In the quirky yet sophisticated film‚ Annie Hall (1977) comedian Alvy Singer (woody Allen) takes audience members on a detailed story of his life. Speaking directly to the audience in front of a bare background‚ Singer reflects briefly on his childhood and his early adult years before settling in to tell the modern romance story of how he and Ms. Annie Hall met. Throughout this film‚ Allen uses various cinematic techniques to contribute to the tone of the story. Allen makes a unique effort to accompany
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Funny Girl Funny Girl the Broadway musical opened on March 26‚ 1964 and is set in and around New York City just prior to and following World War I. The musical is a semi-biographical plot based on the life and career of Broadway‚ film star and comedian Fanny Brice and her stormy relationship with Nick Arnstein. The musical was produced by Ray Stark‚ Brice’s son-in-law‚ who was married to her daughter Frances. Barbra Streisand was the star of the musical and the production was nominated for eight
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At the heart of the film industry is a man who has revolutionized movies for generations to come. Since the release of The Terminator in 1984‚ James Cameron has been one of only a handful of writers and directors who is consistently certain to bring profit and success to Hollywood. According to Stephen McVeigh and Matthew Wilhelm Kapell‚ James Cameron “shares the rarefied heights of such A-list directors as Steven Spielberg and George Lucas‚ directors who work in similar generic and commercial
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The Influence of Musical Theatre on Dance One of the things that can make or break a new type of musical is the dance routines. All these difference dance types mostly made their first appearances on stage. When you take a good look at musical theatre in general‚ you can see that one set of dance routines differs from one musical to another. Yet what they have in common is their effect on dance and dance trends. Take a look at "Lord of the Dance" which looked to bring and expand Irish Riverdance
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"High School Musical" stars currently got together in a Los Angeles high school gym. The Walt Disney Company announced that the stars celebrated the Disney Channel movie’s ten year anniversary last Sunday. Disney decides to launch the movie on this coming week. As part of the telecast‚ the casts will reunited for the showing. According to sources‚ Vanessa Hudgens‚ Ashley Tisdale‚ Lucas Grabeel‚ Corbin Bleu and Monique Coleman onfirmed to attend the special telecast of "High School Musical.” On the other
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Author: Disney Description: High School Musical is a story about two high school juniors from rival cliques – Troy Bolton‚ captain of the basketball team‚ and Gabriella Montez‚ a beautiful and shy transfer student who excels in math and science. Together‚ they try out for the lead parts in their high school musical‚ and as a result‚ divide the school. Despite other students’ attempts to thwart their dreams‚ Troy and Gabriella resist peer pressure and rivalry‚ inspiring others along the way not
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"Brokeback Mountain"Annie Proulx was born on August 22‚ 1935‚ in Norwich‚ Connecticut‚ into a family of farmers‚ mill workers‚ inventors‚ and artists whose ancestors had lived there for three centuries. Because of her father ’s career in textiles‚ Proulx ’s family constantly moved‚ so she lived in several states‚ including North Carolina‚ Vermont‚ Maine‚ and Rhode Island. She earned a bachelor ’s degree in history from the University of Vermont in 1969 and then went on to graduate from Concordia
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Fisher Price’s Musical Walking Lion is designed to help children 6 months to 36 months of age into actually taking their first steps as well as to steady their steps at the beginning of their journey into walking. This Musical Walking Lion provides a variety of benefits parents will get from their child from buying this toy; some of those benefits include a better method of learning to walk‚ provides entertainment‚ and hands on activities. The Musical Walking Lion is a great toy to help out parents
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In “Living like Weasels”‚ Annie Dillard‚ through an encounter with a weasel‚ explores the contrast between human reason and animal instinct. In the beginning of the narrative‚ Dillard describes the weasel and the tenacity it has in the wild. She then moves on to describe a pond where humans and animals coexist‚ using imagery such as turtle eggs in motorcycle tracks. In this setting‚ known as Hollins Pond‚ Dillard unexpectedly locks eyes with a weasel‚ and in this intense moment feels a pull towards
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For the live theatre show‚ I decided to watch “A Christmas Story‚ The Musical” directed by Valerie Easton at Vancouver Arts Club Stanley Industrial Aalliance Stage. The show focuses on a child named Ralphie‚ who wants a Red Ryder BB Gun for Christmas.Valerie’s production captured the happiness and cheerful atmosphere during Christmas and also focus on emphasizing Ralphie’s desire of a BB Gun as his Christmas present. During the show‚ I was impressed by many design and technical production elements
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