Film director

Case: Katzenbach v. Grant 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 46756 *; 2005 WL 1378976 Facts: The Plaintiffs, Katzenbach and Osuna filed a lawsuit against Defendant Grant over a film and book rights. Grant owns a website called “thenightexposed” (www.thenightexposed.net). The Plaintiffs claim that Grant caused problems with negotiations with Sony Pictures and the USA Network. Plaintiff further claims that Grant sent a letter calling Osuna book a fake and made other defamatory articulations…

Whale Rider is a Newzeland-German movie, directed by Niki Caro. The movie is based on the same name novel of Witi Ihimaera. The movie was first released in 2002, its total duration of the movie is 101 minutes. Whale Rider is a story about the journey of Paikea Apirana to become a chief of a village, whose ancestors were riding on the back of the whale and saved people from emptiness. As a narrator of the story, Paikea told the audience the story of herself and the village in searching for a new…

J,K Rowling’s book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was eventually adapted into a film in 2001 by the Warner Bros. Pictures. While the movie itself was very well-received at the box-office and by the critics, there were several differences seen when compared to the book. The introduction was concise when compared to the book. The book started off mentioning Harry’s life with the Dursleys in a great amount of detail including the part where the Harry visits the zoo with the Dursleys along…

been a part of another successful franchise, the Harry Potter series. He played the role of Sirius Black, Harry’s godfather. In his first film, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, which was considered to be the best one in the series because it was directed by Alfonso Cuaron, Oldman’s character was the main antagonist until it was revealed at the end of the film that he was actually one of the good ones. The chemistry between Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) and Gary Oldman was just too…

about the differences between the book Paper Towns and the movie, basically what they didn’t include and what they changed in the film adaption. Personally I would say that I prefer the book before the movie, because the book is obviously more detailed and you get to read about the character's backstory and get to know them better. The author, who co-produced the film, made a video on youtube where he talked about the fact that the movie will be like the book but at the same time it will not.…

A general misperception is that when movies that are based on a novel, or graphic novel, are made with have the same storyline, characters and archetypes. However, it is my humble opinion that movies made from books are drastically different to the original. The graphic novel Coraline was written by Neil Gaiman. As it was extremely popular, it’s no wonder, Henry Selick later turned it into a movie. There are so many different literary devices in the two versions that it provides an opportunity…

and what the director does to the movie. Why does a director change the movie from the book? Sometimes the book is so long the director needs to cut some parts out of the book. In the book and movie, “The Lightning Thief”, is a sci-fi book and movie that mainly takes place in New York, and the main character Percy has to learn who he really is, to only find out he is the lightning thief. In the movie and book version of “The Lightning Thief”, there are many differences which the director of the…

Jack Black once stated that Led Zeppelin was the “greatest band of all time.” He claimed that they were better than the Beatles, better than the Stones, and even better than Tenacious D. “If you don’t agree with me it’s because you have never done the zeppelin marathon.” Although Jack Black stated that Led Zeppelin is the greatest band of all time, AC-DC deserves the title of “greatest band of all time”, no other band’s music has been used the most to motivate and inspire like AC-DC’s. The band…

Comparatively The Great Gatsby and Romeo and Juliet are not different as both are films directed by Baz Lurhmann. Romeo and Juliet was released in 1996 and The Great Gatsby in 2013. The films are based on tragic romance. While Romeo and Juliet is substantially violent, The Great Gatsby focuses more on drama. Therefore this will be an analysis on Baz Lurhmann’s progression and influence on both films. In Romeo and Juliet we are introduced to the characters by an extreme close-up shot of both…

Pleasantville is a comedy, produced in 1998, a time of controversial change in America. The movie portrays how idealistic American day life is different from life now and provides hope for those who believe America has passed a time of accepting society. The movie is about David, played as Toby Maguire, a nerdy high school student and Jennifer, played as Reece Witherspoon, David’s popular skanky sister. The siblings are transported into the fictional ideal or ‘pleasant’ 1950’s black and white…