the actual apartment sets .
“when i was told about it , i was just in my car sobbing in the driveway , ” bezzant told insideedition . com .
had a double feature at my house a couple of months ago with this , and titanic 2 . it was a glorious drunken night .
‘i am starting to realise this is really bad for me , ’ she said . ‘my main meal is always chicken nuggets every day .
my name is nick carr . i work as a movie location scout . my job is to stare at the city . this is what i see . to contact me for location scouting services or any other request in new york , los angeles , or beyond , email me at nycscout @ urltoken or visit urltoken for more information . i ' m also available for speaking engagements discussing my work as a scout and my explorations throughout new york city ( accompanied by hundreds of photos , of course ! ) . click here for more info . teamster , local 399 hollywood
‘i managed to get out of that situation but it was a scary time , the result of too long burying my head in the sand .
' he was my son ! ' devastated father sobs as he is detained by police moments after his two - year - old . . .
ugh , what a non - so - fabulous day . im late for track and field club , i still taste musty lemons on the roof of my mouth , its raining , i got expelled from school and arrested for public drunkenness and i got soy sauce on my school shirt !
my parents had their wedding reception at the hotel st . george in 1952 in the rooftop ballroom i have photos of that room and reception .
it’s being established now that the two rival families are the montebellos and the prestolanis . i have a feeling at least one of them will have the name mario . okay , here comes the good stuff . we got a montage of the two restaurants making pizza . this is borderline pornographic . it would be so much better if the worst song in the world wasn’t playing . it sounds like incubus , but if jack johnson was the lead singer of inbucus ? basically it’s crap , and it’s ruining my enjoyment of staring at pizza .
now we got this carlo character ( he works at the pizza joint ) who everyone wants gina to marry , but annette is obviously in love with him and gina could care less about him .
vermont generally appears on film as the perfect winter wonderland . however , as new englanders know , winter is not always so picturesque and the weather hardly cooperates with our wishes . therefore , scenes like this often get shot on a lot in hollywood . there hasn’t been much film bustle in vermont in recent years , but it was the scene of a few classics .
toronto – from angelina appearing with the kids to clooney talking twins to glenn having a gas , this year’s toronto international film festival delivered some memorable moments both inside and outside the cinema .
chris hemsworth kicks off filming for the star - studded men in black spin - off as he cuts a sharp figure in london . . . 21 years after the first film hit screens
i have the same kind of weird bump under my armpit too . yeah ! ! i share similar characteristics to the writers , i fit in !
alfred hitchcock’s 1951 film strangers on a train was partially filmed at the danbury railway station . the station has since been turned into a museum . if you look closely at this still from the film , you can see a sign for the “danbury diner , ” which is still there to this day ! the family - owned restaurant is now called “the new holiday diner . ”
gary oldman poses for a photo as he promotes the film
darkest hour ,
at the toronto international film festival in toronto on tuesday , september 12 , 2017 . the celebrated british actor is unrecognizable in
darkest hour ,
where he is cloaked in prosthetic makeup to portray winston churchill in the early days of his term during the second world war . the canadian press / chris young
‘i remember my first scene with alan rickman and i was anxious because he is a slight “method” actor ; as soon as he is in his cloak , he walks and talks like snape — it is quite terrifying . but i really wanted to talk to him because robin hood was one of my favourite films .
now they’re all at some town feast called the feast of saint gennaro [ vince’s note : it’s called “the feast of san gennaro , ” and yes , it’s a real thing . jeez , these jews and their - a stinkin a - cultural ignorance . * bites hand * ] . this is where the 368 pizza boxes come in to play . obviously , the families set up their booths right across from each other , and of course both of them came up with the idea to stack up a bunch of pizza boxes and call it the “leaning tower of pizza” . each accuses the other of stealing the brilliant and original idea .
‘and to me , fame is not a positive thing . the idea of being famous is a lot better than the reality . it’s fantastic when you go to premieres and people cheer you , but it’s not real . and it’s totally not my approach to get my name on a club door just because i can . ’
tallest purple : plasmaran battle tanks , maim bots , death - wave cannons . . . a sack of taquitos ? zim : just a few supplies i need to complete my mission . gir : you get my taquitos yet . . . taquitos ! and a clown with no head . . . how ' bout clown taquitos ?
one of the more violent scenes takes place in the motel where driver and blanche hide out after the pawn shop job goes south . refn chose the pink motel to be the film location because of its dated , eye - catching interiors . the pink motel is no stranger to hollywood . it has been the film locations for movies and tv series such as dexter , the oc , and the whole ten yards .
now back inside the prestolani restaurant a bunch of prestolani kids are asking why they must hate people they don’t even know . papa prestolani goes into a long spiel about how awful the montebellos are for stealing their idea for the pizza . that’s right , pizza was a prestolani creation , and the montebellos went and snatched it hundreds of years ago . i’m feeling comforted that these children are taught blind hatred early in life . it’s a family tradition !
kaeloo : the grass is green ! quack quack : quack ! mr . cat : das gras ist grün ! stumpy ( singing ) : tapas , parilla , grilla madre de pizza , en vida , comme cheetah gorilla !
i’m just so confused right now . i always thought gina works the diner all day , and now you’re telling me about this pizza shop . how do tommy and his six string on hock work their way into the story ?
another romantic comedy genre movie , pizza my heart ( 2005 ) , directed by andy wolk , is another movie that i would like to watch again . it is light ; it is funny ; it is all about love ( and all the cliches , but well – i still like it ; ) ) ; and it is all about hot guys ; ) . hmm , have i mentioned that the guy , joe montebello ( eyal podell ) is so hot ? maybe i haven’t . and have i told you that i like guys who cook ? ( it’s because of masterchef australia… ) and guess what ? eyal podell in this movie is a top chef as well ! lol
annie : my sister ' s husband lost his job a couple of months ago , so they . . . they burnt through all their savings , i don ' t have anything , i don ' t have anyone to go to . . . [ increasingly emotionally ] i ' m totally screwed , god ! and if i can ' t leave the country , i ' ll probably lose my job , — i mean i have to tell them why i can ' t come back , and my tooth hurts !
quote 2 , paraphrased : “why 8 . 22 ? ” “because that’s when my life stops . ” “what time is it ? ” “10 . 22 . why ? ” “because that’s when my life starts again . ” “what time is it ? ” “12 . 01 . why ? ” “that’s when mine stops . ” ( gina and joe’s talking )
john brandt is right on - point ; i remember passing the hotel often as a child when my father , sister , and i were out and about in the neighborhood .
the godfather was filmed in 1971 , so it would have been penn central by then . remember , it was filmed there but didn’t necessarily take place there . they never mention in the film where the board room is .
‘my mum told me : “you have worked hard for it so get what you want , but beware , you will lose money on cars . ” and she was right . ’
super - corny dialogue , an incredibly silly battle of the pizzas and plenty of drawn - out , love - lorn gazes between gina and joe in slow motion bring the cheese to the film . my favorite snippet of dialogue is a tomato metaphor for joe’s attraction to gina : “it’s like all these years you’ve been looking for the perfect tomato , and all along the perfect tomato’s been growing right next door ! ”
i’m an american expat , teaching a film appreciation course in english , in warsaw , poland . i use the godfather trilogy extensively . i’m off to sicily shortly , and would like to get some help finding some shooting locations there .
joe is going to make dinner for them . i’m very glad this movie is following the rom - com first date rulebook to the t . joe is talking about how he wants to be a world - class chef , not just some guy who makes pizza . excuse me , joe , are you the worst human being imaginable or what ? what kind of idiot does not know that pizza is a blessing from god ? you get to create miracles everyday and now you want to throw that all away ?
because of an old family feud , the prestolanis and the montebellos have taken to extremes their fight over who truly has the best pizza . the situation is about to come to a head when joe prestolani meets gina montebello and they begin a secret romance .
what the hell , the prestolanis have a little boy working for them too , and he doesn’t even have a bicycle . he literally just runs away with the box of pizza . i can’t stop laughing at how stupid that is . i need more vodka .
no . joe folds like a good montebello . now the french guy is like , man is your sauce this good ? he’s losing his shit . he’s talking about turning his pizza place into a franchise . let’s start a franchise baby . money talks sweetheart .
oh no ! joe found out the french guy tried the wrong pizza , and now frenchy doesn’t know if he should franchise the prestolonis or the montebellos . i knew that smell i was smelling was trouble . whose sauce have you been tasting , gina prestolani ?
i finished the drink , and am now making the same thing again . this time with a lot more vodka . i also ate half of a reese’s peanut butter cup and took my birth control pill . i’m told that the best writing does not leave out any details , which is exactly what i am doing here for you . also my pajama shirt has five different yellow stains on it . i won’t explain why there are so many yellow stains on my shirt , because i am told that the best writers leave out some details to create what is known as mystery .
3 comments : first : believe peyton place producer / director wanted the film to be made in woodstock vermont , but the locals did not want such a movie to be made using woodstock in the background . second : could the mansion used a hospital in : cider house rules” be in the berkshires ? third : my brother and his friend were returning from trimming trees , with the saw in the back of a nash metropolitan . they were stopped in concord , mass . during the filming of “never too late” . they were asked if they wanted to be in a movie ? the said sure . the person asked them to keep looking straight ahead where they were filming . my brother saw the move but he and the car were not in the movie . my brother sid “he was a face on the cutting room floor” .
i really love your scoutingny site , thanks so much for all the work you’ve put into this . i’m going up to nyc in a couple of days and it should really come in handy for some nyc film site pilgrimages that i’ll be making .
i am really loving these over - the - top jersey accents . okay , papa prestolani is saying something about the montebellos making 300 pizza pies at some feast , so he says this year they’re making 368 . why 368 exactly ? is this some sort illuminati thing ?
, in fact , known each other their whole lives . well , joe is a great chef , and wants to open his own restaurant , but instead he has had to work at the family pizzeria , since his father vinnie had a heart attack several years ago ( i think ) , and now can ' t work so much .
when this film was shot , a friend of mine was doing his medical residency at new york eye and ear hospital and i thought i remembered him telling me the interior hospital room scene was shot there one night . the st george fell on hard times , i think it was an abandoned bar even when coppola shot there , it was a strip club for a while in the 1980s . you could still see the art deco etched glass even then that is visible in the scene in the film . i never heard of mitchel being referred to as mitchel air force base , always referred to it as mitchel field . the toll booth was supposed to be the old tolls at the loop parkway that used to exist to enter the meadowbrook . great research on this film .
seeing the abc fam logo slapped on the corner of the poster also attracted me to the film . the network is known for churning out incredibly fluffy little films with less - than - award - worthy performances , and i’m known for enjoying these awful movies .
good will hunting was filmed in several locations around boston . in the film , will hunting ( matt damon ) and sean maguire ( robin williams ) share a scene in the boston public garden . this area served as a memorial after williams’ passing in 2014 .
wes anderson was all over rhode island filming moonrise kingdom , so it’s difficult to pin down just one place . however , if you watch the film you may recognize a few locations , including fort wetherill state park , castle hill lighthouse , and point judith light .
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because the film is a period piece , the godfather actually presents a fascinating record of what 1940s - era new york city locations still existed in the early - 1970s . sadly , many of them are now gone . what still remains ? let’s take a closer look .
awesome blog ! keep up the good work ! if anyone is looking for a way to get a college degree online , here is a link : urltoken . just throwing my 2 cents : ) best to all !
we know a man my husband knew from his work , who worked with my husband at his company , who grew up in mystic , ct . he showed us “the real mystic pizza” many years ago ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! i also know the young lady who played kat in that movie has the last name gish . while i attended unh the college hired many people to give free performances . one of those performances was given by lillian gish , who was 90 years “young” at that time . she was a very petite and very pretty , with a very sweet face , lady . kat most likely is one of her descendents . kat does not look anything like lillian , however !
tom has already won several parts in other films ( he is currently starring in a movie about golf and recently worked on a new planet of the apes film ) , but feels he has to work harder than ever as he almost has to start again in his career .
i found the actual gravestone used in the film many years ago at fasolino monuments nearby the cemetery . they either sold or donated it to a school in long island city . my wife and i saw it in a lobby near some elevators there , but i haven’t visited there in years . also , i haven’t read all the posts , but supposedly , the barber shop “moe greene” scene was shot at the st . regis hotel . hence the st . r on the window outside the shop .
- there ' s really only so many basic stories that can exist . the main character is trying to get somewhere ( the odyssey ) , get something ( the legend of the golden fleece ) , win someone ' s heart ( the iliad ) , get revenge ( cain and abel ) or save the world ( bill and ted ' s excellent adventure ) .
sydney : how does [ the black hole ] do that ? mindy : and how did it get there ? jet : and how does my hair look today ? ( beat ) oh . . . not the right time ?
charismatic clooney : the ever - suave actor / filmmaker cranked up the candour while promoting his directorial effort , “suburbicon . ” freshly bronzed from being at the venice international film festival for the film’s premiere , he was a consummate pro , making much time for the media and tackling a range of subjects , from the trump administration , to recently putting his dog down and what it’s like to take on diaper duty for his newborn twins with wife amal . clooney also charmed star - gazers on the red carpet , including a grandmother who grabbed his chin in a photograph that went viral .
tres jolie : superstar angelina jolie surprised everyone by arriving at the premiere of her cambodian genocide drama “first they killed my father” with all six of her children . it was her most public appearance since filing for divorce from brad pitt .
“lady bird” : there’s no shortage of movies about quirky , rebellious teens but writer - director greta gerwig crafts a vibrant , authentic take on the pangs of youth with “lady bird . ” saoirse ronan is electric and relatable as a sacramento teen who insists she be called lady bird and is fixated on escaping to new york for college . she’s bold and outlandish , but deeply insecure about money and social status , while her deftly drawn friends never feel like cardboard heroes or villains . but the heart of the film is lady bird’s intense relationship with her stalwart but devoted mother , played by a riveting laurie metcalf . rarely are mother - daughter dynamics seen with such complexity and painful honesty .
refn picked the valley , echo park and downtown l . a . as the three main film locations for drive . “because i didn’t have a lot of money to shoot the movie with i decided to come up with these three hubs , where i would shoot the film : one was in echo park , one was in the valley , and one was in downtown l . a , ” shares the director . “that’s how when you do these low budget movies , you always have to think economically . so i decided that those were the places where i would find the locations within . ”
what the f * ck is happening right now ? are these idiots for real ? the montebello’s delivery boy is literally a little boy on a bicycle . are there not labor laws that ban this ? what if he crashes and gets hurt ? or worse , ruins the pizza ? i am already on the prestolani’s side .
timothee chalamet : this relative newcomer was a breakout star of the fest for his triple - whammy of buzzworthy films . the 22 - year - old ran a victory lap with “call me by your name , ” the brooding love story between two men which captivated audiences earlier this year at the sundance film festival , then he grabbed praise as a selfish high schooler in “lady bird . ” meanwhile , he supported christian bale in the brutal western drama “hostiles . ” and his streak isn’t over . he’s also scored a role alongside selena gomez in the latest woody allen film , which began shooting this week .
that gina , just filling her mouth with any sauce she trips over . she’s up to her elbows in strange sauce . but i guess if i had a set of cheese like hers i’d make my way around venice a couple time too .
“i was just making a plea to my friends and family and asking them to spread the message of love and understanding for all , ” bezzant wrote . “the message isn’t just for jackson , it’s for all kids who are experience bullying . ”
in the movie , this peaceful , golden afternoon ( my favorite scene from drive ) is accompanied by the melodic , hypnotic tune a real hero . i could watch this scene over and over without getting tired of it . it’s quite magical .
scout : outstanding work for your godfather photos and historical research . your untiring efforts made to investigate the facts behind each scene are certainly appreciated , especially those associated with sonny’s demise at the tolls booths . viewing each photo , combined with your subtitles , was similar to being taken back into the original film .
two italian families own competitive pizza restaurants and have had an ongoing family feud since long ago in the ' old country ' . the son and daughter of each opposing family fall in love , but not without strong disapproval of their parents . romeo and juliet with a happy ending . it takes place in modern day verona , new jersey .
very enjoyable site on one of my all - time favorite films . one error in a scene description – the boardroom scene would have been the new york central railroad – the penn central , which included the new york central , was created in 1968 .
one of the most graphic scenes of the movie takes place at nino’s pizzeria where nino ( ron perlman ) uses as his office . we’re first introduced to nino’s pizzeria when shannon comes to ask bernie rose ( albert brooks ) to invest in driver for car racing . the real life restaurant standing in for nino’s pizzeria is vincenzo’s pizza on balboa boulevard .
man , i want a feud so bad . also , another drink . i chugged this bad boy down . i think for my stomach’s sake i should stick to vodka . i’m pouring yet another vodka and diet 7 - up . sorry i’m so boring .
‘i bought a lot of rubbish things that kids buy : skateboards and clothes and typical teenage stuff , ’ he says . ‘and , as soon as i could , i wasted a lot of money on cars — bmws mostly — for myself and my family .
as always , fantastic scout ! all the more so as this has been my favorite movie since i was about 17 . perhaps the part 2 nyc locations as a follow up ? and once the la and italy posts are up , please let us know !
welcome to “rum and rom - coms” . basically what this is , is i watch a romantic comedy and get drunk while doing so . at the end , i give the film a rating according to how drunk i had to get in order to finish watching it . the higher the number , the worse the movie is .
two italian families own competitive pizza restaurants and have had an ongoing family feud since long ago in the ' old country ' . the son and daughter of each opposing family fall in love , but not without strong disapproval of their parents . romeo and juliet with a happy ending . it takes place in modern day verona , new jersey . written by anonymous
allison , my biggest beef here is the “vodka and diet 7 - up” – just go with vodka soda and keep a squeeze bottle of lime juice in the fridge , then you won’t have to say things like , “i drink vodka and diet 7 - up” .
‘my parents did what they could , but when money is thrust upon you so are a load of other things : tax , vat , mortgages — things a 16 - year - old really doesn’t know anything about . i got myself into a bit of trouble .
‘that night was terrifying , ’ he says . ‘i didn’t enjoy one minute of it . winning was the biggest surprise of all , and although it was a huge honour , my initial thought was one of terror that i would have to make an acceptance speech .
in 2013 , “the judge” staring , robert duvall and robert downey jr . was filmed in shelburne falls ma . two years later , “labor day” staring josh brolin and kate winslet was fimed in 2012 . in my opinion one of the best little towns in massachusetts !
your forgot camden me : payton place was shot in camden maine and many residents were hired as extras . we were children at the time . we were part of the crowd . my brother had an old car that he drove in the parade . my neighbor’s daughter played a part as selena . she had to roll down a step hill as a stand in and ended up with quite a case of poison ivy . in the hallmark channel movies there is a shot of downtown camden that is used over and over in different movies .
massachusetts is booming with film activity — it’s no wonder the boston / cambridge area is sometimes referred to as “hollywood east . ” a lengthy list of films have used this state as a location . just to give you an idea : flowers in the attic ( 1987 ) , who’s afraid of virginia woolf ( 1996 ) , the fighter ( 2010 ) , ted ( 2012 ) , captain phillips ( 2013 ) , the heat ( 2013 ) , the judge ( 2014 ) , black mass ( 2015 ) , spotlight ( 2015 ) , ghostbusters ( 2016 ) — and that’s just scratching the surface . making a final selection was tough , but these film locations won’t disappoint .
' hi . i ' m linda o ' keefe . . . 45 years ago today , i disappeared and my killer was never found ' : police tweet as the 11 - year - old girl who was murdered in 1973 in a bid to publicize the cold case
in addition to the understated , top - notch acting caliber of its two main stars ryan gosling and carey mulligan , drive has another winning combination - its minimal but effective script , its pulsating eurovision soundtrack of synth - based melodies , and its haunting film locations … showcasing the gritty , real - life neighborhoods of los angeles rarely mentioned in guide books .
when hitchcock got to craftsbury to film the trouble with harry , he found that the maple leaves had already begun to turn brown and fall . the art department had to have the leaves painted so that the leaves would not be past peak . the little boy in the first scene and throughout the movie is none other than jerry mathers aka beaver cleaver .
the barbershop has a logo on the glass that appears to be that of the st regis hotel , so that would be my guess . and is that is right , then the scenes of clemenza climbing the stairs and shooting stracci look like they were also filmed in the st regis .
by the time the godfather was filmed , all us churches would have made the change in the orientation of the altar , so the way it is set for the film was probably a special staging to reflect the way it would have looked in the 1940s . the baptismal font was probably still separate in the 1970s , but that tradition is no longer prevalent .
connecticut , with its proximity to new york city , is second only to massachusetts when it comes to film activity . many well - known films have hit its streets , among them : mr . deeds ( 2002 ) , jacknife ( 1989 ) , the stepford wives ( 1975 ) , and indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull ( 2008 ) .
films set in new hampshire are an eclectic mix , most of which involve adam sandler . but films that actually use new hampshire as a location ? well , there aren’t too many . however , if you live here ( or if you’ve taken a film class at keene state college ) , you won’t fail to hear about the state’s several claims to fame .
time for more vodka . i’m sick of diet 7 - up so i’m mixing my vodka with club soda . i’m drunk enough to the point where vodka does not taste like vodka , so really i’m just drinking club soda that happens to have vodka in it . does that make sense ?
i like how the italian family names in romeo & juliet weren’t italian enough so they changed them . can’t wait for more of this , hopefully i’ll be off my no - alcohol - diet for the next one…and hopefully i’ll read it at night so i don’t look like a sad drunk .
my first communion party in 1964 was at luigi’s – that s what it was called - restaurant in white plains road . i remember it so clearly cause it was a special occasion restaurant for our family . i remember seeing it in the movie when it first came out . loved that place !


sparrow ( italian : storia di una capinera ) is a 1993 italian drama film directed by franco zeffirelli .

it is an adaptation of giovanni verga 's novel , storia di una capinera and was filmed in sicily in 1993 .

it stars angela bettis , and premiered at the tokyo international film festival in october 1993 .

sparrow ( 1993 film )

the secret garden ( 1993 ) . rotten tomatoes . retrieved on 16 august 2010 .
[ mandarin chinese : huo zhe , 1992 / 1993 . ] trans . michael berry .
the secret garden ( 1993 ) . box office mojo . retrieved on 31 august 2009 .
was first published in 1993 , when author yu hua was c . 33 years old . ]
there are no featured reviews for storia di una capinera ( sparrow ) at this time .
a classic and lovely film for all the family . also recommend the little princess feom the same film family
red sparrow ( 2018 ) tv spot 3 : jennifer lawrence is ‘forced . trained . transformed . ’
since its 1993 release , the film has garnered positive reviews and currently holds an 85 %
fresh
approval rating on the rotten tomatoes website , based on 40 reviews . [ 5 ]
there are no critic reviews yet for storia di una capinera ( sparrow ) . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !
, i was like a sparrow soaring recklessly . . . . amid the village houses and the open country . . .
joey kern attended hell’s half mile film & music festival in 2012 with his film alter egos where he starred as super hero c - thru .
once again roving on the high seas , depp reprised his role of jack sparrow in the latest installment of the pirates of the caribbean film series in 2011 . he returned to independent film that same year with the rum diary , based on the book by hunter s . thompson .
the secret garden is a 1993 british drama fantasy film directed by agnieszka holland and starring kate maberly , heydon prowse , andrew knott , john lynch and maggie smith . it was written by caroline thompson and based on the novel of the same name and a remake of mgm ' s 1949 drama film by frances hodgson burnett .
to live : novel notes ( plus novel vs . film , historical context )
“real and surprising…an auspicious narrative debut . ” – film comment’s amy taubin , indiewire
best feature – an exceptionally realized fiction film that raises the possibilities of filmmaking and that will withstand the test of time . the ifp gotham independent film award ™ will be presented to the film’s credited director ( s ) and producer ( s ) .
a superbly enjoyable film for all ages ; well deserving of being a future classic .
one of the clips presented during the evening was from 1993’s “what’s eating gilbert grape , ” notable for the on - screen pairing of depp and another of this year’s awards season staples , leonardo dicaprio .
an actor and director , known for boy meets world ( 1993 ) , cabin fever ( 2002 ) and cabin fever 2 : spring fever ( 2009 ) . he has been married to alexandra barreto .
that said , he did strike a handshake covenant with maltin to screen the film for santa barbara film festival audiences next year . we’ll see if he makes good on that .
still rotting in the dungeon , cersei underwent a change of heart . she would confess her
sins
to the high sparrow after all . tearfully , she admitted consorting with cousin lancel but denied a relationship with twin jaime . that was a relief said the sparrow , who hoped the truth would be confirmed at trial .
lovely family film . my 4 and 8 yr olds were both glued to the screen .
according to box office mojo , the film grossed 31 . 2 million domestically . [ 1 ]
outside of his personal life , depp continued to flourish , gaining critical acclaim and increasing popularity for his work . several of his most notable roles included his role as the social misanthrope sam in benny & joon ( 1993 ) , which earned him a golden globe nod , and gilbert in what & apos ; s eating gilbert grape ? ( 1993 ) , which cast him as a young man dissatisfied with the confines of his small - town life .
to live 2 : film notes , cont . film plot summaries : 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | historical background : cultural revolution paper handout distributed in class & also available online : url : urltoken
this film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are . see what’s now showing
bingham ray breakthrough director award – to a filmmaker whose first fiction film pushes the boundaries of creativity and demonstrates a unique vision . the ifp gotham award will be presented to the film’s credited director ( s ) .
recently , jasmine was selected as an artist - in - residence at the inaugural napa valley film festival . she also was invited to participate in film independent’s directors lab with “the fencer , ” a film she wrote and will direct , inspired by jasmine’s personal experiences as a national champion fencer . she is currently working on a feature film called “storm cloud blue” and currently lives in venice , california with her husband damien chazelle .
in 1989 , he starred in the japanese - hong kong co - production of bloodfight . this was the first of its kind in which english was spoken throughout the entire film . in 1992 , yam gained critical acclaim for his role as the maniacal judge in the crime film full contact , where he faced off in a bloody battle against chow yun - fat ' s character . in 1993 , he starred as
dhalsim
in the action - comedy film future cops , a parody of street fighter directed by wong jing . in 1996 , yam began his role as chiang tin - sung , the leader of the hung hing triads in the first three instalments of the young and dangerous film series .
the ' black mass ' star received the santa barbara film festival ' s maltin modern master award thursday night .
founded filmwax , a brooklyn - based film series that shows independent films throughout locations in nyc . filmwax radio , hosted by adam , consists of “filmwax interviews with sundry folks from the indie film scene in brooklyn , ny and beyond . with filmwax radio , each 30 - minute episode includes an interview with a personality from the indie film scene . ”
nunsploitation is a subgenre of exploitation film . these films typically involve christian nuns living in convents during the middle ages . …
the role of captain jack sparrow landed him one of his three oscar nominations to date , but one performance that did not draw recognition from the academy , however , was his work in “ black mass . ” the film’s director , scott cooper , was on hand to present the award , and even he made a passing comment about the omission .
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over the past 25 years rebecca sparrow has earned a living as a travel writer , a television publicist , a marketing executive , a magazine editor , a tv scriptwriter , a radio producer , a newspaper columnist and as an author .
film : chungsheng is first introduced working in the house of qing , and will later join fugui ' s shadow puppet troupe .
in 2004 , depp earned an academy award nomination for his starring role as captain jack sparrow in the family adventure pirates of the caribbean . the film was a box office smash , fueling the creation of the pirates franchise . at the end of that year , depp also turned in a critically acclaimed performance in finding neverland , in which he starred as peter pan creator j . m . barrie . the film earned him more than 10 award nominations , including both academy and golden globe nods .
” premiered at the tribeca film festival and was named one of the “12 best shorts” of tribeca by film school rejects . his experimental work has screened at numerous venues and festivals including moma , inside out , anthology film archives , mix nyc , and queer lisboa . in addition to his own experimental work , he has worked as a producer for documentary and fiction films , including josephine decker’s “
with margaery and loras whimpering in the dungeons their grandmother , the formidable queen of thorns , confronted the high sparrow . however , her threats and snappy put - downs did not intimidate the robed zealot : the tyrell siblings had sinned in the eyes of the gods and would be duly punished . when lady olenna threatened retribution by withholding the grain that fed king ' s landing , the high sparrow warned the day would come when the wealthy
few
learned to fear the hungry masses .
i must admit this isn ' t the kind of film i would normally watch . however i thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of this movie . maggie smith is by no means the star of this film although her performance was immaculate . it ' s mary ( kate maberly ) and her young co - stars heydon prowse and andrew knott who really make the show . it is a beautifully made film .
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i have loved this film in my childhood , so dearly . now as an adult , i am glad to say that it still inspires in me wonder and peace . i recommend others to watch this film - particularly for lonely little girls , families and adults alike . enjoy !
“it was a hard time for me for some reason , ” depp said of working on the film . “it was mostly really miserable . you can’t really tell if the thing you’re feeling at the time is coincidental . did i have to be that way for the film ? ”
“it ' s not like i was ever looking to become franchise boy , i was never looking to become anything like that . i just latched on to a character i loved . [ on playing captain jack sparrow in ' pirates of the caribbean ' ] ”
chazelle appeared in the 2010 black list for his screenplay “the claim” and in 2012 with his script “whiplash . ” his short film , also titled “whiplash , ” won the short film jury prize for u . s . fiction at the 2013 sundance film festival . he also wrote the screenplay for “the last exorcism part ii” currently , he is developing the feature - length version of “whiplash” with producers jason reitman and jason blum .
films must be american . the film must be directed and / or produced ( credited lead producers ) by a us born or based filmmaker .
, ” which premiered at the tribeca film festival in 2013 . [ bg _ faq _ end ] [ / two _ third _ last ]
when approaching the role , depp looked to none other than the rolling stones’ keith richards . we can definitely see the resemblance–and apparently so did filmmakers behind the series . richards was cast as captain teague , jack sparrow’s father , in pirates of the caribbean : at world’s end .
johnny depp is an actor known for his portrayal of eccentric characters in films like ' ed wood , ' ' sleepy hollow ' and ' charlie and the chocolate factory , ' as well as his role as captain jack sparrow in the ' pirates of the caribbean ' franchise .
the american writer / director resides in grand rapids , mi usa where he continues to work with his filmmaking band , sob noisse . buzzard ( sxsw , 2014 ) is the final installment in his animal trilogy , following the 2012 feature film ape ( winner of best emerging director , locarno film festival ) and the 2010 super 8 short coyote . along with production , potrykus teaches screenwriting at grand valley state university and writes for an annual film criticism publication
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
holland was already internationally famous as a director before the making of the film ; in doing so she continued to work outside of poland . [ 2 ]
filmmaking with a point of view . each ifp gotham independent film award ™ will be given to individual films or performers in films where the vision of an individual director , producer , writer or writer / director is abundantly evident , and where the film cannot be classically defined as a
work for hire .
beautifully acted and scripted film set in fine period settings in scotland and england . i think this is the version to have . very faithful to the book .
an ann arbor - based screenwriter , director , filmmaker and journalist . he has been a film critic at detroit’s metro times since 2004 and penned nearly a thousand reviews , can be found on rotten tomatoes , and won the excellence in journalism : criticism award from the society of professional journalists ( 2009 , 2010 , 2011 ) . jeff is also a founding member of the detroit film critic’s society and served as its president from 2011 - 2013 . he is also a contributing writer at moviemaker magazine . jeff’s latest short film , the blood of love , has been an official selection of over 30 film festivals and has won several awards .
in 2011 , jasmine wrote and directed her first feature film , “maria my love , ” which screened at hhm 2011 as our opening night film . “maria my love” stars independent spirit award nominee judy marte ( “raising victor vargas “ ) and golden globe winner and academy award nominee karen black ( “five easy pieces” ) .
primarily known for his acting career , he was recently seen throughout hbo’s true detective and the recent god’s not dead 2 . he’s been honored with numerous acting accolades , including the emmy nomination for outstanding lead actor in a drama series and won the angel film award for best ensemble cast at the monaco int’l . film festival .
sparrow’s reach as an icon continues to astound depp . he recalled filming michael mann’s “public enemies” at an illinois prison and walking the block with the warden , only to hear from a far - off cell , “captain jack ! get us out of here , man ! kill that bald mother f—cker next to you ! ”
“i’m scared to death , ” depp said at the start of the discussion , moderated by film critic leonard maltin , after whom the festival’s highest honor was named last year .
it was during shooting for edward scissorhands that depp finally met co - star winona ryder , whom he & apos ; d been eyeing since a brief meeting at the premiere for her film great ball of fire ( 1989 ) . the two began dating on the set , and soon became a hollywood power couple . five months after their first date , depp and ryder became engaged . to solidify their love , depp even had
winona forever
tattooed on his right arm . the couple split , however , in 1993 after ryder & apos ; s parents forbade their daughter to marry .
while many of the scenes and touches in the film were based on the ride ( like the dog with the keys in the jail ) , several things have been taken from the movie and added to the attraction . guests who climb aboard the boats will find jack sparrow hiding throughout the town , which is now under attack by captain barbossa . other touches , like the chest that held the aztec gold , can also be seen . let us know what your favorite fact was in the comments below !
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such an atmospheric film with superb acting from the kids and adults alike . my daughter ( age 11 ) , who usually watches marvel movies , loved it too . all the changes a .
film : town = key setting of xu mansion , where fugui ' s father dies of heart attack right after signing away the ancestral estate ; impoverished xu family must eke out a meager living in town . mr . chen does not appear in the film ; jiazhen leaves fugui because of his gambling , taking fengxia and unborn youqing with her . [ ~ c . a . ]
as an award - winning , emmy nominated actor , director and screenwriter , jon has crossed all mediums and worked with many of today’s major names . he was one of 5 finalists in the prestigious new filmmakers forum emerging director competition ( along with equity director , meera menon ) at the 2013 st . louis int’l . film festival for his debut feature , how we got away with it . he and the film received awards and nominations in the director , best of and audience choice categories . all of his short subjects have all been official selections to multiple film festivals .
grandson kugen ( bitter root ) is renamed mantou , or
little bun ,
in the film ; and translator michael berry discusses at some length other key differences between film and novel , including zhang yimou ' s use of the
recurring parable of the xu family ' s transformation from a chicken to an ox
to comment on changing political climates ( 242 - 243 ) .
screenwriters ted elliott , and terry rossio were on set when the film was shooting , an event that is pretty rare in the world of movie - making . this gave the cast more freedom to improv , and have it added to the actual script . jack’s recurring phrase “savvy” and a familiar line at the end of the film : “bring me that horizon” were a result of this process .
unfortunately , depp & apos ; s next big budget endeavor didn & apos ; t fare nearly as well as his earlier films . in 2013 , the a - list actor teamed up with pirates producer jerry bruckheimer once again in the disney film the lone ranger . the film , which cost more than $ 215 million to produce , performed poorly at the box office and received lackluster reviews .
married to jasmine , damien chazelle wrote and directed his first feature , “guy and madeline on a park bench , ” at harvard university , the film which jasmine produced while also attending school there . “guy and madeline on a park bench” premiered at the 2009 tribeca film festival , was released in theaters in 2010 , and was named one of the best films of the year by many publications .
from there , he added flourish after flourish to the character . sparrow was originally written as a swashbuckler who “comes in and saves the day , ” depp said , but he wanted to push the envelope . “‘come on , folks , ' ” he remembered saying to the disney brass . “‘you don’t have to underestimate your audience anymore . let’s try some stuff . ' ”
in 2016 , depp reprised his role as the mad hatter in through the looking glass , tim burton’s latest take on lewis carroll’s sequel to alice & apos ; s adventures in wonderland . the following year , he returned as jack sparrow for pirates of the caribbean : dead men tell no tales and also joined the ensemble cast for an adaptation of murder on the orient express .
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in 2009 , two depp films— the imaginarium of doctor parnassus and public enemies —premiered with mixed results . he returned to box office success with the 2010 film adaptation of the lewis carroll classic alice in wonderland . for the project , depp again teamed up with tim burton to take on the character of the mad hatter . the film , starring mia wasikowska as alice , brought in more than $ 116 million in its opening weekend .
short cuts on this webpage : novel notes : characters part 1 novel notes : narrative frame 1 ( pp . 3 - 8 ) | fugui ' s story 1 ( pp . 8 - 43 ) novel vs . film notes part 1 . a | part 1 . b part 2 novel notes : narrative frame 2 ( pp . 43 - 45 ) | fugui ' s story 2 ( pp . 45 - 85 ) | fugui ' s turning point novel vs . film notes part 2 . a | part 2 . b | part 2 . c part 3 novel notes : narrative frame 3 ( pp . 85 - 87 ) | fugui ' s story 3 ( pp . 87 - 161 ) novel vs . film notes part 3 part 4 novel notes : narrative frame 4 ( pp . 162 - 163 ) | fugui ' s story 4 ( pp . 163 - 212 ) novel vs . film notes : part . . . . part 5 novel notes : narrative frame 5 ( pp . 213 - 214 ) | fugui ' s story 5 ( pp . 214 - 234 ) novel vs . film notes : part 5 part 6 novel notes : narrative frame 6 ( pp . 234 - 235 ) novel vs . film notes part 6 - the endings | general observations works cited
in august of that 1993 , he and two business partners bought the viper club in l . a . , which instantly became the hippest spot on the sunset strip . depp began using the club as an opportunity to introduce patrons to music from his newly formed band p , which offered popular shows at the venue . but tragedy hit the club on october 31 of that same year , when teen heartthrob and critically acclaimed actor river phoenix suffered a drug overdose outside the club . phoenix died later that evening .
talk eventually came around to one of depp’s most iconic performances , as captain jack sparrow in the “pirates of the caribbean” franchise . he said it took roughly 37 seconds for him to agree to the role , largely because he had just had a daughter and had spent the better part of three years watching cartoons . he wanted to see if he could translate something of that to a live action performance .
in 2006 , depp returned as captain jack sparrow for the sequel pirates of the caribbean : dead man & apos ; s chest , which broke a box office record in reaching the highest weekend tally ever . the third installment fared well , too : pirates of the caribbean : at world & apos ; s end ( 2007 ) was released on memorial day weekend , bringing in $ 138 . 8 million .
nominating committees committees are comprised of film critics , festival programmers and others not directly engaged in the production and distribution of films will review all submitted films that meet the criteria and determine the final nominees in the competitive categories .
simon yam ( born 19 march 1955 ) , also known as yam tat - wah ( 任達華 ) , is a veteran hong kong - based actor and film producer . he received international acclaim for his performances in international film festival hits and box offices such as naked killer , spl ( aka kill zone ) , election , election 2 ( aka triad election ) , exiled , lara croft : tomb raider – the cradle of life , the thieves .
michael berry contrasts the different endings of film and novel :
. . . the film ends with fugui , erxi , and kugan [ little bun ] gather around jiazhen in bed , an image that suggests the possibility of a post - communist utopia . the novel , in contrast , closes with fugui prodding his ox , showing yu hua ' s version to be darker and more existential , with survival an end in itself
( berry 243 ) .
the small council grew even smaller as master of coin mace tyrell was dispatched by cersei to the iron bank of braavos to seek a loan extension . accompanying him was one of the kingsguard , shadowing the head of house tyrell in a menacing fashion . cersei strengthened her ties to the high sparrow and put him in charge of the re - established faith militant , a force of holy warriors . they ransacked littlefinger’s brothel and took into custody ser loras tyrell , the gay brother of queen margaery and son of mace . furious margaery urged her husband , king tommen , to intervene . cersei insisted she was powerless to help so tommen went to speak to the high sparrow , only to be turned away by the holy man’s bodyguards . in the street , peasants loudly questioned the teenager’s legitimacy as king . margaery stormed off to consult her grandmother , the formidable olenna .
the film features the end credits song
winter light
performed by linda ronstadt , which is based on two themes from the score by zbigniew preisner . however , it is not featured in the film ' s original soundtrack , but in ronstadt ' s eponymous album winter light . [ 3 ] sarah brightman and the youngest member of celtic woman , chloë agnew , covered it for their albums ; brightman ' s classics and agnew ' s walking in the air .
depp also starred in the tim burton comedy dark shadows ( 2012 ) . in the film , he plays barnabas collins , a vampire who escapes imprisonment and returns to his family home . there , collins tries to help his descendents played by michelle pfeiffer , chloë grace moretz and jonny lee miller . depp was a longtime fan of the film & apos ; s source material—the late 1960s gothic soap opera dark shadows —and encouraged friend burton to bring it to the big screen .
when production wrapped , many of the people who worked on the film ( including johnny depp ) picked props out from the treasure cave to take home . according to verbinski , not a single one of the cursed coins was left behind .
there was a solution , added qyburn . cutting him off , cersei insisted she would not go on bended knee to the high sparrow – a scruffy commoner she had elevated to power . later , the sadistic nun returned , and engaged in further spoon - slapping . with cersei again refusing to admit her wrongdoing , her interrogator poured water at the prisoner ' s feet . falling to her knees , the queen mother gratefully slurped from the dungeon floor .
despite looking seamless , the shot where the ship emerges from the fog ( which opens the film ) actually consists of five different shots . the footage was shot at the beginning of filming , but wasn’t completed until two days before the premiere .
“i fear [ dancing ] more than anything in the world . doing a film when it ' s choreographed and you ' re a character , it ' s alright . but in life i ' d rather swallow a bag of hair . ”
compared to the novel , zhang yimou ' s film . . . allows more room for the hand of fate to hold sway ; here youqing ' s death is attributed purely to accident , while in the novel it occurs after his blood is literally sucked dry to save the life of an important cadre . yu hua ' s reality is much more brutal , as is his social critique [ than that of zhang yimou ' s film ] ,
michael berry concludes ( 243 ) .
adam busch is known best , perhaps , for his role in the ’90s hit show “buffy the vampire slayer” as warren meers , part of “the trio” in season 6 , and for his role for the new show “men at work” as neal , one of the four feature characters . film festival goers may recognize him from one of the lead roles in the short film “the dungeon master , ” which screened in 2011 at hhm and was written and directed by brothers rider strong and shiloh strong .
it’s no secret , pirates of the caribbean : the curse of the black pearl is one of the best pirate movies there is . after loving the pirates attraction at disneyland for so long , seeing that world come to life on the big screen with a - list actors like johnny depp ( captain jack sparrow ) , keira knightley ( elizabeth swann ) , and orlando bloom ( will turner ) was simply magical . in fact , we’re such big fans of the film that we previously dug up 10 fun facts about it . since we love it so much , we decided to look for even more things you probably didn’t know about pirates of the caribbean : the curse of the black pearl . enjoy !
best screenplay – an outstanding screenplay for an independent fiction feature . the screenplay may be an original work or one adapted from previously published or existing work in any medium . the gotham award will be presented to the film’s credited writer ( s ) .
queen of thorns olenna tyrell arrived in king ' s landing to secure the release of ser loras , held by the sparrows and charged with ' abominable ' crimes . she confronted cersei , who claimed to have no part in faith militant ' s move against the knight of flowers . in any event , there was no reason to fret . the high sparrow – now installed as high septon – would conduct an informal inquiry after which ser loras would be freed .
but consider what could have been . there is a scene very early in the film where neill and dern , who have studied dinosaurs all of their lives , see living ones for the first time . the creatures they see are tall , majestic leaf - eaters , grazing placidly in the treetops . there is a sense of grandeur to them . and that is the sense lacking in the rest of the film , which quickly turns into a standard monster movie , with screaming victims fleeing from roaring dinosaurs .
breakthrough series , short form – the awards honor an exceptionally realized new digital series of short form content that expands the possibilities of creative , independent storytelling in serialized content . the gotham award will be presented to the film’s credited creators and executive producers . .
in addition to modeling the pirates’ cgi skeleton forms to match the actor’s bone structure , verbinski decided to use the cast’s actual eyes to add an extra layer of personality . this is best seen towards the end of the film when jack turns into a skeleton .
cersei , being cersei , was already plotting revenge . she inveigled herself into the counsel of fundamentalist leader the high sparrow , a gandhi - esque figure whose outward piety ( and shoelessness ) belied the thuggish deportment of his disciples and their freudian penchant for whipping naked fat men through the streets ( such as the admittedly venal high septon ) . as back - up plan , creepy qyburn was giving it the full victor frankenstein in the basement and already something was twitching beneath the sheets .
in the film , fugui settles in the city . the city reflects all of the political struggling and the rise of communism . in the city we see the xu family always cautious of what they say , whom they speak with or how they are viewed . in the city , fugui wants it to be clear that he is a mao supporter . seeing fugui’s life in the city is more of a propaganda film , watching as the chinese people are taken over by forces larger than they are
( elliott ) .
in the high sparrow ' s spartan chamber of worship , the bombshell was dropped as the head of the faith militant confronted cersei over her sinful past . as evidence he called from the shadows lancel , cersei ' s kissing cousin turned hardline believer . snarling and hurling threats , the most powerful woman in the seven kingdoms was dragged away .
look at my face ,
she told one of her captors .
it is the last thing you will see before you die .
he wanted to incorporate how the features of the disneyland attraction made him both scared ( and made him laugh ) into the film . based on how frightening the ghost pirates were , and how hilarious jack and will’s lines were , we’d say he nailed that feeling .
three years later he even directed brando in a film that played the cannes film festival and opened theatrically overseas but never saw the light of day stateside because he owns the north american territory rights : 1997’s “the brave . ” what solidified his decision to keep it under lock and key was when , upon hearing of brando’s death in 2004 , he was approached about striking while the iron was hot . “ [ for him ] to be looked upon as a novelty or a freak , i said , ‘no way , ” he recalled .
eheadings ! wibbly - wobbly lady - bits ! a dwarf strangled in a brothel ! just so nobody was in any doubt as what show they were watching , the third episode of game of thrones came roaring out of the gate in unabashed greatest hits mode . but , amid the comforting sight of spurting jugulars and exposed flesh , ' high sparrow ' also offered fresh perspectives , with mistress of mean cersei painted in an arguably sympathetic light and upstanding jon snow revealed to have hidden depths of ruthlessness .
screening availability by the nominating committee . • the film must be submitted by password protected viewing link ( direct link or third party “screening room” ) or on dvd by the deadline or made available for screening by nominating committee . ( not applicable to the gotham audience award )
to live : novel notes . . . plus commentary on novel vs . film and historical context hum 210 online course pack - fall 2006 - prof . cora agatucci author of the novel : yu hua ( b . 1960 in hangzhou [ haiyan ] , zhejiang , china )
film : no frame narrative & no young second narrator are introduced to whom fugui will tell his story . fugui ' s final companion , the old ox , is absent as well ( berry 242 ) . plot events unfold in chronological order . [ ~ c . a . ]
best documentary – an exceptionally realized non - fiction film that deals creatively with cultural , artistic , historical , social , scientific , economic or other subject matter . the objective is to recognize the significant artistic and / or social impact of the director’s vision it may be photographed in actual occurrence , or may employ partial re - enactment , stock footage , stills , animation , stop - motion or other techniques , as long as the emphasis is on fact and not fiction . the gotham award will be presented to the film’s credited director ( s ) and producer ( s ) .
in 2000 , yam starred as cheung san , the progenitor of all vampires , in the television series my date with a vampire ii , produced by atv . in 2003 , yam made his hollywood film debut in lara croft : tomb raider – the cradle of life as shaolin crime lord .
one of variety magazine’s “110 students to watch , ” russell sheaffer is an experimental film and documentary filmmaker who received a master’s degree from nyu’s department of cinema studies and is currently working on his phd in the department of communication and culture at indiana university . most recently , his short experimental documentary “
after growing up in pennsylvania , colorado , and england , jasmine went to harvard university ( graduated in 2007 ) where she produced the feature - length musical “guy and madeline on a park bench , ” which premiered at tribeca in 2009 , won the special jury prize at the torino film festival , was nominated for a gotham award , and was released in theaters the next year . the village voice , film comment , time out new york , and the boston phoneix named it one of the ten best films of the year and one of the best thirty by the new york times and the boston globe .
film : introduction of shadow puppets , an old art form , gives fugui an identity as artist and entertainer , by which he makes a living for his family , makes himself useful by entertaining both nationalist and communist liberation armies , as well as comrade laborers in his town . [ ~ c . a . ]
a beautiful tale of friendship , growing up and making up for what is lost , i decided to get this film for a friend , and i think she likes it even if she had read the book on which this film is based beforehand . i personally love it as i used to have it on video , and a full colour book of it , so i kind of grew up knowing the story . it is all those things that make a good family film ; fantastic actors ( led by dame maggie smith ) , brilliant scenery , a beautifully composed musical score and a thrilling plot . at some points it is funny , others sad or incredibly emotional , mysterious , and even a little spooky . mary lennox , a spoilt ten year old girl and daughter of a colonel and his wife leads an unhappy life in india , until all of a sudden she and all families connected with a calamity within india must leave the country . thus she is entrusted to the care of her emotionally disturbed uncle , and in his household and the wild outdoors she begins to turn into someone beautiful . that is essentially the main plotline within the book , so even though there are a few things missed out , this film is just right , and a lovely little treasure to keep for all time .
he then made his feature film debut in the indie flick the virgin ( 1999 ) , followed by a guest appearance in the hbo television series sex and the city ( 1998 ) . next , he played a college boy in the feature film super troopers ( 2001 ) , then landed small roles in three more indie films : love the hard way ( 2001 ) starring adrien brody , xx / xy ( 2002 ) and garmento ( 2002 ) . his career took off when he landed lead roles in two films given wide release : grind ( 2003 ) and cabin fever ( 2002 ) . kern has also appeared on abc’s wonderland ( 2000 ) .
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gotham audience award – the nominees for this award are comprised of the films nominated for best feature , best documentary , and breakthrough director . the winner is chosen through online voting in november by current ifp members . the ifp gotham audience award will be presented to the film’s credited director ( s ) and producer ( s ) .
santa barbara , calif . — it was a rare treat for those who managed tickets to thursday night’s presentation of the maltin modern master award to johnny depp to kick off the 31st annual santa barbara film festival’s roll call of fetes this year . after all , the “black mass” star never does this kind of thing , [ … ]
in 1990 , depp starred in the john waters & apos ; 50s - kitsch musical cry - baby ( 1990 ) , which became a cult hit and succeeded in changing his image . that same year , he received an opportunity to exhibit his versatility as an actor in the titular role of tim burton & apos ; s fantasy film , edward scissorhands . the movie not only established depp as an a - list actor , but it also grossed more than $ 54 million at the box office . following the film & apos ; s success , depp carved a niche for himself as a serious , somewhat dark , idiosyncratic performer , consistently selecting roles that surprise critics and audiences alike .
however , the hearing was revealed to be a trap . ser loras swore he had never slept with a man – a claim supported by his sister , queen margaery . then the high sparrow unveiled his key witness – the squire with whom loras had canoodled in full view of margaery . both queen and knight had lied under holy oath and off they went to the dungeons .
tommen , tommen ,
margaery cried to her king . cersei ' s little boy was too stunned to respond and the kingsguard watched in silence as the sparrows hauled his new bride away . a ghost of a smile danced around cersei ' s lips .
as the film opens , two dinosaur experts ( sam neill and laura dern ) arrive at the park , along with a mathematician played by jeff goldblum whose function in the story is to lounge about uttering vague philosophical imprecations . also along are attenborough ' s grandchildren , and a lawyer , who is the first to be eaten by a dinosaur .
screenwriters ted elliott and terry rossio pitched the idea for the film 10 years before its 2003 release . one of the things that they made sure to include from the original pitch was the idea of cursed gold and ghost stories . according to producer jerry bruckheimer , the paranormal element is what really set it apart from previous pirate - themed films .
franco zeffirelli ( 70 ) was born in florence , the illegitimate son of a fashion designer . he fought as a partisan during the second world war ; he has directed operas and plays , but is best - known for films such as romeo & juliet , la traviata and otello . he lives in rome and positano , and is now filming the little sparrow in sicily . he asked david sweetman ( 49 ) to help him write his autobiography , published in 1986 . sweetman grew up in northumberland , and was a producer for bbc television before leaving to write full - time in 1988 . his biography of mary renault appears in april .
a year later , depp fell into acting when his wife introduced him to her ex - boyfriend , actor nicolas cage . cage saw potential in depp , and introduced the hopeful musician to a hollywood agent . after several small roles as an extra , depp landed his first legitimate movie role in the horror film nightmare on elm street ( 1984 ) .
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yam started off as a model before becoming an actor in the mid 1970s . he then signed with the hong kong television network tvb , starring and co - starring in a number of television series prior to
apply his trades
in the film industry in 1987 . his elder brother is yam tak - wing , a retired former deputy commissioner of hong kong police .
a final difference between the novel and film would have to be the fact that in the book all fugui’s family dies , including his little grandson , kugen . this leaves the reader feeling pretty hopeless until you recognize that the “older , wiser” fugui has been telling the story all along . he has persevered and endured and still has the capacity to work the fields joking with his ox along the way . somehow his story of sadness is also one of hope . it is his life , it was his to choose and he chose to live .
to live is both a powerful book and a powerful film . each story could be independent of the other while the common thread remains ; a man named xu fugui
( elliott ) .
breakthrough actor – an outstanding debut or “breakthrough” performance . the actor’s performance is not necessarily the actor’s first screen appearance , but is considered the first role to display the expanse of his / her talent or suggests significant future accomplishment . the actor’s role must be a lead or a strong supporting character in a specific film . actors who have won or been nominated for significant film awards ( academy award® , golden globe , spirit awards , etc . ) for work released prior to 2017 or who have been previously nominated in this category are ineligible . in instances in which a performance could be considered for both “breakthrough” and “best actor / actress , ” the category placement will be at the discretion of the nominating committee . the gotham award will be presented to the actor .
he continued : “i respect leo a lot . he worked really hard on that film , researching and showing up ready to work — and i tortured him . i really did . he was always talking about these video games . ‘no , i will not give you a drag from my cigarette while you hide from your mother again , leo , ’ [ i would say ] . ”
he is probably best known for directing the two feature film , “mars” ( 2010 ) and “loves her gun” ( 2013 ) , but he is also a producer on the award winning documentary “yakona” ( 2014 ) , director of a dozen short films including the classic “monkey vs . robot” ( 2000 ) , and an actor in josephine decker’s festival hit “thou wast mild and lovely” ( 2014 ) .
depp then took on one of theater & apos ; s most notorious characters in sweeney todd : the demon barber of fleet street , also in 2007 . directed by tim burton and co - starring helena bonham carter , the dark and gory musical tells the tale of a barber who kills his customers before seeing them turned into pies by his downstairs neighbor . depp netted a golden globe award for his work on the film .