Name of Movie: Blue Streak Stars: Martin Laurence Directed: Les Mayfield Master jewel theif Miles Logan (Martain Laurence) has a problem! A $20 million problem! Recently realeased from prison after a 2-year bust, he's anxious to retrieve the huge diamond that he hid in a construction site ...

Comedy. Action packed. Great story line. These are some qualities that the best movies of the summer have. Some examples of the best movies of the summer are freaky Friday, Terminator 3,and Freddy vs. Jason. One reason why Freddy vs. Jason is one of the best movies of the summer...

Oliver Stone directed and wrote a lot of movies. Three of those movies are Any Given Sunday, Platoon, and Natural Born Killers. There are similar things in all three movies but there are many differences between them as well. Oliver Stone was born in New York City. He served in Vietnam and w...

Pay It Forward is a movie based on a novel written by Catherine Ryan Hyde. It is a movie about a social studies teacher giving his class an assignment, encouraging them to change the world into a better place to live in, and to fill the world with love. Trevor McKinney proposes the idea of 'pa...

THE PORTRAYAL OFMARIJUANA THROUGHOUTFILM HISTORYSince the beginning of movie making, filmmakers have tried to mirror society. The counterculture has always been a favorite issue, including marijuana use. As early as the 1920's, marijuana has made many cameo appearances in films as well as a few st...

The main character of this movie is a character named Happy Gilmore. The movie begins with Happy describing his past life and how he is into hockey. He also talks about how his father is also obsessed with hockey, how his mother left them because of that, and how his father died by getting hit in...

A Movie That Makes You ThinkMovies make up a large part of every person's life. They act out events people can only imagine but are afraid to do. They also affect the lives of the people who see them. One movie, which dramatically affected my life, was Grosse Pointe Blank. This movie emphasizes ...

\"Memento\" directed by Christopher Nolan, is an interesting and complex film. The concepts and ideas the film conveys are a welcome, fresh change from the recent stagnation that American film has endured. Mr. Nolan built this film from a concept that had nothing in common with the all too familiar ...

The movie Do the Right Thing, a group of people in the district of Brooklyn, have had enough and tensions are growing in this black ghetto area. The only local businesses are a Korean grocery and Sal's Pizzeria. Mookie, Sal's delivery boy, manages to always be at the center of the action. The movie ...

Gone in 60 Seconds In the film Gone in 60 Seconds, Nicolas Cage stars as Randall "Memphis" Raines, a former car thief who was once the best in the business. When Memphis's younger brother, Kip (Giovanni Ribisi), gets into trouble with dangerous car smuggler Raymond Calitri (Christop...

Americans visit the movies everyday in search of a couple hours filled with mind blowing entertainment. Is it the digitally re-mastered sound, the out-of-this-world special effects, or tear jerker dramas? New movies are released every week, but what movies are the top grossing movies of all ti...

Movies play a major role in our lives. This form of art is designed to educate and entertain our souls. There are different types of movies; comedy ,drama, action, romance and etc. A large number of movies are very creative and interesting, while other are a joke. This essay will examine the good, b...

Last if the Mohicans is set in 1767 in thethird year of a war in North America over land and territory. Mostly, the war is between the English and the French, but each sidde has takedn up Indian alies to assist them. The main story plot in Last of the Mohicans is the love of an adopted Mohican, Hawk...

Ethan Frome Ethan Frome is a story about a man who is torn between love and security. Ethan marries Zeena for security after he is left alone be his mother's death. When Zeena becomes ill, Mattie, a female relation is sent for. During her years stay Ethan falls in love with her. The movie ve...

American BeautyAmerican Beauty is a movie that exposes preconceived notions about living in suburban America. This movie also becomes a commentary on the human condition while exposing the raw truth of a dysfunctional family. The Burnhams Lester, Carolyn, and Jane start out as the typical middle-cl...

Pearl Harbor (movie) I have always enjoyed watching action/love movies. I have been scouting out for these kinds of movies for the last 4 years. It was early morning, December 7, 1941. As the sun was just beginning to rise in Oahu, Hawaii, a fleet of Japanese naval air forces were taking off ...

In the movie "A Man Escaped," director Robert Bresson uses tight shots to convey a confined sense of space throughout the film. The opening scene in the police car on the way to the prison feels cramped, even when Fontaine tries to escape from the car and his seat is empty. The camera is positioned ...

Literary analysis for "Unforgiven" Purpose: My purpose was to choose one of the one-hundred American greatest movies and analyze it. Plan: To identify how the director created the film, and what different eye catching things the director put in the movie to make it so interesting. Field ...

Beauty and the Beast is a wonderful children's movie, its directed by: Gary Trousdale, and Kirk Wise, and produced by: Don Hahn. Disney is the main sponsor and gives the movie the best cast of artist and musicians. Who would except anything else from Disney, they are the best at children's films. At...

The film industry has been greatly increasing over the years. Comedy, action, horror, love stories, etc. have been the basic themes in the movies shown today. Yet, like "Pearl Harbor", "The Patriot" or "Shindler's List", some films also are based on the historical events that have taken place. Ma...

The Moral & Natural Freedoms of American Beauty American Beauty is such an excellent title for such a great movie. The title is so effective because of the movie being such a beauty in itself as a work of art. Many characters and points within the movie appear to display something other than w...

The Mission, a powerful and compelling movie about a Jesuit missionary and the colonial forces of Portugal and Spain, is a movie with many different themes and ideas. The action of the movie takes place in South America in the 18th century. Two groups of people are competing for the minds and s...

Sling Blade!A) The Point Of Carl's Decision.By the end of the movie Carl is put in a position were he must decide weather or not he should just leave like has been told to do, or do something to help young Frank.Carl has many options which he must think about including: leaving Frank and his mother ...

Fear is an invisible thought in everyone's mind that once it builds its roots, it takes over someone's actions and it can never be destroyed, but it can be stopped from dominating other thoughts. For example, during a scene in the movie A Midnight Clear, the soldier nicknamed Mother, starts running ...

Trendy The concept of war is frightening and fascinating at the same time. It allows an individual to find where they fit in and how everyone else relates as well. The need to go out to war reaches us via propaganda. A solution should be found, but violence is difficult to substitute. Identity ...