Cannes Film Festival

Throughout my life, there have been few films that has affected my life. Films have shaped how I view people and the world around me. There are few films that I believe have not only profoundly affected me as a director, but as a person. Heat is one of those films. Heat is about the duel between an angsty LAPD detective, Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino) and methodical career criminal, Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) as try to thwart each other's plans. Everything about the film ranging from the…

The movie industry in India is definitely undergoing changes to cater to modern mindsets of younger generation who are more liberalized. In the past, movies tend to be portrayed more stereotypes such as gender, storytelling and culture. However, with revolutions in the information and communications technology, Indian movies are becoming more diasporic, taking into account the audiences outside India. Hence, this idea intrigued us into the issue of stereotypes and if any changes in the…

just films the concentrated faces of the jury, the worrisome face of the accused, and the determined faces of the lawyer and attorney. A dream sequence is used to portray the guild of Ward, a young lawyer, who wrongly sent somebody to the chair. In this dream, he was the one that was wrongly accused of murder and sent to the chair. The film style during this dream sequence is German expressionist. Now, he is facing how to handle a murder he himself witnessed. The lighting through out the film…

A Fair(y) Use Tale is an educational video created by Eric S. Faden, who used clips from Disney Movies to make it. He was then sued for infringing on Disney’s copyright. But does his video fall under fair use? First, let’s talk about fair use and how you can use it as a defense. The principles of fair use are purpose, the nature of the original content, the amount used, and the effect on the market. To claim fair use, it must be for educational purposes, critical comment purposes,…

I agree with Scott Myers’ statement because one needs a profit if they want to be a full-time filmmaker, in my opinion. Like Taylah explained, you need to pay rent, buy food, etc. Therefore, it is important to have a commercially viable story/film so it will make money and provide funds for those involved. However, this is sometimes a win/lose situation because sometimes you have to give up an idea or concept for the sake of getting a profit which isn’t ideal for some artists. Nevertheless, I…

the Comic Con has been around for a long time, the 'Lost in Translation' star has never attended the event, until last Thursday. Murray's entrance in Hall H was met with an almost frenzied standing ovation. The actor was present to promote his new film 'Rock the Kasbah,' but all he wanted to do was clear up all those pesky 'Star Wars' rumors. "I don't know if I was ever up for Han Solo," he said with a smile. It was previously rumored that the role of Han Solo was intended for Bill Murray,…

There are many movies that come to mind when you disucss futuristic themes. Some of the more famous ones, and the ones im going to talk about, are Back to the Future and Star Wars. Back to the future is one that is easy to discuss when it comes to the future but Star Wars is one where you really have to think, how does this relate? Star Wars Portrays a Society that spans many planets instead of just one. It is a galaxy where people use space ships to drive everywhere and can travel from planet…

camera effects to bring the film the way it is. The studio also developed several new tools to generate realistic and believable shots, particularly the heavy and deep snows and its interactions with the characters. The need to create new tools take a serious action of creativity and dedication. The use of special effects such as the Flourish, Spaces, and SnowBatcher that together created the most important character, snow. These special effects are a must in this film as it create the heavy…

grossing movie of the year. At the same time, Dory has also flown past the half a billion mark, and now sits at $538.2 million, worldwide. Below Dory is a fleet on newcomers, starting with The Legend of Tarzan – which earned a decent $38.1 million. The film, starring Alexander Skarsgård & Margot Robbie, was met with mostly negative reviews and will have its work cut out for itself if it wants to avoid being yet another…

Nicholas Sparks is a well-known romance author whose novels almost never disappoint, considering all of his books have been New York Times best sellers. One of the books, The Notebook, was turned into a movie. Even though The Notebook isn’t the only movie inspired by his best-selling novels, I think it was the most popular and hands down the best movie. Sparks wrote The Notebook in only a short period of six months. Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams are the two main characters in the movie.…