Independent film

Film noir developed in the post war era as a response to the cultural disturbance created by the war. This unsettling time pushed the envelope for the production of dark films portraying the social and cultural conflicts of the time. These films broke the boundaries of classic Hollywood cinema and left the audience unsettled through use of dark lighting and corrupted story lines. Critics claimed that these films had developed “grimmer, bleaker, and blacker” (Belton, 221). One of the main…

Film award ceremonies are a commonplace in New York City. Winter Film Awards, WFA, is among many of the film festivals that New York hosts. WFA is a nonprofit, volunteer-run organization that was created with a special purpose in mind back in 2011. This organization highlights the beauty in diversity as well as women. WFA wanted to be a different kind of awards festival with their unique social and cultural origins. WFA strives to create a social setting where people from all different…

activity. As a result, post-WWII films, typically in the style of film noir, became extremely popular. These film noirs based their plots around the anxieties of the 1940s time period; its translation into French literally means, “black film”. Other genres became popular as film grew and expanded, but the bleak style of the film noir still was accepted- the modern adaptation of which is called neo-noir. According to the dictionary, a neo-noir film is defined as “[a film] set in contemporary…

Respected for his artistic efforts, Lewis had that special quality the French called auteur when making a picture truly in his vision. Lewis was a chameleon with each film he directed and still managed to input his style while maintaining the mood of the characters in the story and designing the scenery to fit the tempo of the film, as Hirsch recognizes, “Lewis shifts his own style to accommodate the style of his characters and their setting. The detective in So Dark the Night, on the surface,…

as the most famous and popular independent film makers nowadays, they have produced many films labeled as B movies. The Coens’ films, unlike the Hollywood ones, often carry radical skepticism or a liberal outlook, from their very first film Blood Simple to the recent Inside Lewin Davis, always achieve on a low-budget with a small scale of production and their own stock company of actors. Their films are known for the mixing violence, dark humor, film noir, their films are frequently researched…

If ever there was film that epitomized rising talent’s ability to vastly improve mediocre material it’s this one. Emily Blunt is quickly becoming one of my favorite actresses working today, she magnificently embodies everything I believe a great actress should. Her comfort zone regarding roles in virtually non-existent, she’s willing to commit whole-heartedly to every role she gets, and her versatility and range allows both of the previous assets to work as remarkably well as they do. ‘Edge of…

essence, look, and feel common to all of his works as his signature on his films, indicating him as such, an auteur. Does Quentin Tarantino fit that mold? Many say yes and many say no. We will discuss in this paper and let evidence show. Auteur theory is the theory of filmmaking in which the director is considered the major force behind the creative aspects in a film. It came from an influential group of the 1950’s French film critics and filmmakers. In short, the director is in a position that…

FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD (AN ART FILM) An art film or art cinema is typically a serious, independent film aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience. It is intended to be a serious artistic work, which is experimental and not adhere to mass audience. They are made basically for aesthetic reasons than commercial profit, and contain exceptional or highly individualistic content. It includes, among other elements, a social realism style, an emphasizing on the passion of the…

I was a child, Disney Princesses like Belle and Cinderella were my idols. There was some kind of independence and strength found within the characters. However, in retrospect I cannot help but notice a male gaze that is ominous over both of these films. The female characters are presented in a way that fits the mold of stereotypes and in turn objectifies them as prizes to be won. Cinderella and Belle became no more than beautiful damsels in distress. Then instead of saving themselves, a machismo…

involving men and women concerning cultural difficulties. Any time confidently utilized it could be so potent to be able to encourage and also enjoy men and women. Scientific discipline and also technological know-how can be prompted by means of producing films about the subjects involving science and also analysis. Beginning involving movie theatre with Sub-continent: The primary at any time movie manufactured in sub-continent ended up being Raja Harishchandra that is unveiled with…