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TOP 10 MOVIES
Box Office
as of 2/05/2012
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title |
gross |
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Chronicle |
$22M |
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2 |
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The Woman in Black |
$21M |
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3 |
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The Grey |
$34.7M |
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4 |
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Big Miracle |
$8.5M |
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5 |
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Underworld: Awakening |
$54.4M |
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6 |
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One for the Money |
$19.7M |
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7 |
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Red Tails |
$41.3M |
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8 |
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The Descendants |
$65.5M |
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9 |
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Man on a Ledge |
$14.7M |
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0 |
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Extremely Loud and
Incredibly Close |
$26.8M |
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Jorge Solis
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John
Carpenter Section
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Making My First Movie |
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Who is “Jorge Solis, Resident John Carpenter
Expert”?
by Jorge Solis,
Resident John Carpenter Expert
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What makes a good movie
critic? A movie critic has to understand the value of editing, lighting,
composition, and writing. A movie critic knows right away when a
performance is just downright bad and when special effects are
laughable. You have to trust your
own opinion and not back down to the masses.
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What makes me a good movie
critic? Would you like to hear my credentials? I am a recent
graduate from the College of Mount Saint Vincent. I am very happy
to say that I graduated as a Communications Major with a Writing Minor.
During the last three years, I completed four feature length student
films: The Intruder, ZombieFest, Rue Morgue, and Purloined
Letter. Did I forget to mention that I was an intern for the
Publicity Department at DC Comics? Now enough about me, let’s talk
about movies.
If I didn’t like movies, I
wouldn’t have studied as a film student for so long. You will always see
me listening to the director’s commentaries from my favorite DVD.
My film school was listening to the teachings of John Carpenter,
Guillermo Del Toro, and David Fincher.
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I’ll let you in on a
little secret; The Abyss is my favorite James Cameron
movie and, I think, it is his best. I will even tell you why Michael
Mann’s Heat is a cinematic masterpiece. You don’t always
have to agree with me. If you don’t like my choices, say so and
give a reason why. Because that’s the best thing about film; it’s
subjective, not objective.
Read Jorge's original Bio |
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Congratulations!
Our own Jorge Solis has completed his forth film, Purloined Letter.
To be release around October 2005. |
The Films by Jorge Solis:
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The Intruder
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ZombieFest
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Rue Morgue
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Purloined Letter
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| Jorge Solis' first bio written
during his freshman year at college. Never in a million years did
I think I would ever write an introduction about myself. If I come across
as snobbish or a jerk, I'm sorry. I'm really not. I'm just a guy who likes
to watch movies. I'm also a Communications Major with a minor in Writing
at the College of Mount Saint Vincent. Now enough about me and let's talk
about movies.
Why do I like movies so
much? I guess it's because movies can be taken seriously and can also be
entertainment. A serious piece of work in my opinion is The Shawshank
Redemption and an entertainment piece to me is Face/Off. I like
all kinds of movies but my favorites are horror movies. I can talk about
James Whale's Frankenstein to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead to John
Carpenter's The Thing for hours.
When I was young, I was
watching movies, cartoons, and reading comic books. Alfred Hitchcock would
make storyboards before he went to work on his movie. Back then, many
filmmakers didn't use storyboards unless they were making cartoons. His
storyboards contained the camera angle, the movement of the character, and
shadows. When I see storyboards, I see a comic book.
I don't look at the visual
aspect of a movie so much. Instead I think of how the story is
being told. I believe a good script makes a good movie. I care
more about character development, dialogue, and the story. For
example, the tension in the movie, Reservoir
Dogs, between the men in suits builds up and explodes where
everyone is involved in a Mexican shootout. In the beginning,
everyone is having their own kind of conversation as they eat
while the camera is circling around their table. Reservoir Dogs
is about a bank robbery even though you don't see it. Quentin
Tarantino wrote a good screenplay, which is why he was able to
direct a good movie.
You can prove me
wrong though on my theory. You just need to give me a good
example. I think the best-written screenplay ever for a movie was Ben-Hur.
The story is about a rich man who becomes a slave and loses
everything he has. It is also a revenge story as he seeks
vengeance against the man who betrayed him. You can disagree with
me on this of course and this is why movies are great. Film is
subjective, not objective. Everyone has their own opinion. |
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