into most people’s mind. Consequently‚ some people question whether or not the film‚ Stagecoach‚ is truly a western because of it having many more complex elements that are not typically featured in westerns. However‚ upon analyzing the plot of Stagecoach‚ it becomes quite evident that despite having details that separate it and make it stand out amongst the other westerns of the time‚ it still qualifies as a western film because it has all the content to make it a stereotypical western. When you boil
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BOMBA: THE BIRTH OF A GENRE Luigi Conti Film 102: History of Philippine Cinema Faculty: Nick Deocampo March 14‚ 2012 The 1970s proved to be a major turning point in the history of the Philippines‚ both in politics and in the cinema. Amid protests‚ terrorist attacks‚ and civil unrest‚ the president declared Martial Law on September 21‚ 1972‚ curtailing civil liberties and press freedom. Lasting until 1981‚ it is interesting to note how the cinema‚ in its function as a mirror to a troubled
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Introduction PG. 4 Discussion - 4. History of the Horror Genre PG. 5 - 9 - 5. Slasher Films and the Gender roles PG. 9 - 13 - 6. Comedy Horror PG. 13 - 16 - 7. Postmodernism and the Horror Film PG. 16 - 18 - 8. Case Study: Scream Vs. Scary Movie PG. 18 - 22 9. Conclusion PG. 23 Bibliography PG. 25 - 27 1. Abstract Page I have researched on the Horror genre‚ looking at when it begun‚ the decline in popularity it has foreseen
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Give a critical analysis of the Western Holly Wood film High Noon. This essay will focus on the current representation of women and men in the classical Holly Wood western film High Noon‚ focusing on the gender roles of each character and the stereotypical roles that are given. High Noon is a 1952 Western film directed by Fred Zinnemann‚ one which broke genre rules of masculine ideals and popular themes of cowboys and indians (Johans;1994). The male protagonist Marshal Kane (Gary Cooper ) starts
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and director Liz W Garcia‚ premiered at Sundance Film Festival 2013 where it competed for Best Dramatic Film and had limited release. Garcia was “inspired” by Andrea Arnold’s film ‘Fish Tank’ “where the performances are so naturalistic…she’s able to be gritty and lyrical” (Garcia‚ 2013). ‘Cinema screen is interested in representation’ (McClements‚ 2016)‚ and the drama genre adheres to this idea as Jule Selbo (a professor in the Radio Television and Film)‚ says is a ‘very real world and emotional development
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The Fall of the Western Genre The "Myth of the West" has provided the film industry with plenty of material‚ and Western films have probably become the genre most characteristic of American films and television. From 1910 through the end of the 50’s‚ a quarter of all Hollywood films had been Westerns. When thinking of Westerns‚ names like John Wayne and movies like The Last of the Mohicans or High Noon come to mind. The Western enjoyed its highest popularity throughout the 40’s and 50’s. Then its
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twelve tranche de vie meta-genre Chapters. I’ll confess that in writing these stories to being influenced by such writers as Nase Yamato‚ Oscar Wilde‚ Touko Kamai‚ Stefan Zweig and other in their use of the tranche de vie concept to cut across the grain of time. Because some readers may find my use of the slice of life narrative treatment unfamiliar‚ it’s my hope that their exposure to this genre will be enjoyable. So . . . what then constitutes the tranche de vie genre? Its usage in this book is
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Grant Godfrey Film Appreciation 11/27/09 Glory or Death A Film Analysis of “300” Most people have heard the story of King Leonidas and the bold three hundred; but for the people that have never heard of the three hundred Spartans until the movie came out‚ it definitely opened their eyes after viewing the film. Some do not understand why this story is one of the most amazing ones in Greek history‚ mostly the people who do not know much about it. It is an inspirational story that tells us many
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documentary genre has changed over time. Changes in society have had an impact on the change. There are large commercialist pressures for documentary to become more entertaining and engaging to capture a wider cinema going audience. Documentary has become increasingly popular. Documentaries such as Bowling for Columbine by Michael Moore have been given numerous awards and were widely popular at the box office. The Grey Gardens is a 1975 documentary by Albert and David Maysles. The film depicts the
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the variety of factors which create the genres we have” (Nicholas and Price‚ 1998) This quote demonstrates the complexity of allocating a particular genre to a film‚ as various aspects need to be considered. Although concrete groupings such as horror‚ science-fiction‚ crime and drama exist‚ the majority of movies contain more than one aspect which renders them difficult to categorise. For example‚ the difference between an ‘action’ and a ‘thriller’ film can be very fine. Should the length of footage
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