I recently wrote an essay about the development of the star persona of Ice Cube‚ the rapper/actor who has made the unusual transition from hardcore gangsta rapper to leading man in such “family-friendly” films as Are We There Yet? The essay‚ entitled “With an Attitude: The Development of Ice Cube’s Star Persona‚” will soon be published in the online film journal 16:9; I’ll link to it as soon as it’s up. The thesis of the essay is that‚ for all the apparent and unexpected alterations to his “street”
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because they are interesting‚ you don’t need to read a book‚ and in the movies a lot of cool effects. Hollywood did a lot of historical movie with really cool special effects‚ but I don’t like them movies‚ because they always lie. I mean in old movies‚ like 300 spartans and another they create movie like was in the book‚ but another movies about world wars and another they lie. Hollywood create movie where America is the main and America always beat bad guys. History movies common in one part
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movies about mental illness. In the first place‚ I feel that I ’ve already "given at the office" and usually want a little respite from the ravages of schizophrenia‚ bipolar disorder‚ and suicidal impulses. More than that‚ though‚ Hollywood almost always gets mental illness wrongand usually does a hatchet job on the psychiatrist‚ psychologist‚ or psychotherapist on the case. But why is this so? It ’s probably obvious that the general public has strongly ambivalent
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period. It was the latest form of art by that time. So that‚ new thinking ways and approaches have been developed and applied in this narrative art form. French New Wave was one of the most important movements in this context‚ criticizing mainstream Hollywood Cinema and applying new approaches‚ techniques to cinema films. It has more than this though. This new wave had those applications‚ but further‚ it had a completely new way of thinking and standing against linear narrative form of cinema. It had
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Singing in the Rain Singing in the Rain is an American comedy musical film starring Gene Kelly‚ Debbie Reynolds‚ Donald O’Connor and Jean Hagen‚ and directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen. It offers a comic depiction of Hollywood‚ and its transition from silent films to talking films. Throughout the movie‚ people could see many different elements that make the movie musical “Singing in the Rain” great. Because of the sound‚ especially the music‚ setting‚ costumes‚ make up‚ and the photography
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can take the reader on an adventure or bore the reader to tears. Many people will read and get lost in a great book before they see the movie Hollywood has made out of it. Some will think the film ruined the book‚ while others like the movie better. Most writers have a bright imagination‚ with a specific message in mind for the reader. Sometimes Hollywood gets the writer’s message across in the movie‚ and sometimes it leaves the audience clueless. In Ray Bradbury’s science-fiction novel Fahrenheit
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Movies as Platform to Shift Stereotypes of Asian Women Assignment 3 by Angelina G 0971330 T G 17 Academic Writing WRIT001/Term 1 – 2010/2011 I declare that this Assignment is my original work and all information obtained from other sources has been cited accordingly. _______________________ Signature and Date Course Instructor: Charlotte Arlene Bastion Movies are still the most seductive and powerful of artistic mediums‚ manipulating us with ease by a powerful
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Literary Genre Literary Genre is the way the author builds or tells the story for the reader. The Literary genre of a text consists of the devices and techniques that impact on the reader’s emotions and thoughts. Exploring the Literary Genre of ‘Casablanca’ by Michael Curtiz. ‘Casablanca’ is a melodrama; a war move that explores of the universal themes of love and sacrifice‚ but when the film was released in 1942‚ audiences viewed it as a political allegory about World War II. Narrator:
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who are a rich American[->1] family. John is head chef at a popular restaurant‚ Deborah is a former businesswoman mother‚ and Evelyn is a former jazz singer. The ’group’‚ in this film‚ that is being targeted is‚ in fact‚ the Moreno family. The Hollywood/pop culture decided to portray this group the ’typical’ Mexican immigrated family‚ where the ’single’ mother immigrates from Mexico to the U.S‚ with the language and her child‚ and becomes a uneducated maid. This is seen as a negative light because
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an experience is certainly independent of the film being shown. However‚ in order to achieve the higher margins built into IMAXs business strategy‚ IMAX must concentrate on distribution of their own films rather than Hollywood movies. In addition to better margins‚ avoiding Hollywood films will reduce the concern of potential content regulation. Generally‚ there is less vulgarity and violence in IMAX films‚ and they offer a more educational perspective. Focusing on IMAX films exploits the growing
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