Glory: A Phenomenal Film

Plastics” led by Rachel McAdams (Regina George) in this hilarious and witty film written by “Saturday Night Live’s” Tina Fey. Fey took Rosalind Wiseman’s self-help book for parents and turned it into one of the biggest teen movies of the decade, leaving youth across the globe begging for more. Directed by Mark Waters, Mean Girls had a whopping 17 million USD budget and was released in all its glory in April 2004. The film opens with Cady (Lindsey Lohan)’s backstory: a homeschooled girl

Departed, a film written by William Monahan, Alan Mak, and Felix Chong, directed by Martin Scorsese, was in my opinion a spectacular crime-thriller deserving of less criticism from overly sentimental viewers. Though this film is in some scenes brutal and vicious, I praise Martin Scorsese’s refusal to cower away from the undeniable truth that organized crime in the United States is murderous in nature just to satisfy certain viewers as critics advocated he should. Being a four time Oscar winning film with

Both Inside Out and Colors demonstrate different aspects of coping and adjusting with life. A significant amount of qualities presented in the film Inside Out as proved by the emotions reflected that are going on inside of Riley’s head led by yellow (Joy) and blue (Sadness) trying to guide her through changes in her life. Riley moves into a different state (California) where she needs to learn to cope with making new friends, getting used to the population, and having her furniture get here on time

it is really irrelevant, so then it’s a good idea not to have one [a message].”(Time). Nonetheless, even a film without a message has themes, whether it intends to or not. One of the central themes revolves around the value of storytelling, as we are constantly reminded that The Grand Budapest Hotel is a story through its overtly self-aware nature, which is no more evident than in the films introduction. While the majority of the narrative is structured by a fairly linear plot, it opens with a

The song, “I’m A Yankee Doodle Dandy” was performed by James Cagney in the 1942 film “Yankee Doodle Dandy.” Cagney totally captured Cohan’s brash spirit in the film that depicted the life of George Cohan and commemorated his contributions to American musical theatre. Among many accolades, in 1993, Yankee Doodle Dandy was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”

Meta: Rising from the ashes, disco is on the comeback trail through brand new slots game Disco Fever. Given its funky nature, will you dance your way to glory through the latest Zeus Services release? Disco Fever Back in the 1970s everyone just wanted to get their boogie on, with disco in full flow and films like Saturday Night Fever dominating the box offer. Back in those days you couldn't help but want to join in on the disco fun. Sadly, as we have seen time was not kind to this genre of music

has ever seen the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind has had their own close encounter of some kind. Written and directed by Steven Spielberg and Produced by Colombia Pictures in association with EMI Films. Colombia Pictures the same year is credited with the production of four other films which include Bobby Deerfield staring Al Pacino, The Deadly Triangle staring Dale Robinette, Fun With Dick and Jane staring George Segal and Jane Fonda, and last but not least Confessions from a Holiday Camp

Red Tails: A Film Critique Robert Black ENG 225 Introduction to Film Instructor: Dwight Paulsen October 14, 2012 “We have a right to fight for our country. The same as every other American.” Colonel A.J. Bullard (Imdb , 2012) The film I picked for my critique is Red Tails, a historical World War II drama. The movie starred Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard and Gerald Mcraney, was written by John

and the film, ‘Australia’ by Baz Luhrman. With references to the narrative elements and cinematic conventions, discuss how women were portrayed in both Genres. Both the text ‘The Drovers Wife’ and the movie ‘Australia’ focus on the independency of Australian women and the aboriginal society. In the short story "The Drover's Wife," Henry Lawson acknowledges the hardships of Australian women whose bravery and perseverance is unfairly overlooked. It is often the men who receive all the glory while the

According to IMDb’s trivia page on Frankenstein 1931 it stated: “The movie’s line “It’s alive! It’s alive!” was voted as the #49 movie quote by the American Film Institute (out of 100).” This shows that not only was Frankenstein a remarkable film for 1931, but it is still a classic to this day. Frankenstein was released in November, 1931 by Universal Pictures, directed by James Whale, and starred Colin Clive, Boris Karloff, and Mae Clarke which is based off the novel Frankenstein, by Mary Shelly