roll bounce is a 2005 american comedy-drama film written by norman vance jr. and directed by malcolm d. lee .

the film stars hip hop artist bow wow as the leader of a roller skating crew in 1970s chicago .

the film also stars nick cannon , meagan good , brandon t. jackson , wesley jonathan , chi mcbride , kellita smith , and jurnee smollett .

( the name of the film is derived from the 1979 song " bounce , rock , skate , roll " by vaughan mason & crew . )

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roll bounce <EOT> k2 crawley - our bounce & roll sessions for under 5 ' s are . . . | facebook

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roll bounce cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of roll bounce actors includes any roll bounce actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view trivia about each roll bounce actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to a page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of roll bounce have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .

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roll bounce dazzles us with a classic late 1970 ' s feel , but this coming of age film could have been more than just a spin around the roller rink .

the end of the dismal summer movie season couldn ' t have been blessed with a more satisfying coda than the rollicking , funny , relentlessly cheery and genuinely touching spirit that makes roll bounce a captivating delight from start to finish .

roll bounce is a 2005 american comedy - drama film written by norman vance jr . and directed by malcolm d . lee . the film stars bow wow , nick cannon , meagan good , brandon t . jackson , wesley jonathan , chi mcbride , kellita smith , and jurnee smollett .

film by film , the makers of " roll bounce " have been creating a new world in american movies . this is a world in which black people live in well - kept homes , have jobs , don ' t do drugs , don ' t have guns , aren ' t in gangs , don ' t call anybody " bitch " and do not use a famous 12 - letter word .

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at times , " roll bounce " feels a bit silly , but at it ' s core , it ' a about a family in harsh times , as they see everyone around them having a good time . as x ( bow wow ) and his friends have faced the final days of their skate rink , they must choose to go over to the rich side of town to skate , where they run into old aquiantences and new rivals ! the emotional tone of this film is phenomenal , seeing as this film goes from extremely silly to extremely heartfelt in seconds . i love the 70 ' s feel of this film , it is done perfectly , and the music choices are fun . the direction is done well enough and the acting is very commendable . " roll bounce " is a very nice film to watch !

now consider some titles . the producers of " roll bounce , " robert teitel and george tillman jr . , also made " soul food , " " men of honor " ( with cuba gooding as the first black navy diver ) , " barbershop " and its spin - offs , and " beauty shop . " some of the movies are better than others , but all of them have good hearts . they reflect a reality that is missing in the friday night multiplex specials .

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" roll bounce , " a nostalgic memory of disco roller - dancing in the late 1970s , has warm starring performances from bow wow ( formerly lil bow wow ) and chi mcbride , who are funny , lovable and sometimes touching . in their different ways , they ' re mourning the death of a mother and wife ; xavier ( bow wow ) hangs out with four friends at a chicago south side roller rink and curtis , his dad , ( mcbride ) obsesses on repairing his dead wife ' s car . it is his secret that after 10 years as an engineer , he lost his job when his company closed , and he is out of work .

lively , sweet , and yes , bouncy , roll bounce is mostly innocuous , sometimes tedious . while the film means to be feel - good , its formulaic route to that end is often tedious . more symbolic than developed , naomi only seems to exist at sweetwater , where she provides pretty reaction shots as x and the boys ply their routines to music by kool & the gang , the bee gees , and donna summer . naomi serves as occasion for x ' s crucial life lesson - - don ' t be mean to girls who are nice . the always engaging jurnee smollett is underused here , but the 1970s fashions , music , and references are sensational .

new tracks from brooke valentine , beyonce , keith sweat and a collaboration by ray j and r . kelly will lead the soundtrack for the made - in - chicago film ' roll bounce ' . valentine ' s jazze pha - produced cover of the ' 70s favorite ' boogie oogie oogie ' featuring fabolous and yoyo will be the set ' s first single . beyonce tackles rose royce ' s ' wishing on a star ' , while keith sweat puts his stamp on the intruders ' ' i wanna know your name ' . ray j and kelly contribute the new song ' quit actin ' , while destiny ' s child ' s michelle williams reworks al green ' s classic ' let ' s stay together . ' sanctuary . 2005 .

“i think it was just happenstance , ” sondheim said of the split . “hal got interested in other people’s work , and i saw one of james’s plays and wanted to work with him . ” he also noted that decades later , he and prince did reteam on bounce , which has also gone by several other names . merrily has also undergone transformations of its own on the way to becoming a cult and critical hit , with new songs , a clearer format , and more than a few cuts , though sondheim doesn’t mind . “it’s the show that counts , ” he said .

merrily we roll along may have premiered on broadway back in 1981 , and only made it through a total of 16 performances after its previews , but not a day goes by that stephen sondheim isn’t cursing and crying and turning and reaching — but mostly wishing the show had gotten a better reception . merrily is the subject of the new documentary best worst thing that ever could have happened , which premiered at the new york film festival last night in advance of a november 18 theatrical release . it focuses on the way the show’s failure affected the then very - young members of its original cast — including the doc’s director , lonny price — who had been specifically chosen to play characters that age in reverse over the course of the drama .

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not only did it lead the way on the rental chart bringing in $ 10 . 18 million in combined rentals , ( $ 9 . 82 million from dvds and $ 370 , 000 from vhs ) , but it also led the way in sales with 3 . 7 million units sold . sales totaled $ 65 million in its opening week . to put this in perspective , the home market release made more than $ 75 million during its opening week , which is more than the film earned during its first three weeks of theatrical release .

dipped at the box office falling out of the top five with $ 4 . 53 million on 1609 screens in 30 markets over the weekend for an early total of $ 18 . 04 million internationally . its best opening was in belgium where it debuted in second place with $ 252 , 000 on 40 screens over the weekend and $ 290 , 000 in total . it also had debuts in holland with $ 139 , 000 on 57 screens over the weekend and $ 167 , 000 overall , and in greece with $ 116 , 000 on 24 and norway with $ 113 , 000 on 26 . holdovers include germany where the film dropped 24 % to $ 890 , 000 on 273 screens for a total of $ 2 . 41 million so far , while in spain the film fell 39 % to 718 , 000 on 200 screens for a two - week total of $ 3 . 09 million .

it ' s special edition week , with several such releases just screaming to become last minute christmas gifts . many of these are not a - list gifts and are more for people who are difficult to shop for . even so , just a quick glance reveals more than half - a - dozen releases worthy of consideration for the dvd pick of the week , with

the weekend didn ' t go exactly as planned as the top two films finished in the opposite order to expectations , but the overall result was the same . the box office was up for the week by 16 . 4 % and was up by an astounding 38 . 9 % from last year . since labor day , 2005 is up 15 . 6 % over the same period last year with $ 332 . 7 million . year - to - date , 2005 has brought in $ 6 . 36 billion in ticket sales , which is still behind 2004 but the gap has closed to 6 . 5 % .

september is usually an extremely weak month at the box office , but so far we ' ve seen better than expected results and have had significant growth from last year . that trend will likely continue this weekend as there are two films that could top $ 20 million over the weekend .

during the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content . here the list of this week ' s releases , a couple of new sites and few updates . this week ' s list is a little shorter than usual partially because i ' m moving today and had to complete the list on wednesday . because of this there was no site that really stood out as deserving the weekly website award ; perhaps next week there will be two winners .

september is the prime dumping ground for movie studios , where the films that just didn ' t work get ditched to die an undignified death . so why are there no less than five movies opening wide that look like they should be reasonably good ? either the studios are trying to counteract the poor reputation september has , or i have really bad taste in movies .

this month is very difficult to predict for a number of reasons , not the least of which is the fluidity of the release schedule with several films on the bubble for wide releases . in fact , there are almost as many films that may or may not open wide in september than there are films with a solid release schedule . predicting what a film will earn without knowing if it will open wide is tricky because you have to figure out how much it would earn if it opens wide , how much it will earn if it goes the limited route , and what are the odds it will open wide versus a limited release . this resulting weighted average is lower than a similar prediction for a movie that is known to be opening wide , which makes the month look even worse that it otherwise would .

during the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content . here the list of this week ' s releases , a couple of new sites and few updates , including this week ' s winner ,

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in the summer of 1978 , a teenager and his group of friends face new challenges when their neighborhood roller - skating rink closes , forcing them to visit a different rink .

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comes on at 4 ! " in summer 1978 , that show was still airing in prime time on abc . it started airing in syndication in 1979 .

i thought this was a nice escape to very busy saturday . it wasn ' t great but i was entertained . it took me back to my childhood . i enjoyed the movie more when they were away from the skating rink though . that could have been the whole movie . i really hate ignorant people that rate movies without even seeing them . all those people on here voting and gave the movie a 1 rating are just trying to bring the numbers for this film down . it doesn ' t deserve that . and i wish people on imdb that vote like that would grow the hell up . so if you are one of those people that vote before they see film . go play with yourself instead . and this goes to the people that give films the 10 ratings without seeing the film . let ' s be as accurate as we can people and keep this the best internet site , or source period , for films .

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it ' s the summer of ' 78 and if you ' re looking for good times there is just one place to go : the local roller disco , where the music is hot , the girls are hotter , and the entire atmosphere is dynamite . it is here , under the swirling colored lights and the spinning disco ball that thousands will experience lessons in friendship and love . . . and sometimes life teaches that you have to really get down in order to get back up on your feet . it all begins with xavier smith ( bow wow ) , also known as x , a young roller wiz who , along with his crew , once ruled supreme at their south side of chicago rink , the palisades gardens . but when the doors of their favorite hangout close , it marks the end of an era and the beginning of another that sees the boys venturing into completely foreign territory : the north side ' s swanky sweetwater roller rink , with its sleek , well - to - do roller - boys and gorgeous girls in short - shorts .

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a young man and his pals rule supreme at their local roller - skating rink , but when the doors close , the boys venture into foreign territory - - uptown ' s sweetwater roller rink , complete with over - the - top skaters and beautiful girls . through his preparation for the roller - showdown of the season , the young man manages to find himself and also help his struggling dad get back on track .

it will remind you what it was like to be a teenager during the last few days of summer . and even though the plot is a little thin , you probably won ' t even notice until long after the music stops .

a movie made in the spirit of : what the world needs now is a bit of innocent diversion .

if it doesn ' t exactly kick out the jams , it does move them around a little bit .

the film can ' t get its rhythms right , fluctuating wildly between comedy and pathos .

for the most part though , the honesty of the performances keeps everything afloat when it could drift into easy sentimentality .

for some reason , teasing people about their skin color has become a big theme of brainless black comedies like this . plus , it unfolds like one long pepsi ad , with dialogue extolling the cola ' s virtues in virtually every scene .

worthy of a 99 - cent rental , if only so you can witness the howlingly awful performance by wesley jonathan as a self - appointed roller - disco mega - lord called " sweetness . " kid had me in tears , i swear .

nothing about this film is as cathartic as it tries to make itself because the characters just aren ' t that absorbing . instead of tugging your heart , it just spits in your eye .

this is the 40th " skating movie " to hit the screens since charlie chaplin ' s the rink ( 1915 ) . it is neither the best nor the worst of them - skater dudes may think its cool , but 25 years ago there was the much maligned xanadu with elo , onj and ( sigh ! ) stil

i loved the detail in this movie , it really game it a 70 ' s feel . all in all it ' s a fun film with some good smiles and laughs .

oh meagen good , i melt just seeing your lips , god ! this movie was very good and it really made me feel young again . 1970s roller - skate jams fuel this coming - of - age comedy , as x and his friends , who rule their local rink , are shocked when their home base goes out of business . heading over to the sweetwater roller rink , they find their modest talents are , at first , no competition for their trick skaters and pretty girls who follow their every move .

somewhat of a corny movie . i watched it on tv because i spent time at our local roller rink as well in the 60 ' s and 70 ' s . it has a formula story - line . down - trodden kid ( bow wow ) skates off against the uptown team , solving his family and girl problems all in one 90 minute movie .

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kids are sweet , roller - skating is fun , father and son come together .

some fighting between boys , bow wow smashes his dad ' s car with a crowbar .

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parents need to know that this movie includes sexual references ( primarily , men or boys ogling tight - dressed women ) , crude humor ( jokes about a girl wearing braces and other boyish shenanigans ) , and some language ( including the " n " word ) . as a coming of age story , the movie focuses on the ways a family copes with the recent death of the mother . father - son tensions eventually lead to a fight , where son smashes his dad ' s car with a crowbar , and then tearful reconciliation .

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the overall story of this movie was very well done . good acting , good plot , everything fit and nothing was missing . their was a lot of humor but too often it . . . continue reading

this movie was a blast ! quality characters , great music , wonderful acting . for kids ? mixed feelings . . .

soundtrack is great . acting is great . on - screen skating performances are at times breathtaking . fun story full of realistic characters , hard - working and intelli . . . continue reading

i like when you all skate and i like when bowwow did a split i like when bowow told sweetnes that sound to sweet sweetnes . that was funny i like all of yall . . . . continue reading

the intertwined plot points start to seem like a checklist leading to the slow - to - come denouement . will x make it right with naomi ? will he and dad reconcile ? will tori be revealed as a beauty when she loses her braces ? and oh my goodness , will the wisecracking , booty - ogling garbage collectors ( mike epps and charlie murphy ) ever find another outlet for their energies ?

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xavier feels his dad is distant . he is right ; the father is distracted by his griefs and worries . at the palisades rink , " x " and his friends practice synchronized skating routines , but then the rink closes : " there goes our summer . " not quite . on the north side , there ' s the sweetwater rink , an establishment so grand that special effects are used to create its facade out of navy pier . sweetwater is ruled by a showboat dancer named sweetness ( wesley jonathan ) , who has a court of three male backup skaters , and three sexy girls who hold his cape and his hat and look at him yearningly .

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x and his friends love to roller skate . the local rink closes , so they go to the north side to skate . x and his friends go to rink and they find there is a competition coming up for group skaters . they start to practice and get a routine together . while x and his friends are coming home from the rink they walk by a car lot where they find x ' s dad curtis ' car for sale . when x gets home him and curtis get into a fight . the next day there is a package on the front porch . x gives it curtis , but curtis asks x to open it . when x opens it he finds it is a new pair of skates like the ones his mother bought for him before she died . the day of the competition curtis shows up to watch x and his friends skate . there is a tie between the garden boys ( x and his friends ) and sweetness and his group . x and his friends are okay with the tie but sweetness is not , and convinces x to have a skate - off between the two of them . x tries a move that he has never been able to land and x falls and loses the skate - off , but they win the respect of everyone and x gets the girl .

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a group of friends rule their local roller skating rink . when their hangout is closed , they ' re forced to move to another rink where their talents are challenged by another group of top skaters .

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in the late ‘70s when roller skating was a way of life , x ( bow wow ) and his pals ruled supreme . but when the doors of their local skating rink close , it marks the end of an era and the beginning of another that sees the boys venture into foreign territory - uptown ' s sweetwater roller rink , complete with its over - the - top skaters and beautiful girls . through his preparation for the showdown of the season - the roller jam skate off with the sweetwater crew - x manages to find himself and also help his dad ( chi mcbride ) get back on track .

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xavier ( bow wow ) , a teenage boy in chicago , struggles with the loss of his mother and turns to roller skating as a way to deal with his angst . he and his friends are the stars of the skating rink they frequent , but this is about to change . when it closes down , they have no choice but to try out a more upscale spot , the sweetwater roller rink . there , they enroll in a skating contest , and have to prove themselves to the reigning champions , headed by a skater named sweetness ( wesley jonathan ) .

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xavier ( bow wow ) , a teenage boy in chicago , struggles with the loss of his mother and turns to roller skating as a way to deal with his angst . he and his friends are the stars of the skating rink they frequent , but this is about to change . when it closes down , they have no choice but to try out a more upscale spot , the sweetwater roller rink . there , they enroll in a skating contest , and have to prove themselves to the reigning champions , headed by a skater named sweetness .

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pattinis bistro & skate is slated to open in mid - july in south tampa . photo courtesy of pattinis bistro & skate .

south tampa — a mural depicting the face of a woman with long , flowing black hair , painted against bright pinks , yellows , purples and greens decorates the doors of a new business in south tampa , located in the plaza behind applebee ' s on gandy boulevard .

even as customers stand at the reception desk , it ' s hard to see just how far back the 20 , 000 square - foot building extends .

a walk past arcade games like the walking dead and the largest pac man will lead guests to one of the main attractions : a bistro serving shrimp and grits , chicken and waffles and even sushi rolled in front of their eyes .

" the premise behind pattinis bistro & skate is that it ' s adult oriented but kid - friendly , " said owner tierra womack . " adults can come here and have a good time , but not feel like they ' re on howard avenue . they can still have that great atmosphere , food and a full bar with craft beer and cocktails . "

paintings of comic book characters accentuate the arcade games , while ultra - violet portraits of icons like marilyn monroe , kurt cobain and mohammed ali hang above the carpet tiled skating rink .

" it ' s not just for children and teens , but adults can come and unplug , people watch , socialize and have a good time . we liken ourselves to a top golf , but with skating , " womack said . " the rink isn ' t like a traditional wood floor , you can actually walk on it so there ' s so much more we can do with it . "

the new business also has rooms for birthday parties and meeting spaces for companies to do team building exercises .

other elements include skate fit exercise classes , as well as free skate lessons for ages five and under .

womack is also looking into to hosting live bands on an elevated platform near the bar .

admission is $ 15 and $ 10 if guests bring their own skates . everything is cashless , so guests purchase a pattinis card to play and have fun .

" if they do just food and drink , you pay $ 5 but then we give you a $ 5 pattinis card , so it works out , " womack said . " but once you consume alcohol , you cant skate . "

pattinis bistro & skate , located at 4465 w gandy blvd . is slated to open in mid july .

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the plans , which will see the european central bank buy up potentially unlimited amounts of short - term debt to help the eurozone’s struggling periphery , have won a positive reception from markets , although ecb president mario draghi has stressed that nations will have to sign up to austerity measures for it to act .

london’s ftse 100 pushed higher this morning , following overnight advances for asian markets . japan’s nikkei added 2 . 2 % while hong kong’s hang seng gained more than 3 % . in france and germany the cac 40 rose 1 % and the dax added 0 . 6 % . spain’s 10 - year borrowing costs soared above 7 . 5 % in july , threatening to tip the debt - laden nation into a colossal bailout .

today they fell sharply again to 5 . 62 % , their lowest level since march .

italy’s benchmark yields also dropped back towards the 5 % mark , although there is no guarantee that either country is prepared to accept the political cost of signing up to a bailout in return for ecb help under its outright monetary transactions programme .

analysts were sceptical over the long - term impact . cmc markets analyst michael hewson said : “we had a similar rally when the ecb launched ltros last year and this is very dependent on spanish and italian leaders playing ball .

“draghi has put the ball back firmly in their court . there are huge risks because what if the ecb starts buying the bonds and they don’t stick to their plans . it’s a very big plaster and looks like storing up problems for the future . ”

in the currency markets , the euro made a third day of gains against the dollar to hit a two - month high and gain ground on a host of other currencies .

spreadex trader matthew nelson said : “it would appear on the face of it that so far mario draghi’s plan to support the euro is working with the currency trading higher against most others . . . the omt is a long - term plan to hold the eurozone together , however , and the results will be best judged over years , not months . ”

sondheim himself was there to mark the occasion of the documentary’s premiere , while director price and that cast , in a rare appearance together , sat in the audience . “for the first time in my life i felt guilty towards the cast , i felt that we had let them down , ” sondheim said , starting to tear up while in a conversation with new york theater critic jesse green after the film screening . “not through laziness , not through tawdriness , we just did . i didn’t feel that , for example , with anyone can whistle , but they were pros — 50 , 60 , 40 years old . here , these were fledglings , and you pushed them out of the nest , and they couldn’t fly . that’s not a good thing . ”


41 is an independent feature-length documentary about nicholas o'neill , the youngest victim of the station nightclub fire , which claimed the lives of 100 people in west warwick , rhode island on february 20 , 2003 .

the documentary , which was co-created by filmmakers christian de rezendes and christian o'neill ( nicholas ' brother ) , interweaves the story of nicholas ' life , as described by his family and friends and illustrated with home videos , with footage from the film they walk among us , which is based on a play of the same name written by nicholas a year before he passed .

the titular number , as described by the film , was of spiritual significance to nicholas , although the reasons behind this are not fully known .

the film also details how his family and friends believe that nicholas may have prophetically known that he would die at a young age , and that he continues to communicate with them as a spirit , often through " signs " involving the number 41 .

several notable individuals either appear in the film or acted as consultants on it , including novelist jon land , writer ann hood , paranormal researcher gary schwartz , psychic mediums robert brown , maureen hancock and cindy gilman , and avid co-creator tom ohanian .

both of the directors appear in the film and act as storytellers , relating their personal connection to the story .

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41 ( film ) <EOT> a young man discovers a hole in the floor of a local motel that leads to yesterday . ' 41 ' . written and directed by glenn triggs . a dark epic film . urltoken

" 41 puts you right into the life of nick o ' neill . . . a great , great movie . . . highly recommended . "

kathryn ann bigelow is an american film director , film producer , screenwriter and television director . her films include the vampire western horror film near dark , the action crime film point . . . more

" 41 is a much - needed reminder of all that is good in the world . . . a heartbreaking and soul - enriching experience . . . one of the year’s finest accomplishments . "

we recently had the privilege to film viktoriya & chris ' big day ! they began their day in connecticut at the mystic marriot getting ready . their formal photos were captured were captured at the mystic seaport and their reception was held at latitude 41 .

mike flanagan is a film director , editor , producer , screenwriter , cinematographer , film score composer , and actor .

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' 41 ' full movie - 1080p - time travel film pg13 a young man discovers a hole in the floor of a local motel that leads to yesterday . dark epic films presents a glenn triggs film . winner * rhode island flickers film festival . las vegas film festival . maverick movie awards . made in melbourne film festival . ( 2012 / 2013 ) . starring : chris gibson , dafna kronental , david macrae , menik gooneratne , nick antoniades , glen hancox , anne cordiner , robert plazek , shane lee , keith gordon , bethia triggs . urltoken urltoken urltoken

“line 41” documents a holocaust and litzmannstadt ghetto survivor’s return back to today’s lodz ( poland ) . until now , grossmann had repressed his desire to learn about the fate of his brother he lost contact with in 1942 . 70 years later , grossmann sta

james wan is an australian film producer , screenwriter and film director of malaysian chinese descent . he is widely known for directing the horror film saw and creating billy the puppet . wan has . . . more

william tobe hooper is an american film director , screenwriter , and producer best known for his work in the horror film genre . his 1974 film the texas chain saw massacre was described by stuart . . . more

young guy accidentally kills his ex - girlfriend in an auto accident . in the hospital he hears of a room 41 at a local motel . dropping into a hole in the floor takes him back 12 hours . he then tries to prevent the accident that killed the girl .

stephen c . " steve " miner is an american film and television director , film producer and a member of the motion picture academy of arts and sciences .

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kiyoshi kurosawa is a japanese film director , screenwriter , film critic and a professor at tokyo university of the arts . he is best known for his many contributions to the japanese horror

casablanca has seven quotes in afi ' s ballot , making it the most represented film .

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john howard carpenter is an american film director , screenwriter , producer , editor and composer . although carpenter has worked in numerous film genres , he is most commonly associated with horror . . . more

george andrew romero is an american - canadian film director , film producer , screenwriter and editor , best known for his series of gruesome and satirical horror films about a hypothetical zombie . . . more

shinya tsukamoto is a japanese film director and actor with a considerable cult following both domestically and abroad .

robert wiene was an important film director of the german silent cinema . he is particularly known for directing the influential german silent film the cabinet of dr . caligari and a succession of . . . more

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i have just watched a film called 41 here . i love a good sci - fi film , especially a good time travel film . unfortunately , it ' s so easy to do them badly . 41 is a very nice film . at heart , it ' s more a romantic drama than anything else . it ' s not " about " the time - travel element . the main character learns & thinks & plans . he doesn ' t narrate to the audience , which i loved . his solutions to the puzzles are straight forward , not overly fancy & seem entirely plausible within his reality . the main character is a philosophy student . one of his exams is just the question , " why ? " to which he responds , " why not ? " . the weird thing is that my grandfather took philosophy back in the 1920s . one of the stories that he related to me in my youth was that one of his exams had been the question , " why ? " to which he had responded , " why not ? " i said , " not much of an answer . " and he replied , " not much of a question . " and , of course , he was quite right . it ' s one of the weaker moments in the film . i really enjoyed the ending and the final resolution . although , honestly , the business about the golf ball was just weird . the goofy bastard deserved to die , imho . anyway , if you ' re surfing for something to wile away 90 minutes , and you ' re looking for a movie with a little less flash & a little more substance , give 41 a try .

samuel m " sam " raimi is an american film director , producer , writer and actor , famous for directing the cult horror comedy evil dead series , the superhero film darkman , and the . . . more

alexandre aja is a french film director who rose to international stardom for his 2003 horror film haute tension . he has also directed the horror films the hills have eyes , mirrors , piranha 3d . . . more

suicide squad made a huge $ 65 . 1 million at the friday box office , but most industry analysts took note that the film had a huge drop from friday to saturday . box office revenue dramatically declined 41 percent from friday to saturday . this decrease is worse than batman v superman ‘s drop which fell only 37 . 9 percent from its large friday opening . to give even better perspective , the previous august record holder guardians of the galaxy saw only an 18 percent drop from friday to saturday . it is believed that the film’s poor word - of - mouth is to blame for the drop in attendance .

dario argento is an italian film director , producer and screenwriter . he is best known for his work in the horror film genre , particularly in the subgenre known as giallo , and for his influence . . . more

stanley kubrick was an american film director , screenwriter , producer , cinematographer , and editor who did much of his work in the united kingdom . part of the new hollywood film - making wave , he . . . more

rob zombie is an american musician , film director , screenwriter and film producer . he rose to prominence as a founding member of the band white zombie which formed in the mid - 1980s and rose to . . . more

one thing can’t be denied : the marketing for suicide squad was amazing . warner bros’ marketing department should win awards for the marketing campaign for this film , and it certainly got people interested , but unfortunately a lot of moviegoers seem to be finding that the fun film they’re selling isn’t the dark and violent film which is in theaters . no wonder the film is trending down thanks to the resulting negative buzz in both reviews and online social media .

the diner in the film was shot on the other side of the world by a camera operator in connecticut usa .

stuart gordon is an american director , writer and producer of films and plays . most of gordon ' s film work is in the horror genre , though he has also ventured into science fiction and film noir . . . . more

eli raphael roth is an american film director , producer , writer and actor . he is known for directing the horror film hostel and its sequel , hostel : part ii . he is also known for his role as . . . more

legacy movie quotes that viewers use to evoke the memory of a treasured film , thus ensuring and enlivening its historical legacy .

the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .

afi ' s 100 years . . . 100 movie quotes is a list of the 100 top film quotes of all time .

i am interested in supervising research into any aspect of popular film , but particularly those that engage with the topic from an interdisciplinary or intermedial perspective . research proposals that consider film production in terms of fads , cycles , and trends will be positively received .

this list of the best horror directors in film history has ranked by the community as the absolute best in the genre . this list features the film industry’s best horror directors of all time and includes pictures and titles of their best horror films . who are the absolute best horror directors in film history ? the directors on this list have made some of the scariest , most frightening movies ever .

terence fisher was a film director who worked for hammer films . he was born in maida vale , a district of london , england .

movie quote a statement , phrase or brief exchange of dialogue spoken in an american film . * ( lyrics from songs are not eligible . )

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the film has yet to open in 9 international markets ( egypt , denmark , pakistan , turkey , italy , germany , austria , greece , and japan ) . more importantly , the film will likely not see a release in china — this could have meant another $ 100 - 150 million for the film’s global box office ( even if hollywood studios only get back about 20 % - 25 % of the money earned in the country ) .

a jury of over 1 , 500 leaders from the creative community , including film artists , critics and historians . selection criteria included choosing quotes from american films which circulate through popular culture , become part of the national lexicon and evoke the memory of a treasured film , thus ensuring and enlivening its historical legacy .

its karlovy vary international film festival time ! we will be here for a few more days soaking up the films , the people , and this beautiful town .

before starting work at kent i’d held the desire ( but not had the opportunity ) to teach a class that examined the tension between the competing concepts of film as art and film as commerce . within my first year here i was given the go - ahead to write such a module . the premise was that i would consider film through a prism of low and high culture , a set - up that would help order the conversation between popular cinema and the avant - garde .

vote up the best horror film directors ever or add the director of scary horror movies you think is best , if he or she isn ' t already on the list .

due to the extensive number of memorable movie lines in american film , jurors could also write in votes for up to five quotes that may not already appear on the ballot .

is the eighth installment in afi ' s centennial celebration of american cinema , meant to spark a national discussion of america ' s film history among movie lovers across the nation .

an auteur is a filmmaker or director whose personal , individual production style and creative flare gives his or her films a distinctive , unique feel . a director who falls in this category usually has complete control over the creative elements of producing a film . since their influence on their films is so great they are considered the author of the film , regardless of whether or not they actually wrote the script . if you’ve ever asked the question , “what are the greatest auteurs in film history ? ” before then you’ve definitely landed on the right page !

manoj shyamalan , known professionally as m . night shyamalan , is an indian and american screenwriter , film director , producer and occasional actor known for making movies with contemporary . . . more

" i ' m going to let you in on a little secret . . . and tell you that six of tonight ' s greatest movie quotes come from one film . casablanca .

* afi defines an american film as an english language motion picture with significant creative and / or financial production elements from the united states . additionally , only movie quotes from feature - length american films released before january 1 , 2004 , will be considered . afi defines a feature - length film as a motion picture of narrative format that is typically over 60 minutes in length .

sir alfred joseph hitchcock , kbe was an english film director and producer . often nicknamed " the master of suspense " , he pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological . . . more

stanfield , p . ( 2002 ) . & apos ; " film noir like you & apos ; ve never seen " : jim thompson adaptations and cycles of neo noir & apos ; .

friedrich christian anton " fritz " lang was a german - austrian filmmaker , screenwriter , and occasional film producer and actor . one of the best known émigrés from germany ' s . . . more

michael haneke is an austrian film director and screenwriter best known for films such as caché , funny games , the white ribbon and amour . his films often document the discontent and . . . more

guillermo del toro gómez is a mexican film director , screenwriter , producer , and novelist . in his filmmaking career , del toro has alternated between spanish - language dark fantasy pieces , . . . more

mario bava was an italian director , screenwriter , special effects artist and cinematographer from the " golden age " of italian horror films . his work kick - started the giallo film genre . . . more

from any era and genre , these are the greatest black actors in film history , ranked by the community to determine who is the best of all time . these black actors are the top in the business , and many are also among the best living actors today . from those who have portrayed classic black characters in film , to award winning actors , only the most deserving actors are on this list .

professor stanfield ' s primary area of interest is in american film cultures . his research focuses on film genres and cycles , which includes two monographs on the western . he has also published extensively on gangster movies and co - edited a book on the blacklist era in american cinema . connected to this work is a substantial body of research on popular music and american film , which ranges from hollywood ' s fascination with america ' s gutter songs in the early sound period , 1930s singing cowboys , the figure of stagger lee in westerns , and the fad for calypso and rock ' n ' roll in 1950s teenpics .

brian russell de palma is an american film director and screenwriter . in a career spanning over 40 years , he is probably best known for his suspense and crime thriller films . he directed . . . more

joseph " joe " dante , jr . is an american film director , producer , editor and actor . his films—notably gremlins —often mix fantastical storylines with comedic elements . dante ' s films . . . more

jacques tourneur was a french - american film director known for a series of low - budget horror films he made for rko studios , including cat people , i walked with a zombie and the leopard man .

takashi shimizu is a japanese filmmaker . he is best known for being the creator of the japanese ju - on series and american the grudge franchise . according to film scholar wheeler winston dixon , . . . more

ruggero deodato is an italian film director and screen writer . during his career , he ranged different genres like peplum , comedy , drama , poliziottesco and science fiction , but he is best known . . . more

james whale was an english film director , theatre director and actor . he is best remembered for his four classic horror films : frankenstein , the old dark house , the invisible man and bride of . . . more

robert earl wise was an american film director , producer and editor . he won academy awards for best director and best picture for both west side story and the sound of music . he was also . . . more

david keith lynch is an american film director , television director , visual artist , musician , actor , and author . known for his surrealist films , he has developed a unique cinematic style . the . . . more

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wesley earl " wes " craven is an american film director , writer , producer , and actor known for his work on horror films , particularly slasher films . he is the creator of the a nightmare . . . more

roger william corman is an american independent film producer , director and actor . he has mostly worked on low - budget b movies . much of corman ' s work has an established critical reputation , such . . . more

lucio fulci was an italian film director , screenwriter and actor . he is perhaps best known for his gore films , including zombi 2 and the beyond , although he made films in genres as diverse as . . . more

john david landis is an american film director , screenwriter , actor , and producer . he is known for his comedy films , his horror films , and his music videos with michael jackson . he directed . . . more

afi distributed a ballot with 400 nominated movie quotes to a jury of over 1 , 500 leaders from the creative community , including film artists ( directors , screenwriters , actors , editors , cinematographers ) , critics and historians .

clive barker is an english writer , film director , and visual artist best known for his work in both fantasy and horror fiction . barker came to prominence in the mid - 1980s with a series of short . . . more

william peter blatty is an american writer and filmmaker . the exorcist , written in 1971 , is his most well - known novel ; he also wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation , for which he won an . . . more

timothy walter " tim " burton is an american film director , producer , artist , writer , and animator . he is known for his dark , gothic , macabre , and quirky horror and fantasy films such as . . . more

roman polanski is a polish and , since 1976 , naturalized - french film director , producer , writer , and actor . having made films in poland , the united kingdom , france and the united states , he is . . . more

robert burgess aldrich was an american film director , writer and producer , notable for such films as vera cruz , kiss me deadly , the big knife , what ever happened to baby jane ? , hush… hush , sweet . . . more

chiwetel ejiofor , each of the black actors on this list has earned his place with an excellent body of work and memorable performances . some black comedians and rappers are also on this list , having found success in the world of film as well .

this list features the film industry’s best horror directors and includes great directors like wes craven , alfred hitchcock , george a . romero , david lynch , david argento , mario brava , john carpenter , james whale , and terence fisher , roman polanski .

suicide squad might be a mess of a film , bashed by critics and fans alike , but that hasn’t stopped moviegoers from buying tickets opening weekend . david ayer ‘s comic book adaptation had a huge opening weekend , earning a massive $ 135 million domestically , shattering the previous august us box office record ( guardians of the galaxy has held the crown for two years with its $ 94 . 3 million opening in 2014 ) . the film has also grossed over $ 267 million worldwide , but it will need three times that to break even . if the movie’s saturday numbers are any indication , the bad word - of - mouth buzz for this film will only result in dramatic diminishing returns in the coming weeks . let’s take a look at the suicide squad box office , after the jump .

" great movie quotes become part of our cultural vocabulary . when you consider that any phrase from american film is eligible , you realize this is our most subjective topic to date . we expect nothing less than a war of words as we reignite interest in classic american movies . "

his latest book , maximum movies ? pulp fictions , takes a long look at academics ' fascination with pulp cultures , tracing their enthrallment with the work of samuel fuller and the film adaptations of pulpsters mickey spilliane ( kiss me deadly ) and jim thompson ( the killer inside me ) .

this list features history’s best auteurs , including : wes craven , alfred hitchcock , david lynch , peter jackson , quentin tarantino , charlie kaufman and julian schnabel . vote for your favorite auteur film director below , or add one whose style you love if they aren ' t already on the list .

professor stanfield teaches pulp cinema and american cinema in all its many guises at both undergraduate and postgraduate level . he is a co - director of the centre for the interdisciplinary study of film and the moving image , and helps lead the research group investigating the notion and actuality of repetition in the arts .

chronologically , the ballot spans from 1927 , with the first full - length sound film , the jazz singer : " wait a minute , wait a minute . you ain ' t heard nothin ' yet ! " to 2002 and " my precious " from the lord of the rings : the two towers .

this film isn ' t nearly as bad as the trailer makes it look . zhang yimou ' s actioner the great wall turns out to be pretty entertaining ( in a basic man - vs . - monster fashion ) , beautiful to look at and not a white - man - as - savior embarrassment .

a most excellent and entertaining film , well written and scored . the dialogue was at times thought provoking and , to be honest , was more or less in line with my thoughts on time travel which is as good a reason as any to like it ! perhaps a better script might have ruined it , and special effects would not have suited the films nuances and quirks . i have never come across a bad australian film and this , being no exception , is a better one than some other highly glossy and commercial ones . in many ways this reminds me of a typical british film shot with lots of love on a low budget - earthy and local , with no pretensions . plot holes were easy to forgive given that there were few for the given budget , and that , apart from the police scenes , the acting was of a quality any director would be pleased with . i enjoyed it . i would have bought this !

this kind of movie trivia is fun , but the movies are never trivial . consider mrs . miniver . . . a film released the same year as casablanca . its closing lines were so powerful to president franklin roosevelt , that he ordered them printed on millions of leaflets and dropped over nazi - occupied europe . "

of all time including , morgan freeman , don cheadle , samuel l . jackson , ossie davis , forest whitaker , danny glover , and eddie murphy . is the black male actor you think is best not on the list ? add him to make a truly comprehensive list to determine the best black men in film history .

what does it mean to be iconoclastic ? in its rawest sense , it means to break the rules . to be an iconoclastic artist , one would have to recognize what is regarded as typical , and then either destroy or reestablish the norm . iconoclastic artists are innovators and renegades . these are the most iconoclastic directors in film history .

together we set out across five years to explore the pulp landscape as it had been earlier travelled by avant - garde artists and critics . in the process i began to write the book that would become maximum movies ? pulp fictions : film culture and the worlds of samuel fuller , mickey spillane and jim thompson ( rutgers university press , 2011 ) .

it’s also worth noting that suicide squad broke august imax records , earning $ 18 . 2 million on 636 imax screens globally , also surpassing guardians of the galaxy , which opened with $ 15 . 9 million worldwide in imax screens . the film will have a two week run in imax theaters before its replaced by ben - hur on august 19th 2016 .

it seems likely that the film is entitled " the great wall " because they couldn ' t have called the film " great " in reference to the acting . damon ' s occasionally - heard irish brogue leaves one with the occasional impression that his character is meant to be irish - - although that would be entirely unnecessary to the plot . then again , it is equally plausible that the character is meant to be an impostor of limited impersonation skills infiltrating the chinese army . whatever the reason may be , " the great wall " is little more than a silly , two - dimensional diversion for teenage boys . the good cgi and frequent battle carnage should be enough to satisfy that target audience , even if it satisfies few others .

latinos have constituted part of the united states’ cinematic imagination since the emergence of motion pictures in the late 19th century . though shifting in their specific contours , representations of latinos have remained consistently stereotypical ; latinos have primarily appeared on screen as bandits , criminals , nameless maids , or sultry señoritas . these representations have been shaped by broader political and social issues and have influenced the public perception of latinos in the united states . however , the history of latinos and film should not be limited to the topic of representation . latinos have participated in the film industry as actors , creative personnel ( including directors and cinematographers ) , and have responded to representations on screen as members of audiences with a shared sense of identity , whether as mexicanos de afuera in the early 20th century , hispanics in the 1980s and 1990s , or latinos in the 21st century . both participation in production and reception have been shaped by the ideas about race that characterize the film industry and its products . hollywood’s labor hierarchy has been highly stratified according to race , and hollywood films that represent latinos in a stereotypical fashion have been protested by latino audiences . while some latino / a filmmakers have opted to work outside the confines of the commercial film industry , others have sought to gain entry and reform the industry from the inside . throughout the course of this long history , latino representation on screen and on set has been shaped by debates over international relations , immigration , citizenship , and the continuous circulation of people and films between the united states and latin america .

alfred hitchcock discovered very early in his career that a film director had the capability to manipulate the spectator . the master of suspense knew exactly where to put the camera , how to meticulously frame each shot , and how to edit those images together to create the maximum effect . and of course , in most hitchcock films , the maximum effect meant scaring the bejesus out of the audience .

i wanted to examine the creative interventions of artists , critics and scholars who work with popular film to produce new cultural forms and ideas . to investigate the surrealists’ play with the violent poetics of crime fictions ; the nouvelle vague ’s validation of american hard - boiled fiction ; abstract painter and film critic manny farber’s theory of termite art ; lawrence alloway’s concept of “maximum movies ; ” the art brut style of samuel fuller , and the crime - scapes and the genealogy of pulp . that was the premise , but to put all of this into play was not straightforward . there were no text books or pre - set readings for such a programme of study . i would have to research what i wanted to teach and my students would have to be participants in that project .

these codes have not really changed much in the last 100 years , as films are more or less made the exact same way today as they were in say 1940 . however , that doesn’t mean that these rigid cinematic codes are never broken . it doesn’t mean that cutting edge film directors haven’t come along with new ways to shoot scenes , different methods of editing , and more complicated ways to tell story .

. the movie was a monster box office flop but has , of course , gone on to become a film school staple and is often cited as the greatest movie ever made . his use of a non - linear narrative , extreme angles , and canted framing were completely unheard of in the earlier days of cinema . welles did it all : he wrote , directed , acted , and produced most of his films .

such movie taglines were common in the 1950s , as hollywood churned out a variety of low - budget pictures that were sold on the basis of their sensational content and topicality . while a few of these movies have since become canonized by film fans and critics , a number of the era’s biggest fads have now faded into obscurity . to be published in 2015 , the cool and the crazy examines seven of these film cycles , including short - lived trends like boxing movies , war pictures , and social problem films detailing the sordid and violent life of teenagers , as well as uniquely 1950s takes on established genres like the gangster picture . i reveal how hollywood sought to capitalize upon current events , moral panics , and popular fads , making movies that were “ripped from the headlines” on everything from the korean war to rock and roll . within the broader historical and commercial contexts i consider how these films were produced , marketed , and exhibited . in the process , uncovering surprising synergies between film and other arenas of popular culture , like the ways that the fashion trend for blue jeans influenced the 1950s western . the cool and the crazy offers an insight into cinema as a “pop” medium , unabashedly derivative , faddish , and ephemeral . by studying these long - burst bubbles of 1950s “pop , ” i reveal something new about what films do and the pleasures they provide .

starring global superstar matt damon and directed by one of the most breathtaking visual stylists of our time , zhang yimou ( hero , house of flying daggers ) , legendary ' s the great wall tells the story of an elite force making a valiant stand for humanity on the world ' s most iconic structure . the first english - language production for yimou is the largest film ever shot entirely in china . the great wall also stars jing tian , pedro pascal , willem dafoe and andy lau .

from the wild angels in 1966 until its conclusion in 1972 , the cycle of outlaw motorcycle films contained forty - odd formulaic examples . all but one were made by independent companies that specialized in producing exploitation movies for drive - ins , neighborhood theaters , and run - down inner - city movie houses . despised by critics but welcomed by exhibitors , these cheaply and quickly made pictures were produced to appeal to audiences of under - educated mobile youths . plagiarizing contemporary films for plotlines , the cycle reveled in a brutal and lurid sensationalism drawn from the day & apos ; s headlines . disreputable and interchangeable these films maybe , but their lack of cultural legitimacy and low ambition is a large part of the rationale for this study ; inviting questions about seriality and film cycles that are otherwise ignored in histories of 1960s and 70s american film . hoodlum movies explains why and how these films were made , who they were made for , and how the cycle developed through the second half of the 1960s before coming to a shuddering halt in 1972 .

i don’t think it is an exaggeration to say that this book would not have taken the shape it did without student input ( through their own research carried out in preparation for our debates in seminars and as articulated in their essays ) . there was a perfect cycle of knowledge acquisition , dissemination and debate . at times i led the way ; at other times the students set the path to follow . in the end , the book closed the circuit , but not before a new research project had begun on repetition and novelty in popular film . . .

this essay challenges the received wisdom that teenpix of the 1950s were dominated by a soundtrack of rock ' n ' roll . i argue that this cycle of film production was marked by a diversity of musical genres , styles and types . not only rock ' n ' roll , but rhythm ' n ' blues , folk , rockabilly , swing , west coast jazz , bebop , latin music such as the mambo , the rhumba , the cha cha chá , and caribbean calypsos were all heavily featured in these films . this study is carried out through a focus on the temporal arrangements – fads , cycles , trends – that govern serial production and consumption of movies and popular music . following philip ennis ' thesis that rock ' n ' roll is best defined by its ability to & apos ; crossover & apos ; musical boundaries – to move , for example , across the pop , country , and rhythm ' n ' blues charts – i argue that the film industry chose not to overly limit the music it had on offer and instead provided a varied package , some of which , it expected , would crossover and appeal to diverse and capricious teenage tastes .

explosive ! amazing ! terrifying ! you won & apos ; t believe your eyes ! such movie taglines were common in the 1950s , as hollywood churned out a variety of low - budget pictures that were sold on the basis of their sensational content and topicality . while a few of these movies have since become canonized by film fans and critics , a number of the era & apos ; s biggest fads have now faded into obscurity . the cool and the crazy examines seven of these film cycles , including short - lived trends like boxing movies , war pictures , and social problem films detailing the sordid and violent life of teenagers , as well as uniquely 1950s takes on established genres like the gangster picture . peter stanfield reveals how hollywood sought to capitalize upon current events , moral panics , and popular fads , making movies that were " ripped from the headlines " on everything from the korean war to rock and roll . as he offers careful readings of several key films , he also considers the broader historical and commercial contexts in which these films were produced , marketed , and exhibited . in the process , stanfield uncovers surprising synergies between hollywood and other arenas of popular culture , like the ways that the fashion trend for blue jeans influenced the 1950s western .

this essay tracks the emergence , consolidation and dissolution of the short cycle of hot rod movies that was exhibited from 1956 to 1958 . the aim is to explore this cycle & apos ; s connection to topical issues and show how filmmakers used timely subjects . the essay examines the media frenzy that whirled around the subculture of hot rodding and the sensationalist marketing strategies used to promote the films , which are linked to exhibition in drive - in theatres . there is an extraordinary mismatch between the thrills promised by the sales pitch for the films and the pedestrian action of the films themselves . while showing intent to speed , few examples of the cycle actually delivered on the promise to thrill . finally , questions of turnover and the speed of production are considered . what draws these areas of interest together is a series of enquiries about what made hot rods and hot rod culture useful to film producers and audiences .

in the words of richard maltby . . . " maximum movies - - pulp fictions describes two improbably imbricated worlds and the piece of cultural history their intersections provoked . " one of these worlds comprises a clutch of noisy , garish pulp movies—kiss me deadly , shock corridor , fixed bayonets ! , i walked with a zombie , the lineup , terror in a texas town , ride lonesome—pumped out for the grind houses at the end of the urban exhibition chain by the studios ' b - divisions and fly - by - night independents . the other is occupied by critics , intellectuals , cinephiles , and filmmakers such as jean - luc godard , manny farber , and lawrence alloway , who championed the cause of these movies and incited the cultural guardians of the day by attacking a rigorously policed canon of tasteful , rarified , and ossified art objects . against the legitimate , and in defense of the illegitimate , in an insolent and unruly manner , they agitated for the recognition of lurid sensational crime stories . war pictures , fast - paced westerns , thrillers , and gangster melodramas were claimed as examples of the true , the real , and the authentic in contemporary culture - - the foundation upon which modern film studies sits .

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you don ' t understand ! i coulda had class . i coulda been a contender . i could ' ve been somebody , instead of a bum , which is what i am .

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a census taker once tried to test me . i ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti .

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