Kathryn Bigelow, director of The Hurt Locker could have never imagined her movie winning six academy awards. While the opinion from the audience played a role in these winnings, the technical aspect of the movie all the way down to the first shot of the movie, played the biggest role in this achievement. Bigelow used things such as moving camera shots, camera angles, lighting, and the use of long shots to create a realistic feel throughout the movie.…
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Inc. or simply MGM is a great company , mainly involved in the production and distribution of films and television programs. The name comes from the three companies that formed a corporate merger to create MGM Studios in 1924. Metro Picture Corporation founded in 1915, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation founded in 1923 , and Louis B. Mayer Pictures founded in 1918. Metro Goldwyn Mayer was very recognized for its famous lion in the presentation of all his films. Also worth noting that, MGM was an emblematic example of the old glamor of Hollywood studio system. Its motto was "More stars than there are in heaven" and considering that the study…
The ultimate downfall of Darth Vader and Governor Tarkin is due to their arrogance and over confidence. Discuss.…
The Lincoln Memorial is a ceremonious monument located in Washington, D.C., which was built in honor of the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, and of "the virtues of tolerance, honesty, and constancy in the human spirit." The memorial, which was designed by Henry Bacon, was inspired by the Athenian Parthenon, and its structure was erected along the banks of River Potomac.…
At the age of twenty three, Ron Howard had one of the most recognized faces in America. His year's starring in "The Griffith Show" and "Happy Days" made him familiar to many American's. Howard has become very successful from starring in shows to actually producing them. Howard's movies became quickly recognized due to the diversity of the movies that he produced. Howard generated spooky sensations in "The Missing", gave the audience an idea of what it would be like in "Apollo 13", and covey's the tricky intellect of Russell Crowe in "A Beautiful Mind".…
Rocky’s success was also shown through the awards it was nominated for and through the awards it won. Rocky was nominated for 10 Academy Awards including Best Lead Actor, Best Lead Actress, and Best Writing. Rocky won the Oscar for best picture. Rocky’s Oscar…
He has been active as an actor since 1979 to present, he's known for his role when he was teenager in a 1983 film ‘The Outsider’ and 'Oxford Blues' in 1984.…
Spielberg who is very much considered a mover and shaker of the movie industry humbly admits that he still feels he has a lot to learn. Despite the numerous awards and accolades received from his previous masterpieces such as 'Jaws', 'E.T.' and 'Schindler's List' , the Academy award winning director is self-effacing as ever.…
Jack Nicholson, an American actor, producer, screenwriter and director, is a three-time Academy Award winner and 12-time nominee. Nicholson is also notable for being one of two actors - the other being Michael Caine - who have received Oscar nods in every decade from 1960s through the 2000s.…
What comes to mind when “philosophy” or “thinker” is spoken? I think of my friend Steven Hayes, now a college student at Rutgers University. He is very intelligent and witty, as he almost always has some quick response. He is known for being a thoughtful person with good morals. He is very creative, and easygoing. He has influenced many people and is one of my best friends.…
After personally experiencing the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C., my outlook on our nation’s past broadened and I understood the history that had happened at the monument.…
One hotly contested and highly competitive industry is the movie rental business. You can rent videos from local video rental stores, you can order pay-per-view from the comfort of your own home, and you can rent videos from the Web at such sites as NetFlix. Using Porter's Five Forces Model, evaluate the relative attractiveness of entering the movie rental business. Is buyer power low or high? Is supplier power low or high? Which substitute products and services are perceived as threats? Can new entrants easily enter the market? What are the barriers to entry? What is the level of rivalry among existing competitors? What is your overall view of the movie rental business? Is it a good or bad industry to enter? Why?…
Prepare a short research paper of approximately 5 pages, double-spaced, exclusive of cover, title page, and table of contents, endnotes and bibliography. Your paper must use APA formatting with the exception those tables and figures (if used) can be inserted at the appropriate location rather than added at the end. Submit the paper in your assignment folder as a Word attachment with the following file name: yourlastnameSSB.doc For example, a submission file would be called yorkmanSSB.doc…
The majority of people remember him only winning one Oscar, but there are many people who remember him winning an Oscar award two times! The first example comes from Fiona Broome. She states that she remembers 1998 talks show replaying his acceptance speech. She also goes on the say that she has talked to people that have clear memory of him winning the Best Actor award for Titanic. There are a lot of crazy thing the mandela effect has affected. Things that seem so small, but can make a world of difference. One of those examples is Forrest Gump.…
Boses is a tale of compassion, strength of the human spirit and the redeeming power of music. It tells the story of Onyok, a 7-year-old victim of child abuse in the hands of his father. Rendered mute by a physical trauma that damaged his Larynx, Onyok(Julian Duque), who lives with his father in a countryside village, Is rescued by police and taken to a shelter for battered children owned and run by the kindly Ms. Amanda(Cherry Pie Picache). His speech disability aggravated by the psychological burden of being kept away from his cruel father makes Onyok desponent. One day, seeing the other children taunting a man who lives in a house near the shelter, Onyok becomes curious, especially as he later on hears violin music coming from the house. He soon discovers that the man is the violinist Ariel(Coke Bolipata), the brother of Amanda who has abandoned his career as a concert violinist in Manila to live as a recluse, apparently in grief and guilt over the death of his woman Bianca(Meryll Soriano). Onyok’s fascination with violin music leads him to investigate around Ariel’s house when it is empty. Sensing the boy’s interest, Ariel in time subtly manages to encourage Onyok to try the violin, and soon discerns a prodigy in the timid boy. A friendship very gently blossoms between the recluse and the battered child, until the boy is ripe for a recital to be witnessed by his father.…