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    Jake Gyllenhaal has five movies in the works right now. All but one is in pre-production. "Nocturnal Animals" is in pre-production and will be released in 2016. Based on Austin Wright's novel "Tony and Susan" and was written and directed by Tom Ford. It stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Michael Shannon, Armie Hammer, Amy Adams, Kim Bassinger, and Isla Fisher. "Okja" is in pre-production and will be released in 2016. Written and directed by Joon-ho Bong, the film stars Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano, Tilda…

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    Suspense is a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertanty about what may occur. Suspence is certainly the dominant feeling that overtakes the readers of Jack Finney 's "Contents of the Dead Man 's Pockets." This is a story of a man who risks his life to retrieve an important piece of a project that could make his career dreams come true. During his quest Tom stands face to face with death as he overcomes various challenges that arise between him and his goal. In "Contents of the Dead Man…

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    Ivan’s actions in the novel portray a character who is truly lonely, yearning for the company of his own kind. His loneliness is particularly evident when he states he has lived in captivity for years. Ivan admits to almost believing he was the last gorilla to exist, due to not physically seeing one in so long. His loneliness is emphasised more as he spends his time observing humans, attempting to gain attention to fill the void of loneliness. Ivan’s loneliness is particularly evident when he…

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    Ask Me Poem Analysis

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    “Ask Me” by William Stafford is a contemporary poem that compares the author’s life to a river. The reader is instilled with a strong sense of nostalgia, placidity, and introspection as Stafford reflects on his past and the meaning of his actions and life. The theme of this piece is life and its relative pace, similar to a river which is used as an ongoing metaphor Stafford introduces himself early on because this work is a conversation between the author and the reader. In the first stanza,…

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    Film Analysis: Black Swan

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    film received five Academy Award nominations and Natalie Portman won the Best Actress award for the film, as well as many other Best Actress awards in several guilds and festivals. In addition, Darren Aronofsky was nominated for Best Director and the film itself received a nomination for Best Picture. Thirty-one awards is the number that this film received. Natalie Portman won Best Actress for being Nina Sayers on Academy Award in 2011, Golden Globe Award in 2011, BAFTE Award in a Leading Role…

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    Have you ever been offered a bribe in return of a sexual encounter? Or have you ever felt tempted to accept a bribe for any other desired benefits? Our society has all kinds of people, those who are willing to accept a bribe in exchange for anything, and those who would not. Nonetheless, the poem, “Hazel Tells Laverne,” tells a story about a person who refuses a bribe. The poem, published in 1976, is about a maid named Hazel who finds a frog in the toilet. The frog tells her that he could turn…

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    Martin Scorsese

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    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 Award, Silver Lion, Grammy Award, Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and DGA Awards. Scorsese's body of work addresses…

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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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    Racism In Movies

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    The historical nominations of the Academy and the exclusively white pattern of Oscar winners demonstrate how this is an urgent issue that must be addressed. African Americans are not treated as equals, and are not credited for their work as often as their white counterparts. All people deserve…

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    said about Welles involvement in the making of the film, citing on the fact that he was well-known as a director, producer, writer, and actor in his own right. And the fact that he won an Academy Award eight years before for writing and Original Screenplay for Citizen Kane, and nominated for Best Director and Best Actor in a Leading Role for Citizen Kane. The versatile Welles often narrated numerous films like The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) and Duel in the Sun (1946), but he can also be seen…

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