"Hero" vs. "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon"

As we talked about movies that are closely related to "Hero," "Crouching TigerHidden Dragon" was the most talked about. In this article, by Neil Young, it talks about just that, the similarities between these two films. "Though its makers probably won’t welcome the comparison, Hero is bound to be received around the world as ‘Crouching Tiger 2.’" He also talks about the films storyline as well as the color schemes that are seen throughout the movie. A lot of the ideas that were mentioned in class are brought out through this article, so take a look and enjoy!

Critical review of "Three Kings"

"Peace is hell if you go by "Three Kings," an untidy but nontheless significant muckrake of the Persian Gulf War." This is taken from the critical review written by Michael S. Goldberger. In the reiviw he goes on to give a short summary of the film and talks about different characteristics that director david O. Russell uses in the film. Check it out and enjoy!

Formalism in "Pulp Fiction"

In this link Jonanthan L. Bowen gives a review of "Pulp Fiction," but gives more of a formalist view on the film. He talks about the opening scenes and how Tarantino uses the same scence to open the film and also end with. Bowen gives details to the different shots that Tarantino uses and what kind of effect it has on the film. It is a good formalist review, but at the same time describes the what the film is about. "Much like Citizen Kane, Tarantino's techniques in Pulp Fiction are not totally new, unique inventions, but the way he combines numerous unusual elements into a single production makes the film simply unlike any movie viewers had seen previously." Enjoy!

Once Upon a Time...

"Once Upon a Time in Mexico" is not only one of my favorite movies, but also a great candidate for our research project. This star studded film contains most, if not all, of the 6 methods for writing about a film. This is a link from IMDb.com that contains photos, the cast, a brief summary of the film and much more. I encourage you to take a look and enjoy!