Kim Novak

Reality…; unreality… : two concepts explored by Michael Gow in the play “Away”. Significant to the play and audience alike, as the concept of true reality is a perception within the individual. Act Two Scene Three and Act Five Scene One, are both significant scene’s as the relationship between the characters, Coral and Roy, is developed. Gow effectively makes use of stylistic and language techniques such as stage direction, music, allegory, metaphor, symbolism to bring the characters and story…

7. Linda Hamilton. Linda Hamilton portrayed Sarah Connor in The Terminator film series, as well as Catherine Chandler in Beauty and the Beast. Linda Hamilton announced her bipolar disorder during an appearance on Larry King Live last October 2005. She attributed her condition as the reason for the destruction of her marriage to where she admitted to have abused her husband verbally and physically. She sought for treatment since then. 8. Mariette Hartley. Mariette Hartley was an American…

Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 Vertigo, stars James Stewart and Kim Novak in this mystery thriller about a retired detective who has acrophobia or "vertigo". John Ferguson, or to his friends Scotty, is on a private investigation to find out if his friends wife is possessed. The story takes place in San Fransisco in the late 1950's and is about retired detective John Ferguson, who after a tragic accident has acrophobia and decides to give up on being a detective. One day, an old friend from college…

again. The former police detective John Ferguson (starring James Stewart) and Travis Bickle both have a complex deep in their minds. It is like a knot that tied in their heart that they keep going back to it again and again, like Madeleine (starring Kim Novak) John is looking for and the normality Travis is seeking for. And Bernard Hermann successfully revealed this complex of these two characters through the incredibly captivating music score in…

the film Rear Window in 1954; as well as, The Man Who Knew to Much in 1956 (Spoto 569-576). Vertigo, released in 1958, is the fourth, and final, film Hitchcock and Stewart worked on together. Stewart starred as, John “Scottie” Ferguson, alongside Kim Novak, who played the parts of Madeline Elster and Judy Barton. Tom Helmore played Madeline Elster’s husband, Gavin Elster, and Barbara Bel Geddes played the role of Midge Wood. Vertigo earns the distinction of a classic film by Hitchcock’s…

Higgs (as cited in Trede & McEwen, 2015) defines workplace learning as a “practiced based learning and teaching strategy that occurs in authentic workplaces with formal or informal supervision of students by educators” (p. 2). Compliance training that is focussed on fulfilling accountability requirements can be less meaningful and engaging to the learners given that Adult learners have the tendency to be internally motivated and self-directed (Knowles, 1990).. Employees can perceive the…

Periodontitis and its relations to systemic health Periodontitis is considered to be an inflammatory disease which is characterized by destruction of the supporting structure of the teeth (periodontal ligament and alveolar bone). Its highly common and can change the quality of life of the affected patient. Periodontitis includes gingivitis, but the difference is that the gingivitis is reversible with good oral hygiene while in periodontitis is irreversible because it is extensive and is…

Peering down from hundreds of feet above, the shimmering waves dance and move effortlessly across the horizon. Boats zoom along as small cool breezes pass by. The palm of a hand brushing against the rust of the bridge and one inhales the scenery. The salty breeze, amazement, desire, hope, acceptance, loneliness, helplessness, humiliation, pain; a swirl of feelings overpowering and clashing with your inner self. No longer able to escape from reality, they’ve concluded that they’ve endured enough…

The film vertigo which was released in 1958 which was directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Vertigo is about a detective which has a fear of heights which is portrayed in the opening credits as the spinning and the spiral’s symbolises the detectives fear of heights as the detective suffers from an illness which is called ‘vertigo’. This is portrayed through the opening credits as the spiral’s convey the detectives emotions in the film through the opening credits we know what type of genre the film will…

HITCHCOCK’S FASHIONABLE WOMEN: A SIGN OF OPPRESSION OR ARTISTIC EXPRESSION? Female characters play important roles in the films of Alfred Hitchcock. His films also show that he was conscious of the visual and symbolic impact of women’s fashions. His lead actresses are always well dressed and their outfits reflect various stereotypical images of women. This might be seen as an example of how cinematic depictions of fashion contribute to gender-based oppression in society. On the other hand…