for you. Members of the Bonifacio clan might be of total outrage rightnow for the film has put Bonifacio in somewhat a ‘bad light.’ Directed by Mark Meily, “El Presidente” offers a beautiful journey back to history with great action scenes and cinematography. The lines, in Filipino, Spanish, and English are well-thought. Casting big names in Philippine showbiz like Cesar Montano, Christopher De Leon, Allan Paule, Sid Lucero, and Joko Diaz, among others was a good move as they portrayed their roles
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In her essay, “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema,” Laura Mulvey argues that Classical Hollywood cinema encourages spectators to look at women and identify with men. Female stars receive the look, while male stars control the narrative and dominate space. She writes, “In a world ordered by sexual imbalance, pleasure in looking has been split between active/male and passive/female. The determining male gaze projects its fantasy onto the female figure, which is styled accordingly. In their traditional
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Abby Simon CMCL-C 392 Paper 1 When deciding which genre I was going to choose I went over some debate in my head. I of course wanted to write about something that interested me, but also something that was shocking for me to watch never really knowing the history. I decided to analyze the films They Call It Pro Football and The Two Escobars. Having never seen either of these films before and being a huge sports fan I was very intrigued. Each come from different times, but have many similar
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John Niendorf 11/29/10 Hour 2nd Film Review Film Title: Psycho Genre: Suspense/ Horror Director: Alfred Hitchcock Actors/Actresses: Anthony Perkins, Jenet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin An office worker by the name Marion can’t stand the way life is turning out for. She is troubled by her lover Sam Loomis as he has to give up most of his money away in alimony. She is then trusted with $40,000 in cash by her employer as she has worked for the company for years. She seizes the opportunity
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CRASH Sonya Martinez University of Phoenix HUM/150 - Introduction to Film Studies Michelle Sanson July 5, 2011 CRASH The movie “Crash” is a powerful and complex movie that involves the lives of six families in today’s modern day dilemmas of racism, discrimination, drug abuse, and criminal actions and how they deal with it. The plot of this movie (for myself) is unclear. This movie has many scenes with different interactions with the characters and one must pay extra close attention
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Nisa Chamblin Nar Avant Garde 2/23/2011 Movie Term Reflection Through chapters four, five, and six in our class book Film Art: An Introduction we learn the fundamentals of film; mise-en-scene, editing, and cinematography. Both mise-en-scene, editing, and cinematography deal with what is happening inside of the film frame, this includes the setting, costume, lighting, framing, photographic aspects, characters, editing, and cuts of the shot. Together these specific fundamental elements partake
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University of Phoenix Material How Films Communicate Instructions Complete and submit Part I in your first week of class. In Week Two, complete Parts II & III after viewing a film of your choice from the University of Phoenix Material: How Films Communicate Film List located under your Week One materials. Submit your completed worksheet in Week Two. Part I: Beginning to Analyze Film To compete Part I, choose a movie you have viewed in the past (this does not have to be from the
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phrase sparks the final unraveling of a man on the edge of his sanity in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation. The heartbreaking last scene of this film encompasses nearly all the key themes of the tragic story. Through aspects of editing, cinematography, sound, and mise-en-scène the final sequence not only highlights Caul’s characteristics and his dramatic descent into desolation, but also emphasizes the audiences understanding of the pervasive nature of voyeurism, the destructive power of paranoia
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Red Dog is a hilarious, drama filled movie fit for the whole family. The movie Red Dog is a romantic comedy, drama, fit for the whole family. Written by Daniel Taplitz, directed by Kriv Stenders and produced by Nelson Woss and Julie Ryan. The main actors are portrayed by KoKo as Red Dog, Josh Lucas as John Grant, and Rachael Taylor as Nancy Grey. My initial impression of this film was not wanting to watch it as i don’t like animals because they always make me cry. This I was completely wrong about
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It can incorporate all angles in making a film: sound, dialogue, cinematography, or attitude. A director has a unique filmmaking style that varies from different director, like a writer's own particular unique composition style. There are numerous techniques that a director needs to pick which techniques to utilize and which
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