Film History Final

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children of men director

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alfonso cuaron

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children of men theme

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immigration and hope

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children of men style

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documentary/newsreel

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memento critique

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unique non-linear format

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memento structure

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one in color, one in black/white

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memento business strategy

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repeat business, had to see it twice to understand

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blair witch project

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used internet based marketing, no stars or special effects or monsters but made $249 million

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run lola run genre

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thriller

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run lola run director

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tom tykwer

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run lola run featured

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strong female protagonist

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run lola run theme

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free will vs determination

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run lola run showed?

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butteryfly effect, small events can change everything

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silence of lambs genre

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police procedure/horror

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silence of lambs director

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jonathan demme

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silence of lamb featured

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strong female protagonist in man's world

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silence of lamb themes

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llooking and seeking

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silence of lambs uses?

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parallel editing with wrong establishing shot to create surprise element

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the limey director

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steveen soderbergh

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the limey writer

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lem dobbs

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the limey genre

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character study

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the limey theme

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realism vs memory

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blade runner director

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ridley scott

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blade runner similar to?

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fritz lang's metropolis, where wealthy live above the workers

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blade runner theme

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man vs god or humanity

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blade runner ranking

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one of the most important sci fi movies of the century

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blade runner replicants?

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empathy test is used, questions focused on the treatment animals

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blade runner eyes

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used as a motif

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blade runner makes us think?

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forces audience to think what it means to be human, question if deckard is human

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the godfather director

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francis ford coppola

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the godfather is?

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epic american crime film

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godfather theme

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blood family and business family

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godfather regarded as?

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one of greatest films in history, #2

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godfather grossed

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$268 million and saved paramount

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godfather vito?

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a family man, wants to keep family together

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godfather first scenes

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first scene is don vito's office, wedding is outside the house

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godfather kay

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kay wears red under she marries michael

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godfather baptism

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good example of paralle editing

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godfather doors

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used as motifs

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how was filmmaking affected in 2000's

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change in technology and delivery

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2000's fahrenheit 9/11

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earned over 100 million and won top prize

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2000's march of penguins

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cost 8 million earned 78 million, highest grossing nature documentary

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2000's social networking

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hollywood used social networking to market films

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2000's growth

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grew in torture/gore horror films

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1990's decade known for?

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money, mega spending and special effects

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1990's came out with

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DVDs

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1990's what was made

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manyy best box office hits of all time were made

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1990's global formula

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star power, actions over dialogue, simple stories

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1990's digital revolution

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filmmakers used CGI

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1990's independent films

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became popular, many studios made them

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1990's DVD effect

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made shorter theater release times, longer shelf life and easy distribution

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1980's decade

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consolidated gains made from previous decades, did not make new trends, also called blockbuster mentality

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1980's high concept films

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plots that could be easily defined in 1-2 sentences

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1980's top gun

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example of loud and simplistic film influenced by MTV generation

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1980's post apocalyptic scenes

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mad max and terminator

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1980's brat pack genre

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breakfast club and pretty in pink

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1970's ancillary markets

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emerged for hollywood's products, like HBO

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1970's production

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no longer controlled by studios, now independent producers took over

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1970's roger corman

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film maker of the 1950's and 1960's, king of b-movies, took new students from ucla, usc, nyu, gave them first start

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1970's subgenre development

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subgenre of adventure films, such as mega disaster, big budget extravaganzas with special effects, perilous situations, laughable gimmicks, etc.