Against my better judgment‚ my wife and I attended another one of Hollywood ’s attempts to coerce public opinion on their latest target. Blood Diamonds‚ the saga surrounding the moral challenge of the international gem trade. Based in Sierra Leone‚ Africa‚ in 1999‚ it depicts the story of two mercenaries fighting to locate a rare blood diamond the size of a golf ball. The local region‚ engulfed in a civil war between the government and the RUF (Revolutionary United Front)‚ is a backdrop for indiscriminate
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documentary that Hollywood has made over 4000 films about Native people. Hearing this made me feel caught off guard and kind of a surprise because I did not know that these Indigenous people made that many already. Because of these movies over one hundred years of movies defining Indians are seen by the world based on how Hollywood try to be like us Native Americans in these films. As I continue watching the film I feel anger building up inside of me due to how disrespectful Hollywood filmmakers can
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This week’s chapter focused on the Studio years in Hollywood during the 1930s. One specific section that I thought would be helpful to my topic‚ was the section the discussed Hollywood: The Triumph of the Studio System. This section will help me elaborate more on my second horror film The Mummy and how it was filmed in 1932 by Universal. This section discusses in depth the 1930s and how the Great Depression affected the film industry. Hollywood: The Triumph of the Studio System Throughout the
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Trough all Spielberg’s hard work and dedication to his films he has won multiple awards and has been nominated multiple times for awards he has so many nominations and awards that naming them will be too much here are some of his accomplishments. Steven Spielberg is a three time Academy Award winning director. He won seven BAFTA Awards‚ three Golden Globe Awards‚ and two Director Guild of America Awards‚ and also received the PCA prestigious Milestone award for his contribution to the motion picture
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watch during the summer. Will they want science fiction‚ action‚ or drama? Will the blockbuster economics of “The Amazing Spider Man‚” eclipse the modest revenue of Man in black 3? It’s uncertain. In contrast to other industries‚ forecasting for Hollywood is not that simple. For example‚ if “The Hunger Games” was a big hit it could be attributable to factors such as: a built-in
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are you doing in China? In recent years‚ the number of Chinese movies has been rocketing dramatically. Movies have really changed Chinese lives because watching movies has become ordinary entertainment in China. Since the founding of new China‚ Hollywood has occupied almost the entire Chinese movie market. Contrasted with American movies‚ the improvement of Chinese movies is much slower. At the time when movies first came into China from western countries‚ there were almost no domestic movies in
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These type of characters are shown repeatedly throughout Hollywood in films such as the ’Quiet Man.’ These ideologies of Irish Culture originated with the British‚ were the Irish were viewed as mischievous‚ dark and behind times. These feelings were carried across when a lot of British immigrated to America. Another
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He had told her that she was a natural‚ and that he would write to her as soon as he got back to Hollywood‚ but the letter never came. After recognizing that her dream would never come true‚ she settled for a lower status in life by marrying Curley. As Curley’s wife states‚ “‘I tell you I ain’t used to livin’ like this. I coulda made somethin’ of myself
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Review: One flew over the cuckoos nest Since Hollywood is planning to remake the 1975 masterpiece “One flew over the cuckoos nest”‚ I thought I’d make a review of it‚ trying to convince the Hollywood executives that this movie still holds up today‚ and doesn’t need a remake. The film begins with R.P. McMurphy (Nicholson) arriving at a mental institution. He’s chosen to stay at the psychic ward instead of going to normal state prison. At the ward‚ he meets a whole bunch of iconic characters. McMurphy
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international culture and so when they go to the cinema‚ they expect to see films that reflect that international culture and for them a Hollywood blockbuster is much “cooler” than a serious film in their own language. A second reason why internationally produced films tend to dominate the domestic market is financial. The two great centres of world cinema‚ Bollywood and Hollywood‚ have studios with budgets of billions of dollars which can make films with exciting special effects and high production values
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