72nd Academy Awards

surprising that these talented actors/actresses have yet to win an Academy Award (also referred to as an Oscar). I honestly hope Glenn Close wins an Oscar before it's too late, otherwise the legendary actress will have to settle for the Academy Honorary Award. The award recognizes exceptional people in film who never received an Oscar. Number One: Tom Cruise. The actor has been nominated for three Academy Awards, but he has yet to win the award. Cruise has been nominated twice for Best Actor for Born on

which is Fantasy/Science fiction movie directed by James Cameron released on December 18, 2009 being the world’s highest-grossing film of all time and is one of the most prosperous movies of the last few years. It has been nominated for nine Academy Awards and has won three of them. Dancing with Wolves that in the other hand is an Epic Western/Drama movie released on November 21, 1990 and directed by Kevin Costner. The first thing that could be very noticeable between these movies is how far apart

In the film ‘Avatar’ by James Cameron one important character named ,Jake Sully, changes majorly over the duration of the text. In the beginning he lived on Earth in 2154. It was majorly overcrowded and technology had taken over with screens literally everywhere. Jake is a cripple with him being an ex-veteran who lost use of his legs during service, he said there was surgery that would fis his problem but the economy was broken and the government could afford to help him. His identical twin brother

The film ‘Juno’ directed by Jason Reitman is intriguing in terms of general vision and viewpoint. Reitman uses a variety of different aspects to convey the vision and viewpoint, such as the plot, imaginative language and imagery, and superb characterization. Through these ‘Juno’, despite having its dark moments, elicits an overall feeling of positivity and optimism. A positive feeling emanates from the opening scenes of ‘Juno’. Set in 2006 in Minnesota, the film opens in warm autumnal sunshine.

Avatar is one of those profound movies with a deep meaning that strikes different emotions of the audience, which they might have not known they had. It hit most of the questionable topics that are mostly unspeakable now. Avatar is a spectacular movie written and directed by James Cameron. The movie is set in a breathtaking alien world called Pandora, which is inhabited by the Na’vi race. At first, they are viewed as a primitive wild, race but in reality they are more highly evolved than the audience

sense of depicting language remains unopposed. She is known for her specialty films of the war genre. Several of her works have been greatly appreciated, such as The Weight of Water, The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty, etc. These have won her several awards and secured her place as one of the most influential directors of all time. Essay The Hurt Locker is a slow paced film. Most of the scenes have been deeply elaborated with excessive portrayal on the character’s expression. Set during Iraq War, it

This essay is about the movie Inglourious Basterds (2009) written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. The significant elements of mise-en-scene in the film will be discussed, along with the film’s elements of cinematography in the opening scene. Film often uses editing techniques in its storytelling that infer meaning, subtle though they may be. These techniques will be identified and discussed, and the meanings explained. Set in Nazi-occupied France during World War II, the film follows a group

Chris Kyle and William James are both dedicated warriors that had spent hundreds of hours training for a war in a foreign country overseas. Both individuals enjoyed their work during training and craved to fight for their country, however they became addicted to the dangerous and exhilarating thrills of battle. Kyle had written about his journey from high school to becoming a Navy Seal in American Sniper using oxymorons, symbolism and emotional language from the perspective of himself, as well as

Welcome Back, Readers! I am excited about this "Unusual Suspects" installment because we have a mind-altering, time to reassess your opinion film! Do you have a movie in your peripheral vision? You hear about it, you want to see it, but you never see it? Well, that is exactly how The Boston Strangler was for me. I should know better. My mother recommended it, and she has excellent taste: Robert Wise 's The Haunting, All 's Quiet on the Western Front, The Innocents, The Great Escape, The Naked

Thankfully, Johnny had passed the test of being able to clean up with the help of Dixie and was able to transfer himself fairly well from the wheelchair to the toilet. With a long list of instructions, a bagful of medications and a schedule of appointments for therapy and check-ups, Johnny was pronounced healthy enough to start recovering at the DeSoto’s. Although normally he could have been sent home that morning, after having to be checked over by Doctor Early, Doctor Druthers and both therapists