Thomas Cruise Mapother IV was born July 3rd, 1962. He is known in the movie industry as Tom Cruise. He is most famous for his role as an actor and movie producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won three Golden Globe awards. He started his career in the movie Endless Love at the age of 19. Cruise was born in Syracuse, New York. He is the son of Mary Lee and Thomas Cruise Mapother III. His mother was a special education teacher, and his father was an electrical engineer. He
John Huston was born in Nevada, Missouri, in 1906. Son of the actor Walter Houston, John survived a sickly youth (enlarged heart and kidney problems) to become a professional boxer and rise to the top rank in California only to have his career ended in 1921 by a badly broken nose during a fight. Huston them dabbled in painting, horseback riding, opera and finally began to follow in his father's footsteps by accepting minor acting roles in off-Broadway productions. A career detour to Mexico found
been nominated in six categories of the Academy Awards( elibrary 2010 world Almanac books) Is George Clooney truly a hero? Does George Clooney help the country or does he just receive populates as a star? George Clooney is a hero. He is an American superstar. George Clooney first made his breakout role in 1992 as Dr. Doug Ross on TV's ER. This led to many other leading ,ajar film roles. He is also a director and screenwriter, and an Oscar-winning actor and producer. George has a lot of movies
This film was nominated for 48 different awards. Actors include Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, and Hilary Swank. Hopefully, these are some reasons to intrigue your interest. You do not need to be a fan of boxing to enjoy Million Dollar Baby. There is a deeper meaning to this movie like realizing that one always has a place in someone’s heart. Out of the 48 awards that this film was nominated for it received 19 of them including two Golden Globe Awards
military boarding school - Shattuck Military Academy in Fairbult, Minnesota, from which he was eventually expelled for insubordination. In 1943, Brando relocated to New York City to study the Stanislavsky method under Stella Adler. (Editor, 2004) Brando's, first film was Fred Zinnemann's The Men in 1950. In 1951, he played in A Streetcar Named Desire .The role he performed in that movie earned him the first of four consecutive Best Actor Academy Award nominations. He followed up with impressive,
Synopsis Academy Award-winning actor, Kevin Spacey is best known for his role of typical middle-class family man in the throes of a midlife crisis in 1999 American drama film ‘American Beauty.’ Spacey is also known for his award-winning performances in the movies like 'American Beauty' and 'The Usual Suspects,' as well as in American political thriller web television series, 'House of Cards.' Early life and education Kevin Spacey was born Kevin Spacey Fowler on 1959, 26 July in South Orange, New
after his death. A star onscreen, Dean's life outside of film was dreary and lonesome at times. His other hobby, street racing, ultimately led to his death at the young age of 24. Just like The Eagles stated in their hit song, James Dean was a great actor who, "lived fast and died young." Although he died at the age of 24, he still made an impact in Hollywood then and now. On February 8, 1931, James Bryon Dean was born to Winton and Mildred Dean in Marion, Indiana. Dean was extremely close with
entertainment business; such as the invention of the teleprompter, TV’s first soap opera, “The Little Rascals” TV show, and the “I Love Lucy” TV show. But the most important thing about the entertainment in the 50s was the actors and actresses. Through out the 50s there were hundreds of actors and actresses. To name a few Vivien Leigh, Audrey Hepburn, Marlon Brando ,Grace Kelly, Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn, Burt Lancaster, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Dandridge, Judy Garland, Elizabeth Taylor, and Doris Day. Each
off him and, in true rebellious style; he is always at odds with the world around him. That world was the post World War Two generation. It was the same one that spawned the iconic, misunderstood, rebellious Marlon Brando, the fiery sullen method actor who was and perhaps still is a legend.
and Oscar The year is 1948, and the Academy Awards have gathered the best of the best from around the world to celebrate the greatest achievements of the film industry. The five nominees for Best Picture included Johnny Belinda, The Res Shoes, The Snake Pit, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and a foreign adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet. The two forerunners of the night, Jonny Belinda and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, both got their fair share of awards from the Golden Globes, but the night
Most critics are basing their criticism of the film on the comparisons of other shakespearean adaptations, which mind you, aren’t so great.* So indeed, it becomes exemplary compared to others and may be the best adaptation currently, but when viewed purely as a film does is still stand? To critic Desson Howe from the Washington Post, it doesn’t. “It would be worthless for a play or movie not to reflect its maker. But we're forced into an uncomfortable relationship
lead actor Eastwood carefully selected unique, high-quality ingredients for the script and co-actors, and skilled chefs – i.e. film artisans - to plan and create something exceptional. The final result leaves a subtle, distinct and memorable flavor. A Million Dollar Baby (MDB) film reviewer suggests that Eastwood’s “touch only gets lighter with time”. (Grey, 2005) MDB won the Academy Award for 2004’s Film of the Year as well as Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Supporting Male Actor - this
it showed a misrepresentation of the concentration camp, whilst other thought it showed the triumph. However, in March 1999 it was nominated for seven academy awards including Best picture and Best director. Life is beautiful picked up three awards, best foreign film language film, Best actor and best music original dramatic score. This award winning film is set in Arezzo, Tuscany. It touches and teaches about very important historical issues like racism, fascism, concentration camps and prejudice
artist of the screen, and also one of the most important figures in the motion-picture history. Chaplin was one of the most demanding men in Hollywood during his time. Regardless of the size of the part, one of the things Chaplin did was walk each actor through every scene. Chaplin knew that a successful scene was not simply about how big the star was, but about everyone and everything on the screen. One of his demands included that the entire cast work together in every performance. He believed that
directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and the director of cinematography was Robert Elswit. Jack Picone states “While Blood lost Best Picture, it did win Oscars for two of its most prominent features: Daniel Day-Lewis’s unforgettable performance and the film’s stunning, sweeping cinematography.” The film won the Academy Award for best cinematography for Robert Elswit and best actor for Daniel Day-Lewis. The film set in southern California during the early 20th century and about the oil prospector named
Chinatown is a 1974 American neo-noirmystery film, directed by Roman Polanski from a screenplay by Robert Towne, starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. The film was inspired by the California Water Wars, a series of disputes over southern California water at the beginning of the 20th century, by which Los Angeles interests secured water rights in the Owens Valley. The Robert Evans production, a Paramount Pictures release, was the director's last film in the United States and features many elements
An actor often has to take on vastly different roles for the production of a large variety of films. In the development of these roles, the actor constructs different sets of personae by the use of specific gestures, vocalics as well as speech content, in order to aid the communication of ideas and thoughts. Hence for an actor whose profession involves the practice of portraying fictional characters with authenticity, it is almost impossible to determine if his persona off the screen is truly authentic
Almost everyone in the world has heard of James Dean. Some know of him while others have just heard the name. Not many know that he died at the age of 24. James Dean himself told more than one of his friend that he did not expect to live past the age of thirty. He said, "What better way to die? It's fast and clean and you go out in a blaze of glory" (80 Things You Didn't Know About James Dean). Little did they know, he turned out to be right. However, before passing away at the young age of
American drama film and one of the first mainstream Hollywood films to acknowledge HIV/AIDS, homosexuality, and homophobia. It was written by Ron Nyswaner, directed by Jonathan Demme and stars Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington. Hanks won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Andrew Beckett in the film. This is the first major movie to deal with the subject of AIDS. It is about a Philadelphia lawyer, Andy Beckett, who is fired from his job after he starts to become sick. The law firm where he
Hanks has now appeared in several big names films, such as Apollo 13, Green Mile, Saving Private Ryan, Catch Me If You Can and the film that launched his career Forrest Gump. Forrest Gump white washed the Film Academy Awards, including, Best Director (Robert Zemeckis) and Best Actor (Tom Hanks). If you read or see the film trailer to Forrest Gump you probably won't find it very interesting because viewers would just see a person with a very low IQ fooling around in the Vietnam jungle. The