The Manchurian Candidate

Frank Sinatra      As we inch towards the year 2000, we look back to the pre-dominant individuals of the 20th century. Time magazine voted Frank Sinatra as the world’s most influential vocalist of the 20th century. Frank Sinatra not only excelled but transcended music and became a true personality of our time. Whether you’re talking about recorded music, live performances, movies or simply living large, Frank Sinatra has done that all. He has become an international figure

“In God, we trust!” Do we? It is comical how the US government feigns ignorance about victims of microwave-weapon attacks when the CIA has experimented with radiation torture of unsuspecting civilians. An article called “Microwave Weapons: The Dangers of First Use” was published in the New York Times on March 17, 2003 (http://bit.ly/2kFirstUseNYT). How can the government and CIA be ignorant? In 1992, President Clinton apologized for these same crimes, committed by the CIA in the 1960s. Later in this

Frank Sinatra Frank Sinatra was widely known for his famous works. He was definitely one of the popular entertainers in the 20th century. Frank Sinatra was born on December 12, 1915, in Hoboken, New Jersey. He was the only child of Sicilian immigrants. When Sinatra was a teenager, he decided to become a singer after being hooked on Bing Crosby perform in the mid-1930.He began his career as a singer, singing at local nightclubs. Sinatra made his first recordings, “All or Nothing at All” with bandleader

Dr. Strangelove as a War Film Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb was released in the United States in 1964. It received a rating of PG by the Motion Picture Association of America. The film is directed by the renowned British director, Stanley Kubrick. Kubrick uses a mostly American cast, with Peter Sellers, a fellow Brit, playing three characters, including the one after which the film is titled. This is a film that is very formal in structure and execution.

Battlestar Galactica Rebooted, Refurbished, and Redefining Expectations of Quality Television In 2002 Ron Moore began working on an updated, reimagined take on the 1970’s Science Fiction show Battlestar Galactica. With the help of producer David Eick, Moore created a miniseries event that was one part film, one part pilot for a new breed of televised Science Fiction drama. Combining elements present in other Quality Television shows, Battlestar Galactica (BSG) redefined the expectations of consumers

Denzel Washington Date of birth: 28/12/1954 Birth Name: Denzel Hayes Washington Nickname: Denzel Country of Residence: new York City, United States Early life Denzel Washington was born in Mount Vernon, New York. He was born and raised in Mount Vernon, and now has currently moved into the New York City, when he left his parents. His Parents, Denzel Hayes Washington Senior and Lennis Lynne were both successful in their careers and brought up Denzel very well, and in great manner. Denzel senior

America was once described as baseball and apple pie. The Cold War forced small town America to choose between a simpler time and a new modernized age. The United States being a superpower in the Cold War has locked horns with the Soviet Union over which form of government was best. The struggle for power in both countries consisted of espionage, counter warfare, propaganda and a space race. The Cold War had formed a new frontier of changes. The U.S. society had been divided. Americans were having

“McCarthyism” became an imprecation used to silence those who wanted to discuss the Communist penetration, including espionage, of American life. Richard Condon’s fantasy of a McCarthy-like demagogue in The Manchurian Candidate would capture the Wisconsin Senator’s effect: the ruthless demagogue who, by discrediting anti-Communism, insidiously advances the Communist cause. McCarthy was aided in his meteoric rise by the mendacious denial, on the part of the left, of

Cixi, as her name is still disputed, was born on November 29, 1835, grew up in the Yehonala family – the one of eight oldest Manchurian families. At the age of fifteen, Cixi was nominated as a candidate concubine to the Emperor Xianfeng by the law of Manchu. She was chosen as a concubine in the lowest-ranking in 1851. A few years later, Cixi gave birth to the only male heir to the throne, which made her the highest-ranking

Beyond the village--home of Mary and Harold--the capital city was slowly transitioning to modernity: tall concrete edifices sprouted up like weeds, inching out traditional construction, consisting of residences amid small grocery stores. Vintage (very old) Toyota (and few Lada and Peugeot) taxis littered the city roads. Furtively encroaching modernity was morphing tastes and preferences for things foreign: TVs, Hollywood movies, and pop music. A further manifestation of the trend was the Western—U