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The Devil’s Backbone (2001) Devil's Backbone (2001) - source: Sony Pictures Classics The Devil's Backbone (2001) - source: Sony Pictures Classics Del Toro's next film is The Devil's Backbone, a dense and politically charged ghost story set during the Spanish Civil War, features one of the most haunting opening sequences in modern cinema: Fade in. The camera moves toward a darkened doorway. "What is a ghost?" a voice asks. "A tragedy condemned to repeat itself time and again?" We enter the…

they have books along with “author interviews, Emmy-winning documentaries.” Barnes and Noble also appeals to kids with their own section to browse through. Along with that they also have a movie section with an assortment of choices ranging from “blockbusters” to “previews.” They made a music section as well that offers anywhere from “classical” music to “music reviews.” Their mission statement is “To operate the best omni-channel specialty retail business in America, helping both our…

La Mafia In media we have produced a film trailer entitled La Mafia; our group consisted of me, Chris, Jeremiah and Onur. The film’s genre is both comedy and action, with the setting being in a school. Throughout the production we set goals to make sure our trailer was unique. Our production was aimed at the 13 -21 year age group, targeting the B-D social groups, in addition to the Aspirer psychographic group. Our production was more targeted at the male audience, as it utilises the…

Documentaries are different from movies in the fact that they work to inform the public of facts instead of entertaining them. An example of this is the Oscar winning documentary A Murder on a Sunday Morning. The documentary talks about how a woman was shot and killed on a Sunday morning and a young black male was arrested and how the defense builds a case that frees the wrongly convicted man. The documentary mainly talks racism, the imperfections of the police system, and the injustice in said…

The majority of the camera crew and other production workers are not given as much credit for their work as the actors and director/producers, even though they play a huge role in the development and production of the movie. The making of a huge blockbuster like ‘The Departed’ involves the use of an immense crew. There is a large-scale division of labor as there are many different departments; each department consisting of many sub departments. For example, assistant directors or second unit…

Established readers are more likely to fall in love with the authored interpretation of any marvelous memoir. Various faithful readers use their ingenuity to portray the characters, setting, and the plot how they want to. However, with film adaptations, the audience has to accept what the director’s imagination came up with. In the screenplay 12 Years a Slave, directed by Steve McQueen, the readers have to accept Steve’s adaptation to Solomon Northup’s account of his life. This is people one of…

Syrians have been facing oppression for nearly two decades and in attempts to reform their government a civil war broke out across the nation. Hundreds of thousands of Syrians would soon die, even more becoming injured, and would then cause millions to flee from their home in search of asylum. This mass exodus has created a stir across the world and opened a great debate on morality and whether there is an obligation to open their borders to these refugees. Many countries have minimized their…

Nearly a decade and a half after the tragic and deadly attack of Islamic extremists of Al-Qaeda under leader Osama bin Laden known as 9/11, the effects are still felt and shown not only economically or politically, but on a deeper and more personal social level as well. The threats from ISIS have America on the brink of war yet again as the war on terror with the United States will never come to an end. Now called Patriot Day, September 11th was detrimental to the United States in many aspects…

Throughout Hollywood’s years they have come up with several war films, some of them very good and some of them very bad. What makes them good and bad depends on the group or individual watching it. Some people like to watch to see how we have evolved as a country and others look to see people die. Though some Hollywood producers provide an accurate depiction of war in an unbiased manner, several glorify war to the extent of romanticizing what should be a serious topic. From movies like Black…

tital Film is a large part of culture in western civilization. Most of the film that is watched can be considered a hollyofwood blockbuster. There are other types of film that a not re inportant to the culture. Art film is one that many people may not see or if they do mayapretiate it. They may be bscuse art film is a bit more dificult to follow along with. Hollywood films ussaly have a rubric that they fallow. These rules are considered safe because most people enjoy the simaler plot lines on…