The Godfather was a movie released in America in the year 1972. A combination of southern Italian dialects and English was used in this film. This movie was admired by many viewers because of its intense conversations between characters and the very dramatic, action packed scenes. The movie was directed by the very accomplished Francis Ford Coppola. He is a very well-known director that also produces and screen writes films. Although The Godfather is his most known work, Coppola has directed other films including, The Great Gatsby (1974), The Outsiders (1983), and Rip Van Winkle (1984). Sergio Leone was actually the first choice director that the movie studio, Paramount, wanted, but he declined in order to direct his own gangster opus. Peter On April 25, 1940, Pacino was born in East Harlem, New York City, NY. He was the only child of Italian immigrants, who separated when he was a toddler. During his teen years, he became increasingly interested in acting after he was accepted into a performing arts high school. At the age of 17, he dropped out of the rigorous school because of his falling grades. After his dropout he was still motivated and eager to make it onto the big screen. He started to attend Herbert Berghof Studio and soon landed parts in off-Broadway productions. Pacino started off on the stage, but soon after he started to appear on the big screen. He has appeared in many films, but his most popular are The Godfather (1972), Scarface (1983), and The Insider (1999). As he got older, he began to work behind the scenes for films including Salomé (2013) and Chinese Coffee (2000), in which he starred in. Even at the age of 75, Pacino refuses to stop doing what he loves to do. He has stated that he has “no desire to quit” acting just yet, as he feels there is “no difference” to how he works despite his advancing years. On March 26, 1940, Caan was born in the Bronx, New York. He majored in theatre at New York's Hofstra University. His education granted him to be casted for many roles in Broadway, which helped him advance his career. He then starred to enter the film world, with his debut movie Irma la Douce (1963). He has been in numerous movies, but his most known work is The Godfather. Caan was nominated an Oscar for his performance as Sonny Corleone in The Godfather. After a five year break, he made an implausible comeback with the film in features with Coppola's war drama Gardens of Stone (1987) and the sci-fi thriller Alien Nation (1988). During the 1980’s and 1990’s Caan’s career was a rollercoaster because of his personal life controversy. He currently has a net worth of 40 million, but he cannot afford to retire from Hollywood because of his expensive support for his estranged ex-wife. Sonny Caan has been in more than ten films in the last 5 years and his latest film is The Waiting
Marc Anthony is not only known to be a singer, but also an actor. According to IMDB.com, Anthony has 17 credits of being an actor. Some movies that he is seen in include: El cantante, Man on Fire, Con la música por dentro, and East Side Story, just to name a few.
A Bronx tale is a story of a father who tries to win back the love and pride of his son from a showy neighborhood mob boss. In my opinion this film is the best portrayal of work ethic. Lorenzo, played by Robert DeNiro, plays a father who tries to teach his son that discipline and hard work pay off from working, in the long. His son Calogero, played by Lillo Brancato, is exposed to the life of a mob boss Sonny, played by Chazz Palmenteri,, and doesn’t understand why he should live a life of difficulty when he can have a life of luxury. He tries to explain to his son that the men in the community don’t look up to him, but rather they fear him He also tries to make clear that it’s easy to do what he does, but try waking up every morning and working everyday, that’s a real man.
The film “Goodfellas,” directed by Martin Scorsese, is loosely based on the true story of mobster Henry Hill’s career with the mafia. The main characters in this movie are Henry Hill, played by Ray Liota, who was part of the mafia, James Conway who was a stickup/hit man, played by Robert De Niro, and Tommy DeVito, played by Joe Pesci, who was another gangster. At the beginning of the film a young Hill is seen admiring the gangsters who spend time across the street at one of their establishments. Hill can be heard talking about how much he admired gangsters, and that all he ever wanted to be was a gangster. Throughout the movie the audience gets a sense of what life as a gangster in the criminal underworld might have been like.
George Lopez was born on April 23rd in the year of 1961 in the Mission, Hills of Los Angeles, California. His father who was Anataso was a migrant worker who left his wife, Frieda for a different lifestyle. After Lopez was born, Frieda and George Moved in with his mom’s parents who tried to raise Lopez In her hometown of California. When George was a young kid his mother explained to him that his father had died. Even though, the real truth was that he was in fact alive but wanted nothing to do with his son who he had with his ex-wife. His mother soon remarried when George was only ten years of age. His mouther also left, so he had nowhere to go other than to his grandparents’ house because he figured they would take care of him. Lopez was
Lin-Manuel Miranda was born in Manhattan of New York. He is 37 and his birthday is January 16. He got his start in music his first year at Wesleyan when he wrote “In the Heights.” He has appeared in “The Sopranos.” and “The Electric Company.” He is also a co-founder of Freestyle Love Supreme, a hip-hop comedy group.
The Godfather is most notably one of the most prolific films of its time. This "gangster" film displayed many transformations of permeating color to give the viewer observable cues in its mise en scene that drew one right into the movie. The dramatic acting set the tone of the film with a score that lifted the viewer right out of their seat in many scenes. The directing and cinematography made The Godfather ahead of its time. The nostalgic feel of family importance and the danger of revenge lets us into the life of the Mafia. Even though no other techniques would have given the viewer a feeling of inside the mob like the mise en scene of the power the godfather held, the characters are reinforced literally and figuratively because the story views the Mafia from the inside out, and the cinematography of the film gives it a dangerous and nostalgic feel.
The person I chose for my report for Spanish is on Antonio Banderas. Antonio Banderas was born on August 10, 1960 in Malaga, Andalucía, Spain. Antonio Banderas age is now fifty six years old. Antonio Banderas parents were Jose Dominguez, who was a policeman in the Spanish civil guards and his mother, Doña Ana Banderas Galego, who was a school teacher. Antonio Banderas birth name is José Antonio Dominguez Banderas. Antonio Banderas religion is Roman Catholic. Antonio Banderas nationally is Spanish. Antonio Banderas has one child name Stella Banderas, who is now twenty years old. The mother of Stella Banderas is Melanie Griffith.
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The Godfather is vital in understanding the importance of its influence because following the succession of the film (particularly making lots of money), many more films were made once there was a realization that there was a huge market for films about the Mafia or even about Italian Americans in general (Cortes, Browne). Examples of films include The Godfather Part II, Mean Streets, Capone, Gloria, The Don is Dead and Married to the Mob (Cortes,
In 1984, Tarantino started working at the Hermosa Beach Video Archives in Manhattan where he struck up a friendship with fellow worker Roger Avary with whom he would later collabarate. He continued to study acting at Allen Garfield's Actors' Shelter in Beverly Hills but began to concentrate mainly on script writing. He loved westerns and his favourite was 'ride the whirlwind' directed by Monte Hellman who later was an executive producer on reservoir dogs. He also loved Rio Bravo (another western) which came out before he was born (1959) and was directed by Haward hawks. His favourite di... ...
In 1969 Roman Polanski had finally become a success. After a youth devastated by the Holocaust, the loss of his parents, and a mugging that left him on the brink of death, the Polish-born director had moved to Hollywood. He was about to have his first child with his movie-star wife, Sharon Tate; and he had just released the blockbuster film Rosemary’s Baby.
It is no doubt that Martin Scorsese has heavily influenced the emulating of American film making from European influences. He is a prime example of a ‘New Hollywood Cinema’ director, not only from his ethnicity and background, but from his sheer interest in this form
Adam Sandler was born on September 9, 1966, in Brooklyn, New York. He was educated at New Hampshire’s Manchester Central High School during the early 1980’s. He later went to New York University and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in 1991 (“Celeb-Site';). Adam’s first time in the spotlight was when he was 11, and he sung “16'; by Ringo Starr at his sister’s wedding (Arnold 110). Yet, his career of being a comedian began at age 17, when he got up on stage at a Boston comedy club. He really had no influences; he spontaneously got on stage. After that he performed regularly at the University and at clubs. Adam also got a spot on The Cosby Show as one of Theo’s friends. He was also featured on MTV’s Remote Control, and on Saturday Night Live during the 1990-91 season (“dAvYgRaVy';). His performances caused an article to be posted in the L.A. Times, which said that he was “the most talentless, juvenile, and offensive of the current cast…'; Obviously, not everyone felt this way because he continued to get jobs in the entertainment field. Adam’s early career stretched to different areas, but he was really discovered during his first season on Saturday Night Live (“Celeb-Site’). Adam also worked on productions other than sitcoms, like movies. In fact, Adam has made many movies throughout his career. His films include Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, The Water Boy, and many others (“WBR';).
True Detective has one of the famous title sequences of this modern era, the show which is an American anthology crime drama television series created and written by Nic Pizzolatto, is set in the pits of rural Louisiana in the ’90s, where characters contend with a strong presence of the petrochemical infrastructure, industrial pollution of the physical landscape, religious zealots, and satanic sacrificial murders.
He made his first long film, ‘Following’ in 1998 which is a black and white film. He served as director, producer and writer of the movie. His non-linear story telling in this movie helped him to gain interest from other people in the business and propelled him to his next film ‘Memento’ Released in 2000. ‘Memento’ was a critical success and this was b...