MOVIES VOCABULARY

CHICK FLICK•A MOVIE IS CALLED A “CHICK FLICK” IF IT APPEALS TO MOSTLY WOMEN. THESE MOVIES ARE USUALLY ABOUT ROMANCE OR THE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN. MOST MEN TRY TO STAY AWAY FROM THESE MOVIES.

“SAM’S GIRLFRIEND MADE HIM GO TO A CHICK FLICK.”

BLOOD AND GORE MOVIE•THIS PHRASE IS USED TO DESCRIBE A HORROR MOVIE THAT SHOWS A LOT OF VIOLENCE AND DEATH. THE POINT OF THE MOVIE IS TO SCARE YOU BY SHOWING THE MURDERS UP CLOSE.

•“I WON’T LET MY DAUGHTERS WATCH BLOOD AND GORE MOVIES. THEY ARE TOO SCARY.”

BLOCKBUSTER•THIS IS A TERM TO DESCRIBE A MOVIE THAT IS EXTREMELY POPULAR AND EARNS A LOT OF MONEY.

•“THE BIG BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE THIS SUMMER WAS ABOUT A TRIP TO SPACE.”

A BOX OFFICE FLOP•THIS TERM DESCRIBES A MOVIE THAT DOES POORLY IN THE THEATERS. NOT MANY PEOPLE TURN OUT TO SEE IT AND IT USUALLY LOSES MONEY FOR THE PRODUCTION COMPANY.

•“THIS MOVIE IS HORRIBLE. IT IS SURE TO BE A BOX OFFICE FLOP.”

B MOVIE

•A “B MOVIE” IS ONE THAT IS MADE ON A LOW BUDGET AND DOESN’T HAVE FAMOUS ACTORS.

•“MY FRIEND HAS ALL OF THESE UNHEARD OF B MOVIES THAT HE SHOWS HIS GUESTS.”

INDIE MOVIE•THE TERM “INDIE” IS SHORT FOR “INDEPENDENT”. SO THESE ARE FILMS THAT ARE MORE OUTSIDE OF THE HOLLYWOOD SCENE WHERE ALL THE BIG MOVIES ARE MADE.

•“SOME OF THE BEST ACTORS START OUT IN INDIE FILMS. THIS IS WHERE THEY GET DISCOVERED.”

SEQUEL•A SEQUEL IS A MOVIE THAT COMES AFTER ANOTHER MOVIE AND IT CONTINUES THE STORY. A LOT OF MOVIES THAT DO WELL WILL HAVE A SEQUEL OR TWO.

•“ROCKY WAS A GREAT MOVIE. I LIKED THE SEQUEL WHICH WAS CALLED ROCKY II.

A LISTER•THIS IS A TERM THAT DESCRIBES THE ELITE ACTORS IN HOLLYWOOD. THESE ARE THE SELECT FEW THAT EARN MULTIMILLIONS FOR DOING A MOVIE. A FEW EXAMPLES OF ACTORS ON THE “A LIST” ARE BRAD PITT, TOM CRUISE, AND JENNIFER ANISTON.

•“TOM CRUISE IS AN A LISTER. HE IS IN SOME HUGE MOVIES.”

FILM NOIRSTYLISH HOLLYWOOD CRIME DRAMA, PARTICULARLY SUCH THAT EMPHASIZES CYNICAL ATTITUDES AND SEXUAL MOTIVATIONS. HOLLYWOOD'S CLASSICAL FILM NOIR PERIOD IS GENERALLY REGARDED AS EXTENDING FROM THE EARLY 1940S TO THE LATE 1950S. FILM NOIR OF THIS ERA IS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW-KEY BLACK-AND-WHITE VISUAL STYLE THE BIG SLEEP

WORD-OF-MOUTH (VIVA VOCE)•COMMUNICATED VERBALLY, EXPRESSED ORALLY

•”THE FILM HAD GOOD WORD-OF-MOUTH PUBLICITY.”

• 1. WHICH TYPES (GENRES) OF MOVIES DO YOU ENJOY MOST? WHY?• 2. CAN YOU THINK OF AN EXAMPLE OF A GOOD MOVIE IN FIVE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES?• 3. CAN YOU THINK OF AN EXAMPLE OF A BAD MOVIE IN THREE CATEGORIES?• 4. WHAT MAKES YOUR FAVORITE FILMS SPECIAL OR MEMORABLE?• 5. NAME A FEW MOVIES THAT YOU DISLIKED. WHY DID YOU DISLIKE THEM?• 6. CAN YOU THINK OF SOME BOOKS THAT HAVE BEEN ADAPTED INTO MOVIES? DID THE ADAPTATIONS

WORK?• 7. DID YOU HAVE A FAVORITE MOVIE AS A CHILD? TEENAGER?• 8. DID YOU HAVE A FAVORITE STAR AS A CHILD OR TEENAGER? WHO? WHY?• 9. DO YOU KNOW ANYBODY WHO HAD A “CRUSH” ON A FAMOUS ACTOR OR ACTRESS?• 10. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A MOVIE SEVERAL TIMES? WHICH? WHY?• 11. DO YOU HAVE ANY FAVORITE ACTORS NOW? WHY? DID THEY MOVE YOU IN ANY ROLE?• 12. WHAT ACTORS, ACTRESSES, OR DIRECTORS WOULD YOU LIKE TO LUNCH WITH?• 13. DO YOU HAVE ANY FAVORITE DIRECTORS? WHY? WHICH OF THAT DIRECTOR’S FILMS TOUCHED YOU?• 14. HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHICH MOVIE TO SEE? WORD OF MOUTH? ADS? AWARDS? REVIEWS?• 15. WHICH MOVIES WOULD YOU SUGGEST A TOURIST TO YOUR COUNTRY WATCH? WHY?• 16. WHAT MOVIES HAVE YOU SEEN THIS YEAR? WHICH DO YOU RECOMMEND?• 17. DO YOU THINK MOVIES INFLUENCE SOCIETY OR REFLECT SOCIETY? HOW?

•“THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND THE MOVIES IS THAT A SCRIPT HAS TO MAKE SENSE, AND LIFE DOESN’T.”• —JOSEPH L. MANKIEWICZ (1909–1993), AMERICAN SCREENWRITER