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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…

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…

in which they’re ultimately only worthy of one viewing – and one viewing only. You watch it and minutes or possibly even a few days later – it fully fades from your memory like a childhood trip to the dentist. The point is it’s rare to witness a movie that stands out in a clustered, often chaotic Hollywood field of endless film productions. But, from time to time, though, a film like Kevin’s Smith Clerks or John Carpenter’s Halloween will land in your lap and reinvigorate your love for cinema…

Following the introduction of sound in the late 1920’s, the film industry flourished, and multiple genres took their place in the forefront of the industry, including gangster, horror, and western films (Dixon & Foster 90-91). One genre of film that started in the early 1930s and became popular until the late 1940s was the “screwball comedy”, which contained elements consisting of comedy and romance (Dixon & Foster 99-100). It was “characterized by social satire, comedic relief through zany,…

So, you have a film degree in your possession, you’ve garnered experience and credibility working on numerous small productions and you feel that you are finally ready to make a name for yourself and establish a career in film; but where do you go? It is very likely that your first choice would be Hollywood, California because it is the self-proclaimed “entertainment capital of the world.” But depending on where you live and what your projected cost-of-living budget, coupled with troubling…

“Animation revolt and revolution Animation” by Halberstam essay, made me questioned about all the films, and cartons that I used to identify when I was a kid. Now, I wonder if those films that I used to identify so much with, changed some or many aspects of my life, as how I look at, how I act, and also how I interpret. Event though, I think I know who I am, I still don’t identify how my favorites films’ radical message made an impact on me. However, Schulz and Halberstam had made me aware of…

Movies have come a long way from the black and white and no sound. It seems as if each decade movies have evolved and with that comes issues. For example, movies are becoming increasingly more difficult to rate for audiences, especially children. Movies have not always been under the protection of the First Amendment. In fact motion pictures didn’t become protected under the First Amendment until 72 years after they were made in 1952 (Albosta, 2009, pp.118-120). It might seem as a blessing that…

The Dinosaurs of Jurassic World have cause to celebrate – after unleashing their uncontrollable fury, thus taking a monstrous bite out of the global box office. After a 14-year absence from the big screen, the once prominent franchise made its thunderous return with Jurassic World – posting a three-day opening total of $204.6 million, becoming the biggest weekend opening of 2015. The sequel also came within an arm’s reach of being the highest-grossing opening of all-time, coming in just below…

A new form of cinema or third world cinema main goal as its main goal is to show how things really are. In the case of Cuba, it depicts how a socialist democratic society is. Third world cinema also, challenges the power structure and in due course increase social consciousness. This kind of social consciousness focuses, specifically, on creating a rational thinking within society by incorporating politics, nationalism, and a wide range of ideologies. This intricate cinema wants to reveal the…

Let's begin with where the red fern grows is a very interesting book/movie. The book had a lot more detail than the movie. If you like watching movies over reading books this is perfect for you. But if you like reading books over watching movies this is also good. Now let's get started talking about how they are similar and different. To start of with let's talk about the book. The book is so much more interesting than the movie. When the two dogs die that is the saddest part in the book. But…