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“Light took the best movie title typos from an AskReddit thread and brought them to life in some of the funniest pieces of art you’ll ever see.” —Bustle
In Movie Title Typos, artist Austin Light removes just one letter from a well-known movie title to inspire a surprising and hilarious visual scenario. There’s Obocop (a robotic police officer works through his...
In Movie Title Typos, artist Austin Light removes just one letter from a well-known movie title to inspire a surprising and hilarious visual scenario. There’s Obocop (a robotic police officer works through his...
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The pressure's really piling up on Greg Heffley. His mom thinks video games are turning his brain to mush, so she wants her son to put down the controller and explore his creative side. As if that s not scary enough, Halloween's just around the corner and the frights are coming at Greg from every angle. When Greg discovers a bag of gummy worms, it sparks an idea. Can he get his mom off his back by making a movie . . . and will he become rich and famous...
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Though I, Timmy Failure, have solved many notorious crimes and now wish to enjoy my retirement, my fans have begged me to turn my memoirs into a movie, an ode to my greatness. I am, however, beset by enemies, the worst of whom is Tom John John, the buffoonish movie director. What's more, my father is in town, working at a bar, which is obviously just a cover for our father-son crime-fighting partnership. And my dim-witted polar bear business partner,...
5) Revenge
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This title examines the theme of revenge in "Hamlet", "Othello", "True Grit", "The Princess Bride", and "The Cask of Amontillado." It features four analysis papers that considerthe revenge theme, each using different critical lenses, writing techniques, or aspects of the theme.
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Discusses the economics of movies, including pre-production stages, budgeting, the cost of a crew and actors, post-production, marketing and distributing, merchandising, and possible future directions the film industry may take. Includes a glossary and list of further resources.
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"With more than 100 new entries, from Amy Atlas, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Cary Joki Fukunaga to Joaquin Phoenix, Mia Wasikowska, and Robin Wright, and completely updated, here from David Thomson ... is the latest editon of The New Biographical Dictionary of Film, which topped Sight & Sound's poll of international critics and writers as the best film book ever written." -- Back cover.
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In 1984, while grappling with her parents' divorce and her mother's remarriage to an African-American man, sixteen-year-old Laura wins a walk-on role in the nuclear holocaust movie being filmed in her Arkansas town, but when the scripted nuclear explosion occurs, nobody seems to know if a real nuclear bomb has detonated or not. Inspired by a real event.
14) Movies
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Examines the many career possibilities in movie-making for professionals with a variety of interests, including acting, fashion, writing, computers, and business.
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This title examines the role and theme of Biblical allusions in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", "The Matrix", "Lord of the Flies", and "The Lion King". It features four analysis papers that consider Biblical allusions, each using different critical lenses, writing techniques, or aspects of the theme.