Parallel Cinema

own identity to present this adaptation to his audience. Pacino revaluates Richard’s exaggerated deformity as not a consequence of opposing the divine order but rather a ‘metaphorical representation of the inner corruption of his mind’. Through the cinema verite of Richard in black attire, shadows and limping, the dramatic characterisation reveals the pernicious state of his mind. Pacino uses enigmatic tone of repetitive voice, “an amorous looking glass cheated of feature by…

Buddy Flicks Dynamic duos have been recognized and celebrated in Hollywood for decades. From Sherlock Holmes and Watson to the Blues Brothers, the concept of male camaraderie sparks an interests in audiences and initiates a creative platform for filmmakers. They have used this concept to illustrate their ideas, criticisms and perspective of the human condition and encompass it with in adventures and clever dialogue. As with most films, there’s an underlying message behind the two buddies…

on first inspection the relation between America and Mexican immigration seems obvious. However, analyzing the film from a global perspective shows the correlation between 9/11 and the alien invasion. In Wetmore’s book “Post-9/11 Horror in American Cinema”, he discusses the trend for post-9/11 horror films featuring extraterrestrials to recreate the invasion and destruction of the homeland in order to cope with the fear and trauma the world was experiencing after the terrorist attacks. The alien…

bird’s-eye view shot. To establish the brain as Danny’s, one can turn to the first shot, where Danny immediately takes up the center of the frame. He is the first association made with the diegetic space. The rest of the shot focusses on setting up a parallel with Danny and his father by panning directly between the two. Both are centered in their frames and of equal size, a feat nearly impossible to set up with immovable cameras while Jack stalks about cartoonishly. Overall, the scene then…

mob mentality of American cinema, which suggests that Cahill is part of a profitable and successful criminal enterprise that helps to maintain his loyalties to the people of Hollyfield. Ruston (year?) also defines the important economic conditions that made it possible for Cahill to give away stolen items, but more so, to allow himself a more flexible class mobility when moving into a middle class home: “The time period of Cahill’s criminal career can be seen in parallel to the social and…

Four Films: How Spielberg Starts a Movie Steven Spielberg is one of the most celebrated directors of our time. Nobody can match his unique, friendly, magical, and epic style of telling a story through the film medium. He captures our attention through action, suspense, humor, and dialogue for the full length of every feature film through his exceptional understanding of the language of film. But every brilliant filmmaker gets inspiration from somewhere. Spielberg himself tells of how…

up-and-comer Juno Temple as the aspiring administrative assistant, Jamie Vine, who steals the show. The BAFTA award winning actress cuts Richie Finestra’s pessimism by portraying a zealous employee on the hunt for a future sound. In this way, she parallels Finestra’s earliest years with music promotion, creating a distinction between two differing phases of the executive’s career — one lost in the business and the other doing it for the art form. As is to be expected, Vinyl’s soundtrack creates…

financial success and audience approval. The Universal Monster Movies display a significant era in film history where a genre was shaped, not necessarily through intention, but as a result of a financial crisis. Although popularized in American cinema in the 1930’s, horror had existed in media for centuries before. The elements and ideas associated with horror are…

The English/Irish playwright, screenwriter, and film director Martin McDonagh has been described as “one of the most important living Irish playwrights,” despite the fact that he was born in London and lived there his entire life (Zinoman). His early plays present the west of Ireland to us as a horrible place, populated by savage people disguised as ordinary. His plays and films are most notable for their casual use of violence and strong dialogue; it is hard for one not to notice the striking…

Major issues such as the decline of cinema audiences and attacks on the studio structure by government agencies led to a loss of revenue, which harmed the American industry. Thus, the American industry was forced it into rapid and serious change. The most important shift began in the late…