Film

The D-day landings at Omaha Beach in reality were a bungled slaughter which caused the lives of thousands of soldiers. Films, ‘The Longest Day’ And ‘Saving Private Ryan’, try to…

In this, his directorial debut, writer director, Kenneth Logernan, brings us a truly honest, yet sensitive story. It is an indie film which combines all the necessary ingredients, without failing…

I am going to analyse two clips/trailers for the thrillers the original ‘Cape Fear’ starring Robert Mitchum as Cady and ‘Malice’ starring Nicole Kidman as the duplicitous wife. I will…

The opening of Paul Auster’s Ghosts combines elements of classic American detective fiction with literary originality to create an effective beginning of a post-modernist novel. Cliches in popular pre-modernist narrative…

In his essay ‘Introduction to Film Studies’ (Oxford Guide to Film Studies), Richard Dyer draws a distinction between two main approaches which have been developed: the ‘formal aesthetic’ and the…

George Sluizer’s The Vanishing – the original one, that is, rather than the much inferior Hollywood remake by the same director – is, in generic terms, an interesting hybrid. It…

Through spectacular style and ground breaking special effects, techno soundtrack, costumes and mind bending philosophy has broken out of the “hardcore niche Science Fiction” mould into a mainstream accessible box…

When the president of the Screen Producers Association, Stephen Smith, declared recently that the Australian Film Industry was “stuffed”, people all over Australia sat up and took notice. However, this…

The film, ‘Psycho’, was produced in the 1960s, by Alfred Hitchcock. He has also produced other famous films, two of which are called, ‘Birds’, and’ Vertigo’. Although ‘Psycho’ was produced…

The relationship between film and popular music has been a very successful one for over a hundred years: From musical accompaniment in silent films to short film clips of musical…

A trailer consists of short extracts taken from a forthcoming film that is due for release in cinemas or on video or DVD. It is designed to advertise and attract…

In this essay I will be comparing certain scenes from two films. The scenes in which I will be comparing are from two of the greatest films to be produced,…

Watching the opening section (first 15 mins) of ‘ Fort Apache’ it becomes clear when analysed that it both conforms to and diverges from typical western models of genre and…

‘Lethal Weapon’ is a film that is part of the American detective genre. The two main protagonists in the film are Sergeant Murtaugh (Danny Glover) and Sergeant Riggs (Mel Gibson)….

The film is similar to the book in some ways, and different in other ways. This is shown by all of the main characters, and there are contrasts throughout the…

Within the film “Moulin Rouge”, there are two main stars. These are Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman. These two actors are classed as ‘A-list’, as they are very well know…

By comparing the two films ‘Bend it Like Beckham’ and ‘East is East’, it is possible to compare the representation of both gender and ethnicity. Representation is the term for…

Before the Rain, and Independence Day are two films that greatly differ in an overall sense. Through direction, acting, plot of story, symbolism, and heart of story, I can clearly…

During this essay I will be looking at the film “Saving Private Ryan” directed by Steven Spielberg. I will be discussing and looking at the way the director Spielberg uses…

Michael Moore’s 2002 Film Bowling for Columbine conforms to and extends the category of documentary film. While many would claim that the film breaks the rules of the genre, even…