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A Filmmaker's Guide: Guy Ritchie's 'Sherlock Holmes' (2009)
Guy Ritchie’s blockbuster Sherlock Holmes is probably most famous for being one of the most well-known and well received adaptations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s amazing novels. But another thing it is most famous for is its effective action sequences. The way in which the cinematography draws the audience into the scene, makes the audience a part of the scene, and makes sure the audience understands the reality of the characters and the story proves to be effective for this movie to say the least. When we ask questions about this, the first question we have to ask is: how effective is it and what makes it so?
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
Cinema as Art and Entertainment
Recently, acclaimed director Martin Scorsese unleashed a torrent of controversy with his scathing criticisms of superhero films. He compared comic book movies—which have rose to a position of great visibility in the New Hollywood since about the turn of the millennium—to a “theme park” or an “amusement park.”
By Benedict Laub6 years ago in Geeks
The Staying Power of Casablanca. Top Story - November 2019.
My dad and I are both classic movie fans, it's one of the few things we bond over. We have a ritual of meticulously combing TCM’s weekly schedule and recording anything that sounds interesting. It started last summer; I was too depressed to go outside, and instead sat for hours, near-vegetative in front of the TV as Ben Mankiewicz talked about movies I’d only heard referenced in passing. I like a little bit of everything; my dad, as of late, watches anything related to WWII—typical middle-aged white dad fare—and that’s really where it starts.
By kit vaillancourt6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide: Todd Phillips' 'Joker' (2019)
(Note: this article contains SPOILERS and, in order to get the most out of the article, it is recommended that you watch the film in question at least once all the way through. Notes are not required, but encouraged).
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
Movie Localization: 7 Films That Appear Differently in Other Countries
Subtitling and dubbing are not the only changes or additions employed when importing movies to audiences abroad. A good number of movies end up getting slightly modified not only in their translated or interpreted dialogues, but also in some scenes or images shown on the screen. These changes are done as a result of localization, largely in deference to cultural and political sensitivities. They don’t alter the overall stories or plots of the movies, but they can be significant and noticeable enough. While some movies simply add or change the audio and visuals during post-production, there are movies that shoot different versions of entire scenes to be used in the localized versions shown in different countries.
By Sean Patrick Hopwood6 years ago in Geeks
'Beats' Movie Review
One shot. That's all it took for August's life to change. He was no longer open to the world, his world in Chicago. This is until he was discovered by a man yet to discover himself. Together, they try to make their way to the top, despite their lingering pasts that want to swallow them back into misery.
By Debbie Bello6 years ago in Geeks
Chazz Palminteri Reveals the Many Tales Behind 'A Bronx Tale' at the Bedford Playhouse
As a kid growing up in the Bronx, Chazz Palminteri told the audience at the Bedford Playhouse that he was definitely attracted to the gangster element portrayed in A Bronx Tale. Yes, he knew they were dangerous, and theirs was a life he didn’t want to emulate. But the whole neighborhood cast was a bunch of characters that he just couldn’t ignore. On the other hand, association did seem to pay off when Sonny pulled young Chazz out of the ill fated car that killed his four friends in. The actual truth, though, firmly sides with the voice that took precedence in the two worlds Palminteri went back and forth between.
By Rich Monetti6 years ago in Geeks
'127 Hours': What Is Fear? Is It Hostile?
127 Hours is an action movie, directed by Danny Boyle, starring James Franco as the main character of the film, nominated for an Oscar thanks to this movie. This piece of art talks about the shocking, real set of events that Aron Ralston had to go through, when his hand got trapped in a rock while he was exploring Blue John Canyon, in Utah. In the movie, we can see the measures Aron had to take as the physiological effects that being trapped caused, with half a water bottle during five whole days.
By Helena Martín6 years ago in Geeks
