My Favorite film or movie is Steel Magnolias. This movie is about the bond between a group of different women from different backgrounds with very different family structure and dynamics. It revolves around the death of one of the women’s children and how they come together to support each other and deal with this tragedy. The movie opens at Truvy’s Beauty shop, where Annelle, a kooky beauty school graduate is hired to work in the shop. Across town, at M’lynn’s home, they are preparing for her daughter Shelby’s wedding.…
The Milagro Beanfield War was released in 1988 and is based on the novel written by John Nichols. This is an American comedy-drama film that was filmed in Truchas, New Mexico. The town of Milagro is both rural and fictional, with a population of 426. The people in Milagro are mostly Hispanic Catholics. A town that is being run out by white, wealthy corporate developers slowly, but surely, starts to come together to fight back and save their town and culture.…
From the beginning to the end, Blackberry Winter is a play that focuses on a female character named Vivienne, as she confronts the reality of having a mother who has an Alzheimer’s disease. The major idea of this play is to accept both the good and bad moments, and cherish those times. As Vivienne goes through various objects and memories that connect to her mom, the audience learns how she manages this hard process in accepting the illness of a loved one. Even though I never had an experience like the main character, I was fully immersed with her situation.…
There are many differences between the book The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson and the 1999 film, The Haunting, directed by Jan de Bont. The main characters in the film are, Lili Taylor as the timid Eleanor Vance, Catherine Zeta-Jones as the beautiful, frisky Theodora, Owen Wilson as the deceiving Luke Sanderson, and last but not least, Liam Neeson as Dr. Marrow (Montague in the book). Many argue that this movie barely follows with the book at all. Lisa Schwarzbaum, writer for Entertainment Weekly believes that the movie is just awful. Roger Ebert, writer for the Chicago Tribune believes “The story is a mess,” but also states: “To my surprise I find myself recommending ‘The Haunting.’”…
It’s the middle of the 80s AIDS crisis and an activist named Larry Kramer is one of the most influential people of the movement. He is a Jewish gay writer born in Connecticut in 1935. His breakout novel was his book “Faggots,” a critique on the lifestyle of gay men in the 70s. When the AIDS virus hits the US he finds another calling in activism. He forms the groups Gay Men’s Health Crisis and ACT UP.…
(Guerrero) I believe that he did a very good job of adding that comic relief into the film. The main performance that I did not care for was that of Sherriff Walker, whom Michael Rooker played. Though I am sure that some of it was deliberate,…
In the play “When Push comes to Shove,” which was directed by Samantha Norton, I witnessed a dark comical, attention grabbing play about seven college students from Brace University that took a trip to the haunted Pit Cave. The students are in search for a ghost, but it turns that they find more in themselves than anything. The play and production had many elements that made the play dynamic and comical, although it may have been hard to understand right after the completion of it. I feel that the central theme or idea of this play is that with time and isolation, you truly find out who you are, and what your character is made up of.…
For my review, I chose to watch a movie called “Raising Arizona” directed by Joel Coen with his brother Ethan Coen. It was made in 1987 and some of the other movies made by Joel Coen are “Unbroken” “Barton Fink” and “True Grit”. Some of the ideas he conveys are desperation, love, happiness and how they thought having a baby would change them and their situation. When they try to conceive and baby it turns out Edwina or Ed can’t have a baby. So she and her husband H.I. see on the news that a famous couple in the area have quintuplets.…
The movie was highly enjoyable to watch. The movie should be highly recommended to watch rather than reading the book which some people recommend reading the books over watching the movie.…
The language choice of the movie more funny then serious. This is a movie that make the audience laugh and have a great time. They also have a lot of music in this movie which makes the movie even more interesting. Most of this music was really good too. Without the music scenes this movie definitely won’t be as good because the music adds more sense of communication with the audience.…
When taken away from the only life you know it can be a very scary thing. With the two different values and the way that things played out between the parents, the son and daughter were basically raised to live two completely different lives. The trouble with that is…
It’s surely an enjoyable film suitable for those interested in a blend of horror and fairy tale genres and a humourous portrayal of society and its attitudes towards Outsiders. Rating:…
Jenna Yun Mr. Leckey AP Psychology Period 6 10/30/15 AP Psychology Extra Credit Movie Quarter 1 Overall, my thoughts on the film, The Silver Linings Playbook, were positive. I found it interesting that the author decided to connect mental disorders and dancing together. The fact that Pat, played by Bradley Cooper, and Tiffany, played by Jennifer Lawrence, were able to overcome their mental illnesses by dancing together was significant. In addition, the movie showcased the changes in a family relationship really well and had unique characters that were different from previous movies I saw. For example, Pat’s father has OCD and believed in superstition, while Pat’s mother looked over the family quietly.…
Ruined I went to see Ruined in the 4th of October. The play was written by Lynn Nottage. It is about small bar in a town in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mama Nadi owns a bar which offer female waitresses provide food and drink. Also, they offer accompany to bed.…
1..Trading Places directed by John Landis and starring Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd focuses on a theme that is commonly represented in popular films. The subject of the film is the corruptness and advantage people desiring an immense amount of wealth take part in. Those seeking riches achieve it through whatever means possible, and those who are wealthy take advantage of the poor. The theme although a serious lesson is expressed through comedy. Trading Places is unique as it uses humor to teach lessons and to analyze the true values people hold.…