BAFTA Award for Best Film

The film American Beauty was written by Alan Ball and directed by Sam Mendes. The motion picture was released in 1999, and was distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. Although this movie was very controversial it won awards that include: best picture, actor, and screenplay. In this film, actor Kevin Spacy stars as the main character Lester Burnham, a forty-two year old man who is enduring a life transformation during his mid-life crisis years. Lester was living the typical ‘American Dream’; he had a…

On the evening of October 1, 2015, I attended the play One Man 2 Guvnors, written by Richard Bean and directed by David Smith-English. The standout actors were Jayson Shanafelt, playing Francis Henshall, and Alex Fox, playing Stanley Stubbers. One Man 2 Guvnors takes place in 1963, Europe. In the play Francis Henshall is first employed by Annie Rimmer, but because he is starving and in desperate need of more money he is unable to refuse Stanley Subbers job offer with up front pay. From this…

Nicholson was known, but not a bona fide star. This film, his first lead role, changed the direction of his career.”(Berardinelli, par.7). Nicholson is an actor who becomes unrecognizable as himself and is solitary remembered as the character you’re watching. His acting and personification of J.J. (Jake) Gittes in Chinatown is undeniably one of the strongest attributes in this movie. Roger Ebert pronounces in the Chicago Sun-Times this role is one of his bests (par.6). Nicolson’s…

“Strings” by Christina Turtriak is a claymation depiction of giving up when faced with a challenge. Christina Turtriak explained in her presentation that the theme in many of her projects is the human form without a soul. She shows this idea through her creations of deformed people in drawings, sculptures, short animations, and her performances where she dresses up as a blind, painted figure, bringing her two-dimensional ideas to life. Her claymation video “Strings” starts out with a…

role as Wolverine in the X Men films,and is a very actor being used in several genres.Some genres include Action, Romantic-Comedy,Horror,thriller,comedy,and drama.He was an Oscar nominee in 2013 for best actor for his role in Les Miserables , also an Emmy winner in 2006 ,and nominee in 2009 and 2006. Two time Tony award winner for his role in the play the Boy from Oz and a special Tony in 2012,and for special contributions to theater, and a Golden Globe winner for best actor in a musical, or…

This term I read 2 books. School of Fear, by Gitty Daneshvari, a fiction novel, and Counting by 7’s, by Holly Goldberg Sloan, a realistic fiction novel. School of Fear was a just right book for me. I knew almost all the words and understood the plot. Counting by 7’s was also a just right book for me. I could relate to some of the characters, comprehended the words, and understood what was happening throughout the story. Counting by 7’s was my favorite book this term. 2. Write a quote (with…

The blunt allusion to Tabitha took William by surprise. He always suspected that Mary understood Tabitha’s control over him, but he never expected her to come right out and say it. “I won’t hold on for much longer,” Mary said through sniffles. “I know,” William whispered in her ear. “I know. Sign the contract.” “Really,” Mary said, looking up at him. “Sign the contract, Mary.” “You know what comes with this commitment.” “I do,” William said. They kissed. In the past, William and Mary’s kisses…

Heather is the first person who will acknowledge Melinda and befriend her. She is the new girl in town and doesn’t know the events of the summer. She doesn’t know why everyone avoids Melinda. She saw an outcast and opportunity to make a friend. Melinda and her never grow close because of their opposite personalities and interests, but it gives Heather influence in Melinda’s life. It is Heather who will help Melinda find her voice. Heather is a person desperate to be part of a group. When she…

At the first of the movie, I thought Ryan Phillippe was one of the best cop that you will meet because he shown great levels of integrity but he wasn’t. When he seen the bad action of his fellow office, Matt Dillon, he didn’t want nothing to do with it. I believe riding with him is kind of like that movie Training Day with Denzel Washington. But he showed so many good actions in the first part of the movie, that I was like this guy is just an all-around good guy. He done the right thing and got…

Luna was jolted awake by a loud noise. She got out of her bed curious what the noise could be, hoping it was just a guard, and that no one was hurt or need help. She went to the door, carefully opening it. In front of her was a mailmare. Luna stared trying to process what she saw before her. She never got mail. Why was there a mail mare here. When she realized she was staring, she shook herself out of her stupor and relaxed. “I have a letter for you,” the mare said. “Thank you.” She…