... cd's and not selling cd's with the rating of "R" to teens under 17 without an adult present, parents may better monitor their children's choice of music. Children under 17 are not admitted to "R" rated movies without adult supervision because an R rating may be assigned to a film for its use of ... real difference between the two is the rating system. The Recording Industry Association of America(RIAA) feels that most parents believe in monitoring the music their children listen to. "Although parents may object to the small number of recordings that contain sexually explicit themes, vio...

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... torture of Salieri's deterioration. I"m sure parts of this movie are dramatized but it really engulfs you as a viewer. It was obvious to have Mozart's music playing throughout the movie, and I believe that is the main reason the movie was so captivating. The movie starts with Salieri in an insane asylum telling ... life and Mozart's part in it. The time period portrayed is the classical period. When Emperors and Kings ruled the land, and when most of all music was commissioned by them. I thought the manner in which the director chose to unfold the plot was classic. So many great movies ...

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... boundaries held by the common musical. It contains sex, violence, and an extremely large quantity of profanity. Also, the music the film provides is unlike any other previous genre of music for it is a darker form of lyrical poetry. The title of this movie is none another than 8 Mile. In ... Jr. (Eminem), more commonly known as Rabbit or B-Rabbit, is an aspiring white rap artist struggling to be recognized for his lyrical talent in a music form that is dominated by black artists. The story takes place in 1995 Detroit, Michigan. It is a city rapidly falling prey to economic devastation, w...

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... advancements in cellular phone technology. Unfortunately there are drawbacks to the rapidly growing field of technology and computers. The internet is making more and more music, movies, games, and thousands of other software accessible. Most of it is stolen or APIRATED@, and then put up on the internet for ... it easier to compact, mass multiply, and distribute a product. Also with the total fade out of eight track cassette tape and long play record, music has converted over to CDs (compact disc). CDs are in digital format what are composed strictly zeros and ones. Now that CDRW (compa...

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... . Compared with such a precedent in My Fair Lady, we discover that besides infuriating historical puritans and those who enjoy only sedate films, Moulin Rouge is reduced to an overly staged music video. If eliciting a deeper meaning behind the songs in effort to pilot a powerful message marks a necessary syntactic characteristic of the musical genre, Moulin Rouge fails. Nothing more than simple ... back to moving the paper-thin narrative forward. While blatantly disregarding most semantic elements of the historical musical genre, a few do linger. It demonstrates a self-reflective method...

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... minutes, a CD-quality version of the song is downloaded to the user's computer. The pure convenience of this practice has caused people to start pirating music. No longer does one have to go to the record store, pay $20 for an artist's CD, and listen to maybe one or two good ... about the piracy of their songs on one of the first file sharing applications. That group was Metallica, who was angered when they found out that their music was being pirated on the file sharing network, Napster, which prompted them to file a lawsuit against it. (Jones) Once the headlines were made, the ... sho...

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... talked about football, Doyle, and other childhood worries. He allowed Karl to be a child again. The sound also supported the theme. In the beginning the music was low and turned into the sound of a heartbeat. It expressed the beat of life going on and on. After Karl was released, upbeat ... trying to decide whether or not to kill Doyle. He felt he needed to do it, but wasn't sure if he had the right. The music got louder and faster as he approached the house, but slowed down as he entered and sat down on the couch. The ... He believed he made the right decision. He is guiltless and happy...

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... can support my opinion. According to a Website called Top 5 Films there are five elements that make a good movie. These elements include music, a storyline, cinematography, acting and story. Let's start with music, which sets the tone for a lot of things in movies. It helps tell whether it's a sad or happy moment. For this ... tone of the movie for the narrator and makes the story look and sound more interesting. James Newton Howard was allowed to have fun with the music while mixing dark and joyful songs together. Southall also says "The lengthy album seems to pass by in a flash, main...

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... in wish fullfullment and gratification in any given situation. "Goldburg brings her lounge act back to the convent as the sisters beseech her to teach music-(Ebsco Host). She uses her wit and comedic charm to be a realist who celebrates the body and affirms the life force. She combines her comedic ... society. Goldburg is a vital clown in the way that she looks, the way she reacts and interacts to the Nuns, and her compassion to comedy and music. When Sister Mary Clerance, the newest member of the conent is asked to give the dinner blessing, she preys, "Ye thou I walk through the shadow...

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... how pale, and lifeless he looks when they open the door. There are certain parts in the movie where the music plays a big part. When Andy is fighting the sisters the music gets more intense then it was before the fight started. The music really sets the mood in a movie. I believe that there are certain advantages and disadvantages to reading and watching. It ... express himself more then a writer can because you can actually see a movie, and you can actually hear a movie. As I've said before music plays a big part in movies, there are certain scenes that are full of suspense, and withou...

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... also like to mention the identity of the unborn child. Nicolo has clear views about what the child should be. He shall be a musician. He will live for music. He will be a rightful heir to his father. Is this a fate that the child desires? We do not know. It is a fate that the father presses ... in the movie. He is the next owner of the violin. However, he has a very sick to the mind perception of music, inspiration and the instrument itself. He is only able to produce music when he sexually aroused. If I would have to put this theory into an equation, composing is having a sexual interc...

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... from a scale of 1-10. Not only was the movie a great success, but the soundtracks were off the top. Excellent music composed by A.R. Rehman, one of the most well known, and truly amazing, Indian music composer. Even though this is an Indian movie, I would recommend it to everyone (with English translation). A must see movie ... and narrow-minded man, with no sense of love or care for others. He had set very harsh rules on the students, excluding them from parties, music, girls, games, laughter. The only thing was to study, study, and study. That was their life and if any student was not ...

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... background and on Toto's face and not a lot of light in the scene. One of the most important aspects of this film is the music. I believe this is another contributing factor to the movies magical feel. The music is powerful, light and captivating all at the same time. It takes you to a different world and allows one to be lost in the ... lighting is spectacular and gives everything a majestic. You can see reflection and tears form in Salvatore's eyes. The strings of the orchestra in the music trigger deep feelings and every edit is perfectly in sync with the music and pace of the film. ...

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... at a lot of things with movie, like the how they portray the muggle world verses the Magical world, how they use lots of camera angles, lighting, and music to help show us what we should be thinking at certain times in the movie, how they help us like and dislike certain characters, and how hard it was ... the mail the first day that his letter arrived. They should him from underneath, instead of a strait shot from down the hall. Also during this shot, the music that is associated with the movie started playing in the background. With both of these signals, we know that something very i...

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... Good versus Evil, and Light versus Dark, is used through audio means. Throughout the movie, music is used to show the different ways. Whenever the Empire is shown, the music is very loud and has a war sound to it. When the movie shows the good side, the music becomes peaceful and slow . The action scenes have a combo of the two. If you listen ... vey good and carefully planned. icould analyze almost anything and find parts of the Star Wars trilogy that relates. The use religion comes across so clearly in the pictures and music of the movie, that iwould almost be stupid not to think it. ...

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... a mixture of good and evil possibilities with evil taking the upper hand. Even though he doesn't show his good side, he still has one. He likes the good of classical music even if he associated it with the evils of violence. Alex lacks a moral sense of obligation in which makes him "bang straight into things" as he put it. Alex does ... the injection is no longer necessary. If he so much as thinks a violent thought, he becomes extremely ill. As an unforeseen side effect, hearing classical music provokes in Alex the same response as does violence because classical music is on the soundtr...

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... are drawing you in for the fast action filled bits. In the trailer they use dissolves this takes you through a passage of time at a slow gentle pace. The use of music in the trailer makes it seem more modern and upbeat. It is useful to have a soundtrack in the trailer because people might go watch the movie just because of the ... soundtrack because it is done by a famous musician or band. The music in the trailer helps the pace because when the pace becomes faster so does the music. By doing this with the music they are linking the movie back to the first mission impossible and help cr...

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... " minds. The low light in the event, does put an imagery of helplessness exerted by Kunta during his capture, but the occasional high angle shots and the fast paced nondiegetic music enhance the effect of the alarming event. The director uses these tools to his advantage, and augments the reality of the situation to the viewers. The setting of Kunta's capture ... slaves, provided the truth for viewers. The most used visual effect was the fade, because it joins two scenes quickly. The background music always gave a clue for the viewer when to expect frightening scenes, and is mostly low t...

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... at a lot of things with movie, like the how they portray the muggle world verses the Magical world, how they use lots of camera angles, lighting, and music to help show us what we should be thinking at certain times in the movie, how they help us like and dislike certain characters, and how hard it was ... the mail the first day that his letter arrived. They should him from underneath, instead of a strait shot from down the hall. Also during this shot, the music that is associated with the movie started playing in the background. With both of these signals, we know that something very i...

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... a telescopic lens that made him appear to be running in place even though he was running at high speed. Another major difference from the "traditional Hollywood" was the music choice. Nichols did not want music composed expressly for the movie, but preferred to include popular songs from contemporary singers such as Simon and Garfunkel. This new feature served also as a tool to ... . It represented a breakthrough for Hollywood with the youth who did not feel identified with Carry Grant, and all the traditional Hollywood cults. Humor on social and sexual customs, and the music choice reac...

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... cue, the strings and oboes begin playing a haunting melody, that becomes brimming with optimism and drive as soon as the characters realize that their idea is going to work, the music comes to a small climax, and then comes down in preparation for the major song of the scene "Good Morning."" The song consists of a lot of what is called trade-offs ... among the best ever put on film. They use raincoats and add high kicks like dancers in a Burlesque show, play with the arms in a way that fits perfectly with the music, a Hawaiian inspired solo dance for Cathy, who uses her raincoat as a gr...

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... I find most of these movies intriguing due to the fact I think I am an over emotional male that is easily touched by the sad story. These sorts of films often use music and other elements to pull at my emotions; director Jesse Nelson is no different in his use of the tools to touch the heart. "I Am Sam" is the story of ... simply is Sam's neighbor is a hippy artsy type whose love for classic rock rubs off on Sam. Sam picks up on music history and like most individuals with autism remembers useless bits of information and same remembers everything about the music he hears. The dilemma in...

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... HOLDAWAY Randy Brooks MARVIN NASH Kirk Baltz MR BLUE Eddie Bunker MR BROWN Quentin Tarantino TEDDY Michael Sottile SHOT COP Robert Ruth YOUNG COP Lawrence Bender Casting by Ronnie Yeskel Music Supervisor Karyn Rachtman Costume Designer Betsy Heimann Production Designer David Wasco Editor Sally Menks Director of Photography Andrzej Sekula Executive Producers Richard N. Gladstein Ronna B. Wallace Monte Hellman Co-Producer Harvey ... we are closer to the action we see on the screen. The scene discussed here is when Mr. Blond torture a cop in a warehouse, here the sequence is timed with the...

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... , social revolutions raged and attitudes began to change, questioning whether the American government's decisions were right. The Hippy subculture emerged, bringing with it psychedelic elements that impacted popular culture. Psychedelic music emerged, as well as the increased popularity of psychotropic drugs and the triumph of love over war. These rising themes which seemed counter culture at the time, were very influential ... evolution of mankind is developed, beginning with ape, and ending with a foetus overlooking earth. Each section involves an encounter with the monolith, in which ...

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... with the credits and this will play a huge part in the film. Also, we are introduced to the abrupt change in tone that is present throughout the film. Somewhat dramatic music and peaceful art is playing in the beginning until all of a sudden, a car mit is slapped on the winshield of a car and the ... music suddenly stops. This is a bit uncomfortable for us, as viewers, and we are forced to look at the scene(and the film) in a different way. More than just changing the ... ...

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