The sheriff struck the rope with an ax and sprang the trap door, and John's body dropped. His pulse did not stop beating for thirty-five minutes. Just over a month earlier, John Brown had been tried and convicted of murdering four whites and a black man, conspiring with slaves to rebel, and with treason against Virginia. The sudden rush of the trial, it's ill-prepared counsel, Brown's suffering physical condition, being tried in a state court for a federal crime, and overall nature of the indictment fueled the fire of those who argued the fairness of the trial. To this day, Americans are divided on on the question: Was John Brown a martyr to be admired or a
Contrary to his unwavering independence in technique and style Spike Lee has taken on the challenge of film remake. Remaking a movie is always tricky, particularly when the original has an already strong following. The 2013 remake of the Past Chan-wook’s classic, Old Boy had Lee’s critics wondering why he engaged in such a dark film. When Chan-wook’s Old Boy hit theatres in 2003, it was praised for its unique structure, it’s magnificent and action packed fight scenes, and it’s visual flair, making Spike Lee a very bold choice to adapt the film for an American audience. It’s not a shot for shot remake of the original or the 2003 version, but like Chan-wook’s version, it’s graphic so don’t watch this on a fall stomach.
After 2 years in 1831 Turner was said to have been visited by god again and told to “slay thy enemies with their own weapons” (Gray, p.11). In 1831 Turner lead a slave insurrection in south Hampton, Virginia. For thirty-six hours on August 21-22, Turner and about 65 other escaped slaves, went on a murderous spree killing white slave owners, their wives, children and burning their houses down. The exact number of whites killed remains unsubstantiated. Turner and his followers were all captured and killed, Turner being the last.
The writer of a TV show, especially today, has a highway to communicate with the entire world. At a time where there were so few options for programming writers like Rod Serling basically had exclusive means to communicate to the world. Mr. Serling seemed to take that opportunity seriously and chose to provide more than just entertainment. He chose to entertain by leading the masses to a certain frame of mind, a place where we were able to notice the unimportance of some things and always the ever-present bigger picture. With over 200 produced teleplays over just 25 years, Rod Serling is definitely one of the most successful screenwriters in television history (Vahimagi).
In 1999, Tom Hanks was arguably as big as any movie star had ever been. He was coming off of Oscar-wins for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump, plus Apollo 13 (nominated for nine Oscars) and Saving Private Ryan (nominated again for Best Actor). Following in the footsteps of great actors like Daniel Day Lewis, Hanks chose a character with a crippling physical affliction for his next role in an Oscar contender. Unlike any character other than Beavis and Butthead in that episode where they forgot how to pee, that physical affliction was painful urination. Well there's your problem right
- Period Settings Tied to Anderson’s nostalgia, the period backdrops of all his films are significant enough that they demand individual attention. In perhaps the ultimate display of his personal devotion to nostalgia, Anderson’s films all take place in eras that occur prior to the present. Or at least they all seem to; films like Rushmore, Bottle Rocket, and The Royal Tenenbaums are practically modern compared to his latter day efforts. But even when he doesn’t directly acknowledge the time period (as with Moonrise Kingdom and The Grand Budapest Hotel, for example), there’s a sheen of antiquity to all of his films. Try imagining a Wes Anderson movie set in 2014; it’s pretty hard to picture.
When you think of a slaughterhouse what comes to mind? The dictionary definition of a slaughterhouse is an establishment where animals are butchered mainly for food. For my choice reading assignment I read the novel Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut. The novel centers on the life of Billy Pilgrim, Billy is a veteran who lives through what history can argue was the most disastrous bombing of world war two. With a death toll that is assumed to be around 500,000 the Bombing of Dresden is arguably the most disastrous bombing for human life.
Living Dead Day to day, millions of deaths occur around the world. We have come to accept it, as it happens to us all and we cannot stop it; we are simply dead, or we are alive. Perhaps the one exception to this rule is Tupac. For years, the death of popular rap artist Tupac has been on the fence. First he was declared dead, and then alive, and even now his status continues to be debated.
Especially in the 60’s and 70’s, Elvis toured constantly, performing all over the country until his death. At 42 years of age, Elvis died of a heart attack at Graceland, his Memphis mansion on August 16, 1977. He had become dependent on a variety of prescription drugs. People believed that Elvis died of an overdose of such drugs. Elvis is and will always be “The King of Rock & Roll.
How was dealt with NS-propaganda films after the Second World War? 3 4 5 6 6 7 13 14 16 17 5. Legitimate reservations? 6. Bibliography -2- Introduction In the time between 1933 and 1945 the German film industry produced more than one thousand feature-length films and a large number of documentaries, short films and newsreels – a heavy heritage for its posterity.