World cinema

of Gallipoli through the Australian's feelings towards the event using pre-existing myths to portray this tragedy of war. Gallipoli was directed by Peter Weir, an Australian film director. After playing the leading role in the Australian New Wave cinema with his films such as Picnic at Hanging Rock, The Last Wave and Gallipoli, Weir directed a diverse group of American and International films – many on them major box office hits – including the Academy Award nominees. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallipoli_(1981_film)

After the most talked about film of Malayalam film industry in last year "Maheshinte Prathikaram" ("Mahesh's Revenge") director Dileesh Pothan and actor Fahadh Faasil comes together for "Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum" (Roughly translated as "The Exhibit and the Witness"). Even though it's only the second film from Pothan, due to the immense fan following for his previous film which even generated a trend of finding minute details from that film and labeling it as Pothettan brilliance, there was much

History of World Dance 3813-001 April 7, 2010 An Exploration to the History of Bollywood Dance In 2008, the movie “Slum dog Millionaire” inspired a new dance craze, quickly spreading across the globe. Due to the movies, popular hit song, “Jai Ho” and the famous choreographed dance shown in a memorable performance during the closing credits of the film, known as Bollywood dance, has exploded into dance studios, workout facilities, and films worldwide. For decades, the infusion of song and dance

home; an everyday cosmos which representation is not reduce to the simple portrait of the family house, but refers to an imaginary concept not always visibly perceive. Thought, yearned, missed, feared; the space of home is omnipresent in Hollywood cinema. As Richard Selcer argues, ''the fact that the home cannot be readily defined is probably why it has been the subject of so many movies, it must be depicted rather than defined'' (54). The difficulty that Selcer finds in defining the concept of home

scary sight that they go into depression. Once in depression they disappear and all that remains of them is a dark stain where they last stood. The main characters Michi and Ryosuke try to find shelter from all the ghosts. It is apparent that the world is ending. The strange deaths continue and more ghosts continue to appear in Tokyo. The

and 1930s, the film musical has been a prominent genre. However, up until the end of the “Golden Age” of the film musical, the majority of these musical films produced were geared towards an adult audience to help raise morale during the depression, World War I, and

The North American Musical Film The musical film in the United States is largely associated with Broadway theatre. Broadway is an area in New York City where the biggest theatres are located, accommodating at least 500 people. Smaller theatres are said to be located Off-Broadway and even smaller theatres are called Off-Off-Broadway. Some notable musical films such as Chicago (2002), My Fair Lady (1964) and West Side Story (1961) were adapted from musical plays and trace their origins to Broadway

During the 1930’s the Chinese Film Industry underwent several improvements in film techniques; improvements in film quality and the advancements in sound quality, which led to this period being called the “Golden Age” of Chinese film. Some very important directors of the time were Sun Yu, Yonggang Wu and Muzhi Yuan saw the potential to educate the masses through the film Industry. This was done by highlighting the problems in society; such as inequality between the genders. This was done by showcasing

from the characters . Crime genre in Bollywood is mostly based on real stories of gangsters as Mumbai has been a hub for underworld and smuggling since a long time. The representation of criminals shown in commercial Bollywood cinema is completely different from Hollywood cinema. In some Hollywood movies crime and mafia is shown to be inherited where as the criminals in bollywood are shown entering the crime because of situations that led them. Underworld has been connected to Bollywood since a long

the top action films, many stars have made a living performing in movies that would rival any film in the world. All Bollywood stars are rich. Identifying the top 5 richest of them is slightly challenging because, quite understandably, they are not eager to publicly discuss their assets. Besides, media opinions regarding the richest Bollywood stars vary. One of the little-known facts of the world is that Bollywood was born a full 10 years before Hollywood. Bollywood generates over double the number