1998 films

In both films Dial M for Murder (1954) and A Perfect Murder (1998) one is able to establish some similarities and differences found in these films. To begin with, both films share essentially the same plot in which a husband wants to have his wealthy wife murdered so he can get his hands on her inheritance. When the husband discovers her secret affair he comes up with the perfect plan to kill her. He blackmails a third party member using the letter that proves the affair (which contains the…

era, this film charts the relationship between Michel, a stylish but unpredictable criminal, and his estranged American girlfriend. Again, the notion of escapism through the cinema is key to this most famous of the new wave pictures. Essential Readings: Hart Cohen, Juan Francisco Salazar and Iqbal Barkat. (2009). Case Study: French New Wave. In Screen Media Arts: An Introduction to Concepts and Practice. Melbourne: Oxford University Press, (pp. 230-232). Buckland, Warren. (1998). Film…

Segment of Rushmore In Wes Anderson’s Rushmore (1998), one particular segment that really captured the tone of the film was the one of Mr. Blume drinking whiskey, smoking a cigarette, and getting ready to dive into the swimming pool. This particular series of shots has a visually pleasing color scheme and various different cinematic shots. The segment incorporates Anderson’s famous object-in-the-center frame style, which also adds to the tone of the film as well as to Anderson’s style as a…

century Native Americans have misrepresented, but I think with this new way of contemporary filmmakers, the Native Americans will have complete creative control over films in their entirety. In past events and even during present day, Native Americans have been one of the most ostracized minority groups in the United States. The film industry has been representing the Native Americans rather unfairly, often forgetting about them entirely or making them a minor character. Before we dive into the…

worked together on creating an award winning sense of humor through the stories of their characters, most of whom are trapped in worlds that are often tinged, unforgiving, and daunting universes. Since 1984, the Coen brothers have directed more than 15 films of diverse genres ranging from adventure, romance, drama, gangster, thriller, horror, crime, apocalyptic, as well as comedy. They have been honored with 13 Academy Award nominations for directing, producing, writing, and editing. In…

The Lord of the Rings (LOTR) is undoubtedly one of the most notorious and successful tales ever told. The trilogy has earned around three billion US dollars and nominated for more than 800 film awards winning 425 of them, 17 of which were Academy Awards. This astronomical level of success has made Lord of the Rings a pop culture staple. Through the lenses of culture studies, the trilogy will be dissected critically to evaluate its success through the three main theories of popular culture.…

Four Films: How Spielberg Starts a Movie Steven Spielberg is one of the most celebrated directors of our time. Nobody can match his unique, friendly, magical, and epic style of telling a story through the film medium. He captures our attention through action, suspense, humor, and dialogue for the full length of every feature film through his exceptional understanding of the language of film. But every brilliant filmmaker gets inspiration from somewhere. Spielberg himself tells of how…

Top 5 Best Movie of Katie Holmes Katie Holmes has made her name as a famous Hollywood actor. While she may be better known for her marriage to Tom Cruise, Katie is a star in her own write. From Starring in Dawson’s creek to staring in top grossing films; Katie has been in more than her share of movies. Take a look at the top 5 Katie Holmes movie of all time! 1.) Batman Begins Katie appeared in Batman Begins in 2005 playing the role of Rachel Dawes. Rachel is Bruce Wayne’s Childhood sweetheart.…

ambiguous, seems to serve different purposes for different people across the world. In academia, the meaning of Bollywood is that, one tends to use the term as loosely as to refer to the Indian film industry as a whole, but much like other Hollywood and Bollywood has also come to stand for auxiliary aspects of film production which includes such as choreography, music, songs, costumes, makeup and even hairstyles. In the past it was known as Hindi cinema, Bombay cinema, popular cinema, and now…

and influenced by earlier creators of film. For my film maker I chose Wes Craven and for his influence I chose Ingmar Bergman. Wes Craven is widely known around the world as the creator of the infamous horror characters Freddy Krueger and Ghost face from Scream. He of course created many other films other than the gruesome tale of Krueger that deserve recognition, two of my favorites being Pulse (2006) and Cursed (2005). Though he had a wide selection of films one can?t deny that A Nightmare on…