Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

On page 226 of Anne Tyler’s The Accidental Tourist Macon is faced with the destruction of his home. The descriptive analysis used to portray the pipe burst that floods Macon’s home exposes the atmosphere not just in the house, but also in Macon. Before Tyler even begins describing the scene the demeanor is already implied by the weather. This part of the novel takes place in the dead of winter just after a snowstorm. Winter is usually associated with the cold and that piercing wind chill that…

In the essay, “The Death of the Moth,” author Virginia Woolf describes a detailed transition from abundant life to tranquil death. On the outside, one would be forgiven for not caring about the demise of a mere insect. The numerous distractions of everyday life seem to exceed the importance of a lady watching a bug pass away. In fact, these criticisms would certainly be valid for most articles on this topic. However, Woolf uses a complex vocabulary and detailed descriptions to add interest and…

composed by Danny Elfman. From the use of music to the different producers that they compose for, these composers contrast significantly. John Williams is known for his work with Steven Spielberg, and he is the second most nominated individual for Academy Awards. Williams has produced music for almost all of Spielberg’s feature motion pictures, which tend to be scored with more orchestral pieces. Divergently, Danny Elfman has collaborated with Tim Burton for works such as Edward Scissorhands and…

In the novel, Captains Courageous, Rudyard Kipling uses the elements of an adventure tale to give an essential life lesson to the reader. Harvey Cheyne, Jr., the son of a rich businessman, falls of a luxury liner during a storm. He is picked up by a fishing crew who teaches him how to be responsible and good-mannered. In this story, Kipling uses simile, foreshadowing, and characterization to draw the reader into an extraordinary story. Firstly, the author uses simile to help the reader…

Movie Review: Practical Magic The story begins by involving a family that has had witches for 300 years and because of an ancient curse the husband’s will die with the signal of the death watch beetle serving as their advanced warning to avoid the heartbreak that comes with love. The film Practical Magic is based upon the book written by Alice Hoffman in 1995. The character Sally, played by Sandra Bullock, attempts to thwart the curse by casting a spell creating a man she feels does not exist,…

instantly recall the film, and important scenes come flooding back. Even for those who have never seen the movie in question, the song is so enduring that they probably recognize it anyway. We have picked out what are, in our humble opinion, the five very best movie theme songs, each one an original composition made especially for its film. All of these…

surprise with numerous suspenseful, gruesome, and jaw dropping sense throughout the movie. Main reason American Sniper has multiple awards is due to the amazing actor that were apart of the film. Bradley Cooper playing Chris Kyle, Sienna Miller playing Chris’s wife Taya. Along with Bigger and Marc who were Chris’s friends, played by Luke Grimes and Jake McDorman. These actor plus many more, made the feel of…

The Color Purple by Alice Walker, written in 1982, is a great work of literature for many reasons. Although it has been banned from schools there are multiple writings that have been published to establish this work’s literary merit. This book has had great historical and social impacts and it contains great rhetorical strength. Walker’s book has been very impactful in the social and historical realms. The book is very graphic and it brings up gender and racism issues through the plot,…

The opening scene of Rear Window (1954), directed by Alfred Hitchcock, acts as a prologue of the film: we are introduced to the space where much of the narrative will take place, to the protagonist, his background, and his neighbors through entirely visual means. Hitchcock created an entire film from the rear window of a Greenwich Village apartment symbolizing a certain “movie-watching” experience. Hitchcock uses mise en scène to show how the film is going to progress, uses camera movement…

born on June 20, 1968, in San Antonio, Texas. As a part of a large family, Rodriguez began by making short films, which often featured some of his nine siblings. Initially rejected from film school, Rodriguez continued making movies. He won several awards for his efforts and was eventually accepted into the film program at the University of Texas at Austin. He made his first feature film El Mariachi (1993) on a very tight budget—only $7,000. Some of the money came from his work as a human guinea…