Cinema by country

GALLARDO, Monica J. INTFILM- A52 Prof. Rica Leticia Arevalo October 26, 2015 Silent Film to Talkie: Singing in the Rain Film Review (1952) The transition of silent films to talkies lead us to a more creative and entertaining side of the said media. The film, Singing in the Rain revolved mainly on how they worked things out by using Selden’s voice to dub the squeaky voice of Lamont. The loved musical turned film, Singing in the Rain was directed and choreographed by Gene Kelly and Stanley…

Since the mid 19 century, Hollywood film production has been the most dominate movie cinema throughout the world. Hollywood also produced motion pictures, for this was very innovating and creative in the film production industry. This type of filming industry has become important to the American society, and there are beliefs that Hollywood has influential effects on a society as well. Howard Zinn, was a professor and currently is a book publisher, a play, and musical writer. Howard soon…

Sociopathy—A State of Grace Within Mind-Game Film Reality The use of mental disorders as tools for deductive reasoning and detective work are frequently used throughout contemporary cinema, specifically in psychological thrillers and crime films. By portraying the sleuth-like use of sociopathy as a “productive pathology” as well questioning reality and social control through implicating the main character’s self-navigation and determination of his own identity and destiny, I Am Not a Serial…

Shakespeare is considered the greatest English writer of all time (“William Shakespeare Biography”). He has written countless sonnets, poems and plays. Many of his works has been closely analyzed and some are still acted out at theaters. Plays such as Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet are even known among people who have never studied Shakespeare. Shakespeare’s work has been around for hundreds of years and many films has are adaptations of his works. Macbeth is tragicomedy play that’s about…

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…

I will be discussing the aspects of development from a historical perspective of the film and television industry. To help achieve this I will be focusing on musical genre in Hollywood by analysing the following clip shown of ‘Singin’ in the rain: Good Morning’. This clip shows how the musical conforms by having general conventions of the genre and also shows the development of Hollywood musicals and it’s importance to genre in a particular time period. Musicals had become an essential to…

“It was 34 years ago, on May 25, 1977, that “Star Wars” (later known as “Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope”) thundered onto the big screen and changed the course of Hollywood history.” (Hero Complex Star Wars) The budget that the crew had was eleven million dollars. It became so popular that it had made over four million dollars in the US but had made over seven million dollars world wide in the box office which put it as the number one movie of the year in 1977 by about four million dollars…

to be the best person I can be. He’s my grandpa, my hero, and my inspiration. A kind gentleman always seeking to help someone he has taught me many things to live a happy and healthy life. Dave Snowberger fought in the army fighting for his country. He wanted to protect the people of America and their freedoms. Dave Snowberger got many awards for being such a great fighter he was one of the strongest and he always pushed himself to be the best he could. Dave Snowberger inspired me by…

“...A hero means you step across the line and are willing to make a sacrifice, so heroes are always making a sacrifice.Heroes always take a risk.Heroes always doing something that most people don’t and we want to change.I want to democratise heroism to say any of us can be a hero”-Philip Zimbardo.In 2011 Fucson, Arizona, an act of heroism was happening in the parking lot of Safeway.A massive shooting was happening which resulted in 6 dead and 14 injured.The “bystanders” who were watching the…

General George Washington’s assistant Alexander Hamilton once said, “There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.” Hamilton believed that heroism comes from someone being enthusiastic towards a bad situation in which they could help other people. Once someone becomes enthusiastic, they can do amazing miracles. To be a hero, one does not need super strength, x-ray vision, or some other power. Heroes are ordinary people who…