December 30‚ 2011 Catherine Cox Oliver! Movie Review Grade 9 Drama A The movie watched from November 18th to the 21st in Mr. Sheridan’s drama class was the 1968 musical‚ Oliver! This musical was freely adapted from the book “Oliver Twist” by Charles dickens‚ with screenplay written by Vernon Harris. The film was produced by John Woolf‚ directed by Carol Reed with music by Johnny Green‚ choreography by Onna White‚ and costumes by Phyllis Dalton. The talented cast was chosen by Jenia Reissar
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The movie Glory is about a union soldier who is injured in the battle of Antietam. He goes back home and decides to command the first colored regiment. The story focuses on several main characters‚ Colonel Robert Shaw‚ Private Trip‚ Sargent Major John Rawlins‚ Major Cabot Forbes‚ and Privates Thomas Searles and Jupiter Sharts. At first the men resent the Colonel because they think his parents got him the job but over time he earns their respect. The regiment has to struggle under the discrimination
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After watching the movie Conspiracy‚ I found it to be a very interesting movie in terms of the way the Director‚ Frank Pierson‚ wanted this movie to be portrayed when it came to the Wannsee Conference. This movie was about the Nazi government coming together for a meeting to figure out a way to go about killing millions of Jews. Kenneth Branagh‚ who played Heydrich was the head of this Wannsee Conference. He was the pivotal person in this movie because he was the main guy wanted to kill off millions
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all these symptoms and it might be because I watch so much horror movies. Also So many people say that it gives us nightmares. I’ve also heard that demons can be passed through the movie to you (Christian’s point of view). Some also say you can become very violent and “possessed” after you have seen a really horror movie. Although some of these may be true this does not stop us from watching these scary movies‚ in fact it makes us crave horror movies even more. As a child‚ horror movies never scared
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I chose The Great Gatsby to watch for my movie review because the movie gives you a look at how life was in the 1920s. The Great Gatsby was released in 2013 and is rated PG13 for violence and sexual content. The movie was 143 minutes long. Baz Luhrmann directed The Great Gatsby and takes place in 1922. Leonardo DiCaprio played Jay Gatsby who bought a mansion across the lake from the love of his life (Daisy) who is now married. Casey Mulligan plays daisy who is in a hard place deciding whether
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Last week‚ we watched a movie called “Babies”. This movie is talking around four babies through their first year after their birth. Through the movie‚ you can see how babies develop in different cultural backgrounds and living areas. Ponijao comes from Opuwo‚ Namibia. Bayar comes from Byanchandmani‚ Mongolia. Both of them come from the rural area. The area they live in is close to the natural world. Both of them have one or more than one sibling to play with. They learn the world from the nature
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I used National News Core to search movie reviews from newspapers and magazines and read a review of the movie “Deadpool” from the New York Times. The tone is lighthearted and positive. The author describes the movie as “a feverishly eager-to-please comic-book movie about a supervillain who suits up like a superhero” (Dargis). He seemed to appreciate the “winking and rib poking” that is a trademark of the Deadpool story line. While acknowledging the movie’s shortcomings‚ the author casts them
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Madison Mitchell English 401-14 October 19‚ 2008 “Crash” This movie was very captivating and it made you think of the impacts people have on each other. In every scene of this movie‚ one person always leads to another character‚ whether it be a Chinese man being ran over by the inner city car thief‚ or the rich wife of Rick Cabot being “unhappy” all the time against other races than her own. This movie sets examples for others not to follow‚ basically concentrating on the different stereotypes
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Drusilla Culp Gladiator vs. Ancient Times The movie Gladiator follows the fictitious character of Maximus through his experiences in the gladiatorial games. While highly researched‚ the film of course differed from history in ways such as the historical accuracy to the family‚ Commodus‚ as well as the weaponry used by gladiators. Marcus Aurelius was an emperor from 161 to 180 CE as well as a philosopher. He really did wage battles along the frontier as depicted in the film‚ and is remembered by
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‘42’ is a movie about a professional American Baseball player Jackie Robinson‚ how he dealt with racism and how he broke baseball’s colour line in the 1940s. As the movie progresses‚ it also shows how the media had shaped society’s perception of the integration of coloured baseball players in society and how it was a success. In this movie analysis‚ the three topic discussions are racism towards African Americans‚ Diffusion of Innovation and the role of opinion leaders through various media effects
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