John Ford was an American film director from 1917 to 1966. He was most famous for both his westerns and adaptations of classic twentieth century American novels such as The Grapes of Wrath. Ford was a pioneer of location shooting and the long shot, which frames his characters against a vast, harsh terrain. Ford directed more than 140 films and is regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers of his generation. Ford had many distinctive stylistic trademarks, thematic preoccupations and visual motifs that constantly recur throughout his work as a director.
Woody Allen: A Great Film Director In movies the film director plays the most important role. It’s the film director’s job to tell the actors what they want them to do, how they want them to do it, and lastly what camera shots the film director thinks will portray the scene the best and most appealing to its audience. Now that you know this I can introduce you to Woody Allen. Many of his movies have been nominated for Oscars, a couple of them are Match Point which was made in 2005, and Annie Hall which won an Oscar in 1978(Woody Allen Biography). They are two opposite types of movies, but you can still see similarities in the way he shot the films.
In this 304-page entertainment book, there is other subject matter to consider besides the in-depth reviews of the contributors' written material. Accompanied by a general book Forward (or "Vorwort") by respectable actor Danny Glover, there are colorful interviews, observations, insightful commentaries and gorgeous black and white photographs that is all the New York-bred moviemaker Lee's universe. As unlikely as it seems that these German writers would capture the essence of Lee's message-driven cinema saturated with racial/social rawness, their pages are blessed with informational vitality that explores the movie helmer's psyche while praising the stimulating films and documentaries that have emerged from Lee's creative consciousness. From European film studies courses to just plain avid movie fans, "Spike Lee Film: 14" is a must read for folks looking to grasp the intense perspective from
It is unique for most film directors to do so, but for this film Spike Lee used his actors in perfect roles. I liked how he based the movie in one block so the audience doesn’t get confused from the story. Using one block instead of multiple cities was cool because he used multiple races to detail the story. With multiple races comes problems with
Everyone assumes that directors and writers decide what happens in a movie, but many times the movie star is the most powerful person involved with the project. For instance, when Jim Carrey wanted to make a movie about his favorite number, The Number 23 hit theaters across the country. A much more entertaining abuse of this star power occurs when huge movie stars decide they look awesome doing something, and proceed to force that something into every movie they make. For instance ... #5. Tom Hanks' Career is a Urinary Morality Play Most movie stars use their careers to build up enough credibility to avoid urinating onscreen.
“The Charm School”, as well as three other novels from Mr. DeMille is in current production for major motion pictures. This novel is already successful from sales, but the addition of the motion picture will make it even more economically successful than it already has become. The fan base has been sending numerous requests to all of the major motion picture companies pleading for more of Nelson Demilles’ books made into movies. The cultural values challenged in Mr. Demille’s novel “The Charm School” brings to light the thoughts that this type of situation did, “in fact,” take place, and the ramifications and consequences of this if it did happen. There have been a lot of conspiracy theories that have been thrown out by not only the media, and government, but by actual participants of the Vietnam War.
3). I like how the author wrote about this but he did not only speak about about destroying the other societies but also using their heads and adapting what little knowledge that society has into their own and creating a more powerful and intelligent empire. I believe this was the key to the true power of the small empires that were growing back then and is revealed in the novel. The ones that truly were going to rise up and succeed were not only brutes and vicious men, but also ones that would use their heads and use intelligence and adapt it not only on the battle field but also their own lives. “Firearms reached Japan in A.D. 1543, when two Portuguese adventurers armed with harquebuses (primitive guns) arrived on a Chinese cargo ship.
Although both Preston Sturges and Frank Capra use imagery and comedy to deliver messages in their respective movies, Capra’s ability to express his ideas in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington regarding perseverance conveys a much more poignant message, despite Sturges’ more recognizable views about smiling through the pain in his movie, Sullivan’s Travels. The comedic elements of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and Sullivan’s Travels add to the theme of each movie, subtly giving away major plot points. Both movies draw the audience in with the use of farce, such as when Sturges has Sullivan and his companion pushing each
Clint Eastwood has a net worth of $375 million. He is an actor, producer, and director. How he made it Acting Clint Eastwood is one of the most prominent icons in Hollywood. He has acted in, directed, and produced over 70 films in his career. He is undoubtedly one of the richest stars in Hollywood.
Tim Burton’s characters are generally either very happy or quite dark, he doesn’t usually have the in between kind of character that can be nice, and also be unhappy. Jonny Depp is a feature in both “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Corpse Bride” and he also features in a lot of other Tim Burton Films. Tim also reuses a lot of other actors and actresses in different movies which illustrates a preference for certain acting styles. A lot of Tim Burton’s characters from different films wear similar clothing, especially hats, and all of his top hats are generally the same basic shape; a top hat, which is and kind of pointy around the top edges and dipped