S is for Stanley

The Shining


The scene that I praised the most is the high-angle shot over the maze as Danny runs out the hotel escaping from Jack it pans the maze then jumps into the chase views. As the mentally unstable Jack is now chasing his son with his axe leading to the climactic fate of Jack. Every shot of the maze scenes has the Rule of Thirds with the maze in back Danny and Jack focus and snow and lamp the foreground. A great end to the scene for a great movie; voted in the top 5 of every major horror list.

A Clockwork Orange



This is a scene in the middle of the movie where our Anti-Hero Alex De Large is being questioned about his role of the leader in the gang as this is where the "shit hits the fan" and leads to his downfall. His mates try to jump him as he shows them why he's the lead and why he's superior going to the extance of cutting one of them on the hand. They had Malcom McDonald use Method Acting, as it all feels real. AFI has this movie in 5 of their list being under 20 in all.

2001: A Space Odyssey

The scene of the monkey learning the swing the bone. The scenes of the ape gangs all have Rule of Thirds as the puddle the fight over is up front the apes focus and mountains in the back. The high-angle shot showing the vast waste land and apes pour in is a times scene. I believe the Ideological Meaning is evolution and religion can coexist but the apes evolution only comes after "the greater power" arrives.

If I could ask Kubrick 2 questions they'd be why he always took books into movies and how he stayed so true as most book to movies lack plot and are different stories with the same name.

losing dory

Other then your work on on "A Bug's Life" and "Wall-E", I'm here to talk to you about a sequel for what I think is your best work, "Finding Nemo". See Mr. Stanton, although Finding Nemo was one of the greatest movies of all time, I think we should learn more about some of the characters. The two I had in mind were Dory and Crush.
I think you and Ellen DeGeneres should continue to play the roles of Crush and Dory because I feel that there is no actor who can bring these charecters to life as you to have. It should also feature Nemo and Marlin and thoses roles should also be played by the same actors. In the sequal, Dory is on her way to drop Nemo off at school and she gets lost. She finds herself in the EAC(Eastern Atlantic Current) where she eventually runs into Crush. Crush and Dory are then on a quest to get Dory back home.

I think the opening scene should feature a graphic match cut from a shot of land to a shot of the Coral Rief. Then we hear music playing in the background and then there should be a fast zoom inside a resturant where we see Dory performing on stage. Fastforward, then we get to the scene where Dory enters the EAC and this time, there should be alot of pan, close ups, and dutch angle shots on Dory as she travels threw the EAC. The movie should end with an extreme close-up shot of Dory's lips as she says "duh".

Why did you choose to have Dory play as a fish with short term memory loss?

Where you planning to make a sequal to the movie Finding Nemo? If so, what would you call it, who would star in it, and why?

Neo

The Hughes Brothers

This is one of the close-ups pictures i chose from "Menace 2 Society". I picked this photo because I believe that The Hughes Brothers wanted to show viewers the face expression on a person's face when they get shot. Its like when you are not expecting something, and it hits you shock comes. Knowing that you are pouring out blood, all thats running through your mine is that you are about to die. Thats why i think they wanted to make this certain shot as a close-up.

After Menace 2 Society, The Hughes Brothers directed another drama movie. "Dead Presidents." I think this certain shot would be a Binary Opposition (Men Vs. Nature). I say that because in this film, a group of guys come home from a war and they deal with changes in their community. Drugs, sex, etc. plays a role in the changes they went through. The most factor was money. This photo shows the guys after robbing a bank security truck, they stands there and watch the truck explode.

My last photo is Zoom In shot of Johnny Depp. Starring in the film From Hell. I never saw this film before, but by the looks of the photo, it seems Johnny was saying something important. Overall, The Hughes Brothers uses the types of shots in his movie. I think thats what makes their movies tight. Being directors, they know the right time to use different shots. I hope The Hughes Brothers direct another movie in the future.

• When directing a film, is their a time where ya'll think about making a comedy or romance movie?


• Would the Hughes Brothers ever think about directing a movie alone? why? or why not?

Catherine Hardwicke

The movie Thirteen is Catherine Hardwicke first film she directed. This movie is about a thirteen year old girl who discovers drugs and put her and her mothers relationship to the test to see how far she can push it until her mother find out her secret life of using drugs and parting. Molly Hunter plays Melanie the mother of Evan Rachel Wood who plays Tracy the daughter, in this shot Catherine Hardwicke is trying to show suspense because Melanie finds out Tracy has been cutting her wrist and was trying to hide it but her mother find out and Tracy struggles to get away but doesn't as shown in the picture.







The Nativity Story is the third movie Catherine Hardwicke has directed. This movie a movie that focuses on the period of Mary and Joseph's life and their journey to Bethlehem for the arrival of Jesus. In this scene the director is using the type of shot called medium close up shot showing Mary who is played by Keisha Castle-Hughes, she uses this type of shot to show an emotion, but the emotion she was trying to show as well as she would have like. because I get a confused emotion but the director could be trying to show sadness.






Twilight is Catherine Hardwicke Fourth movie that she has directed. Twilight is about a teenage vampire named Edward who is played by Robert Pattinson who is trying protect Kristen Stewart who plays Bella the girl who Edward falls in love with and is risking his life for. In this shot Edward takes Bella on a journey to show what he can do like climb, jump, run as fast very fast, this is a low angle shot because it is showing that they are superiority of the forest at the time.




Catherine Hardwicke's movies do not have a connection bases on the story's plots but the film angles she uses she continually uses in each of her movies, like in twilight and thirteen she used a lot of long shots to show what the characters and feeling based on their body launages. over all I like her movie she directs becasue I feel like I am part of the movie just watching on the side lines.



Have you seen a movie directed by Catherine Hardwicke? what do you like about her films?

Why do you think Catherine Hardwicke uses shots to show emotion in her movies?

Quentin Tarantino

Before Pulp Fiction, the master of snarky cinema, Quentin Tarantino, helmed his debut crime film Reservoir Dogs. Following various criminals during the aftermath of (and the events leading up to) a poorly executed diamond raid, one of his signature moves was the low-angle shot from within a car trunk. Aimed up at three of our key criminals - Mr. Blond (Michael Madsen), Mr. White (Harvey Keitel), and Mr. Pink (Steve Buscemi) - we the viewers are faced with the goofy yet ultimately intimidating faces of the villains of our story, one of which also happens to be our hero.

Despite of this movie's innovations and unique camera angles, Tarantino did not attain fame until his breakthrough hit Pulp Fiction, in which two hitmen (John Travolta as Vincent Vega and Samuel L. Jackson as Jules Winfield, pictured below) who look like they're out of the 70s are on a quest for a mysterious briefcase. And that's only one of the movie's plotlines! In this unforgettable scene, backlight is completely eliminated from the shot save for the centered window which spotlights our two killers. It not only helps the background match their pitch black suits, but it frames the two as angels of death of sorts, which plays into the so-called "miracle" that happens soon after this shot.

After many years of dedicating himself to his two-part epic Kill Bill, Tarantino took part in a little experiment called Grindhouse, which was a term for double features from the 70s that showed low-budget highly violent motion pictures. When it came out, you could see his film Death Proof and his friend Robert Rodriguez's film Planet Terror for the price of one ticket! Unfortunately Grindhouse did not make a lot of money, but it did make for a great experiment in cinema. This shot in particular, in which our four female protagonists go after a killer stuntcar driver, demonstrates the Rule of Thirds, in which we get a richly vibrant foreground (a shiny yellow sports car), an intense performance from Tracie Thoms as Kim in the middle ground, and our grinning hooligans in the backseat.

What similarities do you see in the plots of all three of Tarantino's films mentioned here? Why do you think he tends to sway this way as a director?

What sets Death Proof apart from Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction?

fast and the furious(2009)

im doing the fast and furious and the director is Justin Lin

writers-Chris Morgan, Gary Scott Thompson

genre-Action, Criminal, Drama, Thriller

plot-Brian O'Conner, now working for the FBI in LA, teams up with Dominic Toretto to bring down a heroin importer by infiltrating his operation.

the main charecters are

Vin Diesel
...
Dominic Toretto.

Paul Walker
...
Brian O'Conner.

Jordana Brewster
...
Mia Toretto.

Michelle Rodriguez
...
Letty. DG

300

So there is a whole controversy about the movie 300 and the contry of Iran. My first thoughts are, why was Iran the only country to speak out? not Pakistan, Afghanistan or Beloochistan eh? Was this just a cry of "please pity us, so we can make your country sound bad?" or just stupid?



I can see where they could find that this movie was demeaning and degrading to their country and their ancestors. Mostly because they probably didnt know that this movie was based off of a COMIC BOOK!!!



In my opinion, all the filmdirector was doing was portraying the Spartans and Persians as the comic book portrayed them.

In your opinion, If we weren't at war with the middle east, do you think that they would have made such a big deal about it?

Also, Do you think it is fair for the Iranians to blame the united states for trying to show our superiority to them... even though it is the Greeks fighting the Persians, not Americans?

Guess Who's Who

Director:Martin Scorsese
Writers:William Monahan screenplay & Siu Fai Mak 2002 screenplay

Release Date:6 October 2006
Genre:Action, Crime, Thriller

Notable Stars:Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen

In the year 2006 The Departed came out as the War in Iraq exlacated and got more chaotic as it always hard to desypher who's the bad guy in war is. In 2006 we finally ended the training the Iraqie police and military as we started letting them out in the field. This made it even harder for us the figure who's on our side or against us. In The Departed a member of the mob is sneaked into a high ranked police pesonal, at the same time an undercover cop makes his way into the mob. No one has any idea who's who as cops don't trust cops and mobsters are all paranoid. I think the director Scorseses believes after all the confusion the strong will pervail, as do I the more organized and calm you stay just let things work out.

Is there any other movies that people can't trust the people they have to depend on? Why couldn't they trust them?

What other movies could be tied to Iraq that isn't a war movie? What issues did it touch?

Unbreakable

Year: 2000





Genre: Mystery/Thriller





Director: M. Night Shyamalan





Screenwriter: M. Night Shyamalan





Two Main Stars: Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson





Around this time, the election between Al Gore and George Bush was going on. In this movie, Bruce Willis became a superhero after he survived a train crash. Throughout the movie he couldn't be touched. After all Bruce stood on top. In the election between Gore and Bush, there was a big conflict. When it came down to the end, Bush was still standing and he won. I think the message between the movie and the election is the better man wins all the time.

I think the filmmaker believed that good guys dont always win at the end. I personaly believe that because in this movie the bad guy seemed to be alive and the good guy died. It made it a good movie in most movies the good guy always win. So what the filmmaker wanted to do is give it a twist to make the movie more excited and interesting for the audience.

In your opinion, give me one reason why you think this movie relates to the Gore and Bush election? Are there other events that Unbreakable relates to? if so, tell me why or why not?

Do the Right Thing

Year: 1989

Genre: Comedy/Drama/Social Drama

Director: Spike Lee

Screenwriter: Spike Lee

Starring: Spike Lee & Danny Aiello

*1 connection in a historical event: a connection between the released date of the movie was about the case of Rodney King. An unarmed african americna man was beated to death by the police.

*Film's maker perspective: I think he had a good perspective on what that era time was going through. He had a good point that could get accross the audience by making this movie.

*Open-end questions:

1) Why do you think that Spike Lee is in his own movies?

2) Do you think this movie was made because of the historical event of Rodney King? Why?

American Gangster

Year: November 2 2007


Genre: Crime Drama


Director: Ridley Scott


Screen Writer: Steven Zaillian


Stars: Denzel Washington as Frank Lucas and Russell Crowe as Det. Richie Roberts



American gangster came out in 2007 just about the same time we had the first African American president and also one of the first African American millionaires looked at as a role model by Americans everywhere.


Ridley Scott's view was that Frank wasn't a bad guy and not a complete good guy because he shows two sides of one of the most notorious drug dealers in American history. They let you see the bad side of Frank Lucas like his ruthlessness against people that he deals with and his good side like him giving to the community and his family. I agree with his perspective.

How can you relate Frank Lucus to the modern day gangsters?

How can you relate Frank Lucus's ties to the Italians to Obamas ties now?

Training Day

Director: Antoine Fuqua
Writer: David Ayer
Release Date:5 October 2001

Genre:Crime, Drama, Thriller

Staring: Denzel Washington and
Ethan Hawke

there has been many bad respones to this Oscar-winning movie. one was because it premiered a month after the 9-11 attack. the film was not mean to have relations with the attacks but it shows connections because its about good vs. bad. you can look at denzel as the iraq people which the u.s was mad at and ethan as the americans. but i film makers did mean for this to happen, they only wanted to show have good always over powers evil. and also show that who someone thinks is the bad guy may not necessarily bad, there may have been more people whom the showin bad guy is influenced by.

how is it that someones can be change from an all around good guy to a bad guy?

why do blame others for something might have nothing to do with it? Ex: America Vs. Iraq

neo

Year: 1996

Genre: Comedy

Director: Dennis Dugan

Screenwriter(s): Adam Sandler & Tim Herlihy

Stars: Adam Sandler & Christopher McDonald

This movie relates to Tiger Wood's amazing introduction to the PGA tour. He finished in the top-10 of 8 pro events his first year on the tour. In this movie Happy Gilmore (Adam Sandler) wins the PGA tour against one of best golfers in the game, Shooter McGavin (Christopher McDonald).

I agree with the filmmaker's perspective on this movie because he was trying to show that good guys will finish first and bad guys will finish last. Happy is a good guy who is giving every dime he makes to his grandma, but Shooter is a bad guy who rubs his money in other peoples faces. Tiger Woods is also a good guy who gives his money to charity and helps other people and he is succeeding in golf.

Have you ever helped someon out? Did you enjoy doing it?

Historical blogging SLK

The Fast and the Furious

year: 2001

Genre: Action

Director: Rob Cohen

Screen writer: Ken Li & Gary Scott Thompson

Paul walker , Vin Diesel

This movie can be linked to drag racing. There are a lot of drag races that take place in the us, but like in the movie you have to know who to talk and of course you gotta have a sweet ride. when this movie was released in 2001 it was very popular due to the topic of drag racing. they just released a fast and furious 4, so that says that drag racing is still popular to day in the year 2009.

I think the director made this movie because they seem to like the hidden world of drag racing. The story line of the movie a cop goes undercover to try to capture some illegal racers but they are mostly trying to get the big guy who sets up these drag races. I agree with this movie because it is a good story line and kinda makes you think.

1.have you ever heard of or been to a real illeagal drag race? what did you think of it?

2.Drag racing could be conciderd a sport do u think it is? why do u think it is a sport?

Lord of War

Year: 2005
Genre: Crime / Thriller / Social Drama
Director/Screenwriter: Andrew Niccol
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Jared Leto

Released just a year after Greg Campbell's book Blood Diamonds made the public aware of the atrocities over guns and diamonds happening in Sierra Leone and other countries in West Africa, Lord of War was a smartly crafted explanation of how Americans were (and possibly still are) partly responsible for the violence there. Following the life of a Ukranian immigrant who becomes one of the leading arms dealers for war-torn countries, the film acts as a crime thriller, but really uncovers a lot of the terrible (and completely legal!) practices going on around the world to help keep guns in the arms of everyone that wants one.

With such obvious references to corrupt governments and how easy it is for people to obtain guns, it's clear that the filmmakers believe that the countries themselves are to blame for the violence that stems from these arms deals. If they didn't make it so simple for people like Nicolas Cage's character Yuri Orlov to sell, and similarly, if countries didn't have such a propensity to go to war with each other over things like diamonds and power, we wouldn't have so many deaths in already poverty-stricken countries everyday. I definitely agree with this assessment, but I also think that Niccol and co. spend too much time on the wealthy and positive lifestyle of their main character that we aren't able to feel the negative aspects of these arms deals. Until the end of the film, I almost feel like I like Orlov, which is interesting, but I think it would be more so if we could also see how terrible a person he is.

1) What films have you seen where the main character is clearly a bad guy? Were you able to sympathize with them?

2) What other movies have you seen Nicolas Cage in? Is he good at playing this kind of role, making us both laugh and get angry? How or how not?

Braveheart

1995
Genre: War, Biography, Drama
Director: Mel Gibson
Screenwriter:Randall Wallace
Starring: Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau

the main genre i believe is a biopic because the other elements of the story are just details in the life of william wallace. The rebellion and war that he starts are in response to the loss of his wife but he is the main story.

It may not be biopic only because i feel the best parts of the movie are the war battle scenes great bloody fights with well done gore without coming of cheesy.

would you start a war over a girl?

How much torcher could you take before yelling "freedom"

X-Men

Release Date/14 July 2000
Genre:Action Adventure Sci-Fi Thriller

Director: Bryan Singer
Writers: Tom DeSanto & Bryan Singer

Cast:
Hugh Jackman-Logan / Wolverine
Patrick Stewart-Professor Charles Xavier

It's an action adventure as they go searching for Magento as well as look for acceptance with mutant on mutant fights, mutant on human fights, and an adventure through worried New York. There is a little love but not on a quest or searching for it.

Why would this be a SciFi movie?

Could it be a horror with terrifing mutants acts?

Halloween

Director:John Carpenter

Release Date:25 October 1978

Writers:John Carpenter and Debra Hill

Jamie Lee Curtis = Laurie Strode

Donald Pleasence = Dr. Sam Loomis

This movie mostly fits into the genre of suspense because of its slow movement into a violent scene. as Micheal is creeping behind an unsuspecting victim, the signature music tunes in and gets you ready to scream at the screen for the person to turn around or run. This killer doesn't even run the whole movie and it has been named one of the best.

Also this movie doesnt fit into the suspense genre because of the violence. like when Micheal stabs a teen into a door and slowly gazes at the corpse stuck (by a knife i may add) off the ground. With blood and stabbing happening left and right it is sure that this film also fits into the horror genre.

What other films can also be put into horror AND suspense?

was it wrong for Wes Craven to make 4 of these movies?

Milky!

Milk

Year: 2008

Genre: Drama

Director: Gus Van Sant

Screenwriter(s): Dustin Lance Black

Stars: Sean Penn, James Franco

I really think this movie fits the genre it was put in. Mostly because of all the different twists and turns it has. This movie makes you think alot, and make you realize how bad it was for people who were gay/lesbian/bi/transgender. There is also a lot of emotions filled in this movie.

This movie also does NOT fit into this movie genre. Milk is more of a Biopic. Seeing as Henry Milk was actually the San Fransico Supervisor. For all the emotions and twists in the movie... Come on.. A biopic is not a biopic without twists and turns... its not a monotone story..

I highly encourage people to see this movie!!!!

I give this move a 11/10 stars (11 out of 10)

What other movie with Sean Penn have you seen that has impacted your way of thinking?

If you have seen this movie, how much impact did this movie have on you

Quarantine

Year: 2008
Genre: horror
Director:John Erick Dowdle
Screenwriters:Drew Dowdle & John Erick Dowdle
Main stars:
Angela Vidal-Scott Percival

I think this movie fits in the the genre horror because it has a lot of killing, blood and gut involved in this movie so there for in the definition of horror anything that causes such a feeling of killing.

reason it does not fit in to the genre drama because it had other situations besides emotional like the situation of spreading disease.




DO why agree with me that this movie is horror film? if so why or why not?
Do u think there could be a sequel to this movie why or why not?

"SK"

happy gilmore

It was released on febuary 16, 1996.

the genre is comedy, romance, sport.

the director that wrote it is Dennis Dugan and the screenwriters are Tim Herlihy and Adam Sandler.

the two main characters are Adam Sandler starring as Happy Gilmore and Christopher Mcdonald as Shooter McGavin.

it fits into genre because it is hillarious and it has romance in it and some sports activity using the golf theme.

it dont fit in its genre because there aint that much romane but everything else fits perfect.

What do you guys think of this movie and how would you rate it?

does this movie fit into it genre?

DG

Meet the Fockers

Year: 2004

Genere: Comedy and Romance

Director: Jay Roach

Screenwrighter: Greg Glienna and Mary Ruth Clarke

Starring: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Teri Polo, and Blythe Danner

I think this movie is very funny and makes a good family movie. You sit and laugh throughout the whole movie. I'm a big fan of this movie. I think that it is much funnier than "Meet the Parents."

What other movies have you seen that you consider a good family movie?

Have you seen anyother movie with Ben Stiller or Robert De Niro?

28 Days Later

Year: 2002

Genre: Horror

Director: Danny Boyle

Screenwriter: Alex Garland

Starring: Cillian Murphy and Naomie Harris

One reason it fits the genre: 28 Days Later definitely fits into the horror genre because it is about zombies and is therefore terrifying. The movie opens with Jim (Cillian Murphy) waking up in a hospital. He wanders out into the streets of London to find the city completely deserted. But he quickly finds out that he is not alone and most of the population has been infected with a "rage" epidemic, basically turning them into zombies. The director, Danny Boyle, combines suspense and surprise as well as some pretty gory scenes which all add up to a pretty good horror film.

One reason it doesn't fit the genre: Although it is a horror film, 28 Days Later also has many sub-genres, including romance, drama, and even comedy. What makes this movie so good is that each scene is not shot-after-shot of senseless gore and surprise but Boyle actually takes the time to introduce the characters and make the audience care about what happens to them. The characters are all also realistic and therefore relatable to the audience, instead of the usual unhumanly flawless teens who stumble around in their underwear before ultimately getting killed off.

Questions: 1) How does this movie differ from most zombie movies? How is it similar? 2) Do you think the more genres a movie fits into the better the movie becomes?

Baby Blues 2

Year: 2008
Genre: Thriller

Director: Lars E. Jacobson and Amardeep Kaleka

Screenwriter(s): Lars E. Jacobson

Starring: Colleen Porch and Ridge Canipe

One reason this movie fits into its genre because the mom has a huge depression problem and goes on a killing spree while her oldest son (Jimmy) tries to protect the victims. The thriller part about the movie is the killing. If you think of thriller, killing comes to mind.

One reason "Baby Blues" doesnt fit into the genre because i think of it more as a suspense movie. Why? Because its based on a actual event and its like one setting movie.

1: If you seen this movie, thinking about our class vocabs, does this movie use some of them?

2: How would the director get your attention in a thriller movie like this one?

Love Actually

Year: 2003

Genre: Comedy/Drama/Romance

Director: Richard Curtis

Screenwriter: Richard Curtis

Stars: Liam Neeson & Andrew Lincoln

A reason it fits into the genre:

It fits into the genre because all the different life cases are based on a romantic situation....

A reason why it doesn't fit into the genre:

It doesn't just fit into this genre is because even though it's all romantic it alos involves alot of comedy and drama in their life...

Open Ended Questions:

1) What other movies have you seen, that are based on a lot of other life situations, that at the end they have the same point? And why?

2) Have you ever expierenced, that you don't like one actor in a certain movie, but yet you liked the movie?

2001: A Space Odyssey

Year: 1968
Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Screenwriter: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke
Starring: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood


Reason it fits into the Sci-Fi genre:

3/4 of the film takes place in futuristic space ships, while the plot involves a mission to Jupiter.



Reason it doesn't fit into Sci-Fi:


The scenes leading up toward the end could have been interpreted into a different genre other than sci-fi, while still maintaining the same idea and plot.


Questions:



How did you interpret the ending of the film?



Have you seen any films that made you think beyond the film itself? How?

Troll 2

Year: 1990

Genre: Horror
Director: Claudio Fragasso

Screenwriters: Rossella Drudi & Claudio Fragasso

Starring: Michael Stephenson & George Hardy

One reason it fits into its genre: Despite its title, the monsters that infect the town of Nilbog (read it backwards) are called goblins by the human characters. Unexplained monsters (and trust me, they are very unexplained) are often the villains of horror movies, constantly causing 'surprise' instead of suspense.

One reason it does not fit into its genre: Well, to be frank, it's hilarious. It made me laugh than most actual comedy films. It's spectacularly poorly made, with little to no discernible effort put into creating a sense of mood, making the goblins scary whatsoever, and the actors were seemingly shipped from a far-off land where reacting to things naturally is an impossibility.

Respond to: 1) What horror movies have you seen that made you laugh uproariously but weren't supposed to? Why make a major motion picture at all if you can't make it well? 2) Isn't it annoying when monsters/aliens/etc. exist completely without explanation? Can you think of other movies like this? How does this ruin horror movies?

we own the night

James Gray

Crime Drama

2007

Joaquin Phoenix Eva Mendes

Brooklyn, 1988. Crime is rife, especially drugs and drug violence. A Russian thug is building his heroin trade, while everyone laughs at the cops. Brothers have chosen different paths: Joe has followed his father Bert into New York's Finest; he's a rising star. Bobby, who uses his mother's maiden name, manages a club. Bobby too is on the rise: he has a new girlfriend and a green-light to develop a Manhattan club. Joe and Bert ask him to help with intelligence gathering; he declines. Then, Joe raids Bobby's club to arrest the Russian. From there, things spiral out of control: the Russian puts out a hit on Joe, personal losses mount, and Bobby's loyalties face the test. you should see this cause is a around good movie i mean you lean alot from it. family comes first. why kill for your family? whos the bad guy?

Leprechaun In The Hood

Year: 2008

Genre: Action, Comedy, and Horror

Director: Rob Spera

Screenwriter: Doug Hall

Starring: Warwick Davis and Ice T

I recommend students to see this if you haven't already seen it because its funny to see people test a little green man. Another reason why i recommend this movie because i would like people to see that males thats in the hood has something that makes them scared. LOL!!! Word advise, don't mess with anybody gold.

1. Is there really gold at the end of the rainbow?

2. How does the director make up an character like this one?

i am sam

Year: 2001

Genre: Drama

Director: Jessie Nelson

Screenwriter: Jessie Nelson & Kristine Johnson

starring: Dakota Fanning & Sean Penn

My classmates should see this movie because it is a great movie that is about a mentaly retarted man who is fighting for his daughter it is a heart warming movie and i think a lot of people could relate to this move in some way.

have you seen any other movies that fall in to THIS movie gerne?

have u seen milk by sean penn?

The Orphanage

Year: 2007
Genre: Horror, Drama
Director: Juan Antonio Bayona
Screenwriter: Sergio G. Sanchez
Starring: Belen Rudea and Fernando Cayo

I would recommend this movie for anyone who loves suspense horror films because it was really scary and unpredictable. I would also recommend it because it is not like most horror films because there isn't a lot of blood and it relies more on suspense and creepy little kids with bags on their heads.

First question: This movie is in Spanish with English subtitles; do you think having to read subtitles takes away some of the suspense of the film? Second question: Which is more scary, movies with more surprise or movies with more suspense?

Enchanted

Year: 2007

Genre: Family/Musical/Disney

Director: Kevin Lima

Screenwriter: Bill Kelly

Starring: Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey

I remember seeing this movie with a couple of my friends, all of them avid musical haters. Yes, it's a Disney movie. Yes, there are some singing woodland creatures. Hell, there's even a poisoned apple! Despite everything working against it, the movie was actually a success. It hit on enough levels for almost everyone to enjoy it. It had the Princess and Prince element for the little kiddies, Patrick Dempsey for the cougars, Amy Adams for the fathers that got dragged there by their daughters, and the absolute absurdity of being in New York (and no one thinking twice about anything) for everyone else.

But, even though I enjoyed the movie, not everyone will like it. Not everyone finds Adams' bubbly personality welcoming or happy. Not everyone can stand a movie where Idina Menzel is cast aside for the short redhead that seems to have the IQ of a house plant. Nor can every audience bear to listen as Central Park bursts into song about not neglecting your significant other.

Now, what are you favorite Disney movies? Is there anything you would have changed about them?

Psycholicious!!

Year: 1960

Genre: Suspense Thriller/ Slasher

Director: Hitchcock

Screenwriter: Joseph Stefano

Psycho.. The MOST famous Slasher movie of all times!!! Psycho started it all; you like your Jason movies? >>Psycho started it<<>>PSYCHO<< ... Psycho started the era of the slasher movies. This movie is super good!! I would highly reccomend it! First, there is no better place to find the most amazing fake stabbings.. it goes to show you that even NOT multi-billion dollar movies, with NOT the best effects can be suspensfull.. The second reason i reccomed this movie is, because this movie made history! If you can't sit through a black and white movie.. LET ALONE one as amazing as Psycho... you don't deserve to be a movie watcher!!

First question i have for you is, if it wasn't for this, would you have even heard about this movie?

and the Second one is, if you have seen Psycho, what elements from it do you see in your everyday suspense/slasher movie today?

Mr. Deeds

Year: 2002

Genre: Romantic comedy

Director: Steven Brill

Screenwriter: Clarence Budington Kelland and Robert Riskin

Starring Adam Sandler and Winona Ryder

I think that the students in this class would enjoy this movie because of the implicit meaning; money isn't everything. Another reason students should see this movie is because Adam Sandler is a beast.

1.What movies have you seen that Adam Sandler has starred in?

2. Have you ever seen a movie with a moral meaning?

Watchmen strikes it BIG

Year: 2009

Genre: action

Director: Zack Snyder

Screenwriters: David Hayter and Alex Tse

First off, just let me say that this movie was AMAZING!!! the way that they made the characters look, and who they got to play them was just perfect! I would really and truly tell everyone to see this movie! First reason, they got the characters and their personalities down. The seconreason i would tell people to see it, is because this movie is SO jam pact and filled with action, you won't be disappointed!

I give this movie a 20 out of 10!!!!

Frost/Nixon

Year: 2008
Genre: Biopic/Drama
Director: Ron Howard
Screenwriter: Peter Morgan
Starring: Michael Sheen & Frank Langella

One reason it fits into its genre: The two main characters (David Frost, a famous journalist, and Richard Nixon, the infamous president he managed to interview about the Watergate scandal) are indeed real historical figures and we do find out a lot about their lives and personalities during the period following Nixon's resignation from the office of the presidency. This makes it very much a Biopic.

One reason it does not fit into its genre: The movie by no means fits into the usual Biopic format, which traditionally means to show us the entire lifespan (or the majority) of a famous figure from the past. Frost/Nixon focuses solely on a a matter of months leading up to Nixon's most famous interview (and the interview itself). It is also very much a standard drama because of the tension and verbal fights that the two characters get into.

Two questions: 1) What other Biopics have you seen that only focus on one period in the famous person's life? Why not show us the entire life? 2) Director Ron Howard has made other movies based on real life events but aren't the traditional Biopic, such as Apollo 13. Can you think of other films based on real EVENTS, not focusing on a particular person?

I am Legend

Year: 2007

Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Director: Francis Lawrence

Screenwritter: Mark Protosevich, Akiva Goldsman

Starring: Will Smith and Alice Braga





Questions:

What did you like and/or dislike about this movie?

Have you seen any other movies with a similar plot?

Street Fighter (The ledgend of Chun Li)

Year: 2009

Genre: Action

Screenwriter: Justin Marks

Starring: Kirstin Kreuk

*Two reasons why you should/souldn't see this movie:

*This movie is one of the few movies that shows a girl being the hero after all.

*The actors have a good interpertation of their role.

*Open-ended questions:

*What other movies has Kristin Krek worked in as a hero?

*What other action movie has a girl as the main hero/"the girl" ?

Finding Nemo

Year:2003

Genre:Comedy,Animation,Adventure

Director: Andrew Stanton

Starring: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres and Alexander Gloud

I loved this movie it was very funny. I recommend this movie to any age. This movie is funny,interesting, and keeps your attencion all the time. The characters aren't boring at all they are basically all over the place. The second reason why I would recommend this movie is because any age could watch it and be entertained. It's not a little kids movie because theres alot of parts that connects to every age.

Questions:

1.Would the movie be any better if it wasn't animated?

2.Would the movie be any different or better if it were a different type of fish instead of a clown fish?

goodfellas

Goodfellas

(1990)

Crime

Starting Robert De Niro and Ray Liottar

Director: Martin Scorsese

Screenwriter: Nicholas Pileggi

This film views the mob lives of three pivotal figures in the 1960's and 70's New York. Henry Hill is a local boy turned gangster in a neighborhood full of the roughest and toughest. Tommy Devito is a pure bred gangster, who turns out to be Henry's best friend. Jimmy Conway puts the two of them together, and runs some of the biggest hijacks and burglaries the town has ever seen. After an extended jail sentence, Henry must sneak around the back of the local mob boss, Paulie Cicero, to live the life of luxury he has always dreamed of. In the end, the friends end up in a hell of a jam, and must do anything they can to save each other, and stay alive.

i ok this movie to anyone who loves gangster movies.

do you think robert de niro plays a good ganger role?

how people must you kill to make a point?

neo

Meet The Browns

Year: 2008

Genre:Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director:Tyler Perry

Screenwriter:Tyler Perry

Starring:Angela Bassett and Rick Fox

Two reasons why this movie should be seen because its an eye catcher. If you like to laugh a lot i suggest you to go see a Tyler Perry movie. My last reason why classmates should see this movie because its mixed genre. There can be some laughs or some Awww's. Also you should check out the play.

1. What is other movies that Tyler Perry directs?

2. How do they pick a certain actor to play a role in a certain mivie?

Wristcutters: A Love Story

Year: 2006
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring: Patrick Fugit, Shannyn Sossamon, Shea Whigham, and Tom Waits
Director: Goran Dukic
Screenwriters: Goran Dukic, Etgar Keret

The first reason I would recommend this movie is because it is incrediably unique and what it lacks in acting and structure it makes up for with creativity. The second reason I would recommend it is because Tom Waits is in it and he is absolutely amazing.

First question: Do you believe that there is any kind of life after death? Second question: What other movies have you seen that take place in the afterlife/after the main character has died?

the pineapple express

Director: David Gordon Green
Screenwriters: Seth Rogan, Evan Goldberg
Starring: James Franco, Seth Rogan, Gary Cole, Rosie Perez

Dale Denton is a process server, someone who hands subpeona's out dressed in disuise. During his work day he is supposed to serve a man but decides to take a smoke break instead. What he sees horrifies him and he attempts to leave but actually performs a hit and run on a cop. The only one to help him is hisloyal pot dealer and unkown best friend. Their run from what Dale witnessed brings alot of laughs and leads so alot of drug use but who can blame them when they got that pineapple express.

1. What would it take for you to realize you have an addiction?
2. Would you be afraid to become friends with someone when society says they are "unacceptable" or "criminals" when you knew otherwise?