Specially creafted Ideas to suit all genres and budgets.
Original Ideas for event movies with edge, excitement and energy.
Good Ideas and Good Box Office.
Say no to dull sequels and remakes.
Think new ideas, think Movie Ideas Factory.
Thursday, 8 November 2012
Movie Ideas Factory
Movie Ideas Factory, the place for fresh Ideas for movies.
Specially creafted Ideas to suit all genres and budgets.
Original Ideas for event movies with edge, excitement and energy.
Good Ideas and Good Box Office.
Say no to dull sequels and remakes.
Think new ideas, think Movie Ideas Factory.
Specially creafted Ideas to suit all genres and budgets.
Original Ideas for event movies with edge, excitement and energy.
Good Ideas and Good Box Office.
Say no to dull sequels and remakes.
Think new ideas, think Movie Ideas Factory.
Index of sample ideas.
Friday, 28 September 2012
Suggested Film ratings
12 The Exorcist
11 Nearly as good as The Exorcist
10 Film of the Year
9 Film of the Year contender
8 Really Really good
7 Really Good
6 Good
5 Good in parts
4 Nearly Good
3 Average
2 Disappointing
1 Very disappointing
0 Pointless
-1 Tedious
-2 Bad
-3 Really Bad
-4 Really Really Bad
-5 Painful
-20 Unbelievably Bad
-∞ Off the scale Bad
Film rating based on Wittertainment reviews on BBC5live.
11 Nearly as good as The Exorcist
10 Film of the Year
9 Film of the Year contender
8 Really Really good
7 Really Good
6 Good
5 Good in parts
4 Nearly Good
3 Average
2 Disappointing
1 Very disappointing
0 Pointless
-1 Tedious
-2 Bad
-3 Really Bad
-4 Really Really Bad
-5 Painful
-20 Unbelievably Bad
-∞ Off the scale Bad
Film rating based on Wittertainment reviews on BBC5live.
Sunday, 2 September 2012
Poem by TC Murray
From a newspaper cutting:
In Memoriam
May Cotter, Emerald Place, Blarney
How beautiful she sleeps
After the days of pain,
With that strange, sweet light upon her,
Like starlight after rain !
It is the kiss of angels,
In radiance ling'ring there;
Or else 'tis the trailing glory
Of a soul divinely fair.
Ah me ! 'twas the long, rough way
For the tender feet of a child;
'Twas the cruel road to be turning,
When Youth and Promise smiled.
But love was strong as the sea,
And deep as the sea was Faith :
When Love and Faith clasp hands,
The gate of Heaven is death.
And so, like a spirit refreshed
By a draught which the angels bring,
She walked with her bleeding feet,
And smiled at suffering !
Now beautiful she lies,
After the days of pain,
With that wondrous light upon her,
Like starlight after rain.
Oct, 1909 -- T.C.M.
May Cotter died 14 Oct 1909, aged 18
Poem by her uncle T.C. Murray (Thomas Cornelius Murray), teacher, playwright and poet, (1873-1959)
In Memoriam
May Cotter, Emerald Place, Blarney
How beautiful she sleeps
After the days of pain,
With that strange, sweet light upon her,
Like starlight after rain !
It is the kiss of angels,
In radiance ling'ring there;
Or else 'tis the trailing glory
Of a soul divinely fair.
Ah me ! 'twas the long, rough way
For the tender feet of a child;
'Twas the cruel road to be turning,
When Youth and Promise smiled.
But love was strong as the sea,
And deep as the sea was Faith :
When Love and Faith clasp hands,
The gate of Heaven is death.
And so, like a spirit refreshed
By a draught which the angels bring,
She walked with her bleeding feet,
And smiled at suffering !
Now beautiful she lies,
After the days of pain,
With that wondrous light upon her,
Like starlight after rain.
Oct, 1909 -- T.C.M.
May Cotter died 14 Oct 1909, aged 18
Poem by her uncle T.C. Murray (Thomas Cornelius Murray), teacher, playwright and poet, (1873-1959)
Thursday, 24 May 2012
Cinderella and Her Sisters - outline
An outline for a film:
Cinderella and Her Sisters
Cinderella and Her Sisters
- a story about three sisters in modern times
Mr Smith always hoped to have a son but instead
he has three daughters. The first Anna is serious
and becomes a teacher. The next Belinda
is caring and becomes a nurse. The third Cinderella
is beautiful and knows how to use her looks.
After the death of their mother,
the sisters become
used to looking
after each other.
Their father remarries
but then goes to work in the Middle East so the sisters share a large house together
despite their different
outlooks on life.
Anna and Belinda work hard at their jobs but Cindy finds an
easy, well-paid job as a receptionist for a law firm and has a busy social life.
Then Anna starts going out with Nick, a doctor who works with Belinda, who goes out with Pete
who works for the law firm where Cindy is receptionist.
Meanwhile Cindy meets Mike who is a teacher with Anna.
The relationships
reflect the differences
between the sisters.
Anna and Nick have
serious conversations, Belinda
and Pete often
go to the pub together
and Mike tries hard to match Cindy’s
expectations.
One evening
Mike proposes to Cindy, Pete finds himself
asking Belinda to marry him and Anna and Nick mutually agree that they should get married.
It is
decided that it
would be easier
for them to
all get married
at the same
time so there
is a big
wedding to arrange.
Things do not go
smoothly but they
eventually manage to
all get married
to the right
partners, with the
help of colleagues,
Mr Smith and
their nice step-mother.
(Screenplay - Scene 1)
Sunday, 22 April 2012
The Lover and The Loved
Many intimate relationships are based on mutual physical attraction. Sometimes however there is an obvious difference in scale of physical attraction. In these cases it is obvious who is the lover and who is the loved.
For the lover there is the obvious attraction to someone who is much more beautiful than them. For the loved the attraction may be less obvious. If the lover is very rich or influential then the attraction is likely to be the money or status that the loved gains. However part of the attraction will be that the loved enjoys the attention given by the lover. To be loved is better than to be unloved. To be loved can provide a sense of worth and can be pleasing in itself.
In order to maintain such a relationship it is important that the lover regularly shows their love towards the loved with extravagant gestures and gifts so there is no doubt as to the magnitude of the love. The spending or provision of large amounts of money by the lover may be involved.
The loved may have doubts of the love so that constant reassurance from the lover may be necessary, hence the need for regular gifts as love tokens. The lover may have doubts of acceptance by the loved who may find a new lover. The acceptance of the gifts can show acknowledge and acceptance of the love by the loved.
An obvious example is the sugar daddy relationship where the older man is wealthy and spends lots of money on his young love who enjoys the attention and security provided by the older man.
A less obvious example is the woman who falls in love with a gangster. In this case it may be the woman who is the lover and the man the loved. A gangster can be an attractive figure being so masculine and appearing so strong and powerful. He expects to be obeyed so that a lover who is submissive and giving will be be appealing regardless of actual beauty. He will enjoy the love given by the lover as confirmation of his status as a respected person despite his dubious methods.
It should be noted that there are attributes other than physical appearence that may be attractive such as being a good cook or a good homemaker. The emotional realtionship can be more important than the physical relationship for both men and women.
The relationship of the lover and the loved can be surprisingly strong as long they are willing to continue in their roles. It may be that the loved will find a new lover or even that the lover will find a new love, in which case the relationship will come to an end. However both may work hard to avoid this happening, the lover by being extravagant in gestures of love and the loved by showing gratitude for the love.
Children can be a complication in the relationship. The loved may have to compete for attention with the children and may not feel as loved as before. Similarly the lover may feel neglected as the loved is distracted by the children. However as long as the lover and the loved can maintain their roles alongside their role as parents, the relationship can continue.
Indeed what starts as the lover and the loved relationship may develop in a different, more mutual relationship with age as physical attraction becomes less important. Yet for some people it will always be a case of the lover and the loved to be maintained with each continuing with their roles until their deaths, even after the other has died.
For the lover there is the obvious attraction to someone who is much more beautiful than them. For the loved the attraction may be less obvious. If the lover is very rich or influential then the attraction is likely to be the money or status that the loved gains. However part of the attraction will be that the loved enjoys the attention given by the lover. To be loved is better than to be unloved. To be loved can provide a sense of worth and can be pleasing in itself.
In order to maintain such a relationship it is important that the lover regularly shows their love towards the loved with extravagant gestures and gifts so there is no doubt as to the magnitude of the love. The spending or provision of large amounts of money by the lover may be involved.
The loved may have doubts of the love so that constant reassurance from the lover may be necessary, hence the need for regular gifts as love tokens. The lover may have doubts of acceptance by the loved who may find a new lover. The acceptance of the gifts can show acknowledge and acceptance of the love by the loved.
An obvious example is the sugar daddy relationship where the older man is wealthy and spends lots of money on his young love who enjoys the attention and security provided by the older man.
A less obvious example is the woman who falls in love with a gangster. In this case it may be the woman who is the lover and the man the loved. A gangster can be an attractive figure being so masculine and appearing so strong and powerful. He expects to be obeyed so that a lover who is submissive and giving will be be appealing regardless of actual beauty. He will enjoy the love given by the lover as confirmation of his status as a respected person despite his dubious methods.
It should be noted that there are attributes other than physical appearence that may be attractive such as being a good cook or a good homemaker. The emotional realtionship can be more important than the physical relationship for both men and women.
The relationship of the lover and the loved can be surprisingly strong as long they are willing to continue in their roles. It may be that the loved will find a new lover or even that the lover will find a new love, in which case the relationship will come to an end. However both may work hard to avoid this happening, the lover by being extravagant in gestures of love and the loved by showing gratitude for the love.
Children can be a complication in the relationship. The loved may have to compete for attention with the children and may not feel as loved as before. Similarly the lover may feel neglected as the loved is distracted by the children. However as long as the lover and the loved can maintain their roles alongside their role as parents, the relationship can continue.
Indeed what starts as the lover and the loved relationship may develop in a different, more mutual relationship with age as physical attraction becomes less important. Yet for some people it will always be a case of the lover and the loved to be maintained with each continuing with their roles until their deaths, even after the other has died.
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Index 2012
Index for Blog
The Lover and The Loved
- an essay on relationships and physical attraction
Victorian Celebrity Gossip
- an essay on failed marriages in Victorian times
Why Transformers 4 ?
- an essay about the success of a film despite the critics
Me and Che Guevara
- an essay on a strange family link
Index 2011
- short stories, film ideas and essays
Friday, 9 March 2012
Victorian Celebrity Gossip
Celebrity gossip is nothing new as these two newspaper reports from 1890 and 1897 show. Both involve the ending of a marriage between an actor and an actress. Curiously the 2 actresses were sisters, Flora Clitherow is Mrs Storey and Lilian Clitherow is Mrs Gribben, daughters of the stage actor William Clitherow.
The Inquirer & Commercial News (Perth, WA), 1 January 1890, page 3.
(Source: Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program (ANDP))
The haphazard way, says the London correspondent of the S.A . Register,, in which a certain class of light-hearted, easy-going theatrical people conduct their matrimonial arrangements has always struck me as highly diverting. A case in point which may have some interest for your readers cropped up in the Divorce Court on Tuesday. All who saw the Gaiety Company in Australia will remember Fred Storey, the elastic-limbed eccentric dancer and comedian. Well, about 18 months ago Fred's wife bolted with an actor called 'Walter Granville,' and went to the States. On route from Australia with the Gaiety girls Fred came across his wife and her betrayer in Chicago. They were appropriately enough playing a moving domestic drama called'' The Bitter Wrong." Perhaps you think Storey promptly slit Granville's weasel and wallowed in his gore. Not at all. They had several gargles together," and were "as chummy as you please." Storey thanked 'Watty Granville for "taking such a hag as his wife off his hands." To which Granville pleasantly replied that "women were a matter of taste." For his part be found Mrs. Storey very jolly. He was really fond of her indeed, and didn't intend to leave her presently, as many a "Johnny might do."
Otago Witness, 21 October 1897, page 39
(Source: New Zealand Papers Past)
“ In the London Divorce Court recently Justice Barnes had before him the case of Gribben v. Gribben and Pratt, a petition presented by the husband, Mr Andrew Gribben, actor, professionally known as Harry Gribben, praying for a dissolution of his marriage on the ground of the alleged misconduct of his wife, also an actress, with the co-respondent, Thomas Robert Pratt. A claim for damages was withdrawn, the co-respondent agreeing to pay £200 to cover damages and costs. Andrew Gribben, the petitioner, said he was married to the respondent at Melbourne in 1892. In 1895 they went to England, and took apartments at Sussex Street, Pimlico. Some time after their arrival in London a playing engagement was made for them to go to Calcutta, but prior to leaving England he received a very advantageous offer, which he accepted, and he was allowed to cancel his Indian engagement provided he allowed his wife to go, to which he assented provided her sister accompanied her. In April I896, on the respondent's return to England, he saw her, and she then told him that she did not intend to live with him any more, as she was then living with a gentleman who had made her independent of the stage, and that she was then residing in Gloucester Road with him. Verdict for the petitioner, with damages at £350. Justice Barnes said, as the jury had improved the petitioner's claim as regarded the damages, the matter had better be mentioned to him again when proof was given of the Australian marriage, for which purpose the case was adjourned.”
The Inquirer & Commercial News (Perth, WA), 1 January 1890, page 3.
(Source: Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program (ANDP))
The haphazard way, says the London correspondent of the S.A . Register,, in which a certain class of light-hearted, easy-going theatrical people conduct their matrimonial arrangements has always struck me as highly diverting. A case in point which may have some interest for your readers cropped up in the Divorce Court on Tuesday. All who saw the Gaiety Company in Australia will remember Fred Storey, the elastic-limbed eccentric dancer and comedian. Well, about 18 months ago Fred's wife bolted with an actor called 'Walter Granville,' and went to the States. On route from Australia with the Gaiety girls Fred came across his wife and her betrayer in Chicago. They were appropriately enough playing a moving domestic drama called'' The Bitter Wrong." Perhaps you think Storey promptly slit Granville's weasel and wallowed in his gore. Not at all. They had several gargles together," and were "as chummy as you please." Storey thanked 'Watty Granville for "taking such a hag as his wife off his hands." To which Granville pleasantly replied that "women were a matter of taste." For his part be found Mrs. Storey very jolly. He was really fond of her indeed, and didn't intend to leave her presently, as many a "Johnny might do."
Otago Witness, 21 October 1897, page 39
(Source: New Zealand Papers Past)
“ In the London Divorce Court recently Justice Barnes had before him the case of Gribben v. Gribben and Pratt, a petition presented by the husband, Mr Andrew Gribben, actor, professionally known as Harry Gribben, praying for a dissolution of his marriage on the ground of the alleged misconduct of his wife, also an actress, with the co-respondent, Thomas Robert Pratt. A claim for damages was withdrawn, the co-respondent agreeing to pay £200 to cover damages and costs. Andrew Gribben, the petitioner, said he was married to the respondent at Melbourne in 1892. In 1895 they went to England, and took apartments at Sussex Street, Pimlico. Some time after their arrival in London a playing engagement was made for them to go to Calcutta, but prior to leaving England he received a very advantageous offer, which he accepted, and he was allowed to cancel his Indian engagement provided he allowed his wife to go, to which he assented provided her sister accompanied her. In April I896, on the respondent's return to England, he saw her, and she then told him that she did not intend to live with him any more, as she was then living with a gentleman who had made her independent of the stage, and that she was then residing in Gloucester Road with him. Verdict for the petitioner, with damages at £350. Justice Barnes said, as the jury had improved the petitioner's claim as regarded the damages, the matter had better be mentioned to him again when proof was given of the Australian marriage, for which purpose the case was adjourned.”
Friday, 24 February 2012
Why Transformers 4 ?
Why are they making Transformers 4 ? The answer is because Tranformers 3 made so much money, over $1 billion in global box office, second only to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.
How did Transformers 3 make so much money? There were a number of factors:
- It was released in 3D so higher ticket prices were charged than for 2D movies.
- In the United States, it was released on Wednesday 29 June on the lead up to Independnce Day on Monday 4 July. With the 3 day weekend, it made $180,651,397 in 5 days over half of its total domestic box office $352,390,543.
- It was released on over 4,000 screens in domestic cinemas for its first 2 weeks. 3,000 screens is considered a wide release.
- It was released in China and made $145,542,469 at the box office. Many films are not released in China as foreign films are restricted in number and the Transformer's total has only been surpassed by Avatar the previous year. In comparison, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 made $60,800,000 in China.
- It did well in non-English-speaking such as South Korea ($69,067,774), Japan ($54,167,274) and Russia ($45,129,718). Including China, the total for these 4 countires was $313,906,235. Being released in over 60 countries, it made $771,356,453 in foreign box office more than twice its domestic box office.
Reference:
Tranformers 3 on Box Office Mojo
How did Transformers 3 make so much money? There were a number of factors:
- It was released in 3D so higher ticket prices were charged than for 2D movies.
- In the United States, it was released on Wednesday 29 June on the lead up to Independnce Day on Monday 4 July. With the 3 day weekend, it made $180,651,397 in 5 days over half of its total domestic box office $352,390,543.
- It was released on over 4,000 screens in domestic cinemas for its first 2 weeks. 3,000 screens is considered a wide release.
- It was released in China and made $145,542,469 at the box office. Many films are not released in China as foreign films are restricted in number and the Transformer's total has only been surpassed by Avatar the previous year. In comparison, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 made $60,800,000 in China.
- It did well in non-English-speaking such as South Korea ($69,067,774), Japan ($54,167,274) and Russia ($45,129,718). Including China, the total for these 4 countires was $313,906,235. Being released in over 60 countries, it made $771,356,453 in foreign box office more than twice its domestic box office.
Reference:
Tranformers 3 on Box Office Mojo
Monday, 9 January 2012
Me and Che Guevara
When you work on your family tree, you hope to come across some interesting characters. For instance, on my father's side is James F. X. O'Brien an Irishman who was sentenced to be hung drawn and quartered but later became an MP alongside Parnell. There is also the Irish playwright T.C. Murray, whose plays were performed at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. On my mother's side we managed to trace back to an ancestor who was a woolcomber in Mountsorrell who died in 1776. The family moved around a bit and a later ancestor was a bank manager in Rye.
However my mother then discovered some Irish relatives and it emerged that a relative called Patrick Lynch went to South America around 1750 and became quite successful. A family tree was published online and one of his descendants was Che Guevera. Thus it is that I am a seventh cousin of Che Guevara. Although he died in 1967, he is still a prominent and controversial figure. I can not claim to be like him but it is quite odd to see so many copies of that image of my seventh cousin.
However my mother then discovered some Irish relatives and it emerged that a relative called Patrick Lynch went to South America around 1750 and became quite successful. A family tree was published online and one of his descendants was Che Guevera. Thus it is that I am a seventh cousin of Che Guevara. Although he died in 1967, he is still a prominent and controversial figure. I can not claim to be like him but it is quite odd to see so many copies of that image of my seventh cousin.
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