Leading actor

powers when she saves the popular cheerleader (Jenny) from falling from the school’s rafters. Although this makes her loved by the students and teachers alike, a tryst with a popular male teacher (Mr. Christopher) fuels a jealous rage from Jenny, leading to Emily attacking Jenny with her powers. It is then revealed that Emily caused the…

the direction since it is a very historical film and also brought to life by some British actors. The musical choices of the movies are also very distinct and give another face to the film. The mise-en-scene of the sequence I chose is very authentic, the ambiance of the film and setting is quite accurate of what took place in the 60’s. The audience gets to see the path that Martin Luther King took while leading the Civil Rights Movement, to give the right to vote to all of the African…

This concept is constantly propelled in the public’s face because many actresses have a similar physique, petite and attractive. Usually, we will not see women who are overweight, acne ridden, or blessed with a raspy voice because these types of actors are not the model people company executives want to present to their audience. Instead, movies look to exploit women’s flaws and then find a solution using “beauty products,” lavish clothes, or singing and acting lessons to perfect their faults.…

While being first and foremost a comedian, his style of acting doesn’t always have to have an over the top feel. Critics would say “all we ever see is mork” but if you look closer you will see an actor that can help us search our sole through the use of comedy. In the movie Bicentennial Man, Robin plays a robot that is trying to find his place in the world, searching for his own version of humanity throughout his long life. Or the movies Good Will…

his recent movie Me Before You (2016). This latest work of his has to be one of my favorites. In this film, it showed the type of actor that Sam was. Taking on the challenging role of Will Traynor who became quadriplegic after a motorcycle accident, Sam gave a statement in an interview on how he got to understand Will; “"One of the earliest things I learned as an actor was to never judge your character, to never think anything he does is wrong," Sam Claflin said. "You have to understand why he…

Every day nearly 43 children are diagnosed with some type of cancer. Cancer is the leading cause of deaths for children under the age of 19. St. Jude childrens hospital works to research different types of diseases and cancers to help find a cure. In this commercial the author uses pathos and logos to reach adults with children to try and get them to donate money to the St. Jude’s children's hospital to help fund their research to help cure different types of cancer. The author of this…

ages Hollywood has been gifted with many directors who have been able to create Hollywood magic for many people sitting in dark movie theaters. One of these memorable directors was Frank Capra who died on September 3, 1991 at the age of 94. He was a leading director in the 1930s and 1940s and made many memorable movies like the popular Christmas classic “It’s a Wonderful Life”. Other classic movies included “You Can’t Take It With You” and “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”. Frank Capra didn’t…

to travel and perform across the country. The most amazing part of the 39 steps performance was the fact it only featured four actors who combined playing 40+ roles. Every character was unique with there own appearance, personally and accents. Majority of the roles were played by Charles Mayer and Tim Overton. These two very physical and very accomplished comedic actors play over 20 roles each. They are men, women, even a small newsboy and occasionally all at the same time. The 39 steps…

Hello ---, I am reaching out on behalf of Vineyard Theatre to let you know about our newest show that your department may find interesting. Vineyard Theatre’s world premiere of THE AMATEURS by Jordan Harrison and directed by Oliver Butler. We feel this production is relevant to theatre history programs as it is based in 14th century Europe, with medieval pageant players on the run from the plague. The Amateurs features a 14th century pageant cart players traveled with and used to perform in…

As usual, I had to a do a little research to discover who played some of the minor characters, and I did ascertain that while this cast has some notable and recognized professionals, there are also several outstanding newcomers. Thankfully, all the actors and actresses work together to make this another of my favorites of the holiday season. In fact, at the end of this film, I declared that this is unmistakably my kind of film. No stranger to the screen, Deborah gives a blissfully magnificent…