Module 5

1.Who was the British film comedian, director, producer, writer, and composer whose work in motion pictures consists of 81 official films made between 1914 and 1967? Name his most famous films.
Answer:

Charlie Chaplin was a British film comedian, director, producer, writer, and composer whose work in motion pictures consists of 81 official films made between 1914 and 1967. During his early years in film he became established as a world-wide cinematic idol renowned for his tramp persona.
As of 2009, five of the films Chaplin starred in have been added to the National Film Registry: The Immigrant (1917), The Gold Rush (1925), City Lights (1931), Modern Times (1936), and The Great Dictator (1940). Also selected was Show People (1928), which features Chaplin in an unbilled cameo appearance.[8] For his work in motion pictures, Chaplin has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

2.Who is Nicolas Kim Coppola? Why has he changed his name by now? Describe his movie career, add illustrations.
Answer:

Nicolas Cage (born Nicolas Kim Coppola; January 7, 1964) is an American actor. In order to avoid the appearance of nepotism as the nephew of Francis Ford Coppola, he changed his name early in his career from Nicolas Coppola to Nicolas Cage, inspired in part by the Marvel Comics superhero Luke Cage.

3.Who was the director of the suspense film "The Birds" (1963)? What was the film about? Give the names of the actors.
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The Birds (1963) is a suspense film directed by Alfred Hitchcock based on the 1952 novella The Birds by Daphne du Maurier. It depicts Bodega Bay, California which is, suddenly and for unexplained reasons, the subject of a series of widespread and violent bird attacks over the course of a few days.
Starring:
Tippi Hedren
Rod Taylor
Jessica Tandy
Suzanne Pleshette
Veronica Cartwright


4.In which film does the actor in the main role say the following words: "Life is like a box of chocolates... you never know what you're gonna get." Give the details of the film and the actors.
Answer:


Forrest Gump (1994)
The story is of Forrest Gump, a simple man who comes from Alabama, and his journey through life meeting historical figures, influencing popular culture, and experiencing firsthand historic events of the late 20th century.
Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor, producer, writer and director. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies before achieving success as a dramatic actor in several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title role in Forrest Gump, Commander James A. Lovell in Apollo 13, Captain John H. Miller in Saving Private Ryan, Sheriff Woody in Disney·Pixar's Toy Story, and Chuck Noland in Cast Away. Hanks won consecutive Best Actor Academy Awards, in 1993 for Philadelphia and in 1994 for Forrest Gump. U.S. domestic box office totals for his films exceed $3.5 billion. He is the father of actor Colin Hanks.

5.While performing his onscreen stunts, this actor (born in 1954 in Hong Kong) has broken his nose three times, his ankle once, most of his fingers, both cheek bones and has had numerous skull fractures. What is his name and which MTV award has he won?
Answer:

Jackie Chan (born Chan Kong Sang, 7 April 1954) is a Hong Kong actor.
The battle for best fight at the MTV Movie Awards is between a trio of heroes starring in movie No. 3 of their film franchises -- Matt Damon ("The Bourne Ultimatum"), Tobey Maguire ("Spider-Man 3"), and Jackie Chan ("Rush Hour 3").

6.What is the name of American animated television sitcom series created by Matt Grening for the Fox Broadcasting Company? What are the series about? Illustrate.
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The Simpsons is an American animated television sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a working class American lifestyle epitomized by its eponymous family[1], which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional city of Springfield, and lampoons American culture, society, television and many aspects of the human condition.


7.What is the name of the moviestar, whose single "Respect Yourself" hit the Top Five ranking in American music charts in early 1987? What kind of films has this star performed? Illustrate.
Answer:

n 1987 actor Bruce Willis, with help from June Pointer of The Pointer Sisters, released a version which reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 (seven places higher than the Staples original version). Willis' version also peaked at number 20 on the Hot Black Singles chart and number 22 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
He is well known for the role of John McClane in the Die Hard series, which were critical and financial successes. He has also appeared in over sixty films, including Pulp Fiction, Sin City, 12 Monkeys, Armageddon, and The Sixth Sense.


8.What is the name of the left-handed American moviestar, who was once married to Jonny Lee Miller in black leather pants and a white shirt. On the white shirt she had painted her husband's name in her own blood. Who is her husband now? What are her most famous films?
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Angelina Jolie (born Angelina Jolie Voight; June 4, 1975) is an American actress. Her husband now is Brad Pitt.

Though she made her screen debut as a child alongside her father Jon Voight in the 1982 film Lookin' to Get Out, Jolie's acting career began in earnest a decade later with the low-budget production Cyborg 2 (1993). Her first leading role in a major film was in Hackers (1995). She starred in the critically acclaimed biographical films George Wallace (1997) and Gia (1998), and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the drama Girl, Interrupted (1999). Jolie achieved wider fame after her portrayal of video game heroine Lara Croft in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), and since then has established herself as one of the best-known and highest-paid actresses in Hollywood. She has had her biggest commercial successes with the action-comedy Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) and the animated film Kung Fu Panda (2008).

9.What is the name of the film, which was directed by David Yates (released in 2009) and is based on the novel of the British writer J.K.Rowling? Who play the main roles in the film?
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1) Harry Potter. Order of the Phoenix
Starring:
Daniel Radcliffe
Rupert Grint
Emma Watson
Ralph Fiennes
Michael Gambon
Imelda Staunton
Gary Oldman
Helena Bonham Carter
2) Harry Potter. Half-Blood Prince
Starring:
Daniel Radcliffe
Rupert Grint
Emma Watson
Michael Gambon
Jim Broadbent
Alan Rickman
Tom Felton
Helena Bonham Carter
3) Harry Potter. Deathly Hallows
Starring:
Daniel Radcliffe
Rupert Grint
Emma Watson

10.What do you know about American actress Kristen James Stewart (born in 1990)? Illustrate her film career.
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Kristen Stewart was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Her father, John Stewart, is a stage manager and television producer who has worked for Fox. Her mother, Jules Mann-Stewart, is a script supervisor originally from Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia. She has an older brother, Cameron Stewart. Stewart attended school until the seventh grade, and then continued her education by correspondence.She has since completed high school.



Kristen Jaymes Stewart (born April 9, 1990) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Bella Swan in Twilight and New Moon, and will reprise her role in Eclipse. She has also starred in films such as Panic Room, Zathura, In the Land of Women, Adventureland, and The Messengers.