In the movie “National Treasure,” Nicholas Cage stars as Ben Gates, who attempts to keep the Declaration of Independence out of the hands of Ian Howe, whom he used to call friends. Ian tried to kill Ben in order to keep the treasure for himself disrespecting the historical value of the goods and using it […]
Read MoreFinding Vivian Maier, by Rachel Shelley
In winter of 2007, John Maloof stumbled across a box of negatives at an auction, and was told they belonged to Vivian Maier. After realizing how stunning her photographs were, Maloof spent his time trying to discover who this woman was. The movie took the form of interviewing numerous people who encountered Vivian Maier. At […]
Read MoreWalt Before Mickey, by Adam Rodriguez
The movie Walt Before Mickey shows the life and struggles of Walt Disney before his fame and the character, Mickey Mouse, that brought him so much fortune. Before I begin my review, I want to say that although this movie is not a documentary, most or almost of the movie is based off true facts […]
Read MorePollock, by Tucker Pierson
The movie starts at the end of the 1940s and Jackson Pollock, the renowned abstract expressionist is a feature in Life magazine. This is the beginning scene of “Pollock.” Not much is known about the movie and the art it holds other than being based on the book “Jackson Pollock: An American Saga” Little does […]
Read MoreBasquiat, by Caleb Martinez
The film Basquiat is essentially a dramatized biography of the very famous and late artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat. Although the essential biography of Basquiat is somewhat dramatized throughout the film,the movie itself is a great representation of the factual trials and tribulations Basquiat did in fact face during his life as an artist and an individual. […]
Read MoreBig Eyes, by Katianna Lapotsky
Big Eyes (2014), directed by Tim Burton, is a film based on the true story of Walter and Margaret Keane in the fifties and sixties. Margaret leaves her first husband and takes off to North Beach in San Francisco with her daughter which was not common in this time period. She gets a job painting […]
Read MorePollock, by Sean Elison
Pollock is a movie showing the art and life of American painter Jackson Pollock. He was once considered the greatest living painter in the United States. Life Magazine ran a headline in one of their banners that read “Jackson Pollock; Is he the greatest living painter in the United States? “Pollock was very well known in […]
Read MoreThe Great Gatsby, by Christopher Duff
The Great Gatsby, released in 2013 and based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book, depicts the roaring twenties in a fashion that is relatable to the modern day viewer. The movie touches on the financial, societal, and economic changes of the post World War I period in America. The story follows Jay Gatsby’s desperate pursuit of […]
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