Steven Landsburg

I remember when I was just five-years-old, my cousins were visiting from Mexico, and my dad had the idea to film a cowboys versus Indians movie with my chubby baby brother cast as the Indian chief. Then, at age ten, my dad and I wrote our sci-fi comedy “When UFOs Attack” and filmed it in our backyard with a variety of green screens and crazy costumes. We spent hours editing the raw footage on the couch, experimenting with different sound effects and trying to figure out how to use Imovie. It wasn’t

At the 2015 Academy Awards Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) won best picture, I however feel that this should not have been the case. The film Whiplash by Damien Chazelle was nominated but was just passed up by the Academy. Birdman was a spectacular film an deserves much praise, however Whiplash was far more original and deserves to be treated as such. The character Riggan, played by Michael Keaton, not new to film and neither are a lot of the characters in Birdman. The drug-addicted

In July 1964, Mickey Rourke, fighting as Phil Rourke, won 3 – round decision over Roger Hough in an armature boxing match in Miami, Florida Coming from a background of professional heavyweight boxing, it is not surprising that Mickey Rourke launched off in Hollywood primarily as an action man. He had several successes in his acting stint before becoming a professional boxer. After numerous injuries Rourke retired from sports

In Peter Benchley’s “Jaws,” not only is the man-eating shark and suspenseful plot important, but so are the characters whose relationships build the text. The characteristics of the main characters contribute to the message that Benchley tries to instill into his audience, avenging the truth. However, the shark may be the largest contribution to the success of Benchley’s novel, characters, such as Martin Brody, the chief of police, is a vital character with his hard-working traits, and willingness

The movie Saving Private Ryan was made on July 24, 1998 by Steven Spielberg. There are several main characters in the movie Saving Private Ryan. One of the main characters is Captain Miller who is played by Tom Hanks. Captain Miller was the one who lead the troops on to Omaha Beach during the D-Day invasion. His troops had several casualties during the invasion. Private Ryan was also a very important character. Private Ryan was played by Matt Damon. Private Ryan lost all of his brothers in combat

Fahrenheit 451: Burning Books or Burning People? The Jaws Effect is a term used to express the experience a group goes through after a piece of media misrepresents them. This phrase was coined after the infamous 1975 cult film Jaws inspired a nation-wide shark-hunt that resulted in many species becoming endangered or almost extinct. Many classic novels are a contributor to this phenomenon; Catcher in the Rye alone has inspired at least four assassination attempts on public figures due to its messages

Dramatic Impact of The Color Purple by Alice Walker The film, ‘The Color Purple’, was released in 1985 and it is based on the novel published in 1983 by Alice Walker. ‘The Color Purple’ won nine Oscar nominations and was directed by Steven Spielberg. The film, ‘The Color Purple’, tells the story of Celie from the age of 13 through to womanhood. The man she thinks is her father rapes her. She has two children who are both taken away from her. She is forced to marry

in the past two decades. Most people know little about the Holocaust and these films serve as the primary sources of their knowledge, therefore, how they perceive the Holocaust is directly related to the way it is portrayed in these popular movies. Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List and Roman Polański’s The Pianist are both praised by films critics for their cinematic achievements; however, they often face critical reception by Holocaust scholars, and for good reason. Both films take place in Europe

events. He did get a college education, but he later went on to learn more about history and he later ended up writing one of his most famous books Schindler’s List. Thomas’s book has been praised by many people and has even been turned into a movie by Steven Spielberg. Thomas is also a professor, who today teaches about history and he works at the University of California. Also his story today is known world-wide as his book tells of the events Schindler lived through. Oskar Schindler was born in a

How does the director Steven Spielberg, use film techniques to convey one or more themes in his film, War of the Worlds? Steven Spielberg utilizes many techniques, in his film, War of the Worlds, including camera work, actors and sound effects to convey various themes such as family relationships. An initial scene, ‘Eve of the War’, establishes the relationships amongst the family especially around the central character Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise) which are built upon in ‘Coming of the Invaders’. ‘Worst