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Monthly Archives: March 2012
One order of egg noodles and ketchup, please
Some little boys want to be athletes, some want to fly to the moon, some want to study dinosaurs. If you asked Henry Hill what he wanted to be, he would tell you, “As far back as I could remember, … Continue reading
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Not Quite White
Goodfellas (1990) at first glance seems to be a movie simply about life in the mafia in New York. Upon further analysis however it becomes more a movie of identity and belonging. Even though Henry can never really be one … Continue reading
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Goodfella (1990) and Scorsese
For this week, you will watch Goodfellas (1990), either in the library or on Amazon.com. Readings: 1) Whiteness and the history of white ethnics-Roediger 2) Paula Massood, “From Mean Streets to The Gangs of New York: Ethnicity and Urban Space … Continue reading
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La femme dans le nuit
I was particularly intrigued to delve into the film noir style this week. I have to admit, it was mostly because I have this strange obsession with all things French, and this was no exception. A French word just has … Continue reading
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Film Noir…
The aspect of film noir I want to discuss comes from the reading about visual motifs in film noir. I found it interesting how close ups were used in this film to portray the emotions and thoughts running through the … Continue reading
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Film Noir
Having taken French for almost five years of my life, I had an idea of what film noir was and the kind of distinct characteristics that the dark movies shared. (Of course French textbooks and professors make sure to brag … Continue reading
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Film Noir – Christ in Concrete
Truthfully, I’m not too confident in writing this post, seeing that I have difficulty distinguishing between angles and noticing any striking mise-en-scene details for film noir. However, I will attempt to answer this prompt as best as I can. The … Continue reading
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Christ-In-Concrete (No Wonder Why They Call It Concrete)
Film noir has a prominent dark lighting aspect to it in which the characters move through a shadow-like dimension. This is particularly true for Christ-in–Concrete because of the low-key lighting. As a result of using this, the course of the … Continue reading
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Lighting…is very important.
Personally I enjoy watching black and white movies more than colored movies. When making a black and white movie, the director can play around with the lighting to contrasts between areas of a set. Also these placements of lights, the … Continue reading
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Fade to black
After watching Christ in Concrete, I really got a sense of how broad the world of cinema can be, exploring film noir this week. Completely different from some of the past movies such as The Landlord and Do The Right … Continue reading
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