The Beatles films If there was a time capsule that let the people of the future see what shaped the culture around the world in the 20th century there would be a few people who would be on the consensus list. Making up a part of that capsule would be the musical group "The Beatles". Th...

\"I hate world music. That\'s probably one the most perverse reason I have been asked to write about it\" (Byrne 1). Those were the words of David Byrne introducing his position, feelings, and attitude towards the term \"world music.\" The above quotation not only sets the tone of Byrne\'s argument,...

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...

Animation has proven to have an irresistible magic that has been a major part of the film industry since its very primitive times in the early twentieth century. The ability to make still pictures seem to move and have a character of their own has fascinated artists so much that they have sought to ...

Quentin Tarantino: The Art of the Movies"Storytelling has become a lost art. There is no storytelling, there's just situations. Very rarely are you told a story." These phrases are from Quentin Tarantino, a screenwriter, storyteller, producer, director, an actor, and film maker. Though his films are...

These three articles were all about the relation of criminology to popular culture. I believe that a lot of the scenarios and perceptions towards certain violent movies are true. By using certain characters (heroic father or hard bodies) they can allow the viewer to perceive that character as part ...

EssayEmma and CluelessIn comparing the two texts Emma and Clueless, it is apparent that the contexts have caused important changes, transformations, between the two texts. Both texts are based along the story-line of a young woman, with fanciful notions, who is rich, beautiful and essentially good-n...

I have elected to take a closer look at movies that deal with the "ghetto" social institution. There have been several movies that attempt to depict the harshness of growing up in predominantly black urban neighborhoods. The three films that I have selected are what I believe to be the top three f...