only person who has 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
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
Father I, The God Father II, The God III, she was the youngest kid in this film family since her birth on May 12, 1971, in New York City. On account of her big film family, she was born to be unusual and successful. Francis Ford Coppola, a famous film director, producer, and screenwriter, is Sophia’s father, and Eleanor Coppola, a documentary filmmaker, artist, and writer, is her mother. Not only her parents are the filmmakers, her whole families are or were wo... ... middle of paper ... ...n Hollywood
movie director and 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
played. That scene demonstrates how often music is playing throughout every scene and how distracting it is. Although the music sometimes seems like a little bit too much it also adds many different aspects to the film. According to Robert Zemeckis, director of the film, “The coming-of-age of a generation and a country. And at the heart of the story is the music, music that lives with us, always there to remind us of the people, the places, and the events of our time.” There was clearly a lot of thought
roundly impressive, especially coming from the younger cast, almost all of which has never acted before. Slumdog Millionaire was nominated for ten Academy Awards in 2009 and won eight, the most for any film of 2008, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. It also won seven Bafta Awards (including Best Films), five Critics` Choice Awards and four Golden Globes. Slumdog Millionaire is the story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience
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
Name: Mark A. Bell Professor Padawer Course: Film 103 The Great Directors Date: 5/15/2015 Billy wilder Introduction: Born Samuel Wilder on June 22 1906 in Austria. Wilder started working as a sports reporter in Austria before moving to Berlin. His love of detail in his writings is shown in his films. In 1929, Wilder was hired as a scriptwriter for the film Menschen Am Sonntag and was still writing in Germany until Hitler’s rise to power
Charlie Chaplin, who was born Charles Spencer Chaplin on April 16, 1889, London, England, and died on December 25, 1977, Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland, was a British comedian, producer, writer, director, and composer. Chaplin is widely regarded as the greatest comic 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
Analysis of Opening Sequence of Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan 'Saving Private Ryan', directed by internationally acclaimed director Steven Spielberg, was the winner of five academy awards in 1998 which included best director, cinematography and film editing. The opening sequence begins with World War 1's historic D-Day invasion of Omahabeach in June 6th 1944. In this essay I will analyse how Spielberg uses various techniques to evoke sympathy and shock the viewer, captures the reality
with real problems and real emotions. With Sofia Coppola’s excellent eye for cinematography and her perfect balance between drama and comedy, it is no wonder that this film received four Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Director. For a good laugh about the real world, watch Lost in Translation, and maybe you won’t feel so lost afterwards.
An Analysis of the Opening Sequence from Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho Just like a building, a film needs a strong foundation in order to be successful, a foundation which is made up of the starting moments of the film. In Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock successfully uses the opening credit sequence to establish a foundation on which to build an interesting plot, including techniques to elicit involvement by the spectator, and the suggestion of a "Psycho" theme. A musical composition consisting of quick
Forrest Gump (1994), directed by Robert Zemeckis, is a best picture film. Forrest Gump fulfills all the qualifications of my best film analysis. Forrest Gump definitely changes the way the viewer looks at things. The film shows a vivid backstory into Forrest’s life and all of his accomplishments and hardships. Forrest Gump shows that to live life you cannot give up on it no matter what challenges are faced. All the challenges he faces in live, whether it is his learning problems, his walking disability
Citizen Kane’s director Orson Wells and Double Indemnity’s director Billy Wilder both used specific techniques to create an intensified form of realism in their respective films. This realism was developed in order to ensure the delivery of their film’s message about human nature that people will do anything if they truly feel that they can get away with it. Both directors worked to establish a world in their films that would seem believable to audiences so that their ultimate truths would have
Orson Welles ' introduced innovating editing and sound design in the 1940s with Citizen Kane (1941). Welles uses editing and sound to show the audience the passing of time, this is seen the breakfast montage. Welles uses sound bridges during the transitional wipes of fast moving images which fade into the next shot. The sound bridges act as links between the two scenes and make the time difference apparent to the audience. At the beginning of the montage Welles uses a slow zoom combined with romantic
for best movies on IMBD along with 8.4/10 stars and a 88% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It was produced by Dreamwork Studios, written by Alan Ball, and directed by Sam Mendes. As if the title did not give it away; the film was made and filmed inside the United States and takes place in a residential neighborhood in California for the most part. The movie managed to win five Oscars on eight nominations; these include awards such as Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Director, Best Writing
Hitchcock is a director who makes a movie suspenseful in his own way. He is know as “the master of suspense.” His movies have oftimes become classic of thriller and they are enjoyable to watch. One of the most enjoyable movie he has directed is North by Northwest. Hitchcock has directed movies like Strangers on the train, that have similar features as North By Northwest but the one that have more ratings and “has gone on to take its place as one of the best-loved films in motion picture history”
Blade Runner 2049, starring Ryan Gosling as the titular Blade Runner, is the long-awaited sequel to the 1982 sci-fi film Blade Runner. The original film, which was lambasted for its slow pacing and lackluster action, became a cult film after multiple re-cuts and re-releases over decades. It was beloved for its stunning visuals, philosophical ponderings, and innovative synth-heavy soundtrack. The sequel, set 30 years after the original, embraces the original film’s legacy with beautiful sets and visuals
tapes everything one man does. That man is Truman; the company adopted him, and used his fake life in a small town to gain millions of views. Truman is trapped in this town and cannot experience the world that he wants to see. So, Peter Weir, the director, suggests that humans have a curiosity about the unknown, and traveling fulfils that need. Truman has never gone out of Seahaven in his life. The people in Seahaven try to make it seem like the outside world isn’t good at all. At the beginning of
The Hurt Locker is a 2009 American war film based on a three-man Explosive Ordnance Disposal team who face the constant threat of death from incoming bombs and sharp-shooting snipers. It is based during the Iraq War. The film was produced and directed by Kathryn Bigelow and is 131 minutes long. The beginning of the film follows a current trend; there are no introductory credits and the first scene begins with the characters in action. There are three main characters in this sequence, Sgt Thompson