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A Filmmaker's Review of the 100 Greatest Villains of All Time
Villains are everywhere in film and there are several different types of them and what we're going to cover is who these villains are that make the greatest characters in film history. Let's first go through what a villain is:
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review: 'Behind the Candelabra' (2013)
Behind the Candelabra (2013) is one of those films that everyone remembers being released but nobody knows where it went. It's like after its cinema play it kind of dropped off the face of the earth even though it did fairly well at the box office. I can assure you that this film, if you haven't seen it, is a lot more entertaining than you think it is. A mixture of music, comedy, drama and biography - this film tells an incredibly whimsical and slightly off-key tale of the latter part of Liberace's career. It is a visually stunning movie and I think that Liberace himself would've liked it quite a lot. Let's start off with my history with this movie...
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Beat
A Filmmaker's Review of the 100 Greatest Biopics of All Time
Biopics are a real treat for an audience, especially when the person in question is either really inaccessible or, even worse, dead. It's even better when there's a really great story to tell and a really good amount of research to go off. For example: in the film Capote (2005), there was a book which compiled the thoughts of friends, family, publishers, press and everyone who knew Truman Capote in order to help with the making of the film. This meant that the film was far more accurate because it went off the opinions and views of people who actually knew him.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review: 'The Game' (1997)
The Game (1997) is possibly one of the most famous thriller films in the history of cinema. It's about a sort of Scrooge character who has too much money and not enough to do with it; he receives a game for his birthday that takes place in real life. This game tests him not only in logic, but also almost kills him on several occasions. Whilst the game is going on, he notices more and more things are going wrong, wondering how to stop it - he entrusts someone who he probably shouldn't have trusted in the first place. Mistake after mistake, problem after problem, his bank account is drained and his log-ins are all hacked. He has no idea what the game wants. Let's explore my history with this movie...
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review: 'Lawrence of Arabia' (1962)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) is one of those films that everyone must watch before they die. It's a movie that even my mother has sat through in its entirety and that's saying something. The movie has become something of a landmark of cinema since the excellence of acting, directing and even music scoring on screen has been revered for over fifty years so far. The entire point of the movie, I believe, is to show us how far you can take cinematic brilliance and to give us all a look at what happens when you have the best of every component that makes a film. From the landscape shots, to the music to the characterisation - there are so many reasons to love this film that I don't believe I could fit them all into a single review. So, I have chosen three I believe are the most important. Let's first have a look at my personal history with this movie...
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review: 'La Bamba' (1987)
The stunning story of the father of Chicano Rock, Ritchie Valens - this film gives us a highlight of his short life and his shoot to stardom when the song "Come On, Let's Go" gets released as a single. I'm not going to lie, I purely enjoyed this film because Ritchie Valens is one of my favourite singers of all time. This film is so enjoyable because it's fun and musical - it doesn't focus all too much on tragedy but focuses instead on giving you enough of Ritchie Valens to know how his legend was perfectly preserved by those around him. It is such an incredible film to watch.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Beat
A Filmmaker's Guide to Jordan Peele's 'Us' (2019)
SPOILERS AHEAD - For the purpose of this article, the ending will be revealed within (as that is what we're covering). If you have not watched the film and would not like to know the ending then, please read no further than this paragraph. Thank you.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Horror
A Filmmaker's Guide to the Best 100 Films of the Last Twenty Years
The end of an era is approaching, the era in which I grew so much as a filmmaker and realised how much I love this art and yet how much I hate most of the people who think they can do it (what's good Hugh Grant?). Anyways, the last twenty years has been filled with great film and as we approach the roaring 20s (more like the boring 20s), I want to see exactly which films I loved and which ones I didn't love so much. I ended up coming up with a list of 100 films and so, here we go...
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review: 'Us' (2019)
An incredible movie and instant classic, Us (2019) by Jordan Peele is a brand new kind of nightmare in horror movies not seen since, well, it's never been seen at all. Peele is known for his brilliant writing skills and his Hitchcock-like suspense in horror film. A climbing horror filmmaker, Jordan Peele has established himself as a brilliant writer as well as director as he writes dialogue with such amazing finesse that you fail to recognise sometimes that it is only a movie. But, with these concepts you better hope it's only a movie. Let's have a look at the history of me and this movie though it only came out this year...
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Horror
A Filmmaker's Guide to Animals as Psychological Symbol
Cue scary/creepy violins. This article is all about how to use animals correctly to create a concept. Now we first have to remember that not everyone knows what an animal could psychologically/implicitly stand for in terms of meaning (for example: lion = courage etc.) but most of us know it if we see the meaning being created in the film (the most obvious example being the lion from The Wizard of Oz). Animals are a great way to create meaning without having to use objects to which the camera keeps flashing back to and the audience get tired of—animals can be physically anywhere.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review: 'One Hour Photo' (2002)
This film had its ups and downs and as much as I adore Robin Williams, I feel like the main problem with this film was the way in which the story was told. The confusion stemmed from not really knowing the 'why' and thus, it becomes a bit of a challenge to follow especially in the latter half and towards the ending of the movie. Be that as it may, the film had many advantages that make it one of those films you cannot help but watch over and over again, looking for clues and seeing if there is even one little thing you missed.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review: 'There Will Be Blood' (2007)
Considered to be the greatest film of the 21st century so far and one of the greatest films of all time, There Will Be Blood really does live up to its name. Let's have a bit of a history of me and this movie then...
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
