New Queer Cinema

During the summer of 2006 YouTube was one of the fastest growing sites on the Web, over 100 million video views and uploading more than 65,000 new videos per day in July. Youtube went on and commanded up to 64% of the UK online video market and went into marketing and advertising partnership with NBC in June 2006. Google then purchased the company for 1.65 billion dollars in stock on October 9th…

Short Paper #1 The existence of filmmaking have acquired an evolutionary genre of historical growth throughout history up until this day, and for many more years to come. Intrigued by the creativity of film making and the way it has expanded throughout time with capturing its audience attention and keeping up with its generation of fantastic films, as well as transitioning from black and white films to color. Even more amazed at the fact that the history of film began in the 1890s during the…

1. Based on the reading about Pixar, briefly discuss the difference between individual and collective creativity. Individual creativity is primarily seen as an initial idea brought up by one person, and collective creativity is a contribution of ideas towards something larger. Both forms of creativity are used to create something artistic, and are used together. Collective creativity depends on the foundations and an individual creative idea brings. In the example of Pixar, an idea is brought…

My Hero Do you have a person in your life that you look up to as a hero? Through tough times and hard decisions my dad has inspired me to make good choices to better my life. Growing up Albion, my dad grew up with his two brothers and his mom. After high school he face many challenges which lead to prison. I am thankful that over the years, since he’s out, that I have been able to develope a relationship with him. My dad, Charles Gaddis, is my hero because through his wrong choices, hard work,…

“Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog” is a super-hero musical tragicomedy produced with a really low budget; however, it still won the People's Choice Award for "Favorite Online Sensation" in 2008 and Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation in 2009. Depending on my own opinions, the socko performance of Dr. Horrible character in this 40-mins miniseries played by Neil Patrick Harris is the main reason, which made “Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog” become specially, and leads to the successful of the…

1..Trading Places directed by John Landis and starring Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd focuses on a theme that is commonly represented in popular films. The subject of the film is the corruptness and advantage people desiring an immense amount of wealth take part in. Those seeking riches achieve it through whatever means possible, and those who are wealthy take advantage of the poor. The theme although a serious lesson is expressed through comedy. Trading Places is unique as it uses humor to teach…

1.Introduction In retrospect, the Chinese motion pictures industry has been growing exponentially from 2012 to 2015.Drived by the integration of the whole cultural industry, penetration of financial capital and participation of Internet economy, the Chinese movie industry has been stepping into an era with vigor and vibrancy. The overall box office reached to 5.1 billion in 2014 from 2.2 billion in 2010 and the trend of national box office is still upward as shown in Fig.1.1.below.…

he has long sold in order to sustain his family's meager existence for a few more days. He and his wife, return to the pawn shop with a few remaining possessions, their matrimonial linen, in order to redeem the bicycle. During his first day at his new work, his bicycle is stolen. He combs the city with his young son, in search of the elusive bicycle. The movie focuses on both the relationship between the father and the son and the larger framework of poverty and unemployment in postwar…

Hollywood, rather than embracing the uniqueness of Indian culture. Instead of being faithful to India’s culture, it is trying to turn the youth into rebellious categories, where “children abandoned traditional vocations and followed new paths” (Raghavendra), and this new approach is a different way to think. A rural India audience is viewing the majority of these films, and instead of trying to make movies more relatable, it is more so trying to target an audience that isn’t India. This…

made more at the box office than Chicago, meaning that people may want to sing along under the right circumstances (“Pitch Perfect Battle”, n.d.). The High School Musical franchise may also be creating a new generation of musical fans, while Disney also continues to appeal to little ones through new animated films such as Frozen and Moana. However, because these hits have been few and far between, it remains to be seen if musicals can make a full-fledged…