Academy Award for Best Original Song

In the fall of 1963, writer Stan Lee created a comic about a fictional team of superheroes with incredible powers known as the X-Men. Since the first comic appeared there have been ongoing spin-offs created, and to this day over 400 issues of X-Men comics exist each with an abundance of volumes. The first X-Men movie came out in the year 2000 and the worldwide franchise has not stopped growing. A total of seven movies have been released, the latest being X-Men: Days of Future Past, and X-Men:…

about me. Let’s discuss the subject of the new National Portrait Gallery photography show, ‘Audrey Hepburn: Portraits of an Icon’. Born in Belgium in 1929, Hepburn’s early life as a ballet dancer and chorus girl led to her exceptional career as an Academy Award-winning film star. The photographic portraits on display document the many roles she played onscreen - in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Sabrina, My Fair Lady, etc - and offscreen - fashion icon, humanitarian worker, and an exquisite beauty. …

other. I’ve known my best friend Brittany since the 4th grade but we didn’t become friends immediately. Our first interaction was actually an argument over something I said about her hair. The following year at our 5th grade graduation, we found out that our moms were friends from college. When they began hanging out again, we were around each other more. Eventually we let the situation die and we became friends. Fast forward to now, Brittany is one of the two people I call a best friend.…

1. Analyze Officer Edwards 's searches, if any, and note which may survive constitutional challenge. Officer Edward and Officer Casey are set up a road block to catch drunk drivers, during this roadblock they stop a blue minivan. This action in itself would withstand a constitutional challenge since roadblocks such as these are allowed in most states. The length of time officer Edwards interrogates Jane might be questionable. Considering that he notes no signs of intoxication of any…

Change of perspective In the novel, Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen we come across as a well told story where the characters are well drawn and supported. By observing the different encounters between Darcy and Elizabeth, we come to learn that she forms a prejudice against Mr. Darcy. Throughout the novel we see how these prejudices she has are ironic and even sometimes wrong and how he over comes his pride. In my essay I would like to look at three instances where we see how his actions are…

small details into consideration on both characters. He made sure that the audience was attracted to the play and kept their interest by adding famous songs known to college students. By doing this he captured the audience into focusing on the play and making sure we understood why the play was really written. Lawrence also sang who of his own song in the play to give a break and add a different dimension to the play. Lawrence wanted to make sure that he was heard and he was. Things that seemed…

officer, marine scientist and fisherman board the Orca boat in attempt to stop the shark. Released in 1975, Jaws was the first movie to have a box office revenue of over $100 million, and a total box office revenue of $471 million. $3,5 million was the original budget for the entire movie, a total $9 million was spent on the movie. Shooting, production and editing of the movie was only supposed to take 55 days, but that deadline was later pushed to a substantial 159…

Grace Kelly, “screen legend”, “ fashion icon”, “one of the most beautiful women in the world”, and “fairytale princess”. Since her death in 1982 she still has her effect on the world today from her films and by the family she left here on Earth. She was born into a successful family in philadelphia, she was a very shy girl but she became an actor. At the age of 23 she went to hollywood and made 11 films in 3 ½ years. She modeled to pay for her acting but her film career only lasted 5 years.…

The Screwball Comedy The man Godfrey is a comedy film made in 1936, directed by La Cava, starring William Powell and Carole Lombard. The movie won Six Academy Awards nominations including Gregory La Ca as the best director. As a memorable and valuable film, it was selected by the united state's library of Congress for preservation in the US national registry. The film utilizes the genre -screwball- to build on its plot. Keywords; screwball, the man Godfrey Screwball comedy Screwball appeared in…

“Forget it, Jake, it’s Chinatown” (Film “Chinatown”, Roman Polanski) The brilliant film “Chinatown” has longstanding entered the lists of the greatest films of the twentieth century. This statement applies, of course, to the lists compiled by the American film critics. It is considered that the film is made in the style of Noir, but, first of all, it felt not Noir but outstanding so-called Hollywood style. At least I feel the author’s handwriting Roman Polanski - Polanski, whom we know from his…