Adam Sandler has been a box-office draw for a decade now, with hardly a dip in fortunes since he first parlayed his break on TV's Saturday Night Live into a string of hit films. From the get-go Sandler was good on jokes about sports, six-packs and the need to stop goofing off and start playing nice with women. He made his success without any support from critics, many of whom seemed to find the frat-house element of his shtick so ghastly as to inoculate them against its sweet and silly aspects. It is unlikely that Sandler cares much for the views of festival-going connoisseurs, though he served notice on their carps by his seamless crossover into Paul Thomas Anderson's Punch-Drunk Love (2002). "I wanted to work with Sandler so much," Anderson said. "I love him… He's always made me laugh." Sandler's Happy Madison production outlet ticks over nicely on the back of his own hits; less so when he exec-produces -- as if sadistically -- for his friend Rob Schneider (The Hot Chick, 2002, etc). After a mildly awkward patch at the start of the decade (including Little Nicky, 2000, and Mr Deeds, 2002), Sandler re-established himself in the nine-figure-grossing league with Anger Management (2003) and 50 First Dates (2004); and the director of those two pictures, Peter Segal, is also at the helm for Sandler's remake of Robert Aldrich's The Longest Yard. Alas, this is Sandler's most formulaic outing to date, the most by-rote script he has yet committed to. Aldrich's 1974 original, with prison inmates pitted against their guards in a game of American football, has always been a playground favourite (and was re-trod in 2001 as Mean Machine); its cult doesn't tend to outlast adolescence. But in 2005 that still offers the prospect of a decent aud... ... middle of paper ... ...g, but Hazen's threats for non-compliance are worse. Crewe befriends black inmate Caretaker and together they start to scout for large inmates willing, however unskilled, to go head-to-head with the guards. Training is awkward but Crewe gets a volunteer coach in fellow incarcerated NFL veteran Nate Scarborough, and adds pace by recruiting running back Megget and some initially suspicious black inmates. Hazen's spy, Unger, kills Caretaker with an incendiary device meant for Crewe. The game is broadcast live, and the cons start by exacting physical revenge on the guards, going 14-0 down before Crewe rallies them to tie the score by half time. Hazen threatens to frame Crewe for Caretaker's murder, and Crewe purposely falters as the guards take a three-touchdown lead. Realising he must redeem himself, Crewe drives the team to recover and win by an audacious final play.
Including Snack Packs, Subway, or Popeyes chicken. He also often plays a character with a bad temper. Adam appears in a lot of movies with Rob Schneider either with a large role or a small role. Sandler uses 80’s music in the soundtracks in a lot of his movies. Characters in Sandler’s movies frequently wear sports apparel. In the films he writes, the female characters often have names that starts with the letter V. In some films that he writes, he often has a name that ends in the letter Y.
There is a part in the movie when Julius, Gerry, Petey beginning blaming his blockers for his own errors. Coach Boone response by making the team run a mile for every drop pass, miss blocks, or fumble. This punishment may seem harsh but the...
Not many know how to achieve success in all categories, but Tina Fey didn’t have any problems figuring that out. Tina fey, television writer, screenwriter, actress, comedian, and mother, has taken the world by storm. Tina Fey has a powerful influence on our world today and she has become a worldwide icon in the eyes of many young women. Tina Fey may have been THE woman to make it stylish to wear glasses in the mid-2000s, but there is more to this multi-talented woman then those trademark black-rimmed spectacles.
Boone faces the challenge of being accepted by the community, encouraging them to work together rather than judging and persecuting one another. At that time in Alexandria, Virginia there was an active atmosphere of racial tension within the community between both the African American and Caucasian population. Boone, a black coach, faces the challenge of taking on a new position as head coach of the T.C Williams High School football team. This is fraught with conflict and peril however due to the opposition of those that do not and will not accept the integration of black and white students into mixed race schools. In a move by the school board coach Boone is now unknowingly threatened by the loss of his job if The Titans loose a match. If The Titans are to loose a match Coach Boone will not only loose his job, both himself and the community will loose the hope of ever having this system of integration work. Boone in an effort to be accepted by the community uses his work with the football team to support the system of integration by emphasizing that he is in fact a valued ...
Within the confines of the seventies Londoner. The character, Alex is created as the ultimate juvenile delinquent leading a small gang. Living within his own world the use of old Londoner language and attire reflect the non-conformity with society. Let loose within a large metropolitan, Alex is engulfed in the affairs of several criminal practices, from rape to aggravated assault. As a juvenile delinquent, Alex is finally caught and seen as an adult offender. Like all offenders he promotes his innocence and sets blame upon his companions. "Where are the others? Where are my stinking traitorous droogs? One of my cursed grahzny bratties chained me on the glazzies. Get them before they get away. It was their idea, brothers. They like forced me to do it".
Napoleon Dynamite is one of the best movies portraying loneliness and nerds. It is the story of Napoleon in high school and his lonely adventures. All the main characters feel separated, misunderstood, and have nobody to relate to. Napoleon has no friends and lives in his own fantasy land. He is avoided by everybody. His brother seems to be mislead, wanting to be a cage fighter but staying home all the time hopelessly trying to find love and attention on the internet. Their grandmother is never there for them, though she lives her own life right beside them. They live next to a huge field, reinforcing their isolation. Practically every home in the film is
The Voice, 'Ol' Blue Eyes', Swoonatra, La Voz, and Chairman of the Board. These were all sobriquets of the infamous Frank Sinatra. However, one of Sinatra's earliest and possibly most well-known nicknames was The Voice. A title such as The Voice is more than just a name that sounds cool and sensual. It promises something flawless about his singing style, signifying you could select one song, or perhaps even an album, as representative of Frank Sinatra. However, Sinatra had a multitude of styles over his five decade career, so to call him the voice could potentially be doing an injustice, perhaps a more accurate description would be The Voices.
... officer was a “white hat,” in the book they referred to them as newjack. Most of the guards were turnkey; they had little contact with inmates. Lastly, one guard told Ted Conover to live at work the problem at work and not bring it home with him. In class we talked about how officer go home with the problems of the job, which is not healthy for them and their family.
Of all the 1980’s films, that can be described as “Eighties Teen Movies” (Thorburn, 1998) or “High School Movies” (Messner, 1998), those written and (with the exception of “Pretty In Pink” (1986) and “Some Kind of Wonderful”(1987)) directed by John Hughes were often seen to define the genre, even leading to the tag “John Hughes rites de passage movies” as a genre definition used in 1990s popular culture (such as in “Wayne’s World 2” (1994 dir. Stephen Surjik)). This term refers to the half dozen films made between 1984 and 1987; chronologically, “Sixteen Candles” (1984), “The Breakfast Club” (1985), “Weird Science” (1985), “Ferris Bueller's Day Off” (1986), “Pretty In Pink” (1986) and “Some Kind Of Wonderful” (1987) (the latter two being directed by Howard Deutch). For the purpose of this study, “Weird Science” and “Some Kind of Wonderful” shall be excluded; “Weird Science” since, unlike the other films, it is grounded in science fiction rather than reality and “Some Kind of Wonderful” as its characters are fractionally older and have lost the “innocence” key to the previous movies: as Bernstein states “the youthful naivete was missing and the diamond earring motif [a significant gift within the film] was no substitute” (Bernstein, 1997, p.89). Bernstein suggests that the decadent 1980s were like the 1950s, “an AIDS-free adventure playground with the promise of prosperity around every corner … our last age of innocence” (Bernstein, 1997, p.1). The films were very much a product of the time in terms of their production (“suddenly adolescent spending power dictated that Hollywood direct all its energies to fleshing out the fantasies of our friend, Mr. Dumb Horny 14 Year Old” Bernstein, 1997, p.4), their repetition (with the growth of video cassette recorders, cable and satellite with time to fill, and also the likes of MTV promoting the film’s soundtracks) and their ideologies.
Quentin Tarantino’s auteur is one that speaks of gore, racism, and certain shot techniques. Above all, the aspect that Tarantino is best known for in his long history of filmmaking is the fact that he only uses traditional, or analog, filmmaking techniques. In fact, Tarantino believes that digital cameras used to shoot film will lead to the eventual demise of filmmaking. His views and ideas of digital vs. traditional filmmaking and how his films could be impacted if they were shot in a digital format are explored.
For this assignment I decided to watch/write about the movie The Green Mile. To sum up the movie it starts off as the story of Paul's (Tom Hanks) life as a death row corrections officer during the Great Depression, at the Cold Mountain Penitentiary. One day, John Coffey, a giant black man who was convicted of raping and killing two young white girl. He arrives on death row. John comes off as shy and soft-spoken, from this point I couldn’t imagine that he committed this crime. John reveals powers by healing Paul's urinary tract infection and give live back to a mouse. Percy Wetmore, has recently begun working in the death row inmate’s block; his fellow guards dislike him. Before the final scene of the execution John takes Paul’s hand to show him what really happened to the two little girls. As an elderly Paul finishes his story, he notes that he requested a transfer to a youth detention center, where he spent the remainder of his career. Transitioning this movie into what we have learned in class, I decided to talk about how correctional officers acted in the movie and comparing it to what we have learned in class. I will mention how stress among inmates and staff were shown, personnel matters, and staff vs inmates not relating to stress.
Arnold Schwarzenegger was a well know person, he did a lot of things to be famous in his lifetime. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a recognized around the globe. Arnold Schwarzenegger was in some movies.Arnold Schwarzenegger exploded with fans.Arnold Schwarzenegger has a really easy life now but it wasn’t all like that .Arnold Schwarzenegger had a really hard lifetime.
About Schmidt is a comedy-drama film starring Jack Nicholson as the main character, Warren Schmidt. It chronicles as the character deals with a number of issues that arise during the late stages of one’s life. The film analyzes several topics such as marriage, widowhood, and retirement in such a way that it captures and entertains the viewer’s attention. There are several light hearted comedic moments in the film that, while viewing it in class, caused the audience to burst into a roar of laughter. However, the film has a matching share of somber scenes where the audience was quiet and tense. Well known actors such as Jack Nicholson and Kathy Bates with the help of a great script give an outstanding performance that helped make the film flow especially well. There was no doubt when selecting the film About Schmidt when writing my final analysis paper. It truly is an exceptional film.
If there is one way to bring a smile to someone’s face, it is laughter. Funny jokes, comical stunts, sarcasm- Every person is different when it comes to what makes them laugh. Some find dry humor comical. Others think sarcasm or joke-filled ranting are the best. ‘Comedy’ is such a broad term, broad enough to allow everyone to find something they find comical. In fact, ‘comedy’ includes a specific type of drama, one where the protagonist is joyful and happy endings are expected. Comedy is like a drug; it allows you to escape reality. When we say the word ‘comedy’ in the present, we are generally referring to a type of performance which provides humor. However, in its broadest sense, comedy has only one purpose: comedy makes people smile and