1981 in film

from stage to film, outlining the issues faced with both the original artists and my own group as artists. This specific piece of work from playwright Edward Albee is “arguably the best American play of the 1960s” (Leff 1981, p. 453), which encouraged Warner Brothers’ to gain the screen rights and recreate it as a film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. On Broadway, Albee’s play had been critized for its “lack of clarity” (Leff 1981, p. 456) however, when creating the film adaptation, Ernest

Most people are aware of the film: Clash of the Titans, the more mature might remember the first version made in 1981, and most millennials will remember the most recent version released in theaters in 2010. In these two films it is men versus the gods; Zeus’ siblings threaten to release the Kraken upon the people he had created and evidently atomize them. Notably, The Gods are ostensibly against each other, howbeit to the people as well. Perseus, son of Zeus, is a demigod with the quest of killing

Titans movies in 1981 and 2010 look to embody the myth of Perseus, and resonate with modern culture. At the time when this film was created it filled the demand for more movies following the Star Wars model of animation, flight, and fighting scenes. The two Clash movies leave vagueness in the true myth of Perseus to focus of more specific elements of his life. This is crucial moments like the killing of Medusa and the Gorgon. Although there was a large time separating these two films the necessary

everyone to the 2017 Australia film festival. I am Jaxon Lennox an Australian film critic and one of the festival organiser of this amazing event. Today I am going to analysis and evaluate the Australian film Gallipoli. The film Gallipoli is about two Australian sprinters that face the ruthless realities of war when they are sent to fight in the Gallipoli campaign in Turkey during World War I. The genre of the film Gallipoli is Drama, War, History and Adventure. The film starts off in Australia and

1. How do any one of the films screened in weeks 6-12 of the course represent and/or foreground authorship? Dating back to the 1920’s, the term ‘auteur’ was debated over, claiming to describe an “author of script and film-maker as one and the same” versus the view of scripts being appointed from authors or scriptwriters (1996, p12). Over the [course of 50 or so odd] years,. Known for his distinctive brand of comedy, the work of Blake Edwards, demonstrates the authorial stamp that is often referred

will be suggested that the generic conventions of horror films sustain repressive understandings of the normative order which position the homosexual subject as a threatening ‘other’. This essay will offer the opinion that it

and leniency for violence. King compares horror movies to public lynching, stating that horror is an opportunity to sanely control violent urges society has (Stephen King, 1981). Aptly, King states that horror keeps ‘them’ from getting out and ‘me up there’; moreover, that it keeps insanity out and sanity in (Stephen King, 1981). This analysis by King makes it evident that horror can be used to control violence through a

that Sony 's wealth of hardware products could be promoted. By acquiring CBS Records and Columbia Pictures, this ultimate strategy has been fulfilled (Sony history, 2015). Political Factors Ronald Reagan became the president of the United States in 1981. He used the theory of supply side economics as the base of his economic policies, which

Raiders of the Lost Ark is a film that has been remembered by many as one of the greatest action-adventure films of all time. But many wonder --even to this day -- how did this 1981 film become such a classic for so many people? Well, it breaks down to 3 main reasons: the concept, production, and reception. Thanks to these 3 reasons, Raiders of the Lost Ark is able to still have staying power like other famous films like Jaws, Star Wars, or Jurassic Park, and remain as a pop culture icon after all

The 1970’s and 1980’s was considered to be a golden period in Australian cinema, with many classic Australian films, such as Crocodile Dundee, being released during this era. One such film that helped develop Australia’s reputation in the film industry on an international level, was the Mad Max trilogy, specifically Mad Max 2, released in 1981. Despite being a post-apocalyptic film, Mad Max 2 reflects themes of an old Western movie, with Max, a former sheriff, mirroring a Western hero, with his car