Movie Making And Movie Review

While many think that filmmakers are only limited to make feature films, the truth is that sometimes, whether for a fee or only to overcome creative block, many made short films that can be or not in our memory, or even to be the trigger for a future film. Fortunately, with the advent of the Internet, much of these short films have come to light, but they are not as popular as the feature films of the directors. Here we present little known short films of famous filmmakers.

There’s Only One Sun (Wong Kar Wai)

With the advent of viral marketing, many companies decided to take the initiative to hire famous directors to make short films related to their brands. In the case of Phillips, nobody better than Wong Kar Wai, with its stylized colors, bright scenes, and room deep for work. This short will fascinate everyone, especially fans of the director.

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Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Cate Blanchett … The 86th Academy Awards rewarded the cream of American cinema. And between selfie Ellen DeGeneres and fall and Jennifer Lawrence, the ceremony had her share of unusual moments.

Ellen DeGeneres brought the house down! This is the case say. The presenter of the 86th ceremony of the Oscars, which took place on March 2, has been working hard to deliver a great time to show the world. Mission accomplished! Stars also have there their. Either before or during the ceremony, Bradley Cooper, Brad Pitt, Jennifer Lawrence and the others are as usual lent the game result a host of comedy and unusual moments.

The fall of Jennifer Lawrence

Déjà vu with Jennifer Lawrence! Last year, the actress had fallen when she had her prize her trophy for Best Actress. Once is not custom, J-Law, known to be the worst blundering Hollywood again unlucky at the ceremony on Sunday.

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Today the Academy Award is best known in the world, but not always named. At first was simply the Academy Award merit, and in 1939 was given the current name. The reason is still diffuse, but there are some stories that help understand the origin.

The story behind the name

The best-known story and that all considered certain is that the Executive Director of the Academy, Margaret Herrick, said the statuette resembled her uncle Oscar. The columnist Sidney Skolsky was present when this happened and wrote about how the employees had renamed it in this way.

Skolky said years later that the name which she gave to the statuette was not Herrick, but by a well-known joke in which the line was “would you like a cigarette?. The Oscar Awards Ceremony was not to the liking of the journalist, which tried to give a prize too structured a human name. After it uses the nickname several times, it was accepted as an officer.

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Next Sunday, the 2nd of March, celebrates the 86 Edition of the Academy Awards. A gala waited whose favorite films to win the largest number of figurines are Gravity and American Hustle, both with 10 nominations.

A timely occasion to comment on the latter of these two, which premiered in December 2013 in United States, time since which has not only achieved a modest success in box office (more than 210 million worldwide) but also an avalanche of awards, thanks in part to the brilliant direction of David O. Russell and the interpretation of the four stars of the tape weight: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence.

The actor is the star

American Hustle is a vague adaptation of the famous Abscam case, occurred at the end of the 1960s in the United States, as a result of a plot organized by some FBI agents in collaboration with a swindler and some bribed congressmen. They planned to allow economic favors from an Arab Sheikh in several reforms of the State of New Jersey, especially in a large network of casinos. The film is based on this premise, offering more differentiated aspects, starting with the same players.

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Although just take off the great season of premieres of 2014, in very film we like go ahead and anticipate the curricula for years, namely 2015 and 2016 which we are here concerned. And to follow the trend, it seems that the year of the Olympic Games in Rio will continue to offer us sequels, new episodes of comics sagas and some other original project. However, it should be added the arrival of some of the most anticipated films of recent years, including Avatar 2. It is a review of the film that comes in 2016.

Originality?

Not too much. In a time in which the producers trust in the exploitation of his greatest hits, the originality in the mainstream remains a task that many should be applied; there is more to see the success of Gravity past 2013.

However, if we have to bet on a project, that would be Gods of Egypt, the new film by Alex Proyas with Gerard Butler as the protagonist. The film is set in ancient Egypt, centered on the conflict between Osiris and Seth, two icons of Egyptian mythology. The film will be released on February 12.

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12 years of slavery (12 Years a Slave) has become one of the most acclaimed and discussed recent films and seems difficult to another of the nominees to complete their snatching the prize in the most important category of the 2014 Oscar.

The film directed by Briton Steve McQueen is a history-based real, like many of the nominees for best film, but unlike the others, it rehearses a historical look that is more deeply linked to the United States, to its emergence as a nation and the wounds that still have not finished close, whose implications extend to the present.

Man slave

The story follows Solomon Northup, who was a cultured and educated free black who lived with his wife and their two children in New York in 1841. Solomon is an expert violinist, who is hired to play in Washington, where it travels next to two men who end up by drugging him and sell him as a slave.

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Nebraska is an unusual title in the category of best film for the next Oscars. Very small in budget and in argument, without big stars and rolled in an unforgivable black and white mainstream criteria.

However, Nebraska work its magic and achieves tucked into the heart of the industry, fighting its appearance of independent production and showing that it is a family narrative enormous and exciting, as those who once were public success and that the industry stated proudly, with John Ford’s How Green Was My Valley!

Woody, Woody Woodpecker

The rescued Bruce Dern plays masterfully through subtlety Grant Woody, an old Oscan and alignment that are suffering the ravages of Alzheimer first. Much is said about the nomination of veteran actor Oscar for Best Actor for his starring role. But this is a mistake, because the real protagonist is his son David (an amazing Will Forte from Saturday Night Live)

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The March 2 will a new ceremony of the Academy Awards, for which all the celebs are preparing their best costumes, and all journalists in the show and fans speculating on the winners. It is probably the biggest night for actors nominated in any of the categories. But, how does the Academy Awards ceremony?

Details of the ceremony

The event is held in the Dolby Theatre, formerly known as Kodak Theatre, which is arranged for the occasion. It is placed the famous red carpet and Academy Award statues on the outside. As the stars arrive, they lowered their limousine and walk up to the Auditorium, posing for photographers.

Some stars arrive before 4 PM, but in general most is present after 4:30. At 5:30 all must be inside the theater for the ceremony. The vicinity of the theatre are closed and guarded by police.

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One of the most exciting moments in the awards ceremonies is when the artists made appearance on the red carpet. All are waiting to see how walking on it towards the place where the awards surrendered, and carefully observe their suits, dresses, jewel, and the words which say to the press. Without a doubt you can say that the famous are under our magnifying glass constantly, and the red carpet represents fame and success.

First uses of the red carpet

The first historical reference to a red carpet is in the works of Aeschylus Agamemnon, written in the year 458 A. C. When it comes to Trojan winner his wife offers you walk down a red carpet. However he refuses, because these luxuries were reserved for the gods.

During the Renaissance became popular against the thrones or in rooms where the royalty, met what still can be seen in paintings of the period. In the 19th century it became popular to receive the Presidents or figures of importance.

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If there is something that has characterized the Hollywood cinema during the 21st century is the growth and consolidation of the super hero movies as one of the genres most popular, prolific and profitable, moving increasingly to more traditional ones such as war films, historical dramas or the musical.

A good technique

Despite this great popularity and the great reception by critics who have had some superhero franchises, something that has characterized them also is the lack of official recognition by the Academy of Arts and cinematographic Sciences, the organization responsible for giving the Academy Awards.

Superhero films have been ignored by the Academy throughout the history of the awards, but it is somewhat surprising that, at present, with the achievements and progress that are unanimously recognized her gender, the Academy has not accompanied this general feeling and continue considering it something less, or merely technical achievements.

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