The Evolution of a Director’s style: Baz Luhrmann Topic 1‚ by Chrysoula Soteriades Baz Luhrmann who is well known for his flamboyant and extravagant cinematic techniques‚ his contract with story telling by making audiences feel apart of his movies and his philosophy of not using naturalism all come together to make him one of the most well known directors of all time‚ in my opinion he has not completely evolved from his Red Curtain Trilogy up until The Great Gatsby because he is still as exaggerated
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10 Top Conspiracy Theory Films Humans have always been intrigued by secrets. From the earliest times we’ve tried to find conspiracies‚ sometimes even where none exist. There are thousands of conspiracy theories‚ ranging from the esoteric and the paranormal to regular assassinations and wars. And cinema too has had its fair share‚ some of which are definitely worth looking into. Here are the ones that have conspired to get into the top 10 list. “The Manchurian Candidate” (1962) is a political thriller
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A film director‚ fundamentally‚ is the one with the most control over the creative aspects of a film’s production‚ but they are also much more than that - they are most often the driving force behind a film‚ with command over the cast members and production design‚ and are tasked with the most difficult endeavor of making their stories come to life. They take little pieces of their heart‚ soul and mind and put them in their films‚ and because of this‚ diminutive pieces of the director are permanently
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Movies are a special tool that can keep one company when they are in a moody situation. It is a contrivance that is being used almost all over the world by different types of people for a particular purpose. There are diverse film genres like comedy‚ action‚ family‚ musical‚ and romance that are being produced each year in the twenty-first century but however‚ the twentieth century has contributed various types of classic films such as King Kong‚ Annie Hall‚ which can never be forgotten. Director
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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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