2009 Special Edition Two

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MONTETHE BEST OF 2008

Can

Heath

Ledger

take

home

an

Oscar?

Celebrating two years!

Keeping the dream alive

INSIDE:

2009

Academy AwardsNominations

The Look ofAudrey Tautou


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FROM the founder

I am very excited to inform you that Monte Pictures willbe celebrating its second anniversary on February 4,2009. I am simply astonished, yet very certain that I

am able to pursue such a dream. In the next severalyears, I plan to begin producing feature, documentary,commercial, student, and short films. Several monthsago, I was writing in my journal and it dawned on me. Iam living in my generation that has absolutely noboundaries. Have you ever heard the expression: Itsimpossible. The new expression should be saidcorrectly: the impossible just takes longer. Today, inthe twenty-first century, the sky isnt the limit anymore;its what beyond the sky, the universe. Anything isguaranteed possible if you pursue it, of course, Icannot deny that the destination maybe successful noraccomplishable, but the journey is what defines thecharacter in all of us.

Celebrating two years!

Keeping the dream alive

*I hereby acknowledge that all photography enclosed in this Monte Pictures newsletter is foreducational purposes. This is neither a non-profit organization nor an independentpublication. The use of this newsletter is to inform, persuade and entertain Monte Picturesmembers at no cost. Questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me on your behalf.

(619) 450.3638 or email me at: [email protected]

This months issue will be the most important craftsmanship and creativity that Ihave composed for Monte Pictures. I am ecstatic that I have accomplished twowonderful years of composing monthly newsletters. I remember the very firstnewsletter I had done for the February issue of 2007, lets just say, I haveimproved greatly in my writing and creativity.

I hope you enjoy, as I did writing and composing, this newsletter. This is just oneof many hundreds or thousands of newsletters to come. Also, the 81st AcademyAwards will be broadcast live on the 22ndof February of 2009 on a Sunday.Support my dream by watching the Oscars. I conclude my message by saying myimmortal words: I wish you and your family great health!

- Javier Serrano, founder


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February 22, 2009 5:30p.m. (PT)

In 2002, I was seventeen young and very ambitious. Halle Berrywas named Best Actress of the year by the members of theAcademy for her performance in Monsters Ball, making her the firstAfrican-American woman to this prestigious honor. I knew from thevery moment I wanted to win an Oscar, too. People ask me all thetime: why the Oscar? and I would reply: because not everyonecan be called an Oscar winner and to win an Oscar, out of the

millions of actors-writers-director-etc., around the world just makes ita whole lot more fascinating.

When Halle Berry marked her name in history, I knew for a fact thatI wanted to mark my name into history too. I researched thoroughlyon the history of the Academy Awards and found neither Latinodirectors nor writers had ever won the Oscars in any categories; on

the contrary, Pedro Almodovar won an Oscar for writing in 2003 forHabla Con Ella, but he is from Spanish ancestry.


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Kate WinsletThe Reader

BEST

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AGE 33 ROLE Hanna Schmitz, atrolley conductor whose dark pastblemish her much-younger lover inpostwar Germany.

HISTORY Winslet is the youngest

actor in history to earn six Oscarnominations.

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Angelina Jolie

CHANGELING

AGE 33 ROLESingle momChristine Collins,who fights to findher missing son,even after thecorrupt LosAngeles PoliceDepartment tries topass off another

boy as her own.

HISTORYJolie won BestSupporting ActressforGirl, Interrupted

in 2000.

Angelina Jolie


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ay

Rachel Getting Married

AGE 26 ROLE Kym, a recoveringdrug addict released from rehab toattend her sisters wedding.

HISTORYAnnes first Oscar nomination.


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MerylStreep

DOUBT

GE 59 ROLE Sister Aloysius, thealicious headmistress of a Bronxatholic school who accuses a newriest of molestation.

ISTORY With 15 nods, she is theost awarded actor ever, including

wo wins for 1982s Sophies Choicend 1979s Kramer vs. Kramer.


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Melissa leo

FROZEN

RIVE

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AGE 43 ROLE Ray

Eddy, a mother inupstate New York whobegins to drive illegalimmigrants across theCanadian/ U.S. border.

HISTORY Her firstOscar nomination.


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Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Marri

Angelina Jolie, Changeling

Melissa Leo, Frozen RiverMeryl Streep, Doubt

Kate Winslet, The Reader

WinsletHathaway Jolie Leo Streep

60%

55%50%

10% 5%

Who Will Win: Kate Winslet is over due for an Oscar. The only person in he

way to win the Best Actress Oscar is Anne Hathaway.

Who Should Win: Anne Hathaway was stellar in Rachel Getting Married. Th

members of the Academy love it when an actress transforms herself for a

role. See Charlize Theron in 2004 Monster. However, Kate Winslet will bethe one to beat.


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Brad PittThe Curious Case ofBenjamin Button

AGE 45 ROLE Benjamin Button, aman who is born old and ages inreverse.

HISTORY This is his second Oscar

nomination . He was nominated forBest Supporting Actor for 1995sTwelve Monke s.


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Penn

Milk

AGE 48 ROLE Real-life enthusiasticgay rights leader Harvey Milk.

HISTORY The five-time Best Actornominee won for 2003s Mystic River.


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FrankLangella

FROST/NIXON

AGE 71 ROLE Richard Nixon, ex-President of the UnitedStates.

HISTORY This is his first Oscar nomination, but he wona Tony for the same role on Broadway.


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Micke

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ourke

THEWRESTLER

AGE 56 ROLE Randy The Ram

Robinson, a professional wrestlerfrom the 80s eager for a lastcomeback.

HISTORY This is his first Oscarnomination.


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Richard Jenkins, The Visitor

Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon

Sean Penn, Milk

Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonMickey Rourke, The Wrestler

85%80%

25%10%5%

Who Will Win: Sean Penn in Milkis an Academy

Award winning performance. However, Mickey

Rourke could be the evenings biggest upset.

Who Should Win: Sean Penn or Mickey Rourke.

Jenkins Langella Penn Pitt Rourke


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Amy Adams DOUBTAGE 34 ROLE The inexperienced SisterJames, who defends a priest frommolestation.

HISTORY This is her secondnomination, her first being in 2005 forJunebug.


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Penlope Cruz VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA

GE 34 ROLE Maria Elena, a passionate Spanish artist ande ex-wife of Javier Bardems Juan Antonio, who is

ttracted to two Americans.

ISTORY She received a Best Actress nomination in 2007or Pedro Almodovars Volver.


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Taraji P.Henson

The Curious Case ofBenjamin Button

AGE 38 ROLE Queenie, the nursing-home employeein New Orleans who finds the abandoned newbornBenjamin Button and raises him as her own.

HISTORY This is her first Oscar nomination.


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ViolaDavis

DOUBT

AGE 43 ROLE The mother of a boywho may have been molested by a

Catholic priest in 1960s New YorkCity.

HISTORY This is her first Oscarnomination.


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MARISA TOMEI

The

Wrestler

AGE 44 ROLE Cassidy, the single mom and agingstripper who forms a special bond with MickeyRourkes Rand the Ram.

HISTORY Tomei won Best Supporting Actress in 1993forMy Cousin Vinny.


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Amy Adams, Doubt

Penlope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Viola Davis, Doubt

Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of

Benjamin Button

Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler

50% 45%

15%10% 5%

Who will win: This category is always unpredictable. I

favor Amy Adams to win; however, Viola Davis may

be the upset or Penelope Cruz.

Who Should Win: Viola Davis

Cruz Davis HensonAdams Tomei


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HEATHLEDGER

THE DARK KNIGHT

AGE He was 28 when hedied on January 22, 2008.ROLE Batmans nemesis,The Joker.

HISTORY This is his secondOscar nomination, previousnominated for Best Actor in

2005s Brokeback Mountain.


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DOUB

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Philip Seymour Hoffman

AGE 41 ROLE A Roman catholic priest accused ofmolesting a boy in the Bronx community Church.

HISTORY He won Best Actor in 2006 forCapote.

DOUBT


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MICHAELSHANNON

REVOLUTIONARYROAD

AGE 34 ROLE John Givings, a mentally unstablemathematician who helps impel an unhappy coupletoward the breaking point.

HISTORY This is his first Oscar nomination.


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Josh Brolin, Milk

Heath Ledger, The Dark KnightRobert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunde

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt

Michael Shannon, Revolutionary R

100%

If Heath Ledger does not win the Oscar, then

I will fall down dead, not literally.

Downey, Jr.Brolin Hoffman ShannonLedger


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Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin

Button

Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon

Stephen Daldry, The Reader

Gus Van Sant, Milk80%

25%

15%10%5%

Who Will Win: Danny Boyle for his direction of

Slumdog Millionaire.

Who Should Win: Danny Boyle.

Fincher Sant Howard Boyle Daldry


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Health Ledger was absolutely brilliant in his performance as The Joker in The

Dark Knight. The passing of Heath Ledger a year ago, not only shocked theworld, but Hollywood lost a great talent. Surprisingly, The Dark Knight hadgrossed $531,039,412 domestically in North America, making it the secondhighest grossing film of all time behind Titanic with $600,788,188domestically. In order for Heath Ledger to prepare for the role as The Joker,Ledger lived alone in a hotel room for a month, formulated the charactersposture, voice, and personality, and kept a diary, for which he documentedJokers thoughts and feelings.

Heath Ledger was astonishing in the lead role as Ennis Del Mar in Ang LeesBrokeback Mountain. At the 79th Academy Awards, Philip Seymour Hoffmanwon the coveted Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal as Truman Capote in thefilm Capote; Heath Ledger lost the Oscar which I felt he should have rightfullywon for his gripping performance. This year will be different at the 81st

Academy Awards; Heath Ledger is nominated for Best Actor in a SupportingRole, Ledger has already garnered the majority of film awards this season.

Now, the members of the Academy will luckily honor Heath ledger as thisyears Best Supporting Actor for his performance as The Joker. Rest inpeace Oscar winner Heath Ledger!


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Sean Penns performance as Harvey Milk has already being declared byfilm critics alike as this years best performance by an actor. Penn won hisfirst Oscar in 2005 for his performance in Clint Eastwoods Mystic River.This year, its very likely, Penn will be taking home his second Oscar.However, he does have some competition for the coveted Best ActorOscar; see Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler.

Milk opens with archival footage of police raiding gay bars and arrestingpatrons during the 1950s and 1960s, followed by Dianne FeinsteinsNovember 27, 1978 announcement to the press that Supervisor HarveyMilk and Mayor George Moscone have been assassinated. Milk is seenrecording his will throughout the film in nine days before his assassination.The film then flashes back to 1970, with Milks first meeting with his muchyounger lover, Scott Smith.


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The adorable and talented actress Anne Hathaway made her actingdebut in the Disney hit film The Princess Diaries. We were blown

away by her supporting performance in Ang Lees BrokebackMountain. We loved her in The Devils Wears Prada, co-starringMeryl Streep. We idolized her capability as an actor in the film GetSmart, co-starring Steve Carell. This is Anne Hathaways firstAcademy Award nomination for Best Actress in Jonathan DemmesRachel Getting Married, also known as the director ofThe Silence ofthe Lambs.

Anne Hathaway plays Kym, a rebellious, drug-addict, yet intelligentindividual on path that is leading her nowhere. She accepts aninvitation to her sister Rachels wedding, where her husband-to-beSidney is black and her family is Jewish. Kym arrives at her parentshome; unexpectedly, everyone is stunned that Kym showed up toher sisters wedding already aware of her heroin addiction. The film

explains how Kyms drug addiction causes longstanding tensions torise to the surface at Rachels wedding.


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Changeling is an American period thriller directed by Academy Awardwinner Clint Eastwood. Oscar winner Angelina Jolie scored this yearsOscar nomination for Best Actress. The film is deeply captivating; however,it is not one of Clint Eastwoods absolute best directorial works in hiscareer. Although, what I enjoyed about the film was the thematicunderstanding and tone of the film: disempowerment of women andcorruption in political hierarchies. Critics had panned this film negativelyfocusing on its conventional presentation and the lack of degree of theentire film. I wouldnt worry about the negativity. Youre going to have to bethe judge!?

The film begins in 1928 Los Angeles and tells the true story of a womanwho recognizes that the boy returned to her after her sons disappearanceis an imposter. After confronting the local and city authorities of herimposter son, she is branded by the public and the authorities of being anunfit mother. The events of the case were related to the Wineville ChickenCoop Murders, a kidnapping and murder case that was eventuallyuncovered in the late 1928.


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Simon Beaufoy, writer of Slumdog Millionaire, was told Slumdog Millionairewould be released in unusual shoot-to DVD. The lack of funding prevented

both the producers and director to premiere in the United States. However,everything changed when the United Kingdom (UK) film distribution hadprovided the funding and was given an opportunity to release the filmSlumdog Millionaire in U.S. theaters. Luckily, the outcome was spectacular.With a film budget of $15 million, Slumdog Millionaire has already grossedover $50 million and is being hailed by film critics alike as this years bestfilm. The film won four Golden Globes, including Best Picture and BestDirector, and with ten Academy Award nominations it is a sure bet that

Slumdog Millionaire will be chosen for the Best Picture Oscar.

The story tells about a young boy named Jamal Malik (Dev Patel), a formerstreet child from the city of Mumbai, and is always being interrogated by thelocal police. He is chosen to become a contestant on Kaun BanegaCrorepati, the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and hasmade it to the final question, but is soon accused of cheating.


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ate Winset won another Oscar nomination this year for her performance in Theeader. With six nominations to her resume, lets just say if Kate Winslet does notn this year then she will be placed in the history books as one of Oscars biggestsers; all time champ is Peter O Tool with eight nominations without a single win.

uckily, Kate Winslet won the Golden Globe and a Screen Guild Award for hererformance in The Reader. However, these awards were given to her as a Bestupporting Actress - shes nominated for Best Actress. What are the coincidences?ell, not much. Actually, its unheard of for an Actress to garner Best Supportingctress awards and be nominated for Best Actress. Win or lose, history will be oner side.

he Reader begins in 1995, where a well-dresse Michael Berg is preparing breakfas

r a woman who had spent the night at his apartment. The two part awkwardly, ands Michael watched an S-Bahn pass by outside than a sequence of flash back tonother tram in 1958 Neustadt. Michael takes part in a seminar at Heidelbergniversity Law school, where the special seminar is taught by Professor Rohl, aoncentration camp survivor of the Holocaust, he observes a trial of several womenho were accused of letting 300 Jewish women die in a burning church when theyere SS guards on the death march following the 1944 evacuation of Auschwitz.chael is stunned to see Hanna as one of the defendants, a woman he loved and

ommitted to an affair years prior.


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Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster

in The Silence of the Lambs


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Olivia de Havilland

in The Heiress


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Philip Seymour

Hoffman andReese

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Audrey Hepburn

In Roman Holiday


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Hattie McDaniel in

Gone With The Wind


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Best Actress

Winners


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Tom Hanks in

Forrest Gump


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Jack Nicholson

In One Flew over

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Audrey Tautou is every bit as cute, charming andnnocent looking, as she played the title role inAmelie, a film that has won the hearts ofaudiences around the world.Like Amelie,the 5-foot-3 brunette moved to Parisat an early age in order to make

her mark on the world as a

comic actor. However,it wasnt Amelie

that made her a

ar in France, her first big break came when she was offered the lead rolethe film Venus Beauty Institute, which won her the Cesar Award, French

quivalent of the Oscars, as Most Promising Actress.

Afterwards, Tautou was offered another lead role in the film Amelie, whichecame an international sensation and garnered five Academy Awards.oger Ebert, respected American film critic, called it a delicious pastry of aovie, a lighthearted fantasy in which a winsome heroine overcomes a sad

hildhood and grows up to bring cheer to the needful and joy to herself. Youee it, and later when you think about it, you smile. Audrey Tautou, a fresh-ced waif who looks like she knows a secret and cant keep it, plays the title

le, as a little girl who grows up starving for affection.

Tautou has appeared in several well-praised international films like God isreat, Im Not; LAuberge Espagnole; Dirty Pretty Thing, which marks hernglish-speaking debut as she portrays a Turkish girl living illegally in thereets of London slaving herself to make it to New York City.

n 2004, she was offered another lead role in the box-office hit A Very Longngagement. In 2005, Tautou worked in her first full Hollywood production,pposite Tom Hanks, in the film version of Dan Browns The Da Vinci Code,rected by Ron Howard. She played Sophie Neveu, a cryptologist with therench police, which she embarks on the truth about the The Holy Grail.

With successful films to her resume, its astonishing that she hasnt beenominated for an Academy Award, but for Audrey Tautou, her smiles keep

e films on coming. There are simply no boundaries for this amazing andlented actress, which shell always be Amelie.


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Academy Award nominee Abigail Breslin is Nim, an 11-year-old girl, whose mother has died. Her father said she wasswallowed by a blue whale after it was scared by a ship calledthe Buccaneers. She lives with her father Jack Rusoe (GeraldButler, the film 300), a marine biologist, on an island in the SouthPacific. She has some local animals for company: Selkie the sealion, Fred the bearded dragon, Chica the turtle, and Galileo thepelican. Jack goes by boat to take her along, but she convinceshim that she can manage on her own on the island. When aterrible storm strengthens at seas, Jacks boat becomes thetarget in the middle of nowhere in the Pacific Ocean. He soonbecomes lost at sea from the heavy winds and the potent ofwaves. The island is soon invaded by tourists; Nim seeks forhelp by emailing her favorite novelist to the rescue.

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have to say, Sophie Scholl: The Final Days in not a history lesson, but a horrorm. Youre probably thinking, blood-gushing and head-chopped off horror film.ell, actually, not that kind of horror film. This German language film is verysturbing from the amazing performance from Germanys new generation ofented actress Julia Jentch, which she won the European Award for Best

ctress in 2005.

ophie (Jentch), a 21-year-old member of the anti-Nazi non-violent studentsistance group called the White Rose, which is part of the German Resistanceovement. Sophie and her brother Han organize a conspiracy to inform the

ublic of youth about the resistance movement against Nazism on the campus ofunich University. With minutes to spare until the class sessions end, Sophieturns to the second floor and pushes all the leaflets that she left on the floor

nattended. When the bell rings, Sophie and Han blend in with the students untiley are caught by a janitor. The siblings are taken to the Munich Stadelheimrison where they both face heavy interrogations. Sophie is soon found guilty ofgh treason by the Peoples Court and executed on the same day on theebruary 22, 1943.


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tterly gorgeous! Elizabeth: The Golden Age is most definitely a history lesson invery aspects of film making from performances, historical accuracies, dialogue,oduction and costumes. Cate Blanchett was nominated for Best Actress for 2007,

ut lost to a much deserving Marion Cotillard forLa Vie En Rose. You want a goodstory movie; this one is my pick for curiosities on British history!

he film opens in 1585; Roman Catholic Spain is the most powerful country inurope, with King Philip II on the throne. Seeing as the Protestant England as areat, and in retaliation for England jealousy and provocative act of piracy ofpanish treasure ships from the Americas, Philip intends to make a courageous actnd declares war on his long-time enemy: England. He plans to take over the landat is now England and add it to what is already Spain, making his daughter Isabelueen of England. In England, the Virgin Queen Elizabeth, is being pressured by hedvisors to marry. She is aging in years, and with no child, the throne will pass to th

ext heir, her cousin once removed Mary, Queen of Scots. Elizabeth is forced toake a difficult decision that will test her ability as Queen of England as she acceptar with Spain. History is on the line.


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Winner of 8 Academy Awards, including the Best Picture at the

1985 ceremony. The film is such astonishment; you dont need tobe a music expert nor have an ear for classical music, but theappreciation for music period. F. Murray Abraham won the BestActor Oscar for his brilliant performance as Salieri, Mozartsnemesis.

The film begins in 1823 as Salieri, as an old man, attempts suicide

by slitting his throat while loudly begging forgiveness from a now-deceased Mozart for having been his assassin. Placed in a lunaticasylum for the act, he is visited by a young priest who seeks totake his confession. Salieri reminisces about his youth, particularlyabout his love for music. Soon, Salieri pursues his dream ofjoining the 18th century cultural elite in Vienna, the city ofmusicians. Salieri is shaken by the invitation of Herr Mozart, his

nemesis since his musical education. Mozart captivated the worldwith his music; Salieri comes to guilt for murdering Mozart.

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Nearly fifty years, Westside Story still captivates the audiencesalike. Winner of ten Academy Awards, including the covetedBest Picture. Rita Moreno made history by becoming the firstLatina to win an Oscar. It also marked the first time two co-directors shared the Oscar for Best Director.

The film opens with a fight set to music between a white gang, the

Jets, and a rival gang, the Sharks, who have moved into the Jetsterritory from Puerto Rico. We are introduced to the leader of theJets, Riff, and the leader of the Sharks, Bernardo.

In a remake of William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet,Westside Story composes inspiring choreography from actor-dancer Rita Moreno as Anita and powerful scores that enlightens

the craftsmanship of movie-making. Let alone, the amazingperformance from Natalie Woods as Maria.

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3The American Film Institute named Clarice Starling as the GreatestWoman Hero in the history of Motion Picture. I consider Jodie Fostersperformance as Clarice Starling the best performance by an actress todate. Anthony Hopkins made Oscar history by becoming the first BestActor winner for a screen time of less than eighteen minutes.

FBI trainee Clarice Starling is pulled from her training at the FBIAcademy at Quantico, Virginia by Jack Crawford of the BureausBehavior Science Unit. Crawford tasks her with interviewing thenotorious Hannibal Lector, the brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalisticserial killer, believing Lectors insight would be useful in the pursuit ofvicious serial killer Buffalo Bill. In a cat and mouse game, ClariceStarling begins to loosen her emotions with Dr. Lector about her past o

becoming a foster child and having the unforgettable nightmares fromthe screaming of the lambs.

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Gorgeous, would be the only word that I can summarize the entire experience

after watching Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The film is currently listed as thehighest-grossing foreign-language film in American history. Also, the film won theAcademy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and three additional AcademyAwards. With its success, beauty and masterpiece of Crouching Tiger, HiddenDragon, this film is tied in second place as one of my favorite films of all time. Thfilm was directed by Ang Lee, director of Brokeback Mountain which he becamethe first Asian director to win the prestigious honor.

The fictional story is set in the historic Qing Dynasty in China, in the 43rd

year ofEmperor Qianlongs reign (1778). The story follows two martial arts masters, LiMu-Bai (Chow Yun-Fat) and Yu Shu-Lien (Michelle Yeoh). The two characters arattracted to each other but have to sustain from a relationship because Shu-Lienwas arranged to be married; her husband had been killed, culturally leaving her toisolate herself in becoming estrange with another man. Mu-bai, an accomplishedWudang swordsman, asks Shu-Lien to give his valuable sword, the GreenDestiny, to his friend Sir Te because he wants to leave his warrior life behind him

and Sit Te keeps it for safekeeping in Beijing. One night, a masked thief sneaksonto Sir Tes estate and steals the Green Destiny. Beautifully shot, exquisiteacting and a very compelling love story.

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y ultimate favorite film of all time! I simply cannot give you an absolute answer onhy I considered this musical masterpiece as my favorite film. First of all, I loveverything about this film from the performances, the songs, the direction, and thehotography, it being shot entirely in Salzburg, Austria and me jealous that I couldot be part of the seven children. The Sound of Music won five Academy Awards,

cluding the coveted Best Picture. Unfortunately, The Sound of Music is notonsidered the greatest musical of all time by the American Film Institute, as Singin

the Rain holds that position; fortunately, AFI has declared the film as the mostmous and popular musical ever produced. So there, Singing in the Rain!

e know the story: In the last golden age of the 1930s, Nazism began oppressingpower across the borders of Austria. Maria, played by Julie Andrews, is studyingbecome a nun but is not sure if the convent life is right for her. She is sent away

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