The Mission
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Captain Rodrigo Mendoza, a mercenary and slave trader who first came to the top of the water fall in order to capture Indians for slave, was later one of Father Gabriel’s closest followers. Captain Rodrigo’s penance or self-punishment was to carry a huge bag of armor up the hill and over the water fall. Once he got to the top they cut it off and threw it down freeing him from his former life and making him “eligible” to become a Jesuit priest under Father Gabriel. Father Gabriel who would die .....
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The Movie Bugsy
.... acting in a manner congruent with the times of the 40’s. The cast was sprinkled with tremendous talent such as Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley, and Elliot Gould. As a whole I think the cast did a magnificent job taking the viewers to an era of America, which is not easily forgotten by those who lived through it. A time when the world was being destroyed by the Nazi Germans was over shadowed by America’s self-involvement. A time when Americans were beginning to be proud of their little world power was acc .....
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The Movie Industry Analysis
.... the beginning, whether or not to hire "star" talent as opposed to an unknown can be quite costly, although this sort of decision may guarentee box office success of the movie.
Diversification & Integration-
The ability to exploit a movie in many markets diminishes investment risk and increases earning potential. Diversification and integration into ancillary markets can turn a movie that has lost money theatrically into a video market winner. Unfortunately, if the studio is a small independent it .....
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The Musician
.... creates as well as listens. He will ponder the music with a deeper appreciation, more feeling, and all done for the love of it.
Musicians are born just like anyone, but somewhere they notice something happening in their heads, like an inner orchestra that begins to play. It begins with one or more instruments, ringing distinctly and clearly inside their ‘third ears’. With time, this develops into a need to express that what is being played in their heads outside their heads. They become a play .....
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The PRogression Of Violence In MUsic
.... late 1960s have heightened in severity and are partially responsible for today's violence in music.
It is apparent that music has the power of influence, for the act of listening indirectly takes the listener away from other activities. The Parents Music Resource Center reports that American teenagers listen to an estimated 10,500 hours of rock music between the 7th and 12th grades alone - just 500 hours less than they spend in school over twelve years. It is clear that their listening time could be .....
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The Picture Of Dorian Gray
.... devil, Dorian Gray murdered Basil. Then suffering from mental confusion, he attempted to reclaim his lost purity by demolishing the last and only piece of proof reflecting his wicked soul --- the picture. The result was that Dorian the man and his picture exchanged appearances, the man aged suddenly then died foul and wrinkled while the canvas regained its initial exquisite elegance.
To me the tale of Dorian Gray is about love, friendship and evil, it is a book written of fascinating style, describ .....
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The Rainmake - Film Review
.... attracting Baylor’s special interest to the case, as well as the safety of the defendant.
The central case of the film is that of a mother’s battle against an insurance company who refuse to pay insurance for her only son Donny Ray (Johnny Whitworth) who is dying of Leukemia. Dot Black (Mary Kay Place) puts forward a strong case, with the assistance of Baylor, unveiling the injustice Insurance Company Great Benefits exhibits in shunning a lower class family out of much needed money insuring .....
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The Renaissance
.... of Caprese near Arezzo. Michelangelo's father a Florentine official named Ludovico Buonarroti with connections to the ruling Medici family, placed his 13-year-old son in the workshop of the painter Domenico Ghirlandaio. After about two years, Michelangelo studied at the sculpture school in the Medici gardens and shortly thereafter was invited into the household of Lorenzo de' Medici, the Magnificent. There he had an opportunity to converse with the younger Medici. Michelangelo produced at least two relie .....
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The Self Portraits Of Gertrude Stein And Pablo Picaso
.... him as a rather disagreeable character. Still Picasso returned each Saturday to sit aloof and observe the conversation of Paris’ elite intellectuals. It was not until Picasso began his portrait of Gertrude Stein that their relationship began to flourish.
Over ninety sittings brought Stein to Bateau Lavoir to be Picasso’s first live model in years. Rodenbeck in her essay entitled “Insistent Presence in Picasso’s Portrait of Gertrude Stein” observed that,
Stein was upper middle class, a traine .....
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The Shining
.... through their innocence, love, and honesty triumph over these forces.
One motif which reappears in the film is the power of nature, especially in relation to the individual. In fact, the film begins with a majestic shot of the Rocky Mountains showing its beauty and height. The beauty of nature and even friendliness of nature changes as the film develops. As the movie progresses the snow still seems white and pure, almost virgin like, but nature becomes an isolating force, not providing the famil .....
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The Sixth Sense
.... The plot consisted of a lot more than a little kid seeing dead people. It also included a doctor patient confrontation between Dr. Crowe and one of the patients he failed to cure, marriage problems between Dr. Crowe and his wife, and many other twists and turns. A story with a plot is very hard to find these days, but the plot in The Sixth Sense is one that will keep you guessing what will happen next.
Acting in movies is a large, as a matter of fact, the largest aspect of any movie. Without th .....
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The Stanislavsky Method
.... face, where most mental tension manifests itself. The exercise begins with the actor sitting in a straight backed, armless chair. First, the actor must find the position that he or she
would be most likely to sleep in, if absolutely necessary. Then, starting with the fingers and working all the muscles in sequence, finding the tension hiding in each muscle, and will the muscle to relax. The first time I performed this exercise was in Beginning
Drama, my freshman year. My instructor, Mrs. Daniels, .....
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The Success Of Rap
.... for this great Caucasian support of early rap is rebellion. The buying of rap by white people, specifically teenagers, was and is seen as rebelling against parental figures and mainstream society (rap is becoming more mainstream so maybe this aspect doesn’t hold true so much anymore). While being completely rebellious through buying and listening to rap, many probably did not realize that much of the music is anti-white. A friend of mine recently told me during a conversation we had about Public En .....
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The Technique Of Role Playing
.... understand the piece. Once the terms used are understood, the teacher can ask students to read sections aloud that they may hear how the words flow together. Then two or more students are chosen to act out the section with some minimal movement. This added blocking creates the idea that the dialogue motivates the actions.
When doing this type of activity it is best to employ a combination of two different teaching philosophies. One of them is Pragmatism and the other is Idealism. Idealists val .....
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The Treatment Of Women In Trifles
.... in a variety of ways. Defensively, Mrs. Hale, replies rigidly to the County Attorney’s remark by stating that "there’s a great deal of work to be done on a farm," (958) offering an excuse for Minnie’s lapse in cleaning. Later, he brushes her off when she explains that John Wright was a grim man. To the County Attorney, the women are just there to collect personal items for Minnie, they are not going to give him any valuable insight into the murder. To their credit, the women do not force their though .....
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