Feature film

of glam and allure of fashion industry. The Devil Wears Prada was released in 2006 by Fox 2000 Pictures, directed by David Frankel who is best known for directing the pilot episode of the comedy series “Entourage” and the movie “Marley and Me”. This film is based on its book adaptation written by Lauren Weisberger, who is an ex-employee of Vogue. The Devil Wears Prada focuses on a young, smart woman, Andrea Sachs (Anne Hathaway) who is an aspiring journalist fresh out of Northwestern…

16. In The Mood For Love (Wong Kar Wai, 2000, Hong Kong) In this film, Wong Kar Wai cooperated with the two, probably best, contemporary cinematographers in Asian cinema, Christopher Doyle, and Mark Lee Pong Bing, resulting in a true visual masterpiece. The three of them used the camera in a way that gives the audience the sense that they are picking in on the action while focusing on the protagonists every move and look, through the extensive use of slow motion. These two tactics are…

Social and technological factors have caused Film Noir to develop and change in a plethora of ways to keep up with a constantly changing audience’s takes and expectations. During the 1940-50’s Film le Noir emerged and created an artistic movement within the movie community and created a contemporary style of movies that were often described at cynical crime melodramas. These films used lighting effects, flashbacks, cynical heroes and were mostly present in post-World War II, in which the…

OF ANTONIONI IN NEO-REALISM ITALIAN CINEMA Introduction The Italian neorealism is a film movement characterized by stories set amongst the poor and working class, filmed on location, frequently using nonprofessional actors for secondary and sometimes primary roles which lasted from about 1943 to 1952. According to Piepergerdes (2007) assert that the “emerging out of the ashes of Fascism, Italian Neorealist films were inexorably tied to the social, political, and economic reorganization of the…

and science fiction in a delightful blend. Films about musicians have potential for being very enjoyable. The plights of struggling artists, paired with some catchy tunes, can make for great cinematic experiences. They can be hilarious like ‘This is Spinal Tap’ or Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, or thoughtful like Crazy Heart or Inside Llewyn Davis. Either way, musicians can be great subjects for movies. One good example is ‘The Privates,’ a 2017 short film written and directed by Dylan Allen.…

Mulvey believes that in film, audiences have to view characters that are often female from the perspective of a heterosexual male. Certain features of Male Gaze includes the camera lingering on the curves of the female body and events which occur to women are presented largely in the context of a man’s reaction to these events. Milner in his article talks about Ridley Scott’s film Blade Runner by referring to the characters of Zhora and Pris. As someone who watched the film for the first time, I…

Some films have a song so powerful and memorable that it sticks in the common consciousness like glue. Lots of movies have great soundtracks overall, whether original scores or creative selections of existing music, but it is more rare to find a single theme song that really captures the spirit of the movie and enjoys lasting fame of its own. A single bar from any one of these songs is enough to instantly recall the film, and important scenes come flooding back. Even for those who have never…

periods within Hollywood’s history is the Pre-Code Era. This era begins shortly after films with sound start being produced in 1927, and ends when the enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code begins in mid-1934. The films released during the Pre-Code Era were suggestive, enticing, and always looking to push the boundaries of cinema. The film, I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, was released in 1932 and features the story of a man who is wrongly accused of a crime and is sentenced to 10…

synopsis of Ram Reddy’s Thithi (2016) indicates why such a simple film has consistently found its way to film festivals both national and international and has been already numbered among the most genuine examples of feature-length ethno filmmaking in Indian Cinema. The film Thithi, is about the death of a 101-year-old patriarch called Century Gowda and how three generations of his family react to his death. The opening sequence of the film begins with death of Century Gowda and the sequence…

Cecil Hepworth 's 1900, How It Feels to Be Run Over, is the epitome of the first movement in film history, known as the ‘Cinema of Attractions’. The forty-second long silent film is one of many early films that emerged during the first decade following cinema 's birth, which came after the Industrial Revolution during the 18th and 19th centuries. This particular film, which depicts exactly what it 's title insinuates, is a single shot pointing down a paved road in which a coach drives past,…