ISFA Book and Film Reviews

You`re Next

2011-09-25T11:05:00.000-03:00

Film: You're next

Genre: Terror

Director: Adam Wingard

Actors: AJ Bowen, Joe
Swanberg, Sharni Vinson.

Review:

YOU’RE NEXT

The new film of Adam Wingard was presented in 2011 Toronto film festival. The film have already
been released in USA cinemas, but for the rest of the countries will arrived on
the first days of 2012. This new film has a really good cast, which is
integrated by: AJ Bowen, Joe Swanberg, Sharni Vinson.

The plot takes place at a rural family home where middle-aged Aubrey and
Paul have invited their four adult children and partners to enjoy a weekend,
mix with a lot of food, wine and middle-class disses. There are surprises, sudden shocks and lot
of laughs. But when you thought the arguments might become a little familiar,
an arrow crashes through the dining room window and plants a lot of uncertainty,
more arrows come flying in and the terrified convocation must organise fast or
face certain death. There is when the main course begins.

The actors were very good, and you ccan see that there have existed a good
relationship between them while they were filming. The story reminds to a fair
old clip, but You're Next, with it dark corners and electronic score in the
background, has already establish itself as the favourite terror film of this
and next year.

As I have said, it is a great film and you must go to the cinema to see it
and absolutely don’t miss it.

Student name: Federico Ferreiro

Class: 5° Humanistico

2011-09-23T00:33:00.004-03:00

Book/ Film: 127 hours
Genre: Drama
Author/ Director: Danny Boyle
Characters/ Actors: James Franco, Amber Tamblyn and Kate Mara

Review:
127 Hours it's an american dramatic-suspense genre film based on a real story. It was realized on November 5,2010 after a long effort of Danny Boyle,
the director and Christian Colson, the producer. The protagonist of this film is James Franco, who play the part of Aron Ralston, a young climber who likes to "escape" from the city
in his free time to go to enjoy the landscapes of nature.As secondary actresses, Amber Tamblyn as Megan and Kate Mara as Christie who find Aron in his tragic adventure before the accident.

One weekend, Aron decides to climb, as he used to do it, to clear their problems, however, he didn´t tell anyone where he would go and then that will produce big problems.In his adventure
as a climber, he met two girls, Megan and Chritie, who helps locate and share the afternoon together. Then, Aron decided to resume his own way. While he was exploring, there was a breakdown
that leaves him with his hand stuck on a rock. As the hours go by and he notices that he can't disengaged his hand and the food and water runs out, he will have to taqke a very hard desicion.
During the movie shows all Aron attempts to free the rock, his concern to see that I had no food or water and despair to think that he will die in that place, therefore, he constantly
records a video to his family and friends saying how much he love them and what happens day to day.

While the story is moving, it became a bit long, that makes the film lose emotion because it's too repetitive and makes you want the end quickly.
The set of the film is really good and surprising. The takes of landscapes give the film a high quality.

During the film shows a constant change of cameras, between Director's camera and Aron's camera, that was great and they give a special touch.

In my opinion, 127 hours, it's a very interesting film, with a great and little expected ending, but as I said a bit long for the plot.

Student name: Luz Victoria
Class: 5° Humanistico

Saving The Private Ryan

2011-09-22T02:56:00.014-03:00

Book/ Film: Saving The Private Ryan

Genre: War

Author/ Director: Steven Spielberg

Characters/ Actors: Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore, Matt Damon.

Review:

Saving the private Ryan is an American war movie produced in 1998, directed by movie director Steven Spielberg. This movie captures the attention of the public and only in the United States collected 216 milion dollars. Is considered the best war film-drama that was filmed.
Actors working in the film are: Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore, Matt Damon and Vin Diesel.

The film begins with an old veteran of World War II and his family visiting the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, and back to the day of the Omaha beach landing.
The beginning of the Normandy invasion, U.S. troops landing on Omaha beach, fighting entrenched German infantry. One of the officers who survived the first landing, Captain John H. Miller (Tom Hanks), commander of “C” Company of the 2nd Ranger Battalion, assembles a group of soldiers and slowly penetrated the German defenses, getting off the beach.
Meanwhile, in the United States, General George C. Marshall reported that three of the four brothers of the Ryan family are dead, and notify him that the fourth son, Private First Class James Francis Ryan (Matt Damon), Baker Company, the 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment is missing in action somewhere in Normandy.
Miller receives orders from his battalion commander, Walter Anderson, to find Ryan, to perform its mission, Miller brings together six Rangers in his company, and a man of the 29th Infantry Division, who speaks fluent French and German. Miller and his men walk the battlefield to a small town called Ramelle, where they expect to find Ryan and so can send it back to your home.

Sound effects in this film are very good because it allows the audience to introduced into the war, the music is directed by John Williams.
Predominates during the movie loud music accompanied by sound effects used in the scenes of war.

In this film are looking get with the costumes, give more reality to the story, The uniforms used by the actors, much like to the true uniforms used in the Second World War.

This movie I recommend it to the people who likes to see good stories inside a movie, and also recommend because the effects are very good and because the actors play their role well.
In my conclusion saving Private Ryan is a war movie, but inside has a very strong story that leaves us the values of camaraderie, helping other and giving their lives for what you believe.

Student name: Juampi Soldini

Class: 5to H

Good Will Hunting

2011-09-19T23:21:00.018-03:00

Book/ Film: Good Will Hunting
Genre: Drama

Author: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck

Director: Gus Van Sant

Characters/ Actors: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Robin Williams

Review:

The film is about Will, a prodigy boy in mathematics that starts to work in the maintenance and cleanliness of a university. He was intelligent but always causing many problems with his friends. One day he solved a difficult problem of mathematics that the teacher Gerard Lambó put in the blackboard of the corridor of the university. The teacher begins to look for him until he finds him in the jail, proposes him to go out of there under his guardianship in exchange for solving mathematical problems with him. Will gets knows Skylar, of who falls in love and begins a relation. Because of his behavior, the teacher presents his friend Sean Mcguire, an important psychologist who helps Will during the whole movie with teachings, advices, leading him in the right direction and exploiting his intelligence, removing it from the problems.

The plot is very original, a surprising thing is that the whole script is made by the same actors, Matt Damon and Ben affleck. The performance of Robbie Williams is amazing, he makes the viewer feel like the character, shocking them and making them reflect about their actions when he gave those advices to Will, trying to make him have a better life.

In my opinion is the best movie because it gives an important advice about life, it leaves a trascendental message. It teach us how to be responsables, respecting other people.I recommend to watch in family or whit friends

Student name: Martin Macagno
Class: 5º Contable

The Shawshank Redemption

2011-09-18T22:53:00.003-03:00

Book/ Film: The Shawshank Redemption
Genre: Drama
Author/ Director: Frank Darabound
Characters/ Actors: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman and Bob Gunton
Review:

''The Shawshank Redemption'' is a Frank Darabond's american film set in 1994. It is based on the short novel of Stephen King Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption. Tim Robbins, the main character, plays the part of Andy Dufresne, the vice-presiden of a bank, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife and her lover. Ellis boyd "Red" Redding a convict of the prison, who will be Andy's best friend, is played by Morgan Freeman and Bob Gunton plays the part of Norton, the prison's warder .

Andy Dufresne is a bank vice-president cult, attracted by the literature and classical music. The skills made about the murder of his wife and her lover, showed enough evidence to sentence him to death. After a hard time in prison, Andy gains the respect of his fellow inmates, befriend Red, and becomes the right hand of the Warden.He never lost hope in prison, that will make the story has a great ending.

One of the things I most liked in this wonderful film, is the teaching of life that is transmitted to the viewers. It teaches that it is worth fighting to live, although it seems impossible, one must never lose hope, because that's all you have left that they can't take away. And it shows the real friendship between two men.

Despite how beautiful is this story, I do not find many other ways to criticize. Darabound's work, let me wonder, especially since I love these films certainly did a great job. Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman are excellent actors. The connection that they did in the movie was very very good. It was very touching to see them act together and especially in a flawless manner, as shown in this film about friendship and values.

In conclusion, I recommend this movie. I loved the plot of the movie, because I found it very moving and entertaining, and performances by Robbins and Freeman gave the only thing missing from this film. Worth seeing this movie, because although many people do not believe it has a great lesson of life.

Student name: Jazmín Victoria
Class: 5°C

Unknown

2011-09-17T18:43:00.005-03:00

Film: Unknown

Genre: Thriller

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra

Actors: Liam Neeson

Student name: Maria Florencia Torti Rubini

Class: 5to Contable

UNKNOWN

This movie is a thriller film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, starring Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones, Aidan Quinn, Bruno Ganz, and Frank Langella.
This film is based in the French novel Out of My Head,
His protagonist is Liam Neeson as Dr. Martin Harris in fact he believe that but he isn’t this person.

After an accident he had had in Berlin, Germany, (where he went with his wife for a biotechnology summit) he woke up the 24th of November after being 4 days in a coma.
But the problem started when he tried to remember what had happened to him, the only thing that he could remember was his “name” Dr. Martin Harris. But in fact it wasn’t, so he escaped from the hospital and started looking for his true identity.

The main actor in this film achieved shown us all the feelings that a person which is in other country without identity and identification could feel, but for me the thing to stand ut is the plot of the movie because it really keeps you in front of the screen all the movie.

To sum up it’s a great movie to see a Saturday night with a lot of pop corns.
I hope you enjoy it as me!

The curious case of Benjamin Button

2011-09-16T22:42:00.002-03:00

Book/ Film: The curious case of Benjamin Button

Genre: Fantasy drama-film

Author/ Director: David Fincher

Characters/ Actors: Cate Blanchett Brad Pitt Julia Ormond

Review:

The curious case of Benjamin Button is a David Fincher ´s film. The main actors are Brad Pitt,Cate Blanchett and Tilda Swinton. Brad Pitt acts as Benjamin Button, Cate Blanchett as

Daisy and Tilda Swinton as Elizabeth Abbott. It is a drama film.

Daisy Williams, an old woman, was in her deathbed in a New Orleans hospital the day that hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans. Near her was her daughter, Caroline. Daisy asked her daughter to read to her the diary of Benjamin Button. This diary tells his complete an extraordinary life, all the diseases he has been diagnosed at birth and the little chance of survival. Thomas Button, his father, abandoned him after the death of his mother. He was raised by a black woman called Queenie. Daisy´s grandmother lived at that home, which is where she first met Benjamin.

This movie is visually remarkable thanks to some groundbreaking special effects. Near the end of the films, Benjamin appears after a long absence and steps into the light looking really young. The special effects were so elaborate and seamlessly integrated that they went virtually unnoticed.

In this movie, the clothing is very beautiful. To make sure they got the clothing right for all the different time periods, the costume designers consulted with Levi´s and used their Vintage clothing line. Nothing could get between the filmmakers and their Levi´s.

In my opinion, Benjamin Button is a long movie, but is like a pleasant dream, with fine acting all around. The special effects are amazing. I applaud the acting of Brad Pitt as Benjamin Button. I think it is the best movie I have ever seen in my short life.

Student name: Manuel Iglesia

Class: 5to "C"

The Cutting Edge 2: Going for the gold

2011-09-16T19:18:00.007-03:00

Book/ Film: "The Cutting Edge 2: Going for the gold"
Genre: Romantic comedy
Author/ Director: Sean McNamara
Characters/ Actors:Ross Thomas and Christy Carlson Romano.

Review:
“ The Cutting Edge 2: going for the gold” is a romantic comedy film which is starred by Ross Thomas and Christy Carlson Romano. It was filmed in the USA in 2006 and directed by Sean McNamara. The film lasts 98 minutes and it should be watched by people over thirteen years-old.

“The Cutting Edge 2” tells a story about Jackie Dorsey (Christy Romano) who is competing to win the Olympic gold in ice-skating but, in her performance, she falls and brakes her leg. She is so depressed because she is only thinking about winning that prize, so her father invites her to go on holidays. There, Jackie meets Alex (Ross Thomas), a good-looking surfer guy, who helps her to return to the competition. However, everything is not so easy. Although they fall in love with each other, an ex Alex’s girlfriend appears.

Ross and Christy had to learn to skate professionally before filming the film because they only had stuntmen in very difficult tricks. Much of the time in the film they are skating, for example, when they are preparing their performance for the regional competition, in the Olympic competition, and so on.

The costume design in Cutting Edge 2 emphasizes Jackie and Alex characters in daily life and it’s different and special in every performance they do, it really helps you to know the personality of the characters.

I think it’s a great option if you want to watch something different and original mixed with an amazing sport like ice-skating is. I recommend this film because it is not static like others films, in stead of this, it has a lot of changes throughout the film which makes you want to continue watching it.

Student name: Cynthia Garcia

Class: 5º Hum

THE GREEN MILE

2011-09-16T14:47:00.005-03:00

-Book/ Film: The Green Mile
-Genre:Drama film
- Author/ Director: Frank Darabont
-Characters/ Actors:Tom Hanks, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, Michael Clarke Duncan, Harry Dean Stanton and James Cromwell
-Review:

The Green Mile is a american drama film directed by Frank Darabont and adapted by him from the 1996 Stephen King novel of the same name. The film is told in a flashback format and stars Tom Hanks as Paul Edgecomb and Michael Clarke Duncan as John Coffey, and tells the story of Paul and his life as a death row corrections officer during the Great Depression in the United States.This movie was filmed in Louisiana, United States.

The plot of this movie, Paul Edgecomb worked in was called the "Green Mile" by the guards, because the condemned prisoners walking to their execution are said to be walking "the last mile" to the electric chair. One prisoner call, John Coffey, he is a farmer, gian and blackmen; he stay here because, he killing two young white girls.He demostrates that he is not a killer, opposite john, fearing darkness, and crying almost constantly for apparently no reason.One day, John reveals extraordinary powers by healing Paul urinary tract infection and resurrecting a mouse.The wife's of the boss of Paul has a problem cereveral, John with his powers try to cure her.

In my opinion the acting of Tom Hanks was exceptional, and Michael Clarke Duncan was exeptional, but background music was dispointing.And the direction played was a principal role in this movie.

One a scene, when John electrocuted in the chair was very exciting, but has very bad special effects and the music was not appropriate for that time.Other scene is when the mouse, called Mr. bells dies, is saddest scene that I've ever seen from this movie.

A film is infused with an expansive, and transmits a sadness and sorrow , sometimes I have the impression that John is going to died in few minutes.
If you want to watch a movie to cry this is indicated...

-Student name: Alex P.
-Class: 5 Hum

Crazy, Stupid, Love

2011-09-16T08:47:00.007-03:00

Book/ Film: Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Genre: Romantic comedy-drama

Author/ Director: Glenn Ficarra John Requa

Characters/ Actors: Steve Carell; Ryan Gosling; Julianne Moore; Emma Stone; Marisa Tomei; Kevin Bacon

Review:
How small is the world, resumes this movie, “Crazy, stupid, love” show us how a series of events can make you find and stay with the person that you love, starring Steve carrel as Cal Weaver, a recent divorced man that wants to have a new life, and Ryan Gosling as Jacob Palmer, a man who haves all the tips to end up the night with beautiful woman’s. Filmed en 2010, but premiered in 2011, this story shows us that no matter what happens we must follow what we want, leaving aside all the problems that we have.

One normal day Cal’s wife Emily (Julianne Moore) says to him that haves another man in his life, after that, they get divorced, and the split their things, fall down Cal decides to start a new life, but with no too much excitement. One day he goes to a bar and a new life starts, meeting Ryan, who teach us every move to meet the lady’s. But not everything is flowers and roses, after pursuing a life of girls Ryan meets the girl of his life, that at the end results the daughter of Cal, causing a lot of troubles.

The directors try to focus us, in the principal message of the movie, that with simple effects its shows very clearly, just a great work by the producer using simple objects to make fun until we almost cry. The cast was a right reason to watch it, and changes of emotions in every second of the movie

The place, like every other movie its just simple, not too much production, with the city like place the story develops in a normal environment and the society of today. The costumes are not something important in this film, just the normal stuff and clothes that we use every day.

“Crazy, stupid, love” is a film to watch and learn with all the family, that with a pinch of humor, we learn how to affront every day in our life. Very recommend por all can of people, no matter sex or age

Student name: Francisco Sica

Class: 5to "C"

The Hangover

2011-09-16T08:42:00.000-03:00

Film: The hangover

Genre: Comedy

Author: Jon Lucas and Scott Moore

Director: Todd Philips.

Actors: Bradley cooper; Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis.

Review:
The Hangover is anAmerican comedy film in 2009, directed by Todd Phillips and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore.

The film tells the story ofthree friends (Alan, Stu and Phil) after a bachelor party they wake up in Las Vegas,and they cant remember what happended the night before. After this, a lot of hilarius situations begin.

The main actors are Bradley Cooper as Phil Wenneck (a teacher). ; Ed Helms as Dr. Stuart "Stu" Price (a dentist) and Zach Galifianakis as Alan Garner, the socially awkward, future brother-in-law of the groom. They played very good roles, and have an excellent performance.

In this movie the musical aspect it is well done, because many important singers and bands appears in the movie, like Kanye West, Dyslexic Speedreaders, Danzig, The Donnas, Usher, Phil Collins, The Belle Stars, T.I. Wolfmother and The Dan Band, etc. "Right Round" by Flo Rida is played over the closing credits.

This movie was won the golden globe (Best movie) in 2010 and was nominated to the BAFTA prizes (Best Original Script) in the same year. From my point of you, I recommended this film because it’s a very fun movie, that has great actors, that makes it an amazing movie.

Student name: Martin Repetto

Class: 5 C

Meet Joe Black.

2011-09-16T08:41:00.000-03:00

Book/ Film: 'Meet Joe Black'.

Genre: Drama/Romantic/Fantasy.

Author/ Director: Martin Brest.

Characters/ Actors: Bard Pitt, Anthony Hopkin, Claire Forlani.

Review:
‘Meet Joe Black’ is a film about the death, showing it as something good, and as a process of life. Is a deep movie and treats emotions and feelings from a really different point of view. It’s a delicated film, and the story is about Bill, and old man about to die, who owns a billionaire company, so the death itself takes the body of Joe, a lovely man, to have some vacations. So Joe appears mysteriously as a friend of Bill, who keeps quiet the secret. But in the meanwhile, Joe fell in love with Susan, Bill’s daughter, and vice versa. And that’s how a romantic and passionate story starts.

Brad Pitt (Joe), Anthony Hopkins (Bill) and Claire Forlani (Susan) are the main characters. They are high quality actors, and make the movie have an incredible touch of sensibility and finesse.

The story and the acting are the most original ever seen, that makes the movie amazing, and you can’t avoid crying because is very emotional and treats subjects like death, love, and passion. The most distinguished element of the movie is Brad Pitt acting, because he makes you believe he’s really a person who doesn’t know anything about life, and the way he looks other people, his faces and the way he talks are surprisingly natural and expressive.

I can’t stop watching ‘Meet Joe Black’ because it’s a great story, the actors and the music are amazing, and its sensibility and the feelings that make me feel are indescribable. The movie is gripping all the time and I recommend it for those who love strong emotions.

Student name: Agustin Hinojosa.

Class: 5° "C".

The Lovely Bones

2011-09-16T08:38:00.000-03:00

Film: The Lovely Bones

Genre: Drama and suspens

Director: Peter Jackson

Actors: Saorse Ronon, Rachel Weisz, Mark Wahlberg and George Harvey

Review:

The Lovely Bones (2009) is a film, which is an adaptation of the novel Lovely bones, which was written by Alice Sebold. The film was directed by Peter Jackson. The stars of the movie are Saorse Ronon as Susie Salmon, Rachel Weisz and Mark Wahlberg as Susie´s parents and George Harvey as the murderer. It is a drama and suspense film.

Susie Salmon is a teenager, who has crush on a classmate of her school. When he asked her out for Saturday, she accepted and went to her house. While she was walking, she found with her neighbor, who
coaxes her into an underground den, where he, finally, killed her. The police and her family started to investigate Susie's disappearance. Susie from the heaven guides them to find the guilty.

The movie´s story was written by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens. They did it great. They mixed the suspens and the drama in the story, they get that people were sad for moments, like when susie´s father cry for her dead, and have scared in other, like when her sister could be caught by the murder.

The movie has very good performances, specially, Saorse Ronon´s acting. In spite of Saorse is a very young actress, she could make an excellent and believable performance as the protagonist of the movie. Ronon won a lot of awards for her acting, like 7th Irish Film and Television Awards, 36th Saturn Awards and 2009 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.

Lovely Bones is an excellent movie, I loved the mix of suspend and drama in it so I recommend this film to people, who love drama films, or if you want to be scared and be moved.

Student name: Lucila Mazzoccone

Class: 5° Cont

About a boy

2011-09-16T08:37:00.001-03:00

Book/ Film: About a boy

Genre: Drama

Author/ Director: The brothers Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz.

Characters/ Actors: Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult and Toni Colette.

“About a boy” is a beautiful movie that is adapted from the Nick Hornby's best-selling novel also called “About a boy”. It tells the powerful story of a young, rich, jobless man named Will Lightman (played by Hugh Grant) who meets a lonely boy named Marcus Brewer (played by Nicholas Hoult). We can appreciate nice scenarys from London and the tipical English accents.

Will has never faced any responsibility and he behaves like a boy despite being 30 years old. He meets Marcus in a very hard moment for him, his own mother has just tried to commit suicide. No matter what, Marcus tries to make her happy and keep her alive. Will’ll become essential in Marcus’ life and will end up being part of his family. Curiously, Marcus will teach Will more values than he has never known before.

This wonderful movie counts with an exceptional cast. Hugh Grant and Nicholas Hoult have an undeniable chemistry that makes us forget they’re acting and we believe everything we’re watching.

The background music plays a very important role.Playing both old and modern songs, the movie is perfectly accompanied by great soundtracks. “Shake Ya Ass" performed by Mystikal, takes part of an hilarious scene which could’t have been made without it.

I recommend this movie to any cine buff or just anyone who enjoys watching good performances. The excepcional plot won’t let you down and I can assure you that you will enjoy it from the very beginning to the end.

Student name: Sofía Urciuolo

Class: 5th C

Misery

2011-09-16T08:28:00.002-03:00

Book/ Film: Misery

Genre: Suspense

Author/ Director: Rob Reiner

Characters/ Actors: James Caan as Paul Sheldon & Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes

Review:

Misery is a suspense film directed by Rob Reiner. The main actors are James Caan as Paul Sheldon and Kathy Bates as Aniie Wilkes who won The Golden Globe. This movie was filmed in The United States in 1990. This movie is based on a Stephen King's novel.

This film is about a writer who is writing a book called "Misery", but one day he has a car accident and he is saved by Annie Wilkes, his fan. She goes crazy and kidnaps him in her mansion, keeping him like a prisoner. He will try to run away from her.

The background music is used very well, it creates an horror atmosphere, and involves the audience into the movie, the music used is gloomy and in my opinion it's right.

The acting is fantastic! Anniel Wilkes is an excellet actress, she made me feel like i was part of the movie. I ended up feeling scared of her. Her acting makes the movie be exceptional and it's hard to forget the character she plays.

In conclusion i enjoyed this film because it is very credible, the actors act so well that on several occasions it gave me panic. I recommend this movie because it's real fear, you won't regret watching it.

Student name: Nicolas Blanco

Class: 5C

Man on Fire

2011-09-16T08:24:00.004-03:00

Book/ Film: MAN ON FIRE

Genre: accion

Author/ Director: Tony Scoot

Characters/ Actors: Denzel Wachintong as John W. Creasy, Dakota Faning as Lupita Ramos, Marc Anthony as Samuel Ramos, Radba MIchell as Lisa Martin Ramos, Christopher Walken as Poul Rayburn, Giancarlo Giannini as Miguel Manzana, Rachel Ticotin as Mariana Garcia Guerrero, Jesus Ochoa as Victor Fuente and Mickey Rourke as Jordon Kalfus.

Review:

MAN ON FIRE is a Tony Scoot's film. This action film was shooted in the USA (United Estates). The characters are Denzel Washintong as John W. Creasy, Dakota Faning as Lupita Ramos, Marc Anthony as Samuel Ramos, Radna Michell as Lisa Martin Ramos, Christopher Walken as Poul Rayburn, Giancarlo Giannini as Miguel Manzana, Rachel Ticotin as Mariana Garcia Guerrero, Jesus Ochoa as Victor Fuente and Mickey Rourke as Jordon Kalfus.

The movie talks about a kidnapping in Mexico. A rich family pays a man to protect his daughter, Lupita Ramos. John protects Lupita until one day she is kidnapped.

John promised to find to Lupita,so the investigation to find her begins. He takes revenge for the abductors.

The special effects in MAN ON FIRE 's film are amazing. There are shots and explocions

that are incredible achieved and look very realistic.

The makeup looks extraordinary as the injuries look real. It's hard to believe that there is someone backestage creting those wounds since they are completely credible.

In my opinion MAN ON FIRE is a great movie. The film has a lot of action, revenge, and an it is an exeptional masterpiece. In my opinion it's a very good film.

Student name:Maia De Lorenzi

Class:5° Contable

The Last Song

2011-09-16T08:20:00.001-03:00

Book/ Film: The last song
Genre: drama
Author/ Director:
Characters/ Actors: Julie Annie Robinson
Review: Miley Cyrus, Greg Kinnear and Liam Hewsworth.

This movie, directed by Julie Annie Robinson, was released in the U.S.A IN 2010. Its protagonists are Miley Cyrus, Greg Kinnear and Liam Hewsworth.

It shows the antipathy between a teenager (Miley Cyrus) and her father who had left her to move out from the city. This teenager and her brother have to spend the summer with their father.

This move also shows how during some days, the daughter realizes how much she loves her father and despite being angry at the beginning, she ends up enjoying the summer.

The acting in this movie is particulary important because the characters convey the sadness and the happiness they feel.

The music is consistent with the sad moments because it really touches the audience and generates a tense atmosphere.

As a conclution, this is very moving movies that help us to be aware of what we have and to be grateful to have people loving us.

Student name: Cecilia Aviñón
Class: 5to Contable

Friends with benefits

2011-09-16T08:18:00.000-03:00

Book/ Film: Friends with benefits
Genre: romantic comedy
Author/ Director: Will Gluck
Characters/ Actors: Justin Timberlake as Dylan; Mila Kunis as Jamie
Review:

'Friends With Benefits’ tells the story of two people who believe that they can be friends without getting in love. Jamie is an executive, and when everything appears to be all right, their friendship turns into something more. And then is when they start to feel trapped by the other person and complicated things start to happen.
Dylan is a typical boy from a little town, a little bit shine but with amazing ideas, and he has also some fears to resolve. And Jamie is a city girl, and she lives life careless and getting worried about nothing.
The main characters are Justin Timberlake as Dylan, and Mila Kunis as Jamie. This couple made a great work in the movie and their main attraction is the sensuality that both have.
The music is amazing and totally according to the rhythm of the movie, which is very dynamic and entertained. It has modern themes as ‘Hey Soul Sister’, and also classics like ‘New York New York’. In my opinion the music of the movie make the viewer feel involved with the plot.
The movie takes place in New York, and incredible city. New York has uncountable beautiful places to appreciate, a lot of things to that make the actors not to stop for a minute. This special detail from the city makes the movie even better and more real.
I loved ‘Friends With Benefits’ because is a really nice romantic comedy film. The movie makes you laugh and cry, and shows a lot of feelings in real life. I recommend it for lovely couples because you’ll have a beautiful time with this original story.

Student name: Sofía Militerno
Class:5°C

The Walking Dead

2011-09-16T08:12:00.000-03:00

- TV Series: The Walking Dead
- Genre: Horror
- Directors: Ernest Dickerson and Gwynet Horder-Payton
- Actors: Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, Jon Bernthal as Shane Walsh, Sarah Wayne Callies as Lori Grimes.

- Review: 'The Walking Dead’ (2010) is an American horror TV series which was directed by Ernest Dickerson and Gwynet Horder-Payton, and stars Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal and Sarah Wayne Callies. The series is an adaptation of the comic of Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore.

The series tells the story of Rick Grimes (Lincoln), a policeman who woke up of a coma and found a terrible chaos in his city, which had zombies everywhere. Then, he started to look for his family and he met his friend Shane (Bernthal), who took him to a camp in the outskirts of Atlanta where he reunited with his wife, Lori (Wayne Callies), and his son and knew a lot of another survivors who fought at their side against the ‘Walkers’.

The most fantastic aspects of the movie are the make-up and the clothes, especially in the ‘Walkers’. The make-ups are really amazing and make an excellent characterization of the zombies. The costume design is really good and very important in the series because help to make more realistic the story and the characters. The sets were huge and spectacular.

The performances of the cast were very good. The actors of the series participated in a lot of films and made many appearances in other series before ‘The Walking Dead’ but they weren’t very enowned, in spite of doing an excellent acting.

I think that ‘The Walking Dead’ is one of the best zombie series that I’ve ever seen, so I ecommend it very much. I enjoyed watching this series and I am really excited for watch the
second season.

- Student name: Lucia Rivero
- Class: 5ºC

Shrek

2011-09-16T08:10:00.001-03:00

Film: Shrek

Genre: Animated film

Author/ Director: Andrew Adamson, Conrad Vernon and Kelly Asbury

Voices: Mike Myers (as Shrek); Cameron Diaz (as Fiona); AntonioBanderas (as pussy in boots); and Eddie Murphy. (As Donkey)

Review:

Shrek is an animated film produced by DreamWorks Studio in2001. Directed by Andrew Adamson, Conrad Vernon and Kelly Asbury. The filmfeatures the voices of Mike Myers (as Shrek); Cameron Diaz (as Fiona); AntonioBanderas (as pussy in boots); and Eddie Murphy. (As Donkey) and it is based ona Conrad Vernon’s book called Shrek

The story is about a green ogre who lives in the swamp. There he meets a Donkeywho can speak like a human. Shrek and the donkey go to the Lord Farquaad`sking, because they want he take the creatures out. Sherk has to find Fiona,lord’s fiancée. If he rescues her, the lord will order the creatures to leave the swamp. So the adventure of Shrek for rescuing Fiona begins.

Shrek is a brilliant film, we can see the good drawer`sjob, and the excellent quality of the image. The bright colors in the screen make of it an attractive movie not only for kids, for adults too.

Another think that makes the movie funnier is the soundtrack. Not only songslistened in it like, Stay Home, All-Star, It Is You (I Have Loved),but also The voices because add anextra to the film. they are really good and they were done by prestigious actor.

I absolutely recommend this movie to spend time together with the whole family,kids will have fun with the adventures of these creatures and adults will enjoy it too.you never know what's going to happen but you know that it will entertain you. plenty of people completely love Shrek and you won't be de excepcion.

Student name: JULIETA VELARDE

Class: 5TO CONTABLE 2011

Life is Beautiful

2011-09-15T21:09:00.006-03:00

Life is beatiful

This is an Italiam novie made in 1997 about an Italiam Jewish man named Guido Orefice(played by Roberto Benini who has also directed the movie).He win 50 internationals awards,for example 3 Oscars. It is based in

"in the end, defeat Hittler" the Rubino Romero Salmani an exiting book written by Romeo Saimon. This movie is set in the era of the holocaust and shows how Jewish people suffered. A devoted father invents a story and tells it to his son Josue(Giorgio Contardi) so he doesn´t realize how tough life can be. This whole imagination game saves Josue life from de horror that the holocaust causes.Guido is willing to do whatever its necessary to protect Josue.
The movie shows a sad reality but it leaves a nice message, to see the good side from every situation and never give up. Even when it seems a stupid thing to do, we always have to help each other.
The movie shows clearly how people lived in this era, the structure of the concentration camps, the physical characteristics of the German people, the Jewish’s suffering and the different ways of murder.
This is one of my favorite movies because it has it all, love, history and drama. I really like the feelings it shows.

Student name: Florencia Arballo

Class: 5to c

Batman: “The Dark Knight“

2011-06-14T20:27:00.003-03:00

Book/ Film: Batman: “The Dark Knight“

Genre: Action

Author/ Director: Christopher Nolan

Characters/ Actors: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman. Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman

Review:

-Batman “the dark knight“ is a Christopher Nolan’s film. The main actor is Christian Bale, one of the best actors of Hollywood, acting as Bruce Wayne. In the film, there are many actors like Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Ecknart, Maggia Gyllenhaal and Morgan Freeman. It is an action film.

-Batman, Gordon and Harvey Dent are forced to deal with the chaos unleashed by an anarchist mastermind known only as the Joker, a he drives each of them to their limits.

-The editing team started work in Los Angeles, traveled to London and Chicago, and then back to London and Los Angeles. In London, the editors cut the film in editing suites outside the city on weekdays and worked with the director at his home on weekends. The director had also requested that the editing team keep Batman Begins online as a reference. The filmmaking team takes more time to focus on creating the best film possible. And, on the dark knight, they have created a Batman that is ready to soar.

-This movie has some great background music, adding to the suspense and thrill of the movie. While not a soundtrack someone may want to go to buy or download, it is definitely one that entices viewers to stay on the edge of their seats while watching the movie.

-In my opinion, Batman “the dark knight“ is an excellent movie, but it is worse than Batman “Begins”. The action is great, and the plot is deeper and engrossing. I applaud Heath Ledger as the real star of the show, as Batman’s most deadly enemy, the Joker.

Student name: Manuel Iglesia

Class:5to "C"

The Truman Show

2011-06-14T16:24:00.006-03:00

Film: The Truman Show
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Weir
Actors: Jim Carrey, Ed Harris
Student name: Torti Rubini, Florencia
Class: 5to Contable

The Truman show

“The Truman Show” is a Peter Weir Dramatic film which is center in the life of Truman Burbank to make the most famous reality on television.
It takes place in the United States and was premiered on 1998 with three nominations for the Oscars, this movie won the gold globe awards for best drama actor and best soundtrack.

The actors in this movie are Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank, and Ed Harris as the director of the famous program.This story start in one day of the life of Truman, while he was getting into his car a reflector fall from the sky, after exanimate the strange thing, he get into his car and turn on the radio and listened: “parts of a plan are falling to the sky don’t worry”… with that tense in the first part of the movie we enter in the big reality. All the things that Truman does are controlated by the director of the program, all the things that he know are false also his wife.

This film shows us that people sometimes is blond for getting money, in this case they ruin the life a man without care about his feelings, it shows a capitalist society.

In the movie the special effects, in the last scenes are incredible, when they make the terrible storm, to try that Truman doesn’t escape of the cruel true.
In this movie you have to analyze the simboligists too, for example the name of the protagonist TRUMAN that have the symbolisms of a true man, the director with his staff are on the moon of the set, that represented the feelings of the people, another thing is the name of the city Seaheaven that means sea heaven and the slogan of the city which is "Omnis pro uno" that in Latin means all for one that one obviously is Truman.

That movie makes you fell terrible because all the things that Truman have to pass to get free for that lovely prison that they created for him, but is a good movie to understand a lot of things.
In my opinion, this film is excellent, because it’s very moving and very realistic.
In the modern society the people don´t care about the rest.

The Pursuit of Happyness

2011-06-10T18:00:00.004-03:00

The pursuit of happiness

Film: The pursuit of happiness

Genre: Drama
Director: Gabriele Muccino
Actors: Will Smith, Jaden Smith
and Thandie Newton
Student name: Jazmín Victoria
Class: 5to Contable.

“The pursuit of Happiness” is a Gabriele Muccino’s dramatic film, set n the USA in the 2006. Will smith plays the part of Christopher Gardner, a man who has to fight with the life to get ahead, after being left by his wife Linda Gardner, played by Thandie Newton and a little child to take care called Christopher Gardner Jr. played by Jaden Smith, who is Will’s son in the real life.

Chris Gardner lives in San Francisco with his wife and his son, but the conflict starts when he invest on medical devices which cause many problems in his economy and in the relationship with his wife, who leaves him with Christopher Jr. Without a steady job, money and wife, the real conflict starts. He can’t afford a department or a room to live, and when he finally finds a promising job, he has to do training for six month. He must fight hard to give a better life to his son and to himself.

The aspect which has more influence in this film is the acting. Will Smith managed to express all the feelings of Christopher though him, for example when he left ashamed for have to take his little son to the bathroom of a station to sleep. And Jaden Smith, in spite of acting like a little boy who doesn’t understand some of his life, he show us the innocence than only a child can show.

We mustn’t consider the brilliant performance of Will only; if not that we must take into account the plot of the film, which is based on the self-improvement, values and dreams to achieve. It is a very positive concept for people.

In my opinion, this film is excellent, because it’s very moving and very realistic. Despite the fact that in this type of film there isn't any great special effects, or something extraordinary, it could captivate us through the performances of the Smith against the hard life they have to live.

GLADIATOR

2011-06-10T10:07:00.000-03:00

Book/ Film: GLADIATOR

Genre: ACTION

Author/ Director: RIDLEY SCOTT

Characters/ Actors: Russel Crow as Maximus, Joaquin Fénix as Commodus, Connie Nielsen as Lucilla and Richard Harris as Marcus Aurelius.

Review:
Gladiador is a Ridley Scott film about the sucesión of the Rome emperor Marcus Aurelius and the emperor Commodus. This film has a high starring: Russel Crow as Maximus, Joaquin Fénix as Commodus, Connie Nielsen as Lucilla and Richard Harris as Marcus Aurelius. It is an epic film.

Maximus the best friend of the dead Marcus Aurelius, is exilied for Commodus who is Marcus Aurelius son. Maximus wife and son have been murdered for the Emper and Maximus is sold as a Gladiator. He became famous but without name, face. He spects the moment to take revenge of Commodus.

It is set on Rome, barbarians territories and Siria. On this movie there are a lot of fights and some love situations.

I think it´s the best movie of the last decade. It has a great argument, great staff of actors, a great deployment. It is a compelling film.

Student name: Javier García Vega

Class: 5º H

City of God

2011-06-10T09:27:00.003-03:00

Book/ Film: City of God

Genre: Drama

Author/ Director: Fernando Meirelles

Characters/ Actors: Alexandre Rodrigues, Douglas Silva

Review:

The City of God is a Fernando Meirelles’s film. This movie is from 2002. Their main actors are Alexandre Rodrigues known as “Cohete” and Douglas Silva as “Ze Pequeño.” This film was shot in a “favela” of Rio de Janeiro” between 2001 and 2002. It is a drama film.

This film shows the different problems of poor people living in a favela. It’s star talking about how poor people have to moved to a favela of Rio de Janeiro because they haven’t enough money to pay a rent in the city. It also talks about the increase in organized crime, drugs and violence. At the beginning of the movie they show us who will be the main characters, a boy called “Cohete” who wants to be a cameraman and another boy called “Ze Pequeño” who wants to be a gangster and a drug dealer.

The scenery of City of God is amazing, most of time of the film passes in the favela but sometimes are shown parts of the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro which is awesome, its beaches are nice with white sand and the blue water of the sea.

Respect the acting and the actor there is nothing to say, they are marvelous, most of the actors were from the favela in which the film was recorded, because the director had to talk with the boss of the favela which allowed them to shoot the film with the only condition that they will put people from the favela in the movie, which also helps to give more credibility to the story.

In my Opinion City of God is an excellent movie and I recommend to see it, the actors behaved like really professionals, the scenery is really amazing, also the film was bases on a real story. This movie also show you how poor people live, and the tings they have to support, the difficulties that they have and so. The phrase that identified the movie was “Fight and never survive ... Run and never escape”.

I really enjoyed watching this movie and if possible I will watch it again.

Student name: Santiago Sanchez

Class: 5 Hum

Monsters Inc

2011-06-10T09:14:00.003-03:00

Film: Monsters Inc.

Genre: Animation

Director: Pete Docter

Characters: Animation Characters

Main voices: Billy Crystal as Michael Wazouski and John Goodman as James Sullivan

Monsters, Inc. is an animated film produced by Pixar and premiered in cinemas by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista International on November 2, 2001.

The film takes place in a city of monsters in which the most important rule is that the monsters have no contact with humans in their job. The monsters work in a factory of "scares", called Monster Inc., of which they get energy for their city scaring children while they are sleeping.

James Sullivan and Michael Wazouski are the main characters; they are best friends and very funny monsters. They have a very special connection between them so they spend much of their lives together but there will be something that it’ll change their lives forever. Both get in a serious problem with Boo, a small human girl who came into the monster’s world by mistake. Sullivan and Wazouski will have to take care of the girl, hiding her from the company and then return her quickly to the human’s world.

I particularly recommend it to spend time together with the whole family, kids will have fun with the adventures of these friendly monsters and adults will join them and enjoy the movie. It has a good mixture of feelings like nostalgia, happiness, worry. You will never know what is going to happen. It will always keep an atmosphere of surprise until the end.

Class:5 H

Home Alone

2011-06-10T08:43:00.003-03:00

Book/ Film: Home Alone

Genre: Comedy

Author/ Director: Chris Columbus

Characters/ Actors: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Catherine O'Hara, Roberts Blossom

Review:

Home Alone

It doesn’t matter if you stay alone in home, with brave and security you can break the order. That’s the message that “Home Alone” teach us, starring Macaulay Caulkin as Kevin Mcalister and Joe Pessi and Daniel Stern as the thief’s. The 1990 film was written by Chris Columbus. In the colds suburbs of U.S Kevin must affront a series of conflicts that put his life in risk. Was a film very well received for the public, with simple effects and a lot of laughs, is a film to watch over and over.

Discussions make Kevin to be in his own room being arrogant, this makes him fell asleep and unfortunately stay home alone. Living his own life and making whatever he wants, but nothing is easy and peaceful, knowing that Kevin is alone a couple of thief’s wants to empty the house, putting a series of traps making his life impossible

The director creates the effect of simplicity and exiting, showing the innocence of Kevin, not too many effects, just a great work by the producer using simple objects to make fun until we cry. The cast was a right reason to watch it. The innocence of Caulkin shows the other face of the film

The place was the perfect scene to film, during winter all people stay at home, that’s what the thief’s take advantage of, and the all series of traps are genially, since Christmas accessories to paint cans will beat the power of robbery. The costumes are no too much, just every day clothes, and some other Christmas things.

Home alone is a excuse too stay for hours laughing, it’s a great film that with the years wins more prestige and recognition, and shows us that in complicated situations, having a little patience we can fix the problems, no matter sex or age

Student name: Francisco Sica

Class: 5to C

The Little Fockers

2011-06-10T08:40:00.003-03:00

Film:the little fockers

Genre: comedy

Author/ Director: paul weitz

Characters/Actors:

Review:

the fockers comedy saga is back again with the new film "the little fockers". with three new characters. the story a little more heart. the director paul weitz said that the have a lot to expect
the little fockers starts with greg focker ( ben stiller) and housewife pam with the twins sam and henry in her arms in a chicago suburb.
they are about to move into a new house,. in the film there also appears jesica alba, robert de niro

their battle of wills to ridiculous new highs As Greg and his wife Pam prepare for their young twins' upcoming birthday, Jack is nursing a heart condition that's got him mulling who should become the family's patriarch should he die. For reasons that I won't bother to spoil, Jack selects Greg who, of course, must endure a new set of tests and expectations. Greg, though, stands to ruin it all when he begins working with an exuberant and unbelievably hot drug company sales rep named Andi Garcia played by. Andi is totally into Greg, which only make his mission to win over Jack that much more difficult.

Student name:Fernando Romano

Class: 5to h

the little fockers

Shrek 2

2011-06-10T08:09:00.007-03:00

Film

Shrek 2

Genre

Animated

Author/Director

Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury and Conrad Vernon.

Characters/Actors

Mike Myers (as Shrek) ; Cameron Diaz (as Fiona) ; Antonio Banderas (as pussy in boots) ; and Eddie Murphy. (As Donkey).

Review

* Shrek 2 is an animated film directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury and Conrad Vernon., produced by DreamWorks Studio in 2004. The film features the voices of Mike Myers (as Shrek) ; Cameron Diaz (as Fiona) ; Antonio Banderas (as pussy in boots) ; and Eddie Murphy. (As Donkey).

* When Shrek and Fiona come back from their honeymoon, they travel to Far Far Away to meet Fiona’s parents. Many things make the movie have a funny plot.
* In Shrek 2 films, the quality of the image is excellent. All the details are achieved. The drawers have done a very good job. This can be noticed along the movie.

* The soundtrack of the film is very important, because it makes the movie more dynamic. We can listened song like livin’ la vida loca (Ricky Martin) ; Changes (Butterfly Boucher) ; Holding Out For A Hero (Bonnie Tyler) and other songs that make the movie very entertainment.

* This movie was nominates at the Oscar awards in 2004 for best animated feature and best song ; and the people choice awards for Favorite Animated Movie, Favorite Animated Movie Star, Favorite Movie Comedy, Favorite Movie Villain and Favorite Sequel. From my point of you; I recommended this film because it is a very fun movie and can watched by all ages.

Student name

Martin Repetto.

Class

5º"c"

The Pursuit of Happyness

2011-06-09T21:42:00.008-03:00

"The pursuit of happyness" is a Gabriele Muccino ´s film. The main characters are played by Will Smith and his son. Will Smith was nominated due to his performance to win an oscar award. It is a pretty new movie that was filmed in the USA.

The film tells the history of a man who doesn't have a good job and he can't support his family. His wife abandons them because they don't have money so she start looking for a better life. He can't pay the bills so he start living in a subway, in the street and in different places. He only had one solution, to earn a lot of money. This man does everything that's possible to achieve his goal and move forward with his child overcome all obstacles.

Will Smith' s performance is brillant because it looks very real. He makes us feel what he feels.
It was filmed on the street so there was no need to use a studio.

In my opinion, this film is very moving and it shows that in life we have to fight for our dreams, even when it is hard.
Film: The pursuit of happyness
Genre: drama
Director:Gabriele Muccino
Actors: will smith,Jaden Smith, Michael Zarrazin,Thandie Newton,Barbara Hershey,Brian Howe, other..
Student name: florencia arballo
Class. 5to contable

Resident Evil Afterlife

2011-06-09T21:03:00.003-03:00

Book/ Film: Resident Evil Afterlife

Genre: Thriller / Action

Author/ Director: Paul Anderson

Characters/ Actors: Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Went Wartmiller, Shawn Roberts

Review:
The film is the fourth delivery of the saga of video games gone on to the cinema. After the infection of the virus T the world remained desert and Alice found dwells survivors and refuge to survive. Then it liberated Claire Redfield who was under the influence of to device installed by the corporation umbrella. Meetings find to group of persons who try to survive and come to arcadia, the refuge about which one was speaking for the radio. They meet Chris Redfield, Claire's brother and together they can come to Arcadia but it was Umbrella's trap. There they fougth against wesker in a spectacular battle.

The costume design is very important in the film because it makes the actors look more authentic and exciting. In the fight between Alice and Claire against the hangman, the clothes of them are frivolous, which allows them to be fast and agile to move. Whereas his clothes are a very resistant armor and a big axe that does it more slowly but very strong.

The especial effects are fantastic. The scenes of the fights, shots, and when Alice jumps of a building with the zombies chasing her, they are going to feel impressed.

This movie offers a lot of action, in a possible horrible end for the human race. To try to survive this situation and to face the zombies generates emotion and something of terror.
I recommend this movie specially to boys, since these stocks in to video game.

Student name: Martin Macagno

Class: 5to C

Troy

2011-06-09T19:17:00.006-03:00

Book/ Film: Troy
Genre: War
Author/ Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Characters/ Actors: Brad Pitt, Eric Bana and Orlando Bloom
Review: Troy is a war's film that was filmed in Greece. The director is Wolfgang Petersen. The prominent stars of the film are Brad Pitt, Eric Bana and Orlando Bloom.
Troy is a film that represents the constant war between Troy and Sparta. The hero of Sparta was Achilles, and the other hero was Hector. When Hector's brothers took the king of Sparta's wife, the war started.
The movie has excellent special effects. The best one is the war effects. The actors are very well dressed to the situation and the weapons look very real. The women wear period costumes, with dresses and sandals. The actors wear wear warrior costumes, very well design, and with weapons. They know how to work with the weapons, and they are very good warriors.
Other important aspect is the background music, that generates fail in situations of war and drama. Music helps the audience to get involved whit the story.
Troy is a film that demostrates times of wars. The production and direction are excellent, and the actors play their role very well.
Student name: Cecilia Aviñón
Class: 5to Contable

Titanic

2011-06-09T17:16:00.004-03:00

Book/ Film: Titanic

Genre: Drama

Author/ Director: James Cameron

Characters/ Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio & Kate Winslet

Titanic is a film directed by James Cameron. Its main actors are Leonardo DiCaprio known as Jack Dawson and Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt Bukater. This movie was recorded in Baja California, Mexico in 1996 and 1997. This film was released on December 19, 1997. This is a drama film.

This film is about two people who are on a ship called Titanic, one of these is Jack Dawson who wins his ship ticket in a bet, and the other is Rose DeWitt Bukater who was there back from Europe to USA. They met on this ship when she was in the ship’s bow trying to commit suicide and Jack saves her. Since this moment both fell in love and they try to hide their true love from the rest. But in the trip, the ship crashes with an iceberg so they try to survive.

Respect the acting, it is amazing because the actors are really professionals and take us into the movie, making us like we are inside the film. The acting is impeccable, the scenes are very well dramatized because these keep the plot to the end of the movie.

In relation to costume design, it is very well worked, because it makes the difference between the social classes, and it’s located the film on the 20th century’s age, for example the ladies were wearing long dresses and tight corsets meanwhile the men were wearing black suits, elegant hats and shoes.

In my opinion Titanic is a masterpiece, because the actors are really good, the set design is wonderful and the film is based on a real story. I enjoyed watching this movie, it gave me some information about the historical events of the past. I advise you watch this movie, you won't regret it.

Student name: Nicolas Blanco

Class: 5to C

BATMAN " The Dark Knight"

2011-06-08T22:18:00.004-03:00

Book/ Film: BATMAN " The Dark Knight"

Genre: Action

Author/ Director: Christopher Nolan

Characters/ Actors: Christian Bale as Batman, Heath Ledger as Jocker, Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel, Aaron Eckhart as Dent, Morgan Freeman as Fox, Garry Oldman as Gordon and Michael Caine as Alfred

Review:

Batman " The Dark Knight" is Christopher Nolan`s film. This action film was shootd the USA (United Estates). The leading actors is Christian Bale as Batman/ Brunce Wayne, are Heath Ledger as Jocker, Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel Dawes, Aaron Eckhart as Dent, Morgan Freeman as Fox, Garry Oldman as Gordon and Michael Caine as Alfred.

The film is about the fight against crime. Batman protect Gotham City of the Jocker, wiht the help the Harvey Dent, James Gordon, and Lucius Fox

The Jocker wants to destroy Gotham City. Batman has to avoid the murderer of inocet people.

The costumes in the previuse Batman`s film are more ald fachioned than in this film. The Batman costume is very good and the jocker costume is very modern because the actor is youger. The make up ware by the Jocker is shiny which received crtitical acclaim.

The special effects in Batman`s film are amazing. In Batman's scenes there are mas special effects.

In my opinion Batman`s film is a great movie. The film has a lot of action and is an exceptional masterpiece. In my opinion is a film exceptional. The film deserves award winning. Batman is a film that attracts very much the adults and the children.

Student name: Maia De Lorenzi

Class: 5º Contable

The Number 23

2011-06-07T22:43:00.006-03:00

Book/ Film: Number 23

Genre: Thriller

Author/ Director: Joel Schumacher

Characters/ Actors: Jim Carrey Virginia Madsen Logan Lerman

Number 23 (2007) is a film, which was directed by Joel Schumacher. The stars of the film are Jim Carrey as Walter Sparrow, Virginia Madsen as Agatha Sparrow and Logan Lerman as Robin Sparrow. It is a thriller.

On the birthday of Walter Sparrow, his wife, Agatha Sparrow, gave him a book about a story related with the number 23, like a present. While he was reading the book, he started to see the number 23 everywhere, and he started to get exasperated. And he started to look for the reason of it.

One of the characteristics of a thriller is generating intrigue. And this film´s story generates a lot of intrigue, and the surprising acting of Jim Carrey helps to get it. Jim Carrey’s acting is surprising because it was the first time he acted in a thriller. In spite of this, his acting was great and believable.

The music, which was written by Harry Gregson – Williams, helps to get intrigue too. He put the correct music and silence in each moment. So it did not break the intrigue’s atmosphere.

The story is very well done, because it has all the necessary elements for a great thriller, for example the music, effects and the stars did an excellent acting. So it is a good film to see with your friends.

Student name: Lucila Mazzoccone

Class: 5to C

Wanted

2011-06-07T19:21:00.006-03:00

- Film: Wanted

- Genre: Action
- Director: Timur Bekmambetov
- Actors: Angelina Jolie as Fox
James McAvoy as Wesley Gibson
Morgan Freeman as Sloan

- Review:

Wanted (2008) is an action film which was directed by, the Russian director, Timur Bekmambetov, and stars by James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman. The film is an adaptation of the comic of Mark Millar.

The film tells the story of Wisley Gibson (McAvoy), a man who is tired of his boring life, which changes when he meets Fox (Jolie), who gives him the opportunity of revenging his father, who was killed. Fox presents him the boss of ‘The Fraternity’, Sloan (Freeman), who taught him the techniques to become the best killer and get his object; then, he starts to know who the people who were helping him are.

The performances of the cast were really good. Angelina Jolie played his character in a similar form as the other characters of actions film that she stared, but she is excellent. James McAvoy wasn’t very famous before the film, in spite of doing a very good acting. Morgan Freeman is a classic in this type of films, we can always see him playing the boss of some organization, he always played these characters exceptionally well and this wasn’t the exception.

Two of the most brilliant aspects of the film were the special effects in the action scenes and the spectacular sets. An example of the last is the huge textile fabric where the loom works, which is a very important element in the plot.
The special effects make the movie more intense, because it shows in detail the murders, using a lot of the resource of slow motion.

The film is excellent, because it has great performances and fantastic special effects and the story was really interesting, so I recommended it.

- Student name: Lucia Rivero

- Class: 5º Contable

Dead Poets' Society

2011-06-06T17:00:00.015-03:00

Book/film: Dead Poets' society

Genre: Drama

Author/ Director: Peter Weir

Characters/ Actors: Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke

Dead Poets Society is a brilliant movie made by Peter Weir in 1989. It was filmed in Vermont so breathtaking scenaries can be easily valued. This drama movie has performances by Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard an Ethan Hawke.

The movie is based on the life of a group of students living in a boarding school. When a new Literature teacher, Mr Keating arrives, their way of seeing the world changes and they start living looking from a brand new point of view. Mr Keating introduces them a latin phrase, "Carpe Diem" which means "seize the day". These students start to meet in a cave to share Literature and poetry so their friendship increases and they start to mature.

Since the movie has a superb casting, the acting ir exceptional and it's very easy to get completely involved with the story and to feel part of it. Robin Williams demostrates one more time to be a great professional.

The background music plays an important role in this movie as it crates the needed atmosphere. Bagpipes music can be valued during the whole movie which transports us to the right time and place.

I absolutely recommend this movie as it leaves an important message, to live every day as it is the last. It really touched me when I saw it so I believe many people would feel the same when they watch it.

Student name: Sofía Urciuolo
Class: 5th C

Toy Story

2011-06-03T15:55:00.004-03:00

Book/ Film: Toy Story

Genre: Animation

Author/ Director: John Lasseter

Characters/ Actors: Animation Characters

Review:

Toy Story

Toy Story is a funny film. It is an animation produced in 1995 by John Lasseter. This film happens the present in Andy’s house, the toy’s owner.

The film is about toys that are alive; they speak, walk and run when nobody is seeing them. The toys want to see happy to Andy. The most important characters in this film are Woody and Buzz Lightyear. They are best friends. Beforehand, Buzz was Woody’s competition to be Andy’s favorite toy.
We can see different problems between them, like a fight that finish with they outside the house. Afterwards they lost and end up with Cid, the worst boy of the city. Here they are alone and sad, and want to escape

The characters are fantastic in the film. All their movements are really perfect. Sure they used their best technology, to make a big film and they did it. We enjoy every scence of the film.

The film has a lot of voices and background music in the filmmaking.
In all the film we can enjoy the voice of my favorite character, Woody, by Tomm Hanks, the voice of Buzz Lightyear by Tim Allen, Andy’s voice by John Morri’s and Slinky, the dog, by Jim Varney.
About the music, is well known the song “you’ve got a friend in me”. It is a thing characteristic of the film.

The story is the best animation film in the last years. It can be watched by any person from any age. It is hard to for let once you watch it and I recomendate it.

Student name: Agustin Ortiz

Class: 5º Contable

The notebook

2011-06-03T10:22:00.010-03:00

Film: The notebook
Genre: Romantic
Director: Nick Cassavetes
Characters/ Actors:

• Ryan Gosling as Young Noah Calhoun
• Rachel McAdams as Young Allie Hamilton
• James Garner as Older Noah Calhoun
• Gena Rowlands as Older Allie Calhoun

Review:
The film opens with an older man reading out of a notebook to another woman who is sick, a story between two young lovers; The story dates back to the summer of 1940 in Seabrook, South Carolina.

Noah (Ryan Gosling) is a local boy who works at the lumber mill and Allie Hamilton (Rachel McAdams) is a girl about seventeen years old, from a wealthy family spending the summer in Seabrook. At a carnival, Allie meets Noah Calhoun, first she doesn’t look him but later she falls in love. Her family doesn’t agree with the relationship between Allie and Noah, they think that she would be with a rich man. Over the summer, Noah and Allie fall passionately in love and spend every moment together.

But then they break up, but immediately regret the decision. Allie's family leaves Seabrook the next day and Noah, devastated, writes her one letter every day for a year, which Allie's mother hides. After Allie doesn't reply to him, Noah moves to Atlanta. When Pearl Harbor is attacked, he enlists in the army for World War II while Allie attends college.

I think that it is a beautiful and emotional romantic movie . This movie felt involved in the situations and the lives of the character- crying at the sad moments and feeling cheerful. In general, love stories are predictable but this movie kept me guessing at the outcome, and delivered twists throughout the whole film. The Notebook was extremely well constructed. All the costume designe and the stage are fantastic. The actors are so great, i have watched a lot of movies where they worked and they are amazing.

Student name: Diaz Balmaceda, Camila.
Class: 5º Humanistico

Alice in Wonderland

2011-06-03T10:19:00.006-03:00

Film: "Alice in Wonderland"

Genre: adventure, family, fantasy

Director: Tim Burton

Actors: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonhman Carter and Anne Hathaway

Review:

“Alice in Wonderland” is a Tim Burton’s film based on Lewis Carroll’s book. It is set in an imaginary world where animals and flowers can talk and think. This award winning film is starred by amazing actressees and actors like Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska and Helena Bonham Carter.

The new version of this story starts when Alice is eighteen and not ten like we are used to, and she returns to the Wonderland. She feels that she was there before but Alice can’t remember. The teenager must face different adventures, full of magic and fantasy.

In “Alice in Wonderland” like in all Tim Burton’s films, we recognize an artsy film, focus in the costume design which is always fantastic. In this opportunity Tim Burton chose Colleen Atwood like his costume designer. Colleen explained that his costume design is divided in three parts: animated characters, the Wonderland and Victorian England. She said that she did a lot of research for creating the perfect design. Atwood also confessed that this film was the best of her life. In the other hand, Sony Pictures Image works was the responsible of the special effects and sets. Some famous artists, sets designer and specialist in Victorian England and in imaginary creatures collaborated with them in this work.

I am happy to report that Tim Burton’s new version of the Lewis Carroll's book is one of the best films in 2010. In spite of the challenge that has a 3D movie, this production won the respect of others. One of the biggest problems with 3D cinematography is the tendency for objects, not only to become smaller as they move away from the camera, but to lose their dimensional stability. Burton doesn’t solve the problem, but he adapts it to his subject matter. For these reasons and too many others, I think “Alice in Wonderland” deserves the golden Oscar.

Student name: Carla Alé

Class: 5th Hum.

Water for elephants

2011-06-03T10:08:00.006-03:00

Film: Water for elephants.
Genre: Romantic.
Director: Francis Lawrence.
Actors: Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon.

Review:
Water for elephant is Francis Lawrence. This film is set in the 30s. The protagonists are Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon.

When Jacob`s father died, he decided to go away aimlessly. In his way he met the famous Benzini Brother’s circus and Marlena, the owner’s wife and the trainer of Rose, the elephant. This leaded to a typical impossible love story. The climax occurs when the circus´ owner finally found them and the film ends unexpectedly.

The director achieved an excellent thirties´ ambience with great costumes.

Pattinson and Witherspoon play the roles of Jacob and Marlena very consistently and convincingly. In the scene where they finally kiss each other they reach their highest acting level.

In my opinion this mainstream film is very good. I recommend it.

Student: Luz Victoria
Class: 5to Humanistico

Pirates of the Caribbean 3

2011-06-03T10:07:00.006-03:00

Book/ Film: Pirates of the Caribbean 3 "at world’s end"
Genre: adventure
Author/ Director: Gore Varelinsky and Jerry Bruckheimer
Characters/ Actors: Orlando Bloom, Johnny Deep and keira Knightley
Review:

“Pirates of the Caribbean 3” (at world’s end)

I choose pirates of the Caribbean, in this movie; the prominent stars are Orlando Bloom, Johnny Deep and keira Knightley
This film is set in England and the island of the Caribbean in the 1700. it’s a adventure film and have got three parts:
“The black pearl course”; “the death chest”; “at worlds end”
-In the beginning of the movie the pirates are rebel to the English army. Before death
- The best pirates in the worlds join in the pirates lair to destroy the “east Indian Company”
- Jack sparrow be tray a pirates for your benefice
- the pirates and the “east Indian company” Fight in the sea with there ships and the pirates win
-jack sparrows are escape and go to the fountain of youth.
The directors are Gore Varelinsky and Jerry Bruckheimer
I recommend this movie because have got action scenes, romantic scenes and very good special effects. The actors are excellent and the direction is awesome .

Student name: Matias Ocello
Class: 5ºH

Fast and Furious 5

2011-06-03T09:55:00.006-03:00

Film: FAST AND FURIOUS 5

Genre: Action
Author/ Director: Justin Lin
Characters/ Actors: Paul Walker, Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson

Review:
The Fast and Furious saga is back again for a new action film directed by Justin Lin. The main actors are Paul Walker, Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson. The cool cars are there, the beautiful women and the slick action too.

The plot this time takes ex-cop Brian O´Conner (Walker), Dom Toretto (Diesel) and his sister Mia (Jordana Brewster) and friend Vince (Matt Schulze) and places them in Brazil for a high-risk car boost. The stars of the first Fast and Furious movie are going to carry out a revenge on a criminal that made their life horrible. Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Sung Kang and Gal Gadot are just some of the famous stars that were specially inveted to take part in the film.

I have seen the whole saga but this last film stand out fom the rest, because of the action it has. Also the acting is really good, and you can see that there was a big effort from all the people that are involved with the film.

If you are a fan of the previous films you won´t be disappointed, because it is a very interesting and entertaining film.

Student name: Federico Ferreiro
Class: 5º Humanístico

Pearl Harbor

2011-06-03T09:50:00.018-03:00

Book/ Film:Pearl Harbor

Genre:Action/ War

Author/ Director:Michael Bay

Characters/ Actors:Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale, Alec Baldwin, Tom Sizemore

Review:
Pearl Harbor is a Michael Bay film which is set in World War II, the main actors are Ben Affleck (Rafe McCawley), Josh Hartnett ( Danny Walker), Kate Beckinsale (Evelyn Johnson), Alec Baldwin ( Jimmy Doolittle), Tom Sizemore (Earl Sistern).It is a dramatic revision of the events in the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.The final part of the movie relates the Doolittle Raid, the first U.S. attack on Japanese islands in the Second World War.

The movie begins in Nowheresville where two young friends dreamed of becoming fighter pilots. When war eventually breaks out in Europe and Asia the two friends realise their dream and sign up for the air force.Rafe soon falls in love with a nurse who passed the medical examination of income, but decides to go to Europe to fight in the war with the American squad. While Rafe fight in Europe his friend Daniel is sent to Pearl Harbor Islands where he falls for his friend's girlfriend.Evelyn and Daniel fall in love thinking that Rafe had died in Europe, when Rafe returns from Europe start a confrontation with the naval forces of Japan which objective was destroy the American Pacific fleet after the Japanese attack Rafe and Daniel along with other soldiers carried out a bombing in Tokyo.

The music of the film is by Hans Zimmer, the background music is very well set according to the time and situation of the story. The film has different styles of music, has romantic music for the scenes between the actors.

The movie has a lot of special effects, being one of the first films made about World War II.The use of special effects gives the story more real and makes it more appealing. No special effects were used only if they used this in addition to a large number of double, and the use of similar models of aircraft and ships used at that time.

I recommend this movie for fans of modern war films because the effects are very good and because the actors play their role well.

Student name:Juampi Soldini

Class:5H

Freaky Friday

2011-06-03T09:36:00.002-03:00

Film: Freaky Friday

Genre: Comedy, fantasy and family.

Director: Mark Waters

Actors: Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis

Review: “Freaky Friday” is a comedy, fantasy and family film which is starred by Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis. It was filmed in the USA in 2003 and the film was directed by Mark Waters who directed other famous films like “Mean Girls”.

“Freaky Friday” tells a story about the bad relationship between a mother, Tess Coleman, and her daughter, Anna Coleman. They argue very often because Tess and Anna think differently about life things such as the way of dressing, boys, music, etc. Anna’s father is dead and her mother is marrying another man in two days. That night, the family goes to a restaurant to have dinner but Anna and Tess have an argument because Mrs. Coleman doesn’t want Anna to play in a concert the night before her marriage. The waitress gives them a biscuit, Tess and Anna eat it and the next morning a strange magic swap their bodies.

The acting of Lohan and Curtis is wonderful because there are not special effects in the film and you really think they have their bodies swapped. For example, when they wake up in the morning and realized that they are caught in another body; in the scene where Tess has to play the guitar in Anna’s body and she doesn’t know how to do it; or when Anna has to work as a phycologist as her mother does everyday and she always uses the phrase: “How do you feel with it?”.

The costume design in Freaky Friday is very important because it emphasizes Anna and Tess’ characters. It shows Anna’s rebelliousness when she wears crazy t-shirts in her mother’s body and the old fashion clothes which Tess wears in her daughter’s body.

I think it is a very good film because it shows an every day life situation mixed with some science fiction to express what a mother and a daughter feel about each other. It is a film which is worth watching because it is very entertaining and, at the end, it has a moral. It is recommendable for people of all ages.

Student name: Cynthia García

Class: 5º Humanístico.

Pulp Fiction

2011-06-03T09:22:00.009-03:00

Book/ Film: Pulp Fiction
Genre: Thriller
Author/ Director: Quentin Tarantino
Characters/ Actors: Jhon Travolta, Samuell L. Jackson, Uma Thuman
Review: Pulp Fiction is a Quentin Tarantino’s film. His avant premiere was in 1993 and from that moment it turned out to be very important in history of cinema. The script was written by Tarantino and Roger Avary and won an Oscar of best script and the Palm d’or on the Cannes Festival.

Pulp Fiction is a Thriller. The film contains three interconnected stories of crime and intrigue that take place in a modern-day. One short film is about a two thieves, a man and girl, who stole a restaurant. The other short film is about a boxer who kill an other boxer in a fight and he has to escape. And the last short film is about two gangsters, Jules Winnfield and Vincent Vega, which have to kill a traitor. The lives of these seemingly unrelated people are woven together comprising of a series of funny, bizarre and uncalled-for incidents. All the details are executed to perfection.

The male caracters are Bruce Willies, Jhon Travolta, Samuell L. Jackson, Quentin Tarantino, and the actresses are Uma Thurman, Amanda Plummer, and others.

Pulp Fiction is the best film of Tarantino’s and is one of the best movies in the last twenty years. The perfection of the story, and the script are amazing. Pulp Fiction always will be a piece of art in the cinema.

Trailer:

Student name: Ian Quintana
Class: 5to H

INTO THE WILD

2011-06-03T09:15:00.011-03:00

Book/ Film:INTO THE WILD

Genre: Drama film

Author/ Director: Sean Justin Penn

Characters/ Actors: Emile Hirsch, William Hurt, Marcia Gay Harden and Catherine Ann Keener
Review: Into the Wild (also known as “camino salvaje”) is an American film written and directed by Sean Penn launched in 2007. The character is played by Emile Hirsch(Christopher McCandless), and William Hurt, (Oscar winner for best actor), Marcia Gay Harden, nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actress and Catherine Keener.
This movie was filmed in the U.S.A. and north of Mexico(desert, beach,…)

The plot of this movie, Christopher decides to leave his home and sell his things (car...) and travel around the United States; with no money. The objective of Christopher is arriving to Alaska.
The film unfolds with flashbacks, in which they are interspersed with part of his journey to his past, and thus learn more about the history of Christopher.
Emile work was exceptional and intense. The director filmed a very entertaining film.

In my opinion the special-effects are disappointing, but the soundtrack was the best because was wake for Eddie Vedder (the lead singer, composer and leader of the American grunge group Pearl Jam).

In many cases I see a Christopher running in different parts of United States, these part was very exciting, or the part could not get food in Alaska and was about to go home and could not cross the river.

A film is infused with an expansive, almost giddy sense of possibility, and transmits a pure pleasure and natural open spaces, fresh air and bright sunlight; although, in the solitude of the boy, sometimes I gave the impression that he was not alone. Knew they were behind the cameras recorded.

Actually, I think it should have been nominated for best film.

Student name: Alex P.

Class:5º Hum

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2011-06-03T08:39:00.008-03:00

Book/ Film: Benjamin Button
Genre: Drama & Mystery
Author/ Director: David Fincher
Characters/ Actors: Brad Pitt & Cate Blanchett
Student name: Agustin Hinojosa
Class: 5º "C".

Review:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttton tells the store of a man who born as an old man and die as a baby. So his life goes in the wrong way. Although the movie is mysterious, it can be classified as romantic, because Benjamin Button finds his love in the middle of his backwards life.

The movie characters are Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. The movie is directed by David Fincher.

The music to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was written by French composer Alexandre Desplat, who recorded his score with an 87-piece ensemble of the Hollywood Studio Symphony at the Sony Scoring Stage.

The make-up of the movie is one the best in the whole movies; it makes people believe amazing differences in the different characters. For example when Benjamin appears as a young boy.

I loved Benjamin Button because combines mystery, fantasy and romanticism. It is an original story, and it is gripping during the whole movie. I recommended for those who love mysterious stories.

Twilight

2011-06-03T08:38:00.004-03:00

Book/ Film: Twilight
Genre: Fantasy romance
Author/ Director: Sthephanie Meyer is the author and Catherine Hardwicke es the director
Characters/ Actors: Kristen Stewart as Bella Swam
Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen
Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black
Peter Facinelli as Carlisle Cullen
Elizabeth Reaser as Esme Cullen
Nikki Reed as Rosalie Hale
Kellan Lutz as Emmett Cullen
Ashley Greene as Alice Cullen
Jackson Rathbone as Jasper Hale
Billy Burke as Charlie Swan
Review:
Twilight is an Amerian film genre fantasy romance directed by Catherine Hardwicke and based on the novel of the same name, which is the first of series of four books: “New Moon”, “Eclipse” and “Breaking Dawn” by Sthephanie Meyer. The film was filmed in Washington and Oregon in early 2008 and releades on 21 November in the U.S. and January 1, 2009 in Argentina.
The starts of the films are: Kristen Stewart as Bella Swam, Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen and Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black

It is a love story narrated by the protagonist Bella Swam, a 17 years odl moves to Forks, where her father, and meets Edward Cullen, vampire since 1918, has the appearance of a 17 years. She doesn’t know he is a vampire, but begins to suspect and investigate to find out. Bella is confident that will not hurt and realizes that she loves him.
The Cullen family and Bella play friendly game of baseball in the forest until they reach three evil vampires who want to kill Bella, but the family will protect her.

Vampires avoided the sun during the shoot to be too pale, but also used makeup to enhance the effect. Most shots were outdoors, and try to fix the faces maquillage wet and wet brush was difficult. They also participated in dance rehearsals with a choreographer.

The costume designer has been borne by Wendy Chuck, who made the costumes were immortal vampires who for many years and always wore jackets and shirts, in a more current as jeans, shirts.

There have been many vampires movies, but what distinguishes it, is its love story, that gets you.
The vampires in the story are not just a metaphor for what teens want, but can not. I found a wonderful film with a very beautiful and romantic history.

Student name: Sofia Militerno
Class: 5to Contable

"Just Like Heaven"

2009-11-20T18:36:00.003-03:00

Film: Just Like Heaven
Genre: Comedy, romance
Director: Mark Waters
Cast: Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo

Review:
When David moves to his new apartment, after his wife death, the last thing he want to found there is company, but surprinsingly Elizabeth shows up with the idea that the apartment was hers...until she disappears right in front his eyes. He is convinced she is a spirit, on the other hand she is convinced she is still alive.
After a long time trayin to understand things, David agrees to figure out who Elizabeth really is. While they are trying to find some clues together, their reationship changed from resentment to love.
Unfortunately things take a turn for the worse when the hospital and Elizabeth's sister follow her wishes to not artificially prolong life and take her off life support.

Mark Ruffalo’s performances is amazingly perfect, he surprised as every time with his unexpectedly actions, but at the end, he undoubtly touched our hearts with the most unexpectedly, beautiful and romantc love action of all times.

This film change the wrong thought that love depends on destiny and teachs us that, on the contrary, DESTINY depends on LOVE, specially if you love with every peace of your heart.

Student name: Florencia Castiglioni
Class: 5th Humanistico

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

2009-11-20T16:58:00.005-03:00

Book/ Film: Ghost of girlfriends past.

Genre: Comedy, Romance.

Author/ Director: Mark Waters.

Characters/ Actors: Matthew McConaughey, Jennyfer Garner, Lacey Chabert,Michael Douglas, Christina Milian

Review:

Ghost of my ex is one of the recent romantic comedies i have seen that mix romance and laughs.

This movie is about a man (Matthew McConaughey) who is a successful photographer. Also, he has success in life and women. In fact, he likes so much women.

One day, on the wedding of his brother, apears to him the ghost of his uncle, Wayne (Michael Douglas). His uncle said to him that he would receive the visit of the ghosts of his ex girlfriends during that time.

The ex girlfriends return he to be reminded how he is with women and that does not have to continue because it is not a good attitude in the life.

In addition it will realize that he is in love with the girl (Jennifer Garner) who broke the heart in his chilhood.

Ghost of girlfriends past is a funny comedy that made me keep on watching because it is creative. I would recomend to see it if you don't know what you can watch because it is very entertaining.

Student name: Agustina Leguizamón
Class: 5to Humanístico.

A Walk To Remember

2009-11-19T20:22:00.005-03:00

Book/ Film: A walk to remember
Genre: Drama romance
Author/ Director: Adam Shankman
Characters/ Actors:
Shane West ... Landon Carter
Mandy Moore ... Jamie Sullivan
Peter Coyote ... Reverend Sullivan

Review:

The history start when a student want to participate on the group of Landon andthe student ends in the hospital. Landon Carter, a popular student with no defined plans for the future, is forced to participate in school community service activities ,which include participate in the school play. Also participating in these activities is Jamie Sullivan,who has nothing in common with Landon. When Landon decides he wants to take his activities seriously, he asks Jamie for help and begins to spend most of his time with her. But he starts to have feelings for her, something he did not expect to do. The two start a relationship,but when she revals her secret...that puts their relationship to the test, it is then that Landon and Jamie realize the true meaning of love and fate

Student name: Lourdes Sabrina Rodriguez
Class:5° Humanistico

101 Dalmatians

2009-11-19T12:15:00.005-03:00

Book/ Film: 101 Dalmatas
Genre: Animation/ Fantasy
Author/ Director: Clyde Geronimi
Characters/ Actors: Rod Taylor (Pongo)
Cate Bauer (Perdita)
Betty Lou Gerson (Cruella De Vil)
Ben Wright (Roger)
Lisa Davis (Anita)

Review:

Pongo is a dalmatian that lives in a London bachelor flat with his owner Roger Radcliffe, a songwriter. Bored with bachelor life, Pongo decides to find a wife for Roger and a mate for himself. While watching various female dog-human pairs out the window, he spots the perfect couple, a woman named Anita and her female dalmatian, Perdita. He quickly gets Roger out of the house and drags him through the park to arrange a meeting. Pongo accidentally causes both Roger and Anita to fall into a pond, but it works out well as the couple falls in love. Both the human couple and the dog couple marry.
Later, Perdita gives birth to 15 puppies. One almost dies, but Roger is able to revive it by rubbing it in a towel (because of which, they would name the pup, 'Lucky'). That same night, they are visited by Cruella De Vil, a wealthy former schoolmate of Anita's. She offers to buy the entire litter of puppies for a large sum, but Roger says they are not selling any of the puppies. Weeks later, she hires Jasper and Horace Badun to steal all of the puppies. When Scotland Yard is unable to prove she stole them or find the puppies, Pongo and Perdita use the "Twilight Bark", normally a canine gossip line, to ask for help from the other dogs in England.
Colonel, an old sheepdog, along with his compatriots Captain, a gray horse, and Sergeant Tibbs, a tabby cat, find the puppies in a place called Hell Hall (A.K.A The De Vil Place), along with other Dalmatian puppies that Cruella had purchased from various dog stores. Tibbs learns the puppies are going to be made into dog-skin fur coats and the Colonel quickly sends word back to London. Pongo and Perdita immediately leave London to retrieve their puppies. They arrive just as Horace and Jasper are about to kill the puppies. While the adult dogs attack the two men, Colonel and Tibbs guide them from the house.
After a happy reunion with their own puppies, the Pongos realize there are 84 other puppies with them. Horrified at Cruella's plans, they decide to adopt all of the puppies, certain that Roger and Anita would never reject them. The dogs begin making their way back to London, aided by other animals along the way, with Cruella and the Baduns giving chase. In one town, they cover themselves with soot so they appear to be labrador retrievers, then pile inside a moving van going back to London. As the van is leaving, melting snow clears off the soot and Cruella sees them. She follows the van in her car and rams it, but the Baduns, trying to cut off the van from above, end up colliding with her. Both vehicles crash into a deep ravine. Cruella yells in frustration as the van drives away.

Back in London, Roger and Anita are attempting to celebrate Christmas and Roger's first big hit, a song about Cruella, but they miss their canine friends. Suddenly barking is heard outside and after their nanny opens the door, the house is filled with dogs. After wiping away more of the soot, the couple is delighted to realize their companions have returned home. They decide to use the money from the song to buy a large house in the country so they can keep all 101 Dalmatians.

In my opinion, 101 dalmatians is a great Walt Disney film because it is very creative . Meeting people with dogs and showing the great relationship among them is very interesting. I love this movie and it´s highly recommended for all.

Student name: Agustina D'Antona
Class: 5to humanistico.

V for Vendetta

2009-11-18T22:12:00.007-03:00

The Passion

2009-11-17T22:56:00.005-03:00

Film: Christ's Passion
Genre: Drama
Director: Mel Gibson
Actors: James Caviezel (AKA Jim Caviezel), Monica Bellucci, Maïa Morgenstern, Francesco Cabras, Rosalinda Celentano, Claudia Gerini, Ivano Marescotti, Sergio Rubini, Hristo Jivkov

Review:
Year 30 AD. In the Roman province of Palestine, an obscure Jewish carpenter named Jesus of Nazareth began to teach publicly and to proclaim the arrival of the "kingdom of God." For centuries, the Jewish people had expected the appearance of a promised deliverer known as the Messiah-a figure who would restore their ancient dignity, and free their sacred homeland from all evil and suffering. In the minds of many, Jesus appeared to be the Messiah. Surrounded by a core group of twelve disciples, Jesus began to attract a massive following of people of Galilee and Judea, who eventually praised him as their Messiah and King. At the same time, Jesus also had many enemies in Jerusalem. The Sanhedrin, a governing senate composed of the Jewish priests and Pharisees, conspired to put Jesus to death. With the help of Judas Iscariot, a member of the inner circle of Jesus, the Sanhedrin succeeded in arresting Jesus, handing the Roman secular authorities on unsubstantiated charges of treason against Rome. Although Jesus explained that his kingdom was heavenly and spiritual, the Roman procurator Pontius Pilate, faced with the possibility of a riot, ordered that Jesus of the city and crucified as a common criminal.

In my opinion the movie "Passion of Christ" relates quite well the passion and death of Jesus, in his last hours of life. I think it also shows too many violent scenes, where the author's goal to create a totally realistic movie about what happened at that time.

Student name: Constanza Bidegain
Class: 5º Humanístico

The Turn of the Screw

2009-11-17T20:33:00.002-03:00

Book: THE TURN OF THE SCREW.
Genre: Fantastic
Author: Henry James.
Characters: Governess, Mrs. Grose.

Review:

The novel is about a governess who accepts to look after two sweet children, Flora and Miles, in a mansion called Bly.
The owner of the mansion is the children's uncle. He doesn't live there. He never visit them.
When the govermess starts working she gets on very well with the landlady Mrs. Grose.
Along the time, this woman realises the children have a strange behaviour, she doesn't know why.
One day, different ghost appear, Mrs Jessel their last governess and Doctor Quint the man in charge. Both of them are dead.
These ghosts follow the children, when the governess realises of it she tries to help them but she does't know how to do it.
She discusses the subject with Mrs. Grose and comes to the conclusion those apparitions want to take a children with them.
At lost she decides to face Dr, Quint and he leaves for ever . Just at thet moment she sees Dr Quint's soul is in Miles, when she fixes her eyes on him the boy dies.

I think it's a very interesting book because i was anxious to go on reading to know the end. What i liked most about the plot is that the governess knew the real problem little by little.
Although i wouldn't choose a fantastic tale to read if i had to, i enjoyed it.

Student name: Maida Salto
Class:5H

The Ice Age 3

2009-11-17T20:25:00.003-03:00

Book/ Film: The Ice Age 3
Genre: Comedy
Author/ Director: Carlos Saldanha, Thurmeier Mike
Characters/ Actors: Ellie, Diego, Sid, Manny, Scrat, Scratte

Review:
In the movie Ice Age 3 Dawn of the Dinosaurs the lovely Scrat the squirrel is still chasing his precious acorn. But he also meets a new love interest: Scratte, a femme squirrel who will try to steel Scrat's acorn while both fall in love.
Manny and Ellie are expecting their first baby, while Sid the sloth tries an unconventional way of starting a family that gets him into trouble. With all this talk of babies, Diego might be losing his saber-toothed edge, but a journey to save Sid may just turn the whole group into heroes, just a new adventure that will bring them to the center of the Earth where they'll encounter some mighty dinosaurs.
I totally recomend this movie because it's funny, sweet and charming.

Student name: Melina Carrozzo
Class: 5to H

Alexander

2009-11-17T19:59:00.002-03:00

Book/ Film: ALEXANDER
Genre: Action
Author/ Director: Oliver Stone
Characters/ Actors: Colin Farrell Angelina Jolie Val Kilmer Anthony Hopkins

Review:

The movie is based on the life of Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, who conquered Asia Minor, Persia and part of Ancient India.

The story begins in 356 BC with Ptolemy I Soter, who narrates throughout the film. We see Alexander's life and the relation between his parents. Alexander grows up with his mother Olympias and his tutor Aristotle, where he finds interest in love, honor, music,exploration, poetry and military combat. His relationship with his father is destroyed when Philip marries with Eurydice.

After Philip is assassinated, Alexander becomes king of Macedonia and Greece. Also shown are Alexander's private relationships with his childhood friend Hephaestion and later his wife Roxana. Hephaestion compares Alexander to Achilles, to which Alexander replies that, if he is Achilles, Hephaestion must be his Patroclus who was the Achilles's lover. When Hephaestion mentions that Patroclus died first, Alexander pledges that, if Hephaestion should die first, he will follow him into the afterlife. Hephaestion shows extensive jealousy when he sees Alexander with Roxana and deep sadness when he marries her, going so far as to attempt to keep her away from him after Alexander murders Cleitus the Black in India. After Hephaestion succumbs to an unknown illness either by chance or perhaps poison, Alexander distances himself from his wife, despite her pregnancy, believing that she has killed Hephaeston.

After conquering Babylon, Alexander admits that Hephaestion is the only person whom he loves and dies less than three months after Hephaeston, keeping his promise that he would follow him.

This movie is great to see if you follow and like the history, but is not for the childrens under 16 years.

Student name: Juan Pablo Astegiano
Class: 5 H

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

2009-11-17T16:16:00.007-03:00

- Film: “The boy in the striped pyjamas”
- Director: Mark Herman - Author: John Boyne
- Genre: Drama
- Cast: Asa Butterfield, David Thewlis, Vera Farmiga, Sheila Hancock and Rupert Friend

Review:

This film tells the story about the childhood of an eight years old boy, Bruno, who is son of a nazi officer. Full of innocence and questions without answers, he faces terrible experiences.
When Bruno’s father is promoted, all the family is forced to leave their home and move to Berlin, near a death camp where his father commands all the movements and actions. As a consequence of all that terrible surrounding, Bruno’s parents have lots of quarrels and differents opinion about how they feel about Hitler, and the horrifying responsabilities they have over Jewish people. Although his mother doesn’t agree totally with the nazi régime and his father does, they don’t want Bruno to know the tragical reality they have to live, so he isnt’t allowed to go further than the fence indicates.
This prohibition causes a mistery in Bruno, so every day he visits the garden and sit before the fence, thinking about what that weird farm is. This accion becomes a routine, until one day, he meets on the other side of it, a Jewish child, Samuel, whose appearence is a little bit strange to Bruno, because he is all dirty, thin, hairless, and without teeth. Immediately, Samuel and Bruno become great friends, although they know they are not allowed to talk. They both live the reality as an adventure, and can’t understand why there is a separation between them.
In my opinion, as a conclusion, “ the boy in the striped pyjamas” is a really catching movie, because it shows how dificult was life in that time, when Hitler had the power. Besides, it is admirable the inocence of both kids, and how they feel no discrimination. It’s a film about friendship and loyalty. Besides, what I liked the most is that the film director succeeded in creating the atmosphere of that time, It was really credible and sad at the same time.

Written by: Paula Fernandez Ansoar

Good Bye Lenin

2009-11-16T23:23:00.006-03:00

Film: "Good Bye Lenin"
Genre: Tragicomedy.
Director: Wolfgang Becker.
Actors: Daniel Bruhl, Katrin Sab, María Simón, Chulpa Jamatova, Alexander Beyer, Michael Gwisdek.
Review:

October 1989 was not the best time to go into a comma living in the German Democratic Republic, and that is exactly what happens to Alexander Kerner’s (Daniel Brühl) mother, Christiane, a woman proud of his socialist and leader of Unified Socialist Party delivered to the policy because of the divorced with her husband, who lost consciousness when he saw his son got into trouble following a demonstration against Erich Honecker. Alex was involved in a complicated situation when her mother comes out of coma eight months later. Nothing else would affect as much as the the fall of the Berlin Wall and the triumph of capitalism in her beloved East Germany, (She was already warned by the doctor to avoid a possible relapse), so he decided not to tell her mother that the Berlin Wall has fallen while she was sick. This will mount a series of fake news programs, with the help of his friend Denis, which will write its own story.

So to save his mother, Alex transforms the family apartment into an island stuck in the past, a kind of last bastion of socialism in which his mother lives believing that nothing has changed. What begins as a white lie turns into a major scam as Alex's sister and some neighbors are responsible for maintaining the charade that Alex's mother continues to believe that nothing had changed. One of them is Lara, a nurse Alex Russian conquest during his mother's coma. Finally knowing by Lara dies in a scene before seeing the last newscast he has prepared his son to Germany is now one country and that socialism has fallen.

Student name: María Aiello Lacal. Class: 5to Humanístico.

The Others

2009-11-16T22:43:00.004-03:00

Book/ Film: " The otrhers"
Genre: Suspense.
Author/ Director: Alejandro Amenábar

Characters/ Actors: Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan, Christopher Eccleston, Alakina Mann, James Bentley

Review:
Island of Jersey, 1945. The Second World War has ended but the husband Grace he’s not come back. Alone in an isolated victorian house, she educated his children inside of religious ruls.
The children suffer a disease; They don’t receive directly thr daylight. The three new servants incorporate in the family life, they must learn the ruls: the house will be always in semidarkness. Never a door will be oponed if it dont the previous one has been closed.The strict order then Grace has imposed till then it will be defied. Grace, the children and who surround them, they will give a step definitive

Student name: Ramón Cruz
Class:5to H

Finding Nemo

2009-11-16T22:32:00.003-03:00

Book/ Film: Finding Nemo
Genre: Comedy
Author/ Director: Andrew Stanton / Lee Unkrich
Characters/ Actors:

Marlin, Dory, Nemo, Bloat, Peach, Gurgle, Nigel, Crush, Coral, Squirt, Deb, Flo, Jacques, Mr. Ray.

Review:

It's a movie about the story of a young clownfish who lives with his mother in an anemone, reef, his mother life was taken by a fearsome shark, when he want's eve born yet.

The father, a clown fish very responsible and careful of his little son, who was starting in school, took care of him perfectly, making the typical mistakes of parents who fear to let your child experience experiences.

When classes started, Nemo wanted to find out how the world was, so they went to explore the ocean outside the reef, disobeying his father's rules, which were not getting outside the reef.

When they started the adveture, Nemo is captured by a diver and taken to a dentist, which is placed in a jar, along with other marine species...In Sydney.

The father in the course of the history, begin his serach to find him, he confront sharks, swam over turtles, made friends, and traveled through the CAO to reach his son, all in the company of a small fish, Doris, who forgets things easily.

This film is about the adventures of a father and the obstacles that he suffers to get to his son Nemo, who has the particularity of having one of his fins in bad shape.

These film is a nice story for kids to have fun, live the excitement and adventures of the love of a father to his son.

Student name: Ashley Rodriguez
Class: 5º H

Macbeth

2009-11-16T21:02:00.004-03:00

Book:Macbeth
Genre: Drama/Action
Author/ Director: Shakespeare
Characters/ Actors: Duncan, Malcom, Macbeth, Donalbain, Macduff, Lady Macbeth, Banquo, Lenox, Ross, Siward, Siward's Son, Three Witches.

Review:
"Macbeth" is a play about greed and power. The tragedy begins with the prophecy of three witches who said that Macbeth was going to be the new King of Scotland. Immediately, Macbeth begins to harbour ambitions of becoming king.
When Macbeth tells his wife about his meeting with the witches, Lady Macbeth persuades him to follow a plan to murder the King (Duncan). He invited Duncan to his castle to spend the night and celebrate their victory in war. On the night of the king's visit, Macbeth kills Duncan.
Lady Macbeth takes charge of the situation and in accordance with her plan, she frames Duncan's sleeping servants for the murder by planting bloody daggers on them.
Macbeth assumes the throne as the new King os Scotland as a kinsman of the dead king.
Besides, returning to the beggining, the three witches also told to Banquo (Macbeth's war partner) that his Son will be King too...Wich, for Macbeth, that was a threat he had to take care of.

With these little introduction the play continues with lots of bloody scenes and it's been over the centuries, and in my opinion; it's entertainning, original and exciting from the beggining 'till the end ... It's been also adapted to film, television, opera, novels, comic books, and other media.

Student name: Tania Balmaceda
Class: 5º H

The orphan

2009-11-16T19:11:00.003-03:00

Book/ Film: The orphan
Genre: Terror
Author/ Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Characters/ Actors: Isabelle Fuhrman, Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Jimmy Bennett, Aryana Engineer, Margo Martindale, CCH Pounder, Rosemary Dunsmore

Review:

Kate and John Coleman are rebuilding their marriage after a troubled relationship, since Kate had drinking problem but is under therapy with Dr. Browning and has been sober for one year.
Her addiction cost her job; a serious accident with their deaf-dumb daughter Maxine; and the abortion of their stillborn baby Jessica and John had a love affair ten years ago.
They decide to adopt a child and when they meet the nine year-old Russian girl Esther at the St. Marina Orphanage, they immediately fall in love for the well-educated orphan.
Max becomes close to Esther while her reluctant brother Daniel does not welcome his newcomer stepsister. Sooner Kate feels that Esther is manipulative and has some disturbance and she believes it could be hormone or borderline personality disorder but John refuses to listen to his wife and the wounds in their marriage reopen.
Kate calls Sister Abigail in the orphanage and the sister advises Kate that Esther had been involved in many troubles in the past. When Sister Abigail visits Kate, Esther kills her with a hammer and is witnessed by the scared Max.
When Kate goes further in the investigation of the past of Esther, she contacts the Saarne Institute, a mental hospital in Estonia, and discovers that the girl is not who she tells she is.

Student name: María del Rosario Toro Tesini
Class: 5º"H"

The Hundred and One Dalmatians

2009-11-16T14:50:00.006-03:00

Book/ Film: The Hundred and One Dalmatians
Genre: comedy/drama
Author/ Director: Clyde Geronimi

Review:

The Hundred and One Dalmatians, or the Great Dog Robbery is a 1956 children's novel by Dodie Smith which is made film years later. In my opinion is one of most beautiful movies for children I have ever seem. What is most, I know almost the whole dialog. It has an excellent music and a good and hard work of the creators.

This story is about a pair of Dalmatians who are able to think and act like humans do. This is the most interesting and funny thing of the story: how are their reactions and thoughts.

Pongo and Missis Pongo, the dogs, feel in love and have 15 puppies together. They live with the newly married Mr and Mrs Dearly and their two nannies in a very nice and warm house. All was happiness until one day the puppies disappear.

The humans were desperate and went to the police for help. A few hours later, Mr Dearly realized that the Cruella de Vil, an intimidating woman and her wife’s boss, could be the kidnapper because she hates animals and love fur coats of dogs skins.

With the help of other dogs and all sort of animals of the country, Pongo and Missis Pongo could discovered were the pupils were. They treated to explain it to the Dearlys but fail. So the dogs decide to run away and find themselves.

After a journey across country, they meet lots of animals which help the looking of their pupils and other ones which Cruella had enclosed in a big mansion far away.

Fortunately the story has a happy ending and noone is hurt. 101 are discovered and kipped by Mr ans Mrs Dearly.

Student name: Camila Bini
Class: 5to H!

The Warriors

2009-11-15T17:39:00.011-03:00

Book/ Film: The Warriors
Genre: Accion/drama
Author/ Director: Walter Hill
Characters/ Actors: David Harris,, James Remar,, Michael Beck, y Thomas Waites

Review:
The film is about a street band called "The warriors". They are invited to meeting with other bands of the place which is organized by "Cyrus", the leader of the most important band of new york. Cyrus gives a speech to all the bands telling them that there were five members of any band for each police in the city. He proposes them to dominate the city.

Suddenly a man called "Luther" who is the leader of "the rogues" band, shoots Cyrus but he says it was "Cleon" the leader of the Warriors who shooted Cyrus.
There starts a big confussion and all the bands want to capture the members of the Warriors who will have to survivor escaping from them and trying to come back to Coney Island where they are from. In their way back they will have many fights but they will prove their innocense.

This is one of my favorite films because I discovered it by playing the game of "the Warriors" in the play station. My favorite character is "Swam", whi after cleon´s death becomes in the Warriors leader. He is a great fighter and he has an extraordinary personality.

Student name: Enzo Buonassisa
Class: 5to Humanistico

Crank

2009-11-14T22:40:00.004-03:00

Book/ Film: Crank
Genre: action
Author/ Director: Mark Neveldine ; Brian Taylor,
Characters/ Actors: Jason Statham (Chev Chelios), Amy Smart (Eve), Jose Pablo Cantillo (Ricky Verona), Efren Ramirez (Kaylo), and Dwight Yoakam (Doc Miles)

Review:
Crank tells the story of the professional Assassin Chev Chelios who its poisoned whit a Chinese drug by his enemy Ricky Verona, this poison infected his blood making his hearth stop in a few hours so this mean that he is a dead men, but thanks to the aid of his friend the doctor miles he discovers that the only solution to stay alive its to improve the amount of adrenaline on his body, that means that he had to do anything to improve his level of adrenaline, meaning that he most do thing like speeding whit his car, fighting, running , drinking energy drinks or using drugs to stay alive the time needed to fulfil his vengeance towards Verona, and protecting his girlfriend Eve from Verona’s hitman`s.
a action movie at high speed and the always brilliant Jason Stratham makes this movie very recommendable to watch, because it involves almost every subject that makes a good action movie, cars at high speed, criminals, drugs, blood, gun fighting, and a crazy guy whit British accent simply make an awesome movie.

Student name: Diego Papa
Class: 5ºH

Death becomes her

2009-11-14T12:22:00.004-03:00

Film: Death becomes her (1992)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Actors: Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis, Goldie Hawn, Isabella Rossellini

Review:

Actress Madeline Ashton (Meryl Streep) and writer Helen Sharp (Goldie Hawn) are long time rivals. Helen's life falls apart when Madeline steals her fiancé, plastic surgeon Ernest Menville (Bruce Willis), and marries him. Helen becomes an obese, depressed woman.

Many years later Ernest become an alcoholic and miserable in his marriage, and he has been reduced to working restoring the looks of celebrities for their funerals. When Madeline and Helen meet again, Helen appears misteriously rejuvenated and thin.
Madeline, jealous of Helen, searchs for help of Lisle von Rhoman (Isabella Rossellini), who claims she has discovered the secret of eternal youth. She offers Madeline a magical potion to reverse the process of aging.
Meanwhile, Helen has seduced Ernest and conspired with him to kill Madeline. Before their elaborate plan can be carried out, Madeline falls down the stairs and breaks her neck, but she gets up and puts her head on straight. Ernest thinks that her resurrection is a miracle, and uses his skills to repair the damage done to Madeline's body.

Helen, thinking that Madeline is dead, arrives at the house, but Madeline shoots Helen. When Helen, with an enormous shotgun wound in her stomach, reawakens, Madeline guesses correctly that Helen was also a customer of Lisle's. The two undead rivals fight, but fail to do any real damage. Finally, the two ladies reconcile their differences and beg Ernest to repair their damaged bodies. Ernest agrees on the condition that he never see them again after the work is done. However, Madeline and Helen discover that his repairs are only temporary. They conspire to make Ernest drink the potion as well. Although Lisle makes an impassioned argument for immortality, Ernest refuses the potion, stating that a life lived forever is worthless.

In trying to escape, Ernest finds himself on the roof of the house. He slips and his suspenders get caught on the rain gutter, swinging him over an open pit. Madeline and Helen implore that he drink the potion so he will survive. Ernest refuses again, lets the potion fall, and then falls from the gutter. With Ernest, Helen and Madeline realize that they are now forced to take care of each other forever.

I think that is a very original movie, it's different from the other typical comedies. It is not a new film, but the effects are perfect for that year, when the technology was more difficult to use than now. Actually, the film won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.
The movie is very funny and it's perfect to see in family on a Sunday afternoon!

Student name: Sofia Santos
Class: 5h

Patch Adams

2009-11-14T11:11:00.006-03:00

"PATCH ADAMS"

-Film: “Patch Adams”
-Genre: Drama.
-Director: Tom Shadyac
-Authors: Steve Oedekerk (based on “Good Health is a Laughing Matter”, by Patch Adams and Maureen Myland
-Cast: Robin Williams (Patch Adams), Monica Potter (Carin), Daniel London (Truman), Phillip Seymour Hoffman (Mitch), Bob Gunton (Dean Walcott).

- Review:
“Patch Adams” tells the story of the most special and gifted doctor of all times: Hunter “Patch” Adams. As might have been expected, the movie in question provides viewers with a perfect representation of the most relevant turning-points in the doctor’s life. In fact, at first, the film introduces Patch (Robin Williams) as a man who is hospitalized in a mental institution. Surprisingly, there, he finds a very important purpose of life; that of helping others whatever happens. Right after that, he leaves the institution and decides to go in for medicine, which will allow him to help others professionally. However, once in the medical school, he is taught a traditional method, which advocates a distant attitude towards patients that does not address their personal qualities or needs. Interestingly, Adams is determined to change this situation, as he believes firmly that patients who are suffering enormous pain should be heard and understood. In a few words, he thinks that laughter is the best medicine to undergo hard situations. Moreover, he pays particular attention to those who suffer extremely serious diseases, such as cancer, and tries to make them spent an amazing time, making all their dreams come true. Unfortunately, the authorities and some of his classmates, such as Mitch (Phillip Seymour Hoffman), do not agree with his idea and try to implement strategies to make him drop out his initial purpose. As time goes by, his patients, professors and hospital nurses, begin to appreciate his method of healing the sick. Nevertheless, Patch, with the unconditional help of his friends: Carin (Monica Potter) and Truman (Daniel London), struggles against winds and tides, in order to fulfill his aims. Interestingly, he decides to build his own medical clinic, where a close relationship between doctors and patients is a key element. Unluckily, Patch suffers a huge loss, which devastates him. He thinks that God creates men only to suffer and life does not worth it. As might have been expected, he feels dispirited, but suddenly a colorful butterfly sits on his medical bag. That event makes him regain the passion he once had. After being dismissed from the medical school for a second time, Patch is able to convince the jury in a final speech, by saying that he did his best to help the people that came to him, stating that treating a disease is a win-or-lose situation, but treating a person's spirit always guarantees a positive outcome. Furthermore, he encourages medical students to cultivate relationships with nurses and learn their skills. He also states that death should be treated with dignity and even humor. Finally, the jury in question accepts Patch's medical methods and does not prevent him from graduating.
In general, I believed wholeheartedly that “Patch Adams” is touching, as well as controversial, since it questions the traditional method of healing and the distant relationship between patients and doctors. Furthermore, both actors and actress, especially Robin Williams, offer particularly memorable performances, which are regarded as outstanding.
To sum up, I would like to say that the movie in question relies on a profoundly moving plot, which teaches us that PATIENTS should be treated as PEOPLE; as well as that we should make a great effort to reach our objectives, and we shouldn’t admit defeat just because others want us to do so.

The Perfect Score

2009-11-13T23:42:00.007-03:00

Film: The Perfect Score

Genre: Comedy Author/ Director: Brian Robbins

Characters/ Actors: Erika Christensen, Anna Ross, Chris Evans, Matty Matthews and Scarlett Johansson

Review:The Perfect Score is a story about six high school students that band together to steal the answers to the college exam. They have discovered that this one test will determine their future, and the college that will admit them. Each student has his or her own reasons for deciding to become criminals and beat the system. They justify this act saying that it’s unfair and and discriminates against them. Then they decide to steal the test. Lucky for them, the father of one in the group is an owner of the building where they find the tests. This student gets the building plans, and she also has a door card key. Their lives change with this for the better.

Student name: Victoria Alonso
Class:5H

Finding Nemo

2009-11-01T11:25:00.008-03:00

Book/ Film: Finding Nemo

Genre: Adventure

Author/ Director:
Andrew Stanton
Lee Unkrich

Characters/ Actors:
Albert Brooks
Ellen DeGeneres
Alexander Gould
Willem Dafoe
Brad Garrett
Joe Ranft
Allison Janney
Vicki Lewis

Review:
Marlin and his wife Coral, move into a new home, Coral is eaten by a barracuda along with all of their eggs, except for one.Marlin finds that egg and promises it he will never let anything happen to it, naming it Nemo.
Later, Nemo begins his first day at school, but is frustrated and embarrassed by his overprotective and neurotic father.
Nemo deliberately swims out to open water and he is captured by a diver. As he desperately searches for help, he bumps into Dory who suffers from short-term memory loss
Dory remembers that she can read and, reading the address on the mask, they discover that Nemo has been taken to Sydney.
Marlin and Dory are found by a group of sea turtles who are going to the Australian Current,
As Marlin be friend the turtle Crush he tells some of the sea turtles about his reason for her recovery so his story travel among the sea creatures,.
However, Marlin has a pelican friend called Nigel who takes Marlin and Dory in a a dentist's office were removes Nemo from the tank and puts him in a bag for a present to his niece Darla .
Later When Darla arrives, Nemo pretends to be dead and Marlin and Dory are shocked to see Nemo dead.
After that they and Nigel are thrown out the window, in that moment Gill an other fish helps Nemo escape down the drain of the dentist's sink to the ocean.
Depressed Marlin thanks Dory and tells her he is going home on his own.
When suddenly Dory is reluctant to be left by herself again, claiming that she can remember things better when he is around but Marlin still swims away to go home.
A chance encounter Dory with Nemo jogs her memory of her adventures with Marlin and the two catch up with Marlin and there is a brief and happy reunion. Moments later, Dory is caught in a fishing net along with a school of grouper. Nemo has an idea to save her by telling the fish caught in the net to swim down, a trick the other fish in the tank had tried to use to save him from being scooped up in the dentist's net. Though Marlin is afraid to let him go out of fear of losing him again, he realizes that he has to let Nemo take this chance. The maneuver works, snapping the winch, freeing Dory and the grouper, and Marlin reconciles with Nemo and apologizes for being overprotective.
One day they have returned home, Marlin is able to let Nemo "go have an adventure" at school with his classmates, Marlin also impresses and wins the respect of his neighbors for going across the ocean to find his son, especially after his credibility is enhanced by the appearance of the three sharks.
For me is a really good film because is interesing not only for kids but for adults too.My favorite part is when Nemo cameback and her father and is proud of him and tell her "go have an adventure" , because it make me feel that every family can be happy again.

Student name : Delfina Bartolome.
Class: 5 Humanistico.

GRΣΣK

2009-11-01T02:00:00.005-03:00

Series: Greek
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Creator: Patrick Sean Smith
Actors: Scott Michael Foster, Spencer Grammer, Paul James, Jacob Zachar, Jake McDorman.

Review:

Writing about Greek is kind of difficult because it has many interesting points to light out. On one hand, we have the typical American comedy about a group of college students that just wants to have fun. On the other hand, we can notice the deep message that this series want to transmit, the worthiness of friendship, loyalty and even though this story is based on a college campus, the importance of living the “college experience” at its maximum expression.

This series was premiered on July 2007, with a good audience level. At the moment Greek has two completed seasons and is going through the 3rd season. At total it has 53 episodes of about 43 minutes each one. Furthermore, the plot is basically about the life of college students in the modern USA.

Beginning with the particular case of Rusty Cartwright, a new student in his first year of university, considered a “geek” in his high school that tries to get in a fraternity (fraternal social organizations for undergraduate students). He gets in “Kappa Tau” where he meets Cappie, the “director” of that fraternity, and ex-boyfriend of his older sister Casey.
Moreover, the story gets funny spins and makes the viewer find out Greek as an unique piece of art.

In conclusion, Greek is one of my favourite series, but some critics like to point it out as a “non familiar programme” because of it contents of drinking, partying and homosexuality in some cases. For me, it has an special touch of magic... Something that makes the story being so amazingly told, although, I haven’t finished to watch it completely.

Student name: Lucía Cuezzo

Class: 5to H

Anastasia

2009-10-04T16:11:00.005-03:00

Book/ Film: Anastasia
Genre: Animation / Musical /Adventure
Author/ Director: Don Bluth; Gary Goldman
Characters/ Actors: Meg Ryan; John Cusack; Christopher Lloyd

Review:

The daughter of last Russian czar, Anastasia, is found by two young Russian men, Dimitri and Vladimir, who seek the reward that her grandmother promised to the ones who will find her. But evil monk of the czar family Rasputin, who make a pact with the devil for the power that kills the Romanovs family in the past, want destroy the last desendent of the Romanov family.

From Don Bluth, a film to all the ages of this time, brings one of the most fantastic histories of all the time with a wonderfull soundtrack composed by David Newman.

At The Begining - Richard Marx & Donna Lewis - Ost "Anastasia" @ Yahoo! Video

Student name: Ignacio M. Igarreta
Class: 5º H

An American Tail

2009-10-04T15:33:00.007-03:00

Book/ Film: An American Tail
Genre: Animation / Adventure /Drama / Family /Musical
Author/ Director: Don Bluth
Characters/ Actors: Phillip Glasser; Christopher Plummer

Review:

Fievel is a young mouse who is separated from his family on the way to America, a land they think is without cats. When he arrives alone in the new world, he keeps hope to see his family again, in his searching he makes new friends, running and dodging the cats he thought he rid off.

This is a film for all the family and to learn the how important is the family in this life.

Student name: Ignacio M. Igarreta
Class: 5º H

The Princess Diaries

2009-09-19T09:57:00.002-03:00

Book/ Film: The Princess Diaries
Genre: Comedy
Author/ Director: Garry Marshall
Characters/ Actors: Julie Andrews , Anne Hathaway , Héctor Elizondo

Review: The life of Mia Thermopolis, a shy adolescent who lives in San Francisco makes a 360º course when suddenly she discovers that she is a real princess.
It is supposed that she is the heir of the croun of Genovia, a very little european princedom.
Mia begins a funny travel in order to take possession of the throne, but her strict and incredible grandmother, the queen Clarisse Renaldi; breaks into her life to give her classes of protocol suitable for a princess.
Mia doesn´t have the intention to give up her life just to govern a far country.
However, queen Clarisse inserts that she has to carry out her duly in order to take place in the line of succession to the throne.
Mia has to face the most important election of her life; to go on with her family or to leave everything and to accept the responsibilities of a Princess.

Student name: María del Rosario Toro Tesini
Class: 5º H

Baby's Day Out

2009-09-18T23:04:00.007-03:00

Book/ Film: Baby's Day Out

Genre: comedy

Author/ Director: written by John Hughes and produced by Richard Vane and John Hughes and directed by Patrick Read Johnson

Characters/ Actors: Adam and Jacob Worton

Review:

“Baby's Day Out” is a 1994 comedy film written by John Hughes and produced by Richard Vane and John Hughes, about one day's adventures of a kidnapped baby in the city. The movie was directed by Patrick Read Johnson. The film stars twins Adam and Jacob Worton.

Bink Cotwell Jr. is the baby of a rich family. This family lives in a big mansion. Bink is the only child of house and receives the attention of all. Every night his mother reads a book in which a boy has adventures in the city.
One day, kidnappers posing as photographers and kidnap the child without anyone even noticing. Parents to discover that your child is missing and they call the police. Unfortunately for the kidnappers, the baby appears to be much intelligent than them. The baby escapes for his captors who begin to chase him around the city without success.

While looking for the baby, the police discover the story of the mother that the child go to different places of the city for those areas that relate to children's books.

Student name: Victoria Alonso

Class: 5to H

Moulin Rouge

2009-09-18T09:54:00.006-03:00

Film: Moulin Rouge
Genre: Musical/Romance
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Actors: Nicole Kidman, Ewan Mcgregor, John Leguizamo, Jim Broadment and Richard Roxburgh

Review:

Moulin Rouge is a story about love, it is a musical that goes through the silentfilm period. This film is directed by Baz Luhrmann and it was filmed in Paris.

Firstly, Christian (Ewan Macgregor) tells the story on the pages that he is writing. He writes that in the famous cabaret of Paris, The Moulin Rouge, he has met a beautiful woman called Satine (Nicole Kidman) and he immediately falls in love with her.

Satine is a prostitute and her only desire is to go away from The Moulin Rouge and be free.

The problem is that Christian is not the only one that falls in love with her. A millionaire and bad Duke (Richard Roxburgh) is absolutely obsessed with her too.

Then Satine meets Christian and she falls in love with him in secret. The fact is that she cannot fall in love because of what she does, so they start meeting in secret. After that, the Duke discovers that she is seeing Christian so he tries to kill him.

I really like this film because it is entertaining. I think that the story, the music and the actors are very good, and all this make a very catching film.

Student name: Florencia Rossi
Class: 5º Humanístico

The Ugly Truth

2009-09-18T09:51:00.004-03:00

Book/ Film: The ugly truth
Genre: Comedy
Author/ Director: Robert Luketic
Characters/ Actors: Katherine Heigl (Abby), Gerard Butler(Mike), Bree Turner

Review:

The Ugly truth tells the story of Abby, a desperate woman who works in a TV news channel (who's about to be canceled because of bad raiting), who doesn't have been on a date for over a year. She's the typical, solitary and inexperience woman who's waiting for her "Mr. Perfect" and thinks that guys are always honest and cute.

Then we have Mike, a guy who`s a hardcore personality and doesn't believe in "true love", he tells woman what most men really are and think about it.

One day Abby must hire Mike to save they TV channel, and they call the show "the ugly truth". Everibody loves Mike except Abby, who thinks he's a dirty and unlikely man. But in the mean time Mike bet Abby to teach her how to meet a guy and keep it for good. If he wins, he will quit the job, but if he dont he will stay. When it happens, Mike realize that he was falling in love with Abby, and that all the things he tells people everyday on his show doesn't happend all the time.

Abby falls in love with Mike too, so she leaves "Mr Perfect", and after a couple of situations, Abby and Mike stay together for will and realizes that "The ugly truth" is not always so ugly.

Student name: Tania Balmaceda
Class:5to H

Briget Jones's Diary

2009-09-17T12:21:00.009-03:00

Book/ Film: Briget Jones's Diary
Genre: Comedy - Romance
Author/ Director: Sharon Mcguire
Characters/ Actors: Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth

Review:
Briget Jones's Diary is a Bitish film from 2001, based on the novel from the same name written by Heles Fielding. In this film, the star, Briget Jones (Renée Zellweger), is a 30 year old woman who works in a publishing company in London and has realized that time is passing by and she is still single and worried about her weight. her family tries that she get's emocionally involved with a pretender, Mr. Darcy (Colin Firth), a barrister, son of a friend of her parents. From the very beggining Briget thinks that is a very arrogant and offensive person. and he thinks that Briget is some kind of dorky.
On New Year's Day she decides to leave the bad habit behind, lose weight and find her own Mr. Right.
Briget Jones and Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant), his boss with who she has been fantasizing for a long time, starts to send masseges to her, and having dates to know each other better... But the reality is that hi is a womanizer who doesn't want anything serious with her. At the same time she find out that Daniel and Mark Darcy have a history together and as result of it they hate each other.
When she finally realizes that Mark is a good person with good intentions and Daniel isn't as much as she needs, she will be on a real crossroads.

I really like this film because it's funny and dinamic and at the same time it's sweet and romantic. I think that Renée is extrordinary in her role and also love Hugh Grant, even playing the role of the bad guy.

Student Name: Carolina Delgado
Class: 5ºH

Die Welle

2009-09-16T21:21:00.003-03:00

Book/ Film: Die Welle (The Wave)
Genre: Drama-Thriller
Author/ Director: Dennis Gansel
Characters/ Actors: Jürgen Vogel as Rainer Wenger, Frederick Lau as Tim, Max Riemelt as Marco and Jennifer Ulrich as Karo.

Review:

Die well or The Wave is a film based on the novel The Wave, which is a fictionalized account of the events that took place in a Californian high school. It tells the story of a school project about autocracy which was developed by a professor named Rainer Wenger, who implemented an unusual and unorthodox experiment. This project was about bringing back the fascism and the Nazis regime to the class and to live like if that was that time. At the beginning students weren't really enthusiastic with the idea, and they thought that the regime that had reigned in the past could never be back, but after a couple of classes they started to get involved and changes started to appear. They invented a name, "Die well", adopted a new greeting and a uniform which had to be used by everyone in the class. When the week, and consequently the project, were getting over it slipped through Wegner's fingers and the students started to have weird attitudes that will have great importance towards the end.

Regarding my election, I chose this movie because I found so interesting the plot and the way the director tells the story. It is an interesting way to open everyone's mind and to think that people can very easily be manipulated, and that we are not as advanced in this aspects as we think. Actors and actresses performances are great and so is director's work.

Student name: María Agustina Forcatto
Class: 5° Humanístico

UP

2009-09-15T19:14:00.003-03:00

Film: UP
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Author/Director: Pete Docter and Bob Peterson
Characters: Carl Fredricksen, Ellie, Russell, Charles Muntz, Dug, Beta

Review:
The film is about Carl Fredricksen, who met Ellie, the love of his life, when they were very young. They share the same interest in exploration as their hero, famed explorer Charles Muntz.
Carl and Ellie grow old together, keeping since kids their dream of a house in Paradise Falls, in South America. Just as they seem to finally be able to take their trip, Ellie dies of old age. After a long time Carl decided to keep his promise to Ellie, and uses his old professional supplies to create a makeshift airship using tens of thousands of helium balloons which lift his house off its foundations. But in the porch was Russell, a Wilderness Explorer who was trying to help Carl to earn his final merit badge.
Finally, Carl and Russell start to understand to each other and, with a little help of a big storm, they find themselves in Paradise Falls. They live a lot of adventures and also met Charles Muntz, who is not like Carl think it would be.
This film is hillarious, but it also have details that make the story more 'real'. The sadness of Carl for loosing his wife is very touching.
It's perfect to see in family, because parents and kids will enjoy it!

Student name: Sofía Santos
Class: 5h

Drag Me to Hell

2009-09-08T22:28:00.004-03:00

Film: Drag me to Hell

Genre: Terror

Director: Sam Raimi

Actors: Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Jessica Lucas, Lorna Raver, David Paymer, Dileep Rao, Adriana Barraza, Fernanda Romero, Reggie Lee, Alex Veadov, Bojana Novakovic, Bill E. Rogers.

Review:
Original story about a Young woman that try desperately break a terrible curse. Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) is an ambitious owner of a bank in Los Angeles that to goes out with a lovely man, the professor Clay Dalton (Justin Long). Everything is very well until that mystery Miss Agnus (Lorna Raver) goes to the bank to ask what to postpone monthly installment of her hypothec. Now must Christine do as her instinct says and help to old women? Or maybe will be better to refuse and stay well with her boss and get a promotion? Christine goes by the second option, so Miss Agnus loose her house. Old Women decides to take revenge and send the lamia`s curse turning her life into hell. Followed by evil spirit and front to incomprehension of her skeptical boyfriend Christine fined help from a visionary man (Dillep Rao) to save her soul from an eternal sentence. In a attempt or help her to recover a normal life the visionary man guide her by a frenetic walk for reverse the spell. But evil forces came and Christine must to meet to something incredible: Where is she prepared to arrive for escape the curse?

Student name: Constanza Bidegain

Class: 5º Humanístico

The Proposal

2009-09-08T15:27:00.005-03:00

Book/ Film: THE PROPOSAL

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Author/ Director: Anne Fletcher

Characters/ Actors: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds.

Review:

The proposal is an interesting story about two people, that, despite the problems and lies they have had, finally fall in love. It’s a really interesting film and it’s has something particular and original that others films haven’t got.
Margaret Tate (Sandra Bullock) is the executive editor of a book publishing company, who forces her assistant Andrew Paxton (Ryan Reynolds) to marry her in order to avoid being deported to Canada. He bitterly accepts, under the condition that he is promoted to the position of editor. When the government investigates, the two are forced to spend the weekend with his parents in Alaska in order to sell the lie. The family suggest they could marry the same weekend, and they accept.
They start to fall in love as they spend more and more time together. Because of this, during the wedding ceremony, Margaret decides she cannot do this to Andrew and confesses the business arrangement in front of everyone. Then she has 24 hours to get back to Canada, and this goes back to New York to pack her things. However, Andrew confesses his love for her in front of the office staff, proposing marriage again.

Student name: Agustina Leguizamón
Class: 5to Humanístico.

Alfie

2009-08-28T00:24:00.004-03:00

Book/ Film: Alfie
Genre: Drama/Romance
Author/ Director: Charles Shyer
Characters/ Actors: Jude Law, Marisa Tomei

Review: The movie is about alfie´s life. An ambicious, irresponsable man. But he is very handsome and women die for him. He moves to New York looking for succesfull and love. Among the story, different women fall in love with him and after a short time he leaves them heart broken. After a time starts happening to him the same he did to the others. He falls in love and he is abandoned by women. Alfie shows in a special way the infidelity issue and the common problems between couples. Explaining how nowadays people don´t want to have a really compromise with love.

In my opinion the character Jude Law, of this film, performs a limusine driver very handsome, in an exelent way, having a lot of seduction and charm; getting this way a memorable and convincent performing.

Student name: Enzo Buonassisa
Class: 5to H

Billy Ellot

2009-08-14T09:58:00.005-03:00

Film: "Billy Elliot"
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephen Daldry.
Actors: Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Gary Lewis, Jamie Draven, Jean Heywood.

Review:

Billy Elliot is a boy of 11 years who lives with his family (father, brother and grandmother) in northern England. The history is set in the mid 80’s. While his father and brother are involved in a strike of miners, Billy is forced (by his father) to take boxing classes, although he is not exactly interested in that. One day, the youngster, starts attending dancing classes, he goes to the classes hidden from his family. When his father discovers that Billy is a dancer, wich is consider a girly activity, he force him to leave school. But the kid has a flair for dancing and wants to devote time to this activity. Finally, his father decides to support him, despite arguments and fights.

Student name: María Aiello Lacal.
Class: 5to humanístico.

The Lion King

2009-08-10T00:04:00.003-03:00

Book/ Film: The lion king
Genre: Animation
Author/ Director: Rob Minkoff and Roger Allers.
Characters/ Actors: Matthew Broderick (Simba), Jeremy Irons (Scar), E. Sabella (Pumba), N. Lane (Timón), M. Kelly (Nala) and James Earl Jones (Mufasa).

Review:
In my opinion this is the best movie of all times and a classic for all families. The story is about a lion's family which had its kingdom in a jungle. Mufasa, the king, lived with his son called Simba and his wife Sarabi. They used to live very happy till one day that the king’s brother tried to kill Mufasa and Simba to take the kingdom himself. He could kill Mufasa and take the kingdom with the help of the hyenas but fortunately couldn’t kill Simba. Simba was afraid, too young and decided to ran away. A few years later, Nala, simba’s friend found him living with two new funny friends very far of the kingdom lands. So she tried to convince Simba to return and take his place on the kingdom because Mufasa wasn't the true king, he was a very bad one and because the lions were starving. Confused Simba didn’t know what to do, but an old family’s friend told him, he has to remember who he is and that he is the true king so he has to return, forget the past and learn about it. When Simba returned to his lands he realized that Mufasa was killed by Scar, his uncle, So he fought against his uncle and Mufasa died. At the final of the story, Simba had a daughter with Nala and seemed to be very happy.

Student name: camila bini
Class: 5to H!

terminator salvation

2009-08-07T09:47:00.004-03:00

Film: Terminator Salvation
Genre: Science fiction

Director: Joseph McGinty Nichol

Actors:
Christian Bale (John Connor),
Sam Worthington (Marcus Wright)

Anton Yelchin (Kyle Reese)
Bryce Dallas Howard(Kate Connor)

Helena Bonham Carter (Dr. Serena Kogan)

Moon Bloodgood (Blair Williams)

Review:

In 2018, John Connor , the man destined to lead the surviving humans in their fight against the machines driven by the brain and its devastating technological skynet terminator soldiers . A task for which he was raised since birth by his mother , Sarah Connor , but the future that Connor has learned to believe it . He will be altered by the apearence of Marcus Wright a stranger whose last memory was a man on death row . As leader of the resistance , Connor must decide if Marcus has been sent to the future orders for the machines or an ally rescued from the past when skynet prepares its final blow Connor and Marcus embark on an odyssey that will take them to the operations center skynet ,which will discover a terrible secret that could mean the annihilation of the human race.

Student name: Lourdes Sabrina Rodríguez
Class: 5 º Humanistico

The Perfect Man

2009-08-05T19:38:00.003-03:00

Book/ Film: The Perfect Man
Genre: Comedy.
Author/ Director: Mark Rosman.
Characters/ Actors: Hilary Duff (Holly Hamilton), Heather Locklear (Jean Hamilton) and Chris Noth (Ben Cooper).

Review:

The movie is about the story of a teenager called Holly Hamilton, she lives with her mother Jean and her younger sister.Holly is tired of moving every time her mother breaks a loving relationship because it means changing her way of living, studying and besides leaving her friends.In their last moving, she started a new school year and knew her friend Amber. They had a lot of things in common, one day that friend invited her to have luch uncle's restaurant (Ben Cooper) .At that moment she realised Ben was the perfect man for her mother because of the way he spoke about women.Holly wanted her mother to be happy again so she decided to create a secret admirer having the perfect man's charecteristics. He fried's uncle helped her to get her plan. Holly sent her letters, mails, little gifts etc.Her plan was successful because her mother showed happy but Holly couldn't go on playing with her mother's illusion and she organised an appointment. Her mother went there and Holley appeared (instead of that admirer) telling her all the truth. Jean's reaction was of anger and sadness but at last she understood Holly had been looking for her happiness.
In my opinion the movie is interesting, and I understand Holly's situation because I'm teenager.
I also liked the actors and actresses's performance because they worked very well.

Student name: Maida Daniela Salto.
Class: 5º Humanistico.

Wimbledon

2009-07-23T22:44:00.006-03:00

- Film: “Wimbledon”
- Director: Richard Loncraine
- Author: Adam Brooks, Jennifer Flackett
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

- Cast: Kristen Dunst, Paul Bettany

-Review:

Wimbledon is one of the best films that I’ve seen and it took a very important place, just at the top of my personal rankking for several reasons. First of all, it has a special “something” on it, maybe that’s because of my passion about tennis. Moreover, Wimbledon is my favorite Grand Slam and this story shows to the public other point of view about the life of the athletes during the tournament.

Furthermore, the main plot is about Peter & Lizzie’s love story. Peter was an ex – pro tennis player that has lost all his confidence and recieved an special invitation to participate on Wimbledon, there he met Lizzie, a young top ten player that was over the wave of sucess. After many problems (that I won’t was out), Lizzie gave Peter his confidence back and finally he won the tournament.

The actors interpretation was quite good, they could manage to mix romance, passion, drama and a little comedy in the film. Both of them are known from blockbuster films, such as “Spiderman” in Kristen case, or “The Da Vinci Code” in Pauls.

My personal average of the film is obviously good, based on the facts that I’ve said at the begginig of this essay.

- Student Name: Lucía Cuezzo

- Class: 5th "H"

Frida

2009-06-29T16:56:00.005-03:00

- Film: “Frida”
- Director: Julie Taymor
- Author: Clancy Sigal, Diane Lake, Gregory Nava, Anna Thomas.
- Genre: Drama
- Cast: Salma Hayek (Frida Kahlo), Alfred Molina (Diego Rivera), Geoffrey Rush (León Trotsky), Mía Maestro (Cristina Kahlo)

- Review:

“Frida” tells the story of the most talented artist of all times: Frida Kahlo. Interestingly, the film is set in 1922. Therefore, it covers thirty-two years of Kahlo's life from age 15 to her death at age 47. As might have been expected, it provides viewers with an appropriate representation of the most important turning-points in the artist’s life. As a matter of fact, at first, the film shows clearly the dangerous accident, which she suffers at the age of eighteen. As a consequence, Frida (Salma Hayek) is seriously injured, as a metal handrail pierces her body. In the following years, she undergoes thirty-two major operations and suffers enormous pain for the rest of her life. Fortunately, she derives great pleasure for painting, as it serves two useful purposes: that of allowing her to give vent to her imagination and that of helping her to express her feelings. Moreover, Frida gets married with Diego Rivera (Alfred Molina), a famous muralist. They have a stormy relationship. Actually, Rivera is often unfaithful and even has an affair with Cristina (Mía Maestro), Frida’s younger sister. However, Frida also has extramarital affairs, including one with Leon Trotsky (Geoffrey Rush), the Russian Leader. To add insult to injury, Frida is never able to have children, aspect which devastates her. In a word, her life is a complete mixture of sadness and extreme pain, which allows Frida to develop that special flair for painting.
In general, I believe wholeheartedly that the film in question is profoundly moving, as well as gripping. Furthermore, both actors and actresses offer viewers particularly memorable performances, since it is clear how they get actively involved in Frida’s biography. However, if I had to choose one performance, I would definitely select Salma Hayek’s, which is regarded as outstanding. Last but not least, I would like to point out the sophisticated and realistic make-up and costume-designing, the appropriate representation of Mexican customs and traditions and the importance of Frida’s most famous paintings, such as “Frida and Diego Rivera” (1931) and “Roots” (1943).
On the whole, I believe firmly that “Frida” is a remarkable movie, with an absolutely touching plot, where TRANSGRESSION, TALENT, SEDUCTION and PAIN play a crucial role. In fact, "The real Frida Kahlo" set an example in life and taught all her fans that it is possible to keep on trying against all odds.

- Student name: Lucía Belén Queizán.
- Class: 5º humanístico.

Aladdin !

2009-06-23T22:07:00.001-03:00

Book/ Film: Aladdin
Genre: Animation
Author/ Director:John Musker y Ron Clements
Characters/ Actors: Aladin. Abu. Genio. Jasmine. Sultan. Jafar

Review:
Aladdin is a young and poor boy who with his inseparable mono Abú dedicates to steal and cheat on people in the city of Agrabah to survive and have the dream of someday being an important person. Aladdin is often chased by all the guards of the castle and the security officers so that they can imprisioner him, but they never can.
In spite of Aladdin’s defects, he is a really good boy. He always tries to help poor and needy people. In the movie, Aladdin falls in love of the princess Jasmine, a lovely girl who is Sultan’s daughter. When he meets her, they don’t now who they really are, but they realised they have one thing in common: The feeling of being prisioners in their own lifes.

Later, he finds out that she is the princess of Agrabah when Aladdin is caught by the security guards, and Jasmine, using her royalty power, lets him go. After this inconvenient, Jasmine comes back to the castle and finds herself in the obligation to choose a prince who will be her husband. At the sime time, Aladdin is prisioner in Sultan’s castle, where an old man shows up and promises him to be the richiest man in the world if he gets out of that place and goes to the cave of the marvel. In this awesome place, there is a lamp which has inside the grand genious, who has the power of making real three wishes.
Aladdin, once he finds the lamp, decides to give to the genious one of the three wishes: The freedom of him. The other two are the change of Aladdin into a chaming prince so that he could win Jasmine’s heart, and the posibility of escaping from prision.
As a prince, Aladdin goes to the castle and there, Jasmine finally recognise him. But the problem starts when Jafar, who wants to marry her and takes all the money, finds out that Aladdin is going to take de power of his hands, and a big fight happens. Finally the genious ends up being free, and Jafar inside of the lamp forever and ever.

Finally, Aladdin and Jazmine get married, and live happily ever after in the castle. My opinion about the movie is that is one of the best that Disney has ever made. Is a beautiful and entretaining film, which has all that has to be included to make people interested in it. My fauvorite character is without any doubt Aladdin, who is the cutest prince and I would definitely love to have a boy like that, kind and brave.

Student name: Agustina D'Antona
Class: 5to Humanistico