New Movies: Oppenheimer, Barbie, and More to Watch

January 23rd, 2024

There are lots of great movies to watch! One movie is called "Oppenheimer" and it is about a very smart man named Robert who works on a secret project. It is a long movie with lots of flashbacks, and people really liked it. Another movie is "Poor Things" which is a funny, dark story about a woman named Bella. It is set a long time ago and has some famous actors in it. "Killers of the Flower Moon" is a movie by a famous director, Martin Scorsese. It's about a sad time in the 1920s when some bad things happened to the Osage Nation because they had oil-rich land. It has big stars in it and is very long, but it looks beautiful. There is also a movie about the famous doll Barbie. It is a musical comedy and is about Barbie having a big adventure and learning about herself. Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling are in it, playing Barbie and Ken. "Maestro" is a movie about a famous music conductor named Leonard Bernstein. Bradley Cooper plays him and he even looks like him! He worked very hard on this movie. Then, there is an animated movie called "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" where a young superhero, Miles Morales, has exciting adventures. It's fun and full of action. There are many more movies to watch if you like different kinds of stories, like ones about strong women, love stories, brave people, and even stories from history. If you want to watch these movies, you can find them online or in theaters. Some are available to rent or buy, and you can also find them on different streaming services. Enjoy watching!

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💭 Discussion Questions

. Which movie is about a very smart man named Robert who works on a secret project?

. In which movie do Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling play Barbie and Ken?

. Where can you watch the movies mentioned in the article?

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🌐 Cultural context

The article is from a place where English-language films are popular. They produce movies with a wide variety of genres and often include famous actors. The films mentioned touch on historical events, adaptations of literary works, and fictional stories.

🧠 Further reading

Cinematic techniques

In movies, people use different ways to make the story look good on screen. Here are some ways they do that: - They keep the camera on one side of the actors to make sure everything looks like it belongs together. This is called the 180-degree rule. - Sometimes, they take pictures from the sky, which is very popular now because many people have drones. - When the camera moves around the person or thing in a half-circle, this is called an arc. - If light comes from behind the person or thing in the film, it makes a shadow. This is known as backlighting. - To show time passing or going from one place to another, the filmmakers might use a picture of a clock or calendar. This is called a bridging shot. - The camera can look down at the subject, which is a high-angle shot, or look up, which is a low-angle shot. - They can show something really close, like a face or a small object. This is a close-up. - To change from one picture to another quickly, they use a cut. - When they show two things happening at the same time in different places, they go back and forth between the two. This is cross-cutting and can make people feel excited. - To make the story smooth, they edit the movie so it doesn't look like anything is missing or jumped over. This is continuity editing. - And deep focus means they make both the things close to the camera and far away look clear at the same time. These are just some ways filmmakers create their stories!

International Indian Film Academy Awards

Every year, Bollywood celebrates its best movies and actors at the International Indian Film Academy Awards, or IIFA for short. This big event started in the year 2000. People from all over the world can vote online to pick their favorite movie stars. There is also a special part called IIFA Utsavam for South Indian movies. This started in 2016 for movies made in 2015. The first IIFA Utsavam happened in India. The very first IIFA was in London. Now, it happens in different countries. It's not just one night, but three days of fun and celebrations about Indian movies. These awards are given for the best movies from the last year. Salman Khan, a famous actor, has been the face of IIFA since it began. There are also five big awards for the best actor and actress, best movie, best music, and best director from the last ten years. At the IIFA, they give many awards like Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress and more. They also give special awards to actors for their style and to people who help make the Earth a better place. People look forward to finding out who wins at the IIFA every year. It's a big party for Bollywood!

Docudrama

There is a type of movie and TV show called a docudrama. It tells stories about real things that have happened. It's a mix of a documentary, which shares facts and real events, and drama, which is a play or story with action and feelings. A docudrama tries to be true to what really happened but might add some made-up parts if not every detail is known. The people in a docudrama might say words that were really said by actual people, or they might say new words that writers think fit the story. Sometimes, these shows are filmed where the real events took place. Docudramas are different from movies that say they are "based on true events." Those movies can add more made-up parts. There are also historical dramas and historical fiction, which both might have fake stories or people in them, set at a time in the past. Filmmakers who make docudramas have different ways of doing it. Some want to show the real events very carefully, and others focus more on making an interesting show. The success of a docudrama can depend on how much money they have and how much time they spend making it.