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... unaware, The Artist is a silent film about the silent (film ) era. It's set in 1927. It's in black and white. And other than accompanying music, there is no sound.
For many, knowing this is exactly why ...
... the film Shakespeare in Love which blurs the distinction between the life and art of “Will” Shakespeare. As a young poet fumbling for inspiration to write his next great comedy, Will inadvertently falls ...
What is the Bible really telling us? If you can’t approach this film with a posture of humility, please don’t watch it. I mean it. For the Bible Tells Me So portrays Christianity’s hatred and treatment ...
Who knew that anarchy could be so much fun? The next time you find yourself overwhelmed with the tragic sense of life, when you just need to watch a film that’s a good laugh from start to finish, check ...
... subject matter.In fact, what is seemingly a kid flick at first glance, is arguably more of a lesson in film history for us all. A film about (the wonder of) film . Hugo is based on the children’s book The ...
... as the place itself, where compasses don’t spin but point upward. Encounters at the End of the World is a strange film , full of odds and ends, people and creatures alike. Herzog finds volcanologists, a ...
... experience, and On the Waterfront dramatically illustrates it. The film won eight Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor. It’s generally regarded as one of the ten best American ...
So you need to sell something?
Step one: find an awesome song that isn’t widely known (yet). It can be old or new, just make sure it’s awesome. Step two: film some cool images. And no, they don’t have ...
What if we were not alone, really?
Let’s play the “What if?” game for a minute. What if there was life on another planet? (Seen this film already.) What if we could communicate with other planets? (Nothing ...
... question—how’s the movie?
My friend’s response speaks of the importance of The 39 Steps as a film and Alfred Hitchcock’s place in cinematic story telling. Carson looked at Kate and said, “I’m waiting ...
... (The tone with which you say these two words will depend on how you unpack this film , and Chris’s story, for yourself.) ...
... plot spoilers, but you really should have seen all those movies by now.) My vote goes for something much older and surprisingly tender. I’ll put the end of Charlie Chaplin’s film , City Lights, up against ...
... It is not only the monks who are threatened, but the villagers too live in fear and hope the foreigners’ presence will protect them. While we may never experience such a choice, among the film ’s many beauties ...
What makes a good story? Robert McKee’s aptly titled book, Story, is at first glance a how-to guide for screenwriters. Sure, most writers eschew any sort of how-to advice, but the beauty of the book isn’t ...
... was low because of worries that their fame would be fleeting. Black and white film was used to keep costs down. Director Richard Lester had the idea of utilizing hand-held cameras to capture the frenzy ...
... like Sorkin are why. He wrote the screenplay for both film s along with all that amazing dialog in West Wing and a couple of awesome TV shows that got canceled because he’s too smart for mainstream audiences ...
What is love? Better yet, where is it? For better or worse, there is a predominant standard in feature film s. They are typically anywhere from 80 to 120 minutes in length and revolve around a singular ...
... in character on and off-set, brought a limitless fever to the film . Compared to Citizen Kane for its ability to capture the essence of a power-obsessed man in early 20th century America, only the generations ...
... of this documentary. And even still the film is shot without a film crew and Cunningham himself has yet to see it. Cunningham is a cultural anthropologist and this documentary is his story. There is ...
... cigarettes while staring off into the distance). Perhaps great art cannot come about without a great story behind it, of someone working, working for that unfolding of time—whether in writing or film or ...
Who decides whether or not you are loved?
HappyThanksYouMorePlease, the 2011 Indi Film by Josh Radnor, takes a stab at answering this question with just the right combination of intention and lightheartedness. ...
... and purpose. They are fueled both by a desire to see the world through someone else’s eyes and the opportunity to discover who they really are.
The film follows their adventures into three different ...
... on the other side of all-that-is-evil, but his persistent pursuit of putting things to right eventually leaves you longing to experience the very vindication he pursues.
In fact, this a film just as ...
... our perspective that we might better comprehend all that life encompasses. Story, good story, combats our reductive tendencies.
The Help is a film about the truth-telling power of story, the kind of ...
... purposes (though, let’s be honest, it’s great for that, too). BWSTW explores the dotted line between art and ideology, and seeks out those places where beauty—whether in a book or a painting (sorry, film ...
How do you deal with your Old Man? Cool Hand Luke is a film filled with the presence and absence of Old Men. Luke [Paul Newman] is an aging man who is searching for purpose. Bored with his life he makes ...
... course, Hollywood has figured out how to take a few to the big screen. We’ve seen great sport film s such as Blind Side, Hoosiers, Rudy, and Chariots of Fire (to name a few) capitalize on the magic of the ...
... with a (not-so) new standard, or expectation, in animation. L’ Illusionniste, an British-French film based on a 1956 unproduced script from French mime Jacques Tati, is an appropriate alternative to the ...
... Inside the New York Times have little to do with deadlines, caffeine, and ungodly work hours. The film instead documents the complex ideological and economic grappling at play within traditional (print, ...
JJ Abrams’ life has been filled with wonder boxes. There are few people making film s these days that put more stock in the power of your imagination than he does. Knowing full well that you will create ...
The Tree of Life resurrects the era when Hollywood still aspired to greatness. Not since 2001: A Space Odyssey (or less successfully, The Fountain) has a film maker attempted to capture both the origins ...
... the film , it is tempting to dismiss the fairy tale world as pure imagination. Yet this film calls us to believe in the bizarre, to live in the tension and possibility of both worlds being equally real. ...
... Nolan has practically owned this category with film s such as Memento (2000), The Prestige (2006), and the recently Oscar nominated Inception (2010). Still, it seems evident there are plenty that want to ...
I have long had a theory that some of the best documentary film s exits because the film makers we’re smart enough to have a camera pointed towards a possible story and then they got lucky enough for a great ...
... Over 30 years ago, Kramer vs. Kramer, a film about a mom who walks out on her husband and son, was nominated for 9 and won 5 Oscar’s, including Best Picture. Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep (who both won ...
... midst of this major life transition, Burt and Verona end up traveling around the country visiting friends and relatives on a quest to find “home” before their daughter is born. This is a film about finding ...
... transformative experience. This is the story of Waste Land. Waste Land debuted at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, where a few of us were able to see its premiere and subsequent Audience Award win for ...
... story is really an epic tragedy (in the literary sense). And three, there is a Latin phrase (uva uvam vivendo varia fit) that is seen near the beginning and end of the film , but its meaning is never explained. ...
... in the latest Fox Searchlight picture Win Win is “sort-of” a departure from this character, conjoining both a sense of determination and hope midst the usual anxiety. And while the film certainly revolves ...
... animated, and Oscar winning, film “Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi” (Spirited Away, 2001) directed by the legendary Hayao Miyazaki. Honestly, it is one of the imaginative, meaningful, and spiritually rich ...
As opposed to most of the articles we write on rednoW, we have made the assumption that you have already seen Inception and consequently have alluded to what might be "spoilers." Go see the film . Come ...
... are unfamiliar with Banksy's work, read our previous write-up first.) But as it is with most of Banksy's work, things are not always what they seem. A week removed from experiencing the film and I am ...
... film , Call + Response: Exposing the world's 27 million most terrifying secrets. There are more slaves today than ever before in human history. There are 1 million people trafficked in the United States ...
... But the reason I think I like this film is that it gave me a very different vision of how to deal with those feelings of injustice. Instead of dealing with injustice purely by being angry the Yes Men ...
... mantra since the inception of rednoW to simply point others to experiences of wonder. These two lists (music, film ) are attempting to do nothing else. Film s Few things cultivate wonder in us more than ...
... control, the lonely traveler quickly becomes the center of attention.
Throughout the film we are made to wonder why Eli cares so deeply for the book. While uninterested in the religious control craved ...
... our mantra since the inception of rednoW to simply point others to experiences of wonder. These two lists (music, film ) are attempting to do nothing else.
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Music has always possessed a certain ...
... it is rare for a film to come along that one can engage with on a level that simply makes one feel good; to experience a visceral moment of happiness. My Date with Drew is that movie. My Date with Drew ...
At the onset of 2009, a few of the writers here at rednoW decided to embark on a little experiment: See 100 film s. In the midst of this endeavor, we could not help but rethink what rednoW is all about. ...
