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2009.03.16(Review of 2001.11.29 and 2001.11.30 edition)
Hello, and welcome back!
There really is no business like show business, and it's hard to beat Hollywood for glamorous, larger-than-life entertainment. So we're off to the movies this week to spend a couple of hours under the spell of the silver screen. Please join us, won't you?
(movie) GENRE (映画の)ジャンル
- A genre is a particular style of movie, music, literature, etc.
Some common movie genres are:
Action/Adventure
Comedy
Documentary
Drama
Horror/Suspense
Romance/Love Story
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Thriller
Western
Be Careful! In spoken English, the expression SF (for science fiction) is NOT generally used, although you sometimes see it (as well as “Sci-Fi”) in written English. - genre とは、映画、音楽、文学などの特定のスタイル、つまり、ジャンルのことです。
一般的な映画のジャンルには次のようなものがあります。
Action/Adventure アクション/アドベンチャー
Comedy コメディー
Documentary ドキュメンタリー
Drama ドラマ
Horror/Suspense ホラー/サスペンス
Romance/Love Story ロマンス/恋愛
Science Fiction/Fantasy SF/ファンタジー
Thriller スリラー
Western 西部劇
注意:口語英語では、普通 science fiction のことをSFとは言いませんが、文章では、SF(または Sci-Fi )と表現されることがあります。
- a: What's your favorite movie genre?
b: I think I like comedies best. - (friends at a video store)
a: What kind of movie are you in the mood for?
b: I feel like seeing a love story. - My son is crazy about science fiction. He's seen every alien and monster movie ever made.
- Have you seen that documentary about global warming?
- He's an actor who made his career as an action hero. He starred in some of the biggest box office successes of the 1980s.
- (movie trailer)
From the makers of “The Stranger from Berlitz” comes an epic drama of power, passion, and betrayal, based on the best-selling novel.
Hurray for Hollywood!