experience of loosing his mother. Nas goes on in this exclusive interview about his experience working on the film‚ the cast‚ and the importance of the holiday musical that’s in theaters everywhere this season. Famed writer and director‚ Kasi Lemmons brings movie goers a holiday musical drama based on a contemporary adaptation of Langston Hughes’ celebrated play‚ "Black Nativity". The film follows Langston (Jacob Latimore)‚ a street-wise teen from Baltimore raised by a single mother‚ as he journeys
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In the film “Shallow Grave” directed by Danny Boyle several techniques including visual and verbal were used to show the genres and film styles of gothic and film noir as well as exploring ideas of true friendship when it comes to the choice of friends or money. The gothic style consists typically of a castle‚ beast and a mystery. The film opens with the tipsy turvy image of David saying “If you can’t trust your friends‚ what then?” right at the beginning of the film the audience gets hints that
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During the 20th century‚ approximately 174 million people have been killed by the government only and mostly by the communist governments (Dominic & Abimbola‚ 39). The figures are quite shocking. This clearly depicts that government exploits the innocent people and incite them to stand against their brothers and sisters. The same story happened in Rwanda‚ It was the Habyarimanian government‚ who planned the genocide a long time before to retain their political power. The magnitude of the genocide
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put on their plates and has given me an altered view towards the food industry which has drastically changed my food habits. Many emotional scenes were shown on this film to give viewers empathy towards the problem that is occurring. The documentary shows many vivid details and explains what is in the food that consumers eat. The film food‚ Inc influenced my habits of consumption by eating organic meats‚ purchasing most foods in the farmers market‚ and checking for food labels. I have learned that
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The Australian film‚ Looking For Alibrandi was set in the 1990’s in Sydney NSW. The film was based on the novel written by Melina Marchetti. A 17 year old named Josie Alibrandi played by Pia Miranda‚ tells the story of her life through her point of view‚ being an Italian living in Australia. There were several themes through the movie including romance‚ family and tradition. There were many techniques used to emphasise the themes including motifs‚ music and settings‚ which showed really well of
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Penny Marshall has directed six films in her career: "The Preachers Wife"(1996)‚ "Renaissance Man"(1994)‚ "A League of Their Own"(1992)‚ "Awakenings"(1990)‚ "Big"(1998)‚ and "Jumpin’ Jack Flash"(1986). We know Penny best from her stint in Laverne and Shirley (1976-1983) as the hilarious Laverne De Fazio. After the series was cancelled Laverne appeared in some pictures until her directorial debut in "Jumpin’ Jack Flash". This film was pretty much a bomb and Penny gained credibility as a director in
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In The essay‚ "Social Implications in the Hollywood Genres"‚ Jean-Loup Bourget discusses what is implied about social groups in movies. In the last paragraph of the essay‚ Bourget asks "Must American society be like this? Must the Hollywood system function like this?" (57). Bourget actually answers these questions within his essay and I agree with his interpretation of the complexity of films‚ especially in regards to context meaning and the meanings implied by techniques. Bourget describes several
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The Khmer Rouge era in Cambodia is seen as one of the most vicious acts of human cruelty in Southeast Asia. Not only did it cause a genocide in the nation‚ but its ripple effects are still felt throughout the region today. This essay will discuss the regime; it’s fall‚ the legacy that was left behind and finally how Cambodia is now today because of the era. The Khmer Rouge was the name given to the Communist followers and party of Kampuchea in Cambodia‚ which was formed in 1968. This brutal organisation
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is‚ we need more of it” (The Maze Runner). There are many characteristics that make a film worthy of being categorized as dystopian science fiction‚ and a curious protagonist turning into the hero is undoubtedly one of them. Films under the genre of science fiction are known to be set in the future‚ and to contain either robots or other forms of advanced technology. Dystopian films are classified as a sub-genre of science fiction and are typically set in a post-apocalyptic time period in conditions
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By April 17‚ 1975‚ a communist group known as the Khmer Rouge‚ led by Pol Pot‚ finally overcame Khmer Republic forces and entered Cambodia’s capital city of Phnom Penh‚ and renaming the country Democratic Kampuchea; in which an estimated one and a half to three million people died. The Khmer Rouge had planned to create a form of agrarian socialism‚ which was founded on the ideals of Stalinism and Maoism. The Khmer Rouge’s polices ( of forced relocation of the population from urban centers
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