Emma Thompson

Sacha Baron Cohen is a British comedian and actor who is widely known for his portrayal of three unorthodox fictional characters: Ali G, Borat and Brüno. IN THESE GROUPS FAMOUS PEOPLE IN FILM FAMOUS PEOPLE IN TELEVISION POST-BRITPOP LONDON - CULTURAL ICONS: 2000S FAMOUS PEOPLE NAMED SACHA Show All Groups Sacha Baron Cohen - Full Episode (TV-14; 45:14) Cohen was born to an orthodox Jewish family in London and studied history before turning to comedy in 1995. As hipster Ali G, Cohen interviewed…

past 12 years he has had the same exact routine, even down to the number of times he brushed his teeth. On a seemingly typical day, he suddenly finds himself able to hear a mysterious voice, narrating his every move and thought. Karen Eiffel (Emma Thompson) is a writer famous for killing off the main characters of her novels in a poetic and beautiful way. In the film, she is working…

patriarchal erasure of achievements washes over thousands of important women in history, all of whom have made contributions to societal and cultural growth in ways just as significant as the achievements of more well-known men in history. Women like Thompson and Blalock took the bravest (and possibly most reckless) courses of action by diving headfirst into the commotion of battle, risking jail time on one side, and death on the other. Dix and Barton went into the war as healers, and despite…

The American Civil War is an event in American history that is looked back on with regret. Regret that our country had to go through such a terrible time when brother killed brother, and father killed son. When most look back on the American Civil war, they might think of the men, maybe Abraham Lincoln, maybe the slaves, but do women come to the mind of most when thinking about the American Civil War? Women played a great role during the Civil War. Some women were spies, like Isabelle Boyd and…

possession as of late in the UK' by the Higher Education Funding Council for England. With an understudy assortment of 1,500, the RCA had 14, contrasted with 4 at Oxford, Imperial and UCL and 2 at Cambridge. Remarking on the declaration, Dr Paul Thompson, Rector of the Royal College of Art…

Lange thought that it was hard to adjust to the comedy in Tootsie because she had just had to play a very serious role in Frances. During the shoot of an angry scene of Tootsie, she stormed out of the dressing room and destroyed the set. She said there was dead silence after the incident (“50 Facts About Jessica Lange”). “To stay interested in acting, I have to keep trying stuff I’ve never done before.” This quote from Lange fits the switch from a serious film, Frances, to a comedy film, Tootsie…

The films Love Actually (2003) and Pirate Radio (2009) are both directed by Richard Curtis. Although both films are directed by Curtis, there are many differences between the two films that distinguish themselves from one another, such as directional style, the time period, and the plot. Love Actually follows the lives of eight couples during Christmastime in London, showing the audience that love can “actually” be found anywhere. Pirate Radio concentrates on a group of rock-n-roll DJs who defy…

September 11, 2001, a day of grief and courage. Many men and women risked their lives that day: firefighters, police, and civilians. The United States was attacked by cruel people for unjust reasons. We were attacked by a terrorist group known as Al-Qaeda. While the day was coming to an end, many were feeling overwhelmed and terrified. People feared that their loved ones were dead under the fallen towers unidentified. 9/11 changed the outlook of civilians in both the United States and around the…

Ovarian cancer. She then has to adapt to losing her autonomy and being a living experiment to doctors who only see her a petri dish. The story is based on a play written by Margaret Edison that debuted in 1995. Characters include Dr. Vivian Bearing (Emma Thompson) the pretentious Teacher, Dr. Jason Posner (Jonathan M. Woodward) the stunted student, and Dr. Harvey Kelekian (Christopher Lloyd) the distant doctor. Wit is a film that directly relates to Mike Nichols’ life and is extremely…

During the civil war, both the Confederate States of America and the United States of America had female spies. The women that worked as spies came from various different backgrounds. Despite the different backgrounds of each women, they all had some things in common. They were committed, they all held a degree of power during the war, and their fates depended similarly regardless of which side they were apart of. In the rest of this research paper we will be looking at some of the women and…