Movies

The movies Rebel Without a Cause and Bonnie and Clyde offer two prime examples of the difference between Old Hollywood and New Hollywood.  Rebel Without a Cause was released in 1958 and, although it pushed the envelope for movies at that time, it still was very much a depiction of Old Hollywood.  Bonnie and Clyde released in 1967 was one of the first films of New Hollywood in that its style, acting and storyline moved it into a new generation of filmmaking. In this paper I will analyze...

Chinese American MuseumLast February 27, 2010, I visited Chinese American Museum, located in the downtown of Los Angeles. It is the oldest and the last surviving original structure of Los Angeles Chinatown. Upon entering the green-colored wooden door, I walked through the lobby area. I witnessed the exhibit of the history on how Chinese immigrants started their life in Lose Angeles. The Chinese were the first Asian immigrants who entered the United States. Large-scale immigration began in the mid...

The Nouvelle Vague or the New Wave started in France and spread to Sweden. It soon caught up in India and then in Italy. The Argentinean and Spanish New Waves soon followed suit. What was the New Wave It was a movement, a revolution However, it was not a revolution of arms  it was a revolution of film. Completely unlike the mainstream films of the time, this movement was principally a new pattern of movie-making, a new way of telling stories, but simultaneously, it was also much more than that....

The primary concern of my paper will be the changing way in which the female protagonist is represented within films produced by the Disney studio and the messages this imbues to their audience of extremely receptive children. Following a close textual analysis of a number of films produced by Disney my thesis will thus be that whilst changes are evident in the Disney female in terms of her demeanor and characterization, with the overwhelming passivity and naivety displayed by Snow White and Cinderella...

In his article, Iron Man Suited Up for Fun, Chuck Koplinski reviews the film Iron Man, directed by Jon Favreau.  This film is based upon the Marvel Comic series of the same name. Based on the review, it seems clear that Koplinski came to the film already a fan of the original comic strip.  Based on this, it is doubtful that he would have needed to take any notes during his viewing.  Koplinski begins his review with concerns that the pre-release promotions might give away the whole...

Directed Summary Little Miss Sunsine is a 2006 comedy-drama-adventure film about a seven-year old girl named Olive Hoover who desired to join and bring home the crown from the beauty pageant Little Miss Sunshine. Bringing her dysfunctional family and driving their almost broken down Volkswagen T2 Microbus, they went on an 800-mile road trip from their home in Albquerque to California where the pageant was held. In the course of their travel, they came across several setbacks that made them arrive...

Article 1 Bits and Pieces of Love Stories from a Writers Mind A Wondrous Journey, 2 January 2006 , Author gradyharp from United States Reference Choi, Sean., Fa yeung nin wa, imdb 6 Mar. 2002. HYPERLINK httpwww.imdb.comtitlett0118694httpwww.imdb.comtitlett0118694 (3 May, 2010). Kar Wai Wong is more than a film director (though he is one of the finest directors working today) he is a visual, poetic, creative and daring artist capable of more cinematic miracles in one isolated film than most directors...