Alex Hoffman IB Film Mr. Evers January 10‚ 2012 Paul Thomas Anderson: An Auteur of Film There are two types of directors in the world: those who write their movies and those who don’t. This doesn’t mean that one is a better director than the other‚ but it does however define if a director is truly an auteur of their film. Paul Thomas Anderson dropped out of film school after just 2 days. He went on to spend his savings and college money to produce his first short film Cigarettes & Coffee. It
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School violence is a problem throughout the United States. Students can only learn effectively in a safe and protected environment. The daily news reports too often remind us‚ schools are no longer immune from the violence that plagues other parts of society. Many people question‚ "How could we as a nation let such a terrible thing take place"? In my opinion‚ school bullying‚ family and or personal problems‚ and gangs are some of many reasons that relate to violence in school aged children. First
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City of God is a depicts the reality of the narrator’s life growing up in the slums on the outskirts of Rio. What was meant to be a small film project became a success in many ways. Although it quickly became an international sensation winning numerous awards the filmmakers were also successful with their use of various components of cinematography. One critic said that “City of God is a wildly entertaining film. The sheer energy of the movie is never less than compelling. Meirelles pulls out
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Samurai (1954) |105‚388 | |14. |8.7 |Fight Club (1999) |422‚625 | |15. |8.7 |Goodfellas (1990)
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years ago.”-Thomas Leitch The central theme of the gangster film has always revolved around law and order and essentially boils down to the Criminal institutions fighting one another or fighting a corrupt authority. Movies such as ‘The Godfather’‚ ‘Goodfellas’ and ‘Public enemies’ follow the same plot of organised crime. That is what the films are about‚ seeing as though the central characters operate under their own premise of law‚ the narratives involve their relationship with the authorities and agencies
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EKTA KAPOOR “Queen of Indian Television” The Making of an Entrepreneur Ekta Kapoor is the daughter of Ravinder Kapoor (popularly known as Jeetendra)‚ a Hindi movie star from the 1960s to 1980s. Her mother‚ Shobha Kapoor‚ is the CEO of BTL and her younger brother Tushar Kapoor is an actor in Hindi movies. According to Ekta‚ she had a childhood which was "materially easy but emotionally difficult.’ During her childhood she was extremely obese and suffered from low self esteem. She was a very
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Representation and Media Stereotypes Different media have projected various issues about our lives in various ways. It is no doubt that the opinion and the views of the public can easily be swayed and manipulated by how the media presents it self. People’s opinion can be shaped by what their views are on a certain issue. Since there are many different kinds of media in the world and since different people prefer different media as their source of information‚ the choice of media and the way the
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100 Best / Favorite Movies of All Time: Halfway through writeups on my Top 100 movies. At this rate‚ I should be done around 20041.Godfather 2. Pacino was never better. The First Godfather is a great story. Godfather 2 is a great film. By bookending the first Godfather‚ we get 2 great actors‚ Pacino and Deniro‚ telling the story of America in the 20th century. Young‚ruthless and honorable‚ Vito Corleone is every immingrant who has had to fight in the land of opportunity. Older‚ ruthless‚ jaded and
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CTCS 190: Lecture/Discussion Notes Style/Mode of Representation • Another voice into the production/consumption of a film text • Particular film is rendered in a particular style; has to be addressed by consumer • Objectivity v. Realism Realism • Mode of representation that attempts a 1:1 correspondence with reality with how the subject is depicted (in film‚ artwork‚ etc.) — exactly how a person sees it • Never possible to have exact realism • Everyone’s reality is different • Ideology — relative
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