Disaster film

television film Magical Mystery Tour was largely regarded by the British press as the first failure of the band’s career. Considering its developmental context, the circumstances under which it was first broadcast, and the expectations of the British viewing public, the negative reception becomes not only understandable, but also possibly inevitable. Magical Mystery Tour, billed anodynely in the listings as a coach trip around the West Country with the Beatles, was an hour-long television film…

Over the course of this class we’ve covered a vast amount of information on the history of photography, film and art, from 1839 to the present, all interesting. But what fascinated me the most, was when we covered Alfred Hitchcock, discussing his movie “Psycho” and “North by Northwest”. Although as a graduate student I was given the opportunity to do my final paper on any topic, but I just had to do mine on the “Master of Suspense”, Sir Alfred Hitchcock. Since I was a kid, we use to watch Alfred…

Introduction Mass media has been successful in presenting quality and block buster films that Filipinos have been patronizing over the past years since the inception of the Golden Age of Philippine Cinema in the 1950’s. Cinema has been part of Filipinos’ lives. Watching movies for Filipinos is one of the ways to relieve and amuse themselves and to escape from their despairs for a short time. In our society, mass media has a great influence. It plays a vital role in forming and reflecting public…

dinosaurs in the 1925 silent film, The Lost World.…

Grand Illusion is a anti-war movie that tells a story about three French officers, who comes from different class. have been caught by German during the first World War and how do they try to escape from the prison. In this film, the director is not only trying to discuss the meaningless of the war, but also argues the change of social class. In the little French officer group, Captain de Boeldieu is an aristocrat, Lieutenant Maréchal is from working-class and Rosenthal is a wealthy French Jew.…

and turn a profit. During this period a series of films from Universal Studios dubbed the “Universal Monster Movies” made their way into theaters and began to shape the Horror genre in America. These films, which were based on classic literature, featured foreign stars, had low budgets, and saw influence from German Expressionism, were met with financial success and audience approval. The Universal Monster Movies display a significant era in film history where a genre was shaped, not…

analysis Classical films are those that have been able to achieve an artistic vision by taking into consideration in the manner that they approach the theme and the story. Further, classic movies are entertaining thus demanding for a re-viewing by the viewers. However, not all movies that have been enjoyed can be classified as classical but if it can be able to predict the future. Classical movies have used meaningful dialogues, techniques and even superb actors. Finally, classical films…

COMPOSER COMPARISON HANS ZIMMER’S PROFILE

Zimmer was 1st introduced to film music in London during collaboration with Stanley Myers for the film “My Beautiful Laundrette”. He then started working on his own solo projects which became a success, mastering the use of combining old and new musical technologies. He got his 1st break in 1988 when he was asked to score Rain Man for Barry Levinson. This was his 1st film to win an Oscar for Best Picture of the Year and earned him his 1st nomination…

When a catastrophe strikes, people that are not prepared often find that their survival instincts will kick in, and this makes them start to consider doing things that they normally wouldn 't do just to be able to live. Unfortunately, this means that they will be willing to attack others who took the time to prepare, so they can get their supplies or steal their form of shelter. Because of this, it is essential that people plan ways that they can protect themselves and their supplies ahead of…

switched from silent films to talking motion pictures. This transition was hard for some actors and actresses in Hollywood which can be seen throughout this motion picture. Not only is Singin’ in the Rain about the difficulties in transitions but also the romance of the city and fame. This can be seen through how it relates to the Modernistic art movement.…