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    Douglas Tilden was an exceptional sculpture‚ with having several statuettes in many parks and museums across the nation. What made Tilden so unique was that he was deaf and mute after a severe case of Scarlet Fever in his early years of life. Tilden also taught many students who were also deaf‚ how to sculpt and inspired many in his classes. Douglas Tilden was born on May 1st‚ 1860 in Chico‚ California. His parents are named William Peregrine Tilden and Catherine Maria Hecox Tilden‚ his father was

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    Analysis of Gangster Movies

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    family‚ friends)‚ interact with business partners‚ and so on‚ all are crucial to the understanding of the director’s intentions and purpose. In the movies Pulp Fiction (1994)‚ White Heat (1949)‚ and Bugsy (1991)‚ the three directors portray their actors in very distinct and unique ways that adhere to the "gangster" image. Jules (Samuel L. Jackson) in Pulp Fiction‚ Cody Garret (James Cagney) in White Heat‚ and Benjamin Siegel (Warren Beatty) in Bugsy are the three fictional and non-fictional characters

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    Carter‚ Michael Gough‚ Deep Roy‚ and Christopher Lee. The three most popular films by Burton are‚ Vincent(1982)‚ Edward Scissor Hands(1990)‚ and Ed Wood(1994). I have seen the film Edward Scissor Hands(1990)‚ and I thought Johnny Depp was a great actor in it. Clint Eastwood‚ the icon of macho movie stars tends to work in the documentary and drama category. He showed a tendency to work with Sondra Locke‚ who he made six films with. The three most popular

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    Daniel Day–Lewis is an actor of many great talents. He is someone who pushes himself beyond our imaginations to provide his audience with entertainment. Looking at the two films My Left Foot and Gangs of New York‚ we are presented with two controversial characters played by Day-Lewis. Presented in these two films‚ Day–Lewis allows the audience to forget that they are watching a film by allowing them to become part of the world that has been created by the actors as well as the directors and their

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    The texts King Richard III and Looking for Richard both accept the centrality of power and the yearning for it‚ as a central plot driver and an assumed part of the human condition. However‚ each presents a different perspective as to the nature of power; its origins and morality. Discuss this statement with close‚ detailed reference to both texts set for study. Power is defined as the possession of control or command over people and events. In Shakespeare’s play ‘King Richard III’‚ the centrality

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    he self educate himself‚ learned how to paint to show his perception in life‚ used the typewriter to write stories that may depict a portion of his life experiences… all of these to express his emotions to the world that surrounds him. The main actor of the story‚ Daniel Day-Lewis did a very difficult and very convincing portrayal of the movie. I imagine how hard it is for him as he was growing up.. “He couldn’t talk yet he was able expressed his feelings. He couldn’t walk yet he was able to travel

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    off when I realized that Sean Combs or P. Diddy played the part of Walter Lee Younger. The fact that I’ve seen him in much more of a comedic role such as the one he played in the movie Get Him To The Greek made me question whether he was the right actor to play a serious role in this film. When I watched more of the movie I noticed that he played the part perfectly and even though it was weird watching him play a serious role he did a very good job doing it. When I was reading the play I pictured

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    his room. Throughout the film‚ Paul Newman is a great example of a versatile actor. He portraying a washed-up drunk athlete in the movie can defend this example presented. In this movie‚ a man by the name of Hustler Paul Newman plays an up- and-coming pool player while in the sting he reflects a quite early aged con man looking for revenge of a murder that happened. This character‚ Paul Newman‚ is not a personality actor due to the fact Hustler Paul Newman can play several types of roles throughout

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    Items | Lee Sartin | Todd McCarthy | Roger Ebert | Stephen Holden | Judgement | An absolutely wonderful movie about father and son relationships. | A-plus awards-season pedigree. Looks to play well with all audiences. | It is wonderfully acted. No movie this year will be more praised for its cinematography. Admired it. Its cold and holds us outside. | A truly majestic visual tone poem. | Criteria 1-Performances | | Newman is in excellent form as mob boss. Hanks resists temptation to soften

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    Looking for Richard Review

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    A freezing winter morning it was‚ the breeze beating against my chest makes me wonder… Wait‚ how did I get here? I thought I was reading Pacino’s Looking for Richard Review? That’s exactly what you’re doing‚ and this pleasant surprise is about all the insight I can give you about the fantasy sto… I mean ‘docudrama type thing’. Yes ‘Docudrama type thing’ as described personally by the narrator Al Pacino. The opening scene with the cold winter background‚ leave less grounds and the grey skies that

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