Directorial debut films

Pilgrimman Half Ironman Well its official! On Sunday, September 20, 2015, I completed my first half ironman distance triathlon at Myles Standish State Forest in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and it was awesome! I loved it all!!! If you told me last year that I’d be racing a half ironman distance triathlon, then I’d say, “That’s crazy. There is no way that I would do a half ironman triathlon.” So who made me change my mind? My personal trainer and friend, Nilton Motta, said that he wanted me to do the Pilgrimman Triathlon as my first half ironman. At first, I thought he was crazy, but he believed in my ability to compete at this level, and I trusted him completely. So after thinking it over for a bit, I believed it myself so I happily signed up for the Pilgrimman Half Ironman. I felt confident in my bike and run disciplines, but knew that I would need to increase my mileage in order to complete this race in its entirety. My apprehension was the swim because I had a hard enough time completing a 1/4 to 1/3 mile swim during the sprint races that I had competed in for the past few years, never mind completing a 1.2 mile swim, but I had about 10 months to prepare for it. So I spent the winter in the pool swimming back and forth, forth and back working on my stroke and endurance. I also spent many hours biking indoors using a bike trainer. In addition to swimming, biking and running, I also performed high intensity interval training twice a week. When the weather started…

(Amit V Masurkar, Hindi) India's official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, "Newton" shows that following rules exactly as they are; almost impossible in India and most people already accept that idea. The election duty of the titular character in a Maoist infested jungle sets the stage for the film. The show off in front of the media, especially the foreign ones is staged exactly targeting them. Through so many subtle commentaries and some straight questions,…

Dakota Fanning has four movies coming out between now and 2016. "Please Stand By" is in pre-production and will be out in 2016. Written by Michael Golamco and directed by Ben Lewin, the film is about an autistic woman who tries to submit a manuscript to a story competition. It stars Helen Hunt and Alice Eve. The film is a comedy and drama. "American Pastoral" and "Brimstone" are filming and both will be released in 2016. "American Pastoral" is a drama. It was written by Noah Haidle and John…

In 1992 David Fincher made his directorial debut with Alien 3. Fincher’s film was the third entry in the Alien franchise following the critically acclaimed films Alien and Aliens directed by Ridley Scott and James Cameron, respectively. Unfortunately, Alien 3 was poorly received by moviegoers, as well as Fincher himself. There was studio interference in the making of Alien 3, so much so that Fincher has disowned the film and to this day still does not consider it his film. David Fincher…

Soaring to the top of the North American box office, 'Dumb and Dumber To' starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels has already raked in $38.1 million from its debut. With Red Granite Pictures financing the movie, distribution and marketing has been carried out by Universal. Universal distribution chief Nikki Rocco had spoken out about the success of the original film which drove them to take on a follow-up film. "'Dumb and Dumber' was a beloved film on home entertainment, and people wanted to be…

By ingratiating herself into the inner hierarchy of prominent Nazi officials including Führer und Reichskanzler Adolf Hitler and the Ministry of Propaganda and Public Enlightenment, Joseph Goebbels, Leni Riefenstahl further advanced her directorial career through her production of Nazi-funded propagandist films. In 1932 Riefenstahl’s directorial debut bergfilm “Das Blaume Licht”, which contained socio-Darwinism ideals similar to those of the Nazi regime, attracted the attention of Hitler. In the…

American independent films are like guerrilla warfare in the cinematic landscape, daring acts of rebellion against the homogenized, profit-driven machinery of Hollywood. By elevating underrepresented voices, they not only challenge the racial biases of the business, but also challenge conventional wisdom, demonstrating that creativity and enthusiasm can triumph over extravagant spending. Through active discourse and cultural critique, these films foster revolutionary communities of engaged…

When I left the screening of Strangerland, I had mixed reflections about the film. As well as feeling dissatisfied, I sensed something inside of me was distraught. The film is a two-hour thriller by Kim Farrant that depicts the story of a dysfunctional family that relocates to a secluded desert town in Australia. Nicole Kidman, who is renowned for her role in Moulin Rouge, gives a thrilling performance as Catherine Parker. She plays the mother of her teenage daughter Lily, Maddison Brown, and…

Baumbach and Gerwig first met on his 2010 film Greenberg, but did not become a couple until they filmed the 2012 movie Frances Ha. She currently lives in New York City. “She was the reason I believed this was the proper way to introduce myself to the city. And the city felt like my mother. New York City felt like home because it felt like her.”, Gerwig says. Gerwig originally intended to become a playwright, but turned to acting when she was not admitted to playwriting MFA programs. In 2006,…

Reported from Variety, actors Jared Leto and Chris Evans are being strongly considered for the Dreamworks film adaptation of Paula Hawkins best-selling novel The Girl on the Train. The novel follows a woman who has just gone through a tumultuous divorce, but finds relish in her train commute. She observes a married couple from a far on her way to work, envisioning they live a perfect romantic life, but then finds herself tied into a strange mystery involving this couple. The film has already…