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White Nights is a film released in 1985 directed by Taylor Hackford starring Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Jerzy Skolimovski, Hellen Mirren and Isabella Rossellini. The film centres around Nikolai Rodchenko ( played by Mikhail Baryshnikov ) a Russian terpsichorean who defected to the United State of America. Whilst winging from New York to Japan, his…

The band ELO received a great compliment in 1979 when Randy Newman wrote a song called “The Story of a Rock and Roll Band” expressing his admiration for them. In the song, he specifically mentioned his love for their songs “Mr. Blue Sky,” “Turn to Stone,” and “Telephone Line.” ELO, which was formed in 1971…

There was a time in the United States when overweight women were more attractive than skinnier women. In today’s society, body image is a hot topic. A derivation example of the controversial image occurred in the 19th century, 3 parts of obesity were discussed from the Stone Age of the Renaissances when fatness or obesity…

This film is a masterpiece from one of our greatest auter directors. Goodfellas stands out as one of the most captivating movies I have ever watched. Martin Scorsese’s brilliant direction in this work is truly exceptional, reminiscent of his earlier film Raging Bull. He brought together a talented cast of actors, including Ray Liotta, Loraine…

            Postmodernism, as a school of thought, influenced the very many ways in and through which we view the world, life and even reality. Such influence manifests itself in diverse areas of human interests, even the sciences. The most prominent influence of postmodern thought though may be seen in the area of art. To a…

Pose. Click. Post. This is how we do pictures in the digital world now. Gone are the days when we have those film strips and have them developed and placed in photo albums. But I have one, which compiles pictures I had in high school and recent pictures in college. I started to keep this…

The text describes the challenges encountered by Mr. Rutland, the founder of the National Jazz Hall of Fame (NJHF), as he attempted to establish a jazz museum in a former Paramount theatre. The primary obstacles can be summarized into three main categories: 1. Securing financial support for the venture; 2. Assembling a skilled team capable…

“Why? … What is my fault? … Until this day I have pursued virtue with rigor. I have labored long hours to relieve my fellow men. I have worked and worked the talent you allowed me. And now I do hear it – and it says only one name: MOZART!”. Throughout the play “Amadeus” by…

In chapter one, a important event was when Stephen went up to the reactor s office to state of Father Dolan’s pandying him. He felt that he had been falsely punished and did non desire it to go on once more. This seems to be a turning point for Stephen because it took bravery for…

The teacher, being very pushy and strict, pressures the boys to go to war and preaches about it being their “duty” to fight. Paul, the main character in the movie, is particularly subject to the teacher’s strictness. In this particular scene, Paul is sketching an image of a bird, while his family expresses joy over…