Matt Damon

I always say, "There 's nothing like a good indie film." Well, at least, that 's what I say this year. I have only discovered the wonderful world of indie films in the past few months, but I 'm sold. When I happened upon the film How Can I Help? I was intrigued by the title and the premise. Furthermore, when Stephen Kassen (director, producer, writer, etc.) agreed to answer a few questions about the film, I was even more fascinated. With pleasure, he apprised me to a variety of things concerning…

questions the foundations of realism and blurs the lines of the genre. Soderbergh gets away with it (complex camera shots, experimenting with cuts and edits) because he is using stars, so they spectators invest into the star image, like Clooney, Matt Damon, Brad…

In the famous novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald exhibits the beliefs and experiences of his own life in the 1920s, which also still have impact today. History.com states, “The 1920s were an age of dramatic social and political change. For a small handful of young people in the nation’s big cities, the 1920s were roaring indeed.” Fitzgerald was a prominent author during this time due to his famous novel The Great Gatsby. In his works, he illustrated events in his own life and related…

Macbeth Questions Sunny Ou 10C Discuss Lady Macduff’s thoughts in lines 71-76 in light of the theme of ‘Fair is foul, and foul is fair.’ Consider this conversation she has had with her so, and consider the consequences of her husband’s honourable actions. In this scene, Macduff has left England, leaving Lady Macduff afraid and concerned. Lady Macbeth seems unsure if Macduff leaving…

years of his life, then eventually being released. He even became president and ended apartheid, while the blacks gained the same rights as the whites. This movie was directed by a man named Dir Clint Eastwood. The production company were Perf, Matt Damon. Morgan Freeman played as Nelson Mandela. The Warner Brothers were also included in Invictus. This movie was published in 2009 on Dvd. They planned the start of the movie to be taking place in February in the year 1990. Also in the beginning of…

The independent film movement of the 1990’s allowed for a range of young, hungry filmmakers to move to a forefront which many directors nary got a chance to experience in the past. Yearning for voices which were "out of the box” in story, dialogue and acting, these indie flicks began to span beyond just arthouse cinema. Creatives didn’t always have to rely on big studio backing to get their projects off the ground. Often rough and raw, the films and their visionary maestros orchestrated their…

Over a few centuries, post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) has been known by plenty of names: at first, it stood as “irritable heart” during the American Civil War; later during the First World War, the symptoms were called “shell shock” or “hysteria”. When the Second World War and the War in Korea occurred, the symptoms were labeled as “war neurosis”, “battle fatigue”, and “exhaustion.” Lastly, during the War in Vietnam, “Post Vietnam Syndrome” remained as the last occurrence of names given…

In Rise of the Warrior Cop, Radley Balko discusses in chapter five the use of police in the 1970s. He starts of by mentioning Sam Ervin a senator from North Carolina who would try fight then President Richard Nixon Administration stance on the no knock warrant. At the time the main focus for any political election was showing the public that they were tough on crime in order to tally up votes. This started to set up policies and agencies that will soon begin the war on drugs. First thing was the…

There are societal issues that surround us as a country and are prevalent in today’s world, issues that, as social workers, need to be brought to our awareness, and to the forefront of discussions so that changes can occur. The film selected to address a specific societal issue through the social workers lenses, is the movie, Good Will Hunting, directed by Gus Van Sant and produced by Lawrence Bender. While there are a number of societal issues discussed throughout the film, the specific issue…

When you hear Johnny Depp’s name, what do you think of? Edward Scissorhands? The Pirates of the Caribbean? When you hear Marlon Brando’s name, what do you think of? A Streetcar Named Desire? The Godfather? When you hear Roman Polanski’s name, what do you think of? Rosemary’s Baby? The Pianist? What about Woody Allen? Do you think about Annie Hall, or maybe Hannah and Her Sisters? If any of these names or movies ring any bells, it’s probably not because those actors and directors been denounced…