Annie Kapur
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đđ˝ââď¸ Annie
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đ Reviewer and Commentator
đ Post-Grad Millennial (M.A)
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A Filmmaker's Review: "Attacking the Devil" (2014, Netflix)
Never in my life have I seen a documentary that not only carried emotional trauma of the young with it, but also carried the historical trauma of the old as well. Here we have the heartbreaking story of the children of thalidomide and exactly why their cases had gone forgotten even though they wanted answers ever since day one.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
"The Pale King" by David Foster Wallace
This book is based on the mundane atmosphere of the everyday lifestyle of the common worker. It ranges from summaries from the IRS, snippets of the life of a man who profusely sweats, conversations between various people who work for the IRS, a man who is taking an examination and feels very anxious about it and so much more. Within the book, we get various interruptions from the author himself in which he tries to explain the difference between this book and a piece of nonfiction creative writing. He calls it âsubstantially true and accurateâ (p.71) and explains it as a ânonfiction account (with) some slight changes and rearrangementsâ (p.72). Whereas, previously he had not actually referred to the changes and said that âall of this is true. This book is really true.â (p.69) and thus, we do not make note of the problems encountering fiction and nonfiction definition until later on in Chapter 9. But between characters like Lane Dean Jr, David Cusk, Leonard Stecyk and the unforgettable anxieties of Claude Sylvanshine - I honestly believe that this book is a piece of creative semi-autobiography where the only thing everyone has in common is their ability to work their way into the IRS from very different walks of life. The book admittedly, does not have a plot since David Foster Wallace left it unfinished and unedited. It is therefore raw and emotional in its nature of talking about the human psyche and our reaction towards the fact that life is really quite meaningless. The nihilism and the constant fear that is portrayed by nearly every character in the book is a great way of getting across the message that there are other things far better than being alive in the modern age.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
Happy 79th Birthday to Bob Dylan!
Bob Dylan is one of the greatest songwriters in the history of music. He has amassed a great amount of songs that even his unreleased ones would make any other songwriter green with envy. The way in which his songs seem to transcend genre and time are amazing and he has written over 25 albums each containing their own individual sound. From the classic folk sound of âThe Freewheelinâ Bob Dylanâ (1963) to the almost RânâR folk sound of âHighway 61 Revisitedâ (1965) all the way to the dark philosophical songs with backing singers on âStreet-Legalâ (1978) and of course, the new wave era of âEmpire Burlesqueâ (1985). Beyond this, Bob Dylan has explored newer folk sounds on the albums âTime Out of Mindâ (1997) and âLove And Theftâ (2001) - going through the jazz songbook and covering many Frank Sinatra songs as we know him today. Bob Dylan has not only amassed a great amount of songs but has his own academic research sector called the âDylanologistsâ who dedicate their lives to studying the works of Bob Dylan. His music is like no other, his books are incredible, his songwriting is unmatched. So now, I would like to go through the 20 best sources on Bob Dylan in order to study his life and work. This will include a multitude of mediums so, grab your notebooks.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Beat
"The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky
I first read âThe Brothers Karamazovâ by Fyodor Dostoevsky when I was about fourteen yearsâ old and Iâm not going to lie to you, it confused me. It confused me because it was unlike any other Russian novel I had read up to that point and I realised then that things were about to get ever more interesting on my journey in literature. The way in which I discovered this book wasnât actually at all that interesting. I had heard of it because I had seen the classic movie poster and thought it was a book cover. I looked it up and I got turned towards the book rather than the film (I would only realise some years later that it was actually a film poster I was looking at and not a book cover). I did not yet know, looking at that picture, that this book would come to change everything about my perception of Russian Literature and my perception on the possibilities of human connections in literature. It was almost overwhelming.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to the Best Performances: Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier is known as one of the greatest actors in human history. Known for his portrayals as leading Shakespearean characters, Olivier's most famous performance as Hamlet, Prince of Denmark really set the bar for other actors who have tried and failed to best Olivier's portrayal. Olivier was a serious actor, taking his job as seriously as he possibly could and had a massive fear of failure. When working, he would often know all of his lines before production began. In one instance where he worked with Marilyn Monroe on The Prince and the Showgirl, he noted absolutely hating her for her lack of ability to act. I find that a bit pompous, but if you're Laurence Olivier, you're allowed to say something like that. Monroe, he said, would turn up not knowing her lines or her character traits. He was justified, but had a bit of a temperament when it came to his job - which, in the end, is why he was so good.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review: JFK - The Making of a Presidency (Netflix, 2017)
JFK: The Making of a Presidency Review This film took me by surprise because it is one of the first documentaries about JFK that I have watched that seems to have nothing to do with his untimely and brutal death. It was a documentary that shows us how JFK really became the JFK we know from the media and the person that we knew to be the POTUS, if only for a short time. We get to see inside his campaign and really see who was pulling the strings and teaching him the ropes. We get all the insights and the hows and whys are answered.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
20 Books of 2020 (Pt.26)
Reading books has been the answer to my life. Sometimes I think about how I'm spending my life, getting up every morning just to read books on books on books. I think about how I'm spending my existence reading all these books and that one day I'll die and I'll wonder if it's all been worth it. Well, I can honestly say - life well spent. Everything about reading is brilliant and here are a few reasons you should read if you don't already. And whether it's comic book or classic novel, romance or racing magazines, whatever you like to read it doesn't matter as long as it's for your enjoyment.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review: "The Pact" (2014, Netflix)
I thought that this documentary was pretty impressive if not, sometimes rather invasive and impolite. Itâs about Adolf Hitler and his family. Itâs about the people who were related to him like his brother and it tells the story of how his brother: Alois, had a son called William. Then William moved to America, changed his name and had four sons. These four sons made a pact and they are still alive today.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review of: "The Russian Revolution" (Netflix, 2017)
Obviously, everyone knows the story of the Russian Revolution and the planned killing of the dynastic Romanov Family and I really canât tell you how many documentaries Iâve watched on the topic if you put a gun to my head. However, this one seems to stick with you for a long time after youâve viewed it. Itâs one of those documentaries where you can honestly say that someone has really thought about the viewing experience here. Itâs not youâre straight-forward documentary with fact after fact. It has a narrative structure, intriguing characters, reason and philosophy, connections between actions and their knock-on effects and so much more. Sometimes, because it is told in the style of a narrative constantly approaching its climax - you really do have to remind yourself that this stuff actually happened.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review: "The Royal House of Windsor" (Netflix, 2017)
Iâm not going to lie but when I first started watching this, the one thing I was wondering was âhow are they going to tell me anything new? I was born and raised here, I know the story of the House of Windsor. How are they going to teach me something whilst making this look exciting and innovative?â Now, when I actually began getting into the episodes, that was a question that was answered straight away. Through compelling evidence and a lot of the evidence presented as being ânever seen before on TVâ - I can honestly say that I had an amazing experience of watching this amazingly made documentary series about the Royal House of Windsor.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review: "Race for the White House" (Netflix, 2016)
I enjoyed this series far more than I thought I would have initially because I did not think I would have enjoyed a documentary about the American Presidency at all. Itâs one of those aspects of history which has never really interested me that much and Iâve never known why. (Maybe itâs because Iâm from Britain and so, Iâm ingrained with a belief of a guilty pleasure for pomp and decadence). There are many things that I love about this documentary, but before we get on to the slightly funny and maybe even the analytical, I would like to be partly serious for a second. I know very well who this series is narrated by and I am making absolutely zero comment about the narrator or his life. If you would like to bring me up on that, please do not - it has nothing to do with my review or my interests. Take it up with the courts and the man himself if you are so concerned please.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to the Best Films: Frank Capra
Frank Capra was probably one of the most well-known directors of early 20th Century Hollywood. Born in Italy in 1897, he was a full-blooded Sicilian and was raised a Roman Catholic. When he was only five years' old, he moved to the United States of America. Capra would later recall the 13 day journey as one of the most traumatic experiences of his life because he was disgusted by the conditions of it:
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
