American film actors

According to film scholars, mise-en-scène refers to everything that is on screen, and the way the look and feel of a film tells a story. The different, interworking aspects of mise-en-scène also help to immerse the viewer into the film’s setting, mood, and even mind of a character. This is always a challenge for directors who wish to convey a certain message through their film and, keep the attention of the audience, as well. While mise-en-scène generally refers to the appearance of a film, it…

whether a director can be called an auteur/have authorship is one with strong arguments on both sides. Orson Welles was an outsider to the studio system and directed only 13 full-length films throughout his career. Due to this, Welles often struggled for creative control over his films from the major studios, and his films were either heavily edited or remained unreleased. He has been praised as a major creative force and as ‘the ultimate auteur’. Welles and his editor, Robert Wise, had…

contract would be the start of his filmography. Reagan was an overall average actor throughout his film career but had a couple memorable films. He mainly was…

noted for interesting things. Marilyn Monroe is remembered for being a film actress. She was an American actress, model and a singer. Jenna Marbles is known for being a famous youtuber, comedian, and a viner. Next is Steve Jobs, he was the creator of the Apple company, he was an American businessman. He was best known as the co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Inc. Next is Walt Disney. He was an American entrepreneur, cartoonist, animator, voice…

confirmed, that the American movie is affectionately received by audiences of all races, cultures, and creeds on all continents”, was said by the President of MPPA Jack Valenti and he was correct in saying so. The fourth installment of the Transformers: Age of Extinction, may have missed the mark at U.S. box offices, but there are many countries around the world where the film profits did not disappoint specifically China. The international success found in China from this film can be closely…

Heritage films refer to a period of films, initially European, that emerged in the 1980’s and 90’s. Though there is a long list of films that are classified as ‘heritage films’, this type of motion picture is not defined as a declared genre, but rather a list of characteristics declared by the movie industry that classify these films. This paper discusses the characteristics that define a ‘heritage film’, how Tom Hooper’s film The King’s Speech represents the characteristics of a ‘heritage…

The Great Gatsby is an American Novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald’s. The story tells the life of a man named Jay Gatsby narrated by Nick Carraway, who explains Gatsby’s life through his point of view. The book was published in 1925 and since then has resulted in a number of film adaptations. The adaptations I have chosen to focus on being the 1974 version by filmmaker Jack Clayton and 2013 version by filmmaker Baz Luhrmann. Those are the two most important adaptations that have gained…

Los Angeles Magazine in March 1997 featured several famous film stills altered such that the movie stars appeared to be wearing spring fashions. The scenes included Cary Grant in “North by Northwest,” John Travolta in “Saturday Night Fever,” Elvis Presley in “Jailhouse Rock,” ), and Marilyn Monroe in "The Seven Year Itch.” The final image was a play on the legendary image of Dustin Hoffman posing in front of an American flag from the 1982 film “Tootsie,” but Hoffman was depicted in a Richard…

Actor and comedian Robin Williams perform fast paced his improvisational style and Good Will Hunting and Dead Poets Society was known for his performances in films like. Abstract The famous actor and comedian Robin Williams in Chicago, Illinois, July 21, 1951 was born. As a stand-up comedian After developing his improvisational style, Williams has his own television show, Mork and Mindy landed, and the major parts of the film with Robert Altman’s Popeye went. Both comic and dramatic, memorable…

element give the film a much more realistically uncanny tone, but the actors were affected by the unearthly scenes as well. They were able to develop a closer relationship with their characters by being surrounded with what they 'd be encountering every day. Producer Michael Douglas is quoted in Axmaker 's review by announcing, "We got so involved that some of the actors actually took on the psychotic problems of the patients they played" (Axmaker par.5). This connection between the actors…