After his collage career he went straight into the military. In the military he was a polit during the Korean War. Once the war end the NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) saw that Neil was a very skilled pilot and they asked him if he would want to be a test pilot for them. As his long career end he became a teacher. Neil Armstrong is a great example of a true American because of his military service, his service during the Apollo Missions, and later in his career in teaching collage.
In 2002 the AFI ranked the top 100 love stories in American films and rated Casablanca as the number one American romantic film. Thus Casablanca has fulfilled the requirement of acclaim from an established national institution with the AFI’s highest rating. As for measures of popularity, let us first examine the Internet Movie Database webpage that had its many users rate over 27,000 romantic films. From this vast list of possible films, Casablanca was named the most popular romance film. Similar results were found at the Moviefone webpage where Casablanca was named “The Greatest Love Story on the Big Screen” by its users.
He also founded the sports agency Roc Nation Sports and is a certified NBA and MLB sports agent. [16] As an artist, he holds the record for most number one albums by a solo artist on the Billboard 200 with 13. [17][18] Jay-Z also has had four number ones on the Billboard Hot 100, one as lead artist. On December 11, 2009, Jay-Z was ranked as the tenth-most successful artist of the 2000s by Billboard as well as the fifth top solo male artist and fourth top rapper behind Eminem, Nelly, and 50 Cent. [19] He was also ranked the 88th greatest artist of all time by Rolling Stone.
Memphis Belle The film, Memphis Belle, tells the story of a young crew of men that flew on dangerous bombing raids during World War II into Europe. Memphis Belle takes you on the journey the young crew went on while flying the last and final mission with the Memphis Belle. To evoke the emotions of fear, anxiety,frustration and sorrow that the characters are feeling during this film to the audience, the director Michael Caton-Jones, uses a variety of filming techniques. Some of the filming techniques used include the use of documentary footage, symbolic codes, soundtrack, various camera techniques including overhead shots and close-ups and editing techniques including jump cuts. In the film the viewers experience a sense of realism of what it would be like to be one of those men flying during the bombing raids of World War II.
The world continued to honor and reward him. In 1934, he was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire by King George V. The Death of Sir Banting Later in his life, he joined the army in World War II. Aviation medicine became his favourite line of research. Shortly before his departure on a mission to Great Britain, he was uneasy and told his cousin Fred Hipwell that he was "a little bit afraid." On February 21, 1941, the plane carrying Banting 50 miles out from Newfoundland airport, heading over the Atlantic Ocean.
Her role as federal marshal Karen Sisco in Steven Soderbergh’s Out of Sight, a film based on the Elmerd Leonard novel and co-starring Gorge Clooney, further enhanced her image as a bankable movie star. Music Career Lopez's musical career also began to take off, as she released her debut Latin pop album, On the 6 in June 1999. The album, fueled by the success of her hit single, "If You Had My Love," went platinum within two weeks, making Lopez—along with Ricky Martin—one of the most influential examples of the growing Latin cultural influence in pop music. Early in 2000, Lopez was nominated for Best Dance Performance for her second hit single "Waiting for Tonight," but lost the award to veteran diva Cher. In the
In 1957, Buddy Holly and the Crickets came out with “Peggy Sue”, “That Will Be the Day”, and "Lookin' for Someone to Love". Buddy's last performance was at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa February 2, 1959. On February 3, 1959 the plane took off and crashed minutes later killing all on board. Everyone in his group was killed. He was a nerdy man that became popular for a short
The album sales topped the 7 million mark at home and abroad. In 1982, Quincy and Michael collaborated to produce one of the greatest albums of all time, Thriller, that lifted Michael to superstar status. Thriller sold over 40 million copies and became the highest-selling album in history. Thriller changed Michael into a sex symbol and highlighted his amazing dance moves. He electrified 50 million viewers of the 1983 Motown 25 television special by singing and dancing to “Billie Jean.” This performance included many of Michael’s trademarks that stand to this day.
The Birth of a Nation used many revolutionary techniques such as “the close-up”, “wide angle establishing shots” & “medium shots” as well as “cross-cutting” or “parallel editing”. It was the most profitable film for over two decades, until Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). By this time the Hollywood studio system was firmly in place. There were five big
Christopher Edward Nolan is an English film director, screenwriter and producer. He is one of the highest-grossing directors in history, and among the most acclaimed and influential filmmakers of the 21st century. The acclaim garnered by his independent films gave Nolan the opportunity to make the mystery drama, The Prestige (2006). He found further popularity and critical success with The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012) and Inception (2010). His ten films have grossed over 4.7 billion U.S. dollars worldwide and was awarded a total of 34 Oscar nominations and ten wins.