Davey O'Brien Award

The Oscar sentiments of Tom Hanks and Clint Eastwood have been on a high post the positive vibes sent across by the trailers of ‘Sully.’ Several fans and critics, after watching the recently launched trailers of Sully, acknowledge and agree to the fact that the performance and prowess portrayed by Tom Hanks in the movie directed by Clint Eastwood would at least win an Oscar nomination. Tom Hanks has excelled in the real life characterization of Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger – not only did he…

When we think of major music events that are viewed by many young adults, the MTV Video Music Awards comes to mind. But who could have imagined that in 2013 roughly 10.1 million people would tune in the watch the “public sexual blossoming of Miley Cyrus”. (Deadline, 2013) “About five million of these viewer ages ranged from 12 to 34” which is a time when many people are still forming their identity. (Deadline, 2013) This was not the only shocking display from a female artist. Singers Lady Gaga…

"The Godfather" - a crime drama in 1972, directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The movie turned out to be a true masterpiece for all time and for any generation. This film can be reviewed and revised over time. The movie was shot gorgeously: believable, original, clean, interesting, in places its history is simply shocking. This drama reveals to us the criminal world of the mafia and remains the favorite and best film related to this topic. We see the godfather - Vito Corleone. He is the head of the…

From the academy award winning director Clint Eastwood comes the astounding film “Sully” which features Tom Hanks as the protagonist named Sully. While the film uses many techniques and even more tricks to achieve its looks, it also has a true story that captivates the audience making this a movie to remember. Clint Eastwood has been a world renowned actor ever since his first appearance in “Revenge of the Creature” debuting in 1954 which started his legacy in the film industry. Tom Hanks, an…

The two brothers have worked together on creating an award winning sense of humor through the stories of their characters, most of whom are trapped in worlds that are often tinged, unforgiving, and daunting universes. Since 1984, the Coen brothers have directed more than 15 films of diverse genres ranging from adventure, romance, drama, gangster, thriller, horror, crime, apocalyptic, as well as comedy. They have been honored with 13 Academy Award nominations for directing, producing, writing,…

It is a pretty funny movie and for the period of time this movie seems to be pretty successful because it was dominated for a lot of awards and also has a 90% score on rotten tomatoes. Frank Oz tried to transmit the importance of knowing when to stop and he did a brilliant job in transmitting it to us. I think it the attempt was worthwhile because the it not only transmitted one message…

“If my mind cannot be tied down, if my dreams cannot be diminished, then no amount of restraints can really guarantee my quiet submission” (Feldman). This quote helps represent the characters in the book The Handmaid’s Tale. This book is about Offred, a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. During the book, Handmaid’s jobs are to have children for couples that are having trouble conceiving. She just like many others want to escape to freedom Canada, but at the end of the book Offred gets taken…

The song I chose is not based off of a book, it is based off a screenplay. Which is still a piece of literature. It was written specifically for the 1966 movie, “Django”. The song's title is just “Django”. It was written by Luis Bacalov and performed by Rocky Roberts. Since it was written for a movie, it is not part of an album. It is a very good song that tells the story of a gun-slinging, rogue, ruthless, yet just, cowboy. The screenplay follows the story of Django, a cowboy who run’s into…

I’ve never been to boarding school, but John Green’s Looking For Alaska has made me feel that I have. Throughout this novel, I have learned many important life lessons that I can apply to my everyday life. As I read this story, I felt as if I was a character involved in all the events that take place at this Alabama boarding school. Looking For Alaska is my all time favorite book, and I encourage others to read it. John Green was born on August 24, 1977 in Indianapolis. As a young boy, he…

Offred lives a sad life in a very sad perverted society. In this reading women are subjected to sexual abuse, and give in to the oppression not only of men, but women of higher power as well. I think this story does correlate a lot with the history of not only the United States, but the world itself. While reading this book I had another reading in my social justice class about the Comfort Women in Japan. These two topics correlate eminently because of the sexual abuse each endured. The Japanese…