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known directors of all time, bringing murder and mystery to a new light. His films, starting in 1925 with “Pleasure Garden” and ending in 1976 with the film “Fantasy Plot,” set a precedent for all other directors in the film industry. Hitchcock came…

the thoughts and inspirations of the people and the time…” and I could not agree more. Music is the gateway into one’s soul. Its ability to represent one’s thoughts, feelings, and emotions makes for a naturalistic way of self-preservation. One song…

is a movie about three troubled, identity-seeking teenagers alienated from the world of their parents (Jim Stark, Judy, and Plato). Each of the movie’s main characters is searching for understanding, companionship, and a sense of belonging, much like…

of the Lambs with A Nightmare on Elm Street? A psychological thriller movie that is full of the most surreal images. This film, The Cell has special effects that reminded me of The Matrix. Jennifer Lopez plays Catherine Deane, a psychologist…

Save the Last Dance. It opened in theaters January 2001. Frankly, there aren't many teen movies that don't insult one's intelligence. Often, they're either preachy or total fluff. Save the last Dance is one of the exceptions. Its main characters…

It was one of the most technologically advanced films ever made for it's time period. The film paved the way for the great film industry: showing its audiences the longest film they had ever seen and the most eventful. "Birth of a Nation"…

with their ruler. The king and Queen are in love, leading happy life, a brilliant son worthy of becoming King a new king. It seems nothing could go wrong, until a tragedy occurs in Denmark “castle”. This tragedy is so extreme and so terrible that…

the controversy of violence levels in the media. Although there are many people who express the opinion that there is way too much violence in television for example, there are just as many who feel differently. Without viewer statistics, television…

and remember important historical information from films rather than from celebrated texts has led to increased debates over the use of cinematography to retell substantial events. One of the primary concerns over the cinematographic medium of…

a new meaning to racism. The story is about modern-day racial hatred going on in the United States today. The purpose of the story is to realize that racial hatred does not accomplish anything except create more hate. The director and writer of…