Annie Kapur
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English Lecturer
đLiterature & Writing (B.A)
đFilm & Writing (M.A)
đSecondary English Education (PgDipEd) (QTS)
đBirmingham, UK
Stories (1964/0)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
In this article, we will be looking at 2019âs book â1001 Movies to See Before You Dieâ and going through each film in a random order that I have chosen. We will be looking at what constitutes this film to be on the list and whether I think this film deserves to be here at all. I want to make perfectly clear that I wonât be revealing details from this book such as analyses by film reporters who have written about the film in question, so if you want the book itself youâll have to buy it. But I will be covering the bookâs suggestions on which films should be your top priority. I wouldnât doubt for a second that everyone reading this article has probably watched many of these movies anyway. But we are just here to have a bit of fun. Weâre going to not just look at whether it should be on this list but weâre also going to look at why the film has such a legacy at all. Remember, this is the 2019 version of the book and so, films like âJokerâ will not be featured in this book and any film that came out in 2020 (and if we get there, in 2021). So strap in and if you have your own suggestions then donât hesitate to email me using the address in my bio. Letâs get on with it then.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review: Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)
I was actually watching this film when I was supposed to be working and thus, I got nothing done. The film was, at first primitive and slightly odd so I thought about turning it off, but then I saw tarot cards and then I was absolutely sold. The film is about a man who can tell the fortunes of each and every man in his carriage with the only way out for each of them being death. There is a twist that I donât want to tell you because it gives the game away but Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee are both in it, so you know itâs good.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Horror
There Are 2 Cakes Among Us
Of course, you probably know me very well for invading Vocal with my film studies stuff and articles entitled âa filmmakerâs guideâ. I have often explained that I love to bake as well. Since I was young, I have loved the idea, the creativity and the relaxation of baking different things. I love to make macarons, layer cakes and gingerbread in particular and the activity of it really gets me away from my laptop (where Iâm sure you know that I spend most of my life). So, I hope you enjoy me talking about what I bake and why I bake it complete with pictures (if not very good) of me actually baking, my baked goods in the process of being created and when theyâre finished. Iâm really happy to share this with you. And if you like, you can show me your baking (yes, I spend a lot of time writing, but I also spend a lot of time reading other peopleâs articles!), I would love to see it. Since I was in school, I was always interested in creating things, whether that be pieces of writing, welding things to make small statues or baking foods and making sweets (candy, if youâre American). I hope you enjoy looking at some of the stuff that has honestly kept me sane, because I seem to be going slightly mad.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Feast
Book Review: "Terra Amata" by J.M.G Clézio
From the prologue of this novel I knew I was absolutely in love with it. The beginning is just so powerful, leading you into this personâs life from the very beginning (not in a Tristram Shandy way but you get what I mean). From his youth to growing up and growing old, this book is a testament to a fictional characterâs life that feels at most times, all too real. Clezio really outdid himself with this one and I want to share with you the various things that made this book as amazing as it was to read. It was not just the character and what he did in his days of being within the text, instead it was also the way the character spoke directly to the reader with first and second person in conversation. It felt like I was reading something that was addressed to me in order to make me feel something. And it did. It made me feel like I was in a world where every problem, every issue and every moment of human suffering was something to be built upon and directed towards a better few moments of happiness. It showed me how to be happy knowing that one day, every single thing you did both mattered and, in the grand scale, did not matter. It showed me to appreciate what 209 pages I might have before I too must write my epilogue. Itâs mind-blowing.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to: Cyberpunk
In this chapter of âthe filmmakerâs guideâ weâre actually going to be learning about literature and film together. I understand that many of you are sitting in university during difficult times and finding it increasingly hard to study and I understand that many of you who are not at university or not planning on it are possibly stuck of what to do, need a break or even need to catch up on learning film before you get to the next level. This guide will be brief but will also contain: new vocabulary, concepts and theories, films to watch and we will be exploring something taboo until now in the âfilmmakerâs guideâ - academia (abyss opens). Each article will explore a different concept of film, philosophy, literature or bibliography/filmography etc. in order to give you something new to learn each time we see each other. You can use some of the words amongst family and friends to sound clever or you can get back to me (email in bio) and tell me how youâre doing. So, strap in and prepare for the filmmakerâs guide to film studies because it is going to be one wild ride.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Futurism
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
In this article, we will be looking at 2019âs book â1001 Movies to See Before You Dieâ and going through each film in a random order that I have chosen. We will be looking at what constitutes this film to be on the list and whether I think this film deserves to be here at all. I want to make perfectly clear that I wonât be revealing details from this book such as analyses by film reporters who have written about the film in question, so if you want the book itself youâll have to buy it. But I will be covering the bookâs suggestions on which films should be your top priority. I wouldnât doubt for a second that everyone reading this article has probably watched many of these movies anyway. But we are just here to have a bit of fun. Weâre going to not just look at whether it should be on this list but weâre also going to look at why the film has such a legacy at all. Remember, this is the 2019 version of the book and so, films like âJokerâ will not be featured in this book and any film that came out in 2020 (and if we get there, in 2021). So strap in and if you have your own suggestions then donât hesitate to email me using the address in my bio. Letâs get on with it then.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Criminal
Book Review: "The Memoir of an Anti-Hero" by Kornel Filipowicz
âThe Memoir of an Anti-Heroâ by Kornel Filipowicz is a book about a man who wants to survive in the midst of a world war. Whilst everyone else is concerned with doing something heroic to save themselves or their fellow man from the German Nazi invasion, this guy tries his best to hide from the limelight and thus protect himself. For the most of it, he really doesnât mind either. He doesnât seem to be impacted by this and he states that these people donât require âpityâ or salvation. However, as the book progresses, there are a number of thoughts that come pouring in through his mind, sort of breaking their way through in small bursts until the end of the book.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Serve
Layered Snowmen Desserts
Of course, you probably know me very well for invading Vocal with my film studies stuff and articles entitled âa filmmakerâs guideâ. I have often explained that I love to bake as well. Since I was young, I have loved the idea, the creativity and the relaxation of baking different things. I love to make macarons, layer cakes and gingerbread in particular and the activity of it really gets me away from my laptop (where Iâm sure you know that I spend most of my life). So, I hope you enjoy me talking about what I bake and why I bake it complete with pictures (if not very good) of me actually baking, my baked goods in the process of being created and when theyâre finished. Iâm really happy to share this with you. And if you like, you can show me your baking (yes, I spend a lot of time writing, but I also spend a lot of time reading other peopleâs articles!), I would love to see it. Since I was in school, I was always interested in creating things, whether that be pieces of writing, welding things to make small statues or baking foods and making sweets (candy, if youâre American). I hope you enjoy looking at some of the stuff that has honestly kept me sane, because I seem to be going slightly mad.
By Annie Kapur4 years ago in Feast
A Filmmaker's Guide to: Carpe Diem
In this chapter of âthe filmmakerâs guideâ weâre actually going to be learning about literature and film together. I understand that many of you are sitting in university during difficult times and finding it increasingly hard to study and I understand that many of you who are not at university or not planning on it are possibly stuck of what to do, need a break or even need to catch up on learning film before you get to the next level. This guide will be brief but will also contain: new vocabulary, concepts and theories, films to watch and we will be exploring something taboo until now in the âfilmmakerâs guideâ - academia (abyss opens). Each article will explore a different concept of film, philosophy, literature or bibliography/filmography etc. in order to give you something new to learn each time we see each other. You can use some of the words amongst family and friends to sound clever or you can get back to me (email in bio) and tell me how youâre doing. So, strap in and prepare for the filmmakerâs guide to film studies because it is going to be one wild ride.
By Annie Kapur4 years ago in Geeks
Out of the Depths...
I know Iâve been saying for a long time that I will do something lifestyle based and so, I am doing a lifestyle blog about things that happen on a day-to-day basis. I will be talking about my experiences with various things, some things will come back over and over again because my days are very much similar. If something else happens then it happens. Hopefully, you and I can get along and I can go along and tell you a little bit of a story about this experience Iâve had and then weâre going to talk about it. Iâm going to discuss my reaction and my thoughts on the experience afterwards. Not only am I thinking about getting a dialogue going, but Iâm also looking to make friends with people who have probably had similar experiences to me. Not only that though, maybe we can have a bit of a laugh and rethink this shit - maybe our minds can be changed and enlightened together. Or, you can just be here to enjoy the story and listen to me ramble on. If you want to read this in my voice then I kind of sound like a cross between Freddie Mercury and Scar from the âLion Kingâ. So get the full âexperienceâ there. So immersive.
By Annie Kapur4 years ago in Longevity
Vertigo (1958)
In this article, we will be looking at 2019âs book â1001 Movies to See Before You Dieâ and going through each film in a random order that I have chosen. We will be looking at what constitutes this film to be on the list and whether I think this film deserves to be here at all. I want to make perfectly clear that I wonât be revealing details from this book such as analyses by film reporters who have written about the film in question, so if you want the book itself youâll have to buy it. But I will be covering the bookâs suggestions on which films should be your top priority. I wouldnât doubt for a second that everyone reading this article has probably watched many of these movies anyway. But we are just here to have a bit of fun. Weâre going to not just look at whether it should be on this list but weâre also going to look at why the film has such a legacy at all. Remember, this is the 2019 version of the book and so, films like âJokerâ will not be featured in this book and any film that came out in 2020 (and if we get there, in 2021). So strap in and if you have your own suggestions then donât hesitate to email me using the address in my bio. Letâs get on with it then.
By Annie Kapur4 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eye-Witness Account" by MiklĂłs Nyiszli
I'm not going to lie when I say that this book was something I read some weeks ago and then, unusually, spread across a few days of reading time. I couldn't bring myself to read the whole thing in one sitting even though it was a pretty short book. It was just too graphic and too uneasy to sit there and take in all at once. I spread it out over a few days in order to pace myself. Don't worry, I did the same thing with a number of other graphic war books as well. Some books go into some detail, but when you're reading a book by someone who was actually there and it goes into the details like the smell of dead bodies and children who suffer horribly, you have to put it down if you want to eat or sleep that day.
By Annie Kapur4 years ago in Geeks