Freedom Writers is a 2007 American drama film starring Academy Award winner Hilary Swank‚ Scott Glenn‚ Imelda Staunton and Patrick Dempsey. It is based on the book The Freedom Writers Diary by teacher Erin Gruwell who wrote the story based on Woodrow Wilson Classical High School in Long Beach‚ California. The title is a play on the term "Freedom Riders"‚ referring to the multiracial civil rights activists who tested the U.S. Supreme Court decision ordering the desegregation of interstate buses in
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true event) is truly heart-wrenching‚ and Richard LaGravenese shows pure directing talent in this film. TS All the actresses and actors in this film were carefully picked‚ and I believe they all fit well with the characters from this movie. 1. Hilary Swank‚ who is Holly in the film‚ has a great deal of emotions and shows her vulnerability as a newly widowed woman. 1a. The way she acts while staying at home and not wanting to leave‚ while also not properly taking care of herself when she is mourning
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The gym is world-renowned for producing champion body builders since it opened in 1965‚ and has a reputation as THE place to go if you’re serious about building muscle. Celebrity members have included Muhammed Ali‚ Hilary Swank‚ Sylvester Stallone‚ Jean-Claude van Damme and Jessica Alba. Gold’s gyms are fully-equipped with cardio and strength-training equipment‚ as well as a variety of free weights. The gym also has personal trainers on staff and offers a range of group
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Art and Business of Film Making The film industry is the most important form of entertainment of our time. The audiences in which films reach span from young to old‚ and the business side of the industry is driving force behind the wide appeal that the movie industry has today. Motivation of actors‚ actresses‚ and directors are exposed as they decide whether to do a movie for the business side with the box office‚ or do it for art side through gaining critical approval and awards. Whichever
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2012 Boys Don’t Cry The movie I chose to watch is the 1999 movie Boys Don’t Cry. This is an intense‚ sad‚ and emotional movie that displays the true life story of Brandon Teena’s gender identity disorder. The main character played by Hilary Swank‚ is a girl named Teena Brandon that lives life as a male named Brandon Teena. Throughout the movie you see the struggles and danger he faces in an unforgiving community. Gender identity disorder is when a person feels and identifies themselves
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“Every man dies but not every man really lives” was among the few words written by Sir William Ross Wallace‚ an American poet during the 1860s. Well‚ as for me I want to live my life to the fullest before I leave to my eternal home up there. Having a bucket list simply keeps me on track to full fill every minor and major thing I want to do before I kick the bucket. The very first item on my list is to tell my mother that I love her. I believe in love at first sight because since the very first
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Norway. The director of the movie is Richard LaGravenese and the screenwriters are the Freedom Writers‚ Erin Gruwell and Richard LaGravenese. The Music is made by Mark Isham‚ will.i.am‚ Talib Kweli and other various artists. The main actors are Hilary Swank as Erin Gruwell‚ Patrick Dempsey as Scott Casey‚ Imelda Staunton as Margaret Campbell‚ April L. Hernandez as Eva Benitez‚ Mario as Andre Bryant‚ Jason Finn as Marcus and Jaclyn Ngan as Sindy. The Freedom Writers is about the young‚ novice teacher
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Dubai‚ the so-called "City Of Gold" is known for its wealthiness‚ was an ignorant city with a lot of loans and became a dream for every traveler in a couple of years. its economy rose with the enormous number of tourists yearly‚ business men began to invest in the city and it became an attractive city to live in‚ the modern city where dreams come true. In the beginning of the 1960s‚ Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid‚ the Vice President of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai‚ and his father began their dream after
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Cited: Freedom Writers. Screenplay by Richard LaGravanese. Dir. Richard LaGravanese. Perf. Hilary Swank‚ Imelda Staunton‚ Patrick Dempsey‚ April L. Hernandez‚ and Mario. Paramount Pictures‚ 2007. Goodrich‚ Frances‚ and Albert Hackett. The Diary of Anne Frank. The Language Of Literature. Eds. Arthur N. Applebee and Andrea B. Bermudez‚ et.al. Illinois:
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What techniques does the director of Freedom Writers‚ Richard LaGravenses‚ use to engage the audience? Introduction Freedom Writers is based on a true story set in America in 1994‚ where a first time teacher‚ played by Hilary Swank‚ faces a group of students who have been considered by the government to be “un-teachable and at–risk” teenagers. These students represent street kids who have all witnessed street fights as well as the murder of their friends and family. The movie demonstrates the way
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