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    course, because it is an older movie not all the effects are believable. For example, there is a scene where two of the men after the money are flying a plane. They use rear-screen projection, which is where they using a moving background, but the actors in the foreground are still. The effect they wanted is, unfortunately, low quality. This same problem comes up when several of the characters pack into a car. There are certain effects that could’ve been done better. Though for its time the…

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    Johnny Depp is one of the best American actors. He has the great ability of playing different characters and he does it extremely well. He has been recognized worldwide for his movies and also for several scandals in his life. He has appeared in more than 30 movies and has earned many appreciation and great awards for his good work. He as well has mentioned many times that he doesn’t like the idea of being famous because when you are famous it feels like living your live like a fugitive, because…

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    continues to do so while doing many things and accomplishments that not only has impacted, but have also left a legacy for others and most importantly himself. He has truly earned the spot where he is now after everything that came across his way. An actor from Manhattan, New York, Robert Downey Jr’s life has been anything but smooth sailings and easy goings. As a kid, he was first introduced to marijuana by his own father,…

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    Autism In Rain Man

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    In the movie Rain Man directed by Barry Levinson; world-renowned actors, Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman have the challenge of portraying the story of two brothers one autistic with Aspergers and one without a mental disorder. The plot of the movie revolves around the main character Charlie Babbitt who owns a car shop. Eventually, he discovers his father who he had cold feet with had passed away. The father gave Charlie his manor but Charlie’s brother Raymond or otherwise known as “Rain Man” who…

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    Rain Man Autism

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    Movie Review – Rain Man & Autism Spectrum Disorders In the 1988 Oscar-winner film Rain Man directed by Barry Levinson, the audience is introduced to Charlie Babbitt (played by Tom Cruise) a young, ambitious, and egocentric car dealer who learns that his estranged father has passed away. Charlie becomes deeply upset when he realizes that his inheritance consists only of a classic car, which happens to be one of the reasons for his dysfunctional relationship with his father, and some rose bushes.…

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    Martin Scorsese

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    producer, actor, and film historian. Part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and influential filmmakers in cinema history. In 1990, he founded The Film Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation. He is a recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award for his contributions to the cinema, and has won an Academy Award, a Palme d'Or,Cannes Film Festival Best Director…

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    Tom Hank Research Paper

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    Tom Hanks is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker,he has been entertaining the world since 1977. He first started with Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival. The most famous movie he has started in was when he was playing the role for Forrest Gump in 1994. This was the best movie and had the most Oscars.Hanks was interested in theatre as a young student and found it the perfect platform for expressing himself. Tom Hanks gradually gained more exposure and built some important relationships.He…

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    again. But before you sit for 89th Academy Awards, are you really ready for Oscars? Before you turn on your television set we would like to inform you some historical facts you didn't know about this much-awaited award show. * The first ever Oscar for Best Actors was presented to Emil Jannings for his movie 'The Last Command,' and Best Actress was presented to Janet Gaynor for '7th Heaven'. 'Wings' was the first movie to win Oscars. * Bob Hopes hosted the Oscars Awards 19 times. * Liza Minelli…

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    The Academy Awards or most commonly known as the Oscars, is considered to be the most prestigious award giving body in the world of movies. It was first presented in 1929, making it the oldest entertainment awards ceremony and last February 26th of 2017, the 89th Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Dolby Theater and it is hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. It was televised not just throughout the US, but to more than 200 countries all over the world. The twenty-four artistic and technical awards are…

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    Robin Williams Influence

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    won the Academy Award for the Best Supporting Actor for his role as Dr. Sean Maguire in the film ‘Good Will Hunting’ in 1997. In 1992 Disney's 'Aladdin' was a turning point in forming the talents of Robin as a voice actor in his role of the Genie, the majority of which he unplanned and improvise. Williams performance was one the film's most outstanding A-list stars carried the box office receipts past $200 million. Six movie releases in 2006 spotlight Williams' versatility as an actor. In…

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