… think of Hollywood, California. Actually, the world’s movie capital is in Bombay. This place is called Bollywood, which is the nickname for the Indian film industry. When comparing Hollywood and Bollywood there are more differences than similaritie…

… great movie of all time is Dziga Vertov's THE MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA. Made in 1929, at the end of the silent era, it represents in a way the climax of a movement, a jewel from a time of great excitement about the possibilities of film - the bursting…

… Disney Pictures have strived to bring to life the legend, folk and fairy tales of some of the most famed authors through the creative use of language and imagery. These stories with all their fantastical elements and revolutionary imagery helped draw…

… views of slavery through the portrayal of the black characters. However, it gives an outstanding view of the South. It is not only a good love flick but is also a great Civil War saga. The movie follows the life of a Southern woman Scarlett…

… may seem like ancient history to most Americans, but Spike Lee wants to refresh our memory. Spike Lee is onto something when he looks to the days of blackface minstrel troupes to help us understand race in today's America. With Bamboozled, Hollywood's…

… by Stephen King is the basis of the 1994 movie The Shawshank Redemption directed by Frank Darabont. This moving and inspirational film follows the book very closely in relation to the characters and plot, however does include some very significant chang…

… film, Lawrence of Arabia is based on the retelling of T.E. Lawrence’s adventures during WWI. This film is thought to have had the best cinematography of any film of that era, shot with a Super Panavision 70-mm scope. The film tells of the life of…

… scenes in the style of his previous film, Vertigo (1958). Several scenes in Vertigo show monumental buildings, most memorably the rooming house, an old gingerbread gothic mansion that anticipates the house in Psycho. Hitchcock's photography of the…

… and made many ethical decisions throughout the movie. To start off with, in the very beginning of the movie, there is a man standing in the middle of the city in the road holding up traffic because he has a gun to his head, and is threatenin…

… a complete waste of time for many people. The movie is in black and white. This affects the surroundings in the movie. New York, Cleveland, and Florida look dark and dreary. This inhibits the characters, in their emotions. Throughout the…