2/25/2011

Fave Movie Quotes: Agnes of God



I was lying on the grass, looking at the sun.
The sun became a cloud, and the cloud became... the lady.

- Agnes



2/21/2011

Cinematography: West Side Story

WEST SIDE STORY (1961)
Directors: Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins
Cinematographer: Daniel L. Fapp

West Side Story is a film adaptation of the hit musical. Set in 1950s NYC, West Side Story is Romeo and Juliet with a whole new twist. Most audiences remember West Side Story because of its remarkable songs and choreography, but the film is also noted for its groundbreaking cinematography. Daniel L. Fapp won an Oscar® for his astonishing work in this film.


Fapp is a fan of silhouettes, and it is evident in quite a lot of scenes.

2/15/2011

Beauty and Madness


Go Muskies!


DROP DEAD GORGEOUS
Michael Patrick Jann, 1999

"This isn't an American Teen Princess Pageant. This is... this is... this is Nazi Germany!"
- Amber Atkins

Every year the American Teen Princess Pageant is held; it's one of the oldest and most prestigious beauty pageants in the US. Sponsored by Sarah Rose Cosmetics, the pageant embodies the dream of an "American-made" girl: personal growth, scholarship, travel, and (eventually) fame.

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