The “Stories We Tell” is art that reveals truth

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Canadian director and former child actress (Avonlea), Sarah Polley, has made an fascinating  kind-of documentary about her family, and her parentage especially, in “The Stories We Tell.” From her mother Diane’s death when Sarah was eleven years old, rumors began to circulate that her biological father was not the father who raised her, Michael Polley. Over time Sarah decided to tell her story via a documentary film, even though some cast members are actors. She looks at the nature … [Read more...]

Media Literacy Certificate Course July 7 -13, 2013 Register now!

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  Some of the 2012 students on the tour of Sony Studios Announcing our "Advanced Certificate in Media Literacy Course" Sunday, July 7 - Saturday July 13, 2013 Click here for details & registration form For more information contact Sr. Jennifer at PCMS@PaulineMedia.com Registration deadline: June 25, 2013 … [Read more...]

Your script and how to find a Hollywood literary agent

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As time goes by I continue to receive inquiries about writing or reading a script that will save the world and change Hollywood.  Today someone asked me how to get an agent so he can get his script to Mel Gibson. Gibson's office finally replied to him after a year that they will only consider a script that comes through an agent. There are many books available on screenwriting and how to get your movie made in Hollywood. You can Google these topics, or check on Amazon. From my experience … [Read more...]

There’s Something in the Air (“Après mai”)

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This French film won Best Screenplay at the 2012 Venice Film Festival, but I am not quite sure why. It tells the personal story of the filmmaker Olivier Assayas, a kind of semi-autobiography. It starts off well enough in a high school classroom in Paris 1971, when a teacher reads from Blaise Pascal: "Between us and Heaven or Hell there is only life, which is the frailest thing in the world." From then on, the film follows the main character, Gilles (Clément Métayer), an aspiring artist who … [Read more...]

“Midnight’s Children” and the search for identity

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Indian/Canadian director Deepa Mehta's cinematic interpretation of Salmon Rushdie's 1981 Booker Prize-winning novel "Midnight's Children" is a vibrant epic that spans about 30 years and has a cast of thousands. It tells the story of two baby boys who were born precisely at midnight on Aug. 15, 1947, when India gained independence from Great Britain. The nurse, Mary Pereira (Seema Biswas), a Catholic, switched the boys soon after birth, meaning that the child of the poor father would grow up … [Read more...]

“This is Our Time” is a movie with a message

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  On the day five friends graduate from college their hopes soar as high as their mortarboards.  Ale’ (Erin Bethea) and Ethan (Shawn Caulin-Young) are brother and sister and are very close with Catherine (Kate Cobb),  Ryder (Matthew Florida), Luke (T.J. Dalrymple). Bob (Eric Roberts) is dad to Ale’ and Ethan and he runs a grill where the young people hang out to talk about their plans. Catherine gets a job in finance but Ethan has to work at the grill because his plans for … [Read more...]

“Remember Sunday” Hallmark’s sweet but improbable new movie

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Hallmark Hall of Fame Sunday, April 21 ABC -check local listings Molly (Alexis Bledel) is a sweet, ditzy, waitress and college student in New Orleans on a first name basis with the traffic man who comes to take the boot off of her car over and over again. She is romantically challenged and shares an apartment with Jolene (Valery Azlynn) who constantly nags her to find a good man. Molly has college loans but is in a waiting pattern because she is expecting her portion of an inheritance … [Read more...]

“No Place on Earth” is the incredible story of Ukraine’s holocaust survivors

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In 1993 Chris Nicola, a cave explorer from Queens, NY, was in western Ukraine to research his family tree. While there he decided to explore some the country’s famous Gypsum Giant caves that extend for about 77 miles underground. In fact, he was the first person to ever do so. Deep in one of the caves he came across some artifacts: a cup, a shoe, a comb, buttons, medicine bottles.  He realized that these items belonged to someone, were part of someone’s life and started to ask questions. … [Read more...]