San Jose Mercury News Guest Opinion. Some 270,000 citizens across our nation are now aware of the pernicious behavior of certain large corporations and their use of their supposed constitutional rights as persons in order to defy labor and environmental laws, hamper food inspections, flout safety laws and more.
FILM STYLES. A film style is a recognizable group of conventions used by filmmakers to add visual appeal, meaning, or depth to their work. It can encompass every aspect of film; dialogue, cinematography, attitude (i.e., seriousness or lack thereof).
That's the thesis of Zelig, Allen's wisest film, which has much to say about the way a person can be bent and contorted in the name of acceptance. Its ostensibly wacky conceit [...] is grounded in an emotional and psychological reality all too familiar to shrug of as farce.