Annie Kapur
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The Books I Read in 2019
As you know, I love to read. Mostly, it's my favourite thing to do. Watching films is even secondary to reading and so, I have amounted a great amount of books over the year since I don't really watch TV and all else I do is watch a film or two here and there. If you'd like to check out how and why I read then please proceed to click here and return afterwards: https://shopping-feedback.today/psyche/literature%3C/p%3E%3C/a%3E%3Cstyle data-emotion-css="16e5cai">.css-16e5cai{-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-flex-wrap:wrap;-ms-flex-wrap:wrap;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:1rem;-webkit-box-pack:justify;-webkit-justify-content:space-between;-ms-flex-pack:justify;justify-content:space-between;}
A Filmmaker's Review: S1: "Great Artists with Tim Marlow" (Amazon Prime)
This series of documentaries has been on my watchlist for a while now and so, I gave it a watch since believe it or not - I enjoy watching art documentaries. One of the things I like to see in art documentaries is detail into the art and artists with links between the two and how they evolve through the life of the artist. I know this sounds specific but I think that this is the key thing we need in order to start understanding the artist and their work - we need the growth and the links.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to "Cloud Atlas" (2012)
In honour of David Mitchell's birthday, we're going to take a look at the film "Cloud Atlas" (2012) - which was previously a book written by Mitchell who also wrote "The Bone Clocks" and "Slade House". Known for his psychological novels, "Cloud Atlas" seemed like the perfect book to adapt into a sci-fi/fantasy like movie, keeping the psychological essence of the passage of time very clear within the film. Directed by Lana and Lilly Wachowski and starring Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Ben Whishaw and many many more, this film has an ensemble that is possibly one of the best that fantasy film has ever seen.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to Documentary: Aaron Swartz
Aaron Swartz, as most of us may remember, was an activist and child-genius of the 21st century. His legacy involves net neutrality and the right to exercise free will when using online services and forums. Swartz was also a prolific activist in the field of knowledge and intelligent property, supporting the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (FASTR) and being one of the most common faces of 2000s activism.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to Adaptation: Dashiell Hammett
Dashiell Hammett died on the 10th of January, 1961 - but by then he had amassed a great amount of noir literature written with characters we love like Sam Spade, Nick and Nora etc. He was a great writer and ever since his birth on the 27th of May, 1894 in Maryland, USA - he has been a continuous name mentioned when we talk about the great film noir. After he basically created hard-boiled crime fiction, many thought it would be great to adapt his works into films.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
Literature
I started my love of reading at an early age of about 6 or 7. I would come home from school with my book and sit down to read. At that age it was the normal Harry Potter or the like that was popular. Mainly, it was the fantasy books. I would read a couple of books here and there and it was alright, I'd enjoy what I was reading. And then, I thought I would just go and enjoy it some more.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Psyche
A Filmmaker's Guide to the Best Performances: Elvis Presley
On the 8th of January, 1935, Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi. He wasn't rich, not even close to rich - probably not even close to average earning. Be that as it may, he was found - they made the records and he became known simply as "The King". Unfortunately, in 1977 - Elvis Presley succumbed to his overworking schedule and accidentally died from taking some horrid pills. But, from when he was making the records to this day and beyond - there are still people who listen to Elvis Presley, old and young.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review: "The Passion of the Christ" (2004)
"The Passion of the Christ" (2004) is one of the great masterpieces of indie drama/historical cinema. Directed by Mel Gibson, the film entirely comprises of real languages spoken by and at the time of Jesus Christ such as: Aramaic, Hebrew and Latin. It features the last 12 hours of Jesus Christ's life before he is sent to the cross and, through this, has many flashbacks, side-stories and multi-narratives that tell various stories of the disciples, the passion of Jesus Christ and the gospels in a range of forms.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
The Filmmaker's Guide to the Best Performances: Eddie Redmayne
Eddie Redmayne was born on the 6th of January, 1982 in Westminster, London, England. From a very early age, he was into his theatre and plays - performing everything from Shakespeare to the modern play. Not only did he do theatre, but obviously we know him because of his transition into film. By 2006, Redmayne was at lead in the film "Like Minds" (2006) with Toni Collette (Hereditary (2014)) after showing a great performance in "The Good Shepherd" (2006) alongside Angelina Jolie and Matt Damon. Amassing a great amount of fame for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in the film "The Theory of Everything" (2014), Redmayne went on to win his Best Actor Academy Award.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to the Most Visually Stunning Films
To call a film 'visually stunning' we normally mean that some of the shots look amazing. Well, that's exactly the case. Some films can look incredibly grand and have some amazing cinematography work on them - it doesn't necessarily mean that they have to show you breath-taking nature shots. It does, however, mean that the shot in some way must move you emotionally. There must be some emotion in the grandeur of the shot that makes you stop and stare at it, sometimes even just rewind the film to see it again or even take a picture of it and set it as your wallpaper.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to John Huston
John Huston, one of the key directors of the early and mid- 20th century, was born on the 5th of August 1906 in Missouri, USA. Not only did he direct some of the world's most well-known classic cinematic experiences (I call them experiences and not just films, because let us face the fact that John Huston never really just made a 'film'. Those things could change your life. So 'experience' is a fitting word) but he also acted, wrote screenplays and was pretty much known as one of the most intelligence men in cinema history. Many people refer to him as cinema's 'renaissance man', 'titan' and as cinema's answer to Ernest Hemingway.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review: "The Maltese Falcon" (1941)
Who can doubt that "Maltese Falcon" (1941) is one of the great masterpieces of early 20th century cinema? It is an experience to watch Humphrey Bogart in one of his greatest roles ever. He is a phenomenal actor and has an incredible amount of talent. His role in this film is complex and at any one time, he is in many different situations. Let us not forget the great cunning work of Mary Astor and the amazing talents of the great Peter Lorre (who is one of my favourite early 20th century actors). A brilliantly clever film, it contains some of the most righteous language ever written for screen. It is a feature length experience of film noir like you've never seen before and you'll probably never see again.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
