Political cinema

Bollywood divas that rule 2016 Bollywood is the general term for the Hindi language film industry situated in Mumbai. The entire Indian silver screen is generally alluded to the world standards with the expression of “Bollywood”. Moreover, Bollywood is one of the biggest film makers in India, which holds the most astounding records in Box Office collections. Naturally, acting is the most important domain of this industry where the works of the actors and actresses are viewed through any…

Salaam Mira! Acclaimed Director, Writer and Producer, Mira Nair, grew up in Odisha (India), and studied in Shimla, Delhi and USA (Harvard). Initially she explored acting and was actively involved with theatre but then got drawn towards film-making and from 1979 started making documentaries that explored the concept of India and Indianness. She found them to be “a marriage of my interests in the visual arts, theatre, and life as it is lived”. Her second non-fiction, “So Far from India” (1982)…

On February 26th, 2017, Barry Jenkins' sophomoric feature, Moonlight, received the highest accolade of Best Picture, from one of the most prestigious ceremonies to celebrate film, the Academy Awards. In accomplishing two inaugural milestones, the first all-black cast to win such high regard, and the first LGBTQ-topic to be awarded Best Picture, Moonlight in context proves to be a memorable classic in performance, box office (for an independent feature), and universal critical acclaim. However,…

The Patriot and 1776 This paper is on the movies ¨The Patriot¨ and ¨ 1776¨. This will show the similarities and difference between the two movies. This will go over what both movies are about. One thing that the two films have that are different is that in The Patriot it's more about the war and what's going on. There is a lot of inaccuracies in the movie so that there was more action. An example of that is when the General of the British Army burns that church that didn't happen…

Introduction: My report will include a timeline detailing the development of music videos, a full explanation of the different purposes of music video, a brief overview of the accepted styles and conventions within music videos and I will also examine 3 very different music videos with a comprehensive explanation on each. Timeline of music videos: In 1894, the first example of illustrated songs were made, 'Little Lost Child' was created by Edward B. Marks and Joseph W. Stern. The sheet music…

Introduction: Frost/Nixon is a drama/history film made in 2008 starring Michael Sheen and Frank Langella. directed by Ron Howard, The film Frost/Nixon runs for 2 hours and 2 minutes and is made by the production company Universal Pictures. Frost/Nixon is rated 7.7/10 on Imdb and 92% on rotten tomatoes. Frost/Nixon is a real life story based on David Frost’s on air interview with the infamous 37th President of the United States, Richard Nixon. This film focus on four aspects of Nixon’s life with…

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…