ABBA

ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the first letters of the band members' first names (Agnetha, Benny, Bjorn and Anni-Frid).  They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful group ever to take part in the contest.

This is a video of the Eurovision Song Contest: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FsVeMz1F5c

ABBA had sold over 370 million albums and singles worldwide and still sell millions of records a year, which makes them one of the best-selling music artists of all time.

 ABBA broke up in 1982, ABBA's music declined in popularity until several films.

In 1999, ABBA's music was adapted into the successful musical “Mamma Mia!”  that toured worldwide. So, in this movie the characters sing the most successfully songs of ABBA, like: “The winner takes it all”, “Lay all your love on me”, “Mamma mia!” (the song, that give the name of the film), “Money money”, “  Super Trouper", "Lay All Your Love on Me", "Dancing Queen", "Knowing Me, Knowing You", "Take a Chance on Me", "Thank You for the Music", "Money, Money, Money", "The Winner Takes It All", "Voulez Vous"



This is the trailer of "Mamma Mia!" movie: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiVnD9i7BpE






Natalia Moreno, Marta Gómez. 1º A Bachillerato. 

THE WRITER BY TOMÁS RUBIO 6-7-2013 1º Bachillerato B

THE WRITER

INTRODUCTION:

A writer (Ewan McGregor) accepts  the order of finishing the memories of the former British Prime Minister Adam Lang (Pierce Brosnan), after the death in an accident of the person who was doing it. For it, he is staying in an island of the east coast of The United States. The following day of his arrival, the former secretary accuses Lang of authorizing the illegal capture of alleged terrorists and his delivery to the CIA, facts that would constitute a war crime. The scandal attracts journalists and demonstrators to the mansion of the island where Lang lives with his wife (Olivia Williams) and his personal assistant (Kim Cattrall).

 

DIRECTOR:

ROMAN POLANSKI

Born in Paris to Polish parents, he moved with his family back to Poland (Second Polish Republic) in 1937, shortly before the outbreak of World War II. He survived the Holocaust and was educated in Poland (People's Republic of Poland) and became a director of both art house and commercial films. Polanski's first feature-length film, Knife in the Water (1962), made in Poland, was nominated for a United States Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film but was beaten by Federico Fellini's 8½.He has since received five more Oscar nominations, along with two Baftas, four Césars, a Golden Globe Award and the Palme d'Or of the Cannes Film Festival in France. In the United Kingdom he directed three films, beginning with Repulsion (1965). In 1968 he moved to the United States, and cemented his status by directing the horror film Rosemary's Baby (1968) for which Ruth Gordon won an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress.

 

CAST:

EWAN MCGREGOR:

Ewan Gordon McGregor (Crieff Scotland, March 31, 1971) is a film and television actor best known for playing British Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi in the first three episodes of the saga of George Lucas, Star Wars. McGregor has also acted as the male counterpart of Hollywood romantic movies like Moulin Rouge and Down with Love!, Both with great public acceptance, but her most famous and the one that launched him to stardom was that of Mark Renton, the antihero protagonist of the cult film Trainspotting by Danny Boyle. In 2005 he played a psychiatrist in the film Stay Marc Foster and in 2006 Ian Rider portrayed in the adaptation of the book series of Alex Rider, Storm breaker the film is titled and was directed by Geoffrey Sax. He participated in the blockbuster Angels & Demons with Tom Hanks. Cantante.y also has also appeared in the film directed by Juan Antonio Bayona it impossible with Naomi Watts and Tom Holland. McGregor married Eve Mavrakis is a French designer since 1995 and they have three biological daughters Clara Mathilde, born in February 1996, Esther Rose, born November 7, 2001, and Anouk, born in January 2011 and adopted another daughter, Jamiyan in 2006.

 

 

PIERCE BROSNAN:

Thomas Brosnan, his father left the family when he was young and his mother, May, moved to London to work as a nurse, so that the actor was raised by his maternal grandparents until he was ten years old he went to to live with his mother to the English capital. After leaving school, Brosnan was attracted to the theater and enrolled at the Drama Centre London, graduating in 1975.

The late playwright Tennessee Williams selected him in person soon to play McCabe in the British premiere of the play The red devil battery sing. Brosnan's performance in London and Williams hit sent him a telegram that says Brosnan still retain, in which he said laconically, "Thank goodness for you, my dear boy."

He continued his career with brief film appearances and made his debut in The Long Good Friday (1980), filmed a year earlier. That same year, despite not appearing in the credits, she played a small role in The Mirror Crack'd, an adaptation of Guy Hamilton of a detective novel by Agatha Christie. The film features performances by Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, Kim Novak, Tony Curtis and Angela Lansbury, and revolves around a murder on the set of a movie. Interestingly, Brosnan plays James, the lover of Mary Queen of Scots, played by Taylor, a character named like the most famous secret agent and that gave him worldwide fame fifteen years later. In 1982 he starred in the series Remington Steele, so could not play Bond in two films did Timothy Dalton itself. The work was not lacking and in 1988, he recorded the miniseries Noble House in Hong Kong.

It was in 1995 when he was elected as the actor who would play the fifth James Bond on the big screen: the first was GoldenEye (1995) and the last Die Another Day (2002). After completing his contract, Brosnan thought in a new movie secret agent and rumors about his possible dismissal began to emerge during 2004. MGM and EON Productions denied the same actor, but in October of the same year Pierce said he had been fired and now rumors were others: Brosnan was negotiating with producers to continue playing the character. These rumors ended when it became the official announcement that Daniel Craig would be his successor. By the way, note that Brosnan was not fired, but his contract was not renewed ... . In 2004 held its last performance as James Bond in the video game James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing.

Among his recent films are the musical Mamma Mia! (2008) with Meryl Streep, Remember Me (2010) with Robert Pattinson and Emilie de Ravin, I Ghost Writer (2010) with Ewan McGregor and Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (2010) with Logan

 

KIM CATRALL:

 

He grew up in Canada's Vancouver Island. At age 16 he moved to the U.S. city of New York, where he attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Upon graduation, film director Otto Preminger signed her for five years to work in film.

A year later, Universal Studios bought his contract and Cattrall became one of the participants of the Universal Contract Player System. He also appeared as a guest star in numerous television series, which led her to develop leading roles along with actor Jack Lemmon.

Had a Genie Award nomination (Canadian Oscars) as lead actress for her performance in Ticket to heaven.

He has starred in countless Hollywood blockbuster movies, among which include: Police Academy, Porkys, Mannequin, Masquerade, and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and Big trouble in China. Her performance as Jamie in the independent film live nude girls made ​​it critical acclaim at numerous film festivals.

Kim played for six years, the role of Samantha in Sex and the City. Also participated in the Disney film directed by Tim Ice princess Fywell and in 2008 returned to the big screen in Sex and the City: The Movie.

In 1975 she married Larry Davis. After divorce, his second marriage was with the German architect Andre J. Lyson who was from 1982-1989. Her late husband is Mark Levinson, whom he married in 1998.

 

 

 

MY PERSONAL OPINION:

In my opinion I think the movie is very good but there were times when I found out very well in the movie and I had to find out in another scene but as was usually the movie is very good and I recommend her.

 

Dear beloved If this love will exist in my dreams Don’t Wake Me Up [Chris Brown] Too much light in this window, Don’t Wake Me Up, Only coffee no sugar inside my cup, If I wake and u here still gimme a kiss, I was in this dreamin about to lapse [Chorus] Don’t Wake Me Up, Up, Up, Up, Up, Don’t Wake Me Up, Up, Up, Up, Up, Don’t Wake Me Up, Up, Up, Up, Up, Don’t Wake Me Up Don’t Wake Me Don’t Wake Me Up Don’t Wake Me Up Don’t Wake Me Up, yeah Don’t Wake Me Up, Up, Up, Up, Up Don’t Wake Me Up, Up, Up, Up, Up Don’t Wake Me Up, Up, Up, Up, Up Don’t Wake Me Don’t Wake Me [Chris Brown] So much light in the city you wont believe, Been awake some days now no time to sleep, If ur heart ever fell out this love is the bed, Tell me what is the music inside my head, [Chorus] Don’t Wake Me Up, Up, Up, Up, Up, Don’t Wake Me Up, Up, Up, Up, Up, Don’t Wake Me Up, Up, Up, Up, Up, Don’t Wake Me Up… Don’t Wake Me Don’t Wake Me Up Don’t Wake Me Up Don’t Wake Me Up, yeah Don’t Wake Me Up, Up, Up, Up, Up, Don’t Wake Me Up, Up, Up, Up, Up, Don’t Wake Me Up, Up, Up, Up, Up, Don’t Wake Me Don’t Wake Me I don’t wanna fall asleep now, I don’t wanna fall for you (X4)

Querida Amada si este amor existirá en mis sueños no me despiertes [Chris brown] demasiado luz en esta ventana, no me despiertes sólo café sin azúcar dentro de mi copa, si despierto y estas aquí todavía dame un beso estuve soñando,a punto de desparecer [Coro] no me despiertes, tes, tes, tes, tes, no me despiertes, tes, tes, tes, tes, no me despiertes, tes, tes, tes, tes, no me despiertes no me despiertes no me despiertes no me despiertes no me despiertes,yeah no me despiertes, tes, tes, tes, tes, no me despiertes, tes, tes, tes, tes, no me despiertes, tes, tes, tes, tes, no me despiertes no me despiertes [Chris brown] tanta luz en la ciudad no crees, estado despierto algunos días ya no hay tiempo para dormir, si nuestros corazones se cayeron de la cama dime cuál es la música dentro de mi cabeza, [Coro] no me despiertes, tes, tes, tes, tes, no me despiertes, tes, tes, tes, tes, no me despiertes, tes, tes, tes, tes, no me despiertes no me despiertes no me despiertes no me despiertes no me despiertes, yeah no me despiertes, tes, tes, tes, tes, no me despiertes, tes, tes, tes, tes, no me despiertes, tes, tes, tes, tes, no me despiertes no me despiertes yo no quiero dormir ahora, yo no quiero caer por ti (X4)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GVTXOh04VY

Half Light

DIRECTOR.......................Craig Rosenberg
WRITTEN BY...................Craig Rosenberg
STARRING........................Demi Moore
                                           Henrry Ian Cusick
RELEASE DATE...............2006
RUNNING TIME..............110 minutes

Plot

After the tragic drawning of her 5-year-old son, Rachel, a successful witter, moves to a remote cotagge on the Scotish coast. But Rachel's demonds have followed her as loneliness and paranoia leave her without knowing what's real and whats imagination. She decides to visit the lighthouse and there she meets Angus McCulloch, the lighthouse keeper. While she's waiting for Angus in a birthday party she realizes about something shocking about the man she had met.

Comments

Despite the fact that on the web page FilmAffinity it is rated 5,2 out of 10, I would give it a 6 because it mixes a beautiful scenery with the supernatural and creeping elements of the film. At the end of the film there are several good scares and I appreciated that. Demi Moore's acting is facinating and I can tell the same about the other actors. The bad thing is that the the plot is not totally convincing and it is quite similar to another film called "The Dark".

The King´s Speech
We are going to talk about the film The King´s speech.It´s a 2010 British historical drama film directed by Tom Hooper.

The plot is about the Prince Albert ( Duke of York).After the death of his father King George V  he has to take his position and give speeches but he has a problem:he is stuttemer. So he has to get help  with his wife. They go see an speech therapist Lionel Logue who helps him to get over his problem. His brother The King Edward VIII gaves up  his position for love and The Price Albert became the king.

The Social Network

The Social Network

This film tells the story of Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of Facebook,  when he was just a student in Harvard University. The story goes from the birth of the extraordinary idea to the intense fight for the ownership of "The Facebook"(as it was originally named) and the overwhelming profit it was producing, also showing the difficulties Mark had to go through in his own social life.

Likes

-The acting was very good, specially in all the emocional scenes there were.

-It was interesting knowing the backstory of one of the richest men in the world.

Dislikes

-The dialoges were complex and the actors talked very fast, so it was quite difficult to keep up with what they were saying.

Paula Rodríguez & Sara Romero

1ºC Bachillerato

The king´s speech

THE KING´S SPEECH 

Prince Albert (Colin Firth) is a stammer. He and his wife, Queen Elizabeth, found a doctor to help Prince Albert. Lionel Logue helped him but Prince Albert didn´t want to.

Then Prince Albert became King George VI and Logue helped him with his radio messages. Finally,  they remained friends for the rest of their lives.

In my opinion it is a great movie, it has a good plot but it´s a little boring because King George speaks all the time.

By:  Javier Hernández
1st of bachillerato-C
Agora high school