Unfortunately this venture was not successful. Berry then got a job at Lincoln-Mercury plant. His love and passion for music had not ended and somehow through family connections, he got to know Al Green who was the owner of the Flame Show Bar talent club. There he met the singer Jackie Wilson who recorded Berry’s song ‘Reet Petite’ in 1957. It became a modest hit in the U.S however topped the music charts in the U.K. More songs followed which included ‘Lonely Teardrops’ that also topped the charts and ‘All I Could Do Was Cry’.
James Stewart was one of the best actors of the 1950’s. He had many charactistic that know one in Holly Wood. I think James Stewart was very successful in his movie career because, he was soft spoken and he believed that he could do any role that came his way. While I was growing up I watched two movies that James Stewart was in. The first movie was Vertigo.
Comparing & Differences of Buster Keaton & Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton were two of the most famous actors during the Silent Film Era. These comedic actors were also directors, starred in comedy movies that were popular for the time period. The comedic actors acted a lot action and comedy in the scenes that involved fighting, running, and chasing. Buster Keaton was the nickname/screen name for Joseph Frank Keaton. Keaton was an American actor.
The film was so successful because of the fantasy storytelling, musical catchiness and the abnormality of the characters the made the film stand out for the rest and becoming very unique. The film also featured what may be the most elaborate use of character make-ups and special effects in a film up to that time. The Wizard of Oz in 1939 is everybody's cherished favorite, greatest fantasy film musical from MGM during its prime years. The film was first re-released in 1949, and then in 1955, They also broadcast the film for many seasons, regularly on network TV as a prime time event; its first two showings were on CBS on November 3, 1956 and in December, 1959 (AMC). The film soon became a classic institution with annual showings for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter time, in some years, and was sort a rite of
He was the original voice of Mickey Mouse, perhaps the most successful cartoon character of all time. It’s hard to imagine that such great films such as Pinocchio, Fantasia, Bambi, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Alice in Wonderland, Dumbo and Peter Pan were created by the man himself back in the 1930’s and 1940’s. He created Disneyland and Disneyworld, one of the world’s first theme parks, for children and adults to enjoy together. The Walt Disney Company today has annual revenue of $35 billion dollars. Walt has been awarded 26 Academy Awards out of 59 nominations.
In Mel Gibson’s version of Hamlet, Hamlet’s acting is outstanding because while watching the play we can see the effort and talent Gibson has put in the movie. Gibson knows what his lines are and he exactly knows what his actions are. His acting is so natural because while he was acting the audience can feel the pain he is suffering through. Another difference in both versions of the movie is; in Kenneth’s version it does not seem that the play is acted in the theatre, but it is done by professionals. Kenneth’s version is filmed as Hamlet family is very royal and rich; also the house is a mansion.
This era gave birth to some of the most popular and distinguished pieces of art from all of western civilization. In the movie Amadeus, Mozart is depicted as a bit of an eccentric composer. The movie follows him through his childhood when he wrote his first symphonies, up until his abrupt death. The movie shows a human side to the composer that you cannot gain simply by listening to his music. It shows how he struggled while he was alive to earn for his family and profit off of his music.
Kevin Hart (born July 3, 1980) is an American actor and comedian. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Hart started his career by winning several amateur comedy competitions at clubs throughout the New England area, and he got his first real break in 2001 when he was cast by Judd Apatow for a recurring role on the TV series Undeclared. The series only lasted one season, but it was enough for him to get his name out and land other roles in movies like Paper Soldiers, Scary Movie 3, and Along Came Polly. His comedic reputation began to grow with the release of his first stand-up album I'm a Grown Little Man in 2009. This was followed by Seriously Funny in 2010, and in 2011 Laugh at My Pain in 2011, most arguably his most successful stand-up act so far.
Joseph Nash 15/11/11 Media 10 Wendy Wisely Alfred Hitchcock Auteur Analysis Alfred Hitchcock is one of the most brought up names in the film industry. He is a director that brought many different technical innovations, along with techniques used in camera shots, music, lighting, and editing to capture suspenseful moments in his films and keep audiences on the edge of their seats. He notably put a signature in most of his films with a small cameo, he can be seen in the background walking a dog or reading a newspaper, being fresh out of the silent film era he made innovations in sound and color films cementing his name in film history as one of the top storytellers and the creator of the thriller/suspense genre. Alfred Hitchcock started his career in England, “39 Steps” which came out in 1935 was the first of his films that caught Hollywood’s attention and thus began his American film career. One film by Hitchcock that terrified audiences around the world with new shots to startle anyone was “Physco.” The scene where the woman is seen taking a shower while home alone, the scene is set up with lights high up on the side of the shower with the curtain drawn.
“Mary Poppins is a film rich in detail, but its universal appeal is due to the fact that it blends so many elements together.”3 This movie “became an instant, blockbuster hit, with thirteen Academy Award nominations.”4 Such awards were Best Actress Oscar, Best Film Editing Oscar, Best Music Scoring Oscar, Best Song Oscar, and Best Special Visual Effects Oscar. This movie is now over fifty years old and many agree that the history of cinema would not be the same without it. Walt Disney’s Mary Poppins is still a masterpiece today due to the extraordinary hard work of Walt Disney, the wonderful storyline implemented with the use of live action with interludes of animation, and the impeccable acting skills of Julie Andrews. As a young boy, Walt Disney absolutely adored drawing and did so, practically every chance he could. “Walt’s drawings sometimes got him in trouble in school, he would rather doodle than complete his school work.