Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film directed‚ co-written‚ produced by‚ and starring Orson Welles. This was Welles’s first feature film. With this film‚ Welles introduced many new filmmaking innovations. Some of the innovations were in cinematography‚ storytelling techniques‚ and special effects‚ lighting and framing of a scene. One of the greatest movies of all time was Orson Welles’s Citizen Kane. Almost all of the movies of the time were told chronologically and had a beginning‚ middle
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Luhrmann’s version is a contemporary setting‚ including many anachronistic elements that try to make the story relevant for contemporary audiences. Some of the main differences between the two are setting‚ characterization‚ social context and cinematography. Both of the movies were accurate representations of the original play written by Shakespeare‚ and yet still differed in many different ways. But despite differences‚ the main plot of the story was still accurately portrayed to the audience‚ and
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Synopsis The movie Les Miserables is a novel written by Victor Hugo published in 1862. It is considered the one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century. The movie is about man‚ Jean Valjean‚ who experienced corruption and injustice in many years. When he was given a chance to live freely‚ he saw God. His blinded heart transformed. This remained in him throughout the story. Love and justice reigns in his heart whatever happened. Story/Screenplay The main character of the movie is
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James Berardinelli’s review on Roman Polanski’s Chinatown purports that the film is ‘one of the best films to emerge from the 1970s’‚ exploring his value judgements and sweeping generalizations but providing minimal evidence to substantiate. Berardinelli immediately introduces his review in a positive light‚ often adopting debateable opinions. Not only does he cite this movie as ‘the high-water point’ in both Jack Nicholson and Polanski’s careers but he also labels it the ‘finest colour entry into
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After the band perfmorance‚ my lips were dry and burned bright red; the skin was flaky‚ peeling horribly‚ and blood drizzled from the tired cracks. My tired eyes‚ worn from the continous reading of fast-paced rhythms‚ ached from the bright lights and dehydration gnawed at every part of me. On the car ride home‚ I felt‚ truly‚ like I had just walked across the Sahara Desert‚ only to be forced to walk back again. Playing trombone for three hours tends to have such an effect. However‚ it didn’t
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IIFA Awards 2011: Winners List Karan Johar accepts his award for best director for his work in ’’My Name is Khan’’ during the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards show in Toronto June 25‚ 2011. Winners of 2011 IIFA Awards The complete list is as below: ● Best Film: Dabangg ● Best Actor (Female): Anushka Sharma‚ Band Baaja Baaraat ● Best Actor (Male): shah Rukh Khan‚ My Name Is Khan ● Best Director: Karan Johar‚ My Name Is Khan ● Best Actor In A Comic Role: Riteish Deshmukh
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Bentley) speak of the unappreciated beauty surrounding us; however‚ Lester also begins to question the values of a world that seems perfect but is actually a suburban dystopia. Through their use of various filmmaking techniques‚ particularly cinematography and editing‚ Mendes and his collaborators create a vivid illustration of this dichotomy. In terms of depth of narration‚ American Beauty is a remarkably subjective film. Mental subjectivity actually serves as a baseline and framework since the
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Hollywood and video games do not make a perfect couple Hollywood has made a quit amount of films that are based on video games‚ but none of them was a huge success as the games were. Top video games like Tomb Raider‚ Prince of Persia and Super Mario Bros all have been made into movies‚ but they were not executed well. Sometimes people wonder how can a movie with a $100 Million budget flunk easily? Nowadays video games include a perfect storyline‚ cinematic‚ visuals and it is more dynamic than
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The Academy Award for Best Picture is considered the most important award of the ceremony. While there are those who think that the other nominees should win the 2014 Academy Award for Best Picture‚ Captain Phillips is a fantastic and well made movie based on a true story. The Academy Awards Ceremony of today is far from what it was when it first began. The first Academy Awards ceremony took place out of the public eye during an Academy banquet at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel (“History of the
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The Shawshank Redemption The Shawshank Redemption filmed in 1994‚ directed by Frank Darabont bases a story around the life of prisoners in the Shawshank Prison. The captivating film revolves around the strong friendship that is built between two prisoners‚ Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) a smart banker‚ and Red (Morgan Freeman) a long-term inmate‚ who becomes Andy’s closest accomplice. The storyline is narrated by Red who reflects on Andy’s adjustment and life at Shawshank. Darabont skillfully explores
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