No 2 ways about it - you just have to watch Rock On. The movie which stars the talented and debuting Farhan Akhtar, the intense Arjun Ramal, the energetic Purab Kohli and the subdued but strong Luke Kenny as members of a band Magik. The movie deals with friendship and how life changes people. This is a rare Indian movie that is both powerful and heart warming. Strongly written characters, excellent music and absolutely wonderful technical work makes this movie a rare gem and a must watch.
The main reason I love the movie is that in many ways, Rock On is a movie that is going to have each one of us question ourselves by asking - What are you going to do with your life ? Are you going to eventually grow up and live life as everyone wants you to ? Or are you going to live your dream ?
Its easy to let life dictate what is going to happen to you. You complete your education , have a good job in hand. You enjoy life for a few years with your friends, you get married, you settle down, become a parent, struggle to balance work and your family and before you know it your kids have grown up and they are off to college. And the cycle continues while somewhere along the way you lose your dreams & aspirations and become who life wants you to become.
Many Indian movies understandably make money on the basis of the pulling power of their lead actors. Make no mistake about it, Rock On is not just about its actors or music. Its a wonderfully shot movie that highlights just how important the technical crew of a movie are. Brilliant camerawork & lighting make the movie so much more effective. In fact you probably would love the movie even if the camerawork and lighting were in the typical Bollywood style. But the work done in Rock On gives it such an amazing touch its impossible to miss. Sample the screen shots below to know what I mean.
For all you people out there who arent from India, I would suggest you wait for a while until the movie comes out abroad with subtitles. This is a movie that is a tribute to how far Indian cinema has progressed and what we can do given the will of producers. Hats off to my now all time fav Bollywood movie - Rock On and to the message it gives us - Live Your Dream.


Drawing from The Ekavalli Foundation's film project Fall, directed by Gia Singh Arora, Kanakavalli curates a selection of classic kanjivarams in shades of red. The colour echoes the themes of love and longing explored in the three-part series that weaves together poetry, movement, dance and film technique.
Red is the colour of passion and romance; its exquisite depth on the kanjivaram silk mirroring the depth of emotion expressed in Akam poetry of Sangam literature, a source of inspiration for this initiative. In the Fall films, the sari becomes the object of affection: the dancer dances with the kanjivaram, rather than draped in it.
The gorgeous palette, encompassing crimson, vermillion, scarlet and deeper shades of burgundy, comes alive through the movement of the weave through the air and in the hands of the dancer. Kanakavalli celebrates the drama of the kanjivaram in the Fall film project (which you can view online and read about here) as well as in this curation of stunning red saris.


The Great Kate on Stage: The Katharine Hepburn Papers
Before she became a movie star and international icon, Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003) was a powerful presence on the stage, and she continued to act and tour in plays throughout her life. Hepburn's personal collection of thousands of pages of notes, journals, photographs, cast lists, scripts, contracts, fan letters, and other documentation relating to her important but perhaps lesser-known theatrical career are now housed in the Billy Rose Theatre Division of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. This fascinating archive reveals new details about Hepburn's early performances and includes correspondence from such notables as Sir Laurence Olivier, Judy Garland, Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, and Peter O'Toole.
The papers contain numerous delightful anecdotes about the legendary star and demonstrate her steadfast commitment to self-improvement, even after her reputation as one of the greatest actresses of the 20th century had been cemented. Hepburn's colorful descriptions of life on the road provide a fascinating glimpse into the workings of touring productions and confirm her reputation for fearless honesty. During the tour of the André Previn/Alan Jay Lerner musical Coco, she insists on using an expletive that she believes is true to character "” despite howls of protest from some members of the public. And in a typed account of the 1950-51 tour for As You Like It, she gives a hilarious description of her arrest in Kansas for speeding, admits to boasting about the cost of her coat ($5,500) in front of awed locals, and gleefully recounts standing up to the six-foot-five police officer, calling him, among other insults, a "moron" and a "dumbbell." She later told Dick Cavett that, looking back, she was rather embarrassed by her behavior.
Katharine Hepburn Papers, 1854-1997 (bulk 1928-1994). 30 linear feet (65 boxes).
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In a groundbreaking move, both the Lord of the Rings and Transformers franchises are set to embark on animated ventures in 2024, charting a new course for these beloved live-action series.
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim and Transformers One will be animated prequels, delving into pivotal events within each franchise’s rich lore. This strategic shift not only broadens the narrative scope but also sets a precedent for potential animated exploration by other successful live-action franchises.
Lord of the Rings Legacy
Hailing from the early 2000s, Peter Jackson’s award-winning Lord of the Rings trilogy catapulted the franchise into unparalleled popularity. The subsequent success of The Hobbit trilogy solidified Warner Bros.’ commitment to the Middle-earth universe. Meanwhile, Paramount’s Transformers franchise, under Michael Bay, secured its own place in cinematic history with seven blockbuster entries.
The Cinematic Resurgence
The recent Transformers installment, “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” in 2023, and the TV series “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” in 2022 kept these franchises in the cultural spotlight. Now, both franchises are poised to make a cinematic comeback in 2024 with a shared venture into the realm of animation.
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, narrated by Miranda Otto’s Éowyn, explores events predating Peter Jackson’s trilogy by hundreds of years. It loosely ties to the live-action movies, adding depth to the established lore. Transformers One, on the other hand, takes audiences back to the roots of Optimus Prime and Megatron’s relationship, transitioning from allies to adversaries. Paramount’s initiative to expand the franchise is evident, showcasing the dynamism achievable through animation.
A Pioneering Move
2024 marks a historic moment as both franchises venture into animated territory for the first time. With the combined box office success of Lord of the Rings and Transformers, valued at $5 billion each, the move into animation opens new doors for Hollywood. The potential success of these ventures could serve as a catalyst for other live-action franchises, inspiring them to explore the realm of animation and tap into the lucrative market previously demonstrated by the Super Mario Bros. Movie. The Lord of the Rings and Transformers may well usher in a new era of major animated releases based on iconic live-action franchises, reshaping the cinematic landscape.


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It is advisable to watch the 21st film of the series second, we discover the creative potential of Marvel to bring us elsewhere. in time, we are in the 80s, but also with female and strong heroines. This film has certainly been a little shunned by you gentlemen, but it brings several tracks towards what will be the grand finale of Phase 3. For the spoilers, do not look after the credits back rather before Avengers Endgame.
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Hulk, these are movies that have had difficulty finding their place in the Marvel adventure with various actors. Even the latter is a little disconnected from the Marvel universe. It will be the only film by Edward Norton before Mark Ruffalo comes to take his place in the role of the famous green monster in the following films
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It is here that Phase 3 and the 22nd film almost end, several happy and less happy surprises occur in this film. In our opinion, this is one of Marvel’s best-crafted films. Drama, action and a story that stands. Everything is there to go to a phase 4 which will begin just after Spiderman Far From Home, the 23rd film of the series. And that’s it, you have all the Marvel movies in chronological order.
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The Ghost Writer, starring Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan and Olivia Williams, is Roman Polanski’s latest film, and – while nowhere near his best (see Rosemary’s Baby or The Ninth Gate) – it has all the Polanski hallmarks: A brooding, haunted tone, beautiful and engaging scenes, and a plot that is a little too obvious for its own good.
Ewan McGregor stars as “The Ghost,” a professional ghost writer brought in to complete a memoir for the English Prime Minister (played with beautiful simplicity by Pierce Brosnan, who has the inimitable ability to portray someone both dashing and sophisticated but utterly bereft of a functioning cerebellum). The prior “ghost” has apparently committed suicide, leaving the first draft of the manuscript in a terrible state. McGregor has a month of finish the book. Olivia Williams is Brosnan’s long-suffering wife who befriends McGregor, and she doesn’t appear to have aged a day since she played Bruce Willis’ haunted widow in The Sixth Sense.
The film is shot almost entirely (and tellingly) on the wintry island of Nantucket, and the desolate beaches, constant rain and bunker-like beach house are putty in Polanski’s hands. Tellingly, though, the beginning and the end of the film are shot in London, and this cornice effect is a master touch.
I thoroughly enjoyed this one, and it made me want to go back and watch my other Polanski favorites, but I have to wait for a stormy day, so I can get the mood just right.


Miller intended the play as anti-capitalist propaganda, but failed. On his losing the grip on reality compare the socialist trio of atrocities: Rex Curry author of "Pledge of Allegiance Secrets".
Willy Loman represents the primary target of this dream. Like most middle-class working men, he struggles to provide financial security for his family and dreams about making himself a huge financial success.
After years of working as a traveling salesman, Willy Loman has only an old car, an empty house, and a defeated spirit. Miller chose the job of salesman carefully for his American Dreamer.
Willy Loman falsely believes he needs nothing more than to be well liked to make it big. Minor Theme The tragedy of the dysfunctional family, which helps to keep the American Dream alive, is a second important theme of Miller's play.
Linda and Happy especially work very hard to keep the fantasy of the dream of success alive. In the dysfunctional Loman family, the wife is restricted to the role of housekeeping and bolstering her husband's sense of self-importance and purpose.
A contradictory role given to her is that of the family's financial manager. In effect, Linda juggles the difficult realities of a working class family while making her husband believe that his income is better than adequate. Willy attempts to provide financial security and to guide his sons' future, neither of which he does very well.
Unlike the myth of economic mobility in America, the vast majority of people in the working class stay in the working class generation after generation. However, the myth is what Willy Loman lives on. Unfortunately, his illusions do not fit his reality.
Finally, the only solution to providing for his family is to kill himself so that they can collect on his life insurance.
MOOD The mood is uncomfortably false and depressing throughout the play. The failure of the American Dream is ever present and makes the audience question its own commitment to false dreams.
The young Miller was forced to work a number of odd jobs to support himself, including being a farm hand. The years after the Depression were formative years for Miller, during which the formerly indifferent student began reading on his own and developing a strong social conscience and sense of justice.
He eventually entered the University of Michigan, where he began writing plays and worked on the college newspaper. After graduating inhe moved back to New York, where he continued writing, primarily dramas.
His first major success, however, came in with All My Sons, which won a Drama Critics Circle Award and was made into a film the following year. Death of a Salesman, Miller's most famous work produced inwon a Pulitzer Prize and was made into a film in Death of a Salesman casts a cold eye on the American Dream and the moral compromises necessary to achieve it.
Its hero, the hapless salesman Willy Loman, is a man struggling to make sense of his place in a society that has chewed him up and is preparing to spit him out. Set during the Salem witch trials at the end of the 17th century, it is written as a critique of the extremes and evils of McCarthyism.
The play offers a vision of a society consumed by paranoia, in which the age-old problem of doing good in the face of evil becomes a matter of life and death. Like Proctor, the protagonist of The Crucible, he refused to testify against his friends and associates.
He was convicted of contempt, but this ruling was later overturned on appeal. After the investigation, Miller continued to be politically active. Inhe was elected president of PEN, an international organization of writers dedicated toward world peace and free expression.
Miller has been married three times. He married Mary Grace Slattery in They had two children, Robert and Jane, before their divorce in Miller next married Marilyn Monroe in In 'Death of a Salesman,' Willy Loman just can't catch a break. And if the title is an indicator, things won't end well.
In this lesson, we'll look at Arthur Miller's masterpiece about a. Death of a Salesman is a play written by American playwright Arthur Miller.
It was the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play.
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Here is another excerpt that describes Willy's imposition of the "American Dream" on his son Biff. To the protagonist of Death of a Salesman, the American Dream is the ability to become prosperous by mere charisma.
Willy believes that personality, not hard work and innovation, is the key to success. Death of a Salesman Questions and Answers - Discover the srmvision.com community of teachers, mentors and students just like you that can answer any question you might have on Death of a Salesman.
Miller’s decision to make Willy Loman a worker broken by a vague, unfeeling industry stems from the playwright’s socialist leanings. It has often been said that "Death of a Salesman" is a harsh criticism of the American Dream.


This year’s Durango Independent Film Festival features several films shot locally, including ‘The Great Alaskan Race’ filmed in Silverton and the surrounding San Juan Mountains. Another feature, ‘Shooting in Vain,’ was shot in Pagosa Springs. Learn more about this film and others that will be featured during this year’s festival in our interview with DIFF Executive Director Joanie Leonard.
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Corresponds to I Don’t Believe in Shakespeare article.
Lesson Description & Overview
Grade: 12, English IV
After becoming familiar with the Shakespeare plays, “Richard III,” “Midsummer Night’s Dream,” and “Romeo and Juliet,” students will work in pairs and use a Research Worksheet to conduct detailed research of one character from one of those plays. Each group will present their findings in the format of a courtroom-style class discussion, where the group must defend a claim about the actions of their character by presenting evidence from the text that supports their argumentative claim. The whole class will then display listening and argumentative skills by cross-examining the evidence and claim.
Note: This lesson is designed to be at the end of a Shakespeare Unit, after students are familiar with several plays. They have not been required to read every play in its entirety, but have been studying the overall plot of each play, close-reading excerpts, and comparing and contrasting the 3 plays against each other. In addition, the class will have already learned rhetoric and argumentative structure strategies in previous lessons.
Note: This lesson will take about one week to complete: 1 introduction day, 1-3 days for research and 2-4 days for courtroom proceedings, depending on class size.
- The moral dilemmas and quandaries of Shakespearean characters have underlying motivations, which can be revealed through studying the behaviors and actions of the character.
- Effective arguments rely on factual and evidentiary support, good presentation skills, and strong organization in order to persuade an audience.
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Name: BHARAT: The Great Leader (Bharat Ane Nenu) 2018
Directed: Siva Koratala
Released Date: 19 April 2018 (USA)
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Film Stars: Mahesh Babu, Kiara Advani, Prakash Raj
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Wow, it has been a while since I've been here. Let me clean up the cobwebs at the site a moment before I start.
OK, that's better. I finally got around to seeing The Dark Knight this past weekend. For both logistical reasons (nearest theater is 45 miles away) and economic reasons (I'm broke), I only see about one movie a year these days. $11 for popcorn and a soda??? Yeesh. This movie, though, was worth seeing on the big screen.
Fair warning: this post doesn't just have spoilers, it pretty much spells out the whole movie, so you probably don't want to read any further if you haven't seen it yet.
Now that that's out of the way, the first thing that caught my eye was the setting. Gotham has always, always been identified as NYC. This time, they not only filmed in Chicago, they made it pretty obvious that is where they are. The city is much more open and bright than any other serious version of Gotham of which I'm aware. This was somewhat jarring to me. I'm accustomed to the claustrophobic, dark feel of Gotham, which matches Batman well. I think that the purpose was to reflect some of the bright hope for the city that is a key theme of the movie, and it serves that end well, but it took some getting used to.
Bale turned in another fine performance in this one. Of course, the test to me is never what an actor does in the Batman costume, since a deep voice and strong chin will pretty much get an actor through on that score. It is his acting as Bruce Wayne that makes him so good in this role. Bale (and the writers, of course) flesh out a believable human being who yearns for the same things we do.
Ledger's Joker was all that it was rumored to be. This incarnation was the darkest I've seen, and that includes the original comics and "graphic novels." [An aside: why did anyone feel the need to rename comics "graphic novels?" There is nothing wrong with the term comics.] The writers gave him some great lines, but it is his completely anarchic nature that grabs the viewer's attention. From the time he kills off his own henchmen in the middle of the initial bank heist, it is clear that this really is a man who "just wants to watch the world burn," to steal Alfred's best line. As much as I loved Nicholson's Joker, this was simply better. I think it was a good decision not to give Joker a backstory in this one, because it fed the theme of randomness and chaos for him to arrive simply out of nowhere. It's a damned shame about Ledger, because they set up the next movie very nicely for another confrontation between Joker and Batman.
Easily the happiest surprise for me was how perfectly the actor and director captured the essence of Two Face/Harvey Dent. Two Face is absolutely my favorite villain in the Batman universe, but his character is very difficult to capture. I like Tommy Lee Jones, but someone should have told him (and the director) that Two Face is NOT just another Joker. Two Face is the ultimate fatalist, a man who has concluded that random chance is the only justice in this world. He also has a sense of proportionality, as evidenced by his decision to only kill one member of Gordon's family. A life for a life. As the movie developed, I could see the fatal flaw in Dent that would be exploited by Joker: Dent really had led a charmed life, without having to overcome any disasters. It is easy for such a man to be moralistic and a stickler for the rules. When his world came crashing down, Dent had plausible reason to conclude that it was as much the fault of the 'good guys' as it was of the Joker. I really hope that Two Face will be the primary villain in the next installment, but it sure looked like they'd killed him off at the end of the movie. Of course, Gordon's eulogy could have been a cover if they've whisked Dent off to an asylum, but that's weak. Is it ironic that they killed off one villain, but the actor portraying the other one died?
As much as I loved the movie (and it is VERY rare that I can sit through a 2 1/2 hour movie without leaving even once), it wasn't perfect by any means. The biggest weakest to me was at the end, when Gordon's speech basically makes Batman into Jesus, carrying the sins of Gotham and turning him into "The Fugitive." Completely unnecessary and rather annoying. Also, the actors frequently spoke over each other and the musical score, making some parts unintelligible to me. Part of that may be my own hearing problems, but it's still irritating. Finally, they rather wasted Scarecrow on a cameo appearance and should have either edited that part out or enlarged his role in the movie. Finally, there were a couple of glaringly obvious plot holes. Joker couldn't have been that prescient about everything, such as planning to be captured. Also, Dent wasn't in the hospital long enough for someone with injuries that severe.
Still, these are fairly minor quibbles. In all, that is exactly what a hero movie ought to be.


Approximate Duration: 3’30”
Pierrot Ensemble (Flute, Clarinet in Bb, Violin, Cello, Piano)
World Premiere Information
Premiered July 20th, 2018 by members of the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra, Erin Freeman, executive director, at the Dunlop Pavillion, Wintergreen Resort, Virginia.
Chase Jordan’s (b. 1998) work for Pierrot Ensemble, The Boat, is a short composition that was originally composed as part of an exquisite corpse project at the Wintergreen Academy Composer’s Retreat in 2018. Originally paired with a segment from Buster Keaton’s film, the composer composed the score with the intention of bringing the hectic mess and excitement portrayed on the screen into the sonic space music creates. For the composer, film music must first still be good concert music, and the composer has kept that in mind for the composition of this work.


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i think its funny how there are some actors who played a role for so long that its almost impossible for me to see them as anything else
and then there are some actors who’ve done so many roles i dont even see them as actors anymore it’s just them as themselves in another movie
and then there are actors who you’re not quite sure what they really look like
"Of course there aren’t any gay characters in animated movies! THEY’RE FOR KIDS!"
Yeah! Kids’ movies are supposed to be innoc-
Because telling kids that they can love whoever they want is TOO TERRIFYING AND CONFUSING. But showing them murder, execution, death, frightening images, war, and bullying is just fine.
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Crunchyroll announced they have acquired the rights for the SPY x Family Code: White anime film, the first film installment of the popular anime series. This movie features an original standalone story featuring secret agent Loid, his deadly assassin wife Yor, and their telepathic adopted daughter Anya in an all-new mission. The film will be available in both Japanese with English subtitles and dubbed in English, and is slated to hit North American theaters in 2024.
Furthermore, in addition to the North American rights, the company has also acquired the rights to show the movie in Latin America, Australia/New Zealand, and select territories in Europe, including Austria, Benelux, France, Germany, Italy, the Nordics, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland.
Crunchyroll has summated the movie:
He’s a spy. She’s an assassin. Together, Loid and Yor keep their double lives to themselves while pretending to be the perfect family. However, their adopted daughter Anya, a telepath, knows both of their exciting secrets unbeknownst to them. While under the guise of taking his family on a weekend winter getaway, Loid’s attempt to make progress on his current mission Operation Strix proves difficult when Anya mistakenly gets involved and triggers events that threaten world peace!
You can view the full poster art below:
We’ll keep you updated on more anime announcements in the future.
You can watch the first teaser trailer below:
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what can I say I’m a huge Disney fan! today I’m reviewing the little mermaid a great walt Disney classical made in 1989. the story is about a young mermaid named Ariel who falls in love for a charming human whoes a prince called Eric. she wants to give up her life now to walk on land to be with with the one she loves (prince Eric) even if that means giving up her prized possession her beautiful voice to the evil witch Ursula. The movie takes viewers on a ride with Ariel to prove to prince Eric that shes the one that he fell in love with out the voice that made him fall in love.
As I watch this now that I’m older, I thought it was weird that she fell in love with a guy that she just met. Also she wanted to give up her family and her voice all for a guy that she barley knew..he could of have been married or already had a girlfriend( but it’s Disney that would never happen!) But in the end love always conquers evil. evil never wins in the land of Disney (sorry Ursula) I give The Little Mermaid a 4 out of 5 only because it did seem kind of rushed.


Oct 18, 2022
Vivienne St. John brings the arts to all children as the Theater for Youth Artistic Director at Main Street Theater in Houston, Texas. The venue has built an accommodation program to address the unique needs of each child who wants to experience a show. She grew up in London, England and Houston, Texas, graduated from St. Agnes Academy, and earned her undergraduate degree in theater at Webster University in Webster Groves, Missouri. Vivienne, her husband and two daughters live in Sugarland, Texas.


The rules for citing a TV show in MLA format are different from other style guides’ rules. The MLA style guide (the 9th) recommends that citations on the works cited page mention the series name, episode name, season/episode numbers, production company, original air date, and at least one contributor, typically the creator, director, or host.
If you’re unsure about which format to use, simply follow this formula for how to cite TV shows in MLA format:
“Episode title.” Series title, created by First name Last name of show creator,
season #, episode #, Production company, Day Month Year of original air
If you’re writing a research paper, your works cited citation for a TV show should look like this:
“White Christmas.” Black Mirror, created by Charlie Brooker, season 2, episode 4,
House of Tomorrow, 16 Dec. 2014.
Note that if there are multiple production companies, they should be separated with a forward slash and spaces:
House of Tomorrow / Zeppotron
In addition to learning the format for a works cited entry, you also need to know how to write an in-text citation for a TV show in MLA style. In parentheses, simply write the episode title in quotations followed by a relevant time stamp. If you’re watching a TV show and find a scene or dialogue you’d like to use in your paper, note the time stamp in your essay outline so you don’t have to track it down later.
(“Episode title” time stamp)
(“White Christmas” 24:43)
That’s the basic formula for how to cite TV shows in MLA format, and it applies to both primary and secondary sources. However, MLA format has a few variations on this formula if you’re citing a show on Netflix or another streaming platform or a DVD. There are also style variations if you’re citing an entire series rather than a single episode and a special style for highlighting other contributors, such as actors or music composers. We discuss these specific citation guidelines below.
How to cite a Netflix show in MLA (or other streaming platforms)
There are special guidelines for citing a TV show in MLA when it’s viewed on a streaming platform. In short, you need to include the name of the source and the URL if applicable. Follow this formula:
“Episode title.” Series title, created by First name Last name, season #, episode
#, Production company, Day Month Year of original air date. Name of source,
URL of source if applicable.
If you are citing a TV show from a website, your entry should appear like this:
“Whenever You’re Ready.” The Good Place, created by Michael Schur, season 4,
episode 13, Fremulon / 3 Arts Entertainment / Universal Television, 30 Jan.
2020. Netflix, www.netflix.com.
Note that you don’t need the URL of the specific episode or show; it’s enough to use the homepage of the source.
If you’re citing a TV show from an app, just add the word “app,” without italics, after the source name.
[ . . . ] Netflix app.
In-text citations follow the standard formula given above.
How to cite a TV show on a DVD in MLA format
There are also variations for citing a TV show from physical media like a DVD or Blu-ray Disc. You cite the name of the media collection or box set instead of the series and include the disc number and format, as in this formula:
“Episode title.” Year of original air date. Media collection name, created by First
name Last name, season #, episode #, Production company, copyright
year for media set, disc #. Format.
If the season number is in the media set title (as is often the case with DVD sets), you can leave out the second mention of the season number. In practice it should look like this:
“Hush.” 1999. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Complete Fourth Season, created by
Joss Whedon, episode 10, Mutant Enemy / Twentieth Century Fox, 2003,
disc 3. DVD.
Again, the in-text citations follow the standard formula given earlier.
How to cite an entire TV series in MLA format
If you’re citing an entire TV series instead of a single episode in MLA format, you use a simplified citation on the works cited page. The simplified citation contains the series title, creators’ names, production company, and years the show was active, as in this formula:
Series title. Created by First name Last name, Production company, Year–Year
Your complete simplified citation should look like this:
Westworld. Created by Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan, HBO Entertainment / Bad
Robot Productions / Warner Bros. Television, 2016–present.
In-text citations use only the series title in italics within parentheses.
How to cite a TV show in MLA format for specific contributors
One of the main advantages of the MLA format is that it allows you to credit any contributor involved in a work, not just the key creators. This means that if you’re writing a paper on acting performances, you can cite a TV show with an actor as the author. This is more convenient for readers since it allows them to see the name most relevant to the topic, especially in in-text citations.
To credit an alternative author for a TV show, MLA format uses this formula:
Last name, First name of contributor, role. “Episode title.” Series title, season #,
episode #, Production company, Year of original air date.
The completed works cited citation should appear like this:
Hamm, Jon, performer. “White Christmas.” Black Mirror, season 2, episode 4,
House of Tomorrow, 2014.
When citing specific contributors, the in-text citation uses the last name of the contributor, along with a time stamp if necessary.


A native of Oakdale, Minnesota, Andrew discovered his passion for filmmaking from an early age, taking classes at the local public access station and often spending countless hours making videos for his high school courses in lieu of short papers or reports. At the age of 16, Andrew reached out to the Minnesota Film Board and convinced two feature films that were being made locally to let him intern for them during production. He worked on Kevin Smith’s Mallrats, and D3: The Mighty Ducks before he even had his driver’s license (much to his parents’ chagrin).
During the summer between his junior and senior year of high school he attended the prestigious USC Summer Production Workshop, managing to get kicked off the Universal Studios lot after attempting to sneak into Dreamworks for a peek. While still in college, Andrew worked as the assistant to the director on the New Line Cinema feature film Sugar & Spice, juggling his college courses and a full-time production and post-production schedule.
Since graduating with a degree in film production from Chapman University, Andrew has worked as a director, editor and producer on various types of projects, recently directing the independent feature BFFs, starring Sean Maher (Serenity, Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing), Larisa Oleynik (10 Things I Hate About You), Pat Carroll (The Little Mermaid), Molly Hagan (Election), Sigrid Thornton (The Man from Snowy River), Richard Moll (Night Court, But I’m a Cheerleader), Eric Lively (American Pie), and Jenny O’Hara (Mystic River), as well as award winning shorts and commercials. He is currently developing material for several platforms.
Breaking Bad Sadness
Law & Order, Lesbian Intent: The Musical
A Slightly Exaggerated Reenactment of an Actual Voicemail I Left for Tim Gunn
Jessica and Hunter: DUI
Jessica and Hunter: Acting Class
Wake Up, It’s Tuesday
Stephen Tobolowsky’s Birthday Party
Director (Segment: Christmas is Ruined)
Director, Producer, Editor
** 2011 Slamdance Film Festival Theatrical Offer Award
2011 Provincetown Film Festival Audience Award, Best Short Film
2011 Maui Film Festival Audience Award, Best Short Film
2011 USA Film Festival, Special Jury Prize, Short Film


...the release of the acclaimed documentary "Waste Land" in Los Angeles this weekend! The film is also currently playing in New York, and it will open in theaters nationwide over the next two months.
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Nominee for the 2010 International Documentary Association's Distinguished Feature Award, Winner of the Audience Award for Best World Cinema Documentary at Sundance 2010, and Winner of the Audience Award for Best Film at the Berlin International Film Festival 2010, "Waste Land" is an emotional and uplifting story of the power of art, of human dignity in an oft bleak world, and of transformed lives.
Filmed over nearly three years, "Waste Land" follows renowned artist Vik Muniz as he journeys from his home base in Brooklyn to his native Brazil and the world's largest garbage dump, Jardim Gramacho, located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. There he photographs an eclectic band of "catadores" -- self-designated pickers of recyclable materials. Muniz's initial objective was to "paint" the catadores with garbage. However, his collaboration with these inspiring characters as they recreate photographic images of themselves out of garbage reveals both the dignity and despair of the catadores as they begin to re-imagine their lives.
Lucy Walker, director of the film, is an acclaimed filmmaker with many festival awards and Emmy nominations to her credit. With "Waste Land" and "Countdown to Zero" in release in 2010, with the success of these two films on this year's festival circuit, and with her previous experience and credits (including the award-winning documentaries "Blindsight" and "Devils Playground"), Lucy is quickly becoming one of the film world's more important directors.
Pedro Kos, the film's editor, has collaborated frequently on documentaries with Academy Award winner Freida Lee Mock and Sundance winner Jessica Sanders, both as an editor and as a second unit director. He most recently completed Ms. Mock's new documentary "Sing China!" serving both as the editor and as the second unit director. And previously, he was the second unit director on Ms. Sanders new film "March of the Living". Pedro is currently editing a feature documentary about the President of the Maldives and his quest to save his nation from the rising seas due to the impact of global warming.
Indie Sound managed the audio post for the film, with Sam Lehmer and Gary Alexander handling Re-recording mixing duties of the film's dialogue, effects, and music by Moby. The film was mixed on Stage A at Lotus Post in Santa Monica.
"Waste Land" opens this Friday, November 5th, at the Landmark Nuart in Los Angeles (with Lucy Walker in person opening weekend!), and the film is currently playing in New York at The Angelika. The movie continues to play festivals internationally through the end of the year, and opens in cities throughout the USA during November and December. Please visit www.wastelandmovie.com for cities and dates!
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Over the last year and a half, I was lucky to have worked on four wonderful docs that played at the Hawaii International Film Festival. I had never been to Hawaii, so I had to go, right? The four films were "Lt. Watada", "March of the Living", "Sing China!", and "Waste Land". Spending time on the beach during the day, seeing movies at night, and experiencing the Hawaiian cuisine was indeed paradise! [MS]
(from L to R) Michael Sable, Erik Daarstad (dp. "Sing China!" and "Lt. Watada"), Terry Sanders, Freida Lee Mock (dir. "Lt. Watada" and "Sing China!"), Brian Johnson (editor "Lt. Watada" and "March of the Living")
MOGULS AND MOVIE STARS
Last week, Turner Classic Movies previewed the first two episodes in a seven-part documentary series at the American Cinematheque's Egyptian Theater in Los Angeles. Tracking the history of the movie studios from 1898 to 1969, "Moguls and Movie Stars" provides an entertaining, but in-depth look at those who created and built the movie and studio business. I highly recommend the series, especially to those interested in learning about the entrepreneurial and creative men and women, many from humble and immigrant backgrounds, who built the American film industry. [MS]
Starting this week, the series will air for seven Mondays (at 8 PM ET), with repeats on Wednesday nights (at 10 PM ET). Visit TCM.com to learn more!
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Fanicide is a term meaning an action or decision which leads to the abandonment by the fanbase. Fanicide happens either deliberately, when power- or money hungry entities make a call that completely disregards the wishes and needs of the fanbase, or indeliberately when trying to renew, change or modify the direction of the IP, or policies, but execute the changes badly. Famous examples are Star Wars prequels, Queen’s Hot Space -album and Finnish politic party True Finns decision to go to the government.
When we released our first film Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning, I spent the next year every morning in fear when clicking open my email. I was awaiting the letter the producers of the fan film Star Trek: Axanar received yesterday: a formal charges by Paramount Pictures, the owner of the Star Trek IP. That letter never came, thankfully, and neither did it land on the desk of the producers of Star Trek: Of Gods And Men, Starship Exeter, Star Trek Continues, Hidden Frontier, Intrepid, Phase II or any of the other, countless Star Trek fan films.
When Universal, the biggest competitor of Paramount, picked Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning for distribution, we did go through the one-year trouble of changing all the rendered VFX shots into original design spaceships, just to make sure there was no copyright infringements left when going ‘pro’ – releasing the film under the monstrous name Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning – Imperial Edition.
But why now? Why is suddenly Star Trek: Axanar being sued after so many years of tolerance from the IP owners? And will this lead into charges by Disney on all Star Wars fan films, which are an even bigger phenomenon? Lucasfilm tolerated, even cherished the fan films, but will it change now that Disney is in charge? Does it mean an end to the whole fan film – and possibly, on a larger scale – fan art culture?
I don’t think so. I think Paramount is pulling a massive asshole move in charging Axanar, and it might very well lead into alienation of the hardcore fans, but at the same time, I partly understand them and their actions.
The dilution in this case means the theoretical fear of the lawyers that in case they are not suing those using their trademarks and IP without their consent, they are not enforcing the trademark enough, and in some theoretical future day a judge might decide they’ve given a silent approval of the use of the trademark.
And they have approved the use of their trademarks for so many years now, as long as there has been the fan art culture around Star Trek. But now, as the business is getting too real from their perspective, they are forced to do such moves. The main reason is not that suddenly Star Trek: Axanar – produced with 1/150th of the budget of the actual, proper Star Trek franchise products – would surpass or take over their market share, but the fear that maybe one day Universal decides to make their own Star Trek movie, and when these giants get into courtroom, they don’t want to give any possible opening for the competitor to strike back.
Having said that, the producers of Axanar are quite vocal on challenging the Paramount studio quality with their products.
“While some may call it a ‘fan film’ as we are not licensed by CBS, Axanar has professionals working in front and behind the camera, with a fully-professional crew — many of whom have worked on Star Trek itself — who ensure Axanar will be the quality of Star Trekthat all fans want to see.”
The problem here is that there’s no moderation between a major studio and a fan filmmaker here, in the eyes of the lawyers at least. Ideally, there would be a legal exception which would defend IP owners from major infringements, but allow “unofficial” fan art being produced, even with a little bit of money involved in it.
IT’S GETTING PROFESSIONAL
The other “mistake” Axanar producers made was that they let their production become too professional, meaning there was too much real money involved (they’ve raised over $1 million so far from the fanbase using crowdfunding) and – also – too many a real actors casted.
The problem with real money is, I believe, that Paramount had defined a sweet spot, and when that had been crossed – meaning, over 1 million was being invested in the production of the fan product on their IP without their involvement – they would move to sue. Before this, all these fan films were made with quite small amounts of money – Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning was produced with 15k€, for example – but now we’re talking of real money, and raising over 1 million, Axanar people went too far in the eyes of Paramount.
But let’s be realistic at the same time. That 1 million dollars will be sucked into the production in no time, and probably the filmmakers will be even left with a debt after the film is done. Axanar will be released for free, so there’s not a lot of profit in it, even though they may be selling a handful of Blurays and T-shirts. This is real fan activity: from fans, who are willing to put years of their life and a lot of their own money into the production. What’s the point in punishing them? Unfortunately, there’s not a lot of solidarity when it comes to the IP worth of hundreds of millions…
The cast issue has to do with the trademark dilution: when too many professional actors join the cast, a real confusion can happen between the official productions and a fan film. Instead of your friend, his hot girlfriend, your mom and brother’s jiu-jutsu -trained army buddy, Axanar has actual actors involved: Richard Hatch played Tom Zarek in Galactica, Tony Todd – a horror legend, and even actors who’ve played roles in the original Star Trek TV series, reprising their role on this one.
The lawyers are, again, worried to lose the integrity of their trademark when things get too professional. But still, it’s an overprotective act – we are talking about a product that’s being made with 1/150th of the budget of new Star Treks. It may be good, but it will never be mixed with the actuals.
Or will it?
THEY DON’T NEED THE OLD FANS
Unfortunately, the hardest fact, though, is that Paramount or CBS don’t really need the old fans anymore. With JJ‘s help, they’ve renewed the whole series, introduced it to a whole new moviegoing audience who were 16-20 when the 2009 Star Trek came out. To them, the old TV series are ancient history, to them Star Trek is all about Zachary Quinto, Beastie Boys, cool motorcycle jumps and that weird hand sign which has something to do with William Shatner, or something like that, used mostly to prove that although I’m cool I’m still a bit geeky y’know. None of these people have ever even heard the name of Gene Roddenberry.
Previously, Paramount has been clearly worried about angering the fans, but the biggest service JJ did, in addition for a bunch of quite successful films, was that they were finally free of the old fandom and are free to build on a new one.
And that’s quite clear, looking at the new trailer for the upcoming Star Trek. Very little of Roddenberry’s legacy is left there. One might even say that the last, best hope for Roddenberrian Star Trek are nowadays the fan films, so for the sake of that bit of cultural history, they should be left alive.
When we made Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning, released in 2005, it was a whole different world back then. Internet video was new. We became the first ever feature length film released on the Internet, the first ever feature length fan film and the first ever crowdsourced and -funded feature film. None of this had been made back then, and although fandoms existed and fan art existed, it never really became so popular as it did with In the Pirkinning.
Nowadays, fan films are becoming and established art form, one which can not only entertain the fans, but also keep franchises alive through dark times. And right now, Star Trek is heading deep into an uncharted, dark territory, where no fans want to follow it anymore. It may be that Paramount needs Axanar more than it realizes.


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I have to tell you first that I am a campy comic and action movie fan, but my opinion of the marvel and avenger franchise in particular has gone down quite a bit these last couple movies. They seem to have found a particularly profitable formula and now they are pumping on it till the well is dry. Good for them I say, but it doesn’t make for long lasting quality movies – The kind you show your grandchildren.
I should say that Its not quite Kubrick material. I mean it is an action movie after all. We aren’t expecting monumental plot twists and tear worthy dialogue, but in this movie it actually came close. I don’t know whether it was the large screen and the fact that I haven’t been to the theater in a really long time, or it really was the well thought out character development in this movie, but I felt really connected to the protagonists struggle.
Characters / Character development 4/5 stars
In this installment of the Guardians franchise, we saw a couple new sides to some of the old characters. Groot was back and cuter than ever. Nebula and Yondu had a lot more screen time in this movie and I am not sad about it. During some of Nebula’s parts, there were actually times that I heard audible gasps and sighs from the audience. It was moving and well thought out. Mostly Nebula is known for giving a fierce look on camera, and then storming away, but here she had a little more body language to display and a lot more lines. She delivered well.
Yondu was a great addition to the cast. In the first movie he was a secondary antagonist, but here he took on a much more meaningful role. It was a great wrap up to the question of ‘Why did Yondu never deliver Peter Quill to his father?’. Made for some pretty great sequences.
Eego / Kurt Russel. Who knew? This guy is known for cheap rubber stamp pulp action movies, and that’s not a bad thing, its just the truth. Here, he really sold his character. Kurt did tremendously. It was probably some of his greatest acting.
Plot / Story 3/5 stars
The theme in this movie was family and what it means to be a part of something greater than yourself. It had undertones of ‘The whole is greater than the sum of its parts’ type of vibe to it. The writing of the the plot was well thought out and it delivered a strong and poignant message. Which is something for a marvel movie. The first couple were great, but honestly they’ve become an excuse for running action sequences.
I thought it was obligatory that the movie had a plot twist, because it seemed everything was going a little too well there for a little bit. I have to say that I saw the twist coming, but I couldn’t have guessed the depth of the twist or how it would affect the gang. It was troubling for a character. Pleasantly surprised.
Visuals / Graphics / Storyboard / Screenplay 4/5 stars
Obviously fantastic. Well thought out. Not really much to say here, because its a marvel movie and they do their homework. Fantastic, as were the rest of them.
Overall 4/5 stars
Well worth the money to go see it in the movies. Thanks for reading.


Movies are the best form of entertainment, I wait for the weekends not only because I get to laze around but also I try and watch as many movies I can.
As the 10 day challenge moves towards its end I now know why it is called as a challenge, cause it gets really difficult to narrow down your choices to a few.
I have watched many movies and loved many too, some because of the story some because of the characters.....but I am just going to mention the first 3 names that come to my mind to make this task of mentioning just 3 easier J
1. Life is Beautiful: I know everyone will agree with this one, it is a classic and a beautiful movie, a must watch!!! The movie stars Roberto Benigni who has also directed the film and is a co-writer. The movie is about how Roberto tries to hold his family together and help his son survive the horrors of a Jewish Concentration Camp.
2. P.S. I Love you: There is something nice about this movie because whenever it’s on TV I find myself watching it again and again as if I am watching it for the first time. Apart from that I love Gerard Butler in this movie with his Irish accent J
3. Sweet home Alabama: This is yet another movie that keeps me glued to it whenever it’s on TVJ. It’s a very sweet romantic comedy.
There are so many more that came across my mind and I wanted to put it down but no, I am going to stick to the challenge and there is going to be no cheating J
Hope you have watched these movies especially those who love romantic comedies like I do. J


WHO WE ARE
The Reset Collective is an Australian based content company encompassing a distribution arm and a TV and film production division.
With strong international connections through our founding partners – The Reset Collective is focused on acquiring and producing content grounded in compelling and emotional story-telling for home-grown and international audiences.
Partner / Managing Director
Head of Finance
Claire trained as a Chartered Accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the UK and moved to Australia in 2000. She has over 16 years of finance experience and has been responsible for statutory and management reporting processes for both UK and Australian listed entities. She has lead major projects that have streamlined processes, improved working capital management and implemented good Corporate Governance. In more recent years, Claire worked with the local film industry, providing accounting and audit services to production companies claiming film subsidies from the Australian government. This sparked a greater interest in the film industry and led her to join The Reset Collective where she is enjoying utilising her finance skills whilst broadening her film industry knowledge.
Head of Sales and Distribution
Matthew is TRC’s Sydney based Head of Sales and Distribution, with
over 20+ years’ experience, leading the respective Sales teams and
strategies for Dendy Films, Icon Film Distribution and Transmission
He has overseen the release of more than 300 films, generating over
$350 million at the Australian Box Office, including – Slumdog
Millionaire, Good Luck To You, Leo Grande, Rabbit Proof Fence,
Brooklyn, In Bruges, Sweet Country, Paranormal Activity, Good Night
& Good Luck, Volver, Calvary, Super Size Me, The Motorcycle Diaries,
Carol, The Iron Lady, A Single Man and Lion.
Award-winning producer Debbie Gray and Executive Producer Julian Gleek founded Genesius Pictures in 2014. With offices in London, Norfolk and Sydney, Genesius specialises in international film and television production.
Genesius produced BAFTA nominated and award-winning Northern Soul, starring Josh Whitehouse and Steve Coogan, The More You Ignore Me written by Jo Brand which won Best Comedy Film at the National Film Awards in 2019 and Mrs Lowry & Son starring Academy Award® winning actress Vanessa Redgrave & Timothy Spall which was one of the highest grossing Box Office independent films in the UK in 2019.
Genesius’ recent features include Sky Cinema Original production, A Christmas Number One, with Freida Pinto and Iwan Rheon as well as Sophie Hyde’s Good Luck to You, Leo Grande starring Emma Thompson & Daryl McCormack for release summer 2022
In 2020, Genesius Pictures partnered with Cornerstone Films and Lisa Garner to form The Reset Collective – an ANZ distribution, development and production company.
Partner / Executive Director
Los Angeles based, Mark Gooder is one of the few Australian content executives to have run a vertically integrated international production and distribution company with a track record of critical and financial success. Mark established Icon Film Distribution in Sydney and grew it quickly to become the number one independent distribution company for six years running in Australia in the 2000’s. He built one of the strongest libraries of content of any independent in the local marketplace. Transferring to LA he continued to oversee the Icon Australia operation, including all acquisitions, until his departure in 2013. He was the first ever President of Acquisitions at The Weinstein Co where he developed further skills in the US and international marketplace. His knowledge of the content business and his innate understanding of what kind of stories content aggregators and audiences want has contributed to the success of Cornerstone Films, his international sales and financing company established in 2015 with partner Alison Thompson.
Debbie Gray is London based and a BAFTA nominated TV and Film producer. She was an Executive Producer at ITV developing and producing drama and observational documentaries. Debbie has also produced over 30 hours of drama and Light Entertainment for the BBC. Now operating her own independent TV and film production company Genesius Pictures, Debbie has a slate of television and film productions in various stages of development. In 2019, Genesius Pictures produced the number one independent film of the year, Mrs. Lowry & Son starring Vanessa Redgrave and Timothy Spall.
London based industry icon Alison Thompson has a career in film that spans three decades during which she has worked with many of the world’s leading filmmakers on films that have garnered commercial and critical success. Prior to her partnership with Mark Gooder at Cornerstone, Alison spent 8 years as Co-President of Universal’s Focus Features International. During her tenure at Focus, she worked with Woody Allen, Pedro Almodóvar, Wes Anderson, The Coen Brothers, Alejandro Iñárritu, Ang Lee, Mike Leigh, and Gus Van Saint. Alison has earned the respect of the international film community through her ability to balance the commercial imperatives of the content model with the original visions of the creative originators.


Someone Finally Listened…
In books-to-movies-to-possibly-Netflix-series news, Lee Child, author of the massively popular JACK REACHER series of novels, told the BBC that “ultimately the readers are right” and Tom Cruise is too small to play the lead character.
“So what I’ve decided to do is: there won’t be any more movies with Tom Cruise. Instead we’re going to take it to Netflix or something like that. Long-form streaming television, with a completely new actor. And I want all those readers who were upset about Tom Cruise to help me out – participate in choosing the right actor for the TV series. We’re rebooting and starting over and we’re going to try and find the perfect guy.”
Suppose something can be said for persistence of a consumer base! I, for one, can’t wait to see how this all plays out!!
Wanna start from the top and work your way through all 22 Jack Reacher novels? OF COURSE YOU DO!


I’m going to go ahead and name myself GenTwenty’s resident Disney fanatic. With that being said, there is more to learn from the Disney princess films than how to fall in love or look fabulous at all times. The characters we all know and love can also serve a purpose to those of us in our twenties. We can watch the films that they star in, follow their journeys, and learn a lot from their experiences.
I’m the first to admit that Belle from Beauty and the Beast is my all time favorite of the Disney Princesses. Growing up, I always loved her because she looked the most like me (it’s true–during my last trip to Disney World, Belle herself said we could be sisters) but as I’ve grown into my twenties, I’ve come to love her for her knowledge. Belle is whom I now refer to as “the reading princess” because she loves to read and although in the film she is discriminated against for her passion, she knows the world that we women should embrace their intelligence. There is no need to dumb ourselves down for anyone!
Patience is a virtue and the classic tale of Cinderella has the ability to remind us that in our twenties. We all know poor Cinderella was abused at home but stayed positive as she continued to dream of finding the love of her life. You know, “a dream is a wish your heart makes” and all of that musical business. Yet, seeing Cinderella thrive in the end with Prince Charming reminds us that good things come to those who wait. As twenty-somethings, we’re all waiting for a piece to fall into place. Whether it’s in our love lives or our professional lives.
Princess Jasmine is the definition of ambitious. She’s supposed to be married off to a wealthy prince and live in a castle her whole life, but that’s not what she wanted! Jasmine is gorgeous and rich but refuses to be treated as a prize. She wants to explore the world and marry for love not money. She reminds us twenty-somethings that we can choose our own paths. We don’t need to follow a life someone else has planned for us, we have the ability to make our own decisions and follow our own dreams.
In my mind, Mulan stands out as the strongest and most brave Disney Princess. She sacrifices everything to save her father’s life. She defies gender stereotypes to become a soldier in her father’s place and ends up saving all of China! In our twenties we are trying to assemble our lives. By being brave, taking risks and breaking boundaries like Mulan did, we might just find that we’re capable of much more than we think.
Disney’s Tangled features a feisty, loving, adventurous version of Rapunzel. She is fascinated by the outside world and makes the decision to go off on her own adventure. She runs into all kinds of trouble during her excursion but by the end of the movie she has completely rediscovered who she is. Rapunzel shows twenty-somethings to get out there and explore the world. We need to make the choice on our own to get out there and learn about ourselves.
The leading lady of “The Princess and the Frog” is an example of a princess who has it all. Tiana is from the working class and has learned from a young age that while it’s one thing to wish for your dreams to come true, it is another to put in the hard work to make those dreams a reality. Tiana is probably the princess we can all relate to the most. The lesson she learns in her journey is that you need to work hard but also know how to enjoy life. She finds a way to balance all of her passions and make her own success, which is something that every twenty-something must do as well.
After turning twenty I rediscovered all of my favorite Disney films and found there was a lot to be learned from their messages. Which Disney Princess is your favorite? What princess’ journey has inspired you to change your own life?


San Francisco International Film Festival 2010
Part 1: A few introductory words on this year’s event
By David Walsh, 7 May 2010
The recently concluded San Francisco International Film Festival was one of the more interesting in the last number of years. The festival screened some 177 films (including shorts) originating from several dozen countries.
A presentation by WSWS arts editor David Walsh
By David Walsh, March 18, 2010
Arts editor David Walsh addressed some of the current problems in American cultural life, and their historical roots, in a recent talk.
Recent Film Reviews
The Pacific (2010), HBO miniseries, ten episodes
By Charles Bogle, May 6, 2010
HBO has aired seven of the ten episodes of the Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg production of the miniseries The Pacific, which focuses on the Pacific theater during World War II.
By Hiram Lee, April 27, 2010
The Runaways tells the story of the all-girl rock band with the same name that began performing in the 1970s and whose rise to fame was as much a tragedy as it was a success.
By Joanne Laurier, April 20, 2010
A 19-year-old homeless youth of North African descent is jailed in a French prison, where he develops into a new type of gangster.
By Richard Phillips, April 17, 2010
Welcome, the ironically titled latest feature by French director Philippe Lioret, is an intelligent antidote to the ongoing drum-beat of government and media dehumanisation of undocumented immigrants ...
By Kevin Martinez, April 14, 2010
British director Guy Ritchie’s portrait of the famous Victorian detective, in his recent Sherlock Holmes, more closely resembles a quasi-superhero who likes to brawl and fight opponents with his bar...
By Hiram Lee, April 13, 2010
Repo Men is science fiction set at a time when artificial organs are sold on a payment plan and may be repossessed in the event that a transplant recipient can no longer pay his or her bills.
By David Walsh, April 3, 2010
Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale and Margot at the Wedding) has directed a new film, Greenberg. Its lead character, Roger Greenberg (Ben Stiller), has come out to Los Angeles from New York, afte...
By Kevin Martinez and Hiram Lee, March 31, 2010
Creation, directed by John Amiel, attempts to tell the story behind the writing and publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species.
By Joanne Laurier, March 26, 2010
The story of African-American football player Michael Oher, rescued as a teenager from poverty and homelessness by a well-to-do white family in Memphis, Tennessee.
By Charles Bogle, March 25, 2010
Acclaimed as “Hollywood’s greatest humanist” by Jean Renoir, director Leo McCarey deserves greater recognition. The 2010 Criterion Collection re-release of his Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) will ...
By Richard Phillips, March 24, 2010
The latest feature by veteran Italian director Marco Bellocchio treats the life of Ida Dalser, the first wife of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. The audacious work premiered at the Cannes film fest...
By Jane Stimmen, March 19, 2010
Green Zone, the new film directed by British-born Paul Greengrass, is based on Rajiv Chandrasekaran’s Imperial Life in the Emerald City. That work documented the preparations for and invasion of Ira...
By Hiram Lee, March 18, 2010
Clint Eastwood's Invictus tells the story, based on real events, of Nelson Mandela's efforts to unite black and white South Africans in support of the national rugby team in an effort to ease racial t...
60th Berlin International Film Festival
By Stefan Steinberg, February 24, 2010
There was a dearth of substantial social and political films at the Berlinale, despite the biggest economic crisis since the 1930s. Nevertheless, a small number of the works on view made an attempt to...
Toronto International Film Festival 2009
By David Walsh, September 30, 2009
To make useful sense of an event as large and contradictory as the Toronto film festival, which screened 273 feature films from 64 countries this year, is no easy matter.
By David Walsh, September 10, 2009
Dozens of filmmakers, writers and others have signed an Open Letter to the Toronto International Film Festival, criticizing the festival’s decision “to host a celebratory spotlight on Tel Aviv.”
By David Walsh, September 16, 2009
Organizers of a protest against the Toronto film festival’s spotlight on Tel Aviv held a press conference Monday afternoon to explain their purposes and respond to attacks by pro-Israeli forces.
By David Walsh, October 10, 2009
Asli Özge is the director of Men on the Bridge, a Turkish film screened at the recent Toronto film festival. We spoke during the festival.
Sydney Film Festival 2009
By Richard Phillips, July 9, 2009
The quality of new work screened at this year’s Sydney Film Festival was patchy and generally undemanding, with critical human issues largely unexplored.
By Ismet Redzovic, July 10, 2009
By Richard Phillips and Ismet Redzovic, July 13, 2009
By George Morley, July 14, 2009
By Richard Phillips, July 17, 2009
San Francisco International Film Festival 2009
By David Walsh, 20 May 2009
The recent San Francisco film festival, its 52nd, presented 151 films from 55 countries to a combined audience of some 82,000 people.
Severe artistic unevenness, a sharp contrast between advanced technical means and the inadequacy of thought and expression, a lagging behind the realities of contemporary life—these are some of the qualities of international filmmaking in recent years. And that continues in the first year following the greatest economic crash since 1929.
By David Walsh, 22 May 2009
By Joanne Laurier, 25 May 2009
See also: An interview with He Jianjun, director of River People, June 25, 2009
The 59th Berlinale
By Stefan Steinberg, February 19, 2009
Perhaps most striking about the latest Berlinale was the absence of any comprehension of the urgency of the current crisis. None of the burning issues at the end of the first decade of the twenty-first century were adequately addressed at the festival.
Vancouver International Film Festival 2008
World Socialist Web Site arts critics David Walsh and Joanne Laurier wrote extensively on new films shown during the 2008 Vancouver International Film Festival, which ran from September 25 to October 10.
Part 1, "Life in its incontrovertible reality," was published October 13; Part 2, "Art, artists, the difficulties of the 20th century," was published October 16; Part 3, "The oppressed and excluded," followed on October 20; Part 4, "Repentance, betrayal and the less dramatic," was published October 23; and Part 5, "Six films: problems of perspective, passivity," concluded the series on October 27.
See also Walsh's interviews with Li Yifan, director of The Longwang Chronicles, published October 20, Azharr Rudin, director of This Longing, published October 27, and Ying Liang, director of Good Cats, published November 15.
The Toronto International Film Festival
A series of film reviews and director interviews published September 18-29 2008, devoted to the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival (September 4-13).


Labyrinth, a 1986 movie, is the story of a girl, Sarah, played by Jennifer Connelly, who doesn’t get on with her new step-mother. She reads a fantasy book, Labyrinth, and later wishes that the Goblin King, played by David Bowie, to take her baby brother away. To get him back she must find her way through a labyrinth to reach the Goblin City. She has 13 hours to accomplish this task and save her brother from becoming a Goblin. Along the way she meets many friends and enemies, all of which are fantastic puppets from Jim Henson. A fantastic movie for anyone in to fantasy and/or puppets.