1933‚ Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack created a film that would change cinema forever. The image of Kong a top the Empire State Building is one of the most iconic images in the history of film and popular culture. Kong remains one of the greatest giant movie monsters of all time even making himself an American icon. When people think of the empire state building they can instantly relate to King Kong. One of the most significant changes in the 2005 remake of King Kong is the amount of character
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Kong (2005) King Kong is one of the most recognizable motion-picture of all time. Written and produced by Merian C. Cooper‚ "King Kong‚ a story worth making two movies about the suspense/thriller‚ was state of the art when it first came out in 1933‚ and was brought back to life through current state of the art technology in 2005" (Layton‚ 2003). The stop-motion animation in the 1933 film and the new and improved computer animation in the 2005 version about this gigantic ape‚ as well as other comparisons
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There was conceivably no building type in the United States that represented the Twentieth Century more than the skyscraper. It established the political‚ industrial‚ and technological ability of the new world becoming the major architectural symbol of America. Urban hubs‚ such as Chicago and New York‚ developed concentrated groups of towers that prevailed the city skylines‚ as cathedrals had done centuries earlier in other parts of the world. The origin of the skyscraper or structures of
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On the town was directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen who have done several films together like deep in my heart‚ singing in the rain and many others. Gene Kelly was born in 1912 Pennsylvania he got his big break on Broadway in 1938 as a choreographer for the time of your life. He got his big break in Hollywood when he played in for me and my gal gene Kelly was known for his athletic styles of dance in which you see in the move on the town. On the town was first a Broadway musical and was latter
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Astor opened the 13-story Waldorf Hotel on the site of his home at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 33rd Street in New York City. The hotel was designed by renowned architect Henry Hardenbergh (Hardenbergh is best known for his hotels and apartment buildings‚ some of which include: The Dakota apartments‚ The Vancolear‚ The Plaza Hotel and many more). In 1897‚ The Waldorf was joined by the 17-story Astoria Hotel‚ (built right next to the Waldorf)‚ by Waldorf’s cousin‚ John Jacob Astor IV. In 1929‚ the
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The Evolution of Skyscrapers Skyscrapers define the American city. The desire to build bigger is not new. Big buildings have been built to show off power and financial success. When it comes to skyscrapers‚ size does matter. They were once considered purely an American construct; skyscraper construction is now very much a global one. In fact there seems to be competitiveness amongst cities and countries. From the ten story skyscrapers of the late 1800s to today’s 100 plus story marvels‚
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“Everyone Is Watching You”: A Rhetorical Analysis Everyone‚ including inanimate objects is watching you! In the 1998 essay “Everyone Is Watching You‚” Nadine Strossen argues that “citizens are increasingly forfeiting their privacy whenever they venture out of their homes- or even for that matter‚ while we are at home” (Strossen 126). Surveillance cameras aren’t an invasion of my privacy as long as they work to my benefit for safety purposes only. Wanting safety and security does not mean that you
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about the shining lights that fill up the night scene but what you fail to see is the remarkable structures or the historic landmarks that catch your eye. Located in the middle of Times Square that many tourist come to see is the skyscraping Empire State Building. Also as you walk down Times Square you could see a historic landmark‚ the site of the Twin Tower’s. Imagine going through a park where multiple movies were filmed. Central Park is also one of the main attractions Times Square has to show.
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I knew I shouldn’t have done this‚ not like this‚ not today… Not any day. I can’t turn back now‚ it’s too late for that‚ and in fact it was too late 3 hours ago‚ sitting on the plane… I stare out of the window trying to look at the New York streets‚ but the shapes are a meaningless blur. There’s hardly any green‚ I notice every colour of the rainbow‚ but no green. It’s nothing like home –Snap out of it- I tell myself sternly. I look at the hole that I dug in the tired upholstery of the worn seat
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His mission is to find the lock that fits a mysterious key belonging to his father‚ who died in the World Trade Center on 9/11. He befriends a 103-year-old war reporter‚ a tour guide who never leaves the Empire State Building‚ and lovers enraptured or scorned. Ultimately‚ Oskar ends his journey where it began‚ at his father’s grave. But now he is accompanied by the silent stranger who has been renting the spare room of his grandmother’s apartment. Oskar reminisces about his father and the games
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