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A Pound for a Life: A Review of Seven pounds "The film Seven Pounds, starring Will Smith and Rosario Dawson, is Grant Nieporte's idea after having a chat with a man whom he called "one of the saddest people I've ever met in my life". The film is directed by Gabriele Muccino, known for The Pursuit of Happiness (2006) also starring Will Smith." (IMDB, www.imdb.com) The movie is one with a strong message and lesson, it leaves the audience wondering what their mission in life is and how life can…

Luis Bunuel pioneered surrealist cinema. Many of his films revolve around three themes he was fanatic about. These being, religion, class and sexual desire. These topics can be linked to Bunuel’s early years. He was born on February 22nd, 1900 in Calanda, Spain. His birthplace was of highly religious mindset as many places were in Spain. In Bunuel’s semi autobiography My Last Breath he says, “The middle ages lasted until World War I” (8). The “Miracle of Calanda” (13) was a tale in which an…

works at Colourworks as a DI. John has worked with some of the leading cinematographers and directors including "James L. Brooks, Robert Rodriquez, Adam McKay, Janusz Kaminski, and Oliver Wood."(Colourworks,2014) He has also worked on documentaries, animation and several 3D projects, such as The amazing Spiderman 3D. John is popular in the public's eye, he has…

Hamid Naficy’s work in An Accented Cinema offers two major aspects of modern filmmaking. The first, Naficy offers a clear and thorough classification of the term “accented cinema”. Naficy’s distinction between exilic, diasporic and postcolonial filmmaking in order to categorise Irish exilic and diasporic films according to their varying relationships a homeland. Second, he remarkably engages the notions of cultural politics of diasporic, exilic and postcolonial filmmaking. And at the same time,…

In 1943, James M. Cain wrote one of his most selling novella “Double Indemnity”. A year later, Billy Wilder, a movie director, with the help of Raymond Chandler, a screenwriter, took the book and adapted to the big screen while keeping the original title. Eventually, the movie became very popular and nowadays, “Double Indemnity”, widely regarded as a classic, is often cited as paradigmatic film noir and as having set the standard for the films that followed in that genre. The movie adaptation is…

movie that showed the possibilities for what technology could do for cinematography. The Matrix is a thrill ride that not only entertains but also makes us question reality, which is a key talking point when it comes to philosophy. The Wachowskis (directors) used the technology at hand to their advantage to easily demonstrate multiple philosophical theories and make them simple for the viewer to understand. One of the first philosophical theories to be given is also one of the main subplots of…

the films Shane and Pale Rider, the heroes save the town and the townspeople are saved from the bad guys, which is the overarching plot of many western films. The similarities and differences between these two movies are apparent, but on the surface can be hard to differentiate. During films, people tend not to see small details. Camera angles, lighting, and costumes play an important part in films, but yet the viewer does not see most of these details. The power of these production techniques…

Insecurities of a Killer Upon watching the movie “Smooth Talk” the viewer may feel that sweet-talking, mysterious serial killer is a confident individual. But once you dig a little bit into his past you’ll find that on the contrary. He was insecure and he showed it through his disguise, his persistent attitude and through his actions. Something which the movie fails to portray. When watching the film the the serial killer doesn't have much of a costume all he really wears is sunglasses, jeans…

If viewers thought that “Cache” and “There Will Be Blood” were slow movies, Daft Punk’s Electroma will surprise audiences. It will leave some fans in awe, while having others bored out of their minds. Daft Punk’s Electroma is a slow pace movie, but it is anything from boring. Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, the two founders of the electronic band Daft Punk, wrote and directed the spectacular Electroma. Daft Punk has been known to get out of their comfort zone to try and make…

Title of film: Psycho Review #1 Critic: Roger Elbert Title of Critique: Great Movie : Psycho Provide a basic outline of the critic’s article. Critic reason circularly how the membrane is set up and where they tape-recorded it Informs the readers on how the bear wanted it to seem Discusses the elements the grow used to force this film fortunate Summarizes the pellicle and its reputation Includes what the viewers destitution to occur (which did occur in the film) Summarize his or her evaluation…