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Where is the biggest film archive for 1930s Hollywood films?

admin — Mon, 10 May 2010 22:14:17 +0000

Hi, I’m doing a research project on pre code films made in the 1930s. Does anyone know where the biggest film archive for 1930s films is? I’m looking at Hollywood films only. Thanks!

UCLA I believe holds that distinction

FND Films – Magic Mentos

admin — Sat, 08 May 2010 21:51:12 +0000

Mentos commercial parody.

MORE AT http://www.fndfilms.com

Duration : 0:1:56

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What is soda, when asked for in american films and television programmes?

admin — Sat, 08 May 2010 00:24:11 +0000

In American programmes and films they often ask for a soda or diet soda. As an english man i would assume they were asking for soda water, but that is a very odd thing to want to drink without alcohol. Thankyou.

"soda" refers to any carbonated drink in america, such as coca-cola, dr. pepper, or pepsi. i suppose it is odd for us to refer to it as just "soda" instead of by name.

hope this helps

Beat The Devil (BMW Short Film)

admin — Wed, 05 May 2010 06:39:02 +0000

Briliant short movie staring Clive Owen, James Brown, Gary Oldman and a BMW Z4 for a drag race on the Las Vegas strip!
And don’t forget the “It’s Marilyn, the creep from down the hall!” bit at the end!

Directed by: Tony Scott

Duration : 0:9:44

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A Gentlemen’s Duel – Vancouver Film School (VFS)

admin — Sun, 02 May 2010 04:38:55 +0000

Created by Vancouver Film School student Patrick Biason through the VFS Sound Design for Visual Media program.

Visual Media provided by Blur Studio. http://www.blur.com

Duration : 0:5:6

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the films of stanley kubrick

admin — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:01:04 +0000

http://bennettmedia.blogspot.com/2009/02/films-of-stanley-kubrick.html

Duration : 0:8:19

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FND Films – New Apartment

admin — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 03:21:59 +0000

Vin and Aaron score a super cheap apartment, and soon realize why.

More @ FNDfilms.com

Duration : 0:4:10

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How are action films directed at young males?

admin — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:21:09 +0000

Films such as Transformers, The Transporter, Wanted, and The Dark Knight. How do you think they are directed at young males. If you are a young male, why do you like action films and why do they attract you?

This is for an english research project.

Good question, fail answer.

Action films are primarily appealing to young males because such movies are heavily based on what I would call ‘gender stereotypes’ – specifically, stereotypes for the ‘Manly-Man.’ The films you’ve mentioned (Transformers, Transporter, Wanted, Dark Knight)can fall loosely into the following ‘Manly-man stereotypes’:

a) The Man and his Machine: The same reason men like fast cars and big guns is the same reason that the first men liked horses and is the same reason why they like movies portraying other men operating fast cars, big guns, and other big machinery. Simply: it’s about power, and how men can use tools to affect their environment to their advantage. The bigger/faster/sleeker the tool, the better. In movies like Transformers, this theme is even more potent because it implies that certain skills, and the ability to lead, come naturally and may be accessed spontaneously – no training required. This further convinces young men that they can achieve great things regardless of their current disposition.

b) The anti-hero: Nobody (but men specifically) likes to conform. Men especially want to ‘be their own man’; independent, self-sufficient, and beholden to no-one. The thing with the Transporter is that there’s a guy who is completely self-sufficient (the best at what he does), yet unwittingly gets caught-up in something he has tried hard to keep out of. Men want to be independent, but they also still want to be respected by the society that they’ve kept apart from. So men tend to like the anti-hero who is compelled by his conscience to ‘do the right thing.’ The anti-hero is a man between worlds, but chooses the ‘good side.’

This stereotypes are exceedingly popular with younger males because they still believe themselves to hold the potential to achieve a status comparable to the heroes on the screen. And of course, there is ALWAYS the love interest, because nothing is more attractive to a girl than a powerful, confident man who is able to bend externalities to his will.

Sorry if I got a little windy. But there’s even more that can be said….

FND Films – Parkour Kids!

admin — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:06:12 +0000

These guys live life on the edge, but stay away from drugs and alcohol, by running, jumping, and tumbling their way around Chicago.

More @ www.FNDfilms.com

Duration : 0:1:42

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Men In Film

admin — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:27:22 +0000

by Philip Scott Johnson

Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Rudolph Valentino, Charlie Chaplin, James Cagney, Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Errol Flynn, Fred Astaire, Clark Gable, Laurence Olivier, Gary Cooper, Humphrey Bogart, James Stewart, Tyrone Power, Cary Grant, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Gene Kelly, Burt Lancaster, William Holden, Marlon Brando, James Dean, Rock Hudson, Montgomery Clift, Anthony Quinn, Gregory Peck, Richard Burton, Jack Lemmon, Sean Connery, Sidney Poitier, Charlton Heston, Steve McQueen, Peter O’Toole, Paul Newman, Clint Eastwood, Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Roy Scheider, Warren Beatty, Dennis Hopper, Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson, Robert De Niro, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Harrison Ford, Kevin Kline, Kevin Costner, Michael Douglas, Christopher Walken, Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, John Travolta, Antonio Banderas, Tim Robbins, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp, Matt Damon, George Clooney

Music: Bach’s Allemande from Suite for Solo Cello No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 performed by Antonio Meneses

Higher Resolution:
http://www.vimeo.com/1456206

Duration : 0:3:35

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