Celluloid Decoded: Flirting with Forty

Celluloid Decoded: Flirting with Forty: A divorced mother (played by Heather Locklear) approaching her 40th birthday falls for a younger man while on vacation. I am Inspired ...

Flirting with Forty

A divorced mother (played by Heather Locklear) approaching her 40th birthday falls for a younger man while on vacation.

I am Inspired

What happens when you let go of true love? It comes back in surprisingly pleasant ways to stay!

Trivia:
- Based on the true life story of author/writer Jane Porter

- The film got 4 million viewers on its premiere broadcast on Lifetime, making it the 3rd most watched TV-movie of 2008

Celluloid Decoded: Flash of Genius

Celluloid Decoded: Flash of Genius: A 2008 American biographical film, focuses on Robert Kearns (the part played by Greg Kinnear) and his legal battle against the Ford Motor ...

Celluloid Decoded: The Way Back

Celluloid Decoded: The Way Back: Siberian gulag escapees walk 4000 miles overland to freedom in India. I am Inspired I am inspired to observe the passionate journey ta...

The Way Back

Siberian gulag escapees walk 4000 miles overland to freedom in India.

I am Inspired

I am inspired to observe the passionate journey taken by many to merely SURVIVE!

Trivia:
The film is based on a memoir by Slavomir Rawicz depicting his escape from a Siberian gulag and subsequent 4000-mile walk to freedom in India. Incredibly popular, it sold over 500,000 copies and is credited with inspiring many explorers.

However, in 2006 the BBC unearthed records (including some written by Rawicz himself) that showed he had been released by the USSR in 1942.

Flash of Genius

A 2008 American biographical film, focuses on Robert Kearns (the part played by Greg Kinnear) and his legal battle against the Ford Motor Company when they developed an intermittent windshield wiper based on ideas the inventor had patented.

Based on a true story: Robert Kearns was the inventor of the intermittent windshield wiper systems used on most automobiles from 1969 to the present. His first patent for the invention was filed on December 1, 1964.

Kearns won one of the best known patent infringement cases against Ford Motor Company (1978–1990) and a case against Chrysler Corporation (1982–1992). Having invented and patented the intermittent windshield wiper mechanism, which was useful in light rain or mist, he tried to interest the "Big Three" auto makers in licensing the technology. They all rejected his proposal, yet began to install intermittent wipers in their cars, beginning in 1969.

I am Inspired
While it may be important to prove a point, to what extent does one need to stretch themselves...was worth an observation.

Trivia: Today over 145 million cars carry the wipers that Kearns invented.

Celluloid Decoded: Black Swan

Celluloid Decoded: Black Swan: A 2010 American psychological thriller film starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel and Mila Kunis. Its plot revolves around a production...

Black Swan

A 2010 American psychological thriller film starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel and Mila Kunis. Its plot revolves around a production of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake ballet by a prestigious New York City company.

The production requires a ballerina to play both the innocent White Swan and the sensual Black Swan. Natalie Portman, is a perfect fit for the White Swan, while Mila Kunis has a personality that matches the Black Swan. When the two compete for the parts, Natalie Portman finds a dark side to herself.

Black Swan received critical praise upon its release, particularly for Natalie Portman's performance & Darren Aronofsky's direction, and it was a significant box office success.

Natalie Portman won the Academy Award for Best Actress for the film, as well as many other Best Actress awards in several guilds and festivals, while Darren Aronofsky was nominated for Best Director.

I am Inspired
To be aware of the 'good' and the 'bad' aspects of my personality and yet not judge my life situation!

Trivia:

- The script took around ten years to make it to the screen.

- The budget on this film was so tight that when star Natalie Portman had a rib dislocated during a lift and she called the producer for help. She was told that the budget was so low they had no medication. She stated that if they needed to cut items from the budget they could take away her trailer, instead of the medication. The next day her trailer was gone.

Celluloid Decoded: Dum Maaro Dum

Celluloid Decoded: Dum Maaro Dum: A 2011 Hindi crime thriller starring Abhishek Bachchan, where in he is entrusted the task of apprehending drug-dealers. I am Inspired ...