After the war, Hans Janavitz and Carl Mayer, both shocked from the war that had just occurred, were both fantasied with psychoanalysis and this is when they began to write ‘The Cabinet of Dr Caligari’ (1920), a silent horror film, filled with key elements of an expressionism film of that era, and one of the first and finest. The sets, which were all hand painted, were eerie and almost dream like. The elements used instantly sets the theme of the film, its dark and sinister looking, but also extravagant, and over the top. At a similar time UFA, a German film making company create just after the First World War was created, also known as Universum Film AG. It was at the heart of the German film industry at the time.
1 Reel Injun This documentary Reel Injun directed by Neil Diamond showed how Hollywood viewed Indians in their movies. As he traveled across the country he spoke with Indian filmmakers, actors, and writers. The documentary exposed Hollywood’s false portrayal of Indians over the past century and how Indians are striving to change this. In their movies Indians were seen as spiritual, noble, free, and also as supreme horsemen when in fact most could not even ride. In the 1930’s Indians were transformed into brutal savages by movies like Stage Coach.
Massacre at Wounded Knee On December 28, 1890, an event happened which made a strong impact to Native Americans. It was an massacre of Indians done by the whites. 350 Indians include men, women, children were killed. This event started off with the "Ghost Dance" performed by the Indians, permitted by Sitting Bull who was considered a greatest leader of Indians, intimidated the U.S goverment. They think that the ghost dance was an disrupting, creepy sacred ceremony which would bring the spirits of the dead back to life.
and Mrs. Clutter and their two teenage children, Kenyon and Nancy (two older daughters were grown and out of the house), and the events that lead the killers to murder. The family was living in Holcomb, Kansas, and in November 1959, they were brutally killed, with no apparent motive, by Dick Hickock and Perry Smith. The family was discovered bound and shot to death, with only small items missing from the home. Capote read about the crime in The New York Times soon after it happened, and before the killers were caught, he began his work in Kansas, interviewing the people of Holcomb and doing extensive research with the help of his friend Harper Lee, who would go on to write the classic To Kill a Mockingbird. Perry and Dick initially get away with the murder, leaving behind scant clues and having no personal connection with the murdered family.
As awful as Ed Gein was, some look at him at as a hero. He has been used as inspiration for movies like Norman Bates in Psycho, Leather face in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs. They glorify a person that killed people. Ed Gein was one of the most awful murders of our time. He was mentally unstable due to his upbringing and abusive father.
Also the castle was well equipped with props that vividly increased and enhanced Hamlet compared to the book. In the film they created a setting that was well utilized like in the “get thee to a nunnery” scene and the infamous “to be or not to be” scene. In the nunnery scene Hamlet threw Ophelia around in anger in a room full of one-way mirrors. They then showed Polonius and Claudius watching helplessly. Hamlet figures out that Polonius is watching after Ophelia quickly doges Hamlets eyes and looks to one of the mirrors, but not Claudius.
The reason Miller chose the subject of false accusation is most likely because the people of his generation accused him of involvement with the Communist party which was analogous to what witchcraft would have been in the late seventeenth century. Based entirely on the Salem witch trials, The Crucible does a superb job of turning that devastating time period into an entertaining yet tragic play. Arthur Miller, born on October 17, 1915, in New York City, was a famous American playwright who composed many literary masterpieces. Born into a wealthy family, Miller was accustomed to having whatever he desired, that is, until the Great Depression caused his family to go bankrupt. During this time of uncertainty, Miller worked several jobs to earn enough money to pay for his college.
They were never sure that they were truly from him because they could not trace them, and also people might have been pretending to be him. One of the letters stated “I do wish to give myself up. I am in misery with nightmare. I am the man who has committed all these murders in the last 6 months… I am a horse slaughterer… I have found the woman I wanted that is Chapman and I done what I called slaughter her but if any one comes I will surrender…” No one could ever find him. Jack the Ripper was one of the most fascinating and clever criminals of the mid-19th century.
John Torres Ewrt. 2 Orella 2/13/13 Fear Window Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954, cinematic thriller, Rear Window, has captivated audiences since it’s debut almost 60 years ago. “The Master of Suspense”, has engineered a masterpiece that tackles fear, in all its forms. (The Biography Channel Website. Online) From the common phobia of aging, to the ball and chains of marriage, and into the paranoia of getting caught murdering your wife, Hitchcock offers a window to say the least into an evolving domestic life in the 50’s, with a murderous twist of fate.
There are lots of people in the scene, actors and television crew. Usually there's a sense of safety in numbers which almost contradicts the act of rape that’s about to happen. That being said, there’s something in Mimas position and facial expression that is quite lonely. Once the director calls action and Mima gets into position, you can see that she is lying on a circular podium and that she’s surrounded by men. A typical scene for a strip club I’m sure.