From the site: http://geocities.com/Hollywood/Lot/7145/ By Esteban Mejia Mesa (2001) Psycho (1960) Perhaps no other film changed so drastically Hollywood’s perception of the horror film as did PSYCHO. More surprising is the fact that this still unnerving horror classic was directed by Alfred Hitchcock‚ a filmmaker who never relied upon shock values until this film. Here Hitchcock indulged in nudity‚ bloodbaths‚ necrophilia‚ transvestism‚ schizophrenia‚ and a host of other taboos and got
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Overview of the 1960s The 60s included all of the following: 1. Civil Rights Movement: From MLK to Black Power 2. Several Cold War foreign policy crises. 3. The Assassination of JFK‚ MLK‚ Malcolm X‚ RFK 4. Vietnam Conflict‚ Civil Unrest & the Woodstock Generation There were 3 presidents in the 60s: 1. John Kennedy: 1961 - 1963 2. Lyndon Johnson: 1964 – 1968 3. Richard Nixon: 1969 – 1974 The decade that began with the election of the youngest president and the quote
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something that has recently sprung up. They have been around in every shape and form for centuries. In particular in the nineteen fifties and nineteen sixties‚ drugs like Lysergic Acid Diethylamide knew just as acid were being introduced to Americans. The 1960s was a time for revolutions‚ and drugs played a major role in this. New ways to consume and use drugs were created as people were forced to secretly buy and use them. The most intriguing part is how many scientists and psychologists were involved in
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Cinematography and the Concept of Ownership in Il Posto Il Posto (Ermanno Olmi‚ 1961)‚ on the whole‚ makes a statement against an immerging consumer and corporate culture and its dehumanizing effects. The main character‚ Domenico (Sandro Panseri)‚ is a young man looking for employment in lieu of education or some other form of self-enrichment. During his quest he becomes infatuated with a fellow applicant‚ Antonietta (Loredana Detto). After the initial phase of their application process‚ they wander
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Latin American Studies II 5 April 2012 Speedy Gonzalez: A Contemporary Overview 1960s to Present How does one identify oneself? Formed largely on the opinions of others‚ a person’s identity can be as complex as the universe. For Latinos‚ identity has been a controversial subject for many in the United States. Many Latinos are faced with obstacles widely placed by society‚ such as categories and stereotypes. As individuals form impressions and assumptions about others‚ a person’s background and
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The film I chose to watch is the original Psycho‚ filmed in 1960 and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The stars of the cast included Anthony Perkins‚ Janet Leigh‚ Vera Miles‚ John Gavin‚ and Martin Balsam. (IMDB.com‚ 2006) The story begins about a young woman named Marion Crane from Arizona who is fed up with her life and longs to marry her boyfriend‚ Sam. Unfortunately‚ the couple has little money and cannot marry. One Friday afternoon‚ she is asked to deposit forty-thousand dollars for her boss. Seeing
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In the film Casablanca‚ techniques within cinematography and editing are utilized to help carry the story forward while effectively capturing each character’s centrality to the overall storyline. In cinematography‚ close-up shots work to place emphasis on each character’s dialogue by centering their faces in the main frame of view. This allows the audience to follow their lives‚ conflicts‚ and stories on a more personally engaging level as the film digresses. In editing‚ the film is tracked by transitions
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ending scene of the film. The decision Elaine makes in this scene will ruin her relationship with her parents and will begin a life with Ben‚ who she has only been on one date with. The acting by Dustin Hoffman‚ Anne Bancroft and Katharine Ross‚ cinematography techniques of zooming and cuts‚ and use of sound all add to the success of this pivotal scene‚ where Ben and Elaine risk the relationships of their families to finally be
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One of the smash hits of Hitchcock Psycho (1960) is based on a novel of the same name published in 1959 by the prolific American writer‚ primarily of crime‚ horror and science fiction‚ Robert Bloch. Psycho is the story of a charming boy Norman Bates (Antony Perkins) obsessively devoted to his mother. It is founded on the marital trauma of Mrs Bates’ and the frustrated romance of Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) and her lover Sam Loomis (John Gavin). Bloch’s novel begins with Norman but screen play
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English Department Contemporary English VI Maximiljana Barančić‚ prof. Ljiljana Prša American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis Bookreview Zadar‚ May 2013 Patrick Bateman is the protagonist of the novel American Psycho by Brett Easton Ellis. He is the narrator‚ the antihero and one of the most controversial characters. However‚ Ellis assures that he himself did not wrote American Psycho and that every time he sat down to write "the spirit of Patrick Bateman" was in a trance‚ and even argued
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