Wonderful movie

Author: Martin Oliver
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: Initially, film was a peculiar technology that confined people in a dark room to watch moving images. Later, the rapid development of the film industry turned a quiet little town—Hollywood—into a global sensation. Today, film has an extremely significant impact on people's minds because it can almost do anything. With film, dinosaurs can be resurrected, and even pigs can become household movie stars. This book will also take you from the spotlight of the film industry to the behind-the-scenes, allowing you to meet those melancholic actors and cunning directors, and experience those lifelike cartoon characters. Come check out these exciting quizzes to see if they can lead you to a path of stardom!
Answers:
1-b Hollywood actors do not wear stiff collar shirts because they are too uncomfortable to wear in California's hot weather.
2-a In the 1930s, women wearing pants was as unconventional as men wearing skirts, but Marlene Dietrich's pantsuit changed women's fashion, though it was still rare to see men in skirts on the street—unless they were Scottish.
3-c There is another star whose name is also used to name a product. Busby Berkeley was a famous Hollywood musical director, and "Busby Berkeley" became a synonym for exquisite and delicate musical melodies.
4-b Gable's exposed, sexy chest caused a significant drop in the sales of vests.
5-c This nail polish is Chanel's "Red Black," a new variety in dark black, and customers are eagerly waiting to dye their nails.
6-c Rock star Elvis Presley, in the early stages of his career, wore tight pants, and thousands of people imitated him. However, in the later stages of his career, no one imitated his style, and it's hard to say why.
7-a Star Louise Brooks was satisfied with her new hairstyle. But she felt shy about wearing pants and only wore them at home.
8-b In 1954, after Marlon Brando appeared in the film The Wild One wearing a leather jacket, motorcycle riders became even more wild and unrestrained.
Focus on the Stars
Many people think acting is easy until they try it and find out it's not. If you've ever pretended to appreciate your dad's Elvis-style expressions or your English teacher's "Shakespearean" delivery, these experiences will help you understand the secret of a good actor. They do something that looks simple but is actually very difficult. Stars don't just walk on screen for a few lines and then jump into a beautiful swimming pool. Filmmaking sounds great, but it's actually hard and can sometimes be completely frustrating. Some stars go to great lengths for their roles:
1. In 1980, John Hurt endured a grueling seven-hour endurance test while playing a grotesquely huge and ugly monster in The Elephant Man. By the end of filming, he had not eaten for several days.
2. In 1991, filming Alive was even more terrifying. The film depicts a disgusting real-life event where a plane crashes, and a group of starving survivors resort to cannibalism to survive. To make the actors look truly hungry, they had to fast for long periods and even had to watch crew members eat lavish meals in front of them to better portray their hunger.
3. Dustin Hoffman, in the 1992 film Captain Hook, did his best to avoid wearing those deadly costumes. His pirate outfit was both hot and heavy, so he had to wear an air-conditioned jacket inside—similar to the ones astronauts wear in space.
4. Some actors in Star Wars used similar space-age technology. In the cold and wet costumes, the actors could only rely on chewing