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Donald Bogle, the author of the book Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies, and Bucks: An Interpretive History of Blacks in American Film, provides an important framework for comparing and contrasting the portrayal of African Americans. Although Bogle was mainly looking at the character types created for Africa American actors, I believe his five character types also reveal how white filmmakers and Micheaux thought similarly and differently about depicting black people. Therefore, this essay will…

The reading list composed of many pieces of literature that I was able to read over the course of this semester. The ones that I liked reading the most were by Edgar Allan Poe. He wrote these pieces of literature that was very mysterious; therefore, his works did not fully make sense when first reading them. He wrote them like this because of how his life was, and this is how he kept his readers on their toes. When the readers read his pieces, some would love what he wrote and others would not…

“The 1970s marks Hollywood’s most significant formal transformation since the conversion to sound film and is the defining period separating story telling modes of the studio era and contemporary Hollywood” Name of the dude who said that An era that started off by breaking new ground and later become what would be a profitable era of block buster entertainment, New Hollywood is recognised as a period where some of the most revered directors rose and some of the most memorable films ever to come…

became a staple in Price’s career. In the late 50s and 60s Price appeared in dozens of horror films, including the 1950 horror classic The Fly and its sequel, The Return of the Fly. In the 1960s he appeared in several films directed by horror legend Roger Corman, such as The Pit and the Pendulum. Price appeared in many of Poe’s adaptations, as well as The Haunted Palace, The Tomb of Ligeia and The Masque of The Red Death. By this point, he had become extremely well known for the charisma that he…

Though it did lead to licensing deals in other movies and the band was invited to perform in the film Vendetta, with Roger Corman. Song placements followed in Reform School Girls, and the Goonies which gave Gehman the initiative to find new members. Tasked with the search for a new guitarist and rhythm section, Flores was replaced with guitarist Kathryn Grimm, another graduate…

Priscila Chivalan CART 329 1 November 2017 Commentary #2 Question 1 The Films The Trip (1967) and Taxi Driver (1976) are two films that were created during the time Hollywood was having set backs and during the time that they created new ideas that eventually took them out of the struggle. This was considered Hollywood's fall and rise They are both similar in a way due to the way the movie films were shot. Both of these films were created to allow us to see what the…

"Poe 's Influence on the Film Industry" Many know Edgar Allan Poe for his infamous short stories and unique ability to create suspense for his readers. However, his important role as a writer has also impacted the way many directors stylize their movies. Surprisingly enough, Poe 's influence has stretched beyond just horror and macabre themes. The details of this influence can be exemplified by well-known films. Poe was an American short-story writer, poet, and critic. He is most famous for…

The Godfather1 is a novel written by American writer Mario Puzo in 1969, it is the best-seller book in the history of the United states. This novel narrated a series of stories after Michael became a Mafia. Mario Puzo affected by the story of Italy Mafia when he was growing up. In 1972, Puzo cooperated with Francis Coppola - American director, screenwriter, producer, adapting the novel The Godfather into a movie. It was acted by superstar Marlon Barndo and won the forty-fifth Oscar Award for…

University, Fullerton, but he left to follow his cinematic dreams” (Bio.). In 1978, Cameron made his first film, a science-fiction short called Xenogenesis. The film helped him get a job with New World Pictures, a company run by famed B movie director Roger Corman. Many things happened in his life, but after many other films he created he began directing he then began a massive undertaking with his story Titanic, “a movie about star crossed lovers trapped aboard the doomed Titanic ocean liner.…