Sometimes writing for Hollywood North Magazine really provides gifts more than assignments. The people I have the privilege of talking to can be immensely inspiring. Let’s face it, making films and telling great stories is not easy. It takes talent, it takes incredible tenacity and ambition, and it takes a lot of luck and problem […]
The certification exams provide a reliable way to determine the candidate’s understanding of specific concepts. Their good performance in the tests also demonstrates that they can successfully carry out tasks related to what’s being measured. So if you’re thinking about takingthe Microsoft 70-461 exam, remember there are things you must fulfil. You must pass the […]
Not all film companies are super big and elaborate with hundreds of thousands of employees. Most of them are small and simple. As an owner of a business myself, I also happen to know many other business owners who don’t have super big businesses in this city either. Sadly, not many companies seem to last […]
Alright, I’m just going to come right out and say it; I really, really enjoyed Alexandre Aja’s 2010 film Piranha 3D. Some may scoff at the French filmmaker’s tendency towards schlocky B-movie tropes, but I would argue that his films revel in their own self-awareness, all the while delivering the thrills, kills and scares that […]
While there was plenty of action in the European and Pacific Theatres to keep Axis forces occupied in WWII both in real life and on-screen, it seems the Nazis just couldn’t keep their paws off Hollywood’s version of Canada’s far north (aka “God’s Country”). Even though the stormtroopers depicted in Powell & Pressburger’s 49th Parallel […]
When you think of book adaptations turned into movies it’s usually novels that come to mind… but there is always the exception to the rule. Allan Hopkins and Kate Kroll have teamed up to make the film, Shin-chi’s Canoe; Allan as co-writer/director, Kate Kroll as co-writer and Producer. The book is very popular within the […]
