Academy Award for Best Actor

first movie that brought Damon his reputation as a great actor, it would probably be “Good Will Hunting” (1997), directed by Gus van Sant, where he starred next to the extraordinary Robin Williams (“The Dead Poets Society”), Ben Affleck (with whom Matt Damon co-wrote the script), and Stellan Skarsgård (“Breaking the Waves”). In the movie, Damon portrays a brilliant young man, with genius mathematical skills, that has yet to be discovered. The actor manages to give life to one of the most…

Philadelphia is a drama film written by Ron Nyswaner illustrating the cultural stigmas of HIV in the 1990s. This film was released in 1993 being one of the first films to acknowledge homosexuality and HIV. The premise of this film is surrounding a court case regarding discrimination of sexual orientation against a fictional character, Andrew Buckett (Tom Hanks). As Andrew Buckett was only recently diagnosed with HIV and had been a closet homosexual for many years meaning none of his colleagues…

“So he can talk after all.” (page 120) is what the nurse said the moment Dally and I came in, after having Johnny slightly opening his eyes and faintly saying, “Hey guys.” I was so happy to see that despite Johnny’s body dying and falling apart, his soul was complete and full of the Johnny I always knew and loved. I quietly moved to the side and whispered to the nurse, “How’s he doing?” I knew that in that moment I was to expect the worst, but I just needed a hint of reassurance…

The movie Life is beautiful has drawn a lot of controversy over whether the Holocaust should be looked at as a comedy. The movie is about a jewish father and son being sent to a jewish concentration camp, where the father makes the whole thing look like a game to his son, and the grand prize is a real tank. Throughout the journey the Father makes it seem to be hilarious. This film is a powerful presentation of a Father's love for his child, and risking his life for his family. Many people…

his days–cooking, exercise, running tasks for a neighbor, planting trees, feeding horses, etc. Arn seems to be molding his days into what he wants them to be. Arn’s approach to his own health and life is pretty inspiring and in my opinion, one of the best ways to ward off age–related chronic conditions. Pain is more pronounced with age and has much more debilitating effect. Physical examination of musculoskeletal…

Psychological Principle Analysis of Rain Man By: J.P. Wilson 28-3 Rain Man is a 1988 film directed by Barry Levinson and starring Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman. In the film Tom Cruise plays the role of Charlie Babbitt, a self-absorbed, distant, car dealer and presumptive heir to his father’s three million dollar fortune. However, at his father’s will reading, he learns that he has been left nothing but his father’s antique Buick and his rosebushes, and all of the money…

James Garner plays a role as a wealthy entrepreneur business man whose character name is Cash McCall. He is passionate about being a company man and enjoys making money. James Garner had a fling with Natalie Wood which was Lory Austen before realizing what family she came from and who her father was. Business was an important aspect in Cash McCall’s lifestyle as well as Grant Austin’s. Cash McCall’s physical appearance attracted the women. He was tall, muscular, and a well-built man. Cash had…

Surprisingly mature for a directorial debut feature, “Indignation” is probably the best drama you can find today in New York theaters. First-time director James Schamus is best known as a screenwriter and for his longtime association with Ang Lee’s filmography, which includes “The Wedding Banquet”, “Eat Drink Man Woman”, “The Ice Storm”, “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”, and “Lust, Caution”. He truly did a wonderful job here by deftly adapting Phillip Roth’s 2008 novel of the same name. This…

movie also shows gentle and happiness to the viewers because of Guido’s sense of humor. La Vita è bella (Life Is Beautiful) is an Italian movie which is directed by Roberto Benigni. Roberto Benigni who was the director of the movie is also the lead actor of the movie. While NicolettaBraschi portrays as Dora who is the wife of Guido. Also Giorgio Cantarini portrays the role of Giosue or Joshua who is the son of Guido and Dora. And Horst Buchholz serves as Doctor Lessing who likes…

came out in 2005, but it was only in 2013 that the filmmaker got the deserved attention with the unforgettable drama “Gloria”, an international success and his best film to date. The film collected many prizes in festivals such as Berlin, Lima, Havana, and Palm Springs, yet, none of them was so precious as the recent Oscar in the category of best foreign film with “A Fantastic Woman”, which relaunched the acting career of transgender classical singer Daniela Vega. With love and sexuality as…