The document defines and provides examples of various movie genres and terms. It describes chick flicks as movies that appeal mostly to women about romance or empowerment. Blockbusters are extremely popular movies that earn a lot of money. Indie movies are more outside the Hollywood scene and made independently. A sequels continues the story of a previous successful movie.

2. 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.”

3. 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.”

4. 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.”

5. 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.”

6. 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.”

7. 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.”

8. 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.

9. 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.”

10. FILM NOIR
STYLISH 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

11. WORD-OF-MOUTH
(VIVA VOCE)
•COMMUNICATED VERBALLY, EXPRESSED ORALLY
•”THE FILM HAD GOOD WORD-OF-MOUTH PUBLICITY.”

12. • 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?

13. •“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