There are people who love the hard core action and there are some who prefer the slow paced drama. ... A fourth main genre is drama, which are films that deal with strong human emotions. ... Drama is probably the largest film genre and is usually serious with realistic characters and real life situations. ... One example of a drama film is The Godfather (1972), which shows the corruption of the Italian Mafia and the endangers of the family involved. ... Another example of a western movie is Dances With Wolves (1990), which is about a Civil War soldier, John Dunbar, who studies the lifestyle ...

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Studies show people of color make up for 28 percent of the American public but only 8% of the top films starred ethnic actors, for non-white actors the roles are more often limited and sterotypical. ... This holds true for all ages groups, Todd Boyd, critical studies professor at the university of Southern California, states "a black face, a Latino face, and American-Asian face are all tied into this country's problemaic history." ... Boyd states, "It's easy to laugh at something", he added, "Drama represents the opposite of that." ...

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As result she came to Harvard in 1976 on full scholarship to continue studying Sociology. ... She goes on to say that she wanted "a lot more control over gesture and drama and faces" in her work. ... Using Syed and shooting on actual locations in Bombay, director Mira Nair has been able to make a film that has the everyday, unforced reality of documentary, and yet the emotional power of great drama. ...

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An Analysis of Burt Reynolds - I have always been a great admirer of Burt Reynolds. In the past I have seen about a dozen of his movies and I believe that he is without a doubt one of the biggest stars to come out of the seventies. He is a subtle and polished actor who works with a great amoun...

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The scoring of a film has always been a cornerstone to the success of the film, no matter how primitive or extravagant the music may be. The history of the film score indicates the work and industry growth and how much that growth has changed the movie going experience. Some of the great classics from the dawn of music in film still stand in our minds today for the innate thought and tremendous talents of musician, going from a simple four part vaudevillian band to a full fledged orchestra with a conductor. Prime examples of major works and how they affect the audience is just one way of showi...

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Brazil is a very complex and interesting country. Not only is it, the largest nation in Latin America but in addition it is the most varied in geography, climate, population and culture (Rist 1). The people of Brazil are from many different backgrounds due to it being colonised by the Europeans and ...

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When he graduated in graphic design from Hong Kong Polytechnic and began his drama and film career in the early 1980s, the rise of the Hong Kong new wave was ushering in a new age of film making. ...

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Annie Hall In this essay, I am going to discuss a certain way of viewing Annie Hall to you. This lecture has two purposes: both to illuminate some of Annie Hall's central concerns, through analysing both its aesthetic and narrative structures; and to allow you to consider a way in which a film can be approached as a visual text. "A nervous romance" Annie Hall is a film about a modern romance, a "nervous romance", as the marketing of the film puts it. What might be meant by this term? The word romance has a long and complex etymology, originally meaning something written in Fren...

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