Films

Films
verbs
types
people
make,
produce,
shoot
star in, act
review
actress
director, producer
scriptwriter
camera operator
make-up artist
set designer
costume designer
comedy
action
western
science fiction
adventure
mystery
romance

WHICH IS YOUR FAVOURITE TYPE OF FILM?

B
ollywood
H
What do you know about Bollywood?
1899
colourful costumes
Hollywood
kidnappers
Britain
Have you ever seen any Indian films?
Did you like them?

SUMMARY
musicals
the largest film industry
Bollywood
film industry
named after
Bollywood productions
about love, marriage, family and crime
Indian films
popular around the world

WOULD PREFER/WOULD RATHER
I prefer eating Italian food to eating Chinese food.
General preference
I would prefer to go swimming ( rather) than sunbathe all day.
Specific preference
I would rather/sooner go swimming than play basketball.

WHY DO YOU LIKE THE FILM?
I really like/love …,
which is a film about/ set in ….
I think … is an amazing film.
… is one of my favourite films. It focuses on … .
… because I always really enjoy comedies/action films.
I think the special effects/costumes/scenery/acting is(are) amazing.
I think … is an amazing actor/actress.
I find the film really exciting/action-packed/ moving.
What I like best about … the special effects/ graphics/sound effects/stunts.
Describing the film
Giving reasons

WHAT KIND OF FILM?
comedy
romance

REVIEWING FILMS
United States, 1999
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Hugo Weaving, Julian Arahanga
Directors: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Producer: Joel Silver
a science fiction thriller
Thomas Anderson (Keanu Reeves) /lead/ a double life.
A hard-working computer programmer/work/ a major software corporation.
a hacker/ named Neo/
dissatisfied with his existence
Be contacted by /a mysterious computer presence known as Morpheus.
Begin/ an amazing odyssey for/ Neo and the audience.

REVIEWING FILMS
Diaz/ career woman Joy
decide/ to let her hair down /Vegas
Be dumped by her boyfriend
meet /Kutcher/layabout/ Jack.
husband and wife
Jack /win/the jackpot /use/Joy’s quarter
divorce/get half
a judge/ freeze/ the winnings /order/the bickering pair to make a go of /marriage.
Director: Tom Vaughan
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Rob Corddry, Treat Williams, Queen Latifah, Ashton Kutcher,
Genre(s): Comedy
What Happens in Vegas (2008)