I watched Citizen Kane a drama released in 1941. It was directed, produced and cowritten by Orson Welles. I watched it twice, the second time focusing on the use of Mise en Scene and sound. This movie is about the rise and fall of the newspaper publisher Charles Foster Kane. After his death a reporter does interviews to try and understand his life and last words spoken before death, "Rosebud." It was a beautiful portrayal of how wealth does not…

I watched Clueless directed by Amy Heckerling. It is a 90's film about a well-off teenage girl Cher, played by Alicia Silverstone in a Beverly Hills high school. She wants to help make a difference by playing match maker and helping her fellow students with makeovers. It is defiantly a 90's version of Fast Times at Ridgemont High. The opening of both films a song is played from the era in which the movie is from, while showing each character…

This was a fast-paced mystery/thriller movie. It kept me guessing and interested in what would happen next the whole time. Cary Grant played Roger Thornhill perfectly. He was suave and smart. His acting was top notch. He got out of many situations including his kidnapping with style. The drunk driving scene was a great use of lights as they drove in the night with headlights illuminating the road and cars in front of him. Use of extreme long shots followed…

I watched Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982, Dir. Amy Heckerling). In the opening scene, We Got the Beat by The Go's Go's plays as the camera shows a mall and highschoolers working and walking around. The camera does a close up of each character that will later be important in the movie and is building character dimensions. This song gives you a happy energetic feeling, trying to say this movie will be fun and entertaining. Reminiscent of young high…