purple rose of cairo

this movie confused me at first when watching it. it seemed to unreal to believe when the character comes out of the screen to be with the distressed woman. i do have to say, when he does leave, the other cast in the movie coming to an abrupt stop is very creative. I liked that idea; they were waiting for him to get back to the movie so they could carry on with their performance, almost as if they were performing a play, not a movie. It is a good movie for a hopeless romantic, because then they could relate to Cecilia , the distressed housewife in the film. This movie wasnt one of my favorites but it wasnt exactly murder to watch it; ive sat through worse. Another good thing is that it gives a different perspective about reality and lets you see a more creative side of film

freaks

upon watching the movie freaks i was a little dissapointed in the ending. although it was said to us before that there were unnessecary cuts made that couldnt be fixed or found for the movie; you can really tell that something was wrong. other then the ending i enjoyed watching the movie. it was interesting to see how those people were and to see how their dissabilities were real and how they still do normal things. i liked how they all ganged up on the madam at the end; it shows that even with dissabilities, they still have power; and i guess even more when they ban together.
I feel the movie sends out a strong message to its viewers to not be too quick to judge, which is something that many people should take into consideration. Also, to never underestimate anyone too!! the whole movie itself was very enjoyable!!

i just returned from seeing the 1926 version of Phantom of the Opera @ the cedar lane movie theater. I am a big fan of the phantom of the opera, i have seen it on broadway as well as the newest version of it on film. I am taken back by this version though; i always wanted to see this version because of the scary look of the phantoms face in it; and tonite was a perfect oppurtunity for low cost. i am very pleased with the film. i thought it was beautiful; i didnt expect it to be a silent film though; but it only made it more authentic. during the film there was an organist playing the organ for the movie live in front of us which i thought was really cool; & he was very talented at what he did. Another thing that was very special about the film was that it was shot in color; the owner of the actual film talked to us before the showing & told us that it was shot in two strips of technicolor; along with other things. The film was not black in white but shot in blue, yellow, red, and orange tones, this created a more eerie feeling for the film. The masquerade ball was shot in technicolor though; and it was beautiful, the different colors were vibrant and visible ; which makes this film unique [especially for the time it was made]. the only complaint i have about it was the ending where they threw the phantom into the water.. it was too sad compared to the most recent film where they show that the phantom lives within christine forever, giving a sense as if he never dies at all. either way i love the story of this classic film; and tonite was a good experience and im glad i took advantage of it.

free trip to the movies :)

this past week i got the oppurtunity to see Zombieland with a friend for free. it was a special screening for VIPs & i was one of them ;] . the movie was great; very funny as it was anticipated to be; very gory & enjoyable. While watching the movie i noticed the lighting was done very well; as well as some shots that were zoomed in. Ever since taking this class i always have these thoughts in the back of my mind now about the tricks of shooting film & how much work goes into lighting one scene. The movie is shot in color, as opposed to the movies we've been watching in class. but this movie is good to see in color because you get a reality of it; but i personally love to watch black & white film. Even though Raging Bull was shot in a time period where color was available, it is in black & white & i think it is better that way especially to portray the past. I especially love in movies when if a character is having a flashback they shoot it in black & white because like mr. lockhart said, black & white makes us think of past events. While color is for the present or future.
/BAck to Zombieland; it was a good movie if ur looking for a laugh & a good time; it wont dissapoint you. I wasnt planning on seeing the movie but the free tickets popped up so i took the opportunity. I dont regret it whatsoever because it was great!!

impressions from Tristram Shandy

during the week we watched the movie Tristram Shandy. It was supposed to be based on the book & about the life of this man. my first impression was a sense of confusion because of how the movie was set up. it would be real life in one minute then the next they would be shooting the movie & it almost seemed hard to keep up with. Im not one for movies about war/ or war scenes in it so at those points it wasnt catching my attention. but the film itself was interesting. Also watching the movie i was thinking to myself; and noticed that no matter what type of movie it is, one will always find a love story or some type of it. [for instance in this movie; it was between the two jennys in the main charcter steve's life; one who was his wife & the other his assistant] and i thought that was interesting because itmade me think of how relationship based stories really catch the veiwers attention a lot more. I figure it is because relationships are something we can all relate to..
I have seen other british shows that are similar to this movie on channel 13 or somthing; and it gave me the same feeling of almost confusion. maybe it is the accent? or maybe just how they write their storylines; but it is a bit confusing to follow to me. I have seen other movies with british actors and i understood them perfectly & fine but they were movies from the theater. It is because the other shows/movies i had seen were sort of indie films and thats why it was different. but Thats one thing i like about indie films is that it gets into your brain more & almost seems more simple. & thats the beauty of it all!

BLOG IT!

well today we set up our blogs and i couldnt figure out a title... things are good. today could have been better though because i was glued to my bed. i did not want to wake up for nothing this morning. i cant wait until school ends. but so far this class has been good. i didnt even sign up for it they gave it to me; so i decided to see what its about & i like it. bernardos talkin to himself now. good day!