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The film Shawshank Redemption is an award-winning film by Frank Darabont in which an innocent man, Andy Dufresne, is sentence to two life sentences for the murder of his wife and her lover. Andy is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Penitentiary for after being wrongly convicted even after professing his innocence. While imprisoned Andy befriends a man everyone knows as Red who is known for being able to smuggle things into the prison. Over the years Red is able to get Andy a rock hammer as…

Following up with, Rebecca and That Hamilton Woman, starring in Henry V (1944), and Hamlet (1948), winning best film and actor award for Hamlet from the Academy (Official Olivier Biography, 2012). He had appearances in over 100 stage roles, approximately 60 films, and various television shows. These performances triggered nominations for Academy Awards as an actor, producer, or director. He received two Oscar awards and honored with additional two Oscar awards(Laurence Olivier, 2015). He…

Marlee Matlin is a famous actress, dancer and motivational speaker. Marlee Matlin cast in Children of a Lesser God due to her success in the role portrayed she was awarded her first academy award at the age of twenty-one. Furthering her success, Marlee also potrayed roles in Dancing with the Stars, additionally participating in a show called Switch at birth, also making an appearance in the series of Desperate Housewives. Marlee Matlin has performed many movies as well as shows, furthermore…

The Life of Douglas Macarthur Douglas Macarthur was a man of honor, stature, pride, and a love for his country, and I’m here to tell you about it. He lived a long life of military service and with forever be remembered as “The Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces.” I will be explaining the years of his life; young to old. Though he is an amazing commander many lives were lost in world war 2 long forgotten by youth but haunts families. The early years of Doug was always about…

to ameliorate her, but lamentably it failed (Audrey Hepburn: Actress and fashion Icon). She suffered from this cancer and it soon took her life on January 20, 1993 in Tolochenaz, Switzerland. She died so suddenly she was not even able to accept an Academy Award for her altruistic work. Audrey has her own memorial fund set up which is referred to as the Audrey Hepburn Children’s Fund, which was founded in 1994 by her two sons. (Philanthropist and Film Actress). Though Audrey Hepburn started as…

I read about the movie Serpico on a list of 125 must-see movies on the net. The movie is about a real-life NYPD (New York City Police Department) officer Frank Serpico who went undercover to expose the corruption in the police system. The great Al Pacino plays the titular character, who is an honest police officer in a completely corrupt police force. The movie tells the story of Serpico’s life from the time he joined the force in 1960 to the time he resigned in 1972. The movie starts in 1972…

studied from Hoosac School in 1926 and went to Amherst School. He died on September 9, 1997. He was known as a proficient actor and one of the most refined actors of the century. He was a life member of the Actor’s Studio. He got nominated for two Academy Awards and won various Emmys, the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor twice. In his career he was later known for his presence on The Twilight Zone, as an arch- villain The Penguin in the television…

The Shawshank Redemption is my favorite film of all time and I can almost watch the whole film just by closing my eyes. The film is about a man named Andy Dufesne who is sent to prison on belief that he had killed his wife and the man she was cheating on him with. He is only a banker who claims to be innocent to the crime and is found guilty and sentenced to life in prison at the Shawshank State Penitentiary. While he is at Shawshank he remains to believe that he himself is innocent while the…

Through the days in Shawshank, Andy never lost hope. Loosing hope inside of Shawshank is like Captain Hadley beating “Fat Ass” in the first scenes. “Fat Ass” lost all hope as soon as the prison doors shut and he knew there was no escape. Andy took this into consideration to always have his guard up and not let things get to him. When meeting Red he met somebody who reflected Andy’s life. Seeing how Red was a down to earth guy helped Andy throughout his time in Shawshank prison. The director of…

Eric Sze Mrs. Herzman English 11H/Period 6 September 10, 2015 Elia Kazan’s Lifetime Achievement Award was Justified You have probably heard of or seen A Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront, or East of Eden, but did you know they were all directed by a man named Elia Kazan? He is most famous for the movies that he has directed and his contributions to the film industry. He was one of the most prominent film directors in the 20th century, and was awarded the lifetime achievement award for…