Sent in a more fleshed out version of Prison Letters. IF you've seen the script I posted about a couple of weeks ago, it's a feature film version of that script. Though a few changes were made. One big factor is the girl in that story now has a troubled teen sister. I won't reveal too much plot information about it, since it's got a twist but Stark seemed pleased with it and went so far as to say it could very well be an award winner. Oh I do hope it gets on the production list soon. All I will allow myself to say is I cried at the end. Yes, manly man Josh Collins cried at the end.


Also just got word that Trent Nielsen is interested in doing a Grand Island produced film.

Matt Kubrick(has used Grand Island producers multiple times and continues), Chad Taylor, Dawson Edwards and now Trent Nielsen. That's like half the screen writers!

Very proud of Lovers Stages. Turned out to be very good! Tamara and the entire cast should pat themselves on the back.

Bedtime Stories II is one of the next Collins film coming up. If I recall anything from the previous pitch one of the stories involved a more violent, bloody horrific version of Hansel and Gretel. As if the original Hansel and Gretel wasn't horrific enough.

And L.A. Wolf 2 makes its return and I must say I'm not all that excited for it. I kinda just want it to come and go and not be reminded of it like a few of my other mistakes of movies. It's not that I don't want it to be released at all, we're just still feeling the sting of all the cast and director problems we've been having just to get this movie made. So much frustration and drama occurs on these projects that you just want it all to be over and done with.
That's where this special edition of Rumor Has It comes into play. Taken from a hollywood magazine article:

due to all of the casting and director problems there might not be another L.A. Wolf. Josh Collins states there was nothing personal about the changing of director David Fincher for the next installment, but David took it as such. Collins wanted to try something different about film series' and have different directors and cast(besides the most recurring characters) for each film. When the plan to have Abrams direct the second one failed, production was coming so quickly that Josh needed a director and was going to try to call David and axe his plans to have each film be directed by a different person. David was already hurt about not directing the second one that he told Josh to go you-know-what to himself. This made Josh sweat even more as the production was getting closer to the start date that he called Ayers, who accepted the job along with the extra pay out of Josh's own wallet to seal the deal. That's what happened, the rumor now is Josh wondering if he wants to continue with the series after all of the casting and directorial issues from the last two films.

That's why Wayne Harland is an incredible professional guy. He's one of the guys I can count on who accepts or rejects movies Grand Island is responsible for. We took home two GMA trophies at this edition. When I mean we, I mean Matt Kubrick who needed just a little bit of help with finances and marketing to get Teenage Wasteland made. So when he won, we all did!

Major congrats to Logan for being one of the few young actors to win. What a surprise! When the cameras showed him sitting in his seat being called the winner, it looked like he was imagining his name being called hahaha. Even at the press photos it still looked like it was processing that he won over the strong performances of Tom and Anthony. Logan was a part of Fireflies in the Jelly-Jars lat season where his co-star won Best Actress and I recall him being one of the suggestions to Matt while casting for Teenage Wasteland.

It would have been cool if Frances was up there presenting with his daughter Sofia, but I don't think Frances directed a CMP movie or even won an award for it. Hmmmm.....

It didn't affect me much that none of my films this season won an award. Cate and Judy did great in their roles, but I knew their competition was going to be tough. Even they had the looks on their faces that said, "I won't win, but I had a good time filming and will have a good time at the award ceremony" To be nominated is still an awesome feat. That goes to my surprise original concept 'Karate Kat' could he be pawing for a sequel? Nobody knows!

Shia LeBouf and Jena Malone. Shia did Super Bowl a few seasons back and Jena, she's been a favorite in my films, coming up with a role in next season's 'The Lovers Stages' I had to resist the urge to knock Shia out and stand next to Jena....Oh it's ok, my ex can't say anything about it mwhahahaha. But I have to set a good example for Allison though!

I loved seeing all the stars I've worked with at the ceremony in some way. Will from Q*Bert, Jennifer Connelly from Change of Heart and Philip Seymour Hoffman from Blink. Cate being nominated for Curious Incident, Susan Sarandon from Dare to be Perfect, Lawrence from Dream of a King AND Kate from Velcro, Emile Hirsch(Dare to be Perfect/Weigh Anchor) from the Beatles winning for best cast and being nominated for Impossible Dream, Jack Black from Paternal Nightmare.
Chad for being nominated for The Beatles. I look forward to seeing our film 'The Bus' in whatever season. Trent, I don't think you've sent a pitch to us yet about producing, but our doors are always open for the guy who sang high praises about my films in an interview! Harrison from Civilization M and Matt from Foul Karma/Karate Kat for their nominations. The ever-so-sexy Scarlett from Hollyweird and Judy for her nomination in Pitiful Plight.

Abigail and Dakota, CMP and Hollywood's teen-queens. You looked so beautiful presenting! Certainly both of you were among the best dressed of the night. Both of will always have a home here in Grand Island, Dakota your awesome work in Blink and Fantastic Mansion, Abbie your work in a bunch of our movies: Hollyweird, Babes in Toyland, Dare to be Perfect, Fantastic Mansion, Fireflies. Being nominated together in Fantastic Mansion. Do you have it in you to star in a movie together again? Not a Fantastic Mansion sequel, though we do have a 3D 'Fantastic' sequel coming up in a future season.

If you're interested in seeing a never before seen script from me and a never before seen first chapter of a story I had for my classes, I will post them here. These are actually going to be two movie ideas I'm going to pitch to CMP in the near future.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/9tkwsk

Prison Letters is the working title of this first one. A teen starts communicating through mail with a prison inmate. I know it's short and it ends abruptly and I'll need to flesh out the characters more, but I needed to keep it short for the assignment called for a short-film script.


This is 10 pages of a story I had going in a writing class. It's not finished and will be a long time before it even gets finished(I often start projects and never get around to finishing them) but this is about a young mother who kills her child. You may have heard the horror stories of young 19-23 year old mothers who have murdered their toddler children(Casey Anthony, Trenton and Melinda Duckett), JonBonett Ramsey(they know, or knew, one of them passed away) something about her murder), and other similar stories. It has a similar feel of Blink without the child molester and distraught mother.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/ayzym3


don't be afraid to tell me if you enjoyed them!

Matthew Broderick: When his wife passes away from an illness, he fears being disloyal to her by loving another. Felicity Huffman empathizes with him, being a widow herself.

Paul Dano: College aged without a care in the world. Fuck'em and Leave'em, that's his philosophy. He jumps from woman to woman, shallow as a kiddie pool. When he meets the true love of his life, average looking Jena Malone.

Jimmy Bennett: Has reached that awkward stage where we start thinking about the other sex as more than just a friend, Jimmy represents the total innocent puppy love and unforgettable firsts with Sammi Hanratty.

Alan Arkin: Always a searcher, never really found his true love. The estranged father of Matthew's deceased wife, he's had his share of failed relationships and marriages. Just as he himself is ready to kick the bucket, he finally discovers a true love in a bedridden dying Vanessa Redgrave. Determined to enjoy their short time together, Alan wants to show her the life they could have had.

If you're familiar with 'Family Guy' when Brian forms a relationship with a former singer, Alan's storyline is similar to that storyline, particularly in the ending when he shows her the life they could have had together before she dies. It was one of the few most heartfelt touching Family Guy moments ever.

I noticed Lovers Stages was being promoted as a romantic comedy. If you're looking for a romantic comedy, look in the other direction. It's a romantic dramedy. It has some comedy in it to lighten the mood of the film(moreso in the plot with the kids, Jimmy Bennett and Sammi Hanratty, but in a few moments in the rest of the film to balance it out) but it's not made for the intent of giving old people and couples something cutesy to go see and expect to come out giggling about how cute it was.

GMA time,don't forget us!

The films we here at Grand Island have made in Season 12 that are GMA worthy:

The Pitiful Plight of Tom Collins:

Consider:

Script writing

Direction: one critic says Collins has improved tremendously as a director.

Acting: Alan Arkin gives the performance of his CMP career. Many critics and industry pros stated this. Also look for Catherine Keener, Helena Bonham Carter, Judy Davis and Kathy Bates.

Cast: Please see above, the acting considerations.

Best Picture: Hey, we're all vying for best pic. This is one to remember.


CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME
Best Adaptation
Direction: Danny Boyle, always an impressive director.
Cast: Highmore, Fiennes, Dench, Watson, Blunt, Blanchett, Owen
Acting: Particularly from Freddie Highmore and Ralph Fiennes, the most developed characters of the story and film.
Production Design
Best Pic: like said before, we're all vying for best pic. Don't let critical reception and box office over-rule your decision.