I spent the afternoon revisiting the movie Stepmom starring Susan Sarandon and Julia Roberts. When the movie first was released, it was Christmas 1998. I was the stepmother to 2 stepdaughters and one stepson. In addition, I had added to our brood by becoming a biological mom to a daughter (3 years) and a baby boy (4 months). I had the crazy notion that maybe this would be a perfect movie for me to see with my two stepdaughters, Danielle and Nicole over the Christmas break from school. Both resisted
a company named Instyle and the company revolves around fashion. This source gives credible information about the impact that Audrey Hepburn has on the fashion industry. Also Pamela Clarke Keogh is a reliable author of Audrey Style, the world wide best selling biography of Audrey
This article by Drew Winchur argues that Inception is, intentionally or unintentionally, a form of capitalist propaganda. In the article he proposes that the film focuses on Cobb’s (Leonardo DiCaprio) personal struggle to distract the audience from the horrible acts the characters commit in the name of corporate espionage. He goes in depth on the topic of Ellen Page’s character, Ariadne, and how she acts as both the audience surrogate and pseudo-therapist for Cobb. He criticizes her character for
once said, “The ‘Third World’ is a term I don’t like very much, because we’re all one world. I want people to know that the largest part of humanity is suffering.” Throughout the years of her career, Audrey was not just seen as a beauty icon or an actress, but instead as a humanitarian. Born on May 4, 1929 in Belgium, Audrey was raised by her parents to be a self-successful woman. Growing up, she quickly became an elegant fashion icon. Starting off with minor roles in stage performances, and being
Audrey Hepburn has always been known as the glamorous and flawless movie star that won America’s hearts on the big screen. Yet, people would never know how she put a smile on her face despite her childhood plastered with horrors, anxiety, depression, rejection, and starvation. They would never know how she became a humanitarian and a source of good because of all she faced at such a young age. Despite all of this, Audrey Hepburn was an inspiration to society because she was different through her
Oscar 11 awards with Ben-Hur which from 1959 and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King which from 2003. And it was the movie that was nominated to win 14 times, the number of nomination and winning is the most amount which has in Oscar history. The another famous award is Golden Globe, Titanic got 4 awards of Golden Globe in Best motion picture, Best original score ,Best director and Best original song. Titanic was nominated in another 4 branches; Best performance by an actor in a motion picture
Did you know Sandra Bullock is half German? Sandra is a very successful female actress who has starred in many box-office films. Her early life wasn’t as prosperous but today, she stars in many movies. Sandra’s journey through the acting world has been more successful than she ever imagined. Sandra Bullock was born to opera singer Helga Bullock and voice coach John Bullock. She was born in Washington, D.C. on July 26, 1964 (“Sandra Bullock” 1). Sandra’s father, John, came from a large Irish-English
	Julia Roberts 	One of the most widely known actresses, Julia Fiona Roberts, was born on October 28, 1967. This now 5’9", brown eyed, chatain clair haired girl was born in Smyrna, Georgia. She attended Campbell High School, also in Smyrna, Georgia,where she graduated in 1985. Julia’s favorite of only a few past-times is knitting, which she sometimes does while waiting on set. Her favorite quote is, "What changes with fame, I think, are perceptions of an individual, more than the
Ray Charles one of the greatest African-American artists of all time. He left a legacy of hits and Grammy awards, but the musicians he influenced were very diverse in genre as the music he wrote, arranged, performed, and recorded. Ray Charles died at the age of 73 on June 10, 2004 from acute liver disease. Months after his death on October 29, 2004 the movie Ray was released to the U.S on a budget of forty million dollars. The film went on to become a box-office hit, earning over $100 million dollars
Ava DuVernay: A Female Director Making History Nominated for two Academy Awards and four Golden Globes, Ava DuVernay’s is an African-American director, writer, and filmmaker. DuVernay’s is best known for her film “Selma” about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s leadership in the struggle for voting rights and current directorial feature-length documentary the 13TH. DuVernay grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from University of California Los Angeles in 1995, with a degree in African-American Studies
Every year, the most prestigious award-giving body, The Academy Awards, or most commonly known as the Oscars is held during the beginning of the year. If a movie wins an Oscar, in any of the seventeen categories available, it is often considered as great. However, if it received multiple awards, its considered to be one of the greatest films of all time. HOW DOES THE ACADEMY CHOOSE THE NOMINEES AND WINNERS? The very first stage when it comes to choosing the winners is to basically narrow it down
since. She is the voice of many charities and foundations like, CHIME FOR CHANGE, Equality Now and so on. Meryl Streep, the 2018 Academy Award nominee for Best Actress, is one of the most talented, loved and respected Hollywood actresses of all time. The best thing about a Meryl Streep movie is a guaranteed top class performance. She has a record 21 Academy Award nominations of which she has already bagged 3. Versatility and accent adaptations are her strength and her initial
taxi-driver at night; many of his customers represent the people from the lowest class of society: prostitutes, adulterous husbands and wenchers. Since Travis has promised the cab company that he will drive anywhere, at anytime, his likelihood of seeing the best of human nature is fairly slim. So, he tries to create an extra-occupational life for himself. He befriends Betsy, a beautiful girl working at a Senator's campaign office. Unluckily, with on possession of the slightest amount of social skills, Travis
establishment. With his hard work and dedication he became a self-made millionaire. Her mother, Margaret Katherine Majer, was a coach for a women’s sports team at the University of Pennsylvania (bio 1). Grace Kelly divulged a deep-seated amorousness for drama. From time to time Grace Kelly would model with her sister and mother, but she spent most of her time reading lines for school and community productions. Her uncle, Walter C. Kelly, was a vaudeville performer in his youth and a Pulitzer Prize-winner
Marilyn Monroe, a woman whose name was a synonymous for Hollywood beauty, had a bold side to her (“About Marilyn Monroe”). It wasn’t just her looks that just made her popular it was how she stood up for herself in situations. Many decades after her death in 1962, at the age of 36, Marilyn Monroe’s reputation and popularity have not wavered at all. Marilyn Monroe, a beautiful yet confident woman, made a bold statement with her sex appeal and fashion on how women should be confident about their own
year is 1948, and the Academy Awards have gathered the best of the best from around the world to celebrate the greatest achievements of the film industry. The five nominees for Best Picture included Johnny Belinda, The Res Shoes, The Snake Pit, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and a foreign adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet. The two forerunners of the night, Jonny Belinda and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, both got their fair share of awards from the Golden Globes, but the night would see the
It was also nominated for ten Academy Awards (including Best Picture), seven Golden Globe Awards (including Best Motion Picture – Drama, and with Gladstone winning Best Actress), nine British Academy Film Awards, and three SAG Awards (with Gladstone winning Best Actress). In the film Killers of the Flower Moon, multiple events had taken place prior to what was portrayed in the movie. These events took
this writer’s opinion, it depicts the abuse of slavery in the United States with more intensity than any other film previously made. As of 2013, 12 Years a Slave earned $181 million dollars worldwide. It won an Academy Award in 2014 for Best Motion Picture of the Year. Academy Awards