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Taylor Levant FMS 508 Defying the Odds: The Defiant Ones and Interracial Buddy Films Audiences have long been fascinated with interracial buddy films. From comedy to sci-fi, moviegoers love the opposites attract chemistry that these on screen homosocial relationships spark, as well as the stories they tell about men and the times in which they live. Though interracial films are commonplace today, the genre didn’t even exist until The Defiant Ones was released in 1958. Directed by Stanley…

Only a few weeks ago, the stars aligned for the release of director Eli Roth’s long delayed horror flick, The Green Inferno. The film was about what you’d expect from the deviously perturbed mind of Roth – but it, like Hostel, packed a serious punch in terms of toying with the psychological mindset of viewers. This time around, Eli Roth is back behind the camera for the 1977 Death Game remake – simply titled, Knock Knock. In this horror-thriller, Keanu Reeves stars as Evan Webber – an…

I have just finished watching the film "The Princess Bride" and would like to give my review and opinion on the movie. "The Princess Bride" was directed by Rob Reiner and has since been known as one of the more popular princess/fairytale movies since its original release in 1987. The run time for the film is 98 minutes and has a 97% from "Rotten Tomatoes." "The Princess Bride" is set in fiction and fantasy places but the movie mainly takes place in "Florin" and "Guilder." The movie begins with a…

Scott’s 1982 film Blade Runner is an endlessly fascinating film to dissect. The film while not popular upon it’s initial release has grown a huge following over the years and has captured the minds of filmmakers, students and scholars alike. Even Sir Ridley Scott himself couldn’t stay away from his film as over the last thirty years he has tinkered with and fine tuned his film into what is now known as “The Final Cut”. The 1982 theatrical cut of the film and the subsequent 2007 release of…

In 2013, Kimberley Pierce directed a remake of Brian De Palma’s horror film classic Carrie. The arrangement stays the same, but by using a little modernization, additional character development, and new scenes here and there, Peirce essentially reinvents the same familiarity while making the film her own. Pierce jettisons the focus off of Carrie’s tumultuous relationship with her mother and puts a microscope on Carrie’s desire to fit in. While Brian De Palma’s version focuses on the sexual…

sacrifice, doing what it takes to succeed, and protecting your family. One of the reasons the story was expressed so well in this film is based on the James 9 performers and how they carry out the script. Talent is not short in this film as it stars Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones as well as many actors and actresses who contribute largely to the film (). A film review Janet Maslin of the New York Times said, “Miss Spacek is luminous and lovely, easily outshining her previous work, good as…

Diesel) demonstrates this idea by forgoing his criminal past and starting his life anew with this last stint. The film focuses on a band of elite car racers who do one final job in Rio de Janiero, Brazil to gain their freedom from the authorities. The group pulls of a massive heist while vying against a powerful Brazilian drug-lord and a ruthless federal agent. This action-packed movie's release date was April 19, 2011 and the movie itself spans over 2 hours and 10 minutes. The movie's theme…

Romantic love in Casablanca The film Casablanca is noted to be one of the most romantic films of all time. It inspires many and is held near and dear to our hearts. Casablanca continues to hold that place in history today. The art of romance is hidden amongst the film and shows us what a true classic love story is all about. The film Casablanca was released on November 26th, 1942 in the United States. It set a new benchmark for what we consider to be romance in film making. The romance in…

high-profile new film project for Mexican-American filmmaker Robert Rodriguez. The man known for directing a wide range of different genre films (Desperado, Spy Kids, Sin City), will be helming a live-action adaptation of the Japanese manga series Battle Angel Alita for 20th Century Fox. Perhaps of even more notoriety though, is that the film will be produced by James Cameron and Jon Landau under their Lightstorm Entertainment banner, which certainly promises a hefty budget for the film, as well…

The Reign of Consumerism in Fight Club: Film analysis of Fight Club Fight Club (1999) is a film directed by David Fincher based on the same name novel of the by Chuck Palahniuk in 1996. Films are not merely art form or product for consumption. They are also a form of social practice that conveys and constructs meanings for its audiences; in its narratives and meaning we can understand the ways in which our culture makes sense of itself. Fight Club hits audiences to question their habits…