return ( 2011 film )
current status: the film is mostly shot, and the team hopes to finish the film by september 2011 .
[ editor’s note: this interview was originally published during the 2011 cannes film festival. “return” hits select theaters this friday, february 10 and is available on vod february 28. ]
abeel, erica, 2000, “ return of the prodigal father; andrey zvyagintsev talks about the return. ” indiewire. 2 february 2004
taiwan, myanmar · 2011 · dcp · color · 84' · o. v. chinese / burmese
the film was in the 2011 hollywood' black list' of movies - which despite the ominous sounding name, is actually a good thing .
linda cardellini had her work cut out for her in her latest role as kelli in liza johnson ‘s subtly riveting “return, ” which premiered in the directors fortnight at the 2011 cannes film festival. she’s in virtually every scene .
[ check out indiewire’s interview with “return” writer / director liza johnson here. ]
michael shannon and linda cardellini in return. photo by marc ohrem - leclef .
there are no featured reviews for the return of joe rich at this time .
the emerald city glows and gleams in the night sky in return to oz .
a modest, observant film about a mother’s troubled return home after a tour of duty in the middle east. twitter
1 ] from “ review of the return from urltoken. ” december, 2004 .
so :
return of the jedi
is a $ 475 million lemonade stand .
$ 100 million appropriated per year from fy2010 through fy2014. however, recipients cannot begin to claim credits until taxable year 2011 .
strukov, vlad, 2007, “the return of gods: andrei zviagintsev’s vozvrashchenie (the return), ” seej, 51. 2 (2007): 331 - 356 .
the science fiction author joan d. vinge wrote a novelization of the film, also called return to oz (1985) .
for more information and to support the film: visit the film’s kickstarter page .
liza johnson on set of return at' 08 directors lab. photo by jill orschel .
for more information and to support the film: please visit the film’s facebook page .
watch darth vader’s climactic scene in the blu - ray edition of ‘return of the jedi. ’
the first time a film won three jury award prizes in the history of the bel air film festival. at the 2013 bel air film festival, this film won best directing, best cinematography, and best feature film .
for more information and to support the film: please visit the film’s indie gogo page .
retrospective documentary about the making of the horror cult classic
the return of the living dead .
warner bros has announced a december 16th 2011 release date for the guy ritchie - directed sequel sherlock holmes 2, starring robert downey jr and jude law .
you may remember mark addy as the dad in the cbs series still standing, which revolved around a family living in chicago (2002 - 2006). since then his cv has been topped up with tv series like bonkers (2007), game of thrones (2011), great expectations (2011), the syndicate (2013), trollied (2011 - 2013), remember me (2014), and bbc america’s atlantis (2013 - 2015). addy has just recently been confirmed to return to cbs, filming the pilot for the comedy super clyde .
a listing of credits on friday with a film review of “return” misspelled the given name of the costume designer. she is erika munro, not erica .
4 ] the christian imagery has been widely discussed by viewers of the return. see strukov 2007, and the “user comments” for the film on imdb .
there are no critic reviews yet for the return of joe rich. keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !
“return” is not political, really. i get the feeling that people of any political persuasion will not have their politics challenged by this film. would you agree with that ?
spider - man 4 was the unofficial title for what would have been the fourth film in sony pictures' spider - man film series that was slated to release on may 6, 2011. some rumors said that the title given was going to be spider - man 4: birds of prey .
3 ] the film’s folkloric elements have previously been pointed out by mark lipovetsky and tatiana mikhailova in their 2010 kinokultura review that compares aleksei popogrebskii’s how i ended this summer with zviagintsev’s the return .
1 july 2011, the pdv offset rate was increased from 15 to 30 per cent, and additional expenditure on audit, legal, insurance and company fees were made eligible as qualifying australian production expenditure .
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10 may 2011, the offset rate was increased from 15 to 16. 5 per cent, and additional expenditure on audit, legal, insurance and company fees were made eligible as qualifying australian production expenditure .
these filmic hieroglyphics inform both the form and content of the return: formally, because the film is the visual representation of journal entries; and content - wise, because discourses from various cultural traditions—including folkloric and christian—are presented as images. in effect, the film “returns” to and even resurrects these mythologies, as it also features a number of additional “returns, ” including the return of the absent father, the return to the cinematic traditions of tarkovsky, and the return of a christ - like figure, all of which birgit beumers has earlier pointed out and discussed in her excellent 2004 kinokultura review. however, in returning to these various mythologies, the film reveals how they are no longer capable of functioning in post - soviet russia. here, i analyze the return ’s use of folkloric, christian, and journal hieroglyphics, and reveal how they are deconstructed by the film’s end. the return, then, while it is about the varying mythologies that have shaped russia from pagan through soviet times, is ultimately a film about contemporary post - soviet russia, and about how the dying or dead past still informs, affects, and even dominates the present .
the max rebo band performs ‘jedi rocks’ from the ‘return of the jedi’ special edition. for the original song ‘lapti nek, ’ go here .
although the film dabbles with convenient plotting, return maintains a pleasing air of authenticity. kelli’s trauma is left vague refusing to fallback on a defining moment that has caused this ptsd. the ambiguity and lack of definitive closure works in the film’s favour making this story of alienation far more universal. unfortunately, the film’s significant flaw is that we’ve…
concluding thoughts the return is a film about a plurality of returns. on the surface level there is the return of a father to his family after a long absence, and the family tragedy that happens as a result. but on a number of symbolic planes, we have the return to christianity, and the return to folklore—both mythological systems that have shaped and molded russian culture in the past, and, as the film reveals, continue to influence russian culture in the post - soviet present. however, the film deconstructs each of these ideological systems, thereby denying their appeal to a transcendental truth. as a postmodern film about post - soviet russia, the return ’s brilliance lies in its portrayal of a realm that is constructed and influenced by narratives and ideological systems that have been delegitimated. its beauty and complexity reside in its portrayal of this quandary that so dominantly characterizes post - soviet russia: what to do with the debunked past that nonetheless informs what russia is today ?
this quiet, perceptive drama feels a little like if you took the scene in
the hurt locker
where jeremy renner wanders around in a grocery store after his return from iraq and spun it into a feature length film .
return to oz is a 1985 fantasy adventure film by walt disney pictures. it was produced by paul maslansky, directed by walter murch from a screenplay by murch and gill dennis. star wars veteran gary kurtz was executive producer .
deal, when he debated returning to the ring for the first time in years, a move his representatives at caa strongly cautioned against. (he would do so in april 2011 for wrestlemania xxvii .) that was when he bolted .
current status: the team is in pre - production on the film, looking for relevant groups and film professionals to work with on the project .
this brings us back to darth .
return of the jedi
made almost half a billion dollars. but return of the jedi, inc, still has no profit to pay its famous villain because the movie corp has paid so much of its revenue back to the studio in distribution fees. here' s actor david prowse, via techdirt :
i think his return to the ring is a combination of establishing a base of young fans who can vote in future elections, and him simply being passionate for pro wrestling .
return is the story of a mother coming home from duty in the middle east and how she tries to integrate herself back into society. linda cardellini plays the protagonist to almost perfect execution, but the film itself isn’t as perfect as her performance is .
audiences will be able to get to see the fruits of johnson’s labor next year. the final cut of “return” is in the works, with shooting wrapping up earlier this fall .
however, this reading of the return as cinematic representation of the boys’ journal entries is not without its complications. the journal hieroglyphics are problematized when we acknowledge that one of the film’s most important events—the father’s solitary journey to get the mysterious box—could not have been told by the boys. moreover, this is the only scene in all of the return that is not represented from the boys’ perspective after they have made a pact to keep a journal .
prior to the 2011 controversy, von trier had been a regular and much - rewarded fixture at cannes. awards bestowed on him there included the palme d’or in 2000 for his musical dancer in the dark, starring the singer björk, and the grand jury prize in 1996 for breaking the waves. the festival’s best actress prize had also gone on three occasions to performers in his films: björk, charlotte gainsbourg for antichrist and kirsten dunst for melancholia. in the wake of his remarks at the 2011 festival, however, he was banned .
supporters of subsidies rely on flawed studies. the film industry and some state film offices have undertaken or commissioned biased studies concluding that film subsidies are highly cost - effective drivers of economic activity. the most careful, objective studies find just the opposite .
many of the jobs created by film tax credits are temporary and part - time .
[ 3 ] for an overview of canadian federal and provincial film production subsidies, see the websites “canada film capital, ” urltoken, and “canadian heritage, ” urltoken .
so being on the black list could spell great things for the summer comedy film .
the performance at cheetah on aug. 26, 1971, immortalized in the film .
anonymous ,
return to oz revisited: an interview with gary kurtz ,
the baum bugle, vol. 39 no. 2 (autumn 1995), pp. 4 - 13 .
[ 5 ] massachusetts is an exception; it offers film producers a choice of either transferability or a refund equal to 90 percent of film tax credits awarded. see urltoken .
an actor with an underrated sense of humor called me a few weeks after we wrapped return to say that he had just been working on the film of a well - known auteur. “his set was exactly like yours, ” he said, “only his was chaotic on purpose. ”
post - traumatic stress disorder lurks in the background throughout this film but it’s never mentioned .
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appendix table 3: selected results of studies of film subsidies in u. s. states
[ 40 ] “economic and fiscal impacts of the new mexico film production tax credit: prepared for the new mexico state film office and state investment council, ” p. i .
if you are a zombie aficionado, then you definitely should be familiar with
return of the living dead
franchise. and having seen
more brains! a return to the living dead
, as a zombie aficionado, then i can honestly say that i was thoroughly and wholeheartedly entertained. now, bear in mind that this is a documentary about the cult classic, so if documentaries are not in your spectrum of enjoyment, then perhaps you should stay clear of this. but for us hardcore zombie fans, then
more brains! a return to the living dead
delivers some great insight to the cult classic, both as to what went on behind the camera and on the screen. and it is really nice to have a revisit with the cast members as they reminisce about the movie, the casting, and everything in between .
more brains! a return to the living dead
is a must watch for die - hard fans of
return of the living dead
.
also, producer joel silver confirmed to sci - fi wire that rachel mcadams will return for the sequel, stating that “she’ll be present”. but i wouldn’t expect her to have a large role as the actress is tentatively scheduled to begin filming on terrence malick ‘s untitled next film in the fall .
a friend recently said that she hoped that my new film was exactly like my other films .
[ 42 ] “economic and fiscal impacts of the new mexico film production tax credit: prepared for the new mexico state film office and state investment council, ” pp. 9 - 11 .
hugo speer, like the other gents, has kept quite busy since his dancing days. he starred in the british tv series hearts and bones (2000 - 2001), which revolved around a group of friends trying to make it in london. he was spotted in 2005’s the interpreter starring nicole kidman. also in 2005, he took on the recurring role of sergeant george in the british tv series bleak house. from there, he’s starred in a number of successful series including familiar titles like agatha christie’s marple (2008), midsomer murders (2011), vera (2011), death and paradise (2011), father brown (2013 - 2014), and bbc america’s musketeers (2014 - 2015). in addition to his stellar tv career, speer turned up in the much talked - about nymphomaniac: vol. 1 starring opposite the london - born french actress charlotte gainsbourg and the much talked - about shia labeouf .
given the generosity of film incentives and the mobility of film production, the powerful influence of film incentives on site selection is not surprising. no wonder that in 2006, a director filming a movie in rhode island (a state that offers a 25 percent subsidy) exclaimed that film executives “would shoot a movie on mars if they could get a 25 percent tax break! ” [ 13 ]
studies commissioned by film and tourism agencies or by the motion picture association of america claim that film subsidies produce “win - win” outcomes for everyone, generating enough tax revenue so that states can expand services even as they offer film producers generous subsidies. in other words, film subsidies allegedly “pay for themselves. ” these studies are severely biased, as explained in the last section of this paper .
this accounting mismatch leads some analysts to overestimate the cost - effectiveness of film tax credits in creating jobs. for a given year, these analysts count the jobs created by film production and the amount of film tax credits paid out of the state treasury. they fail to count the film tax credits “accrued” in that year, sold in the secondary market, and not paid out until later years .
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the bandleader willie colón at a photo shoot for the original album of the soundtrack of the film .
the journal: structural hieroglyphics at a very basic level, the return is the cinematic chronicle of the boys’ chronicling, the visual representations of their written words. much like journal entries, a label that designates the day that the subsequent events occurred punctuates the beginning of each of the film’s seven segments. moreover, because the boys take turns keeping the journal, the film pivots back and forth between their two perspectives. as such, the film may simply be read as the filmic journal of the boys’ week with their father .
here is an amazing glimpse into the dark side of the force that is hollywood economics. the actor who played darth vader still has not received residuals from the 1983 film
return of the jedi
because the movie, which ranks 15th in u. s. box office history, still has no technical profits to distribute .
spider - man has a sticky situation to crawl out of. as reported by deadline hollywood, spider - man 4 is caught up in a web of disagreements that’ll likely keep it from being released on may 5th, 2011 as planned. further complicating things, raimi reportedly went through four revisions of the script, with different writers, and still
hated it
. with so many issues, sony cancelled the film in january 2010 .
[ 39 ] “economic and fiscal impacts of the new mexico film production tax credit: prepared for the new mexico state film office and state investment council, ” ernst & young, january 2009, urltoken .
your application will be assessed by the film certification advisory board. if eligible the minister for the arts will issue a certificate for the pdv offset. you need this certificate to claim the offset. the certificate should be included with your relevant year australian tax return, and the offset amount will be paid out less any existing tax liabilities .
every company making a movie within a state qualifies for the state’s film subsidies, even if the company would have filmed in the state without the subsidies. every state with a film tax subsidy confers such windfalls .
between 1998 and 2000, tom wilkinson starred in ten films including blockbusters like shakespeare in love (1998) and the patriot (2000). he didn’t slow down in the 2000s, racking up film credits with films like 2003’s girl with a pearl earring, 2005’s batman begins, and 2007’s michael clayton. he’s no film “snob, ” also starring in tv miniseries like 2008’s john adams and 2011’s the kennedys. while he didn’t make it back for the sequel, we adored him in the original the best exotic marigold hotel (2011), starring opposite anglo fan favorites dames judi dench and maggie smith. he seems to have a knack when it comes to selecting roles, having appeared in two best picture oscar nominees in 2014, selma and the grand budapest hotel. we look forward to seeing him in 2015’s comedy jenny’s wedding. he’s currently filming snowden, the biopic of cia employee edward snowden .
linda cardellini returns home from military service. she can' t wait to return to her baby, her husband and her home. what appears to be a
re - adjustment
period gradually becomes something far more challenging and tragic .
the film would begin with peter parker as spider - man stopping mysterio and handing him over to the police .
in the original film, luke skywalker’s aunt gives him this droid - shopping instruction: “tell uncle if he gets a translator, be sure it speaks bocce. ” for the 2011 blu - ray edition, this line was altered so that aunt beru says “tell your uncle. ” why the change? was there some big confusion about luke’s relationship to uncle owen? did legions of fan go through the entire movie thinking that aunt beru and luke skywalker had the same uncle ?
the film bears some slight similarities to prince caspian: beyond taking place in a magical world with talking animals and unique ways to get there, the main villain is a king (whereas the main villain of the first film is a witch) who conquers the land while the main character (s) is gone, and unsure as to whether they will return. also, princess ozma and prince caspian are both the rightful rulers who must be restored to the throne .
since these two states first made a big pitch for film producers, similarly structured tax credits have spread rapidly across the nation in a classic “race to the bottom. ” [ 4 ] louisiana’s and new mexico’s film tax credits appeared to be highly successful: they induced a big jump in the number of feature films shot within the states’ borders, and employment in film and tv production soared in both states. lured by film producers’ promises of similar (apparent) economic rewards, several states enacted comparable tax credits. now, practically every state has a film tax credit .
with a provocative message and a subtly defining performance it would seem like return had it made to be another one of those powerful films that express the everlasting effects of war. but, the lack of a thorough narrative and any dense characters leaves us empty and hollow, much like the main characters mind. as the film takes random turns and sub stories in hope of adding more to the morality of the film only to end up with sour results all handled with gentle direction .
remember when darth vader silently sacrifices his own life to save luke skywalker from the emperor’s force lightning in return of the jedi? did you ever wonder what vader was thinking in that moment? of course not — it’s extremely obvious. and yet, george lucas decided he had to spell it out for us in the 2011 blu - ray edition. now, when emperor palpatine is trying to electrocute luke, vader looks at his son and says “no. ” then he looks at the emperor and says it louder, for emphasis. (watch the video below .) see, he doesn’t want luke killed. get it ?
this year is play time for ruben ostlund with his swedish film about group dynamics and their effects on individual behavior .
boyer is expecting japanese out of competition film guilty of romance from sion sono to shock festgoers. “a lot of geeks will come, ” he said of the anticipated film noir about three women entangled in mystery that features graphic scenes .
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bizarrely, he hit the big time through a flop film, blade trinity. ryan played a supporting role but he got people talking with his eye - rolling and his hilarious improvised lines that made their way into the final film .
the hitman' s bodyguard is currently in post - production as the film' s producers prepare for its release .
your application will be assessed by the film certification advisory board. if eligible the minister for the arts will issue a certificate for the location offset, which includes a determination of qape. you need this certificate to claim the offset. the certificate should be included with your relevant year australian tax return, and the offset amount will be paid out less any existing tax liabilities .
other states are beginning to question the wisdom of their film subsidies after several years of staggering budget shortfalls and the prospect of continued red ink for at least two more fiscal years. [ 34 ] kansas suspended its film tax credits during 2009 and 2010 [ 35 ] as one of several measures to balance its budget. iowa suspended its film tax credit after allegations of fraud surfaced in 2008. in october of this year, iowa’s auditor reported that between $ 26 million and $ 32 million in film tax credits awarded by the state — 80 percent of the credits awarded before iowa suspended its credit — were issued improperly. [ 36 ] new jersey suspended its film tax credit in july. arizona is letting its film tax credit expire in december. rhode island has imposed a cap on its film subsidy. [ 37 ]
for every dollar of film tax credits awarded to film producers, the commonwealth gained only $ 0. 16 in revenue, mostly in the form of income tax revenues withheld from film company employees. the remaining $ 0. 84 had to be financed by higher taxes elsewhere or cuts in public services. [ 15 ] independent studies of film subsidies in other states have estimated similar financial costs, ranging from $ 0. 72 to $ 0. 93 per awarded subsidy dollar .
the massachusetts department of revenue, after analyzing applications for film subsidies, reported that “most employees on the projects [ film productions in massachusetts ] lasted from a few days to at most a few months. ” [ 23 ] according to michigan state university, jobs in film production in michigan during calendar year 2008 lasted an average of 23 days. [ 24 ]
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these non - resident “top personnel” enjoy the best jobs and a large chunk of the income created by feature film production .
film tax credits claimed for calendar year 2008, the latest year which data are available. an open - ended subsidy .
[ 33 ] jack egan, “louisiana film biz hit with controversy, ” variety, september 10, 2009, urltoken .
action comedy the hitman' s bodyguard has excited film fans with a hilarious first trailer that promises a hilarious buddy flick .
michael and la’nette continue the séance on their own. they are led to michael’s bedroom where they discover that all of his photographs have been turned upside down. michael and la’nette return to say goodbye to the board, but promise to communicate again on the next night .
we did a lot of different things. i went to liza’s hometown with her and stayed and ventured about the town and saw the kind of home kelli would live in. the setting of the film is a character in this film and seeing liza’s short films — coming from an art background — and we even did things that would never be included in the film .
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awarding of film tax credits suspended in 2008 after allegations of fraud. figure represents film tax credits awarded in prior years yet to be claimed as of fy2010, as estimated by the iowa department of economic development. state auditor reported in october 2010 that $ 26 to $ 32 million in film tax credits were awarded improperly prior to suspension of program. an open - ended subsidy .
the location offset is a 16. 5 per cent rebate designed to encourage large - budget film and television projects to film in australia. it aims to provide increased opportunities for australian casts, crew and other screen production service providers to participate in these productions .
william snape, who goes by “wim, ” took on the role of nathan at the age of 12. snape parlayed his film debut into guest - starring roles on british soaps like emmerdale (2003), doctors (2003), and holby city (2007). in his late twenties, snape made his return to film and was spotted in 2013’s lost a girl. in 2015, he guest - starred on the tv series i live with models. he’s currently working on a feature - length film called genesis, scheduled to come out in 2016. it seems like he’s a working actor doing his thing; perhaps his next big break is around the corner ?
this year will mark the return of first - time us director liza johnson to the croisette with her debut feature about a soldier returning home from a tour of duty. the story about a soldier returning home from a tour of duty stars linda cardellini alongside michael shanno n and john slattery .
a small gem of a film with a typically understated and natural performance from linda cardellini and a script that impresses with its authenticity .
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french actress elodie yung will also play a role in the film, though it' s not yet clear what this will be .
transformers: dark of the moon debuts across most of the world today, with box office analysts predicting another spectacular financial return for the michael bay - directed series' first 3d instalment despite damning reviews. the most recent film in the series, 2009' s transformers: revenge of the fallen, was also pilloried by the critics, yet ended up the year' s fourth highest - grossing movie with $ 836. 3m .
legendary filmmaker andre techine will return to the croisette with impardonnables, an adaptation of philippe djian’s book about a successful author whose wife and daughter are killed and who tries to start his life again with a new wife and daughter. the highly anticipated title stars carole bouquet, andre dussolier and melanie thierry .
information from other states also suggests that many of the economic benefits of film productions go out of state. in connecticut, only 11 percent of spending eligible for the state’s film tax credit in fiscal year 2009 was described in tax credit applications as “actual connecticut expenditures. ” [ 18 ] according to the arizona department of commerce, film producers subsidized by the state in calendar year 2008 spent 62 percent of their budgets outside of arizona. [ 19 ] a study of michigan’s film tax subsidies by michigan state university concluded that in fiscal year 2008, film producers spent 47. 5 percent of their budgets out of state. [ 20 ] and in 2008, the providence journal, after threatening a lawsuit, obtained information from the rhode island office of film and television concerning the production of the film “hard luck. ” of the $ 11 million spent on this production in rhode island, only 17 percent went to rhode island residents or businesses. [ 21 ]
liza johnson' s directorial debut is impressive. a very naturalistic and realistic film that delivers a potent story without leaning on familiar methods .
the traditional assumption of a fiction film, though, is a systematically controlled environment. on return, if i wrote a scene that called for a run - down set, our art department would clean the location and then replace the naturally - occurring grime with our own systematically styled dirt and dust. everything looks exactly as i imagined and scripted it, because they are great at their jobs. but visible accidents are few and far between .
the massachusetts study noted above — the only in - depth study of a film subsidy that distinguishes new jobs filled by residents from those taken by non - residents — clearly shows that the commonwealth’s film tax subsidies have disproportionately benefited non - residents. it estimates that between calendar years 2006 and 2008, residents enjoyed only 16 percent of the compensation paid to employees working on massachusetts - based major film productions. [ 17 ]
in spite of the lukewarm fan reception to spider - man 3, its impressive box office score convinced sony to make another film, even convincing them to speak of a fifth and sixth film, also to be directed by raimi. it was even discussed that they be shot cocurrently .
massachusetts lost $ 88, 000 in tax revenue for every new job created by the commonwealth’s film tax credit and filled by a massachusetts resident .
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having previously equated teetotalism with a loss of creativity, he was questioned about his old bad habits. “no, i did not return to these habits. or only partly … i drink, for christ’s sake. but i’m working on not doing that so much. unfortunately there have come no drugs my way. ”
andrei zviagintsev’s the return examines the arrested transition from soviet to post - soviet russia by deconstructing a number of mythologies that have traditionally been part and parcel of russian culture. zviagintsev himself has stated that “the film is a mythological look at human life, ” and that “if you watch this movie from the standpoint of everyday life, it’s a mistake, because it’s much broader, and the mystery of the film won’t reveal itself to you” (abeel 2004). as such, the return presents these mythologies via “filmic hieroglyphics, ” which are described by nancy condee as “sacred writings in picture form, a fusion of verbal and visual texts” (condee 1995: xii). in another interview, zviagintsev discussed his desire to turn text into images in the return, and the importance of the visual over the written medium: “we were originally going to show a lot of text from the diary on - screen, but i think that can be a sign of a lack of imagination. sometimes it works [ … ], but generally, if you can think of a way to turn text into visuals, you should do it. that’s how we came up with the idea of the children taking black - and - white photos. ” [ 1 ]
while there are no real plot holes between this film and 1939' s the wizard of oz beyond dorothy' s knowledge of the deadly desert - - though someone could have easily explained it to her
off - camera
- - a few aspects are slightly changed. she seems younger in this film, and many previous characters look slightly different than before. the cowardly lion does not stand on two legs in this film either .
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like a hollywood fantasy, claims that tax subsidies for film and tv productions — which nearly every state has adopted in recent years — are cost - effective tools of job and income creation are more fiction than fact. in the harsh light of reality, film subsidies offer little bang for the buck .
[ 14 ] given the shaky state of today’s economy, the temporary, part - time jobs created by film production might seem better than nothing. however, film tax credits are meant not to be a countercyclical tool but rather an instrument of economic development, improving residents’ prospects for stable work and income .
[ 22 ] “ ‘ [ michigan’s film tax credit ] gave my boys some overtime that they were happy to get, ’ said frank rymill, co - owner of desantis trucking in warren, ” in tim martin, “film tax credit draws mixed reviews”, lansing state journal, april 7, 2010 .
it' s not yet clear how large hayek' s role in the film will be as the first look trailer focuses on the two leading men .
if one judges film subsidies simply by the number of productions they attract, film subsidies have indeed “worked”— at least so far. for example, in 2002, the year that louisiana enacted its film subsidy, one motion picture project (“evil remains” [ 10 ] or “trespassing”) was produced within its borders. within five years, the number of such projects had jumped to 54. [ 11 ] in massachusetts, five feature films were shot in 2006, the year that the commonwealth introduced its film tax credit. by 2008, the number of such movies made in the commonwealth had climbed to 17. [ 12 ]
in cannes, cardellini talked with indiewire about how she prepared over 18 months for the role as well as why she thinks the film might make some people upset because it refuses to polarize. cardellini also shares her thoughts on life after “er, ” writing, theater and why she loves not speaking on film .
brazilian director alejandro landes will present porfiro, a film about the violence of civil wars in colombia. also from brazil is karim ainouz with o abismo prateado .
cardellini' s performance is brilliant. both she and johnson' s film flew under the mainstream radar. michael shannon and john slattery offer strong supporting performances .
every dollar of state tax revenue lost because of the film tax credit generated less than 69 cents in income for the commonwealth’s residents. the commonwealth could have given its citizens a bigger financial boost at a lower cost by repealing its film tax credit, recouping the tax revenue, and sending them checks in the mail .
[ 31 ] sharon silke carty, “michigan tax credit courts film industry to lure money, jobs, ” usa today, august 17, 2009, urltoken .
[ 36 ] lee rood, “80% of iowa film program tax credits were flawed, audit finds, ” des moines register, october 27, urltoken .
a documentary that shows how george a. romero gathered an unlikely team of pittsburghers to shoot his seminal film: night of the living dead (1968) .
silver also confirms that the next film will pay off and revolve around sherlock’s archnemesis moriarty. brad pitt had previously rumored to be in line for the role .
[ 9 ] nicole gates anderson, “a cliffhanger for new york’s film industry, ” gotham gazette, may 4, 2009, urltoken. states impose a variety of conditions on eligibility for film subsidies designed to limit their cost and / or steer production outlays to residents of the sponsoring state. as the next section of this paper shows, however, even with these conditions, film subsidies do not create jobs and income for residents of host states in a cost - effective manner .
auraeus solito ’s palawan fate, the first palawanon indigenous film ever made, explores “busong, ” the palawan concept of fate wherein nature reacts instantly to man’s disrespect .
the hitman' s bodyguard will remind audiences of classic buddy comedies as the two main characters bicker and squabble - and the film boasts exciting action sequences to boot .
billina, who throughout the entire adventure was not that fond of oz, decides not to return to kansas after all, seeing how nice oz truly is now that things are good again. dorothy says goodbye to all of her new and old friends and promises to never forget any of them. she fades away in a bright shining light and up into the atmosphere .
brandon and his friend shay drive to michael’s house in dallas, texas. shay is dating michael’s best friend calvin. also at the house is calvin’s sister la’nette. michael has summoned everyone to his house for an evening with his ouija board. as a new york film academy student, brandon is creating a short film documenting the experience .
a documentary exploring 30 years of the
friday the 13th
film series featuring all new interviews with cast and crew from all 12 films and various horror fans and filmmakers .
thus, the first and last shots of the father are structurally informed by a painting of a dead and fleshy christ, which intimates that the father is doubly deceased: he is at least symbolically dead at the beginning of the film, and corporeally dead by the end. because the father’s appearance in the film is framed by visual markers of his death, if he does represent a christ figure, then he is an ineffective one at that, whose being and sacred texts were dead all along. it follows that there cannot be a resurrection: one cannot restore to life what ultimately never lived, and the film does not present a final resurrection of the father. instead, at the end of the return, the father’s body is literally and figuratively caught in a liminal space: literally, he is submerged under water, neither on the island nor on the mainland; figuratively, he caught between non - christian and christian, or soviet and post - soviet cultures. moreover, his image is erased by the film’s final photographs, which do not contain a single image of the father from this recent journal .
the film, which has a budget of €8. 7m (£7. 6m), began shooting this week in dalsland, sweden, where von trier held a press conference alongside dillon, thurman and two of the film’s producers, louise vesth and madeleine ekman. he described the house that jack built as “maybe the most traditional film i’ve made”. in response to a suggestion that jack’s victims would all be women, he said: “that’s not correct. but it could’ve been if i didn’t read through and put a few men in. ”
it' s the kind of film franchise that hollywood studios dream of: preposterously profitable, endlessly revampable and utterly critic - proof. yet one rather important figure in the success of the transformers series has made it clear enough is enough. star shia labeouf, who plays sam witwicky, says the newly released third instalment will be his final film in the hotseat .
film tax incentives 10ba and 10b were replaced in 2007 by the producer offset. the concessional status for investment in productions holding a valid 10b or 10ba certificate ended on 30 june 2009 .
the massachusetts study concluded that about 7 percent of spending qualifying for the commonwealth’s film tax credits would have taken place even if these subsidies had never been enacted. [ 25 ] moreover, the study likely underestimated the amount of windfalls conferred by these tax credits, such as by assuming that no feature films would be produced in massachusetts if the film tax credits were repealed .
however, two key impediments stand in the way of any state’s establishing a third media cluster within the united states: pressure on film producers to minimize costs and producers’ extreme geographic mobility .
in the wake of america’s credit rating downgrade and a day after a 600 - plus - point drop in the dow, delaney looks at how the documentary - film economy is changing .
but what is the film about, who' s in it - and does it look like it' ll be worth a watch? here' s what we know so far .
steve huison moved to coronation street the same year the full monty hit theaters (1997). he starred in the popular british soap opera from 1997 to 2011 as eddie windass. in spite of his unfortunate surname, his character appeared in 190 episodes. in addition to the long - running drama, huison starred in the tv miniseries the last train (1999), dinnerladies (1998 - 1999), casualty (2000 - 2006), and the royal today (2008). since leaving coronation street, huison has guest - starred on scott & bailey (2014) and doctors (2014) .
paul barber was already in a starring role on tv when he took on the role of horse. he portrayed denzil in the british tv series only fools and horses from 1983 through 2003. he had some crossover with other full monty alums also starring in casualty (1991 - 2011), doctors (2003), and coronation street (2004 - 2008). in 2008, he starred as young nick in the series the invisibles, which revolved around retired burglars who were masters in their time. in 2014, he guest - starred in death and paradise. he also starred in 2014’s one night in istanbul, the film adaptation of a play about soccer fans attending the uefa champions league final in istanbul. just last month barber took a pie in the face in the name of charity .
that is the rote, slightly impatient response of kelli (linda cardellini), a soldier returning from an overseas tour of duty, when friends ask what happened to her. anchored by a powerfully restrained performance by ms. cardellini (“freaks and geeks, ” “er, ” the “scooby doo” movies), who appears in virtually every scene, “return, ” liza johnson’s sober first feature, is impressive for what it leaves out. kelli is a study of depression in a depressed environment. the film’s emotional and physical components play into each other as her mood of stoic hopelessness shades into stifled desperation .
development began in 2008, with raimi attached to direct and the core cast of the previous films to return. come 2009, however, raimi dismissed the rumors that all three films were being made, instead confirming that only the fourth was under development. sony hired james vanderbilt in october of 2008 to pen the screenplay, after contacting david koepp, the writer of the first film. the script underwent further revision by playwright david lindsay - abaire and once more by gary ross in october of 2009. sony had also hired vanderbilt to pen scripts for spider - man 5 and spider - man 6 .
no state can “win” the film subsidy war. film subsidies are sometimes described as an “investment” that will pay off by creating a long - lasting industry. this strategy is dubious at best. even louisiana and new mexico — the two states most often cited as exemplars of successful industry - building strategies — are finding it hard to hold on to the production that they have lured. the film industry is inherently risky and therefore dependent on subsidies. consequently, the competition from other states is fierce, which suggests that states might better spend their money in other ways.
return is a 2011 independent film about an american reservist , wife and mother returning home from her tour of duty in the middle east . the film was written and directed by liza johnson , and stars linda cardellini , michael shannon and john slattery . it is johnson 's first feature-length film , and received good reviews at its premiere at the cannes film festival directors ' fortnight . 
return is a 2011 independent film about an american reservist, wife and mother returning home from her tour of duty in the middle east. the film was written and directed by liza johnson, and stars linda cardellini, michael shannon and john slattery. it is johnson's first feature-length film, and received good reviews at its premiere at the cannes film festival directors' fortnight.
return is a 2011 independent film about an american reservist, wife and mother returning home from her tour of duty in the middle east. the film was written and directed by liza johnson, and stars linda cardellini, michael shannon and john slattery. it is johnson's first feature-length film, and received good reviews at its premiere at the cannes film festival directors' fortnight.