Film festival

In comparing an August, 1974 film review from The Great Speckled Bird with one from the New York Times from the same time period and regarding the same film, two very different styles of writing, and the thoughts of two very different kinds of writers are immediately found. The tone and language of the two reviews are vastly different, as is the review content for Robert Altman’s California Split (1974). The Times article, written by Vincent Canby is an engaging, easy read that apparently appreciates

events we attended throughout the semester included the Corrales Harvest Festival in October and the New Mexican Hispanic Arts Dialogue in November. The Harvest Festival is a village wide annual event that celebrates Corrales' agricultural roots. Corrales Road which is in the heart of Corrales, is closed down to traffic. The road is home to many businesses, studios, and restaurants. Some of the key events at the Harvest Festival include live music, arts and craft shows, business & non-profit exhibits

Roman Polanski. The film is about a Polish Jewish pianist, Wladyslaw Szpilman who survived an environment full of violence, greed, power and death. The film has a very emotional and powerful meaning towards its viewers, which provides its audience to feel emotion towards the film and its characters. Szpilman is a family man who is passionate about his music, who lived a healthy and average life with his family and other siblings. Throughout The Pianist, Polanski produced a film that captures his audience

age 14 I was awarded a scholarship to train and teach at Classic Dance Academy. After graduating with an International Bachelorette degree from Lakewood High School, I was awarded scholarships to attend the University of Denver where I began studying film and technical theatre. While DU had no dance program I took classes with several companies in

‘The Noise of Licking’ Gets Weird in the Best Ways Adam New With its bizarre animation style, ‘The Noise of Licking’ sets a unique tone that few other short films match. Famed Canadian animator Norman McLaren once said, “Animation is not the art of drawings that move but the art of movements that are drawn.” In this medium, the creator has complete control over what the audience sees. Not bound by the limitations of budgets or technology, an animator can create anything that they want. Animation

For the upcoming film festival, I believe centering the theme around black media from the 1990s would be a great approach. With current black film reaching critical acclaim, Moonlight (Barry Jenkins, 2016) and Get Out (Jordan Peele, 2017) to name a few, focusing on this national cinema, especially during the rise of hip-hop and rap music, provides an insight into black culture. Focusing on the romantic comedy instead of drama or thriller not only expresses the need for more consumable content for

Whenever I was dealing with any stress or problems, I would go to the movie theatre and sit down and immerse myself in a two hour long film. And all of a sudden all my problems were not an issue. It's like if the smell of fresh popcorn, sweet candy, and thirst quenching soda was a doctor's recommendation. The sound of crowds waiting eager to see an upcoming flick they've been anxious about pleased my ears; this atmosphere of innocence and joy caused me to make this theatre my safe haven. I always

Steven Allan Spielberg, an Academy winning filmmaker, director, and producer of many films. Such as, Schindler’s list, The Color Purple, E. T.: The Extra-Terrestrial and Saving Private Ryan. Spielberg was born on December 18, 1946, in Cincinnati Ohio. Eldest of four, and the only son. Spielberg’s father was an electrical engineer, who focused in the new field of computers. His mother had been a major concert pianist. As a child, he moved several times. Moving was apart his childhood. Majority of

since its introduction in the 1890’s. As special effects were introduced and the length of film increased, their popularity increased as well. Today, there is quite a bit of focus placed on the box office returns of films and popular culture is directly affected by this. The impact any given film will have on society is usually directly influenced by the number of people who saw the movie. At first glances, films that would have this large impact would appear to be the ones with the biggest budgets,

short film from director Clement Trehin-Lalanne. The film tells the story of a girl from the Congo who claims to be underage in order to stay in the French Territory she is living in. The film was shown at Cannes Film Festival in 2014 where it won a Special Mention Award. Upon watching the film, the first thing that I noticed was how the film is more imagery based rather than story or dialogue based. The character of Aissa speaks very few lines, and there is some narration throughout the film. In