Documentary film

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…

Originally I was not a film kid. I was not the child who grabbed a camera at five years old and had the passion for making films before I could comprehend what I wanted to do with my life. Theatre, I was in the theatre department and gradually realized that I preferred getting behind a camera than being in front of one. Being so new to cinematic arts, I was very tentative to share ideas from my sheer lack of experience compared to the rest. It was then that I realized that my theatre and on…

theatrically in 1,653 theaters. Drop Dead Gorgeous, 1999: The American black comedy film directed by Michael Patrick Jann and starring Kirstie Alley, Ellen Barkin, Kirsten Dunst, Allison Janney, Denise Richards, Brittany Murphy (Lisa Swenson), and Amy Adams in her film debut. Girl, Interrupted, 1999: Brittany Murphy as Daisy Randone, a sexually abused girl with bulimia and OCD who cuts…

The documentary Side by Side looks at the ways that technology has evolved over time and challenged cinematographers with film. Movies have the effect of inspiring us, thrilling us, and for a temporary moment allow an escape. With the recent emergence of technology, it has challenged filmmakers in many ways. Film started in the 19th century, but a new medium has come onto the scene allowing new things that film never had before. With the invention of technology, we have digital cameras. A new…

the historical accuracy of the Christopher Nolan film Dunkirk Many historians consider the evacuation of Dunkirk a turning point in the war - if it had not been successful, it is believed the allied forces would not have been able to withstand the enemy for much longer. This had then become the biggest military evacuation in history which prompted Christopher Nolan to create a film based on the facts given. He created a historically accurate film with minor inaccuracies that depict the events…

and eye opening films that I put my love and passion into. The reason I want to be a filmmaker is because I feel that even when I die, the stories I create will outlast me and still be impactful to others. Film can be universal, intimate, recognizable, entertaining, educational, and significant and that is what I love so much about it. The ability to capture something and have that moment last forever is beautiful in itself to me. Since high school I have gained experience in film, and radio.…

In the documentary, “They Call Us Monsters,” there are four guys that are in a screen writing class, and they are writing a movie. These guys are not men, but still teenagers. They are at a juvenile hall in California awaiting their trial outcome. In this film, we see how these teenagers are treated, and see how they live their lives in the juvenile hall waiting to see if they will be free to leave with probation, or if they will end up going to prison. In one of our lectures, we talked about…

evident when reviewing and interpreting the ideas of classical film theorists and their opinions on the purpose of what the unique art form of film is meant to be, and what methods should be used in order to achieve that purpose. This contrasting difference across different realms of film theory can be seen when looking at the ideas of realist film theorist André Bazin and auteurist film theorist Andréw Sarris. For Bazin, the power of film is derived from its ability to represent reality as it…

approaches to discuss the film, The Bicycle Thieves (De Sica, 1948). Of the six approaches, I chose the “National Cinemas”, “Auteur”, and “Ideology” approaches. The “National Cinemas” approach to analyzing film takes into account the culture and national characteristics that influence how a narrative is filmed. To understand and fully appreciate a film, one must understand the historical and cultural conditions that surround it. The writer must distinguish what makes a particular film…

I've only seen a few of Nora Ephron's films although I will admit that I'm a fan of her writing more than I am of her movies. However as a person who loves rom coms, I can definitely appreciate what she has done for the romantic comedy genre. Thus I was why was looking forward to picking up Erin Carlson's I'll Have What She's Having: Nora Ephron and the Three Movies that Changed Romantic Comedy. Written from a omniscient yet also objective and observer like perspective, I'll Have What She's…