Annie Kapur
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A Filmmaker's Guide to: 20 Films of the 1990s
As we move in to the 1990s, we see that film's budget is seriously starting to expand. We also see that everyone is trying to make the next great epic in whatever style that may be. Whether it be courtroom drama with Oliver Stone's "JFK" (1991), or biopic with Richard Attenborough's "Chaplin" (1992), whether it be a crime drama with Martin Scorsese's "Goodfellas" (1990) or Frank Darabont's epic prison movie "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994). Everyone is all about making the next classic film to be remembered as we approach the end of a millennia.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review: “The Innocent Man” (Netflix, 2018)
John Grisham is probably best known for his dramas of law and order in the world of literature. Films like “The Rainmaker” were based on his novels and his newest novel “Camino Island” is just as good as the others, I can assure you. As an incredible writer of fiction, there was one time when Grisham took a dip into the world of nonfiction, much like Truman Capote and others, he chose to cover the topic of true crime. The focus of his book being false confessions, coaxed interviews and wrongful imprisonment. The problems with the judicial system are probably Grisham’s forte in exploration but this took him far beyond anything he could imagine. He not only discovered a law enforcement team that were wrongfully imprisoning the ones they had coaxed to confess to crimes they didn’t commit, but he also discovered a law enforcement team that were corrupt as to ask for half of whatever the prisoner who had actually committed the crime was getting: whether it be drugs, money etc. In this incredible limited series, John Grisham not only explores what is wrong with the law enforcement in small towns, but also what people would do when given far too much power in a situation where they would have no requirement to give it up against their will.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Criminal
"Afropean: Notes From Black Europe" by Johny Pitts
I only read this particular book this year but really, it pretty much changed the way I think about people of colour and migration. This book bases itself in the way in which Black people are viewed across Europe and seriously, as a person of colour and even though I’m Indian and from England, I could really connect with this book of experience. The reason I read this was because I heard people talking about it online as the next great nonfiction text of the Black experience in Europe. Now, I’d read quite a few of these books in comparison to my library on the Black experience in America because I live in Europe. Most of the Black experience in America based books I’ve read have been written as novels as opposed to nonfiction essays etc.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review: "Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution" (BBC, 2005)
A documentary created by the BBC to showcase the lives of the survivors of the death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau was first broadcast in 2005 and is now available on Netflix and other sites to view. It is a six-part documentary series that concentrates on the formation, building, usage and realisation of the Auschwitz death camp and from the survivors telling their tales of pain and torment to an surviving SS Officer who is haunted by his own ignorance and even to love stories which evolved between prisoner and officer in the death camp - this documentary shows us the interior of Auschwitz like we have never seen before. I bet they did not teach you about any of this stuff in school. It is absolutely heartbreaking.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to: 20 Films of the 1980s
During the 1980s, we get more of a mixture of film, genres begin to collide and characters are multi-faceted experiences of light and dark in human nature. From extreme levels of Sci-Fi to the High Drama Renaissance, this era is one of the most fascinating for film historians because it is in this era where film expands beyond our wildest imaginations. It comes with epics, horror movies, biopics, adaptations, teen drama, comedies, action and adventure, romance and so much more. It is truly one of the most diverse decades in the history of American film.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
"Complete Letters" by Pliny the Younger
Pliny the Younger’s letters represent the way in which Roman everyday life is understood by the various correspondents and depends on the fact that the correspondents may be in a similar situation and social class as himself. These letters often concern different aspects of the human experience including: living arrangements, valuing and selling houses, family and friendships, funerals and the grieving process, inheritance and family connections, life and philosophies, morals and ethics and finally, the way in which learning and knowledge impact the lifestyle one will live. Pliny the Younger though, also goes through his own profession in which he details the requirements for good oration and the way in which he scripts his narratives.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
"On the Road" by Jack Kerouac
I first read this book when I was fourteen years’ old and I’m not going to lie to you, the very first time I read it - I didn’t actually enjoy it all that much. The reason was because it was written in a style that I was entirely used to and so, I didn’t end up understanding the entire drift of the novel. Instead, I put it aside for a while, hoping that someday I would figure it all out. And that’s exactly what happened. When I was sixteen years’ old, I saw the novel “On the Road” in a bookshop in my hometown and I was immediately taken back to those memories of trying to get into it at fourteen and failing miserably. The reason these memories were so pressed into my mind was because of the fact that it was just after my fourteenth birthday and I had a science test the day after completing the book. The copy in the shop window was absolutely beautiful and I went to buy it. Instead of just having the book, it had some explanatory essays I made use of as well and so, when I ended up re-reading it (well, I’ll call it reading for the first time, because it was the first time I understood it), I read the essays as well and referred to all this extra material for guidance. It slowly became one of my favourite books to re-read after that.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to: 20 Films of the 1970s
The 1970s were an interesting decade for film because we were moving more towards knowing our genres apart. In comparison to the 1960s and before, it was more difficult to tell whether your opinion was that "Rosemary's Baby" (1968) was a horror or a thriller because of its method of suggestiveness. But, by the time we get to the 1970s, I think through the way we get a very full-on approach to horror especially, nobody would even think to suggest that "The Exorcist" (1973) was a thriller film. We are very sure that is horror by the way in which we are now allowed to see exactly what's going on.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker’s Review: The Confession Killer (Netflix, 2019)
“The Confession Killer” is a show about a serial killer whom we all know very well as being one of the most prolific killers in American History - Henry Lee Lucas. The question explored in this documentary is whether he was actually as prolific as he was made out to be. Confessing to over 200 murders and only having evidence of murdering under 10 people, this documentary seeks to clear up all the strangeness with the case that surrounded him. If you’ve paid attention to the Henry Lee Lucas case, you’ll notice that there was a big deal surrounding whether he was coaxed into confessing these random murders that kept appearing even though it was proven that when the murders happened, he must have been thousands of miles away. Various tickets from gas stations halfway across the country solidify the statement that Henry Lee Lucas probably didn’t kill most of these people at all. The documentary itself is filmed brilliantly. Alongside people who were actually at the case and hearings, people who worked on the prosecution, people who worked on the defence, people who released the story and even the DA who forced an investigation into the Texas Rangers only to get his ass handed to him in despair. This documentary turns over every single stone possible and shows us that not every law enforcement officer is there to look out for us. Some of them just want to close their open cases and be the hero of their time - at whatever cost necessary.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
"The Shadow in the Corner" by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
The first time I discovered this story I was about fifteen years’ old and I’m not going to lie, I had never even heard of Mary Elizabeth Braddon before. I had no idea when she lived, but I guessed by her name she might either be old by now or she was living in the 19th century and therefore, not alive anymore. I didn’t really bother to do any research on the author from when I discovered the story because of the way in which I discovered the story. It was a very rainy day at school and so, I took a usual trip to the library and there were other people there. Someone had read the Braddon story and placed it back on the shelf in the entirely incorrect place - near nonfiction. I picked it up to move it only to notice that the cover was a bit odd. I flipped the book, which was very thin, around to notice the blurb. I read the blurb only to scrunch up my face and wonder what it was all about. I took the book out later that day, read the whole thing during lunch and returned it to the library before the day was out. It was a short read. That’s why it was pretty much impossible for me to research the author before reading the text - it was during lunch and we were stuck indoors because of the rain. After I read it, however, I really did forget about it for some time until I encountered it in an anthology that same summer. That’s when I started to pay more attention to what the story was actually about.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to: 20 Films of the 1960s
The 1960s was the beginning of truly modernised cinema. Things were happening, stars were becoming superstars, cinema was getting bigger budgets by the minute and equipment was surely modernising with nearly all films of larger budget being made entirely in colour now. Things were looking up for film and Hollywood in an age where it was considered that the Golden Era was dead and gone with the 50s. The era of peace and love was here and the music of the psychedelic Beach Boys, the death of Buddy Holly and the crooning harmonica folk rock of Bob Dylan were about the set the world on fire. Hollywood was about to take the biggest u-turn this world had ever seen and film would never be the same again.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to: 20 Films of the 1950s
The 1950s are probably my personal favourite decade because of the fact there is such brilliant music from the era. Another thing about the 50s is that it is considered the true beginning of the Modern West. The Second World War is over, Hitler is dead and gone, American Production is up ten-fold and more and there are reparations all over the world. Peace and Love would come along in the form of the 1960s as a result of the Cold War (it isn't really a war, but it is a war - just nobody's fighting and just collecting random weapons).
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
