1998 in film

In Run Lola Run (Tom Tykwer, 1998), one visual effect that is repeated multiple times is the transition from real life to a cartoon, like shown above. Color values, composition, and depth will be used to help discuss the role of the above still. In this particular frame the dominant colors are Lola’s red hair, green and blue clothes, and her skin color. The colors contrast the brown and black stairwell in the background. The dark stairwell seems symbolic of Lola’s journey; it seems to go deeper…

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) The British comedy group did a number of laughable movies, but the Holy Grail is perhaps the group’s best. The film parodies King Arthur’s quest to find the Holy Grail. King Arthur tags along the Knights of the Round Table and so the hunt begins. Naturally, not everything come according to plan A, or even B. 3. Some Like It Hot (1959) Marilyn Monroe is often remembered…

Case: Katzenbach v. Grant 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 46756 *; 2005 WL 1378976 Facts: The Plaintiffs, Katzenbach and Osuna filed a lawsuit against Defendant Grant over a film and book rights. Grant owns a website called “thenightexposed” (www.thenightexposed.net). The Plaintiffs claim that Grant caused problems with negotiations with Sony Pictures and the USA Network. Plaintiff further claims that Grant sent a letter calling Osuna book a fake and made other defamatory articulations…

character, the private personality and the public persona of the actor, especially since these distinct and overlapping identities are both exposed and concealed at different moments throughout the film (Shingler, 121). For Edgar Morin (27), “The star is incarnated in the characters of his or her films but also transcends them. Moreover, these characters transcend the star” (Shingler, 124). With that being said, Morin believes that “the star cannot appear when this reciprocal interpretation of…

Halloween classics is sure to get everyone feeling the shivers down their backs. For your holiday movie marathon needs, we have compiled a list of six classic thrillers and spooky films that everyone will enjoy!What better way to kick off the Halloween movie marathon than with this kiddie classic! Halloweentown sprung up in 1998 courtesy of Disney Channel, and has been dazzling children ever since. Young adults will love the memories that this movie brings, and children will love it because it…

monsters in film, has now disturbed the long-held hypothesis that claims that a monster's body is basically an embodiment of disparity bringing about one outcome, fear. A scholar in monster theory, Jeffery Jerome Cohen composed a book titled, Monster Theory Reading Culture, where he discussed the seven theses of monster theory, including two that will be addressed…

Michael Zomber commands respect worldwide the leading authority and expert of antique firearms and armor. His knowledge of historical firearms and related memorabilia is unsurpassed. The History Channel commissioned the production Dueling Pistols and Soul of the Samari. Not only an aficionado of military hardware, Mr. Zomber is a renowned storyteller and writer. His literary works include, "A Son of Kentucky," "Shogun Iemitsu: War and Romance in 17th Century Tokugawa Japan," "Sweet Betsy…

The mise en scène elements of acting, lighting, and color in Steven Soderbergh’s Out of Sight (1998) correlate closely with the moods of different parts of the film, contributing significantly to the film’s storytelling process. In the analyzed shot, many of these elements work in tandem to suggest to viewers a turning point in the storyline. As argued below, the mise en scène elements of acting, lighting and color in the shot of Jack Foley and Buddy packing to leave Miami function to emphasize…

Through the film version of Dickens’s work, Cuarón makes an incomparable adaptation of Great Expectations, but without being able to get rid of the literary original version of Dickens and even leaning in David Lean’s former adaptation. TYPE OF ADAPTATION This adaptation is a perfect example of a freely adapted novel. This approach considers the source simply as "raw materials", as a "pretext" for inspiration for a work of cinematic art in its own right. There are taken certain situations,…

1. Canadian films have long been compared to American films and described in the sense of being “not American”. There have been many ways we historically separate Canadian films from American films, and it has mostly been through showing the differences between the two. Canadian films, historically, must have Canadian elements to be considered uniquely Canadian. This could mean Canadian actors, a Canadian director, Canadian funding, or, most prominently, a Canadian setting. Specifically, as Jim…