Emmy Award

Even though the film is two decades old, the quality and the camera works of it is something comparable to today’s film industry. In fact, it was awarded for “best picture” for the 67th Academic Awards hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The cinematography of the film was very well programmed. A great example of this is at the beginning of the movie when Forrest first appeared on screen; the cinematographers used of the technique of zoom shot to shoot from high above and…

Moviegoers and film industry professionals as one of the greatest awards to receive praise the Academy Awards. Every year the Academy has to make a hard decision and choose the best of the best of that year. One of the most sought after awards is Best Picture. In 2014 the movie Birdman won, but should it have? One of the films that was also in the Best Picture category was Whiplash. This paper will compare and contrast the two films and look at why Birdman won and Whiplash did not. First lets…

The Caldecott Medal is an award in honor of the nineteenth- century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children. This Caldecott Medal is granted to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. The picture book, which is chosen by a prestigious panel of judges must be visually appealing to the eye while providing effortless understanding of the plot without using diction. The Snowy Day was written…

Charles Baudelaire's "Duellum" has been translated many times, and below there are five excerpts that act as examples of these numerous translations. This essay will attempt to assess each of the five translations from different translators to ascertain as to which stands out among the five translations. In evaluating which is the best translation, special attention will be paid on the diction, rhythm, metaphors, rhymes, and similes utilized in each poem. These details will help shape the…

affairs, Marriages, Hookups and 20 amazing facts about your Favorite actor and producer. Interesting and surprising facts about your beloved Tom Cruise 1. Tom Curise original name is Thomas Cruise Mapother 2. Nominated 3 times in Oscars award. 3. Won 3 Golden Globe Award for his best performance in 2 films “Born on the Fourth of July”, “Jerry Maguire” and best supporting role in “Magnolia” 4. Tom Married 3 times with Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman and Kaite Holmes 5. Cruise has 3 children (one…

Big Screen, Big Problem The revolutionary African American activist Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” Now, the year is 2016. Discrimination against African Americans has been outlawed, and some consider the world equal. A lot of progress has been made throughout history, including the abolishment of slavery, desegregation of schools, and Civil Rights acts; but this is not enough. Racism is still alive and well in many aspects of human life…

solely focused on making a successful life for herself with a complete separation from her father. Thriving under the spotlight, Aguilera attained a great level of talent and fame. A biography of her states, “Aguilera's work has earned her numerous awards, including four Grammy…

At first glance, Oskar's disloyalty to his wife Emilie and the fact that he has a wife, a mistress, and a girlfriend might seem like a relatively unimportant part of Schindler's List. Schindler’s disloyalty is very easily interpreted as a background context for the book, and for the purpose of giving Oskar personality traits. Disloyalty is obviously a bad characteristic, but it’s possible we could empathise with Schindler now, because he is a flawed person, which is realistic and gives him a…

American Author Project: Elizabeth Kostova Although there were many people who tried to re-create Bram Stoker’s Dracula, only Elizabeth Kostova was able to really capture the true essence – albeit 113 years after the original was written in the first place. Even though nobody can compare to the Bram Stoker original, Elizabeth Kostova did entirely get the ideas written down in such a way that it was easy to tell she paid attention to the tiniest of details. Elizabeth Kostova is important to…

For Colored Girls In 2010 Lionsgate released For Colored Girls, a movie written and directed by Tyler Perry that was inspired by Ntozake Shange’s award winning play, For Colored Girls who have considered suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf. Perry’s film is the latest interpretation of Shange’s landmark work which was conceived over 35 years ago and was first performed in 1974 as a series of poetic monologues accompanied by dance and music at The Bacchanal bar in Berkeley, California.…