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The Stars of Silent Pictures Ever since the beginning of the cinema, the public was always particularly interested in the leading actors and actresses of these movies The Beginnings of Moviemaking in the United States The Great Train Robbery was a film made in 1903 and was the first American film that had a story to tell its audience. Movies - The Shadow The "Butcher of Lhasa" is also known as Yinko, played by Alec Baldwin, is a ruthless opium drug dealer who made a practice of taking other's opium fields and killing anyone who crosses his path Films - Black Rain Nick, played by Michael Douglas, is a New York City cop riding his motorcycle on his way to work. He meets his police partner Charlie, played by Andy Garcia, at the station. They both been given the task by their superior to escort a Japanese assassin named Sato, played by Yusaku Matsuda, back to Osaka, Japan. Films - Cleopatra -1934 48 B.C. Julius Caesar conquers half the world and now sets his attention to Egypt, where Cleopatra, played by Claudette Colbert and her brother Ptolemy struggled for sole possession of the throne. Films - 8 Man After This movie begins in a flashback. A young woman sees her policeman-boyfriend turn into a cyborg and disappears. Fast forward to a current-day modern city. Film - Veronica Guerin Veronica Guerin, played by Cate Blanchett, goes to an Irish slum to see the drug addicts and how they live. Upset by what she saw, Veronica becomes interested in how the drug lords live the high life at the cost of the drug addicts becoming sick and dying. Film - Dracula Has Risen From The Grave When the belfry goes to the chapel to ring the bell, he finds a gruesome discovery. The bell doesn't ring and blood drips on his hands. The belfry runs out of the chapel scared out of his wits. Reality TV - Why The Fuss? On May 31, 2000, a show by the name of Survivor hit the TV screen. It's been on for 6 years. On June 11, 2002, another show by the name of American Idol debuted. Reality TV - How Real Is It? We call it Reality TV. But how real is it? And is it unique? Well, this is an argument that many people will have their opinion on. Reality TV - American Idol Not everybody is into reality TV. It's understandable. Many of the shows are just plain stupid. Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein Bud Abbott and Lou Costello play two railroad baggage clerks. On an ordinary day, they receive a strange shipment--the last remains of Count Dracula and the Frankenstein's Monster. However, the remains are very much alive. So when the only thing that arrives at the House of Horrors exhibit are two empty crates America's Long Running TV Show: The Simpsons The Simpsons is arguably television's most beloved family and is the longest running American sitcom and the longest running American animated television program of all time. The Simpsons made their television debut on April 19, 1987 on the Tracey Ullman Show, in a cartoon short called "Good Night". The Simpsons creator, Matt Groening first conceived the idea while in a office lobby. The initial appearance of the Simpson family was drawn poorly, Groening said this was due to the fact that he couldn't draw well , so the animators traced over his drawings. Acting - There's More To Being A Performer Being a performer is not as easy as it looks. You are not just a child playing around on stage. There is much to think about when it comes to being a good performer. Acting - Techniques in the 20th Century In 1907 a new form of actor training began developing by Konstantin Stanislavski, artistic director for the Moscow Art Theater in Russia. Stanislavski was already well known internationally as an actor and director and he searched for a training system that would awaken a performers emotions. Acting - Rise of Acting Techniques A popular Italian comedy, "Troupes of the commedia dell'arte was very popular throughout Europe in the early 1600s. They would work on makeshift stages and without scripts. Acting - Rise of Acting Techniques A popular Italian comedy, "Troupes of the commedia dell'arte was very popular throughout Europe in the early 1600s. They would work on makeshift stages and without scripts. Acting - Qualifications and Training The representation of a character on stage, in a motion picture, or in a television show is known as Acting. Acting is also a formulation of a play. Acting - Making Your Character Believable To be believable an actor needs to truly study their character. There is a very simple method that an actor can use to do this. It is called the GOTE method. GOTE is a very easy to remember acronym. Acting and Drama - Sound is Important The sounds, like the sights of a performance, are vital to the overall success of a show, when you are acting. Making sure that you have auditions for your performance is key to getting the quality sound and personality for the show. Reality TV - Friend or Foe? When the subject comes up of reality TV people seem to have mixed feelings. Some people are obsessed with it and cannot get enough. Others absolutely cannot stand to watch one minute of it, thinking it is frivolous and mind numbing filler television.