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A logical, satisfying ending is always required in a short story, but how do you ensure that yours is fresh and new? One of the ways is to avoid the obvious. Here are some common endings seen by editors: use them at your peril. And then I woke up. The ‘Dallas’ gambit. This approach is […]
Reinforcement is being right. – BF Skinner. Traditional language teaching methods are slowly evolving in order to blend with current learners’ environment. As consequences, curricula are being altered and are customized to be attuned to the breakthroughs of technology. Combining media forms as springboards with the aid of multi-media tools yield the possibilities of technological
The millennium is the rise of adaptations. Film adaptation is a type of derivative work where a written work is transferred in part or in whole to a feature film. As an original story takes long to develop, it usually takes just 3 months to adapt a novel to a screenplay. Adaptations offer an easy […]
They are indeed optimists, who know that cinemas are the true reflectors of society. From origin, cinemas act as the mirrors & simulate incidents that happen in society. Cinemas give not only recreation, entertainment but also create awareness, education and enthrall millions of people across the nation about the hidden aspects of the society & […]
Where Is the Friend’s Home Khane-ye Doust Kodjast ( Iranian title, 1987) “పొరపాటున ఒక ఫ్రెండ్ workbook తన bag లో పెట్టుకుని ఇంటికి వచ్చేస్తాడు అహ్మద్, ఫ్రెండ్ పేరు మహమ్మద్ రెజా. ఆ రోజు పొద్దునే స్కూల్లో టీచర్ వార్నింగ్ ఇస్తాడు రెజా కి, రెగ్యులర్ గా హోమ్ వర్క్ చేయటం లేదని రేపు కూడా చేయకుండా వస్తే స్కూల్లోంచి తీసేస్తాము అని. అది గుర్తొచ్చి అహ్మద్ కి టెన్షన్ […]
It’s A Wonderful Life – Frank Capra’s gift to the world. Frank Capra’s 1946 Masterpiece, ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’, has rightly gone down in film history as one of the greatest feel good movies of all time. From its humble beginnings as a short story, ‘The Greatest Gift’, which its author Philip Van Doren Stern […]
The Quiet Man No one ever said that film-making was easy, only that it could be very good and sometimes enduring, as in “The Quiet Man”, starring John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara with legendary Director John Ford. Like a lot of great films, this is a story of the conflict and conquest in the […]
For fans of the Film Noir genre, including myself, there is little doubt that the 1940’s produced a wealth of noir directed by many of the greatest film noir directors in the genres history. It was these early noir efforts that would take the genre well into the 1950’s. The success of the following directors […]
“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson A country’s cinema is a symbol of identity which represents the whole populace’ thriving potentials; its aspirations and its desire to institute global connections. The movie industry is a voice declaring that somewhere in this planet, are artistically conscious creatures armed with
The Message (1977) Director: Moustapha Akkad Cast: Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas and Michael Ansara This movie raised a lot of controversy while being made and after being released. Director Mustafa Akkad had to hire 4-5 Islamic clergymen to make it correctly. In the end movie came out as a definite winner. Personally, I don’t […]