In 1999, Tom Hanks was arguably as big as any movie star had ever been. He was coming off of Oscar-wins for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump, plus Apollo 13 (nominated for nine Oscars) and Saving Private Ryan (nominated again for Best Actor). Following in the footsteps of great actors like Daniel Day Lewis, Hanks chose a character with a crippling physical affliction for his next role in an Oscar contender. Unlike any character other than Beavis and Butthead in that episode where they forgot how to pee, that physical affliction was painful urination. Well there's your problem right
John Wilkes Booth: The Story of Abraham Lincoln's Murderer By Joseph Geringer The Colossus of Rhodes "Ambition should be made of sterner stuff..." Julius Caesar "Of the Seven Wonders of the World, can you imagine how famous a man might be who could pull down the Colossus of Rhodes?" Such was the meandering of 10-year-old Johnny Booth, whose quixotic upbringing by an overpassionate mother and an insane Shakespearean father were, inadvertently, already stirring rabid visions of fame, glory and immortality in his head. By early adulthood, John Wilkes Booth became one of the most popular actors of his day, respected by men for his swashbuckling reputation and adored by women for his handsome face, but those boyhood dreams of fame were never satisfied. That is, until an opportunity finally presented itself in the form of the American Civil War (1861-1865). Here he found the chance he had been craving, where he could fashion real scoundrels and heroes from air, both becoming so vivid and definable.
What makes Jay Gatsby great? Is this novel titled appropriately? (40 pts) Upon opening F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby for the first time, it is not difficult for one to expect Gatsby to live up to the novel’s title; however, this is far from so. Fitzgerald weaves a remarkable tale set in Long Island during a glamorous decade of careless partying with colorful, scandalous characters, and it’s hardly debatable that he captures the American Dream better than any author to this date. The reader embarks on the story of Jay Gatsby with East-Coast-bound Nick Carraway, a Yale graduate and World War I veteran, who is seeking a job in the bond business.
o Bow came to personify the "roaring twenties" and is described as its leading sex symbol Mary Pickford o co-founder of the film studio United Artists and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences o Known as "America's Sweetheart," "Little Mary" and "The girl with the curls," she was one of the Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood and a significant figure in the development of film acting o In consideration of her contributions to American cinema, the American Film Institute named Pickford 24th among the greatest female stars of all time. Buster Keaton o was an American comic actor and filmmaker. o He was best known for his silent films o his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression, earning him the nickname "The Great Stone Face" o Keaton was recognized as the seventh-greatest director of all time by Entertainment Weekly. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Keaton the 21st-greatest male actor of all time Harold
This was first recognized in 1997 when Titanic (a film that some people consider a classic) was released. It became one of the highest grossing movies which was credited to the teenage girl’s who flocked to the theater time and time again, immersing themselves in a love fantasy in which they could never realistically experience: “The ascendance of the Twilight saga represents an essential paradigm shift in youth-gender control of the pop marketplace. For the better part of two decades, teenage boys, and overgrown teenage boys, have essentially held sway over Hollywood, dictating, to a gargantuan degree, the varieties of movies that get made…No more. With New Moon, the Twilight series is now
Released in 1952, Singin' in the Rain is universally acknowledged to be one of the greatest musicals of all time. Co-directed by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, this film has been referred to as "MGM's Technicolor Musical Treasure”, and has won and been nominated for a selection of awards, including two Oscars, two Golden Globes, and a BAFTA Film Award, amongst others. The film provides a humorous example of the struggle in 1920’s Hollywood, during the transition from silent film to the Talkies, and the problems that many silent film stars faced as they had to use their voices on film for the very first time. It touches on the experiences of fictitious on-screen Hollywood golden couple, charming Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly) and deceivingly glamorous Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen). The emerging talking pictures are creating a stir amongst the studio bosses at ‘Lockwood & Lamont’, as new films such as ‘The Jazz Singer’ head straight for success, putting the silent film actors in jeopardy, such as Lina, with her shrill, screechy accent, which is obviously unsuitable for film.
The climax occurs when Harrison finds his “queen” and they dance together without handicaps. I felt like there wasn’t really a falling action, but there was a conclusion. The conclusion occurs when the Handicap General, Diana Moon Glampers arrives to interrupt Harrison and the ballerina’s passionate kiss with a blast of a shotgun. EPICAC EPICAC, first published in 1950, is written by Kurt Vonnegut. The story begins off with a narrator introducing his friend, EPICAC, who wasn’t a human; it was the largest, smartest computer on Earth built by Dr.
The film’s genius is in its success at playing out its themes using each mode of cinematic expression (story, image, sound). Directed by Carol Reed in 1949 from a novel by Graham Greene, the film deals with an American writer, Holly Martins (played by Joseph Cotten), who arrives in Vienna to meet a friend, Harry Lime (Orson Welles), only to discover him dead. Holly searches Vienna for clues to the death and is unable to find the third witness to the event. He eventually learns that the third man was Lime - who had another man killed in his place, and is alive and successful as a black marketeer. As Holly Martins, Joseph Cotten shows a strong sense of morality, justice, and loyalty; he ends up struggling to make the right decision in a constantly changing situation.
Everything begins with that momennt, people took movies into themselves, just as the public cried out with exitement, actually ducked, as the train seemed to move towards them. Although a relative newcomer in the pantheon of fine arts, cinema was born of the conviction that cinema was an art unlike any other: quintessentially modern; distinctively accessible; poetic and mysterious and moral – all at the same time[2]. However, it is cinema’s uncomparable brilliance and approachability that made cinema itself easily exploited. Cinema can be the realisation of boundless dreams. You may be an average white-collar worker in the real world, but you will become a beauty who dates with Leonardo DiCaprio once you indulge yourself in a film; an alluring spy who dies for the enemy she had irresistibly fallen in love with is also a good choice.
The Plaza began its construction in 1905, when Gates and his partner bought the land in front of Central Park for 3 Million dollars. They decided to construct a building for the privileged class of New York. The building was a sky scraper based on the French chateau. They built the interiors with the finest materials from Europe. Tiles, marvel stones, gold, crested china, silverware and crystal chandeliers were all imported from Europe to fit the taste of the rich.