What makes romance movies and love stories so popular? It’s the fact that people, especially women, want or expect the love in their lives to be found this way. The truth of the matter is that though these movies are sweet, romantic and the guy is always perfect, in real life, it just doesn’t happen…
If you have ever read a popular novel or books series, there is probably a movie that is based off of it. The reason popular novels often become movies is because they already have a fan base, the storyline is already developed and it is extremely easy to market the movie. Sometimes, these attempts to…
I really don’t get it. Sure, a movie can have a horrible plot, and all the same, be fun to watch (even just to jeer at). If this weren’t true, why would the Twilight series have so much box office success? Badum ting! (Pantomime drum and crash cymbal)
Horror is one of the most popular genres of all time; whether it’s found in books or films, horror fanatics are always ready to engage in hours of heart-stopping stories. I personally find someone’s arm being cut off to be positively rebarbative. I’m quite sure the vast majority of the horror loving population would find…
As the school year comes to a close, we can all start looking forward to summer vacation! One of my favourite parts to summer vacation would definitely have to be all of the awesome movies that come out. Here is a list of 5 that I cannot wait to see…
Last weekend I got to see the horror film Insidious with my friends. I don’t know why we keep watching horror films at the theatre; none of us actually enjoy being scared out of our wits. Insidious follows a family of five that just moved into their new house. All is going well until one…
[youtube Zp1BYzIVi0U] Growing up, Disney movies were the source of my childhood. I remember watching movies like Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast 24/7, every day of every week until I found a new interest. Not only me, but every member in my family. Disney was and still is a large part of my…
[youtube isjY34VD5jE] To tell readers the truth, I didn’t have high hopes for this movie. I had never heard anyone speak of it before, nor did I know what kind of story I was in for. Was it going to be like Jaws, or more of a generic incident-struggle-accomplishment movie? Luckily, it was neither of…
On Friday, I had the chance to go see the movie “Battle Los Angeles” with a couple of friends. This movie was not quite what I expected… but then again, movies are rarely what I expect them to be. The plot is quite simple; an alien race invades earth for our resources and a group…
[youtube hoWifeC0UOU] This week in class we watched Revolutionary Road. One of the songs that really hit me was the ending theme by Thomas Newman. It had a calm soothing tone to it, that I though everyone could appreciate at anytime, so I decided to share it with everyone here. Hope you all enjoy it…
Truth is, whether you think you’re a linguistics major or a linguistics minor, everyone, whether you notice or not, uses “like” in sentences where you, like, didn’t need to. Hearing yourself say it, you wince and vow against it, yet most people still say it subconsiously like every five minutes! Using “like” as a slang interjection has actually gone on for…
Akira Kurosawa, iconic Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor. Kurosawa has directed 30 films in an astonishingly successful career spanning 57 years.
Recently I saw the much acclaimed Tron Legacy in 3D. When I first heard of the movie and saw that it was a Disney movie, I didn’ t really expect much since Disney has never appealed to me. This is because many of Disney movies have been mostly family movies so Tron seemed like it would…
I recently had the chance to watch a movie called “Brick.” I haven’t seen a movie like this for quite a while, so I decided to share my thoughts on it. Brick follows a high school student named Brendan. Brendan is amazingly intelligent. He constantly takes things into his own hands and appears rather stubborn.…
“The Shining” is a movie made in 1980 based on a classic Stephen King novel. This movie was really weird. I honestly did not see the point of it. Anyway, let me tell you what it is about. This guy Jack–who is played by Jack Nicholson, is a writer and school teacher. Him and his…