Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Women in Hawke's films

- Hard to get
- Talk too much
- Love impulse
- Wear sexy clothing
- Strong
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Thursday, March 17, 2011

Gettin' Western on yo ass

How it follows the rules:
- Old west
- Shootout
- Indians
- Guns
- Cowboys
- Outlaws
- Saloons

How it breaks the rules:
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

A Big Hollywood World Cinema Orgy

What Hollywood has given world cinema:
- Gangster Movies
- Breathless, took ideas from American Gangster movies
- Super Imposition

What world cinema gave Hollywood:
- Kung Fu movies
- Western films
- Neo Realism in Italian films
- Jump cuts

Friday, March 4, 2011

Hong Kong Films!

1. American interest for Kung Fu movies was largely influenced by Bruce Lee, a kung fu instructor from San Francisco.
2. The Shaw Brothers basically wrote the rule book for modern martial arts movies.
3. City on Fire, heist film which some believe was Tarantino's influence for Reservoir Dogs.
4. When the UK gave the control of Hong Kong back to China many directors left in fear of artistic oppression.
5. Jackie Chan differed from the normal Kung Fu stars by mixing action and comedy.

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Citizen Kane vs. Rashomon

Both films used flashbacks, but the flashbacks in Citizen Kane told the truth, while the flashbacks in Rashomon lied because it was being told from different, unreliable sources. Both films view the same events from different points of view. Citizen Kane is about one man, but Rashomon is about a situation, yet both films say something about man and humanity.