Sam Mendes

All good things must come to an end…or so they say. Of course, James Bond apparently never got that memo – you know, because he seems to get younger and more ambitious with each passing decade. With that said, it’s impossible not to admire the fan base and longevity that this character has built for itself, stemming back to the 1950s. At the same time, it’s also terribly difficult not to admire the stylistic swagger that the current Bond, Daniel Craig, has brought to the ever-growing…

the author of Viruses of the Mind and within this book he reveals what he believes is the truth about human life, and the root of our being. Two films connect to Brodie’s opinions, forming a realistic visualization of what he attempts to explain. Sam Mendes’ American Beauty and Mike Nichols’ The Graduate bring together Brodie’s concept of being. The films show how the mind controls one’s actions, along with pleasurable activities such as sex or drugs, and how such activities can lead to an…

Director Sam Mendes cultivates American Beauty, and nourishes the film with a multi-talented cast of actors that create a dynamic ensemble casting which consists of some Oscar-winning actors who portray unique characters in their individual method acting styles. Consequently…

“A Down-to-Earth Iago, Evil Made Ordinary.” Rev. of Othello, dir. Sam Mendes. NY Times. The New York Times Company. 11 April 1998. Web. 13 November 2014. Edmonds, Richard. “The Love That Proudly Speaks Its Name; Gay Life and Culture: A World History Edited by Robert Aldrich, Thames & Hudson, Pounds 24.95. Reviewed by…

time.This is particularly inspiring to me in creating my documentaries as she isn’t afraid of the barriers that prevented her and is opening herself to a world of discovery which is what my series aims to do.I had a skype interview with director Sam Mendes to discuss how he used film techniques to convey these concepts.Mendes was quick to note that the change from dramatic music to the use of the blissful music as she looks a the photo of her husband in Paris epitomizes the newfound hope for a…

Where’s blockbuster dramas like “The Great Gatsby (2015)” relied on visual effects and stimuli to market and sell movie; it failed at the form of compelling storyline. Like Tarantino, movies such as “Pulp Fiction” and “American Beauty” directed by Sam Mendes have a wonderful balance of storytelling and visual effects that add to the plot instead of distract from lack of. Where’s a studio dramas are marketed based on big effects and elaborate costumes and setting, independent films at it’s core,…

MOVIE CHOSEN: American Beauty American Beauty, a movie directed by Sam Mendes is a movie about taking a break from our ordinary day to day lives and becoming aware of the beauty around us while redefining what ‘beauty’ means to different people. It presents a satirical critique on the images of ‘beauty’ and ‘success’ portrayed by media and society which we internalize and strive to achieve leading to feelings of insecurity and confusion. By following a postmodernist approach, the director…

American Beauty is a 1999 American drama movie produced by Sam Mendes and Alan Ball. It is about a group of individuals who live in the suburbs that have been repressed by the brutishness that society sets on its people, that their only alternative is to fight for freedom or to break down and fall apart from within. In this film, the main characters are: Lester Burnham, his materialistic (as Lester describes her) wife, Carolyn Burnham, and their timid daughter named Jane Burnham. Lester, in his…

Option B: Technology & Film Throughout the past several decades the film industry has been known for its increasingly diversified combination of two worlds. One entailing of the unique artistic expression of producers, while the other faced by the commercialization behind funders. Within time these two sides have tugged and pulled the potentially true underlying aspects of film, creating room for a capitalistic overtaking within the industry. The empty space between expressionism and…

A relationship is a complicated balance of give and take. Conflicts and disagreements are unavoidable in any type of relationship. These arguments however, are not necessarily a bad thing. Two people with a strong bond can use these disagreements as a way to learn and grow stronger as a couple. However, on the opposing side, when couples with an unhealthy relationship argue it can lead to their eventual demise. One of the most trying questions for this generation is can a bad marriage be saved?…