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… there has been the question of whether or not they are as stimulating to the mind as the written story. Ambrose Bierce’s, “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”, and the short film it became when director, Robert Enrico adapted it to a visual medium,…

… so much more so is a new film biography of Douglas Adams entitled Life, the Universe, and Douglas Adams. While a shorter bio and tribute appear on the second DVD of the Hitchhiker release, this is a full length look at the life and work of Douglas Adams.…

… that can be made between the character of Neo and Jesus Christ. First off is the overlying story of this movie. The story begins that when the Matrix was first constructed there was a man born inside who was able to control and change whatever…

… all over India these days isn't reason enough to feel disillusioned, the kind of bloopers they are full of, which are conveniently overlooked, are enough to make you pull your hair out in frustration. If scantily-dressed women dancing on snow-clad…

… adaptation and performance of H.G. Well's classic science fiction thriller The War of the Worlds established him as a household name and a master of dramatic production. His previous experience, in both directing and acting, in theater had taught him…

… to, the techniques of film noir? Even though the "noir style" did not represent something completely new within Hollywood film making I find it necessary to give an introduction to the noir aesthetics, because this is something that the…

… in America a war is being fought. Forget about guns, planes, and bombs, the weapons from now on will be the newspapers, magazines, TV shows, radio, and FILM. The right has gotten BOLD, bolstered by their squashing of Ice-T’s COP KILLER, any…

… would rate excellent movies with “a stack of waffle and syrup.” Sieskel and Ebert would say “Two thumbs up.” These “professional movie goers” critique movies that we love and enjoy. As a regular at the movies, I, like the critics, do see many similar…

… Mr. Kipps, the protagonist, has engaged a professional actor to help him learn to act out and reveal his play onstage to his family and friends. By the second act, a shy, timid, and nervous Kipps transforms into the superior actor. At this point,…

… and strategies to captivate the audiences imagination. We live in a post modernistic society that today the globalisation of companies has pre occupied our lives our individualism is being challenged, most of our information is recycled through…