Having watched it again last night, I’ve decided that The Prestige is a very good movie.
Beginning in turn-of-the-century London, it tells of two young magicians who set out to carve their own paths to fame. Angier (Hugh Jackman) is a consummate entertainer, while the rough-edged Borden (Christian Bale with a truly horrible accent) is a […]
Entries Tagged as 'Incentives'
Cry the Beloved Colorado
June 25th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Film Industry · Film Tourism · Incentives · Movie Reviews · On Location
Nearly Nailed by Political Interference
May 14th, 2008 · No Comments
In the greater scheme of things, how an interfering official in the State of South Carolina dealt with the filming of the new Jessica Biel, James Marsden, Jake Gyllenhaal movie Nailed is a lesson on how not to engage with the film industry.
In Nailed, Biel’s character Alice is a sweet, small-town waitress who gets a nail lodged in her […]
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Friday Night Lights
April 24th, 2008 · No Comments
OK, so it’s been hectic and there’s not been a lot of time for movie watching. Instead, I did see the first couple of episodes of Holly Hunter’s first foray into TV, the oddly bi-polar Saving Grace. It’s part Walker, Texas Ranger, part Touched by an Angel. Though the drunk and wayward cop thing has been […]
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Durban Film Studio still on the cards
February 21st, 2008 · No Comments
Durban’s getting a lot of good word-of-mouth as a production location; the Durban Film Office, its staff and its website are well thought of by the SA industry generally.
Made in Durban: Blood Diamond
But here’s more good news that I missed late last week, reported in the Natal Mercury on Feb 15th; in the flurry of […]
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