Randy Steven Kraft

The Lord of the Rings (LOTR) is undoubtedly one of the most notorious and successful tales ever told. The trilogy has earned around three billion US dollars and nominated for more than 800 film awards winning 425 of them, 17 of which were Academy Awards. This astronomical level of success has made Lord of the Rings a pop culture staple. Through the lenses of culture studies, the trilogy will be dissected critically to evaluate its success through the three main theories of popular culture.…

The Shawshank Redemption Full Movie The Shawshank Redemption was premiered in the United States on September 23, 1994. This is the best movie that has the highest rating among other best films so it is worthy of inclusion in the Top 250 version IMDb Your new director Frank Darabont-, low box office that year and the premiere of Forrest Gump were imposed on "The Shawshank Redemption", the film starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. Now, twenty years after its release, the scenario has been…

revolutionary director, Steven Spielberg, had been a major part of producing and directing. Growing up a shy kid, often an outcast for being jewish, Steven Spielberg had taken an interest in his father's 8mm camera. Expressing his opinions through the work of movie making, He had gotten the attention of many growing up with his home movies including his boy scout leader, the Atlanta Film festival and Universal studios who all recognized that he was a unique film prodigy. Steven Spielberg…

Sometimes all it takes to achieve your dream is hard work. Steven Spielberg realized this and did whatever it took to reach his dream. As the creator of many extraordinary films he definitely knows about hard work. He is considered one of the founding pioneers of the new Hollywood era. He has proven that he can go from happy and silly movies to serious and inspirational films. Steven Spielberg has brought life to many amazing films and has no sign of stopping. As a child Spielberg always had…

JC Washington Cinema Spring 2016 Director Comparative Analysis A notable director, producer, and screenwriter is who John Singleton is. Born in Los Angeles, California, Singleton always had a passion for films. John Singleton was raised by his mother and father in separate households. He was a son of a mortgage broker and a pharmaceutical company sales executive. John Singleton did not have any family influence when it came to wanting to be a director. His interest came about because he…

Leonard Nimoy was 83 years old when he died February 27, 2015. He was known for many things, but acting as Spock in the Star Trek movies was his most famous role. Nimoy decided to pursue acting at a rather young age. He was not afraid to put himself out there and he did by starring in many of his school plays. Although his acting career did not take off immediately he eventually was in many films. Some of the shows he starred in were The Twilight Zone, Sea Hunt, and Bonanza. Leonard Nimoy’s…

Week Three Freakonomics Analysis Question The authors of Freakonomics (2006) relate a gang of drug dealers and how their operation works to a tournament or a winner take all market. They imply that a person starts on the bottom of the chain like an athlete or game player would in a sporting tournament, then they work their way to the next level of the game by winning or beating all of the other opponents on that level. The player would eventually work their way through all of the levels until…

Most people have heard the famous shark motif from Jaws at least once in their life, whether they’ve known it or not. The infamous theme comes from a classic movie from 1975 that is iconic for its music, plot, director, and use of camera angles to progress the suspense in the film. This ahead-of-its-time movie sets the standard by which all summer blockbusters have since been measured, and became one of the most influential movies in film history. The power of a good movie that's so ahead of its…

Jesse Gabriel a 18 year old. He is a professional trainer and surfer. Graduated high school and a freshman in college. Jesse is a risk taker and traveled around the world to explore new adventures. It was a beautiful July day in the Miami Beach,Florida. Before, he got into the water he saw this beautiful girl surfing and she was amazing at surfing. After a while,being the water the weather started to get a little windy and the waves were getting crazier each minute. Jesse thought to himself…

The film “Jawbreaker” is about three very popular girls who accidentally kill their friend with a jawbreaker, when a kidnapping prank goes horribly wrong. This film is written and directed by Darren Stein. The characters, shots, and conflict help to tell the story of this film. The film “Jawbreaker” is a character-driven movie. Character-driven films focus on the characters and their attitudes, personal evolutions and decisions, and how those change the shape of the plot and the story as a…