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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Best Popcorn Flicks with Treasure Hunting Themes - Associated Content from Yahoo! - associatedcontent.com

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Through the years, treasure hunting has become a popular theme for swashbuckler, action, adventure, and fantasy movies. Hollywood's best treasure hunt flicks are large-scale productions with big-budget allotments. As these motion picture offerings often aim to become big Hollywood franchises, they rake in money not only through the actual films, but also through their expanded offerings from merchandise items to book, comics, and TV adaptations.

Monday, September 19, 2011

Best Opening Sequences from Select Classic Movies - Yahoo! Movies

http://movies.yahoo.com/news/best-opening-sequences-select-classic-movies-223800311.html
A movie's opening sequence sets the mood and pacing of the story. It is meant to capture the interest of the viewers early on in the film. The style and treatment for it largely depends on the director's vision.

Thursday, July 07, 2011

'Top Gun' History and Influences in Pop Culture and the Military - Yahoo! Movies

http://movies.yahoo.com/news/yahoo-contributor-network/top-gun-history-and-influences-pop-culture-and-military
Except for films with major characters heroically manning war aircrafts, many pilot characters were generally parts of movies' airborne fight scenes. Combat pilots were mostly stereotyped as "living props" in other films. Suddenly, there came a movie that featured naval aviation as its central theme. "Top Gun" glamorized this theme as the heroic vocation for the best Navy pilots in the U.S. military.

Characteristics of a Horror Movie and Elements that Typically Scare the Viewers - Associated Content from Yahoo! - associatedcontent.com

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It is typical for a horror movie to showcase certain characteristics that make them distinctive of the genre. Most of them feature stories that depict, address, or explore people's nightmares, hidden fears, phobias, and psychotic and neurotic tendencies. The genre intends to evoke emotions such as fright, terror, panic, disgust, or shock to the viewers through scenes revolving around morbidity, murder,disease outbreak, or supernatural events.There are no exact distinctions that could brand a decade to be more explicit in showing gore than others. Eras mainly differ on the more specific graphic elements used than the degree of explicitness shown.

Diverse Movie Suggestions to Watch During a 4th of July Celebration - Associated Content from Yahoo! - associatedcontent.com

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/8160113/diverse_movie_suggestions_to_watch.html?cat=40
Movies to watch in celebration of America's Independence Day can range from films with themes that can strike people's most patriotic hearts to popcorn flicks that can definitely spark the grandness of the 4th of July festivities. Depending on the more specific tastes of movie patrons, the choice of movies to watch could possibly go the art film track that provides more socially or politically relevant themes or the blockbuster movie track where fun, action, or other feel good things typically highlight a story. Some people choose character-driven movies that are filled with much emotions and character details, while others want plot-driven flicks where things are usually fast-paced and events are always progressing.

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Blu-ray Review: 'Battle: Los Angeles' - Yahoo! Movies

http://movies.yahoo.com/news/yahoo-contributor-network/bluray-review-battle-los-angeles
Packaged in a blue eco-vortex case, the alien invasion movie "Battle: Los Angeles" releases in a two-disc combo pack consisting of a 50GB Blu-ray disc and a DVD. Its story features Aaron Eckhart as Staff Sergeant Michael Nantz, a marine who has been called back to duty just a few hours after resigning. His is part of a mission to evacuate people in Los Angeles from the impending fallout of a meteor storm. The turn of events get worse with the appearance of an alien army rising from the ocean. The stranded civilians attempt to escape the blast radius where the military plans to strike against an impending alien colonization.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Best Victorian Era Movies - Associated Content from Yahoo! - associatedcontent.com

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/7849322/best_victorian_era_movies.html?cat=37
For centuries, a number of literary pieces and artistic projects have taken inspiration from the Victorian Era, the period of Queen Victoria's reign in 19th century England.

Saturday, February 26, 2011

A Rollercoaster Ride in Shooting My First Film - Associated Content from Yahoo! - associatedcontent.com

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5974746/a_rollercoaster_ride_in_shooting_my.html?cat=40
Back in the late 1990s to the early 2000s, high definition (HD) was a thing of the future. That time, either I shoot on film (16mm or 35mm) or I use a low-end video camera (the likes of Video8 or Digital8). I promised myself, "As a film student, I will shoot my graduation film on 16mm film -- whatever it takes."

Thursday, February 24, 2011

"300: The Art of the Film": The Best Movie-Related Gift I've Ever Received to Date - Associated Content from Yahoo! - associatedcontent.com

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/6142372/300_the_art_of_the_film_the_best_movierelated.html?cat=40
Being a film buff and a film professional, it's not surprising to get movie-related gifts every once in a while. By now, many of my friends already know that I have a collection of movie-branded items and memorabilia, all of which I got as gifts from friends, relatives, and companies.