Band Movie Reviews Samples For Students

In 1993, the American television network HBO released a TV movie "And the band played on" that tells about the first outbreak of AIDS in the United States in the early 80’s. The film was produced according to the eponymous book by Californian journalist and gay activist Randy Shilts primarily dedicated to social drama that unfolded against the backdrop of a new deadly disease. The film tells about how scientists and doctors have shown that AIDS - a viral disease, rather than "gay cancer" - a social pathology. Robert Gallo - one of the characters in the film, played by Alan Alda, ...

1. What was Jimmy’s gift and what was he willing/required to do in order to allow/make this project take flight?

Jimmy’s gift was his ability to manage a band as well as the ability to find new recruits for his band. He uses his parent’s house to scout for talent as well as develop talent. A greater part of the movie drama will entail Jimmy making endless attempts to source new recruits to suit his band (R&B/soul). However, it is not make expressly clear the reasons as to why Jimmy seeks to begin the band. It is ...

Roger Spottiswoode’s film And the Band Played On, based on the book of the same name by Randy Shilts, is a tremendous drama that touches on many distinct issues that were present at the time of the discovery of the AIDS virus, as well as the curious resistance medical and disease experts experienced from affected populations, the government and even other medical professionals. Chiefly following a team of researchers at the CDC, led by Don Francis (Matthew Modine) and William Darrow (Richard Masur), the film follows the attempts of this organization and others to track the spread of the disease, ...

3. Analyze the relationship(s) between Dina, Tewfiq, and Haled in The Band's Visit. Be sure to work from specific scenes. Think about the different ways (besides spoken language) that communication functions in the film.
The film the Band's Visit is a story of the universality of human emotions. Elan Kolirin introduces us to two diverse cultures that are by fate united together. In their interaction, the Egyptians and the Israeli's come to terms with their similarities and look beyond their national differences. The characters get to know that they have had almost similar experiences in life and fight ...

The 2000 film “Traffic” is an incredible piece of ensemble cinema, and it unquestionably follows an ensemble, rather than a single protagonist, structure. It describes three different but interconnected stories about drugs, their use, and the measures taken to fight against them.

According to Linda Cowgill (Plots Inc. Productions, 2003), “the key ingredient in all great ensemble films is dramatic unity – the synthesis of thematic ideas and plot movement – which enables the screenwriter and filmmaker to integrate the lines of action and construct the framework for the film's plot.” This is exactly what occurs in “Traffic.” The overriding theme director ...

Musical Style List

1. Demonic
2. Metal
3. Rock

Composers

1. Low Shoulder
2. Panic at the Disco

Plot Summary

The story revolves on the two girls who were also best friends. They became best friends when they were in secondary school. One night, Jennifer and Anita entered a club where a live band performs. After the show, the members of the band started to seduce Jennifer. Jennifer on the other hand likes one of the guys from the band so after thinking twice about it, she left her friend Anita and headed on to the woods with the guys despite being asked by ...

Genre: Mockumentary

Director: Rob Reiner
Stars: Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer
Objective Analysis: (give a few examples and provide text to support your examples)
1. Visual component (such as the art direction, camera angles and movement, cinematography, lighting, visual style, etc.):
Filmed like a documentary, Spinal Tap uses handheld camera and talking head interviews to make the documentary part feel real. The filmmaking is straightforward to let the actors improvise.
2. Editing component (like the pacing, rhythm, transitions, etc.):
The film is fast-paced, and uses flashbacks and “archival footage” to flash back to the ...

Introduction

This movie was written by Tom Eyen and Condon, directed by Bill Condon and produced by Laurence Mark. The actors and the actresses include Deena Jones famously known as Beyoncé Knowles, Curtis Taylor Junior whose real name is Jamie Foxx, James Thunder Early who is the famous Eddie Murphy, Effie, Lorrel, White, Wayne and Battle. The main songs that have been used in this film are compositions from Eyen and Krieger with four of Krieger’s new songs (Millner et al 5).

The musicians credited and the creditors of this movie

The creditor of this musical play, dream girls is the 2006 academy awards. This is attributed to ...

The only right decision, while giving a definition of culture is to define the main features, causes and ways of creative thought’s expression, and afterwards grouping the obtained data. This is what we can observe in the work of Cook and Glickman. After examining each of the options, one can give examples for each of them right away. However, the American culture in all its manifestations is versatile. And every issue within it is equally important. Though, it is sometimes difficult to navigate in the flow of information and ideas, and one has to “go on the reverse”. ...

Movie review

Narco Cultura is a 2013 documentary film describing Mexican Drug War in the borderland city of Juarez, directed by Shaul Schwarz. The following documentary focuses on two main story lines: fragments of life and career of Edgar Quintero, American singer, songwriter, and the member of Mexican folk style band named “Buknas de Culiacan”. Another story line portrays daily routine of Ricardo Soto, a crime scene investigator and the member of the police unit investigating numerous drug-related killings in the city of Juarez.
The documentary shows a depressing picture of the city of Juarez struck by the ongoing war on drugs, as ...

Introduction

Easy Rider is one of the hallmark films of Hollywood. It defines a cultural period as this important film established filmmaking styles and attitudes. Aside from its cinematography, it also launched a guerilla style of independent filmmaking with very controlled and smooth studio film cinematography. Principally, this film featured a very remarkable soundtrack. Easy Rider was one of the first films that used the popular music during that period. The film also featured musicians such as Steppenwolf, The Byrds and Jimi Hendrix. The rock and roll background gave a more enriched narration and storytelling. The musical pieces featured by the film also made ...

And The Band Played On is a documentary about the AIDS epidemic that is based on the book. The book (and the movie itself) has an interesting title and I think it means that no matter what the circumstances, everybody just kept going on as usual, like nothing was wrong. AIDS is a widespread epidemic and I don’t think enough is taught about the history and prevalence of it.
Before the movie, my knowledge of the history of AIDS was few and far between. My knowledge of AIDS before watching this movie was very little. We did not learn ...

Every person has his own way, his own lucky star, and his destination in this life. But nevertheless, a human stays a human no matter what he or she faces and what problems copes. All outstanding persons stayed just simple men no matter how greatly they influenced the people’s lives and the whole world. I think Socrates, Buddha, and Muhammad were just simple people with their own problems and happiness; all of them were just normal people with arms and legs. But from the other point of view each of them was unique and wonderful person. Gandhi was one of ...

Music forms part of life. While most music is for entertainment, it may also contain moral teachings and also used to pas on culture. Instruments and instrumentals are vital in any music as they give the flow and also create tempo for music. This is especially so with jazz music. Among the music writers of the twentieth century, Count Basie and his band were prolific and renowned for their production one o’clock jump. He played piano when they were recording this song that was a hit for half a century. Its popularity led to the production of the two o’ ...

In reflecting upon the movie And the band played on, one of the most curious issues is that of the title its self given that the film is about what one character in the course of the dialogue adequately states as “This is not a political issue, this is health issue.” (Spottiswoode) As such, the quote indicates that the film is indeed about a serious health issue rather than a study of popular music culture.

In this case the writer considers that the title of film taken from the book of the same name represents the concept that throughout the story seemingly ...