The director of Goya’s Ghosts, Milos Forman, created an intriguing, yet gruesome and dramatic film. The movie is centralized around several main characters; including Ines Bilbatua played by Natalie Portman, Lorenzo played by Javier Bardem, Francisco Goya played by Stellan Skarsgard, and Inquisitor General played by Michael Lonsdale. Goya’s Ghosts takes the audience to Spain […]
Read MoreCleopatra, by Samantha Delmonico
The film Cleopatra is about the wonderous and most powerful Queen of Egypt, alongside her younger brother. She was not only well-educated and clever; her speechless beauty enraptured many men and she contained powers of seduction. The movie clearly depicted Cleopatra’s power and scandalous romance between the Roman leader, Julius Caesar, and the militant, Mark […]
Read MoreCleopatra, by Madeline Clark
The beginning scenes capture the magnificent buildings and architecture of the great city of Egypt. We see shields and armor made of gold being paraded through the city. Cleopatra, 1999, directed by Franc Roddam, was a movie of passion and power. This was a story of a timeless romance between Egypt’s most famous queen, the […]
Read MoreSpartacus, by John Cisick
The movie Spartacus is one of the most critically acclaimed movies in history. The movie was directed by the legend Stanley Kubrick. Kubrick started his career as a photographer for Look magazine then eventually began producing small budget films before he was chosen to direct Spartacus. Even though this is one of his earlier works, […]
Read MoreWoman in Gold, by Rebecca L. Burlingame
Woman in Gold is a captivating true story about one of the most famous and recent examples of art restitution. It is historically accurate in the representation of the Nazi occupation of Austria and Maria Altmann’s (played by Helen Mirren) eventual recovery of her family’s paintings. Historical accuracy is important when the movie is based […]
Read MoreSpartacus, by Antoine Bailey
The movie I am reviewing today is Spartacus, story of a gladiator who started his own army of slaves. The introduction of the movie starts with some instruments playing a majestic music. The soundtrack immediately puts us in the past. The beginning of the movie had a glorious sound to it as it showed different […]
Read MoreCleopatra, by Sophia Traina
Cleopatra is a classic movie that takes place in Egypt. This movie shows us the extravagant outfits and luxurious life that Cleopatra lived. This movie was released in 1963 and was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Some of the world’s most famous actors and actresses acted in this movie, like the late Elizabeth Taylor who […]
Read MoreSpartacus, by Anthony Stone
First released in the 1960s and directed by Stanley Kubrick, Spartacus was a daring a riveting portrayal of actual events based in the time of the Roman Empire in modern day Italy. The film tells the story of a Roman slave by the name of Spartacus played by Kirk Douglas, who dreamed of the end […]
Read MoreCleopatra, by Danielle Hoover
In January of 1961, Joseph L. Mankiewicz began directing what would become the four hour long epic, Cleopatra. After sixteen weeks of filming, and $7 million spent, Mankiewicz had only produced ten minutes of the film. Nevertheless, the budget increased $31.1 million, and the filming of the drama continued on. Money wasn’t the only setback however, poor […]
Read MoreSpartacus, by Joey Evangelista
In the movie Spartacus, The character Spartacus was thought sure to die in the first few moments of the movie. From being a slave since the age of 13, it showed Spartacus had the right mindset at the most difficult times and the inner strength to fight and rebel. Similar to what slaves would be […]
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