The film Untouchables‚ released in 1987 epitomizes the struggle between good and evil in the city of Chicago in the 1930s. Set in a historical setting right after the infamous prohibition law the film illustrates how corruption engulfs all the parts of the government system and gangsters like Al Capone rises and thrives. Until we see the emergence of Eliot Ness‚ posing as a super hero with rock hard sense of honesty and attempts to cleanse the city of Capone. After much hardship and loss of lives
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Lorraine Hansberry’s 1959 play A Raisin in the Sun was groundbreaking as it was the first play written by a black woman to be produced on Broadway‚ as well as one of the first to depict the everyday struggles faced by a black American family (Nemiroff 6). The play has been adapted to the screen on three occasions. In 1961‚ a film version of the play was released featuring the original Broadway cast and a screenplay written by Hansberry herself (A Raisin in the Sun 1961). A second adaptation was made
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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