Since the invention of film‚ many movies have earned their place as benchmarks in cinema history‚ such as Casablanca‚ citizen kane‚ and The Wizard of Oz. All of these have been (and still are) looked upon as iconic examples of creative and intuitive filmmaking. In today’s society‚ films are chock full of special effects‚ whether its gunshots‚ explosions‚ or aliens; some films nowadays can even make money without a good plot‚ peppering the viewer with nonstop action sequences with no thought for story
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and On the Waterfront seem two structurally independent and unrelated movies that only share some basic theme elements in their plot. However‚ analyzing both‚ side by side and frame by frame‚ can give us a more profound understanding of the American film industry‚ Hollywood in particular‚ and its relation to the McCarthyism in 1950s‚ a dark chapter in the US history. Salt of the Earth‚ directed by Herbert Biberman‚ is a 1954 blacklisted movie based on a true story about the struggles of Mexican
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Like water for Chocolate 1. Author’s Background: Esquivel was once married to actor and director Alfonso Arau. She currently lives in Mexico City. In March 2009 Laura Esquivel ran as preliminary candidate of the Local Council in District XXVII of Mexico City for the PRD. Her candidacy was supported by the current Izquierda Unida‚ which combined various PRD groups. Despite irregularities‚ all ballots were recovered‚ confirming her victory. Laura Esquivel is currently the official candidate
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Sir Charlie Chaplin: Rags to Riches April 16‚ 1889 Charles Spencer Chaplin was born above his grandfather’s cobbler’s shop. His mother Hannah Chaplin‚ a struggling stage performer and a promiscuous woman‚ birthed her first son‚ Sydney Chaplin‚ just four years earlier. Always around the theatre where his mother worked‚ Charles was “bitten” by the acting bug at a young age. In a matter of time Charles was moving his way up the social ladder‚ leaving a life of poverty behind him. In the beginning
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Director Martin Scorsese’s Academy-Award winning movie The Departed shows Billy Costigan having a character epiphany. Billy early in the film is set on being a cop. He goes through the Academy and graduates as a trainee. He wants to be a cop so badly that he takes Captain Queenan and Sergeant Dignam deal to go undercover. He does so only after Dignam takes several jabs at his pride telling him he isn’t a cop and will never be a cop: “Hey asshole‚ he can’t help you! I know what you are‚ okay? I know
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shot. Now after watching the film Undefeated‚ which shows the journey of coach Courtney and his players from Manassas High school in inner city Memphis. The film illustrates the struggles these players have to go through everyday as they do not have the same advantages as others in the world. But‚ the one thing that makes them come together and forget all the outside noise and struggles is the football team that coach Courtney has built in six years. Not only does this film show the football side of
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Joyce Simmons 802 Words Monday/Wednesday 2-3:15 Primary Focus Film Evaluation Radio Years ago I watched a movie for the first time that honestly changed the way I think. The movie Radio is based on the true story of James “Radio” Kennedy and T.L. Hanna High School football coach Harold Jones. It tells the story
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In the film‚ the trial of Pansette is a large‚ public affair. The townspeople are all transported to the trial and get to openly participate in the spectacle. Often‚ they went from standing on the sidelines listening intently to the goings on of the trial to being
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Cool Hand Luke Film Analysis In class we watched the film “Cool Hand Luke”‚ which is about the protagonist Luke‚ who is arrested for destroying several parking meters late one night while drunk in a small town‚ Luke was sentenced to prison. Luke was rebellious with little respect for authority‚ had more spunk than good sense. Luke gains the respect of his fellow inmates by his frequent escape attempts and refusal to break under to harsh punishment. The inmates enjoyed Luke’s fearless behavior
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When searching for images from Notorious (1946) almost every one of them includes a half full/empty bottle or glass. In a film about the aftermath of worldwide war‚ somehow alcohol and its dangers work their way into being a major theme. The film begins with the two main characters throwing down a few drinks and then partaking in a drunken car ride away from their problems. Eventually‚ they are pulled over and we see Alicia (Ingrid Bergman)‚ in a drunken fit‚ lash out at Mr. Devin (Cary Grant)‚ who
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