A lot of video imagery is used in the film American Beauty with mainly a Sony DV camera and the character Ricky as the voyeur. It brought reality to viewer through Rickys' way of looking at things which was often through the video image. Conrad Hall,( director of photography), for the film Americ...

Marijuana is a leading problem amongst teens. Most kids can get the drug in their neighborhoods, friend's houses, even at school. Miraculously the school staff members, parents, police, and other authorities seem to be either blind, or helpless. In which ever case, I feel it is safe to say, that at ...

The 1995 film Mi Familia (My Family), was one of the first and most positive representations of real Mexican-American life. Director, Gregory Nava, created such a true to life chronicle of the Mexican-American experience through three generations (1920's, 1950's, and 1980's). I sti...