In the Elizabethan time period, acting was not an easy job. Actors had to go through strenuous training before they could receive a main role in a play. Elizabethan actors had to be skilled in dance, voice, and fencing to maintain their position on stage.Elizabethan actors had to be skilled in danc...

Having no previous directing experience I was not quite sure what to expect coming into this project. Having a primarily performance background in theatre I was somewhat nervous about having to now be the one giving the direction and instruction rather then taking it. I was, however, able to use m...

A Shape of ThingI have enjoyed the performance by the actors in the play, A Shape of Things, The actors dealt the issued of relationship with dignity, especially Adam who took the heart broken news with acceptance. Evelyn shows no emotions after using Adam for her thesis presentation. Phillip cons...

Irony is another staple tool of wit in Style acting, and it often seems to come effortlessly to British actors because the British rarely say what they mean. \"The speech we hear is an indication of what we don\'t hear... One way of looking at speech is to say it is a constant stratagem to cover nak...

My movie review is on 'snow falling on cedars¡. My oppion of this movie is that it was a little too boring and didn¡t really go anywhere in the long run. But it did have its good points; the camera shots were fantastic and the actors acting ability was also good. The story is about a boy named ...

TRUE LOVE AND CHAOS DIRECTED BY: Stavros Andonis Efthymiou Starring: Miranda Otto Ben Mendelsohn Naveen Andrews Kimberley Davies Noah Taylor Hugo Weaving Rating: (M) A GOOD old- fashioned road trip. Old being the word emphasised in this low budgeted movie. ...

To compare and contrast the To Kill A Mockingbird film vs. the book. The book is better, but watching the movie also enjoying. There were three differences that stood out, the absence of characters, the different scenes, and an actors to characters comparison. The book to the movie there is a clear...

For my first cultural event, I went to the Broadway event Stomp. This took place at the First Union Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. I really did not know what to expect going into this, and I can say that I thoroughly enjoyed the event. As you could gather from the title of the show, Stom...

Nurse Betty Nurse Betty is a movie that has received numerous great reviews; will it live up two it? The Boston Globe gives it three and a half out of four stars and says it's lively, edgy, full of zigs and zags, juicy performances and off beat fun. The Chicago Sun Times gives it three out o...

Frankly, I was amazed by the set of Blithe Spirit. I am not sure whether it was because I had a hand in building it and all of the skills I acquired in doing so or just the fact that it was a great set. Either way I was extremely impressed. Seeing the set from the front, back, and even above gave m...

When I go and see a movie the three things that motivate me the most are the story, the stars, and the reputation. "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" is a perfect example. The story seamed really good and funny to me, a chick flick. The stars were Matthew McConaughey, and Kate Hudson, who were...

My opinion of viewing \"Once on This Island\" was that the actors did a good job in their parts but the play itself was poor. For the nature of the play, it was done as well as it could have been. The lead female singer, older Timoon, was very good in my but it was just a tough play to really make ...

What is an actor if she cannot relay to the audience the depth of her character? Convincing an audience that the character truly feels and responds comes from the art of being in touch with one\'s own feelings and senses. In her book Respect for Acting, Uta Hagen perfectly illustrates the importance...

Oliver Stone directed and wrote a lot of movies. Three of those movies are Any Given Sunday, Platoon, and Natural Born Killers. There are similar things in all three movies but there are many differences between them as well. Oliver Stone was born in New York City. He served in Vietnam and w...

Perfect Beginning No one is perfect in the beginning. When watching television, a beautiful and famous actress appears. This actress makes it look like her career is the best thing to do. It takes much practice to become a professional actress. Role models are the beginning of forming an inspiratio...

One of my biggest problems with watching a movie is that most movies are too predictable. I sat down to watch this movie with just that type of attitude particularly because this movie carried the same story line as "A Perfect Murder" which was an extremely predictable movie. At first I...

The theme of walls and buildings in Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" is important to the play. Going through walls represents going back to the past to re-enact the situations that are vital to the story telling of the main characters of the play. Walls play an important part i...

\"Wild Things\" is a movie based on sex appeal, money, power, and greed. These things help all of the mysteries unravel. This reviewer was entertained by the twist after twist; it is also thought that the setting and the people that the actors portrayed were the key to making the plot believable. Wi...

Ethan Frome Ethan Frome is a story about a man who is torn between love and security. Ethan marries Zeena for security after he is left alone be his mother's death. When Zeena becomes ill, Mattie, a female relation is sent for. During her years stay Ethan falls in love with her. The movie ve...

Having good dialogue in a written piece is the key element to producing excellent work, but it's easier said than done. Bad dialogue can break the mood of the story, or confuse the reader. There are three easy steps to writing impeccable dialogue, and once they are mastered your dialogue will ...

If every person in the entire world were equal life would be very dull and even more pointless. Every person should be allowed to excel in what they do best. Though certain things may cause some to feel insecure, they too have something they excel at. People who have certain gifts are to be admired...

An Officer and a Gentleman was made in 1982. It stars Richard Gere as Zack Mayo, Debra Winger as Paula Pokrifki, and Louis Gossett, Jr. as Sgt. Emil Foley. I think that the cast is amazing. Louis Gosset, Jr. won best supporting actor for his role, and Debra Winger was nominated for best supportin...

The movie \"In America\" starts out with Sarah and Johnny Sullivan driving to the U.S. border from Canada, with their two daughters Ariel and Christy. Christy is narrating the movie through her camcorder like a diary. The Sullivan family is trying to get into America to start their lives over after ...

Movies play a major role in our lives. This form of art is designed to educate and entertain our souls. There are different types of movies; comedy ,drama, action, romance and etc. A large number of movies are very creative and interesting, while other are a joke. This essay will examine the good, b...

Destiny, chance, fortune, providence, luck and doom. Those are all words that a thesaurus contains for the word FATE. Not a bad description in my mind but lets look at a dictionary. Of which I found three good explanations for the word FATE. The principle or determining cause or will by which thin...