Annie Kapur
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5 Great Books I Read in January, 2021
If you do not know me by now, I love to read and I read every day - almost all the time and if I could, I would read all the time. It's my favourite hobby and it is one of the things that keeps me sane. I have read a lot of interesting books in January 2021 and I wanted to share with you some of these and what they are. Why? Well, as I have said, maybe you can tell me a book you like and I will read it, or maybe you can pick up something from here and go and read it for yourself. It is something that I love about these social platforms.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Culture and Society" by Raymond Williams
The book āCulture and Societyā by Raymond Williams starts out by outlining what the various terms mean in the condition that they are about to be used. The various forces involved in the way in which we are supposed to see these things through a literary lens. From Wordsworth to Byron, from Shelley to DH Lawrence and all the way down to George Orwell and T.S Eliot, Raymond Williams analyses and scrutinises the authors of economic power, the cultural influences and the ways in which these people were part revolutionary and part of the time in which they were involved. The cultural history may not be all that surprising at all when we look at the first-hand and second-hand sources that Raymond Williams have to offer - including the writings of the authors themselves. The way in which British culture has so closely been associated with its literary output is about to be put underneath a microscope that will make you question the various things you previously understood about the lines out of Orwellās books that are used to mark our new eras and the Romantic Arts where Shelley, Byron and Keats wrote poetry that live on to this day as some of the most revolutionary ever written. The language is very clear and the organisation is easy to follow, though the ideas may not be as original as the author themselves sees them - I still believe that out of all the books on culture, next to āCulture and Anarchyā by Matthew Arnold, this has to be one of the more important ones.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
Are We Living the Dystopian Nightmare?
I woke up one morning, it was my 25th birthday and I propped myself up on my elbows and looked at the time - it was 4:30am and my alarm was about to go off. I got up and started doing my morning yoga, completed a routine by 5am and then my phone goes off. Not just that but my watch goes off. And again, that's not all - I get a notification from my bank account. Each stating that they hope I have a happy birthday. One by one: Amazon, Twitter, Apple, Facebook and even various websites where I did not even know I had an account - some I do not think I have heard off in a while. It made me aware of dystopian this nightmare really was that I was living in. The question to me was no longer 'what happens when the AI takes over?' but now it has become: 'well, it's taken over - now what do we do?'
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Psyche
A Filmmaker's Review: "Theatre of Blood" (1973)
This movie is a cross between a dark comedy, horror and more of a suspense thriller. Whatever the genre really is, doesn't really matter all too much because we already know what to expect when the film stars the likes of Vincent Price. In this film he portrays an actor who has been turned down by an elite society of critics so many times that he commits suicide. In his last act of revenge he 'comes back from the dead' to kill all of the critics who did him wrong. He uses the last Shakespeare plays he acted in to achieve this as he kills them all in these various ways.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Horror
A Filmmaker's Guide to: James Stewart
In this chapter of āthe filmmakerās guideā weāre actually going to be learning about literature and film together. I understand that many of you are sitting in university during difficult times and finding it increasingly hard to study and I understand that many of you who are not at university or not planning on it are possibly stuck of what to do, need a break or even need to catch up on learning film before you get to the next level. This guide will be brief but will also contain: new vocabulary, concepts and theories, films to watch and we will be exploring something taboo until now in the āfilmmakerās guideā - academia (abyss opens). Each article will explore a different concept of film, philosophy, literature or bibliography/filmography etc. in order to give you something new to learn each time we see each other. You can use some of the words amongst family and friends to sound clever or you can get back to me (email in bio) and tell me how youāre doing. So, strap in and prepare for the filmmakerās guide to film studies because it is going to be one wild ride.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Raised from the Ground" by Jose Saramago
When I first read āBlindnessā by Jose Saramago, I first of all fell in love with his writing style. In novels such as āThe Gospel According to Jesus Christā, āDeath at Intervalsā and even within the book āThe Year of the Death of Ricardo Reisā - Saramago has displayed his keen eye for detail and his steady hand for descriptions. With āRaised from the Groundā, Saramago explores a family that is, in some ways, like his own and in context, explores an era of rapid social, economical and political change in Portugal. With the onset of the two wars and the entire nation becoming a republic, there is definitely tensions within the structures that some older characters feel when they are on the brink between modernisation and the choice to keep tradition. But, Saramago does not only seek to answer whether these two things can co-exist but whether they will both survive the onset of one of the longest fights in human history: communism. The language with its extremities, the descriptions with their beauty and the cast with their humanity, their consciences and their bewilderment are all interconnected in this world where the next day is pretty much unpredictable as Portugal spins out of control with the rest of Europe. In one of his more daring novels to date, Saramago takes us on a journey to the heart of 20th century Portugal and all the culture that comes with it in the changing times.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to: Bette Davis
In this chapter of āthe filmmakerās guideā weāre actually going to be learning about literature and film together. I understand that many of you are sitting in university during difficult times and finding it increasingly hard to study and I understand that many of you who are not at university or not planning on it are possibly stuck of what to do, need a break or even need to catch up on learning film before you get to the next level. This guide will be brief but will also contain: new vocabulary, concepts and theories, films to watch and we will be exploring something taboo until now in the āfilmmakerās guideā - academia (abyss opens). Each article will explore a different concept of film, philosophy, literature or bibliography/filmography etc. in order to give you something new to learn each time we see each other. You can use some of the words amongst family and friends to sound clever or you can get back to me (email in bio) and tell me how youāre doing. So, strap in and prepare for the filmmakerās guide to film studies because it is going to be one wild ride.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review: "Arsenic and Old Lace" (1944)
An amazingly funny film and possibly one of the funniest dark comedies I have ever seen stars Cary Grant, Peter Lorre, Raymond Massey, Priscilla Lane and Jack Carson in "Arsenic and Old Lace" in which a family filled with murderers and insanity plans and plots against each other whilst all living in the same house. From getting the police involved, to planning a murder against another family member, this sure as hell should not be funny but sure as hell is definitely funny. There is something really hilarious in not only the jokes that are told, but the way in which people act which shows us that script has been brilliantly written to reflect the genre it is based within. A very difficult genre to actually get correct, the dark comedy type has shown to be one of the things that this film does perfectly and yet, at two hours long, it is a constantly brilliance from start to finish.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
How Vocal Has Changed My Life. Top Story - January 2021.
Itās my 25th birthday today and I would love to say a massive thank you to Vocal because of the way it has changed my life over the course of the last couple of years. Itās not because of the clicks, or the money, or even the V+ sign that I have now, though they come into it. Itās because Vocal Media can let you reach a whole range of audiences over the media spectrum. I have had my articles shared by people I donāt know on Facebook groups, I have had some of the people included in my articles such as writers respond to me with thanks, I have gotten great responses from my articles and book reviews stating that it was very insightful and has gone on to persuade others to read the book (the most recent being āBrother Robertā by Annye C. Anderson). So I would not only like to thank Vocal Media, but I would like to celebrate my 25th birthday, on the 25th day alongside my articles of 25 films, books and albums with you - on Vocal Media.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
My 25 Favourite Books of All Time
As it is my birthday I would like to start by saying thank you for all the lovely wishes people have given me. I would also like to say that because it is my 25th birthday, I will be covering my top 25 books of all time. As you know, with a bookworm these can change year by year, or even more frequently, so I'll probably put out another if anything changes. However, my top five books have not changed ever since I was fifteen and so, this is a very special occasion for me since it is their tenth year of featuring together in their positions of this list.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
My 25 Favourite Films of All Time
As it is my 25th birthday today, I wanted to share with you my 25 favourite films. It just so happens to be the 25th as well so, that makes it even more special. Think of this as my way of spending my birthday with you and hopefully, you can take away some movies from this list that you would like to watch. So without further introduction, let me take you through this list of my 25 favourite films with a little background as to why they make this list.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
My 25 Favourite Albums of All Time
As my 25th birthday is coming up, I would like to share a very special list with you which includes my 25 favourite albums of all time. It's my 25th birthday on the 25th today and I want to share 25 things with you - that makes sense, right? Good.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Beat
