Annie Kapur
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A Filmmaker's Guide to 45 Things You Should Know About "Vertigo" (1958)
One of my favourite films of all time and possibly one of my favourite films by Hitchcock next to Strangers on a Train (1951) - Vertigo (1958) has constantly been referred to as one of the greatest films ever made due to its deceptive and dark nature. Its ability to keep you guessing and keep you invested in the entire story is something you hardly see anymore in film. The great performance of Jimmy Stewart and the magnum opus of Kim Novak are included in this classic psychodrama in which you will constantly feel as if you've missed something important. It is a brilliant movie that plays with fear and toys with trust. I absolutely love it and watch it whenever it appears on TV or whenever I need a thrill.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
20 Books of 2020 (Pt. 23)
Reading is the greatest activity in the world and it has all the ability to make you vanish from the real world into an entirely new one where anything is possible and you don't have to see or hear the stupid people you normally live with (if you don't live with anyone then lucky you). Anyways, reading is a great and fascinating activity and here are some other reasons why:
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
20 Books of 2020 (Pt. 22)
Reading is one of the most brilliant and immersive solitary activities you can do. It's also a great way of relaxing your mind into another world or time. It's one of the greatest things to do in the world and I enjoy it more than anything else. Let us therefore talk about what most people believe is the greatest book ever written and why.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to the Best Performances: Orson Welles
The ultimate filmmaker, Orson Welles' name is synonymous with cinema and has this aura attached to it of a legacy that nobody would ever forget. From his own films such as "Citizen Kane" (1941) he made at 25 years' old, becoming known as one of the greatest films ever made to his performance in "The Third Man" (1949) - Welles is a man of incredible and undeniable talent. A true visionary of the film culture who provided us with an incredible amount of work to read and watch for the rest of our studies.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to 30 Things You Should Know About "Gaslight" (1944)
One of my personal favourite films of all time was released on this day in 1944. The psycho-drama "Gaslight" (1944) starring Charles Boyer and Ingrid Bergman with Angela Lansbury's acting debut was released on this day 76 years' ago (as of 2020). I have loved this movie for a very long time because I really think Bergman's performance is something extreme. It is possibly one of her greatest performances of all time and, in my opinion, one of the greatest performances of any actress ever. If this film were to be remade then I think that Marion Cotillard would be brilliant as Bergman's character because it is just so psychotic and over-the-top. It is a crazy difficult role to play and I can see that Bergman played the character amazingly. I was in awe and still am over the greatness of the performance.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
20 Books of 2020 (Pt. 21)
Welcome to part 21 of our journey and can I say another big thank you to everyone who has continued to support these articles especially during this difficult time. Today, I want to talk shortly about literary snobbery and how it harms everyone in the bookworm community. I'm not just talking about what you read, but I'm talking about how you read it. I would say that literary snobbery happens mostly in the middle aged female category and they perpetuate it for a reason I cannot understand.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to 70 Things You Should Know About Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941) is possibly one of the most well-known and critically beloved films in cinema history. Have you even studied film if you weren't made to watch this movie a billion times over? Anyways, the accounts of making this film were amazing in a recent book I read called "One Man Band" about Orson Welles. I personally think there are better films out there but I can see why this one is so very well respected. Most of it is due to that opening segment. It is absolutely brilliant. The death of Charles Kane at the beginning and then the start of the story coming back on itself isn't really a structure that is used until much later in cinematic history.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to the Best Performances: Sir Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Day-Lewis was named by TIME Magazine as the "World's Greatest Actor" and by many accounts of different sources he has been named as the greatest actor to ever live. With his intense method acting style, Daniel Day-Lewis may not have done a lot of movies, but he's never done a bad one (if we exclude Nine. I'm joking, he was just the only good performance in the film). However, the toll it took on his health was pretty extreme and with his final bow in "Phantom Thread" (2016), Daniel Day-Lewis went to his final Oscars Show as a nominee for Best Actor and then he retired, vanishing pretty much without a trace.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review: "The Seventh Veil" (1945)
A film without much remorse, this psychological thriller classic is about a trapped pianist who is forced to become one of the greats as her mental state slowly gets compromised. She seeks out more meaning to her life, but is shunned by her overlord and protector - a man who believes that he is above her in every way and that she owes him her life. This man is called Nicholas, but he is troubled in his own degree, eventually he cracks under the pressure of being stood up to and something wild happens. It is a sudden turn of events that changes every single character in the film and their walks of life.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
20 Books of 2020 (Pt. 20)
Now that we’ve reached part 20, I want to say another big thank you to all of you who have joined me on this journey through my reading during 2020. So far we have been through my 24th birthday reading, through the journey of my obsession with the British Library Crime Classics books and finally, through a global pandemic nicknamed “the plague”. Hopefully, we will recover from that latter one soon and so will your own countries. For part 20, I wanted to discuss something very close to my heart when it comes to books and that is what I appreciate in a good novel.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
50 Great Books of the 20th Century
There are so many great books written with great intentions and some written without any intention whatsoever that just happen to be great. I have compiled a list of 50 books that I think are some of the key texts of the 20th century. However, this is simply an opinion so you may or may not find your own favourites on here and neither is this all of them. I have my reasons for choosing and leaving certain books out. They are in no particular order...
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to the Best Performances: Al Pacino
As of 2020, Al Pacino, one of the greatest actors of all time, turns 80 years' old. Here's a fun fact: he's my older brother's favourite actor ever. He has been in a wide range of films, TV shows and theatre productions and he also won an Academy Award for his role in Scent of a Woman. Pacino has become the symbol of the Italian-American bad boy in Hollywood, and yet he has actually played a multitude of different roles - possibly known for his symbolistic image from his role as Michael in Coppola's Godfather Trilogy.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
