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A Biography of Alfred Hitchcock, the Famous Film Director (2487 words, 10 pages)

Alfred Hitchcock 50 Years of Movie MagicAlfred Hitchcock is among the few directors to combine a strongreputation for high-art film-making with great audience popularity. Throughouthis career he gave his audiences more pleasure than could be asked for. Theconsistency of quality plot-lines and technical ingenuity earned him therecognition of being one ... Read More

An Analysis of the Women in Films, User or Victim (1459 words, 6 pages)

Women in Films User or Victim?Robert L. Dye Jr. English 1013Women in Films User or Victim?Designed to prove that a woman can be anybody she desires to be, the legendaryfilm, Evita, is now shown to millions of movie viewers. Alan Parkers Evita isa reflection of the much-publicized images of two ... Read More

A Review of Franco Zeffili’s Film Version of Romeo and Juliet (222 words, 1 pages)

Franco Zeffili's Film Version of Romeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet is a play about two young adults that fall in love with eachother. The only thing that is holding these tow lovers back is the feudingbetween the two families."Was Franco Zeffili's film version of the play "Romeo and Juliet an ... Read More

An Introduction to the Analysis of Film Score Music (3185 words, 12 pages)

Film Score MusicTo say that music plays a large role in our society would not dojustice to one of the most important and popular art forms of yesterday andtoday. We underestimate the effectiveness and power that music, in any form ,can have over even the most insensitive of people. In ... Read More

An Analysis of Sydney Pollack’s Film “The Firm” (1498 words, 6 pages)

Movie The FirmSydney Pollack's film The Firm is a drama based on an desire to escapefrom the law firm (Berndini, Lambert, and Lock) from which he was hired. Therelatively small but wealthy firm wines and dines the ambitious Harvard LawGraduate's (played by Tom Cruise) with money and gifts in order ... Read More

The Elements for a Successful Crime Film (2053 words, 8 pages)

Crime Films When looking at the crime film it is important to understand the nature ofthe films genre. The genre is a way for the audience to distinguish types offilms. These are categorised together because of standard protocols developedfor a particular types or styles of film. These films usually follow ... Read More

An Introduction to the Look into the Novel and Film the Chamber (1615 words, 5 pages)

Stories about crime prove to be a strong part of America's entertainment in this day. In The Chamber, John Grisham writes about a Klansman who is convicted of murder and a grandson who tries to save his grandfather is on death row. This story is now a major motion picture. ... Read More

Good Riddance to Bad Riddance in the Film “A Clock Orange” (972 words, 4 pages)

A Clockwork Orange Good Riddance to Bad RubbishA Clockwork Orange received critical acclaim, made more than thirtymillion dollars at the box office, and was nominated for various awards however,this esteemed film was outlawed from the nation of Great Britain in order tocurb its immoral content from permeating society. Before all ... Read More

An Analysis of the True Meaning of the First Fight Scene in the Film Bull Durham (1733 words, 7 pages)

Bull Durham To the True Meaning of The First Fight SceneThe theme of this paper is to dissect the first fight scene in themovie Bull Durham, between Crash Davis who is played by Kevin Costner and"Nuke" LaLoosh who is played by Tim Robbins. The fight takes place in a barscene ... Read More

An Analysis of George Lucas’ Film “THX 1138” (1480 words, 6 pages)

George Lucas and Movies No Future?When looking into the future people see many different things. Whetherit be flying cars, buildings floating in the air, or people walking around inspace suits, everyone has their own idea. Most of the time when people lookinto the future they look far into it, not ... Read More

An Introduction to the Star Wars Saga and Lucas the King of Film (1280 words, 6 pages)

Lucas King of FilmWhether it be through his epic Star Wars saga, or through the exaltedspecial effects crew he pioneered, Industrial Light and Magic, he continues toamaze audiences world wide. His name in synonymous with famousdirectorsproducers in the world. His impacts reach out in more fields thanjust film. He has ... Read More

An Analysis of the Mid 19th Century Argentinian Film “Camila” (394 words, 2 pages)

Camila Camila is an Argentinean film set in the mid 19th century, during the Rosasregime. The film focuses on the lives of a young girl, Camila, and her Jesuitpriest Ladislao Gutierrez. Camila and Ladisalo fall in love and the filmfollows their troubles. Through following the events that happen with Camilaand ... Read More

An Overview of the Film Since You Went Away (2430 words, 10 pages)

David Selznick and Since You Went Away "I have a different concept of producing than other producers. Some producers are money men, and others are just lieutenants. For me to produce is to make a picture. As a producer, I can maintain an editorial perspective that I wouldn't have as ... Read More

A Film Review of “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” (608 words, 3 pages)

Film Review Close Encounters of the Third Kind Society Entertainment Film ReviewWhat do you get when you combine aliens, a little bit of mystery,tasteful comedy, good acting, and award-winning direction? A wonderful filmfrom one of the most celebrated directors of our time, Stephen Spielberg."Close Encounters" places Richard Dreyfuss and Melinda ... Read More

An Analysis of the Strange Film “Powder” (611 words, 3 pages)

PowderMost likely written by some kind of nut, the film Powder is indeedstrange. Powder is the story of an albilno completely hairless teenager who hasthe power to use an extraordinary amount of his brain capacity. Powder is thearchetypal outsider.Edward Lightning Hands might be a more fitting name for allthe overuse ... Read More

An Analysis of the Film the Third Miracle by Agnieszka Holland (629 words, 3 pages)

"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothingis a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."Albert EinsteinDirector Agnieszka Holland has produced a thoughtful and thought-provokingfilm in The Third Miracle. It centers on the complicated character, Father FrankMoore. This troubled priest recently ... Read More

An Introduction to the Origins and History of Capturing Images on Film (1298 words, 6 pages)

Capturing images on film has fascinated the human spirit for centuriesIn the 16th century artists and scientists used light passing through a smallhole in a dark room to project inverted images on the opposite wall. Later thehole was replaced with a lens and by the 18th century a portable box ... Read More

A Comparison on Jurassic Park – the Lost World as a Novel and as a Film Version (911 words, 4 pages)

Jurassic Park - The Lost WorldComparison ContrastThe Lost World as a novel is very different from its film version. The mostcontrasts are found in the beginning of the story. For instance, the novelstarts off with Ian Malcolm giving a detailed lecture on extinction theories atthe Santa Fe Research Center. Where ... Read More

A Discussion About the Audience,Tone, Content, Organization, and the Overall Effect of the Film The Beach (684 words, 2 pages)

"The Beach""The Beach" has turned out to be a very controversial film, imposing positive and negative views. Harry, in "The Juice," gave the film an A1 rating with all optimistic remarks. Matt Wolf gave the film a very negative review, mocking every aspect of it.I am going to cover audience, ... Read More

A Comparison of the Marriage Plot in Pretty Woman and Pillow Talk Films (1134 words, 2 pages)

The marriage plot has been quite prominent in the film industry over the past few decades. The plot that is characterized by its lead woman getting the lead man and vice versa, has contributed to such movie blockbusters as Pretty Woman and the classic film, Pillow Talk. While both films ... Read More

The Process in the Making of a Film (434 words, 1 pages)

The Process of Processing How do you process film? Well you're about to find out. The three main steps in processing film are rolling, developing, and fixing. Not many people know exactly how black and white thirty five millimeter film is processed. So if you don't, read this.First you start ... Read More

A Review of the Film The Orphan Trains (908 words, 2 pages)

Orphan trains and Carlisle and the ways people from the past undermined the minorities and children of America. The film "The orphan Trains" tells us the story of children who were taken from the streets of New York City and put on trains to rural America. A traffic in immigrant ... Read More

An Analysis of Joe Miller Character in the Film Philadelphia (618 words, 4 pages)

In the movie Philadelphia a lawyer named Joemiller takes a heroic journey. His journey istaking a case dealing with an Aids patience that isworking in a distinguished law firm . AndrewBeckon is wrongfully accused of losing animportant document regarding an important cortcase. To make the call of this hero moreinteresting, ... Read More

An Overview of the Optimistic Film East of Eden by John Steinbeck (651 words, 1 pages)

East of Eden by John Steinbeck is an optimistic film about a boy becoming a man and trying desperately to earn the love of his father and mother in the troubled times of the Great Depression. Cal, the main character is a troubled teen who lives with his entrepreneur father, ... Read More

A Review of the Popular Horror Films (615 words, 1 pages)

Natural Born Killers, Psycho, Friday the 13th , and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow are all horror films. In these films there is always some crazy person or monster-like character that goes around and slaughters innocent people. And usually, but not all the time the killer is killed at the ... Read More

A Summary of the Film GATTACA (801 words, 2 pages)

Film Name GATTACADirector Writer Andrew NiccolProducers Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, and Stacey SherCo-Producer Gail LyonMain Characters Ethan Hawk as Jerome Morrow Vincent Uma Thurman as Irein Jude Law as Eugene Jerome MorrowSummary of FilmThe film starts out in the not-too-distant future. The setting is a dark almost surreal view of ... Read More

An Analysis of American Selfishness in the Film “Falling Down” (1970 words, 3 pages)

People in America today seem to be only concerned with them. They are always looking out for number one. That is a saying that has been taught to us for years. Along with another popular precept you can't please everyone all of the time. These are just a couple of ... Read More

The Realistic Portrayal of the Power Struggle Between England and Scotland in the Film “Braveheart” (444 words, 3 pages)

BraveheartBraveheart is a realistic portrayal of the powerstruggle between England and Scotland. The film starts byshowing William Wallace as a boy, losing his father toEdward the Longshanks, King of England. William Wallaceleaves Scotland with his uncle to live with him. Yearselapse and William Wallace returns to Scotland, the place ofhis ... Read More

A Film Review of the Horror “A night on Elm Street” (2293 words, 4 pages)

Intro to Film December 17, 1999A Nightmare on Elm StreetAt a time when the stalker movie had been exploited to all ends and the image of mute, staggering, vicious killers had been etched into societys consciousness to the point of exhaustion, a new kid entered the block. The year was ... Read More

A Biography of Andy Warhol, an American Painter, Printmaker, Illustrator and Film Maker (1906 words, 3 pages)

Andy Warhol, the American painter, printmaker, illustrator, and film maker was born in Pittsburgh on August 6, 1928, shortly afterwards settling in New York. The only son of immigrant, Czech parents, Andy finished high school and went on to the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, graduating in 1949 with ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013