With a cast full of Oscar hall-of-famers one would think Contagion would live up to its star-studded cast‚ yet it falls short. Contagion‚ a thinking man’s horror film‚ “follows the rapid progress of a lethal airborne virus that kills within days. As the fast-moving epidemic grows‚ the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself. At the same time‚ ordinary people struggle to survive in a society coming apart.” With a close up of
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political‚ economic‚ and social rights for women. In the articles Taking a Bite Out of Twilight‚ written by Carmen D. Siering an assistant professor of English and women’s studies at Bell State University‚ and Two Ways a Women Can Get Hurt‚ written by Jean Kilbourne who is an award winning author and educator‚ the idea of feminism in today’s media is questioned. Seiring writes about a popular book‚ titled Twilight‚ and how the main female character of the novel goes against the idea of feminism. Kilbourne
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WRITING A BOOK / FILM REVIEW Reviews are brief accounts of books‚ films‚ plays‚ CDs‚ etc. Their purpose is to inform readers and viewers‚ while also giving opinions and recommendations about whether or not they should buy a CD‚ read a book‚ watch a film‚ etc. A good film / book review should include: ( An introduction which gives facts and background information concerning the book‚ film‚ etc‚ its credits. Some good examples of them are the following: Credits: • Title and year
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“I’ve spent muddy days watching young lads beat the hell out of each other. But once in a while‚ there’s one that comes along and lifts your heart.” --Glen Foy in “Goal! The Dream Begins” GOAL! THE DREAM BEGINS Production Information Like every kid‚ Santiago Munez has a big dream. But unlike every kid‚ he’s given the rare opportunity to make that dream come true—if he’s willing to put his fears aside‚ travel thousands of miles from home‚ and hold his own with some of the best in the world. The
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The machines create large fields with billions of pods containing humans‚ which serve as their energy source. The term “Matrix” is the name of a computer program used by the machines to make the humans believe they are living a normal life. The movie brings us along with the crew of the Nebakenezer‚ a very large hovercraft that is run by some of the last remaining humans free from the machines. Morphues (Laurence Fishburne) is the captain of the craft‚ and makes it his life long journey to find
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An emotionally stirring movie taking place in Jackson‚ Mississippi in the 1960s‚ “The Help” stars Emma Stone‚ Viola Davis‚ and Octavia Spencer as three women who share a common motive. This racially tense setting creates the perfect foundation for a drama film such as this. The characters’ personalities in combination with the emotion of the plot develop a socially accurate depiction of the struggles faced by the people of the time. While the racial aspect of the movie is dominant‚ viewers may also
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pursuit of the monster however‚ he dies of pneumonia in the hands of an exploration crew‚ and is then visited by the monster‚ who weeps and proclaims Frankenstein as his father. This adaption of Mary Shelly’s classic novel is the most source-loyal movie‚ and boasts many ideas rooted in many different areas of philosophy‚ such as aesthetics‚ the qualities of a human and the dichotomy of good and evil. Beauty is portrayed in this move as very objective‚ because even though the monster initially had
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the film and starring Zhu Xu‚ Pu Cun Xin‚ Jiang Wu. The Cinematography is by Jian Zhang. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 1999 and won the FIPRESCE Prize. Shower is only the second masterpiece directed by Zhang Yang and also the third production of Imar Film. Yet‚ it got a very high opinion of the cinema and‚ as a result‚ was nominated for numerous film festivals‚ including Seattle International Film Festival‚ Sundance Film Festival‚ and San Sebastian Film Festival
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Titanic is James Cameron’s two hundred million dollar film portraying the real tragic voyage of the Titanic passenger liner as it sunk in the North Atlantic ocean during the April of 1912. The film is one hundred and ninety four minutes long which- fascinating factoid- is longer than the journey of the Titanic. Oh the bitter irony. You have to admit‚ Cameron is pretty gutsy to just assume people will watch his three-hour movie despite knowing EXACTLY what happens in the end. If you don’t know then
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Sarah Ladis History 2235 1:00 February 21‚ 2014 The biographical film Gandhi‚ directed by Richard Attenborough‚ starts off with a life changing moment in Gandhi’s life when he is thrown off of a South African train for being an Indian in the first class section. It is at that moment when he realizes that the regulations are prejudiced against Indians and in reply‚ he chooses to create a non-violent protest movement for the human rights of Indians in South Africa. Although the ruling classes
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