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Rosemary’s Baby - Film Review
Rosemary’s Baby Film review by Mischel Figusch Director: Roman Polanski Cast overview: Mia Farrow .... Rosemary Woodhouse John Cassavetes .... Guy Woodhouse Ruth Gordon .... Minnie Castevet Sidney Blackmer .... Roman Castevet Maurice Evans .... Edward 'Hutch' Hutchins Ralph Bellamy .... Dr. Abraham Sapirstein Victoria Vetri .... Terry Gionoffrio (as Angela Dorian) Patsy Kelly .... Laura-Louise Elisha Cook Jr. .... Mr. Nicklas (as Elisha Cook) Emmaline Henry .... Elise Dunstan Charles Grodin .... Dr. C.C.
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Roumulus
Just because your dad does not always say that he loves you doesn’t mean that he doesn’t. Romulus in the novel does not verbally express his love to Raimond even though he valued rigorous truthfulness above most things and that he would never willingly lie as Raimond recollected. Instead he expressed his love through care and devotion to Raimond, walking “up to eighty kilometers for a litre of milk or for a small sack of
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Roundabout Theatre Company
The idea of the Roundabout Theatre was first conceived by Gene Feist and his wife, actress Elizabeth Owens. They opened in New York where they believed their theatre would flourish. They wanted to do classic plays at an affordable price, and thought this would benefit New Yorkers greatly. Their first production was Strindberg’s The Father which opened in a 150-seat theatre under a supermarket in Chelsea where subscribers paid $5:00 for three plays. In 1974
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Ruby Bridges
Thanks to her good grades, Ruby is chosen to be a pioneer in breaking down the walls of segregation. Through her entire first school year with white children, this brave little black girl is escorted by four federal marshals through a crowd of angry white protestors in front of the school. Miss Henry, Ruby’s teacher from Boston, works with Ruby since none of the regular teachers will have anything to do with her. Through the
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Rudy: A Dreamer’s Hero
Rudy’s story is for anybody who has a dream. He models strength and endurance of the mind, body and soul. Rudy is a hero for anybody wishing to accomplish a goal. Even though the world we live in often contains many dream killers, he pushed himself to keep going. Society tells dreamers that they are better off aiming low and succeeding than aiming high and failing. Rudy didn’t care. E knew he had some small
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Run Dmc
For and in the amount of Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars for one photographs provided by licensor, the undersigned hereby consents to and authorizes the use and reproduction of the photograph(s) (the "Photograph") in the show entitled “The Search for DMC” (the "Production") produced by MTV Networks, a division of Viacom International Inc. ("MTVN"). MTVN shall have the right to exhibit, transmit and distribute the Photograph(s) on All TV, Worldwide for a period of three (3)
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Run Lola Run
Winner of the Audience and Best film award at the Sundance Film Festival Best film Best Supporting Actress Best Supporting Actor, Best Director at the German Film Festival, Bambi Award among many other. Run Lola Run is set against the grungy urban scene scape of Berlin with an intensive bass driven techno soundtrack composed by writer and director Tom Tykwer. Run Lola Run is pounding with kinetic energy and a case of Red Bull,
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Sacrifices in Love and War
Sacrifices in Love and War Casablanca is one of the best films produced by the World War II Hollywood propaganda machine. During this period of time, in 1943, the movie was among one of the one hundred war films that represents the Office of War Information’s early intentions of truthfully representing the war. The Motion Picture was filmed to educate the public about the issues surrounding the war as well as the causes of and
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Salesman the Documentary Maysles
The landmark documentary, Salesman, by the Maysles Brothers follows door-to-door bible salesmen in the 1960’s. Although the technique of direct cinema has been used throughout the Maysles’ careers, the results of this approach can yield diverse results. Everything from anti-ambiguous titles, long takes and an on screen absence of crew, cameras, or personalities saying “we are filming a documentary right now”. The films Gimme Shelter and What’s Happening! The Beatles in the U.S.A. tag along
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San Zaccaria Altarpiece - Painting Description and Analysis
Related image Name: San Zaccaria Altarpiece (Madonna Enthroned with Child and Saints) Date: 1505 Artist: Giovanni Bellini (1430-1516) Medium: Oil painting on wooden panel Genre: Religious art Movement: Renaissance in Venice Location: Church of San Zaccaria, Venice Description/Composition: The figures of the Virgin and the saints are vividly drawn, although their dignity and individual characteristics are preserved, along with a simple symmetry. The end result is a grouping of five figures plus the Christ-child, all
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Sandler’s Mr. Deeds: Mis-Deeds
“Sandler’s Mr. Deeds: Mis-Deeds” With a prestigious resume’ of successful blockbuster comedies, Adam Sandler certainly fails with Mr. Deeds, his most recent attempt to duplicate his past successes. The quick-wit, unexpected, laugh-out-loud jokes are a forte’ of Sandler’s which go back to his days of being a young comedian on NBC’s Saturday Night Live. Sandler’s comedy is the only thing that will keep you in your seat for an hour and a half. Fortunately
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Sanget
It was one of those beautiful spring evenings in the Big Apple and everything seemed perfect except my plan for the rest of the evening. I was supposed to stay indoors for the rest of the day until I thought about my class and my music assignment. One thing I was sure about and that I had to be in a concert somewhere, a musical evening which would later help me write my essay
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Sara Goldfarb Played by Ellen Burstyn
This is a movie about a mother named Sara Goldfarb played by Ellen Burstyn, her son and only child Harry played by Jared Leto, his best friend Tyrone C. Love played by Marlon Wayans, and Harry’s girlfriend Marion Silver played by Jennifer Connelly. The movie opens with a scene in which Harry is in the process of taking his mother’s television against her wishes. His mother is addicted to her T.V., and now that
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Satire in Sleeper
In Woody Allen's Sleeper, Miles Monroe is unfrozen in the year 2173 only to be exposed to a world in which the values from 200 years earlier are turned on their head. Rather than crtiquing the possible future, Allen uses this time travel as a satiric viewpoint on the current present in which we all live. Commenting on the social, technological and romantic state of events, Sleeper points us not forward but at our present
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Saturday Night and Rome,the Open City
Italian neo realist cinema and British social realist cinema have some similarities in some ways. First of all we may say both of them breaks through dimensions for the individuals of their culture. They try to give tensions about the war. Both gives us a perspective to look at the cinema as a natural eye. The important thing is to able to look and see as Berger’s said. (John Berger _ Ways of Seeing)
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Save the Last Dance
Save the Last Dance Save the last dance is a movie that is about a young lady who, in her younger years danced ballet, and was good at it. She had a goal of getting into Juilliard, which is a prestigious school for the fine arts. After her mother was killed in a car accident, she decides to quit dancing, and moves to the inner city. She?s taken in by a group of friends who
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Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan The film Saving Private Ryan is a historical film based on World War Two and the invasion of Normandy, France. This film was directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. The cast includes such famous actors as: Tom Hanks, Vin Diesel, Tom Sizemore, and Matt Damon. Saving Private Ryan’s running time is 170 minutes, and is rated R for violence and language. Since the films release on July 24, 1998,
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Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan is a movie that generates strong responses from most people that see it. While interviewing four individuals and reading three movie reviews, I found that each of my subjects would recommend it, not one of the individuals interviewed felt the violence was senseless, and all of them left the movie with a strong emotional response of some kind. It appears that Saving Private Ryan is the kind of movie to which many
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Saving Private Ryan Critique
June 6th 1944 is known as the day that turned the tides of World War II. Allied troops both Para dropped and landed on French occupied territory via the English Channel. For Captain John Miller, the beach was enough, but after only three short days of recovery, Miller and his squad of men are sent in search of what has become a very important soldier. Receiving his orders from the “very top”, Miller and his
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Saw 1 Vs. Saw 2
Sequels to a movie are usually said to be bad by the critics. But this time the sequel blows the original out of the water. There were many differences in both, but some aspects were still the same. My friend told me that the first “Saw” was quite horrible, but I decided to see it for myself anyways. The plot to “Saw” was about a young man named Adam, played by Leigh Whannell, who wakes
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Scales of Justice and Gattaca
The texts “Scales Of Justice” and “Gattaca” are two texts which allow the reader to witness a variety of interpretations and explore the relevant issues that are visible within contemporary society. Such issues as corruption within the police force, racism, sexual harassment, discrimination and manipulation of power are shown to give different interpretations of issues which plague today’s society and potentially our future. “Scales Of Justice” shows the corruption in the police force. It
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Scarface - the Greatest Movie of All Time
The Greatest Movie Ever Made Perhaps the best movie to ever bless the eyes of any American is the 1983 Brian DePalma gangster movie classic, Scarface. Scarface is the tale of Tony Montana and his journey through his new life in America in the early 80’s Cuban immigrant movement. The movie depicts the American dream, to be successful, perfectly. Scarface and its main star, Al Pacino, also shows movie watchers in detail, the process of
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Scarface Movie Review
Scarface This film revolves around the world of an immigrant from Cuba by the name of Antonio “Tony” Montana. Along with his very close friend Manolo “Manny”, their goal is to live the American dream, which is to leave Cuba, relocate to America and become filthy rich. Tony’s mother and sister Gina are already in the States and currently residing in the state of Florida, where he plans to go and reunite with them. He
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Scene That Shows the American Dream
Crash Student’s Name Institution Date Scene that shows the American Dream The American dream is pursued by several people around the globe because the United States is a beacon of happiness and freedom for them, however, it does not come quickly. In the movie, the element of the American Dream dissolves into conformity. It poetically portrays the American quest for meaning and prosperity. Towards the ending of the film, a van carries away several
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Schindlers List
Schindler?s List The movie Schindler's List (1993) was a Steven Spielberg's award-winning masterpiece. It was a shocking, fact-based epic of the nightmarish Holocaust. The movie itself was three hours long. [Italian-American catholic Martin Scorsese was originally slated to direct the film, but turned down the chance - claiming the film needed a director of Jewish descent - before turning it over to Spielberg.] Its documentary authenticity vividly re-creates a dark, frightening period during World War
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Schindler’s List
Schindler’s List is one of the most powerful movies of all time. It presents the indelible true story of enigmatic German businessman Oskar Schindler who becomes an unlikely saviour of more than 1100 Jews amid the barbaric Nazi reign. A German Catholic war profiteer, Schindler moved to Krakow in 1939 when Germany overran Poland. There he opens an enamelware factory that, on the advice of his Jewish accountant Itzhak Stern, was staffed by Jews from
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Schindler’s List
#1: We talked about in class once about the education in the US compared to other countries actually made me wonder how well we were educated. It was shocking to me that these other places were learning things that here we don’t even learn and that they were forced or required. When I read the “America Skips School” article at first I was really confused. When we started talking about it in class it became
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Schindler’s List
PLOT SUMMARY The movie “Schindler’s list” is a compelling, real-life depiction of the events that occurred during the 1940’s. It illustrates the persecution and horrific killings of the Jewish people. It also exemplifies the hope and will of the Jewish people, which undoubtedly is a factor in the survival of their race. The most important factor however is because of the willingness of one man, Oskar Schindler, to stand out and make a difference. The
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Schindler’s List
#1: We talked about in class once about the education in the US compared to other countries actually made me wonder how well we were educated. It was shocking to me that these other places were learning things that here we don't even learn and that they were forced or required. When I read the "America Skips School" article at first I was really confused. When we started talking about it in class it became
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Schindler’s List
Schindler’s List “I knew the people who worked for me. When you know people, you have to behave towards them like human beings.” This was a quote from Oskar Schindler. However, throughout the movie, it didn’t quite seem like he felt that way the entire time. The movie began in 1939, and Schindler was very into alcohol, womanizing, and making money. He bought a Jewish factory in Krakow called Deutsche Email Fabrik. In order get
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