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More than once in a while Turner Classic Movies airs a movie that I just cannot believe I’ve gone so long without seeing! All About Eve is one of these movies. For me it is essentially the oldest “someone is … Continue reading →

French New Wave saw a revival in 2001 with the film Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain. The director, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, used many of the elements commonly seen in original French New Wave films. The film revolves around one central character, the … Continue reading →

NVIDIA 3D Vision Issue: You must use the Youtube.com HTML5 Video Player on Mozilla Firefox to view the 3D content with your NVIDIA 3D Vision glasses. You can access it at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XBJvf7CG1w&hd=1. A follow-up to the blog post Do We Need the … Continue reading →

Although Children of men represent a dystopian society however, many scenes convey a message of hope and faith to the viewers. Firstly, Kee reveals that she is pregnant in a cowshed which has a Biblical meaning attached to it. Luke’s … Continue reading →

The film Bad Boys 2 directed by Michael Bay, came out in the summer of 2003, as the follow up to the original box office hit Bad Boys Several critics cited a particular tasteless scene involving a racial slur, one … Continue reading →

Many of the tasks of producing films seem rather confusing. While some people have specific jobs pertaining to control of lights or costumes, others have strange names like “Best Boy” and “Key Grip”. However, when movies are advertised, the people … Continue reading →

To generalize the movie Children of Men Absence of cuts to create a sense of documentaryfeeling Long takes Lack of cuts as the camera follows the main character walks out of a coffee shop Create a sense of reality Wide … Continue reading →

The long take has evolved over the years much like film has. The structure of the long take has remained the same while the theory and the technology used to make it happen have changed. Two films that incorporate long … Continue reading →

The documentary film is a film that seems to be happening more frequently these days, or perhaps as my interest in documentary films increases, I am more aware of them and it only appears they are happening more frequently.  Regardless, … Continue reading →

One of the things I have always hated is how Netflix rarely has anything I want to see. This changed recently when they finally added all of Star Trek: The Next Generation. I have hesitated on getting a Netflix account, … Continue reading →