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Movies have come a long way from the black and white and no sound. It seems as if each decade movies have evolved and with that comes issues. For example, movies are becoming increasingly more difficult to rate for audiences, especially children. Movies have not always been under the protection of the First Amendment. In fact motion pictures didn’t become protected under the First Amendment until 72 years after they were made in 1952 (Albosta, 2009, pp.118-120). It might seem as a blessing that…

The Golden Age of Piracy is the subject of many Hollywood films. One of the most popular series among them in recent years is the series Pirates of the Caribbean. But how accurately this film portrays and captures the way the Golden Age of Piracy spanned from the 2650’s to the 1730’s is important in many different ways. In order to answer this question, my team of researchers and I will examine how accurately myths or superstitions, real life pirates, weapons, and the pirate code were presented…

roll out the films that could be nominated for awards. If you take a look at this holiday season — I have taken a guess at starting from October 1st – January 6th, because October 1st is the first official time I saw a Christmas movie promotion on television — you’ll notice a load of movies that are not only big budget, but also just begging to get nominated for an…

One of the most fascinating time periods within Hollywood’s history is the Pre-Code Era. This era begins shortly after films with sound start being produced in 1927, and ends when the enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code begins in mid-1934. The films released during the Pre-Code Era were suggestive, enticing, and always looking to push the boundaries of cinema. The film, I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, was released in 1932 and features the story of a man who is wrongly accused of…

was in a steep decline. At the time that Justice William O. Douglas stated that the studios were trusts and declared that they must give up their theatre chains, Paramount owned 993 theaters, RKO owned 187, Fox owned 66, Loew’s-MGM owned 21, and Warner Bros owned 20 (Lewis 195). Seeing as 70 percent of the first run theaters in the ninety-two biggest cities were associated with these Big Five, this decision was…

So I’m a little behind on getting to this film, I had read a little about it a few years back, say in 2008. The film was actually released in the US in 2010 so I take a small amount of comfort in that my seeing this film was only really almost five years overdue. And let’s just come right out and state the obvious here, it’s a Frank Henenlotter film let alone the first Frank Henenlotter film since Basket Case 3 in 1992. If you are a fan of Herschel Gordon Lewis or even John Waters then I’ll make…

believed it would be a flop; however, they couldn’t have been more wrong. Both the movie and the actors involved won a variety of awards including Best Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Picture and has continued to be re-released and aired on television. However, one must wonder why it continues to remain is so popular and well recognized today. Casablanca has a unique and timeless storyline that will continue to attract viewers…

movie that included a synchronized film score was named Don Juan, released in 1926. It was a romantic movie about a sword fighter and the many women that he loved. The premiere of the movie in New York was also the premiere of the Vitaphone system by Warner Bro’s. The Vitaphone was a sound film system that allowed sound to go along with the film. Other companies made their own version of the Vitaphone. Western Electric had the Movietone and RCA had the Photophone.…

Olivianah Baugh October 26, 2015 Film Studies Singin’ In the Rain Analytical Essay Singin’ in the Rain premiered in the year of 1952 and was one of the most popular movies of it’s time. With a quite unusual plot, this movie intrigued audiences everywhere, and it’s originality is what made this the great film it is. Directed by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, this classic was one of the most iconic films in the musical genre. Alongside directing, Kelly (Don Lockwood) acted in this film with other…

Casablanca is a movie set in December 1941 in Casablanca, Morocco before the United States was involved in World War II. The characters were fictional but the events display the role of Europe during this time frame. Casablanca was an important city as people wanted to escape Europe for America. Casablanca centers around Rick Blaine who owned the popular night club where refugees would purchase their letters of transit to travel freely in Europe and eventually freedom to America. The film…