71st Academy Awards

John Williams once said “so much of what we do is ephemeral and quickly forgotten, even by ourselves, so it’s gratifying to have something you have done linger in people’s memories” – and linger it did. Mr. Williams has made significant contributions to the arts of music and film. To fully understand the gravity of his achievements and their affect on humanity, we must first look at the progression of sound in film; the effect music has in film and its audience; and lastly his accomplishments of

won several Oscars as well as being nominated for several more. The movie was extremely successful in the box office. According to The Numbers website, the movie grossed over 400 million dollars worldwide (La La Land, 2017). Because of the Oscars awards, profits, and good reviews, the hard work, time, effort, and money put into it made it extremely successful. The movie La La Land is full of numerous musical performances and songs since it was based off of a musical. The movie’s music track itself

Dreams. Everyone has Dreams. Something for someone to think about when they're in times of trouble. The Academy Award winning film, Lala Land takes the aspect of dreams to a completely different level. Whenever Damien Chazelle released the first trailer for the movie over a year ago, I was automatically in love with the masterpiece that was about to bless all my five senses. Just within the minute and a half teaser I saw over a year ago, I was mesmerized by the phenomenal cinematography and score

Ellen Degeneres once stated, “Find out who you are and be that person. That’s what your soul was put on this Earth to be. Find the truth, live that truth and everything else will come.” Despite her sexuality differences from others, Ellen makes it possible for people who live with differences to be one that they desire to be. She does not believe that race, religion, nor sexuality affects a person. She believes in freedom and equal rights for everyone. Ellen also demonstrates many leadership qualities

The social media bursted at the seams with comments on the Oscar Pistorius story there were posts on twitter such as “Oscar Pistorius is telling us rubbish" and many more tweets about the happenings of the case. The disputes didn’t just start in the court rooms between the lawyers and social media but became debates over dinner tables, in the office, on public transport in fact everywhere, as everyone followed the story blow by blow. This created a simultaneous audience in the way this spectacle

If you were to be a victim in tsotsis life how would you see his actions? Now if you're simply seeing it from a stranger's point of view what would you do? Well I’ve come to the conclusion that Tsotsi should be charged with 10-15 years, tsotsi is mentally ill, but that doesn't give Tsotsi the right to do as he pleases, with his mental illness he will also get help in prison . Tsotsi is given the best gift which is freedom, with him having freedom he ruined lives. Tsotsi caused harm to his own friend

Robby Novac, also known as “Kid President”, is a young boy with great ambitions. In the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year he made “Kid President’s Pep Talk to Teachers and Students!”, He talks about many subjects including the 4 core classes, not to bully, and the importance of changing the world. Novak created this video to encourage students as well as teachers to do their best for we are all able to change the world in some way. The young Kid President may not seem very credible, but that

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler has known each other for twenty-three years and counting. Their friendship started when they both met each other at the meeting at the Chicago's ImprovOlympics in 1993 (Fox). Afterward, they both have been acting, doing photo shooting, and comedy shows together. This movie shows their strong friendship bond. Jason Moore directed the movie, Sisters, in 2013, and gathered $105 million in the U.S. box office. Main characters included were Tina Fey as Kate, Amy Poehler as Maura

show. Previously, she starred in the popular sitcom Ellen from 1994 to 1998. Ellen is also famous for voicing the character Dory in the 2003 American computer-animated film, Finding Nemo. Ellen has won numerous awards and honors including Saturn Award, Emmy Awards, People's Choice Awards, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Age: How old is Ellen DeGeneres? Ellen DeGeneres was born on January 26, 1958, in Metairie, Louisiana, the USA as Ellen Lee DeGeneres. Calculating her age, she is 59 years

The article says that these categories are pushing young actors into divisions based on their looks, not necessarily their talents. This is also known as type-casting, or when an actor becomes known as only being able to play one role. Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow, known for Zero Dark Thirty and The Hurt