Crocodile Dundee (1986) directed by Peter Faiman and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) directed by Stephan Elliott are two Australian films that have unique plots. The expositions of both films have various similarities and differences in the context of quirky ‘Aussie’ characters, stereotypical Australian language, themes and the vast outback setting. The exposition of each film reaffirms typical Australian stereotypes. The Australia Outback is portrayed in films as vast and
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert” is a hilarious comedy, brought together brilliantly by writer and director Stephan Elliot. Tick/Mitzi and Adam/Felicia are two drag queens that travel across Australia on a lavender bus with there transsexual friend Ralph/Bernadette. All three challenge the dominant stereotype of the Australian male. Released in 1994, 14 years into the AIDS epidemic, the film had a phenomenal response around the world and in Australia. Travelling from Sydney, the three main characters played
they might want to ask God for forgiveness for any sins they may have committed. Some pilgrims have their own personal reasons for going such as in Lourdes. The main reason why people go to Lourdes is because it is where Our Lady appeared to Bernadette and people also visit Lourdes to refresh their spiritual life and spend time with God to strengthen their relationship and with him and their faith in him. Pilgrimages started in the 4th Century when St.
Bruno mars was born on October 8th, 1985 in Honolulu, Hawaii. You could say that his talent of music was carved on a stone into his genetics. His father Pete was a Latin percussionist and his mother, Bernadette, was a singer. Bruno’s real name is Peter Gene Hernandez, but his family gave him the nickname Bruno from a very early age. His family could describe him as independent, confident and stuck to what he was doing. Which inspired his nickname, they say the name had a nice ring to it. As a child
the director underutilized the use of music in this piece, but on the other I figure the Director wanted this effect- he let the scene, and its silence convey the true horror. He didn't want to use music to control how the audience felt. The ending song felt particularly poignant and worked extremely
Rodgers & Hammerstein 's Cinderella (1997) Movie Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella is a must see movie for everyone. It’s one of the best and first multi- ethnics cast modernizes classic fairytale of Cinderella. The old classic version only present with one ethnic group. However, this one is more diverse due to the variety of ethnicity, making the movie unique. It convey different plot that enhance and portray each character’ personality into musical movie with humor and ironic. The movie has
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella is a must see movie for everyone. It’s one of the best and first multi- ethnics cast modernizes classic fairytale of Cinderella. The old classic version only present with one ethnic group. However, this one is more diverse due to the variety of ethnicity, making the movie unique. It convey different plot that enhance and portray each character’ personality into musical movie with humor and ironic. The movie has a vibrant set, several entertaining musical sequence
version is a modern twist to the classic Cinderella love story. The new diverse, all-star cast gives this older fairytale a more upbeat pace. A new cast with musical styling of Brandy and Whitney Houston. Adding the comedy style of Oprah Winfrey, Bernadette Peters, Jason Alexander makes this classic really come to life. This version of Cinderella adds in a more home vibe but keeps the tradition of true love and self worth. This is a good movie for family night and for people of all ages. A tale as
Bruno Mars is a Grammy-winning singer and song-writer. He was born on October 8th, 1985 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He wrote the well-known song “Wavin’ Flag” for artist Knaan, that became the song for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. In 2010 he made his major career breakthrough when his first single “Nothin’ on you” was released. He released the Grammy-winning hit “Uptown Funk!” in 2015. Bruno Mars began his career in the early 2000s, the era of legendary artists such as Usher, Eminem, Beyonce, Britany
and its mysterious lighting, and generally impressive special effects. Additionally, the social status of the characters is often told through the costumes they wear. The songs in this musical, many of which were based on the play, were supported through the background music, of which helps to establish the emotions during said songs. However, while the film adaptation reuses certain parts
“Into the Woods” entails a song done by Stephen Sondheim and later written as a book by James Lapine. It has won several awards in Tony Awards i.e. Best Book, Best Score, and Best Actress in a Musical. The awards came when the industry was dominated by The Phantom of the Opera. Bernadette Peters' performance as the Witch and Joanna Gleason's portrayal of the Baker's Wife brought acclaim to the production during its original Broadway run. The lyrics are at tribute to the lifestyle of the singer where
female personality that is said to be passive and soft, but Rizzo is shown to have a male-like aggressiveness. Rizzo's singing number, "There are worse things I could do," stands up to slut-shaming and criticism of open female sexual activity. In this song, Rizzo declares that there are far worse things she could do than having sex with a boy or two and that this behavior should not be ridiculed or regulated by society. My culture and the preppy culture are both similar and different in many ways. I
Most critics compared Gypsy to the William Shakespeare play, King Lear. Bernadette Peters, who starred as Rose in a Broadway revival, is quoted saying, “It really is like King Lear with music. I mean, it’s amazing.” As far as the musical numbers, “Rose’s Turn” in particular, Ben Brantley, critic for the New York Times was quoted
Into the woods is a play created around 1980’s to 1990’s by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine. This musical has won an Academy Award, eight Tony, eight Grammys and a ton more. Stephen Sondheim wrote the music/lyrics and was directed by James Lapine, who also he wrote the book (dialogue). Into the woods was a like watching a movie and watching a secual of a movie, but it was only one. Into the woods is a musical that has a lot of famous characters from Disney movies which makes act one look like a
In society there is a longing for a story to have a nice and neat happy ending. Broadway and the theater originally would give this to their audience, especially in America. Give the audience what the want! They want happy endings that mirror their own values and interpretations of how the world should be and at the end of it should be, “and they all lived happily ever after.” The fairy tale ending is something society hopes, dreams, and strives for since we could listen to our parents read us fairy
Jennifer Egan’s “Great Rock and Roll Pauses” has a very interesting format to the story. Unlike traditional stories that are written in an essay format, it utilizes power point and different types of slides to represent what the character is trying to transfer. This is an analysis of young Alison Blake’s power point diary of her family and their difficulty with communication. What were some of the strengths of using the power point system, specifics on various graphics of slides, and how the family’s
ran for 2,212 performances. It was directed by Rouben Mamoulain and choreographed by Agnes de Mille. Oklalahoma! became so popular that it was decided to make it into a movie. The movie would be pretty similar, including some of the musical’s famous songs, such as “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’,” “The Surrey With the Fringe on Top,” “People Will Say We’re In Love,” and “Oklahoma.” The film version of the same name was released October 11, 1955. Agnes de Mille again, choreographed it. Shirley Jones played
Ariel and Marie were sisters. Marie was two years younger than Ariel, one year younger than me, and I fit between them nicely, in age as well as personality. They lived in two different hemispheres of existence, and I hovered around the equator, bouncing from pole to pole depending on which sister I was with. For me, Ariel was the personification of cool. Even her name was cooler than mine. My name was wooden, it fell to the ground with a thump, but Ariel's danced. When she scratched the energetic
What is Line Dancing? Line Dancing is performed by a group of individuals moving in unison to music. Moving rhythmically to a beat or song, several people line up in rows and dance. Dependent upon each individual’s personal style and execution their choreographed steps are fairly similar. Repeatedly rotated toward the four directions and moving clockwise their repetitive dance steps are often completed in a set. The dance they perform may vary by region or city. Through this form of dance
lover. "From world's end to world's end there is only one true love, one you must search for until you find them..." II. [From Brian Koller (http://briankoller.epinions.com)]: Jennifer Jones became a star in 1943, with her leading role in The Song of Bernadette. Her performance captured the attention of film mogul David O. Selznick. He would eventually produce seven films starring the lovely, ethereal Jones. The Portrait of Jennie was the last film they would make together before their marriage in