Similarly, it has been questioned as to whether using humour, black comedy and melodrama within the context of this genre is somehow lessening or perhaps desensitizing the viewers to the harsh realities of the actualities of the Holocaust. ... In reality, Anne Frank was only thirteen years old when she first went into hiding in Amsterdam, however actress Millie Perkins was clearly much older, a choice which was popular with American audiences, but sacrificed the point that even the young were not spared. ... It's non-commercial length, black and white cinematograph...

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In the middle of the film, many people admire the woman because she has become a famous actress. ... Another editing technique that was used in The Kid was the fade out or fade to black, this was used in the Tramp's apartment when the child was just a baby and then jumped to five years later. ...

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More recently in the late 1990s, the science fiction genre seems to have become popular again with alien invasion' type films like Independence Day, which was released in 1996 and Men in Black, 2001, or the spoof Mars Attacks, 1997, and the continued popularity of the Star Trek series that ironically refers back to an earlier television version of the future as well as reinforcing a particular and pro-American ideological message. ... The term Scream Queen' is used to describe an actress who is frequently cast as the glamorous heroine of horror movies, fro her accustomed re...

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