The Vietnam War lasted from November of 1955 to April of 1975. Remembered as one of the most deadly and most costly wars in American history. Costing the United States about $173 billion‚ and resulting in more than 58 thousand American casualties alone. With this damage stated‚ countless others suffered from disabling injuries and mental instabilities even after returning home. Both The Deer Hunter (1978 Michael Cimino) and Apocalypse Now (1979 Francis Ford Coppola) can be used to provide and
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Until she learned Meryl Streep and Julianne Moore would be her co-stars. "From the moment they said these are the other women‚ I didn’t even think twice‚" says Kidman. "This opportunity rarely comes along. It’s unheard of‚ to be honest." Movies with three major roles for women are rare indeed. Even more rare: The Hours‚ which opens Dec. 27‚ also features such acclaimed actresses as Toni Collette‚ Allison Janney‚ Miranda Richardson and Claire Danes in supporting roles. Kidman‚ Streep and Moore are the
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Robert Fox; Scott Rudin; Mark Huffman Director: Stephen Daldry Screenplay: David Hare (screenplay); Michael Cunningham (novel) Cinematography: Seamus McGarvey Editing: Peter Boyle Music: Philip Glass Principal Characters: Clarissa Vaughan Meryl Streep Laura Brown Julianne Moore Virginia Woolf Nicole Kidman Richard Brown Ed Harris Kitty Toni Collette Julia Vaughan Claire Danes Louis Waters Jeff Daniels Leonard Woolf Stephen Dillane Sally Lester Allison Lester
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million copies. In 2014‚ “The Giver” was adapted into a film. Phillip Noyce‚ the director that is well known for his work for movies including “Salt” and “Patriot Games”‚ directed the film. Many well-known cast members star in the movie‚ including Meryl Streep‚ Katie Holmes‚ Jeff Bridges‚ and Taylor Swift. In the community that the movie portrays‚ children are raised in a family unit. In the main character’s case‚ his family unit includes his
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1) The Breakfast Club A classic American coming of age movie that follows the story of five very different high school students who meet in detention and share their stories with each other to only find that they have a lot more in common than they had imagined. This is the kind of movie that will be talked about forever. A perfect rainy day movie! 2) The Notebook The Notebook is considered to be one of the most iconic romantic dramas. The story follows a man named Noah who is in search of this
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I am very intrigued by Lepore’s article about feminism in the United States and how she shadows its evolution with the birth of Wonder Woman. The way Lepore provided an informed timeline of feminism in combination with the visual images of vintage Wonder Woman that vie seen so many times‚ in her bustier top and enormous breasts in her powerful comics‚ and then provided historically accurate instances of the treatment of women really made me take a step back and realize how monumental the invention
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Malcolm‚ ed. The Atlas of Literature. New York: Stewart‚ Tabori and Chang‚ 1998. Damrosch‚ David‚ ed. The Longman Anthology of British Literature. New York: Longman‚ 2000. The French Lieutenant ’s Woman. Dir. Karel Reisz. Perf. Jeremy Irons and Meryl Streep. United Artists‚ 1981.
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Lions for the Lambs (2007) The film Lions for the Lamb is a controversial film about three different stories that all tie together and portray a message of as an individual you can either sit there and do nothing or can stand up and make a difference. In this film the Senator makes a difference by his plan to invade Afghanistan‚ the two former students make a difference by enlisting into the military and dying for their country‚ and the professor made a difference in his students life by making the
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Imagine living in a world with no colors‚ or feelings. It doesn’t sound very interesting or fun. Does it? This is the world that Jonas (Brenton Thwaites) has to live in. This is the reality of Jonas and of his community. This inspiring film takes us through Jonas’ journey as he tries to make things right. When Jonas becomes a twelve he is given the assignment of receiver of memory. He realizes that the world he is living in is made up of secrets and lies. When
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Compromise is sharing and conciliatory‚ it is loving and kind and unselfish‚’ by Ali Harris is the example on the beginning of page eight where it said “you swore that Meryl Streep won the Best Actress Oscar for Silkwood. I said no‚ it was Sophie’s choice.” This quote shows his argument between the two and disagreement and how they both don’t agree with one another. If you keep reading down the page you will read another
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