The Academy Award of Merit, in full, is a number of awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. (Academy Award 2017, prgrh. 1) The Academy Awards was created as a recognition of achievements in the film industry. The award, a gold-plated statuette, is bestowed upon winners in the 24 different categories. A few days back, February 26, the nominees
What makes these movies so different? The Great Gatsby 1974 version and The Great Gatsby 2013 version show the love Gatsby has for Daisy, but both movies show it in different ways which is seen through the scene selection, cinematography, music and awards. This essay will discuss in detail how these differences make the movies distinguishable. Some scenes from 1974 are not included in the 2013 one such as the hotel scene where Gatsby tells Tom about his affair with Daisy. Daisy runs out of the room
Sondheim was born in New York on March 22, 1930. His mother was a fashion designer, and his father a dress manufacturer. At age ten, Sondheim’s parents divorced, and he moved to rural Pennsylvania with his mother shortly after (“Stephen Sondheim- Academy of Achievement”). In Pennsylvania, Stephen befriended his neighbor, James Hammerstein, as well as James’ parents Dorothy and Oscar. The Hammersteins would become like a second family to Stephen. He especially admired Oscar, a musical theatre giant
How Steven Spielburg had effect on other directors. He has been writing movies and screenplays since he was 10 years old. Many other directors only start writing when they go into college or many even high schools. However, this is why Steven is so different compared to the other directors of his time. Steven was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 18,1947. He was raised in the suburbs of Haddonfield, New Jersey and Scottsdale, Arizona. He went to California State University in Long Branch. He’s
Benicio Monserrate Rafael Del Toro Sanchez is a Latin American actor born in Puerto Rico. He was one of two boys and both of his parents were lawyers in Puerto Rico. Although Benicio had few lead roles, he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor as well as other accolades for different films throughout his career. Del Toro set his mind out to do what he felt passionate about and became renown as one of the most popular Latin American actors in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. Benicio
Ava DuVernay: A Female Director Making History Nominated for two Academy Awards and four Golden Globes, Ava DuVernay’s is an African-American director, writer, and filmmaker. DuVernay’s is best known for her film “Selma” about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s leadership in the struggle for voting rights and current directorial feature-length documentary the 13TH. DuVernay grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from University of California Los Angeles in 1995, with a degree in African-American Studies
All the President’s Men (1976), based on Bernstein and Woodward’s examination of Richard Nixon’s White House, specifically the Watergate scandal, is the quintessential film about investigative journalism. In recent years, investigative journalism was reintroduced to the cinema by Spotlight (2015) and The Zodiac (2007). In comparison, Spotlight is a more comprehensive film about investigative journalism than The Zodiac. Spotlight’s storyline impacts the audience by demanding justice for the victims
guitar and writing her own original songs at the young age of twelve. On her journey to stardom she was very intrigued by the idea of her career beginning in Nashville, Tennessee, the capital of country music. She worked on many small projects while trying to land a record contract, including co-writing songs. Her family later moved to the nearby
Stephen King is one of the most influential authors of today. His award-winning novels and short stories are known world -wide. His many awards and nominations have created a space for him in the literary world. King is a true “Horror King”, for his books, turned movies, have scared millions world- wide. Stephen King has helped bring America to prominence through his many books, essays and short stories. Stephen Edwin King was born on September 21, 1947 at the Maine General Hospital in Portland,
“Don’t worry about what anyone else thinks- write what you must.”-Carl Phillips. This is the motto Carl Phillips lived by to become who he is today. Carl Phillips was one of the best African-American poets to ever live and his influential heritage, different types of education, and the occupations of his life all contribute to him being an amazing poet. Carl Phillips’ heritage and childhood influenced him a lot. He was born on July, 23 1959, north of Seattle, in the small town of Everett, Washington
been writing humor web comics. Most of Weirs works are in the science fiction genre. Even as Any Weir has been an active writer in the science fiction space writing several novellas, short stories and comics, it was not until the publication of his first novel, The Martian that his fame and popularity exploded. The success of the Martian that was so popular that it was made into a movie thrust many of his previously little known titles into the limelight and launched his professional writing career
In 2010 the Academy Awards gave its best picture award to a film called The King’s Speech directed by Tom Hooper and written by David Seidler. It was a well written and executed film however there was another film that should have won instead of The King’s Speech. That film was called The Social Network directed by the revered David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin. The film starred Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, and Justin Timberlake. It was adapted from a book called “The Accidental Billionaires”
Mexican cavalry. On the side he began writing and authored a play called "Frankie and Johnny". It quickly sold. This encouraged him and soon he was back in California working as a script editor for Samuel Goldwyn Productions. After a number of personal misadventures, he then went to work for Warner Brothers Studio as a script writer, co-authoring scripts for a number of major pictures including Sergeant York. The success of this film and an Academy Award nomination provided leverage for Huston
Academy Award Winning Short Film ‘Curfew’ Explores Dependence in the Darkest Hours of Life Filmmaker Shawn Christensen explores the act of being needed, and the realistic perceptions and expectations humans face throughout their lives, in his triumphant and powerful Academy Award winning short, Curfew. Each day, we face obscurities that either drive us forward, or make us stop dead in our tracks. Because situational awareness varies from person to person, it becomes difficult to pinpoint specific
anything can happen, child, ANYTHING can be” (Silverstein, Listen to the Mustn’ts). Shel Silverstein was a famous American poet, songwriter, musician, cartoonist, and screenwriter.. He illustrated his own pictures for his works of literature and enjoyed writing songs. Though most people don’t know him as a songwriter, musician, or screenwriter, many children and adults around the world enjoy his poetry today. Sheldon Allan Silverstein, better known as Shel Silverstein, was born on September 25, 1930
Caryn Eliane Johnson better known as Whoopi Goldberg, has many achievements from being an American actress, award winning comedian, television host, human rights advocate, and mother. Whoopi was born on November 13th 1955 in Chelsea, New York City raised by a single mother Emma Johnson with her younger brother Clyde.” Goldberg's father abandoned the family, and her single mother worked at a variety of jobs—including teaching and nursing—to make ends meet.” (Biography.com Editors, Paragraph 3) Ever
son of Leonard Spaulding Bradbury and Esther Marie Moberg Bradbury. In 1926 Ray Bradbury's family moved from Waukegan, Illinois to Tucson, Arizona, only to return to Waukegan again in May 1927. By 1931 (the dawn of the Great Depression) he began writing his own stories on butcher paper. In 1932, after his father was laid off his job as a telephone lineman, the Bradbury family again moved to Tucson and again returned to Waukegan the following year. In 1934 the Bradbury family moved to Los Angeles
Inspiration may be a form of super-consciousness, or perhaps of subconsciousness—I wouldn’t know. But I am sure it is the antithesis of self-consciousness. Only one man could claim the title as probably the greatest composer in American history for writing so many unforgettable works: Aaron Copland. He lived a life inspired by many things as well as inspiring people all across the nation, and it really led to the opposite of being drawn into himself, as he described in the quote above. He was born in
Cholodenko is best known for her award-winning short film Dinner Party (1997) and her film High Art (1997) in which she won the National Society of Film Critics. However Cholodenko’s biggest accomplishment was her 2010 movie called The Kids Are All Right, nominated for four Academy Awards (this included Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay), Lisa Cholodenko won two Golden Globes including Best Picture, in comedy, and Best Actress. Coming along way from winning a film critic award to be winning
and important film for many reasons, probably most for introducing the world to the incomparable Audrey, here in her first major starring role, and one which won her an Academy Award. With lots chemistry, inspired direction by William Wyler, and impressive locale work, shot completely on location in Rome, this ranks as one of the best romantic comedies ever made. It's a modern-day twist on a fairy tale, where the princess wishes to be a normal young girl, rather than the other way around. Hepburn