Pinot noir Essays

The Godfather is a film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and written by Mario Puzzo and Francis Ford Coppola. Based on the novel The Godfather by Mario Puzzo. It stared many great actors such as Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, and Robert Duvall. It’s release date was March 24, 1972. The Godfather is an American crime film, and is considered one of the most iconic movies of all time. The filmmaker communicated his ideas with the viewers through use of cinematography, mis-en-scène, editing, acting

The Entity Vs. the Joker “The horror genre was born out of a cultural need to confront and vicariously conquer something frightening that we do not fully comprehend.” (Barsam and Monaham) After analyzing the villains from the films, It Follows and Batman the Dark Knight. We see how both It and The Joker are the similar yet so different very different. The villain It comes from a film classified as horror, and The Joker from Batman: The Dark Knight: Rises is in cinema classified as an action film

1. Identify the film’s title and production designer (or art/visual designer). The film that I watched was Doubt. It was directed by John Patrick Stanley, and I believe that the production designer was David Graupman. 2. What is the focus of this film? Explain using examples from the film. The focus of this film was, as the name suggests, the doubt in a priest of a church. The church was also a school. The principal of the school, who was a legalistic nun, thought that that the priest of the school

In the 1970s, the US film industry became a creative high point although it was opened with Hollywood experiencing a financial and artistic depression. Restricted elements such as language, adult content or sexuality, and violence had been loosened up while the elements became more widespread and other countries are using this elements as their general restrictions. In 1970, Blaxploitation film genres, an ethnic subgenre of a film category which exploits current trend, became trending with a successful

Stephan King once said, “Novels’ and movies are like apples and oranges. They both are fruit, but taste completely different.” In essence, novelss and movies while they may share similar story lines, are quite different. Movie directors and screenwriters will always be challenged in making adaptations into film. The challenge is to maintain the novel’s theme, plot and characters while engaging the viewers and using sound, light, and visuals. In the 2013 recreation of the novel “The Great Gatsby

Everything is shrouded in darkness. The dim street lights cast long shadows. The city is run by corrupt politicians, who are protected by crooked cops and mobsters. This is the world of noir. Often hard to define, noir is a genre of film that you instantly recognize whether you know it or not. Noir often follows a male character who is never as wholesome as he seems. In fact, there is a layer of mystery to everything that goes on within the story. The main character eventually meets a beautiful woman

There are many distinct elements of a film noir. Strong lighting features, tough female characters, a twisted love story, and crowded yet simple sets. These are just a few of those elements and they all make Blade Runner a film noir. One of the more noticeable elements of a film noir is lighting. Throughout the film, lighting is used to set the mood and atmosphere of each scene. When Deckard and the other police enter the apartment to find what they believe to be a fish scale, they open the door

In 1944, Billy Wilder directed an award winning film noir Double Indemnity. Film noir was a popular genre of film during the 1940’s. Film noirs were crime dramas placing an emphasis on sexual motivations. In addition, film noirs were recognized by movie critics for the dark lighting and themes expressed throughout the films. In Double Indemnity, Walter Neff, an insurance salesman, perfectly fits the role of the anti-hero seen in many film noirs. In Double Indemnity, Walter Neff expresses the theory

The Maltese Falcon is one of the greatest films of the American Studio Era. Samuel Spade played by Henry Bogart is the film’s protagonist. Right away, enigmatic Mary Astor portraying Miss Wonderly/ Bridget O’ Shaughnessy is seeking assistance in finding her lost sister. Sam and his partner, Miles, are soon in a muddled mess of wrongdoing and deceitfulness. The criminals he interacts with try to convince him to help them find the falcon that is encrusted with fine jewels such as, red garnets, emeralds

Ridley Scott’s film Blade Runner is known for its incredible use of very low key lighting, the dark appearance of the film not only exemplifies the futuristic L.A city but also ties the film in with a modernized film noir style. The low key lighting in combination with the neon lights and signs creates a correlation between the light and the dark, this represents the conflict throughout the film between humanity and the replicants. Investigating the lighting throughout the scene when Deckard, played

Did Mel Brooks make "Spaceballs" to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the "Star Wars" saga? Last month we celebrated the first decade of George Lucas 's great entertainment, and now here is Brooks 's satire, complete with Dark Helmet and Pizza the Hutt. WATCH NOW I enjoyed a lot of the movie, but I kept thinking I was at a revival. The strangest thing about "Spaceballs" is that it should have been made several years ago, before our appetite for "Star Wars" satires had been completely exhausted

2. Chinatown (1974) This film was written by Robert Towne and directed by Roman Polanski. Possibly, one of the most renowned and disputed was the final scene of Chinatown. This film was based on the real situation that happened between Los Angeles City and Owens Valley known as the California Water Wars. In the final scene, P.I. Jake Gittes’ (Jake Nicholson) hard work didn’t matter anymore because all the main characters moved from L.A. to Chinatown. The secrets were also exposed as well as he was

dramatic movie. Body Heat has color to it, but they also had dark dimmed lighting and shadows illuminated off the wall. Not including just the color of the films, both films were dark and twisted because of the storyline. They are part of the film noir tradition mainly because they have the criminal, violent, and greedy perspectives that make them evil. As we already know, in Double Indemnity, the two lovers agree to killing the husband. The audience thinks the two lovers are wrong and twisted because

Following the events of World War I, and subsequently World War II, Hollywood experienced a rather existentialist movement. The style of noir was able to capture the public’s anxiety and dread following the wars. The film noir and existentialism share similar characteristics consequently film noir is a great way to express existentialist ideas; since film noir as a style exemplifies the basic beliefs of existentialism naturally. One of the fundamental principles to existentialism is the Absurd.

in film noir by utilizing his stark visual style and moody representation of human characters, and has a history of making great classics such as Metropolis (1927), M (1931), Fury (1936), and The Big Heat (1953). Lang came to America to escape the rise of Nazi power in Germany in 1934, he was part of the German expressionist, and could skillfully direct drama-thrillers and epic science fiction dramas with ease, as noted by Foster Hirsch in his book, The Dark Side of the Screen: Film Noir, “Of the

One film is about wishing for the past. The other film takes the main character to it. Both end bittersweet, as the death of a dream leaves the protagonists changed forever. The indie movie of 2011, A Midnight in Paris, romanticizes the city of Paris and how grand it used to be. Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby (2013) may be swanky and wild, but ultimately calls out the corruption that plagued the past. Both directors have, arguably, effective costuming and make-up. The Great Gatsby (2013) creates stunning

Evolution of Film Noir “Black Film”, is the translation per-se, to the meaning of Film Noir. The specific mood of film has been argued as unable to label and identify with a specific genre, therefore, arguably, it has morphed into it’s own self-proclaimed genre. It is a mood, a style, a point of view, a tone of a film. A genre by definition of Foster Hirsch is, “determined by conventions of narrative structure, characterization, theme, and visual design.” Stimulating enough, Film Noir contains all three

Star Wars Elements of visual design are visible aspects of a film that help credibility. Star Wars Episode 3 displays many different elements throughout the whole film. Color and Costume production both play a role in this film that produces credibility for the audience. The first visual elements, color, is a special quality of light reflected from a given surface. An example in Star Wars is the specific colors in the rebel force locations and the Empire. The Death Star is all grey and the colors

People often use the phrase “I’m cursed” to explain their bad luck. Someone might claim to be cursed because they end up nearly being killed several times or they have repeated relationship issues. We always tend to associate curses with negative events in our lives. In The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz, we are introduced to a Dominican Republic curse, Fuku. Fuku has done things to the characters in the book that many could say is bad luck, but coincidentally both of them ended

Film noir emerged out of the bleakness of World War II, at a time when the world was in a dark place, filled with disillusionment. The time was ripe for a harsh, cynical view of life with a bent towards the dark side of human nature. With it's moral ambiguity, harsh camera angles and lack of harmony in space, the films produced in this era expressed the psychological drama of war and post war America. Deeply flawed, brooding and angst ridden characters who usually met a bad end permeated the style