Alan Rickman

Something the Lord Made The film "Something the Lord Made" directed by nominated and award winning director, Joseph Sargent tells the true story of Dr. Alfred Blalock (Alan Rickman), a cardiologist and Surgeon, and his young African American Surgical Technician Vivien Thomas (Mos Def), who cooperate as a team using medical research and experimentation to find a cure to cyanosis or in other words known as the blue baby syndrome. The impact on medicine that the two heart surgeon pioneers will…

audience can relate to. For example, Tim Burton the director of Sweeny Todd: The demon Barber of Fleet Street creates a complex character such as Benjamin Barker (Johnny Depp) experiencing the forces of revenge thus seeking revenge on judge Turpin (Alan Rickman) the thief of his wife and only child becomes his main goal of vengeance throughout the film. The history of the legend of Sweeny Todd dates back to 1846 where publisher Edward Lloyd, whose main audience was the working poor of society at…

The independent film movement of the 1990’s allowed for a range of young, hungry filmmakers to move to a forefront which many directors nary got a chance to experience in the past. Yearning for voices which were "out of the box” in story, dialogue and acting, these indie flicks began to span beyond just arthouse cinema. Creatives didn’t always have to rely on big studio backing to get their projects off the ground. Often rough and raw, the films and their visionary maestros orchestrated their…

Billy Jean-King aside, nobody expects women to be able to compete with men in sports. Men produce higher testosterone levels than women, giving them an athletic advantage, therefore men and women must be segregated in sports to keep the playing field even. However, testosterone levels in men and women vary. For example, Caster Semenya won gold in the 2009 women’s world championship in the 800m swim. The International Association of Athletic Federation (IAAF) tested her for enhancing drugs…