"The Hustler" Most movies that come out today are practicable‚ I’m not saying that this is bad thing‚ but in the movie "The Hustler" the unsuspecting scene’s drove the movie. I really enjoyed watching this movie and I was really surprised to enjoy a film this much that was made in 1961. Robert Rossen was the director of this movie‚ and I thought he did a wonderful job picking out the cast for this film. Every character was believable‚ and they all played excellent roles‚ but the role of "Fast"
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The Jose Rizal movie tells the actual life of our national hero‚ intertwined with the story of his novels – Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. It uncovers Rizal’s childhood until his execution in the hands of the Spaniards‚ as well as the glimpse of the life of suppression of the Filipino people under the Spanish friars. It also introduces his imaginations and how he viewed the Philippines during the colonization of Spain through his novels. The depictions of violence and torture during those
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Summary of the movie “Memento” The movie “Momento” staring Guy Pearce as Leonard was interesting as well as confusing in the same sense. The plot of the movie was recreated backwards to the way Leonard saw it and left many questionable gaps throughout. Leonard suffered a head injury because he went to go help his wife who was raped and murdered in their bathroom. The altercation with the murderer in his house caused his head trauma which resulted into him losing his short term memory. I believe
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The movie that starred David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly focuses on a baby. The baby named Toby‚ was Sarah’s (played by Connelly) baby brother and she wishes for him to disappear. Her wish came true when the goblin king‚ played by David Bowie‚ kidnaps him. This was the start of Sarah’s adventure to rescue him. Now‚ in the 21st Century‚ the 1986 British-American fantasy adventure film‚ Labyrinth‚ is going to get a reboot. The movie which was directed by Jim Henson has struck a deal with Tri Star
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film; from the writing‚ production‚ casting‚ and ultimately making it to Broadway let alone succeeding on Broadway. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s idea for creating Hamilton stems from an autobiography he read about Alexander Hamilton while on vacation. Flash forward to 2009‚ Miranda sings only one song that has been written for Hamilton when performing at the White House. Motivation and the creative mind do not always go hand in hand when trying to create a musical‚ which Miranda found out the hard way. After
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include racism and prejudices‚ since these were issues in the South during this time frame. In 1969‚ the film production of The Reivers directed by Mark Rydell was released‚ which basically follows the plot of the book. A major difference in the movie is the deletion and the played-down scenes where racism is apparent in the book. Another difference is the development of the black characters
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“The Help‚” is an award-winning movie about a white woman‚ Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan‚ who is an aspiring writer. To show her talents and professionalism as a writer and also expose the unkind treatment toward the black people of her time‚ Eugenia decided to write a book from the viewpoint of some of the maids in the community. This movie is set in Mississippi during the Civil Rights Era. In the 1960s‚ Mississippi continued to be very segregated and the African Americans were kept under control by
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all maternal deaths.(7) The movie Trapped follows the struggles of the clinic workers and lawyers who are on the front lines of a battle to keep abortion safe and legal for millions of american women. Reproductive health clinics in the U.S. are fighting to stay open. Since 2010‚ 288 TRAP (Targeted Regulations of Abortion Providers) laws have been passed by conservative state legislatures.(6) These laws aren’t helping women‚ they are making their lives harder. The movie‚ Trapped‚ accurately portrays
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First‚ the filming of the movie was very amature like. It was almost like they gave an 8 year old a camera and said go get some footage. Another difference between the movie and the story was‚ the black box was newer. It wasn’t cracked and made of wood‚ it was almost like a metal box. Next‚ in the movie people game Davie a big rock. In the story‚ they gave him a little pebble. Also‚ in the story Tessie was circled by a shed. In the movie she was circle by everybody. She wasn’t up
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truly touching and emotional‚ the actors do a good job creating a natural love connection. Many people believe that only fate can determine if a relationship is meant to be. While others believe that you cant force someone to love you. This makes the movie slightly controversial. One snowy night a truck plows into
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