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in his film The Truman Show, and through theses cinematic forms he is able to visually present the idea of the challenge of new experiences. In Weirs film, all of his characters such as Truman faces new experiences and the challenges that comes with it. Weir selects the ideas of overcoming fear, trust and control, for his characters to visually show the audience the challenge of new experiences with the use of cinematic forms. One of the ideas that Weir orchestrates to show the challenge of…

Beyond All Recognition was based around a group of friends whom had served in the army together. There were many turning points in the show, between Andy’s uncomfortable interaction with his ex-girlfriend Steph, the broken relationship between Denise and her husband Peter and Denise’s relationship with her brother. The actual show Beyond All Recognition was a TV show based on a conspiracy about soldiers having their memories wiped clean after a war. I had no idea what to expect when I walked…

“Modern Family” in the present day, there have been some dramatic changes to what the American family looks like in TV shows as the decades progress. Although all the T.V shows display fictional families and situations, the cultural trends and norms are accurately depicted in each show. These changing trends are evident as we progress though decades. The changes most evident in the TV shows through the decades are the structure, culture, and dynamics of the families. I will illustrate these…

Carrigan Zenor Mr. Connors Period. 1B 24, April 2016 The Truth Behind Reality How do humans determine what reality is? In the novel Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury and the film The Truman show, directed by Peter Weir, the similarities and differences between the two are very much in the spotlight. Both Montag and Truman experience the fakeness of what they think reality is supposed to be like, until they are shown wrong. Both are characters of a warped society, but they experience everything a…

comedy chat show The Graham Norton Show hinted that he may quit the BBC next year. The show’s been running for almost a decade and its guests were most famous actors and actresses, singers and writers of our contemporary pop culture. Among the high profile celebrities are Madonna, Will Smith, Tom Cruise and many others. The Graham Norton Show’s been extremely successful, and its charismatic host won 5 BAFTA TV Awards for Best Entertainment Performance. Who would’ve thought that the show which is…

What do laser beams and Transylvania have in common? What happens when mad scientists meet groupies? The classic cult production, The Rocky Horror Show, brings together elements of glam rock and Horror B-Movies. This winter, the University of Colorado Theatre Department brought the classic science fiction and campy humor to the University Theatre stage. Directed by Hadley Kamminga-Peck with musical direction by David Nehlsthe, the musical captured the essence of Richard O’Brien’s 1973 musical.…

When summarizing Rocky Horry Picture Show, we must not only understand the history of the production- but also the history of the world at the time of its release. RHS is arguably a postmodern masterpiece, although it’s cult following would never claim that title. To proclaim itself a serious postmodern work of art would allow the show to be adopted by the mainstream, whose attributes are usually NOT what the show stands for whatsoever. Rather, the show provides both audience members and…

The rocky horror picture show is more than just a movie, its an interactive experience. As the clock strikes nine, every walk of life in las vegas begins to form a line to wait for the show. Walking down that line, you will come across people pulling up their stockings, adjusting their corsets, wobbling in their 6 inch stilettos, touching up their hair-rising makeup, and some talking with their loved ones. But all share one thing in common- their faces flushed with "antici...pation" waiting for…

interactions. I am going to break down several aspects of communication within two films and compare elements of culture, gender, and relationships between the movies. The first films I chose to analyze is the cult classic, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. This film is about a young man and woman, Brad and Janet, trying to use a stranger’s phone and instead getting pulled into a crazy evening of events by some very unusual individuals. Their perceptions of themselves…

The last thing we all want to do when we are reading a book is flipping the pages back and forth to understand the page you we are reading. Blackwater by Kerstin Ekman, was one of the most interesting and most complicated books I have ever read. Being used to American writing style, it was pretty hard to stay on track with Black Water since it’s a Swedish novel. Being a detective is the last thing I would of have thought of myself. The readers of The Blackwater have become an unlicensed…