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The Epic Adventures of Tucker and Dale Tucker and Dale Vs Evil shows a horror movie in a funny way. It makes the death of innocent people rather funny, than sad. It not only makes fun of horror movies, but also hillbillies. This movie was both serious and funny at the same time. The movie line was not the best for a horror movie because it had more to it than that. This is would be a good movie to feature because it is exactly what you are looking for, a funny yet serious parody. It shows the…

Entertainment is essential to bring people together. It diverts people from a demanding life and amuses them in their leisure time. Entertainment can take various forms including music, movie, sport, drama. Usually, entertainment is joyful, pleasurable and fun. However, we can see a controversy about violent video games recently. In the article, “The Government Should Stop kids From Buying Violent Video Games,” the author Timothy F. Winter supports the government should prohibit the sale of…

Within the 1920’s there were new forms of entertainment being created as well as existing forms of entertainment being greatly expanded upon and reinvented which quickly became the norm of entertainment for the public. Movies were being produced very early in the 20’s but had no audio and instead played a song over the film. Movies were helping in educating teens as they provided a whole new way to teach, being a visual aid with moving pictures as opposed to text or audible learning. Due to the…

Adapted or original film scores, are a vital part of any film. The successful use of music in film is used to construct mood, illustrate characters, and match the dialogue and actions on the screen. It is these reasons that make music such a significant part of film storytelling and the reason film scores are so diverse. Most films find it necessary to include a score however, musical films rely even more heavily on the use of music. Directed by Randal Kleiser, the musical film Grease (1978),…

As said by Tony, it is important to understand the historical accuracy of events, whether they are truth or ‘historical drama’. This is the same with movies. Often when movies are produced, they are done so with the intention to present history in an entertaining way, and this leads to inaccuracies. This is shown in the movie Belle. Belle is a movie produced in 2013, based on Dido Elizabeth Belle and Lord Mansfield in the 18th and 19th Century. Belle is based lightly on a true story, this comes…

There was a variety of things to do in 1998, such as: movies, television shows, music, sports and fashion. The number one song on the Billboard charts in 1998 was “The Boy is Mine” by Brandy & Monica. The number one album was the self titled: “The Backstreet Boys”. The Grammy Awards were big in 1998. Lauryn Hill won album of the year with “The Miseducation of Laryun Hill”. Lauryn Hill also got best new artist. The best pop album went to “Ray of Light” by Madoma. Best pop duo or group was “Jump…

When it comes to the technical aspects of Dr. Strangelove, no two are more important than the sound/music and the framing. The music and sound included in the film play an incredibly important role in guiding the audience from scene to scene and signaling shifts in mood as well as increases/decreases in tension. For example, each time that Major Kong and his men on the B-52 are reintroduced, the patriotic theme (the tune of which is a play on When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again) aptly named…

There are many ways to study film and critics use several of these approaches to try to explain what a good film is. One technique use is the cultural studies approach. This type of approach looks at a film or television series and studies who it is addressed to, what social relationships there are, what cultural traits are present, and whether the media presents our society presently or what our society should or shouldn’t be. Another approach to studying film is Auteur criticism. This method…

American cinema dominated the entertainment world for decades. Even though movie attendance dropped following the Second World War, people still flocked to the cinemas for a few hours of entertainment. By the mid-1950s, however, things had begun to change. No longer was film the top source of visual entertainment, but it now had another medium with which to compete—television. Some of the biggest studios in the 1950s teamed up with network television companies to get a foot into the door of the…

communication skills then the people who don't use technology. (TS): Ray Bradbury, the author of Fahrenheit 451, sends the message that media is treacherous to society. (MIP-1) Ray Bradbury describes the damaging effects of technology as a form of entertainment that…