Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

South Carolina By: Soham Kate Introduction Did you know that there is much to learn about South Carolina? Such as a Native American tribe, prominent figures, services, tourism, etc. Santee Did you know that there is a lot to learn about the Santee tribe? Like how they lived, their religion, and their housing such as a longhouse, a tipi, “gabled summer houses, or even conical winter houses covered with mats or skins.” The Santee Indians got their origin name from “iswan’ti”, which means “the…

John Philpott January 19, 2016 Titanic Final Draft The history of filmmaking in America goes way back to the early 1900’s. The film Titanic, written and directed by James Cameron in 1997, is the best film of all time. With the support of the countless awards it received in its favor, this film is loved by people all around the world. With the internet breaking out in this time period, the focus of this famous love story- tragedy was all over the World Wide Webinternet. Although James…

Everyone knows that one funny person. The one that can make them laugh in any situation. For some people, it's a close friend or a family member. Maybe its someone that makes YouTube videos. For others, it's an actor or comedian. Comedians and actors have more to them than what meets the eye, that's why I'm writing about Robin Williams. Williams has a very interesting story; one with ups and downs, family, and mental problems, and we can't forget his successful work with acting and comedy.…

Matthews, portraying Judge Byers, also stands out in his brief, albeit impact set of scenes. Acting aside, the writing collaboration between Matt Charma (Suite Française) and the Coen brothers (Unbroken, No Country for Old Men) is on par with the best historical dramas of the modern era – rivaling anything from Saving Private Ryan and Selma to The King’s Speech and 12 Years a Slave). To boot, these writers formulate captivating dialogue that allows this film to progress naturally – and without…

In addition, one finds that Skeeter experiences personal gain from supporting the rights of the help. In Jackson white high-society, the norm is for women to marry, and their marriage and subsequent place in society determines how successful they are. Rather than relying on marriage as a means of success, Skeeter chooses to work and is resistant to marriage, even telling her mother that she does not want to get married. Meanwhile her friends see Skeeter’s job as a “the last stop before…

Several key events occurred during Queen Latifah's lifetime. Her life span started in the late 1960’s, following us to this present day. During this time period, the world has experienced some unforgettable historical events that have shaped most of the world we live in today. One of these historical events was the Cold War. The Cold War was an incredibly long war that lasted 45 years. It began on March 12, 1947 and ended on December 25, 1991. The Cold War according to The National WWII Museum…

Every year there is always a film that has high expectations and fails to live up to the hype. However, this review is not over one of those depressing movies. This particular film was not supposed to make it this big. Many, when they heard of the corrupts of this movie, believed that is was dumb, made no sense and should not of been produced. This movie is known as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. When reading the title one can understand what the critics were saying. What kind of film writer…

role of the feisty, “Sophia” in the most famous African American feature, “The Color Purple”, by Alice Walker. This was a dream come true because she adored the novel. Upon cementing the role of Sophia, Oprah was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Supporting Actor category; however, she did not take home the prize. Ironically, her screen husband named, Harpo, became the instrument for the creation of Harpo Production, Inc., which also spells Oprah in reverse. Progressively, she went on…

This essay will be answering the Question of how a particular Jungian Archetype is represented in a film. The film ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’ has been chosen for this analysis, because of its wide range of characters that represent Jungian archetypes. Before beginning the analysis on the film, it is important to state the definition of a Jungian archetype. In his essay ‘Psychology and Religion’, Swiss psychoanalyst Carl Jung describes archetypes as ‘…forms or images of…

the script. Talent is not short in this film as it stars Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones as well as many actors and actresses who contribute largely to the film (). A film review Janet Maslin of the New York Times said, “Miss Spacek is luminous and lovely, easily outshining her previous work, good as it has been” (). Spacek did outshine her previous work by winning the academy award for Best Actress in “Coal Miners Daughter”. Spacek performance is genuine and…