Oz Perkins

Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates in Psycho, and Glenn Close as Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction, each played the character portrayed as mentally unstable. The two actors seamlessly fell into their parts and led the audience to believe they were truly insane. In the beginning, each of the two lived what appeared to be normal lives. Anthony Perkins managed his mother’s motel that had become a ghost-town after the new highway had been build, which completely cut off access to the motel. Glenn Close on the other hand sacrificed her opportunity to create a family for her career, and dedicated a great deal of time into becoming an established working female. Norman and Alex had been introduced as hard working individuals, and it was difficult to assume their roles would take such a drastic turn. Their ability to play such a part, however, is unquestionable. The first appearance of Perkin’s character, Norman, took quite a while in the film Psycho. Initially Norman was a bit peculiar, but could have been viewed as overly happy, or…

problems of a foreign land might not initially attract some juvenile readers, the candor and simplicity of Perkins’ writing make not just the book, but the intellectual and political ideas behind the plot and theme, accessible. Short chapters help the book’s readability as well. Bamboo People is a novel that is skillfully told that we realize only much later that we’ve been educated to boot—which is as should be. The novel introduces not one but two different cultures. Perkins weaves information…

“The Wizard of Oz” is a 1939 classic film featuring Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, and directing them all would be the great Victor Fleming. Victor Fleming’s classic film is about a young girl, named Dorothy, who lived with her aunt and uncle on their Kansas farm. A wealthy and nasty neighbor, Miss Gulch, are in conflict with Gale family regarding Dorothy’s dog Toto. Miss Gulch accused Toto of chasing her cat once more and biting her leg. After Dorothy had stolen…

Gregory Maguire’s novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, is a rework of the classic novel, The Wizard of Oz, written by L. Frank Baum. The novel aims to reveal the other side of Oz; the true side that the first novel masked. Munchkinland is no longer the peaceful place that we are accustomed to, but rather it is now full of political upheaval. The Wizard in Wicked has managed to usurp the throne and instill his own totalitarian regime. One important political issue…

I first saw The Wizard of Oz on television when I was six years old and fell in love with it and have loved it ever since. The special effects in this movie hold up to this day! Which I find absolutely amazing. I have never ever grown tired of watching it. Have now lost count how many times I’ve watched this truly WONDROUS film! The Wizard of Oz is as visually exciting and emotionally stirring today as it was when first released in 1939. It’s the most famous and beloved family movie of all…

As Marsh Mallow Marshmallow woke up, he thought of how much of a cannibal Mr. Bellamy’s marshmallow was. Marshmallow, as his friends cleverly nicknamed him, got out of bed and went down stairs. He ate Donuts and Bacon, and high fived Cookie Monster because it was Christmas. He and Cookie Monster had been best friends since 1st grade, when Caillou saw Marshmallow, and licked his face. Caillou’s saliva ate up a little bit of Marshmallow’s face. It left a permanent scar. Cookie Monster came…

How is the book different than the play’s? Well, it started when we started reading the books about the play’s. Some of the books we read are called The Raven, Celebrated Jumping Frog, and The Monkey's Paw. We had five to read then take a quiz on all of them and then we could go watch a play about all of them. So, how are the books different than the play’s? Well, let me tell you. Prediction, is a lot in these stories. When you read the book you do not know what is going to happen when in the…

This song "Ain't No Rest For The Wicked" was released on June 16, 2008 by Relentless Records. This was their third song that they've created and the song was released as a CD single. The lead singer Matt Shultz was inspired to make this song from a co-worker that was a drug dealer at the time. When Matt asked him why he was doing these things he responded with "There's no rest for the wicked. That quote inspired Matt to create the song that is very popular today. Because the song has become very…

As an audience member there are lots of “hats” that I tend to wear such as the role of a student and a woman.One of the recent theatrical productions I have witnessed recently has been The Wizard of Oz. While watching this play I have I was reminded of being told that I must go out in search of. For instance as a student, I was reminded of the tin man not having a heart being compared to students with no experience. Usually when students finish their degree and go out into the world we are told…

There's no place like home? Dorothy was right: there’s no place like it. We go through life dodging wicked witches of all cardinal directions but, ideally, our homes are places where we feel most comfortable. At home we should no longer have to battle immorality. In the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy struggled to find her way back to her family, her friends, and her lifestyle in Kansas. The story of Dorothy Gale resonated the human desire to return home after being forcefully removed from them. We have…