Movie questions 1

1. What questions.

What are you reviewing?
I am reviewing the movie Frost/Nixon

What is it about?
The movie is mostly about the Watergate scandal and the role that was played by Richard Nixon.

What is the plot or storyline?
Richard Nixon resigns from presidency in 1974 after the Watergate scandal. In 1977, he gives a series of interviews to David Frost hoping to give a new breath to his political career. The British host on the other hand whishes to get Nixon to admit his guilt. Both sides try to manipulate the interviews to their advantage.

What is the theme?
The theme of the movie is politics and corruption.

What is the director's purpose?
The purpose of the movie is to transfer a very good play to the big screen.

What genre or classification does it fit?
Frost/Nixon is a true story-based historical movie.

What is the tone?
The tone is very serious.

What is the point of view?
The narrator is omniscient. For example, while some scenes show David Frost trying to keep his project alive even if he has lost his sponsors, other scenes show Nixon walking back to his car after an interview with a satisfied look on his face.

What is the mood.
The mood is quite dramatic, maybe even solemn.



2. Who questions.

Who wrote, directed, or acted it?
The movie was written by Peter Morgan and directed by Ron Howard.

What else have they done?
Peter Morgan contibuted as writer in eight movies. He was also the executive producer of two other movies. He worked for several television series.
Ron Howard is an actor and director who also produced two movies. He played in a dozen of movies and directed over twenty, including Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind and The Da Vinci Code

Who are the main characters in the story?
The two main characters are Richard Nixon (Frank Langella) and David Frost (Michael Sheen)

Who is the intended audience?
The movie is rated ''R for some language''. It would entertain people who are interested about modern american history and politics.

Who has said what about this?Why?
Most reviews were positive. For example, Kenneth Turan from the L.A. Times says that Frost/Nixon is the best work of Ron Howard's career, basically because it is well written, well played, well directed and because it is thrilling and involving.
A few critics wrote somewhat negative reviews about the movie, however. Ty Burr of the Boston Globe notes the good acting from the co-stars, but he also says that ''In the name of dramatizing history, Frost/Nixon sacrifices it.'' He also deplores the fact that people keep ''kicking around'' Richard Nixon three decades after the events and 14 years after his death.


3. Where and when questions.

When does the action take place?
The action takes place in 1977, three years after Nixon's resignation.

Where does the action take place?
The action is mostly concentrated on the set where the interviews are shot.

Wiki treasure hunt

1. What is the Learning Express Library?
The Learning Express Library is a tool at the Grande Bibliotheque. It gives you access to various self-learning tasks.

2. Where is Mr. B's office?
Mr. B's office is at C-150.

3. What percentage of the course is writing and speaking worth?
The writing and speaking parts are both worth 50% of the course.

4. How many students are registered in the class?
35 students are registered in our class.

5. What are Mr. B's office hours?
Mr. B's office is open from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM on tuesdays and from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM on wednesays.

6. What is the 48 hour rule?
If you miss an evalutation, you have 48 hours to contact Mr. B to reschedule the exam. You can only do that once, though.

7. What is the first assignment?
The first assigment is to read the Little Red Riding Cap, the Little Red Riding Hood and the Tell-Tale heart.

8. How many references are made to "thesis statement"?
There are 10 different references to "thesis statement".

9. How many threads are found in the discussion forum?
I can find 75 threads in the forum.

10. Do you have to go to the Grande Bibiliotheque to register?
You can register via the Internet, but you are not allowed to borrow books unless you register directly at the Grande Bibliotheque.

11. What is the blog URL of the last student on the class list?
The blog URL of the last student on the list is: http://follspantyhoses.blogspot.com

12. How many pages on the site refer to "grammar"?
24 pages refer to grammar.

13. How many items are listed in the Student Contract?
There's a list of 10 items in the Student Contract.

14. What are the summative writing assignments?
We'll have to write a book review and a journal, and do 4 different Learning Express Library tasks. There also are the mid-term and final exams that are worth 50% of the writing grade.

15. How many items are there in the "Writing Correction Code"?
There are 25 items in the Writing Correction Code.

Émilie's profile

Émilie is a fellow student from the Music department here at St-Laurent. She is a jazz pianist and a composer who's also interested in writing and all forms of cultural expression.
Her wish for the next few months is to pass all her courses this session. On the long term, Émilie wants to get a job in the arts domain, either as a musician and electro-acoustic music composer or as a teacher. Until then, she will try to save money so she can move away from her parents' and buy herself a car.
To do so, she works in a day camp during summer. She is particularly proud of being able to work there, as she once thought she really wasn't meant for such a job. Another source of pride for Émilie is that was accepted in the music program. She also completed the International Education Program in high school, which I can tell for having done it myself that it's not as easy as it seems.
Émilie is a very artistic person. She of course has musical skills, but she is also good at making clothes, colors and objects match together. She even considered the possibility of studying interior design. Finally, she has a very good sense of humor and can make people laugh easily.

Oh, and rumors have it that she is a beast at MarioKart : Double Dash