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Monday, April 23, 2007

Quentin Tarantino - The Director


Quentin Jerome Tarantino was born in Knoxville March 27; 1963.
He is an actor, director and a cinema writer from USA. He got famous in 1990 because of his scripts and the violence shown to make the pattern of American families more realistic.

He is the most famous young director of independent movies from the 90’s. His first script was "Captain Peachfuzz and the Anchovy Bandit" written when he was 22.
In 1984 he started to work in a video shop where he met Roger Avary who helped in the production of Pulp Fiction ( that won the Oscar of most original movie).

At this point, he was studying already, but he was also focused in writing scripts. In 1993 he showed his first work to the public “True Romance”, he wasn’t an anonymous director anymore. He was Quentin Tarantino, the movie director.

His mark in the movies is the violence and the love he has for blood in every part of the bodies flying in the screen.

Director:
1992-Reservoir Dogs
1994-Pulp Fiction
1995-Four Rooms
1997-Jackie Brown
2003-Kill Bill 1
2004-Kill Bill 2
2005-Sin City
2007-Grind House “Death Proof” segment

Writer:
1987-My Best Friend’s Birthday
1993-True Romance
1994-Natural Born Killers
1996-From Dusk Till Dawn

Actor:
1987-My Best Friend’s Birthday [Clarence pool]
1992-Reservoir Dogs [Mr. Brown]
1994-Pulp Fiction [Jimmie Dimmick]
1994-Sleep With me [Syd]
1995-Destiny Turns On The Radio [Johnny Destiny]
1996-Girl 6 [Quentin Tarantino]
2000-Little Nicky [Deacon]
2001-Alias (TV Serie)[McKenas Cole]
2005-The Muppets Wizard of Oz
2006-Hell Ride



Project from
Jade Abrahão
Higher 1
Teacher Fernanda M.

Centro Britânico
Perdizes Branch
São Paulo - Brazil

"PAN’S LABYRINTH"

In 1954 in Spain, after the civil war, there was a remaining group of rebels that were still fighting in the mountains at the North from Navarra. It is the period that happened the whole story of the movie, it is about a girl and her mother that had moved to Spain where the girl would be waiting for her new stepfather, an fascist officer named Captain Vidal who wanted to exterminate the rebels group, and she found a mysterious labyrinth which takes her to a fantasy world.

The movie was directed by Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy) with Sergi López, Federico Luppi and Maribel Verdú in the cast. It won three Oscars.

The movie has really heavy scenes of violence and bleeding people, which show well the context that the girl, named Ofelia, had been introduced to. But Ofelia, since she was traveling to that region of Spain, found a large insect that she believed to be a fairy, it would be her guide to another reality, full of fantastic creatures. Firstly, she was guided by the insect, through a labyrinth in the mansion of her future stepfather, to a faun’s residence, the faun told her that she was their princess of the underworld, and the king has been waiting her return.

The faun assigns Ofelia three tasks to complete before the full moon to ensure that her "essence is intact", the first one is retrieving a key from the belly of a giant toad, the second is to take an ornate dagger from the lair of the Pale Man, and finally the third task was to spill her brother's blood to open the portal to the underworld. Someone could say “It’s the perfect plot for a kids movie, but made for older people”. In fact, that’s true, but that shows the girl trying to escape from the violent reality of men intended minds to an alternative world of fantasy where she could be the princess of the peacefull imaginary kingdom, that would come true, just after refusing to sacrifice her little brother and dying instead of him.

Myself… I liked the movie a lot, it made me think a lot after disregarding the heavy scenes on conversations with my friends, but it had also made me a little sad: the only one way that the girl found to reach the happiness was getting totally out from everything that humans had always been making together, “saving” her brother with it.
What could that death mean? During the whole time she could see creatures and things that anyone else could, as she was able to reach a world which only creatures with pure essence could live in, it would be true if the faun hadn’t considered her brother as pure.
So it could be a kind of society made of people (or any kind of creature) that has the same kind of thinking that they only could understand, representing the people needs of understanding or isolating.

But I think it is something more primitive, people beliefs, that came before any kind of thinking or comprehension, one of the essenses of the human acts.

But, in conclusion, what made me think so much was a question like “what would you die for?”. Therefore, I do recommend the movie.


Project from
André Barbosa
Higher 1
Teacher Fernanda M.

Centro Britânico
Perdizes Branch
São Paulo - Brazil

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

"The Day After Tomorrow" - The movie










The film the day after tomorrow is very interesting and very real, it’s about the future of the world and the global warming, and that’s why this film is very frightening, but at the same time it’s very real in our reality.
The film shows us all the things that can happen in the future, the sea water, defrosting of the ice, the extreme heat and all this things that make us think about everything that we should do to help our planet.
For Ricardo and me the most important part of the film is when all the things start to go wrong and the climatic alterations star to appear.
We like this movie because of the scenes that are very beautiful, and they are all done in the computer.

This film is very exciting and important for the humanity because it makes us talk about what is happening and what will happen if we don’t start to reverse the process of the global warming.
We recommend this film for everybody, because it’s very good and it has many surprises in the end.
Project from
Beatriz Martins
Ricardo Sherer Pescarin
Higher 1
Teacher Fernanda M.
Centro Britânico
Perdizes Branch
São Paulo - Brazil

Monday, April 16, 2007

"Pirates of the Caribbean" - The Movie























Project from
Luisa G.
Teens 3
Teacher Fernanda M.

Centro Britânico
Colégio Santa Marcelina

"The Three Rooms of Melancholia"




It is never pleasant to watch a film in a war torn set but, when children are the main actors, it is even worse. Written and directed by Pirjo Honkasalo, The three rooms of Melancholia is a beautiful and heavy-handed documentary which reveals how the Chechen War has psychologically affected children in Russia and in Chechnya.

The film is divided in three episodes or “rooms”. The first room (“Longing”), set in a military academy in Kronstadt, shows us the daily life of young cadets, most of them from broken or dysfunctional families, who have been training to take part, in the future, in the Russian army. Several boys, whose stories reflect the political turmoil in contemporary Russia, are also profiled while scenes of their military drills, classroom sessions, church ceremonies (the only place where they could see people who were not in the academy, including girls) and recess period are shown.


The second room (“Breathing”), filmed in Grozny, the capital of Chechnnya, examines the
destruction of that city caused by Russian bombardment. There is very little dialog, this part of the film is crude in black-and-white and, for almost half an hour, we are forced to see (and to digest) images of a ruined city where children are forced to sweep the streets and go down wells wearing gas masks instead of enjoy their childhood running and playing games as the Russian children were doing.

Finally, we are introduced to Hazhayat, a courageous woman who knocks from door to door looking for children in need. We can witness her meeting a family where three children were crying over their sick mother. The door of this room is locked when Hazhayat take the children with her promising them that they would return when their mother was cured.



The third room (“Remembering”) is the hardest one to watch. Filmed in Islamic Republic of Ingushetia, it focuses children in regufee camps or in a orphanage where we see a 19-year-old girl (whose name I can’t remember) traumatized by her rape at the age of 12 by Russian soldiers. We are also taken to a village where adults sacrifice a ram to Allah, during the ritual, children pray and tears stream down their faces, while they think about what they have lost.

"The threes rooms of melancholia" brings to us, in a poetic way, the horror of a war that stole from innocent children what they had of more priceless, their childhood, their dreams. The boys of the academy, the three children whose mother was sick, the girl from the orphanage, and all the other victims of this war were forced to grow up too fast, losing their hopes during this process, and it is crystal clear, in the end of the documentary, how the seeds of hatred are being instilled in these young minds that will probably fuel the conflict to next generation.


Project from
Marina Santos
Advanced 2
Teacher Fernanda M.
Centro Britânico
Perdizes Branch
São Paulo - Brazil



Wednesday, April 11, 2007

"Pirates of the Caribbean"


A pirate called Jack Sparrow had his ship robbed by bad pirates. They also kidnapped the government’s daughter. Jack Sparrow and a friend of the girl decided to rescue her.


They discovered that the ship had terrible curse: they are ghosts at night and in the day they are normal men.

After a lot of adventures, they rescued the girl and got the ship and the bad pirates were dead.





I like this movie because it was adventure, comedy and Jack Sparrow was funny.
I admired Jack because he was a good pirate and very funny guy.



Project from
Isabella Mitaini Fioravanti
Teens 3
Teacher Fernanda M.
Centro Britânico
Colégio Santa Marcelina
São Paulo - Brazil

Monday, April 09, 2007

"Moulin Rouge" [Amor em Vermelho]

"Moulin Rouge" is a very beautiful film.
In 2002, this movie won the Oscar in the categories of best direction of art and best costume design.
It was nominated for the Oscars because it was a really good film.

The cast is composed by:

- Ewan McGregor as Christian
- Nicole Kidman as Satine
- John Leguizamo as Toulouse-Latrec
- Jim Broadbent as Zindler
- Christine Anu as Arabia
- Richard Roxburgh as Duke of Monroth
- David Wenham as Audrey

Many people are responsible for it, for example:

- Fred Baron, Martin Brown and Baz Luhrmann are responsible for the production.
- Craig Armstrong and Marius De Vrie are responsible for the music.
- Jil Bilcock is responsible for the edition.
- Baz Luhrmann is the director.


Project from
Rebeca Almeida Gomes
Higher 1
Teacher Fernanda M.

Centro Britânico
Perdizes Branch
São Paulo - Brazil

My favorite movie is “Cheaper by the dozen”.



I like this movie, because it is very funny.

The movie tells the story of the family Baker. The Bakers aren’t an ordinary family. They are a big family! The father, Tom Baker (Steve Martin) and his wife Kate Baker (Bonnie Hunt) have twelve sons, five girls and seven boys!

The family lives in a farm. One day Tom Baker got a proposal to work in the city. He liked, his wife liked, but their sons HATE it!

Very annoyed, they went to live in the city. Some days after, Mrs. Baker said that she had to leave for one week for work. Mrs. Baker got worried: should her husband take care of the children by himself?

After some problems in school, at work, the family got together because one of the sons ran away. After all, there was a happy end.













The movie has a big cast.

The Baker’s kids:
Nora................ Piper Perabo
Charlie………… Tom Welling
Lorraine……..... Hillary Duff
Henry…………Kevin Schmidt
Sarah…………Alyson Stoner
Jake………………Jacob Smith
Mark………….Forrest Landis
Jessica…………Liliana Mumy
Kim………………..Morgan York
Mike………..Blake Woodruff
Nigel…………..Brent Kinsman
Kyle……………Shane Kinsman




Project from
Luísa Helena Grosso Silva
Teens 3
Teacher Fernanda M.

Centro Britânico
Perdizes Branch
São Paulo - Brazil

Wednesday, April 04, 2007

THE BEST FILM EVER : THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES
DRAMA
128 MINUTES
2004
DIRECTED BY WALTER SALES JR
LEADING ROLE – GAEL GARCIA BERNAL

THIS FILM IS ABOUT CHE GUEVARA’S LIFE, WHO WAS MEDICINE STUDENT. IN 1952 HE DECIDED TO TRAVEL AROUND SOUTH AMERICA WITH ANOTHER FRIEND (ALBERTO GRANADO). THIS TRIP WAS MADE ON AN OLD MOTORCYCLE, WHICH WAS BROKEN AFTER 8 MONTHS’ TRIP. AFTER THAT, THEY CONTINUED THE TRIP ON FOOT, BY BUS OR HITCH-HIKING.

THEY KNEW A LOT OF SMALL CITIES ON THEIR WAY, BUT WHEN THEY ARRIVED IN MACHU PICHU (PERU), THEY FOUND A LEPER COMMUNITY THERE AND BOTH STARTED TO THINK ABOUT HOW THE ECONOMIC PROCESS IN SOUTH AMERICA WORKED: IT TOOK CARE OF ONLY A SMALL PART OF THE POPULATION.
· THIS FILM WAS NOMINATED FOR THE BEST FOREIGN FILM
· THIS FILM WAS THE FIRST FILM DIRECTED BY WALTER SALES JR WHICH WAS NOT SPOKEN IN PORTUGUESE
· THE MUSIC “AL OTRO LADO DEL RIO” WAS THE FIRST SONG SUNG BY A SPANISH TO BE NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR


Project from
Victor
One to One
Teacher Maria do Carmo

Centro Britânico
Pompéia Branch
São Paulo - Brazil

MY FAVORITE FILM – MINE, YOURS AND OURS
THIS FILM IS ABOUT A WOMAN WHO HAS 10 CHILDREN AND A MAN WHO HAS 8 CHILDREN.
HE IS A MILITAR OFFICER AND IS VERY, VERY ORGANIZED AND SO ARE HIS CHILDREN. BUT SHE IS AN ARTIST, A LIBERAL AND ACTS LIKE A HIPPIE… SHE IS A LAID-BACK PERSON.
THEY MARRIED SECRETLY, AND THEIR CHILDREN HATE EACH OTHER. THE CHILDREN GET TOGETHER TO TRY TO MAKE THEIR PARENTS DIVORCED. HOWEVER, WHILE TRYING TO PUT THEIR PLAN INTO ACTION, THEY START TO LIKE EACH OTHER AND WHEN THEY FINALLY GET WHAT THEY WANT, THAT IS, THEIR PARENTS GETTING DIVORCED, THEY DO EVERYTHING TO BRING THEM TOGETHER AGAIN.
I LIKE THIS FILM BECAUSE IT IS A COMEDY THAT THE FAMILY CAN SEE TOGETHER AND LAUGH A LOT!

From STÉPHANIE


THE BEST FILM EVER - WAR IN THE WORLDS

THE BEST AND THE MOST ENJOYABLE FILM THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN IS THE WAR IN THE WORLDS
BECAUSE – IN MY OPINION – IT IS A GOOD SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE WITH GOOD ACTORS.
IN THIS FILM THE HUMANS ARE IN DANGER, BECAUSE THE ALIENS COME WITH GOOD WEAPONS TO EARTH TO DEFEAT AND EXTERMINATE THE HUMAN RACE. BUT A FAMILY - THE FATHER OF TWO CHILDREN, A YOUNG BOY AND A GIRL - CAN DESTROY THESE CREATURES.
AND THE FILM HAS MANY PARTS THAT SHOW THE ALIENS’ INVASION AND IT HAS SPECIAL EFFECTS THAT ARE AMAZING AND REALLY EXCITING TO BE SEEN.

From GABRIEL


MY FAVORITE FILM IS THE DEPARTED.
THE FILM TAKES PLACE IN BOSTON WHEN FRANK COSTELLO – AN IRISH MOB BOSS – IMPLANTS COLLIN SULLIVAN INSIDE THE MASSACHUSSETTS STATE POLICE. SIMULTANEOUSLY, BILLY COSTIGAN IS EMPLOYED BY THE POLICE TO INFILTRATE COSTELLO’S CREW. WHEN THE TWO CATCH WIND OF THE OTHER’S INVOLVEMENT THEY ARE DISPATCHED TO DISCOVER EACH OTHER’S IDENTITIES.

From GUSTAVO


THE BEST FILM THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN IS THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.
IT IS DIRECTED BY RIDLEY SCOTT IN 2005, SOME OF THE ACTORS ARE: ORLANDO BLOOM, EVA GREEN AND DAVID THEWLIS.
THS FILM IS ABOUT BALIAN (ORLANDO BLOOM) WHO LIVES IN FRANCE IN THE 12TH CENTURY. AFTER MEETING HIS FATHER, WHO IS A LORD IN THE KINGDOM OF JERUSALEM, BALIAN GOES TO JERUSALEM, THERE THE KINGDOM BEGINS A WAR AGAINST THE KING OF THE SARRACENS. AFTER JERUSALEM’S ARMY IS COMPLETELY CRUSHED BALIAN IS THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN PROTECT HIS PEOPLE FROM THE REVENGE OF THE MUSLIMS.
I LIKED THIS MOVIE BECAUSE THERE’S A GREAT BATTLE SCENE, WHICH WAS THE MOST REALISTIC BATTLE SCENE THAT I’VE EVER SEEN.

From DIEGO


Project from
Higher 1
Teacher Mario do Carmo

Centro Britânico
Pompéia Branch
São Paulo - Brazil

BIOGRAPHY
FULL NAME: TOM CRUISE MAPOTHER IV
TOM WAS BORN ON JULY 3RD, 1962, IN SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, USA. HE IS ABOUT 1,78M.
HIS FATHER, AN ENGINEER, WAS THOMAS CRUISE MAPOTHER III AND HIS MOM IS MARY LEE MAPOTHER.
TOM HAS THREE SISTERS MARION, LEE ANNE AND CASS.
TOM CRUISE IS ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL AND POWERFUL MEN IN HOLLYWOOD, HOWEVER, IT WASN’T ALWAYS THAT WAY.

From VICTOR


BIOGRAPHY
WILL SMITH
WILL SMITH IS THE SECOND SON OF MRS CAROLINE AND MR WILLARD SMITH. HIS FATHER HAD A COMPANY OF REFRIGERATORS. WILL PERSUED THE WORLD OF MUSIC, AND HE MET JEFF TOWNES IN A PARTY. THEY ACTED AS DJ JAZZY JEFF AND FRESH PRINCE. WHEN THEY BECAME A GREAT SUCCESS, SMITH SPENT HIS MONEY ON: HOUSE, CARS AND JEWELRIES.
HE WAS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING NEW. THEN, IN 1989 HE MET BENNY MEDINA AND SHE HAD AN IDEA: TO PRODUCE A SITCOM BASED ON HIS LIFE IN BERVELY HILLS. SMITH LIKED IT AND NBC TOO. THE NAME OF THE SERIES WAS: THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR.
SMITH HAS BROWN EYES. HIS TALL AND THIN. HE HAS SHORT (VERY SHORT) CURLY BROWN HAIR.
I LIKE HIM BECAUSE HE IS VERY TALENTED AND FUNNY ;)
TWO OF HIS FILMS ARE: THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS AND MEN IN BLACK.

From BEATRIZ


BIOGRAPHY HILARY DUFF
HER NAME IS HILARY ERHARD DUFF.
SHE IS A MOVIE STAR.
SHE WAS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 28TH, 1987. SHE IS FROM HOUSTON, TEXAS.
SHE WORKS IN HOLLYWOOD.
SHE IS 19 YEARS OLD.
SHE ACTED IN MANY FILMS. FOR EXAMPLE: CADET KELLY – 2002; LIZZIE MACGUIRE – POP STAR DREAM – 2003; CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN – 2005; A CINDERELLA STORY – 2005; CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN 2 – 2006.
SHE IS BEAUTIFUL AND VERY FASHIONABLE! I LOVE HER;)

From GIULIANA


MY FAVORITE MOVIE STAR IS EDDIE MURPHY.
HIS BIRTH NAME IS EDWARD REGAN MURPHY. HE WAS BORN IN BROOKLIN, NEW YORK. HE IS AMERICAN.
HE WAS BORN ON APRIL 3, 1961. HE IS 45 YEARS OLD.
HE STARTED ACTING IN 1980. HE HAS BEEN ACTING FOR 27 YEARS.
IN 1980, HE ACTED IN BEST DEFENCE – A COMEDY.
HE ACTED IN 35 MOVIES. HIS LAST FILM WAS DREAM GIRLS – 2007. HE RECEIVED A GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATION FOR BEST ACTOR IN THAT FILM.
HE ALSO BORROWED HIS VOICE TO THE MOVIES SHREK 1, 2 AND 3.

From GABRIEL LEX


BIOGRAPHY TOM CRUISE

HE IS 40 YEARS OLD. HE IS 1.75 AND WEIGHS 80KGS. HE IS AN ACTOR. HE HAS BEEN ACTING SINCE HE WAS 10. HE IS AN EXCELLENT ACTOR. HE ACTED IN MANY FILMS. FOR EXAMPLE: MISSÃO IMPOSSÍVEL 1 / 2 / 3 AND GUERRA DOS MUNDOS. HE IS A BRILLIANT ACTOR AND EVERY DIRECTOR WANTS HIM IN THEIR FILMS.
HE IS MARRIED. HE HAS TWO SONS AND A DAUGHTER. HE IS AMERICAN AND LIVES IN THE USA. HE LOVES SEEING HIS FILMS AND HIS FAVORITE DIRECTOR IS STEVEN SPILBERG – THE BEST DIRECTOR IN THE WORLD. HE WON MANY OSCARS.

From GABRIEL CAMPOS


BIOGRAPHY ZAC EPRON

NAME: ZACHARY DAVID ALEXANDER EPRON
BIRTH: 18TH OCTOBER, 1987
AGE: 20
HOBBY: SNOWBOARD, SKI AND GOLF
FAVORITE FILM: HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
HE HAS BLOND HAIR AND GREEN EYES.

From LUCIANA


VANESSA ANNE HUDGENS
COMPLETE NAME: VANESSA ANNE HUDGENS
BIRTHDATE: DECEMBER 14TH, 1998
PLACE: SALINAS, CALIFORNIA – USA
SHE’S BEAUTIFUL, INTELLIGENT AND TALENTED. SHE GOT HER FIRST JOB BY CHANCE. HER FRIEND COULD NOT GO FOR THE TEST OF A TV COMMERCIAL AND ASKED VANESSA TO REPLACE HER. VANESSA ACCEPTED IT. AFTER THAT, VANESSA ACTED IN MANY PLAYS. IN 2003, SHE MADE A FILM AT THE 13 YEARS OLD. RIGHT AFTER, SHE ACTED IN THUNDERBIRDS. BUT SHE BECAME REALLY FAMOUS AS GABRIELLA IN THE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL FILM.

From VICTORIA


EDDIE MURPHY
HIS REAL NAME IS EDWARD REGAN MURPHY. HE WAS BORN ON APRIL 3RD, 1961 IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. HE’S AN ACTOR, HE SINGS AND HE IS A COMEDIAN.
HE MADE MANY FILMS: DREAM GIRLS; DR DOLITTLE; BEVERLY HILLS COP I – II – III; DADDY DAY CARE; THE NUTTY PROFESSOR I AND II.
HE BORROWED HIS VOICE TO CHARACTERS OF THE FILMS SHREK 1,2 AND 3 AND MULAN.

From JOÃO


WILLARD CHRISTOPHER “WILL” SMITH, JR. WAS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, 1968. HE IS ONE OF A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO HAS ENJOYED THE SUCCESS IN THREE MAJOR ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA IN THE USA: FILM, TELEVISION, AND THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.
SMITH’S MOST REMARKABLE TELEVISION ROLE WAS THAT OF WILLIAM “WILL” SMITH IS THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR. IN HIS FILM WORK, HIS NOTABLE ROLES INCLUDE AGENT J IN MEN IN BLACK AND MEN IN BLACK 2, AS WELL AS HIS ROLE IN THE BLOCKBUSTER INDEPENDENCE DAY AND MORE RECENTLY THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS WITH HIS SON JADEN SMITH.

From MATHEUS



Project from
Teens 3
Teacher Maria do Carmo

Centro Britânico
Pompéia Branch
São Paulo - Brazil

MOVIE REVIEW

NAME: CLOCKWORK ORANGE
CAST: MALCOLM MCDOWEU, PATRICK MAGEE, ADRIENNE CORRI AND MIRIAM KARLIN
ABOUT THE FILM: IT SHOWS THE TRANSFORMATION OF ALEX: FROM A PUNK INTO A CITIZEN AND THEN BACK TO THE REBEL STATE AGAIN – WHICH SHOWS THE VIEW OF STANLEY KRUBRIC OF THE FUTURE. IT WAS BASED ON THE BOOK OF ANTHONY BURGESS.
PERSONAL IDEA: I RECOMMEND THIS FILM BECAUSE THE IMAGES ARE UNFORGETTABLE , THE MUSIC IS FASCINATING SO I REALLY THINK THAT PEOPLE SHOULD WATCH THIS MOVIE.

From MARCELO TABARELLI


CLICK

A WORKAHOLIC , MICHAEL NEWMAN(ADAM SANDLER) DOESN'T HAVE TIME FOR HIS WIFE (KATE BACKINSALE) AND CHILDREN… NOT IF HE' S TO IMPRESS HIS UNGRATEFUL BOSS AND EARN A WELL-DESERVED PROMOTION. SO WHEN HE MEETS MORTY (CHRISTOPHER WALKEN), A LOOPY SALES CLERK, HE GETS THE ANSWER TO HIS PRAYERS: A MAGICAL REMOTE THAT ALLOWS HIM TO BYPASS LIFE'S LITTLE DISTRACTIONS WITH INCREASINGLY HYSTERICAL RESULTS. BUT AS MICHAEL GLEEFULLY MUTES , SKIPS AND SCANS PAST HIS FAMILY AND HIS FRIENDS , THE REMOTE GRADUALLY TAKES OVER HIS LIFE AND BEGINS TO PROGRAM HIM, IN THIS FAST, FUNNY , AND OUT-OF-CONTROL COMEDYADVENTURE.
ACTORS : ADAM SANDLER , KATE BACKINSALE AND CHRISTOPHER WALKEN.
DIRECTOR: FRANK CORACI.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: TIM HERLIHY
WRITER : STEVE KOREN.
ONE TO TEN STARS : WIN EIGHT STARS!

From LEANDRO CAETANO


PINK FLOYD - THE WALL
PINK FLOYD IS A MAN WHO LOST HIS FATHER IN THE WORLD WAR II. HE'S NEVER MET HIS FATHER; HIS MOTHER TAKES CARE OF HIM. PINK'S MOTHER CHOOSES HIS CLOTHES AND EVEN HIS GIRLFRIENDS. HIS TEACHER SLAPS HIM A LOT. WHEN HE GROWS UP, PINK BECOMES A ROCK STAR AND BEGINS TO USE DRUGS. HIS WIFE BETRAYS HIM AND IN REVENGE, PINK TAKES A FAN INTO HIS ROOM. HE GETS CRAZY, THROWS THINGS AT THE FAN AND DESTROYS THE ROOM. WHEN PEOPLE DISCOVER HIM IN THE ROOM, HE' S ALMOST DEAD DUE TO AN OVERDOSE OF DRUGS, BUT THE DOCTOR SAVES HIM BY INJECTING MORPHINE INTO HIS VEINS. HE BECOMES A FASCIST (SIMILAR TO NAZISM) DICTATOR. IN ANOTHER SCENE, HE'S TIRED AND WANTS TO GO HOME, BUT HE NEEDS TO BE JUDGED FIRST. HIS ENEMIES (TEACHER, MOTHER AND WIFE) ARE GOING TO JUDGE HIM. THE JUDGE SENTENCES HIM TO BREAK THE WALL AND PINK REALIZES THAT THE WORLD IS NOT BAD AS HE THOUGHT IT WAS.

From THIAGO R.T.


Project from
Advanced 2
Teacher Maria do Carmo

Centro Britânico
Pompéia Branch
São Paulo - Brazil

THE BEST FILM EVER

THE LORD OF THE RINGS IS A VERY SUCCESSFUL TRILOGY, WHICH HAS WON EIGHTEEN ACADEMY AWARDS, INCLUDING BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR AND BEST DIRECTOR PETER JACKSON, IN 2003, WITH "THE RETURN OF THE KING". JACKSON HAD BEEN DREAMING ABOUT MAKING THESE FILMS SINCE HE WAS 18 YEARS OLD. HE FINALLY STARTED TO FULFILL THIS DREAM IN 1995, WHICH WAS THE YEAR WHEN THE PROJECT BEGAN. THE THREE MOVIES WERE SIMULTANEOUSLY SHOT, BUT THEIR PREMIERE WAS IN 2001, 2002 AND 2003.
PEOPLE DON'T NEED TO HAVE READ THE BOOKS TO APPRECIATE THIS FANTASTIC MOVIE. FOR ME, IT IS THE BEST FILM EVER, BECAUSE IT SHOWS A JOURNEY OF TRUST, LOYALTY, HOPE, FAITH, KINDNESS, AND ABOVE ALL THOSE THINGS, LOVE. IT TOOK J.R.R. TOLKIEN SIXTEEN YEARS TO WRITE THIS MAGIC STORY. WE CAN SAY THAT HE CREATED A WHOLE NEW WORLD, WITHOUT MENTIONING THAT HE ALSO INVENTED A FEW NEW LANGUAGES, LIKE THE ELVISH ONES, NAMED SINDARIN AND QUENYA.
THE 3 MOVIES HAVE VERY GOOD SPECIAL EFFECTS. THEY ARE CHARACTERIZED BY HUGE ACTION SCENES, PUNCTUATED BY MOMENTS OF REST AND REFLECTION. IT DOESN'T HAVE A CAST OF GREAT ACTORS, BUT THE LORD OF THE RINGS IS CERTAINLY A TRILOGY THAT HAS MARKED THE MOTION PICTURE HISTORY.

From MARIANA


MY FAVOURITE MOVIE EVER

PARIS, 1899. A YOUNG ENGLISH POET ARRIVES, READY TO LIVE THE BOHEMIAN LIFE, WITH FREEDOM, BEAUTY, TRUTH AND, ABOVE ALL THINGS, LOVE. THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE BEST MOVIE I'VE EVER WATCHED, MOULIN ROUGE.
THE FIRST TIME I WATCHED IT I WAS TEN YEARS OLD, AND I BECAME ADDICTED. I BOUGHT THE CD WITH THE SOUNDTRACK AND LEARNED EVERY SINGLE SONG IN IT. I BOUGHT THE DVD, AND WATCHEDIT AT LEAST ONCE A DAY, FOR MORE THAN A MONTH. I THINK I'VE WATCHED THE MOVIE OVER 50 TIMES.
WHAT'S IN THIS MOVIE THAT MAKES ME LOVE IT SO MUCH? A LOT OF THINGS.
THE SOUNDTRACK IS AMAZING, WITH A LOT OF FAMOUS SONGS IN SURPRISING VERSIONS, LIKE LIKE A VIRGIN (MADONNA) OR YOUR SONG (ELTON JOHN). THE ACTORS ARE REALLY GOOD. THE CAST INCLUDES EWAN MCG REGO R, NICOLE KIDMAN, JOHN LEGULZAMO ... COSTUMES, SCENERIES, MAKE-UP, EVERYTHING IS INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL. IT ALSO COMBINES DRAMA, COMEDY AND ROMANCE IN SUCH WAY THAT YOU CAN'T GET TIRED OF THE MOVIE.

BUT WHAT I THINK IS THE MOST IMPORTANT CHARACTERISTIC OF MOULIN ROUGE IS ITS PLOT. IT'S NOT ORIGINAL; ACTUALLY IT'S A VERSION OF THE BOOK THE LADY OF THE CAMELIAS., THE ENGLISH POET CHRISTIAN (MCGREGOR) FALLS IN LOVE WITH THE MOST DESIRABLE COURTESAN OF THE MOULIN ROUGE, SATINE (KIDMAN). SHE ALSO LOVES HIM, BUT HOW CAN THEY BE TOGETHER? SATINE HAS TO LIVE WITH THE DUKE, IN ORDER TO SAVE THE MOULIN ROUGE FROM ITS DEBTS.
THE MESSAGE THIS MOVIE TRIES TO SHOW IS HOW LOVE CAN OVERCOME OBSTACLES. I THINK IN THESE CRAZY DAYS OF ANGER AND VIOLENCE WE'RE LIVING IN, IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT LOVE CAN WIN
SOMETIMES, EVEN IF IT'S JUST IN FICTION.

From ISABEL


MY FAVORITE FILM IS…

… PROBABLY GREASE. WHY? I JUST DON’T KNOW… MAYBE BECAUSE THAT’S FUNNY. I THINK I JUST LIKE THE SONGS AND THE SCRIPT IS REALLY NICE.
IT TELLS ABOUT A LOVE STORY INVOLVING THE GOOD AND PURE GIRL SANDY AND THE BAD BOY DANNY.
SANDY COMES TO THE USA FOR SUMMER HOLIDAYS AND HAS A SUMMER ROMANCE WITH DANNY.
DURING THIS TIME THEY SPEND LOTS OF GOOD MOMENTS AND WHEN SANDY’S PARENTS DECIDE NOT TO GO BACK TO AUSTRALIA, SANDY ENDS UP GOING TO THE SAME SCHOOL AS DANNY.
THE ONLY PROBLEM IS: DANNY IS TOO BAD BOY FOR SANDY AND THEY TRY TO WORK OUT THE PROBLEMS DURING THE WHOLE FILM.
I ACTUALLY ENJOY IT BECAUSE IT IS REALISTIC. THE PROBLEMS THE FILM SHOWS ARE AROUND US, I MEAN, ALTHOUGH THE FILM WAS MADE IN THE 70’S, WE – TEENAGERS – STILL FACE THESE PROBLEMS. IT IS REALLY COOL AND JOHN TRAVOLTA DANCING… IS THE BEST PART… BY FAR.

From DANIELA


BIOGRAPHY BRAD PITT

WILLIAM BRADLEY “BRAD” PITT WAS BORN ON DECEMBER 18, 1963. HE IS A NORTH AMERICAN ACTOR. HE LIVED IN SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI. HIS PARENTS’ NAMES ARE WILLIAM A. PITT AND JANE ETTA HILLHOUSE.
HE WAS MARRIED TO JENNIFER ANISTON. WHEN THEIR MARRIAGE ENDED, HE STARTED DATING WITH ANGELINA JOLIE A FEW MONTHS LATER.
HE HAS WON A LOT OF PRIZES, LIKE: GOLDEN GLOBE FOR BEST ACTOR; MTV MOVIE AWARDS AND OTHERS.

HE ACTED IN MANY FILMS, FOR EXAMPLE: OCEAN’S ELEVEN / TWELVE / THIRTEEN ; MR &MRS SMITH; NO MAN’S LAND; HAPPY TOGETHER; TRUE ROMANCE; LEGENDS OF THE FALL; TROY, FULL FRONTAL, ETC.
TODAY, HE IS ACTING IN A FILM CALLED A MIGHTY HEART AND THAT MOVIE WILL PROBABLY BE IN A THEATER NEAR YOU IN JULY.
BRAD PITT IS A BRILLIANT ACTOR AND BECAUSE OF THAT HE IS FAMOUS AROUND THE WORLD.

From LÍLIA


BIOGRAPHY WILL SMITH

VERY FEW PERFORMERS HAVE HAD AS MUCH SUCCESS TRANSITIONING FROM THE MUSIC SCENE TO THE FILM REALM AS WILL SMITH HAS. BEING IN THE ENTERTAINMENT SCENE SINCE THE LATE 80S, TODAY, SMITH IS ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZED AND ESTEEMED PERFORMERS AND PRODUCERS IN THE INDUSTRY.
WILL SMITH WAS BORN WILLIARD CHRISTOPHER SMITH JR ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, 1968 IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. HE ATTENDED OVERBROOK HIGH SCHOOL IN WINFIELD PENNSYLVANIA, WHICH IS WHERE HE SOON BECAME KNOWN TO HIS FRIENDS AS “THE PRINCE”, FOR HIS CHARMING ANTICS.

LITTLE DID HE KNOW THAT THIS NICKNAME WOULD STILL HAVE MEANING OVER 30 YEARS LATER.

AT THE AGE OF 12, SMITH BEGAN RAPPING AND DEVELOPING HIS OWN STYLE UNDER THE INFLUENCE FO HIP-HOP LEGEND, GRANDMASTER FLASH. FOUR YEARS LATER, HE MET JEFF TOWNES – DJ JAZZY JEFF – THE TWO PRODUCED A NUMBER OF SONGS INCLUDING GIRLS AIN’T NOTHIN BUT TROUBLE, AND IN 1989, THEY WON THEIR FIRST GRAMMY FOR BEST RAP PERFORMANCE FOR PARENTS JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND. IN 1991, THEY WON ANOTHER GRAMMY FOR SUMMERTIME. THEIR FINAL ALBUM WAS CODE RED – 1993. SMITH RE-EMERGED AS A SOLO ARTIST IN 1997 AND CONTINUES TO MAKE AND PRODUCE MUSIC TODAY.

IN 1990, WILL WAS CAST IN THE NBC SITCOM, THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR, WHICH PROVED TO BE A GREAT SUCCESS RUNNING FOR 6 YEARS.
IT WASN’T LONG BEFORE THE MOVIE OFFERS CAME ROLLING IN. ONE OF HIS FIRST ROLES WAS IN THE FILM STARRING WHOOPI GOLDBERG AND TED DANSON, MADE IN AFRICA. AFTER THAT, HE STARRED IN OVER A DOZEN FILMS INCLUDING INDEPENDENCE DAY; MEN IN BLACK; ENEMY OF THE STATE; ALI; I, ROBOT; HITCH; AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS … TO NAME A FEW.

From RENATO


BIOGRAPHY ADAM SANDLER

HE IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST WELL-KNOWN ACTOR TODAY. HE IS THE BEST COMEDIAN, BETTER THAN JIM CARREY.
HE CREATED A NEW WAY TO EXPRESS HIS IDEAS IN COMEDIES. HIS MOVIES ARE CONSIDERED NOT ONLY FUNNY, BUT ALSO MOVIES THAT MAKE YOU THINK ABOUT LIFE, TOO.

ADAM SANDLER HAS BEEN A VERY FUNNY GUY SINCE HE WAS A CHILD. HE USED TO BE THE FUNNIEST GUY IN SCHOOL, MAKING EVERYBODY LAUGH ALL THE TIME. AT THE AGE OF 17, HE HAD HIS FIRST PERFORMANCE. THEN, HE GRADUATED IN ART SCHOOL AND SOON HE GOT A JOB IN SATURDAY NIGHT LIFE – A FAMOUS SHOW IN THE USA. FIVE YEARS LATER, HE LEFT THE SHOW AND STARTED MAKING MOVIES, WITH A GOOD CAST AND SCRIPT, WHICH HE WRITES TOO. HIS MOVIES BECAME A SEQUENCE OF BOX-OFFICE SUCCESS.

NOWADAYS, HIS MOVIES ARE SHOWED IN EVERY CORNER OF THE WORLD AND THEY’RE ALWAYS A GREAT SUCCESS. TODAY, ADAM SANDLER IS MARRIED AND HE HAD HIS FIRST SON IN 2006. HE IS PRODUCING 4 MOVIES AT THE MOMENT. AND HIS LAST ONE WAS CLICK.

From FELIPE



Project from
Advanced 2
Teacher Maria do Carmo

Centro Britânico
Pompéia Branch
São Paulo - Brazil

MOVIE REVIEW

TITLE: CASINO ROYALE
YEAR: 2006
GENRE: ACTION
DIRECTOR: MARTIN CAMPBELL
THE PLAYERS: DANIEL CRAIG, MADS MIKKELSEN
ABOUT THE FILM: IT SHOWS THE FIRST MISSION OF JAMES BOND: DISCOVER THE ID OF A BANKER THAT IS FEEDING THE INTERNATIONAL TERROR.
RATING: ****

From VICTOR


MOVIE REVIEW

TITLE: MONSTER-IN-LAW
YEAR: 2005
GENRE: COMEDY
DIRECTOR: ROBERT LUKETIC
THE PLAYERS: JENNIFER LOPEZ, JANE FONDA, MICHAEL VARTAN
ABOUT THE FILM: CHARLLOTE– LIKE ANY OTHER ORDINARY WOMAN – HAS BEEN WAITING FOR THE MAN OF HER DREAMS… UNTIL SHE MEETS KEVIN – A RICH MAN WHO SHE RUNS ACROSS 3 TIMES ON THE SAME DAY. HOWEVER, BEFORE HER MARRIAGE, SHE DISCOVERS THE DARK SIDE OF HER BOYFRIEND’S LIFE: HIS MOTHER – WHO DOES EVERYTHING SHE CAN TO SEPARATE HER SON FROM CHARLOTTE. THE CHURCH IS ABOUT TO TURN INTO A BATTLE FIELD.
RATING: *** THIS FILM IS GOOD AND VERY FUNNY!

From JULIANA


MOVIE: TITANIC
DIRECTOR: JAMES CAMERON
GENRE: ROMANTIC DRAMA
THE PLAYERS: LEONARDO DI CAPRIO,
ABOUT THE FILM: THE ROYAL MAIL SHIP TITANIC IS THE GILTED AGE. IT IS DESIGNED TO BE THE GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT OF AN ERA OF CONFIDENCE AND PROSPERITY. ALTHOUGH NO ONE KNOWS IT, THE WORLD IS ABOUT TO CHANGE DRASTICALLY.

RADIO WAS INVENTED IN 1901. THE WRIGHT BROTHER’S FIRST SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT WAS IN 1903. THE OLD PRESUMPTIONS ABOUT CLASS, MORALS, AND GENDER ROLES ARE ABOUT TO BE SHATTERED. IF THE CONCEPT OF TITANIC IS THE CLIMAX OF THE AGE THEN PERHAPS ITS SINKING IS THE COURTAIN THAT MARKED THE END OF THE OLD DRAMA, AND START OF A NEW ONE.
RATING: **** I LIKE TITANIC BECAUSE IT IS VERY, VERY EXCITING AND UNHAPPY.

From BEATRIZ


TITLE: QUEEN
YEAR: 2006
GENRE: DRAMA
DIRECTOR: STEPHEN FIREARS
THE PLAYERS: HELEN MIRREN, MICHAEL SHEEN, JAMES CRONWELL, SYLVIA SYMS
ABOUT THE FILM: THIS FILM IS ABOUT THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND WHO WAS UNDER GREAT PRESSURE BECAUSE OF PRINCESS DIANA’S DEATH.
RATING: ***

From HANNA


MY FAVORITE ACTRESS IS DREW BARRY MORE.
SHE IS AN AMERICAN ACTRESS AND FILM PRODUCER.
SHE WAS BORN ON FEBRUARY 22, 1975.
DREW WAS BORN INTO THE ACTING TALENT… STRECHING BACK NEARLY 90 YEARS.
SHE IS THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF THE ACTOR JOHN BARRYMORE - WHO ACTED IN GRAND HOTEL, 1932 -AND THE NIECE OF THE ACTORS LIONEL BARRYMORE AND ETHEL BARRYMORE.
DREW’S FIRST MOVIE WAS ET – DIRECTED BY STEVEN SPIELBERG.
SHE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH DRUGS WHEN SHE WAS A TEENAGER BUT NOWADAYS SHE IS CLEAN AND SHE IS DOING VERY WELL.

From HELENA


TITLE: BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY / GROBE MÄDCHEN WEINEN NICHT – GERMANY
YEAR: 2002
GENRE: DRAMATIC COMEDY
DIRECTOR: MARIA VON HELAND
THE PLAYERS: ANNA MARIA MÜHE … KATI, KAROLINE HERFURTH… STEFFI, JOSEFINE DOMES… TESSA, DAVID WINTER… CARLOS, TILLBERT STRAHI-SCHÄFER… KLAUS, STEFAN SURF… HANS; NINA PETRI… ANN, GABRIELA MARIA SCHMEIDE… INGRID, MATTHIAS BRANDT… JOST, TERESA HARDER… JEANETTE, INGO HASSELBACH… BARTENDER

ABOUT THE MOVIE: KATI AND STEFFI ARE BEST FRIENDS SINCE THEIR CHILDHOOD. THEY SPEND MOST OF THEIR TIME TOGETHER, IN SCHOOL AND IN THEIR LEISURE TIME. KATI HAS A QUITE HYSTERICAL MOTHER, WHILE THE PARENTS OF STEFFI SEEMS TO BE IN PERMANENT LOVE. WHEN STEFFI FINDS HER FATHER HANS WITH HIS LOVER IN A NIGHT-CLUB, HER WORLD TURNS UPSIDE-DOWN. STEFFI PLOTS AN EVIL REVENGE AGAINST TESSA, THE DAUGHTER OF HANS’ LOVER. HER PLAN BRINGS SERIOUS AND TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES TO HER FAMILY, HER FRIENDS AND HERSELF.
RATING: ****

From DANISSA


Project from
Starter 3
Teacher Maria do Carmo

Centro Britânico
Pompéia Branch
São Paulo - Brazil

BIOGRAPHY – JOHNNY DEPP
FULL NAME – JOHN CHRISTOPHER DEPP II
DATE OF BIRTH – JUNE 9, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH – OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY, USA
FATHER – JOHN DEPP
MOTHER – BETTY SUE PALMER
BROTHER – DANNY
SISTERS – CHRISTIE AND DEBBIE
MARRIAGE – LORI ANNE ALLISON FROM 1983 – 1985
CHILDREN – LILY-ROSE MELODY DEPP (MAY 27, 1999, PARIS) AND JACK JOHN CHRISTOPHER DEPP III (APRIL 9, 2002, PARIS)

ACTOR, DIRECTOR, MUSICIAN. RAISED IN FLORIDA, DEPP DROPPED OUT OF SCHOOL AT AGE 17 HOPING TO BECOME A ROCK MUSICIAN. HE WAS THE LEADER OF A SERIES OF GARAGE BANDS, INCLUDING THE KIDS, WHICH WAS ONCE OPENED FOR IGGY POP. DEPP GOT INTO ACTING AFTER A VISIT TO L.A. WITH HIS FORMER WIFE, WHO INTRODUCED HIM TO THE ACTOR NICOLAS CAGE. HE MADE HIS FILM DEBUT IN 1984’S - A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET. OFF-SCREEN, DEPP HAS GAINED NOTORIETY FOR HIS ROMANTIC INVOLVEMENTS WITH SEVERAL FEMALE CELEBRITIES, INCLUDING BROKEN ENGAGEMENTS TO JENNIFER GRAY, WINONA RYDER AND KATE MOSS. DEPP HAS TWO CHILDREN WITH THE FRENCH SINGER/ACTRESS VANESSA PARADIS.

JOHNNY KEEPS HIS PASSION FOR MUSIC AND HE EVEN RECORDED CDS WITH HIS BAND “P” FORMED BY SALT JENCO, BILL CARTER, STEVE JONES (SEX PISTOLS), BUTTHOLE SURFER GIBBY HANES AND FLEA (RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS). THE ACTOR PARTICIPATED IN THE CD OF THE ENGLISH BAND OASIS, (BE HERE NOW), AS THE GUITARIST IN THE TRACK FADE IN-OUT.
LAST FILM – 2006 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST

From MÁRCIA


TITLE: THE BRIDE’S SON

ORIGINAL TITLE: EL HIJO DE LA NOVIA
DIRECTOR: JUAN JOSÉ CAMPANELLA
CAST: RICARDO DARÍN (RAFAEL BELVEDERE)
HÉCTOR ALTERIO (NINO BELVEDERE)
NORMA ALEANDRO (NORMA BELVEDERE)
AMONG OTHERS
GENRE: DRAMA-COMEDY
YEAR: 2001
RAFAEL BELVEDERE (RICARDO DARÍN) HAS A STRESSFUL LIFE. HE WORKS EVERY DAY IN HIS FATHER’S (HECTOR ALTERIO) RESTAURANT SO HE DOESN´T HAVE TIME NEITHER TO HIS GIRLFRIEND (NATALI VERBEKE) NOR TO HIS DAUGHTER VICKY (GIMENA NÓBILE).

WHEN RAFAEL HAS A HEART ATTACK, HE THINKS ABOUT HIS LIFE AND HE WANTS TO CHANGE IT. TO BEGIN WITH, HE GOES TO VISIT HIS MOTHER (NORMA ALEANDRO) BECAUSE HE HASN’T SEEN HER FOR A YEAR. SHE HAS ALZEHIMER SO SHE LIVES IN A GERATRIC CENTER.
HE WILL ALSO HELP HIS FATHER TO MAKE HIS MOTHER’S DREAM COME TRUE, THAT IS, TO HAVE A CHURCH WEDDING.

From AMALIA


TITLE: DEAD POETS' SOCIETY
IN 1959, A CHARISMATIC TEACHER OF LITERATURE ARRIVES IN A CONSERVATIVE COLLEGE WHERE HE REVOLUTIONIZES THE METHODS OF EDUCATION BY MOTIVATING HIS STUDENTS TO LEARN TO THINK BY THEMSELVES. IT WAS DIRECTED BY PETER WEIR WITH ROBBIN WILLIAMS AND ETHAN HAWKE IN THE CAST. IT WAS THE WINNER OF THE OSCAR FOR THE BEST ORIGINAL SCRIPT.
IN 129 MINUTES OF FILM, THE HUMAN FEELINGS ARE SHOWED.
THE DRAMA IS VERY WELL DEVELOPED, WITH STRONG SCENES THAT DEMANDS FROM THE ACTORS THEIR SHADY FEELINGS. ROBIN WILLIAMS’ PERFORMANCE AS USUAL LEADS THE AUDIENCE TO A CAREFUL EXAMINATION OF THEIR OWN THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS AND HUMAN VALUES. THE CHOICE OF THE ORTHODOX INSTITUTION WAS VERY NICE EXPLORED.
THESE VALUES ARE TRANSLATED IN FOU PILLARS: TRADITION, HONOR, DISCIPLINE AND EXCELLENCE.

INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT THE MAKING OFF OF THE FILM:
· THE DIRECTOR PETER WEIR DECIDED TO SHOOT THE FILM IN ITS CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER TO CAPTURE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE YOUNG STUDENTS AND THEIR RESPECTED PROFESSOR.
· THE FILM WAS CARRIED THROUGH IN A PRIVATE SCHOOL IN DELAWARE.
· DUSTIN HOFFMAN WANTED TO INTERPRET THE ROLE OF “JOHN KEATING”.THE UNIFORMS AND THE DISCIPLINE OF COLLEGE WERE INSPIRED IN THE SCHOOL WHERE THE DIRECTOR PETER WEIR STUDIED IN AUSTRALIA.

From SILVANA


Project from
Steps 9
Teacher Maria do Carmo

Centro Britânico
Pompéia Branch
São Paulo - Brazil

"SHE’S THE MAN"

This movie talks about a girl, Viola, who likes soccer so much, but in her school there wasn’t a women’s team of that sport, and she asked to coach if she could play in the man’s team, he and every body of this team laughed, including her boyfriend.

She decided to go to her brother’s school, playing in his position, because he would go to England with his band, they are twins and then she simulated that she is her brother, Sebastian.

But she fell in love with his friend, Duke her roommate, but Duke fell in love with Olivia: the most beautiful girl in the all school

She helped him winning the girl and he helped her to participate on the soccer team of school, but the girl fell in love for her. Olivia declared her love for Sebastian, who returned from London. In the end Viola told the truth for every body, Olivia stayed with Sebastian and Duck fell in love for Viola and stayed with her.

I like so much the movie because is the most funniest, the actors are very good, the history is nice and it is based on a play of Shakespeare, that is so comic.


Project from
Ana Carolina
Higher 1
Teacher Fernanda M.

Centro Britânico
Perdizes Branch
São Paulo - Brazil