Examining the Influence of History of Central European Cinema on a 21st Century American Filmmaker

By Melanie Feliciano I came to Prague to shoot a short film called “The Boob Tube.” Inspired by Kafka’s “Metamorphosis,” it is about a woman named Katka who wakes up one morning with eyeballs on her chest. She starts to see people, places and things through her heart and involuntarily projects videos on walls. She …

Big Bang Theory

A story: Left Brain vs. Right Brain B story: Camera glasses C story: Dodgeball “The Big Bang Theory” “East vs. West” 2/10/12 Melanie Feliciano TEASER INT. PHYSICS DEPARTMENT CAFETERIA Wolowitz and Raj see a bulletin board with a notice for a dodgeball league. Wolowitz says he was never good enough to play football, basketball or …

Chakra Girl

Chakra Girl is a superhero who can harness the power of her 7 chakras to control The FACTory – a place that represents the brain. Chakra Girl lives happily inside The FACTory, managing the chaos within to manifest positive outcomes into the world, until Dr. Nutmeg, wearing stiletto high heels, pushes herself into The FACTory…with her hidden …

The Many Loves of Carmen

Editor’s Note: Every Friday is dedicated to video blogging on www.BiscayneWriters.com. ORLANDO – There’s really not much to do in suburbia except watch old films with Dad, the original storyteller in my family. This week, we watched The Many Loves of Carmen (1948). “She’s always hungry, that girl,” says an old battle axe to Carmen …

Miami International Film Festival

Ticket sales open to the general public Be the first to buy your ticket. Take advantage of ticket packages! Buy 4 tickets for the price of 3 for any single screening in Cutting the Edge, Gusman* or Dox. Ticket Packages The mission of the Miami International Film Festival (MIFF) is to bridge cultural understanding, endorse tolerance and encourage artistic …

The News on Saturday, Sept. 20: We Like Anne Fetcher’s 27 Dresses

“Every woman can relate to being a bridesmaid” is the premise of the film, “27 Dresses.” Yes, I rented a total chick flick, and like magic it appealed to my categorical sensibilities: witty dialogue, original characters (but not too unique so that a mass population can still relate). Anyways, weddings, in general for me, as …