Cinéma Vérité
I was sitting in my office on the third floor, going over my reviews for the next week’s papers, when my phone rang. “Yes?” “I wanted to talk about the review…
Lights! Camera! Excuse Me?
To celebrate some of the wonderfully wacky films that we get to watch with childish abandon around this time we call Christmas, this challenge asks you to come up with the most absurd, ridiculous, outrageous and downright silly pitches for film ideas ever conceived! Your story can take any form, as long as it details in some way a marvellously maverick film idea - perhaps including an actor or film exec's response to the movie blueprint, or even a critic's review of the film should it, inconceivably be made into an *actual* motion picture... Taking into consideration some celebrations which I've heard might be happening towards the end of December, I bequeath thee two weeks to give the madcap world of movies your best shot - MH :)
Challengers
7 entriesRaw 3-d!
A man sits in an all white room with no visible exit. As the camera zooms into his eyes, you can see the reflection of what he is staring at; a teddy bear…
Frankly my dear, we're out of ideas.
“Frankly, we’re out of ideas, Cinema’s in a rut, we need something new, so we’re going to back to the golden age and see what we can copy.” “Historical Drama…
Give Them What They Want
“The Apprentice: The Movie.” “How would that make a good film?” “Allow me to explain. Come closer.” The suits talking over a Starbucks lunch leaned in closer…
Winning Formula
The board room was silent as Marcus took his final breath before confronting the pack of jokers and dragons before him. He walked around the room to where he…
Snakes On A Sleigh
“So we bring Sam Jackson back as FBI Agent Neville Flynn for the action sequal to Snakes on a Plane,” the screenwriter was telling me. “This time it’s all…
In Case Of A Musical
“In Case of a Musical” is a heart warming documentary of how one small town joined together to re-create a 1960s musical experience in their little Utahan…