Cinema Originality‚ Where did it go? In the recent years‚ I feel as though I have not seen an original movie. I am constantly frustrated with the obscene number of remakes‚ sequels‚ prequels‚ spin-offs‚ and movies based on other things like video games. I think the worst kind of unoriginal movie is the remake. It literally takes a pinkie’s worth of thought to remake a movie. The movie company also has less to worry about money-wise because there is already a built in audience with people
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The Communication Review‚ 13:171–192‚ 2010 Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group‚ LLC ISSN: 1071-4421 print/1547-7487 online DOI: 10.1080/10714421.2010.505145 I Witness: Re-presenting Trauma in and by Cinema TAMAR ASHURI Department of Communication Studies‚ Ben-Gurion University‚ Beer-Sheva‚ Israel and School of Communication‚ Sapir College‚ D.N. Hof Ashkelon‚ Israel This article considers how film helps reconcile a traumatic collective past through representation of a personal trauma. It focuses
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Pursuit of the African American Identity: The American Cinema in 1960 The horror genre in the late 1960’s was booming in the film industry‚ with an abundance of social and racial issues. The majority of the social issues were predicated on the unequivocal civil rights among African Americans and Caucasians. The race of the cast in films began to change over the course of this decade‚ as the number of black actors increased exponentially. The majority of critics and historians in this genre attribute
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1.0. Introduction TGV Cinemas Sdn Bhd‚ formerly known as Tanjong Golden Village Sdn Bhd. TGV Cinema was incorporated in Malaysia on 28 June 1994 under the Act as a private company limited by shares under the name Tanjong Golden Village Sdn Bhd. It uses its current name on 1 December 2004. TGV Cinemas Sdn Bhd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tanjong Public Limited Company. TGV is the second largest cinema chain in Malaysia after Golden Screen Cinema (GSC). These are the two main cinematic giants in
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Cinema Midterm Paper In this paper I have decided to compare and contrast Frank Capra’s “It Happened One Night” and Billy Wilder’s “Double Indemnity”. While screening both these movies in class I came across some noticeable differences between these two films‚ the main difference was in how women were portrayed and in who exactly was pulling all the strings and was in control the whole time. In the film “It Happened One Night” Ellie Andrews‚ played by Claudette Connolly‚ was put as a somewhat
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American film imitations by Brazilian cinema. They expect to attend a theater and see a happier-less accurate film of Brazilian life. Hollywood has dominated foreign markets so much that the idea of seeing a true Brazilian film that accurately represents the country is taboo. New ideas in cinema are rejected because the audience has become so accustom to seeing an American like film. This is an issue because it displaces the opportunity for a true Brazilian Cinema. A social-sentimental film is one where
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stepping out of the bathroom with a smile on his face while shooting rounds at people. When the shooting started the faculty tried to evacuate the school before anyone was injured and it was said that it was utter chaos by some of the students and some off the students had no idea what was going on.... [tags: essays research papers] 442 words (1.3 pages) FREE Essays [view] The Causes of The American Civil War - The Causes of The American Civil War It was the greatest war in American history
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Mitchell Anthony Reyes Cinema 123 Women in Film Women have definitely had a struggle in American society‚ on screen and off. As we have viewed each film this semester‚ women and their struggle shave definitely been portrayed in some way. As I have realized this‚ a thought has dawned on me. Not only do women have to deal with major challenges and obstacles to make better roles in film as a gender‚ but they also have to deal with the same kind of challenges if they happen to be a racial minority.
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The art of cinema is like that of no other. It is the only form of art that contains both visual and audial elements‚ and the topic of the film can be about anything. A very common type of movie is historical based‚ which is a story that takes place at a very important moment in history. Some cinematic examples of this include some of the greatest movies of all time‚ like Schindler’s List‚ Braveheart‚ and Lawrence of Arabia. Another great movie of this genre is Saving Private Ryan. Released in 1998
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action in moment of erotic contemplation” (Laura Mulvey‚ “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema”). Discuss the significance of this observation in relation to one or more narrative films. Laura Mulvey’s essay appeared for the first time in “Screen” in 1975 and immediately created quite heated debate that continues also today. It explores the objectification of women in classical Hollywood cinema or indeed any cinema conforming to that style of narrative. Laura Mulvey based her essay on psychoanalysis
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