The James Bond Skyfall Series by Coca-Cola Zero will debut in the UK on October 26th and will for sure become collectors items for fans such as myself.
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Category Archives: THOUGHTS
FiLM FACT: EL MARIACHI
Director, Robert Rodriguez spent $7000 on making El Mariachi. Rodriguez raised $3,000 of the $7,000 by volunteering to be a human “laboratory rat”. He was used to test a cholesterol reducing drug making $100 a day for 30 days. He wrote most of the script while locked in the lab. While there, he met Peter Marquardt, a fellow ” lab rat” and offered him a leading role in the film. Peter, however but could not speak Spanish, so he delivered his lines from his cue cards either held in his hand or out of the shot. Most of the $7,000 was spent on film for the camera. The version seen in most cinemas has had approximately $1 million of post-production work and promotion behind it.
- TY Walker
FiLM FACT: JAWS
Film Fact: The problematic mechanical shark in “Jaws” was nicknamed Bruce after Steven Spielberg’s lawyer.
FILM FACT: SEAN CONNERY
Sean Connery wore a toupee in every “Bond” film beginning with “Dr. No” in 1962.
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FILM FACT
Film Fact: Judy Garland was paid $35 a week for her role as Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz”. Toto, the dog was paid $150 a week.
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TONY SCOTT | 1944 – 2012
Director Tony Scott, best known for films like “Top Gun”, starring Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis and “Beverly Hills Cop 2″ with Eddie Murphy, has died. According to a Los Angeles corner, Scott jumped from the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro, California around 12:30PM in an apparent suicide.
Born Anthony D.L. Scott in North Shields, England, in 1944, Tony — as he was known — got his start as a teenager in front of the camera, starring in his older brother Ridley Scott’s film “Boy and Bicycle.” In 1995, the two joined forces with his brother Ridley Scott to create the production company, Scott Free Productions.
Actors such as Denzel Washington, Michael Rapaport, Will Smith and Kevin Costner all who have been directed by Scott in different big budget films have all expressed their pain with this loss. Many other producers, actors, directors and filmmakers have tweeted about how not only great Tony was as a director but how nice of person he was. Scott leaves behind his wife, actress, Donna Wilson whom he met on the set of “Days of Thunder” and their two twin sons.
Sincere condolences to his family and friends.
- TY Walker
SHERMAN HEMSLEY | 1938 – 2012
Sherman Alexander Hemsley, the actor best known for playing George Jefferson on the CBS shows “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons,” passed today at his El Paso, Texas home, his publicist confirmed to ABCNews.com.
Hemsley was born and raised in South Philadelphia by his mother, who was a factory worker. He dropped out of school and joined the Air Force, where he served for four years. On leaving the Air Force, he returned to Philadelphia where he worked for the Post Office during the day while attending acting school at night. He then moved to New York, continuing to work for the Post Office during the day while working as an actor at night. Hemsley began his career on a Broadway stage as the character Gitlow in the early 1970s play “Purlie” before going to the screen. His work was noticed and he was invited to join the cast of “All in the Family,” playing Archie Bunker’s African-American neighbor. This fame, landed him and his co-star Isabel Sanford their own spin off show in 1975 called the “The Jeffersons.” The show became and instant hit and earned Hemsley Emmy and Golden Globe nominations in 1984 and 1985.
Hemsley later went on to play Deacon Ernest Frye in the NBC TV series “Amen” from 1986 to 1991. Through out the 90′s and 00′s Hemsley and Sanford reunited multiple times as George and Louise “Weezy” Jefferson on shows like “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and in commercials.
- TY Walker
FILM FACT: JIM CARREY & TUPAC SHAKUR
Film Fact: Jim Carrey was Tupac Shakur’s favorite actor. While in prison, Carrey would write letters to Tupac to help him laugh a little.
FILM FACT: ARNOLD vs. OJ
OJ Simpson was originally considered for the role of the Terminator, but James Cameron and the producers finally decided that Simpson was “too nice” to be taken seriously as a cold-blooded killer…
DOHA TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
First let me start by wishing my great friends Miguel and Anastasia Hayes (and their unborn 
) a safe journey to DoHa Qatar where they will be living for next few years. Wishing them much success and a great adventure. Most people are aware of film industry success in of course America but the the industry has grown extremely in several countries one being the richest country in the world, Qatar. I often attend the Tribeca Film Festival and several years ago I learned about the DoHa Film Institute while there. They definitely have made themselves known over the years and are definitely major players in TIFF and film industry. Starting in 2009, the Tribeca Film Fest and its founder, Robert De Niro, teamed up with Qatari to produce the DoHa Tribeca Film Festival. The Doha Tribeca Film Festival offers an unprecedented opportunity to celebrate cinema, culture, education and community in Qatar. Established and emerging filmmakers, entertainment industry luminaries and the Qatari community come together in Doha, Qatar’s capital, to take part in an exciting cultural exchange of ideas.
Cool teaser from the first DTFF held in 2009.
Here is a video that I came across sometime ago that speaks on the history and culture of the Qatari…
