fairy tale ending. Up is an imaginative and adventurous journey‚ taking you through the difficulties of life‚ building of friendships‚ and making right decisions‚ all contributing to attaining true happiness. “Nominated for 92 awards‚ winning 55‚ including 2 Oscar Awards for Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures and Best Animated Feature Film of the Year “ Up is simply incredible (IMDb). Up mastered the idea of making an animated film enjoyable for all ages‚ whether child‚ teenager
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‘Tsotsi’ a film by Gavin Hood (2005) This film an adaptation of the novel Tsotsi by Athol Fugard.The film won the 2005 academy award for best film foreign language film and was nominated for the golden globe for best foreign language film in 2006. Tsotsi is the street name used by a young Johannesburg delinquent who has taken to a life of crime in order to support himself. Tsotsi comes from a blighted upbringing- his mother was dying from AIDS related illness‚ and
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a kind of mold of a good guy and that’s actually almost beyond my ability to control.” Freeman’s eloquent‚ distinctive voice has also made him a natural for narration. His voice can be heard on such memorable films as War of the Worlds and the Academy Award-winning documentary March of the Penguins. While it may be
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Audrey Hepburn Audrey Hepburn was the epidomy of her time starring in big time films such as: Roman Holiday‚ Sabrina‚ The Nun’s Story‚ Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Wait Until Dark. Audrey influenced the film industry as a powerful‚ beautiful young actress. Having a slender figure that many women would die for‚ unconventional beauty‚ perfect manners and great intelligence‚ she was someone that wasn’t any regular Hollywood star. Hepburn was born in Belgium on May 4‚ 1929. Her father was a British
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roles as a minority. She landed her famous role as Anita from West side story. The first and only Latina woman in History and one of the few performers to have won an Emmy‚ a Grammy‚ an Oscar‚ and a Tony‚ and was the second Puerto Rican to win an Academy Award. Rita is also involved in the Jacki Robinson Foundation to give children a better schooling system. Audrey Hepburn is a classic woman of HollyWood who is also an immigrant from Belgium growing up it was not always easy but she came from a middle
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directed by Milos Foreman. This 1975 Film was based on the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest written by Ken Kesey. The reviews for this film are phenomenal. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest was also nominated for 9 academy awards. The film won 5 out of the 9 nominations. The awards include Best Picture‚ Best Director‚ Best Screenplay‚ Best Actor (Jack Nicholson)‚ and Best Actress (Fletcher). One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a very interesting yet unusal film. The dark comedy‚ conflict between
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Since the beginning of film there have been many styles and genres that have been portrayed on the silver screen. Each style has it’s own distinct qualities‚ laced with the talented individual who created it. These styles have been evolving and changing according to the technologies and resources available at the time. One of the most prominent styles has always been realism. Realism in films has been around since the beginning of films and is still present and making a huge impact today. Realistic
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In order to belong understanding is needed‚ if there is a lack of understanding then belonging within ceases to exist. Peter Skrzynecki‚ the poet of the anthology Immigrant Chronicle and Robert Zemeckis‚ director of academy award winning film Forrest Gump both look at addressing the importance of belonging and the need for understanding in order to belong. The poem 10 Mary Street by Peter Skrzynecki exemplifies the lack of understanding the persona conveys and the lack of belonging in which is
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The Hispanic race has made their imprint on the world. The number of famous Hispanic people is very large. It was hard to pick just one. The person I chose is Zoe Saldana-Perego. I always thought Zoe was African American but she is Hispanic. She has always caught my attention from the first time I ever saw her in a movie. She is beautiful and very talented. She is a dancer‚ an actress‚ a mother and a wife. Although she is amazing‚ her life story is a very interesting one. She was born Zoe Yadira
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The movie And Justice For All was released in June 1979 and stars Al Pacino‚ Jack Warden‚ John Forsythe and Lee Strasberg and. A academy award nominated movie it takes place in Baltimore. Arthur Kirkland‚ played by Al Pacino is a defense attorney in Baltimore who is known as an incorruptible attorney who attempts to initiate reforms in the Maryland justice system. The movie starts with Kirkland in jail on contempt of court charges he received while arguing the case of an innocent defendant. Kirkland
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