Curiosity Killed The Cat

  Curiosity killed the cat is a pronoun used to warn of the dangers of unnecessary investigation or experimentation. This is perfect plot summary of the film, The Conversation. Gene Hackman plays a reclusive solitary man named Harry Caul, who is meticulous in protecting his own privacy. Ironically, his work is to invade the privacy…

Bonnie and Clyde – The Anti-Heroes of the Resistance

Bonnie and Clyde formed one of the most notorious duos in American crime history, so it is no wonder that the film based on their lives is one of the most popular in America cinema of all time. Considered one of the most formative movies of its time, it challenged many of the social norms…

Journey to Italy

Viaggio in italia or as translated into english Journey to Italy. Is a film that made a significant change in the movie industry and one that did disappoint when it came to the box office revenue. All though some did quite enjoy the film including the cast did at the time and now movie critics…

Was It Really A Hard Day’s Night?

“A Hard Day’s Night” featuring The Beatles is a low budget, mock film that showcases the classic beloved band unlike any other film. The movie starts out with the Fab Four running from screaming fans as they zip-zag their way onto a train to go to London to attempt to perform for television. Throughout the…

Another Wonder from the Beatles

With the Beatles success there are plenty of crazy stories to tell, and this movie accurately portrayed on of these bizarre trips as they avoid hordes of fans and play around with the interviewers. This film takes the viewer through many of the Beatles shenanigans before the show; thus providing a comical musical style of…

The Beatles: Marketing in the Right Way

Marketing is everything in the entertainment industry. After watching the film “A Hard Day’s Night” directed by Richard Lester, I understood what this really meant. The comical movie follows the The Beatles through a journey of evading the largely female fan base, dealing with Paul’s Granddad, and cracking quick jokes at everyone in every situation….

I Care What Everyone Thinks!

Fear Eats The Soul is about an older German woman who falls in love with an Arab man from Morrocco.  She fell in love quickly and she loved without judgment.  She walked into a bar one night while it was raining to stay dry.  This was a reason to be able to go into the…

Interstellar, A Space Between The Stars – 2014

The Earth is ravaged by dust storms and a terrible plague that ends all crops. Faced with the imminent end of humanity, a small redoubt of scientists will try to find another habitable planet in a distant galaxy thanks to a wormhole discovered near Saturn. Cooper, a former farmer-converted pilot, will be one of those…

Unconventional Production for a Conventional Story

Roberto Rosselini’s 1954 film Journey to Italy is set in Naples, Pompei, and Capri. The film opens with the main characters Alex and Katherine driving down a road on their way to Naples. Alex and Katherine open the film and seem like distant friends rather than husband an wife. Alex’s tone when asking where they…

The Movie that “Started” Modern Cinema

The movie “Voyage to Italy” or sometimes called “Journey to Italy” was a movie about a couple that went to Italy to sell the villa that their uncle left for them. They’ve been married for eight years and this was one of the only times they were alone. They knew their marriage was falling apart…