animated films they produce‚ more specifically‚ the princess films‚ that we all know and love. In this paper‚ I will explore the role and functions of the Disney princesses over the past 80 years and discuss their differences. In particular‚ the femme fatales we see when Walt Disney was in charge‚ and how it is the princess rather than the hero who becomes the central figure in these films. On the other side‚ I will look at Team Disney and how they turn the princesses from damsels to more democratic
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INVESTIGATING CINEMA AND FILM – FI2228 Level 5 – Academic year 2010/2011 “WITH CLOSE REFERENCE TO POSTMODERN CONTEMPORARY CINEMA EXPLORE THE NOTION OF GENRE HYBRIDITY ” Camilla Cabras K09198598 Teresa Correia K0921789 Ioannis Kostarias K0944202 Milica Stanišić K0823899 Assignment: one 3‚000 word group essay; four 1‚000 word personal commentaries. Module leader: Tom Whittaker Tutor: Davina Quinlivan There was a time in cinema history when audiences chose
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those exact words. Billy Wilder explores and divulges the dark yet unknown‚ harsh realities of fame‚ following Hollywood’s transition from silent pictures to talkies; with his film Sunset Boulevard. Sunset Boulevard is a 1950 American classic film noir‚ starring Gloria Swanson (Norma Desmond)‚ William Holden (Joe Gillis)‚ and Erich Von Stroheim
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CHINATOWN Jose Menjivar Intro to American Film and Culture Chinatown is a American neo-noir film‚ directed by Roman Polanski and starring Jack Nicholson‚ it was made in 1974. The film features many themes of the film noir genre‚ a multi-layered story that is part mystery‚ part psychological drama‚ the femme fatal character‚ and many more. It was released by Paramount Pictures. The story‚ set in Los Angeles in 1934‚ was inspired by the California Water Wars‚ the historical disputes over land
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Est. 1964 Sandra Fabara‚ commonly known as Lady Pink enquired her name from her past love romances. She started writing graffiti in 1979 at the age of fifth teen at the high school of Art & Design in Manhattan. The loss of a boyfriend she cared for dearly initiated her to start writing graffiti. Sent away to Puerto Rico for theft‚ Pink began to imprint his name all over NYC in remembrance for her lover which soon transferred into her own name desecrating the walls of the big apple. After a couple
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1930’s and 40’s. His specific style helped emphasise the Film Noir genre within the film‚ which was extremely popular during it’s time of release. Film Noir is a cinematic term which was exceptionally popular in the 1940-50’s. It was primarily used to describe stylish Hollywood crime
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to face issues such as corruption and fraud to solve their crimes‚ and this made them seem more real to the audience‚ and therefore more appealing and interesting. In hard boiled visual texts‚ the use of shadows is prominent‚ originating from film noir also known as black film. These shadows help to emphasise the moral struggles of the detectives. The shadows allude to an idea that things aren’t necessarily all black and white; there can be areas which are slightly ambiguous. This is much like the
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Journal 1 What’s cooking? Explain the representation of women and their roles in their families. Explain the role of the generational conflict. How does the setting design tell about the characters? The film What’s cooking? is about four different families all coming from different cultures‚ but focuses primarily on the women of each. We have a Jewish mother who is trying to accept the fact that her daughter is a homosexual and trying to eases the acceptance. Then we have the Nguyens‚ the mother
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the couple is represented‚ and how the narrative structure and binary oppositions have influence on the plot of the story. Bladerunner is a dark‚ futuristic science fiction movie‚ which has been described as a hybrid of science fiction‚ film noir‚ detective thriller‚ bounty-hunter western and love story. Thus‚ it is a complex film‚ and there are many possibilities to consider as they relate to the subject matter of science and society‚ due largely to the plot diversity. I am of the opinion
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loosing his cool‚ the bad cop within finally emerges to corner poor Ronnie and get out a confession. I plan to use conventions of the crime genre throughout‚ such as venetian blinds‚ smoking‚ gambling and characters including cops‚ suspects and a femme fatal. The flashback sequences will be in black and white‚ with obscure angles
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