Author Archives: brendanglynn01

Casablanca is about an American nightclub owner who lives in Morocco during World War II. Rick, the main character who owns the Cafe Americain, is a tough, no nonsense type of guy who had a complicated past. Casablanca, the city where most of the film takes place is a refuge for people trying to escapeContinue reading “Casablanca”

Do The Right Thing was directed by Spike Lee, focuses on Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn. It takes place on one of the hottest days in the summer in a relatively poor neighborhood. The area is made up of a largely black population but focuses on the Italian run pizza place and it’s black delivery man. SalContinue reading “Do The Right Thing”

Antoine Doinel is a young school kid who is trying to find his way in the world. In this French New Wave film, we follow Antoine’s mischievous childhood while he is trying to find meaning in his life. Throughout the film, Antoine often finds himself getting into trouble just for the fun of it. HeContinue reading “The 400 Blows”

The World War II film Inglorious Basterds takes a different approach to most WWII films. Most WWII films focus on strictly the facts while Inglorious Basterds focused mainly on satire and legend. The Inglorious Basterds are a mainly Jewish force that are tasked with killing Nazis in the film. The Nazis are afraid of themContinue reading “Inglorious Basterds”

Shutter Island is a captivating film about a mental patient who doesn’t even know that he’s in a facility. He plays out an elaborate role play as a U.S Marshall (Teddy Daniels)trying to find and escaped mental patient. The whole idea of him finding her is staged by his doctors trying to make him realizeContinue reading “Shutter Island”

Bonnie and Clyde is an exciting movie about two unlikely partners. Bonnie first meets Clyde when she catches him eyeballing her mother’s car. She confronts him and he plays it off stating that he was just looking to buy a new car. This subtle response shows how Clyde is a sly fellow and can talkContinue reading “Bonnie and Clyde”

Citizen Kane is an interesting movie about a man that has everything, but also nothing. It shows the humble beginnings of Charlie Foster Kane and how he was sent away in order to obtain a better life. To me, Kane being sent away from his parents was a deal with the devil. Although Kane wasContinue reading “Rosebud”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”