The final trilogy of the Star Wars saga will leave geeks of the beloved films immensely disappointed. Disney chose to not have George Lucas involved in the making of the final three movies‚ stings like throwing salt on an open wound. With this in mind‚ Disney has chosen to hand the keys to the kingdom for JJ Abrams to oversee. This gives Abrams the opportunity to gamble with reviving this presumed ailing sci-fi franchise (depends on who you ask?) is truly a mistake. In reality Abrams selected by
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In this piece the author‚ Louis Pizzitola‚ dives into the history of the film and newspaper industry and‚ specifically‚ how William Randolph Hearst used his works to advocate his political propaganda. The author describes Hearst’s use of exaggeration and heightening of reality‚ otherwise known as sensationalism‚ in his reporting as well as in his films to evoke feelings of patriotism in the mass public and promote our engagement in various wars. The book begins by talking about Hearst’s childhood
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Citizen Kane is not a movie that you see everyday‚ creatively speaking. Even with today’s standards‚ there’s something still special about the style and what makes this film just as famous as its main character. While the film explains Kane’s life‚ it’s also is an investigation into film style by challenging classic Hollywood styles with a different and darker look. Citizen Kane made advances on many fronts ‚ in-regards to cinema‚ and its most significant contribution to cinema came from the use
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The movie Citizen Kane was from 1941 starring Orson Wells who directed and co-wrote the script. This movie was about a man named Charles Foster Kane. Charles Foster Kane was a newspaper tycoon. He was like by many and hated by some. This movie was partly based on the American newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst‚ Chicago tycoons Samuel Insull and Harold Mc Cormick and aspects of Welles’s own life. The movie focuses on Mr. Kane life and what did the last words he spoke on this death
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Citizen Kane Citizen Kane is a movie about the ‘American dream’ of power‚ money and materialistic possessions not being as desirable as one may believe‚ It is rather a false happiness when it corrupts the innocence of a child‚ and isolates a person into a miserable existence. Charles Foster Kane was a victim of this reality as his life story is told by the News March and by various people that were once a part of his life. The director‚ producer and main actor Orson Welles did a magnificent
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Breakfast with the Kanes Abstract: While it is evident to the viewer that Charles and Emily’s marriage is falling apart during Citizen Kane’s breakfast montage‚ the mise-en-scene and technical devices used to reinforce this idea are less recognizable. The variation of the actors’ demeanors and placement‚ the progression of costumes‚ and the use of lighting subtly support the presentation of a deteriorating marriage‚ and furthermore‚ of Kane’s inability to sustain a successful‚ lasting relationship
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The Movie Citizen Kane‚ considered by many to be one of the greatest movies of all time‚ is one of those movies that tells its story visually just as much as it tells us verbally. One such sequence is the Jigsaw puzzle sequence which shows us the dwindling marriage of Charles Foster Kane and Susan Alexander Kane as we see her building jigsaw puzzles that once was a past time. Now it is the only thing that keeps her going as she lives in a palace that feels more like a prison. This sequence is probably
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The photographers: Brian Duffy was an English photographer and film producer‚ best remembered for his fashion and photographic of the 1960s and 1970s. He worked within an film industry as well as‚ as the aesthetic of the photography. He worked for numerous publications‚ including Glamour Magazine‚ Town Magazine as well as for Swiss Art. In the 1970s he designed the concept of silk cut‚ shoot Pirelli calendar in South of France. He used emotional effect with black and white color combinations
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1.In what ways do Hollywood movies affect national culture outside of the United States? First‚ Hollywood is a famous and great brand all round the world and it is true that it has a lot of good movies which left praise word. Thus‚ it has a lot of fans. Second‚ Hollywood is good at creation and do well and firstly using new technology. It can attack a lot of audience. What aspects of U.S. Culture do Hollywood films promote around the world? I think two aspects are obvious. One is the
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Oumy Ndoye Drama 22 April 2016 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS When it comes to distinctive style‚ there’s probably no better modern example than Wes Anderson‚ he is one of the best examples of a modern auteur‚ with a whimsical visual style all his own and narrative tendencies that remain consistent across his body of work. Chances are that if you know of Anderson and his past films‚ you can spot whether a movie is directed by him within five seconds of watching one his works or viewing a trailer for an
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