Heath Ledger was born on 4 April 1979‚ in Perth‚ Western Australia‚ the son of Sally Ledger Bell (née Ramshaw)‚ a French teacher‚ and Kim Ledger‚ a racing-car driver and mining engineer‚ whose family established and owned the Ledger Engineering Foundry.[25][26][27] The Sir Frank Ledger Charitable Trust is named after his great-grandfather.[25] Ledger attended Mary’s Mount Primary School‚ in Gooseberry Hill‚[28][29] and later Guildford Grammar School‚ where he had his first acting experiences‚ starring
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Fallen Knight Some people can remember where they were the day President Kennedy was assassinated and most can remember every detail of September 11‚ 2001‚ but the most vivid memory I have is the day Heath Ledger died. I know it sounds a little dramatic‚ but I swear my heart was ripped from my throat and I cried like a baby. I was in shock and to tell you the truth‚ I still am. Knights aren’t supposed to die; they are supposed to live forever. I know now that it was all a fairy tale because
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pursue something is as important as what you pursue”‚ the words of a once lowlife who found his peace in an Adrenaline packed‚ glory seeking mission to capture tape of the most obscene situations in Los Angeles. Played spectacularly by actor Jake Gyllenhaal‚ Lou Bloom is a trouble and solitary individual whose life takes a dramatic change in the hot movie Nightcrawler. Directed by Dan Gilroy the film thrives in the themes of darkness and morale conflict. The movie follow Lou as he transitions from
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End Of Watch was a movie that follows two policemen in there typical life arresting criminals or keeping watch on gang members in the area the movie is set in los angeles. It stars jake gyllenhaal as Brian Taylor and Michael Pena as Mike zavala they are the main characters of the story. The first rising action happens later that day when they respond to a noise complaint‚ they encounter a party full of gang members called Surenos‚ Taylor encounters a big time gang member called “Big Evil” they stare
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Review.“ The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/mar/31/source-code-review (accessed April 12‚ 2011). Dargis‚ Manohla. "Don ’t Know Who You Are‚ but Don ’t Know Who I Am." The New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/2011/04/01/movies/jake-gyllenhaal-in-source-code-review.html (accessed April 12‚ 2011). ----------------------- [1] Peter Bradshaw‚ Source Code Review‚ http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/mar/31/source-code-review (April 12‚ 2011). [2] David Cook‚ A History of Narrative Film‚
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bravery. These are just some of the many things people associated with war. Many people in America enjoy all things war because of the bravery and manliness of it. They like everything that has to with war. Just like Anthony ‘Swoff’ Swofford (Jake Gyllenhaal) says in the movie Jarhead “Every war is different‚ every war is the same”(IMDb 2005). Many Americans join the force for the intense training‚ as well as
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writer/director Richard Kelly employs all of these familiar themes; then he adds humor‚ witty satire‚ time travel‚ apocalyptic prophecy‚ and a bi-pedal‚ six foot tall nightmare of a rabbit‚ who instructs the young and confused Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal) through haunting visions and an eerie voice that runs through Donnie‘s head. Ok‚ so maybe this sounds like a plotline lifted straight from the WB’s primetime lineup (minus the wit)‚ but Kelly uses these seemingly absurd‚ unrelated elements to
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Donnie Darko‚ starring Jake Gyllenhaal‚ Jena Malone and Patrick Swayze is an edgy‚complex‚ psychological thriller about a suburban American teen dealing with the pressures of modern life and psychosis inducing anti-depressants. As well as being a masterpiece of modern cinema‚ Donnie Darko is also an excellent example of modern tragedy‚ as defined by Northrop Frye’s Modal theory. Firstly‚ the movie takes place in the month of October‚ a subtle (though not necessarily intentional) link to the Modal
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Mountain (2005) (BKM‚ exp. 1) is a controversial film that stuck different emotions among viewers such as‚ “’Gay cowboy movie’ shatters stereotypes” (Clinton‚ sec. 2) with two handsome young cowboys Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) and Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) who fall in love‚ which is not viewer’s typical western genre expectation. While Ang Lee’s‚ Brokeback Mountain‚ will remain an important piece of cinema now and one hundred years in the future because‚ the genre of the film makes it memorable
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2. And‚ my personal evaluation of the movie. II. BODY A. Description of the Event 1.“End of Watch” is an action/comedy movie. 2. It features two main characters named Brian Taylor who is the actor Jake Gyllenhaal and Mike Zavala who is the actor Michael Pena. Other prominent characters are Natalie Martinez who plays Gabby and Anna Kendrick who plays Janet. 3. The movie is about two Los Angeles city cops who have a hit out on them from one Mexico’s notorious
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