The Silence of the Lambs – Acting Types

Title: The Silence of the Lambs Writer: Thomas Harris and Ted Tally Director: Jonathan Demme Year: 1991 Actors: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins and Anthony Heald The Movie: The Silence of the Lambs is, in my opinion, the be all/end all to movies about serial killers. Clarice Starling, a trainee FBI agent played by Jodie Foster, […]

The Green Mile (1999) – The Effects of Sound

Title: The Green Mile Writer: Stephen King and Frank Darabont Director: Frank Darabont Year: 1999 Actors: Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse The Movie: The Green Mile is a modern classic starring Tom Hanks as Paul Edgecomb, a prison guard that works on death row in the 1930’s in the south. John Coffey, played by […]

No Country For Old Men (2007) – Lighting Adds Meaning

About the Filmmakers: No County for Old Men is a film from Ethan and Joel Cohen who have become widely known in recent years for movies that are very well made and different from other popular films. In Fargo (1996), the protagonist eventually becomes the antagonist as the viewers’ sympathy for the main character turns […]

Week 1 Blog: The Usual Suspects (1995)

Title: The Usual Suspects Writer: Christopher McQuarrie Director: Bryan Singer Year: 1995 Actors: Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri, Stephen Baldwin, Benicio Del Toro and Kevin Pollack Story: The story follows a man named “Verbal” Kint (Spacey), a small-time criminal with mild cerebral palsy. Verbal is one of two survivors from a ship that explodes […]

Hello Everyone!

I started this blog as part of an English class I am taking – Introduction to Film. I will be writing in this blog to review and analyze films to start, and who knows what else!