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On Location On The Set Of INCEPTION

Iamare — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:12:57 +0000

A series of short clips from the set of INCEPTION on locations as noted.

On location in Los Angeles ~ Making it rain

On location in Los Angeles ~ Car chase

On location Los Angeles ~ Crazy train

On location in Paris ~ Cafe explosion

On location in Los Angeles at LAX

Head Shot ~ Paula Griffith

Iamare — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:04:55 +0000

A Gradute of the University of Toronto, Bachelor of Arts degree. Paula Griffith has over 20 years of experience singing in Classical, Jazz, Gospel, R&B, Adult Contemporary, Blues and Pop.

She has performed in the U.S., West Indies and in Canada at Roy Thompson Hall, CNE, Massy Hall, The Hummingbird Centre, Liberty Grand and Metro Convention Centre. Most memorable performances singing for Quincy Jones, Elton John and the Prime Minister of Canda. Performed with Speech from the Grammy award winning group ‘Arrested Development’, recorded with Juno winner Liberty Silver and worked with Grammy nominated recording artist Jill Scott.

For more information and to contact Paula Griffith, aka Miss G., please visit her website below at:

PG Productions Vocal Studio

Thanks, Miss G!

Put Your Mug Here. New Place to Showcase Your Face!

Iamare — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:44:38 +0000

Send us your 8×10′s (head shots only) and your resume, if you have one, and we’ll put them up on the front page under the ‘Head Shots’ category. Once there, they’ll be broken down into male or female, then *child or adult. Remember: you never know who’ll be stopping by to check out the site and the talent!

Email pics to Hollywoodorblog@verizon.net.

DO NOT SEND ANY NUDE, EXPLICIT, NASTY, RAUNCHY or OTHERWISE DISGUSTING PICTURES! THEY WILL JUST BE DELETED AND YOU WILL BE REPORTED!

*Anyone under 18 years of age must seek permission from an adult to participate.

Week Box Office Finals July 16th ~ July 27th

Iamare — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:03:13 +0000

Title (Distributor)	Reported Weekly Box Office	Engagements This Week	Per Screen Average	Cumulative
1. Inception (Warner Bros.)	$100,158,412	3792	$26,413	$100,158,412
2. Despicable Me (Universal)	$51,969,950	3501	$14,844	$137,600,845
3. Sorcerer’s Apprentice, The (Disney)	$25,869,088	3504	$7,383	$32,957,525
4. Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The (Summit Entertainment)	$21,269,675	4001	$5,316	$272,641,092
5. Toy Story 3 (Disney)	$19,531,937	3177	$6,148	$370,499,039
6. Grown Ups (Sony)	$15,557,745	3074	$5,061	$134,812,086
7. Last Airbender, The (Paramount)	$11,708,315	2805	$4,174	$119,091,769
8. Predators (20th Century Fox)	$10,434,384	2669	$3,909	$43,718,425
9. Knight And Day (20th Century Fox)	$5,472,342	1925	$2,843	$70,981,721
10. Karate Kid (Sony)	$3,610,890	1532	$2,357	$170,612,858

Christopher Nolan ~ Video Interview

Iamare — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:16:38 +0000

Christopher Nolan

Christopher Nolan and Leonardo Dicaprio talk about the making of Inception from the set.

Will Inception equal an erection?

Iamare — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 04:11:01 +0000

Christopher Nolan is hoping so. With an estimated $200m for this latest project, Inception is set to be released on July the 16th, 2010. A lot of people are freaking out over the $200m figure when it’s pretty much right in line with everything else. Here’s a list of some recent and not so recent pictures compiled by www.the-numbers.com/movies.

	Release Date	Movie	Distributor	Budget	Worldwide Gross	Profit
1	12/18/2009	Avatar	20th Century Fox	$237,000,000	$2,729,156,220	$1,127,578,110
2	12/19/1997	Titanic	20th Century Fox	$200,000,000	$1,842,879,955	$721,439,978
3	12/17/2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	New Line	$94,000,000	$1,133,027,325	$472,513,663
4	6/11/1993	Jurassic Park	Universal	$63,000,000	$923,067,947	$398,533,974
5	5/19/2004	Shrek 2	DreamWorks SKG	$70,000,000	$919,838,758	$389,919,379
6	5/25/1977	Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope	20th Century Fox	$11,000,000	$797,900,000	$387,950,000
7	6/11/1982	ET: The Extra-Terrestrial	Universal	$10,500,000	$792,910,554	$385,955,277
8	12/18/2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	New Line	$94,000,000	$926,284,377	$369,142,189
9	11/16/2001	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone	Warner Bros.	$125,000,000	$976,457,891	$363,228,946
10	7/1/2009	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	20th Century Fox	$90,000,000	$886,679,614	$353,339,807
11	5/19/1999	Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace	20th Century Fox	$115,000,000	$924,288,297	$347,144,149
12	11/15/2002	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	Warner Bros.	$100,000,000	$878,987,880	$339,493,940
13	5/30/2003	Finding Nemo	Buena Vista	$94,000,000	$866,592,978	$339,296,489
14	7/3/1996	Independence Day	20th Century Fox	$75,000,000	$817,400,878	$333,700,439
15	7/18/2008	The Dark Knight	Warner Bros.	$185,000,000	$1,022,345,358	$326,172,679
16	12/19/2001	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	New Line	$109,000,000	$868,621,686	$325,310,843
17	7/11/2007	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	Warner Bros.	$150,000,000	$938,468,864	$319,234,432
18	5/23/1997	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	Universal	$75,000,000	$786,686,679	$318,343,340
19	6/15/1994	The Lion King	Buena Vista	$79,300,000	$783,839,505	$312,619,753
20	3/5/2010	Alice in Wonderland	Walt Disney Co.	$200,000,000	$1,021,762,182	$310,881,091

Video Interview ~ Nia Vardalos

Iamare — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:11:45 +0000

Listen to Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) explain how she turned her one-woman play into a highest-grossing independent feature and made Vardalos an overnight success, earning her nominations for Best Original Screenplay WGA and Academy Awards®

Interview from The Dialogue series, TheDialoguesSeries.com

Video Interview ~ Sheldon Turner

Iamare — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:43:50 +0000

Listen to Sheldon Turner (The Longest Yard) talk about how he went from law school to successful screenwriter and what he attributes that success to.

Sheldon Turner Interview from the YouTube series The Dialouge

Only 7 Days Left To Enter Final Draft’s Big Break Contest

Iamare — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:24:17 +0000

The Big Break is an annual, global screenwriting contest designed to launch the careers of aspiring writers. The Big Break Contest rewards screenwriters with cash, prizes, and A-list executive meetings. Winners and finalists alike have had their screenplays optioned and produced and have secured high-profile representation as well as lucrative writing deals.

Since its inception in 1999, the Big Break Contest has awarded screenwriters with over $200,000 in cash and prizes and invaluable industry exposure. A panel of notable industry professionals conducts the final judging.

For complete details on this year’s contest and to listen to last year’s winner, Wyatt Wakeman, go here: Final Draft Big Break Contest.

How I Sold My Script To Fox

Iamare — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:11:40 +0000

This is the story of how one aspiring screenwriter used unconventional methods to get his query read, then ultimately the script read and sold for $250,000.00 in just seven days. How much of this is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? You’ll have to be the judge of that. After all, he is trying to sell a subscription. But if you can get past that, it does shine a different light upon other doors that just might lead to different avenues of insights. So if you’ve been querying the same old people at the same old same old, it just might be time for a change.