2001 in film

the immortal strongman, born to use his ‘working class brawn against evil’ (Flanagan 2001: 91) to De Sica’s portrayal of the Ricci family’s financial post-war despair in Ladri di Biciclette (1948), the representation of the working-class in Italian cinema changed considerably during the three decades since

“Disney constructs childhood so as to make it entirely compatible with consumerism” (Smoodin cited in Giroux, 2002; 105). Discuss this statement in relation to TWO animated films from the Disney canon. The Walt Disney Company is a diversified international entertainment company (Disney, 2010) with ownership of many media outlets including radio, cinema, television and literature as well as consumer products such as stationary and toys. The Disney brand has huge recognition globally especially

analysis really is, as it pertains to film and written text. At this point in time have only completed the beginning of this project. I still need to do more research on each film. This

Comparing and Contrasting 2001: A Space Odyssey and “The Sentinel” Tracy Goldman HUMN425: Science Fiction Georgia State University   Comparing and Contrasting 2001: A Space Odyssey and “The Sentinel” 2001: A Space Odyssey is a film based on Arthur Clarke's short story, "The Sentinel." The purpose of this paper is to explain the similarities and differences between “The Sentinel” and 2001: A Space Odyssey. There are many similarities and differences between “The Sentinel” and 2001: A Space Odyssey.

The Tragic Irish Romance: A Film Review of Disco Pigs (2001) The film, Disco Pigs (2001), by director Kirsten Sheridan presents the tragic romance of two teenagers living in Cork, Ireland. The plot of the film revolves around the friendship of Darren (Cillian Murphy) aka. “Pig” and Sinéad (Elaine Cassidy) aka. “Runt” as they grow up together in a small town. The friendship, however, begins to take on a more romantic “twist” when Pig becomes jealous of Runt’s burgeoning relationship with Marky (Darren

Kubrick's two epics, Spartacus and 2001: A Space Odyssey, frame the beginning and end of this decade and thusly

began her career in Sweden as an actress in both films and staged acts (Lunde, 2011). According to Ascheid (2003), Leander also was a recording artist that had songs in many different languages such as in French and in her native language, Swedish. Although Leander was in the film and music industry, she was not very well known beyond the proxemics of her homeland in Sweden (Ascheid, 1999). In 1936, Leander was first discovered by the German film industry for her staged musical role in Axel an der

At the beginning of the film, Wit, Susie was a bit distant and impersonal. She did not maintain much eye contact with Professor Bearing, nor did she initiate the use of broad openings to engage with her about any possible underlying concerns or needs she may have. Her facial expressions demonstrated disinterest, and her tone was very flat when she did speak to Professor Bearing. Such is the case after Professor Bearing’s emesis. When Susie walked into the room, she did not address or even acknowledge

Human made structures in this film are curved and spherical. However, before our main characters are presented with the monolith for the first time the rooms and spaces they inhabit are square and sharp in nature. The meeting room on the Clavius, HAL’s core on the Discovery. This impending doom is a subtly hint by Kubrick, an indication that the monolith is about to appear, the sharp lines and dark interiors replace smooth curves and white walls. All this gives a sense of dread and powerlessness

How can a film with fewer than forty minutes of dialog, the first word spoken nearly half an hour into the film, be considered one of the greatest of all times? 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) is a symphony of sight and sound, rich and compelling, exploring the gritty innermost workings of space exploration and displaying the final frontier in all its wonder and mystery. Director Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece is a visual and auditory sensation, the likes of which had never been seen before its creation