For film actors of all nationalities, please see Entertainment industry people . American film actors are actors from the United States who perform on film.The cinema of the United States, often generally referred to as Hollywood, has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century. Its history is sometimes separated into four main periods: the silent film era, cla...
The entertainment industry has provided the world with film, television and music for decades. In 1958, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce began honoring those individuals who have made significant contribution to the media with stars on Hollywood Blvd. at Highland Avenue. Since then, over two thousand stars have been placed on the Walk of Fame recognizing individuals, both living and deceased, ...
People who have made significant contribution to silent films: actors, directors, writers, etc.Top grossing silent films in the United States as calculated by Variety magazine in 1932. The dollar amounts are not adjusted for inflation.# The Birth of a Nation (1915) - $10,000,000# The Big Parade (1925) - $6,400,000# Ben-Hur (1925) - $5,500,000# Way Down East (1920) - $5,000,000# The Gold Rush (1...
From actors who have portrayed superheroes to their creators.===Creators===* Stan Lee - Co-created Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Thor, and many other fictional characters. List of characters created by Stan Lee * Alex Raymond - Flash Gordon* Joe Shuster - Co-created Superman* William Moulton Marston - Wonder Woman===DC COMICS===* Superman* Batman* Catwoman* Wond...
Scope of Project ===This project aims to identify notable film directors.== Overview ==A film director is a person who directs the actors and crew in the making of a film. They control a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors.== Responsibilities ==Film directors are responsible for overseeing creative aspects of a film under the film producer. They oft...
For film actors of all nationalities, please see Entertainment industry people . Canadian film actors are actors from Canada who perform on film.
A tribute to the character actresses, pin-ups, "legends" from the Golden Age, who the modern public never really speak or think about; and those who succumbed to tragic deaths."Life can be wildly tragic at times, but whatever happens to you, you have to keep a slightly comic attitude. In the final analysis, you have got not to forget to laugh." - Katharine Hepburn. List (alphabetical by first ...
For film actors of all nationalities, please see Entertainment industry people . French film actors are actors from France who perform on film.see the List in French Language
This project focuses on Canadian actors that made it big in the United States. In most cases, people did not know or recognized them as Canadians. Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood Canadian expatriate actors in the United States List = Jack Carson (1910–1963), actor Al Christie (1881–1951), co-founder of Christie Film Company, director/producer/screenwriter Charles Christie (18...
Actors, directors and producers in Hollywood who have Russian(*) roots(*) Russian does not necessarily mean ethnicity but often ancestral origins in Russia/Russian Empire
O cinema do Brasil existe como exibição e entretenimento desde julho de 1896, e como realização e expressão desde 1897. Embora nunca tenha chegado a se estruturar plenamente como indústria, o cinema brasileiro, em seus mais de 110 anos de História, teve momentos de grande repercussão internacional, como na época do Cinema Novo, e de crescimento do mercado interno, como no período da Embrafilme....
What is an Academy Award?===An Academy Award is an award bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers. The Oscar statuette is officially named the Academy Award of Merit and is one of nine types of Academy Awards. The formal ceremony at which the Awards of Meri...
Een project waar we de beroemde acteurs van weleer een plaats kunnen geven. Om ze te eren voor hetgene ze ons geschonken hebben. Interesse, ontspanning, plezier en soms ook in gedachten de bioscoop verlaten omdat de film je niet los liet. Dan was het verhaal geweldig maar de acteurs (vrouwen en mannen) die je in het verhaal (fictie of werkelijkheid) deden geloven Een stapje uit je eigen wereld ...
Blaxploitation or blacksploitation is a film genre which emerged in the United States circa 1970. These exploitation films were made specifically for an urban black audience. The word itself is a portmanteau of the words "black" and "exploitation", and was coined in the early 1970s by the Los Angeles National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) head, and ex-film publicist ...
日本映画 - Japanese Cinema =Japanese
A nation can be known through its arts. The plurality of origins, cultures and races provided skills, ability, competence and, above all, creativity to the Portuguese people . Animation Architecture Handicraft Folk art Pottery Charge Movie theater Dance Drawing Design Graphic design Sculpture Photography HQ Landscaping Painting
This project is for modern day Indian actors who star in what is known as "Masala Movies" and not such much the legendary actors from yesteryear (unless they are still acting in films today). Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only...
Top 50 Greatest Screen LegendsThe following list includes the top 50 greatest actors in the history of film, according to the American Film Institute. The American Film Institute defines an American screen legend as “an actor or a team of actors with a significant screen presence in American feature-length films whose screen debut occurred in or before 1950, or whose screen debut occurred after...
The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival (Italian: Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia ) is the world's oldest film festival and one of the "Big Three" film festivals, alongside the Cannes Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival. The Big Three are internationally acclaimed for giving creators the artistic freedom to expre...
Whether they are songs and dances from Mexico, Cuba, Spain or Brazil, there is that unmistakable beat and colorful presentation. Enjoy these performers who proudly represented their culture and countries while making movies in Hollywood - artists singing and dancing.==What can you do here?==*Ask questions.*Collaborate on your research.*Share knowledge you have gained as you've done your own res...
The story of the von TRAPP family There are many films made around the world every year. And yet, every one of us can name but a few films that have changed our lives and the way we perceive it. One of these films is the 1965 The Sound of Music , starring Christopher Plummer . It is a story of family values and ideals, of love between man and woman, of parents’ love and love towards one’s homel...
Il Gattopardo / The Leopard (1963 film, Italy) Directed by Luchino Visconti Crew Producers: Goffredo Lombardo and Pietro Notarianni Written by Pasquale Festa Campanile , Enrico Medioli , Massimo Franciosa, Luchino Visconti , and Suso Cecchi d'Amico Based on Il Gattopardo/The Leopard (1958 novel) by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa . The author's great grandfather Giulio Fabrizio Tomasi wa...
Senso / The Wanton Countess (1954 film, Italy) Directed by Luchino Visconti Crew Producer: Domenico Forges-Davanzati Collaborator of Visconti: Paolo Valmarana Written by Luchino Visconti , Suso Cecchi d'Amico , Giorgio Bassani , Carlo Alianello , and Giorgio Prosperi
Rocco e i suoi fratelli / Rocco and His Brothers (1960 film, Italy) Directed by Luchino Visconti Crew Producers: Goffredo Lombardo Written by Luchino Visconti , Suso Cecchi d'Amico , Pasquale Festa Campanile , Enrico Medioli , Massimo Franciosa, and Vasco Pratolini
Ossessione (1943 film, Italy) Directed by Luchino Visconti Crew Producer: Libero Solaroli Written by Luchino Visconti , Mario Alicata , Giuseppe De Santis , Gianni Puccini , Alberto Moravia , and Antonio Pietrangeli Based on The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934 crime novel) by James M. Cain