My favorite actress, Alicia Vikander, is a Swedish actress who was nominated for the 2016 Academy Award. She is one of the new rising stars in Hollywood. Because of her outstanding performance in the latest film, The Danish Girl, Alicia is getting more and more recognition and finally won her first nomination for the best supporting role, even though she had to go up against many big stars like Kate Winslate, Rachel McAdams and Roony Mara. Although . I really admire her because of her touching performances in many films. She was not only nominated for the Oscar, but also The Golden Globes Award which is a big award for Hollywood. She won both awards which is very hard for this career to earn these awards on first time nomination. Some people were nominated five times but still have not won one. Her appearance on the Oscar night caught the media’s eye. Alicia Vikander shined brightly on the red carpet as soon as she stepped in. Her brunette long hair was partially pulled up into a mini bun and left the rest hanging down on her back. She went with simple hair and makeup which drew attention to her beautiful features. Her innocent hazel eyes went well with a…
received the Vanguard Award at the NAACP Image Awards last night. The award recognizes work that contributes to raising awareness of racial and social issues. Davis has played a major role in developing the careers of Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys, TLC, Jennifer Hudson (http://fdrmx.com/jennifer-hudson-excited-broadway-debut/), and other recording artists. Davis accepted his Vanguard Award, and made a very powerful and compelling speech. The music executive said that he realized…
Jake Gyllenhaal has five movies in the works right now. All but one is in pre-production. "Nocturnal Animals" is in pre-production and will be released in 2016. Based on Austin Wright's novel "Tony and Susan" and was written and directed by Tom Ford. It stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Michael Shannon, Armie Hammer, Amy Adams, Kim Bassinger, and Isla Fisher. "Okja" is in pre-production and will be released in 2016. Written and directed by Joon-ho Bong, the film stars Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano, Tilda…
Congratulations to Viola Davis for being the first ever African American woman to receive 3 Oscars Nominations. Viola Davis is nominated for “Best Supporting Actress”, “Best Picture”, and “Adapted Screenplay” for her hit movie “Fences” starring Denzel Washington. The film Fences, which was directed by Denzel Washington was adapted from the 1983 play by August Washington, focuses in on the experiences of Troy and Rose Maxon in Pittsburg during the 1950’s. "Thank you to the Academy for…
and Yale Drama School, she is talented when performing on stage or in front of the cameras. Streep began her career on the New York stage in the late 1960s and appeared in several Broadway productions, including a 1977 revival of the Anton Chekhov’s drama, The Cherry Orchard. Meryl Streep broke into films with a role in the 1977 drama Julia. The next year she appeared in The Deer Hunter alongside Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken, for which she earned her first Academy Award nomination…
The last movie I watched was the mighty girl. This was a very fluffy romantic comedy with a hint of darkness. The movie is about a girl named Kang So-hwi played by Shin Min-ah. Her parents were gifted in martial arts and she inherited their gift. However, she no longer wants to do martial arts due to the fact she gets called manly and unfeminine. She tries to change and become more feminine in order to get a guy who happens to be in the ice hockey team. Her dad, wanting her to go back to martial…
an excellent movie because of the awards it received, the powerful deep dialogues, and the portrayal of a person’s internal struggle for happiness. John Nash, mathematician who was considered the brightest mind of the future, starts his complicated yet determined life when he starts attending at Princeton University in 1948. There, he meets his first delusional roommate Charles Herman whom John believed to be a real person at that time. Charles was the only person John had a close…
The title of the book I read is The Madness Underneath. It was written by Maureen Johnson. This book was published by The Penguin Group, and was originally published on February 26, 2013. There are two hundred ninety pages. The Madness Underneath was written by a New York Times Bestselling Author. The setting of this story is London at Wexford University. It is always raining and is not very nice. In the book it takes place in present time. The narrator of the story is the main character. Her…
Jennifer Vo Thelma and Louise is a story about two women who decide to go on a trip, but it does not go as planned. The premise is a classic adventure story about friends who plan a great adventure; however, they hit bumps in the road, but the problems they endure help them define themselves. In the three act breakdown, act I is the planning of the trip to taking off on the trip, act II is the runaway from all their troubles, which leads to act III Thelma and Louise tries to escape and their…
the Flies, William Golding leaves an impression on his readers. Overall, William Golding provides a satisfying conclusion to his novel The Lord of the Flies because though the main conflict is solved at the end, the other conflicts that appeared throughout the book are never resolved. In the final chapter of The Lord of the Flies, the stranded schoolboys are found and rescued by a Naval Officer. In hindsight, this should have made for a happy ending. In reality, however, the boys still…