Who Also Directed Kick-Ass
Stardust (2007) 127 min Rated: PG
Directed by Matthew Vaughn
Who also directed Kick-Ass
Screenplay by Matthew Vaughn & Jane Goldman
Who also wrote Kick-Ass and X-Men: First Class
Based on the novel by Neil Gaiman
Who also wrote The Sandman and Coraline
Characters
Tristan Thorn played by Charlie Cox
Yvaine played by Claire Danes
Victoria played by Sienna Miller
Septimus played by Mark Strong
Primus played by Jason Flemyng
Lamia played by Michelle Pfeiffer
Cap’n Shakespeare played by Robert De Niro
Introduction
A star falls; the chase begins.
Young Tristan Thorn is having trouble winning the heart of his one true love, Victoria. When the pair witness a falling star, Tristan vows to return with the celestial treasure in exchange for Victoria’s hand in marriage. Retrieving the star, Yvaine, however, means crossing The Wall, a mystical barrier between our world and the magical world of Stormhold where the star’s true power is known and coveted viciously. Tristan’s journey turns out to be nothing like he intended when he suddenly finds himself in a race against a series of unsavory characters in order to return home with the star.
[Tristan and Yvaine are imprisoned in the pirate ship]
Yvaine: Tell me about Victoria, then.
Tristan: Well, she... she... There's nothing more to tell you.
Yvaine: The little I know about love is that it's unconditional. It's not something you can buy.
Tristan: Hang on! This wasn't about me buying her love. This was a way for me to prove to her how I felt.
Yvaine: Ah... And what's she doing to prove how she feels about you?
Tristan: Well... Look, Yvaine, you'll understand when you meet her, all right? If we don't get murdered by pirates first.
Yvaine: Mmm... Murdered by pirates. Heart torn out and eaten. Meet Victoria. I can't quite decide which sounds more fun...
Text Study Schedule Group members:
Text:
Thu Dec 1 Get films, plan schedule
Tue Dec 6
Fri Dec 9
Wed Dec 14
Mon Dec 19
Tue Jan 10
Fri Jan 13
Wed Jan 18
Mon Jan 23
Thu Jan 26
Wed Feb 1
Mon Feb 6 Presentation Day, Projects Due
Text Study Vocab Name:
Title Stardust
Choose 10 words from this list to complete the following activities.
philosopher / gaze / academy / enquiryduly / posted / folklore / extraordinary
portal / tend / slaughtered / pint
liberate / enchanted / souvenir / unconventional
peeping tom / deluding / poppycock / envied
unremarkable / omen / intended / shuttered
fortunately / earnest / destiny / succession
cunning / dictates / heir / cretins
restore / Babylon Candle / obtain / decrepit
divinations / seek / dearest / benevolent
fit / ordinances / glory / Lymbas Grass
perceive / soothsayer / merely / runes
consult / excessive / spare / extravagant
delicacy / ensures / grave / coach
means / providence / wretched / cockles
accommodation / accustomed / vowed / presumed
meddling / forsaken / brig / admire
celestial / apprehend / absurd / unconditional
provided / port town / radiant / impertinent
moral / gallows / pitifully / beloved
soopsone / foremost / dreary / parochial
tres you / de la mode / marauder / confide
persona / wordsmith / brilliant / buccaneer
barter / counterproductive / intercept / immortality
fearsome / woopsy / perhaps / poltergeist
bearable / loathing / caravan / ironic
unjust / absurdly / token
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11. Write a paragraph using all 10 of your selected vocab words.
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Film Study Project
For your vocabulary worksheet you will have to
- Find the vocabulary words in your film
- Determine their meaning based on context
- Effortfully complete your worksheet
- Check your work with a dictionary to confirm accuracy
- Write a paragraph using all 10 of your vocab words
For your essay you will have to
- Plan and draft an essay on one of the following topics
o What does your film say about underrated people?
o How does your film portray the idea of following your heart?
o What is your film saying about the influence of personal relationships?
o How does your film portray the idea of facing adversity?
- Edit your essay carefully using notes, peer editors and/or Miss Donnelly for reference
For your presentation you will have to
- Plan, practice and present a trailer (or ad) for your film as a group
- You cannot use any footage or images from the film, you must create it all yourself
- You may present your trailer in whatever medium your group deems appropriate
- Your trailer must:
o provide some basic info about the plot of your film
o include the title of and the names of actors in your film
o entice the viewer to want to see your film
Willow (1988) 126 min Rated: PG
Directed by Ron Howard
Who also directed How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Screenplay by Bob Dolman
Who also wrote the screenplay for How to Eat Fried Worms
Based on the story by George Lucas
Who also wrote Star Wars and Indiana Jones
Characters
Willow Ufgood played by Warwick Davis
Madmartigan played by Val Kilmar
Queen Bavmorda played by Jean Marsh
Sorsha played by Joanne Whalley
Fin Raziel played by Patricia Hayes
Introduction
Adventure doesn’t come any bigger than this.
When a Daikini baby washes ashore at Willow Ufgood’s home, he is chosen by the High Aldwin to venture beyond their village boundaries to return the child. Little does Willow know that the evil Queen Bavmorda has been looking for the child that was prophesized to destroy her evil reign. Cherlindrea, Queen of the Fairies, helps Willow and tells him that the baby, named Elora Danan, must be protected and he must be the one to protect her. Willow soon finds himself in a world of trouble he had never known and with the reluctant help of the criminal Madmartigan, Willow takes on adventures bigger than he could have ever imagined.
High Aldwin: [throws an apple into the air which turns into a bird] Go in the direction the bird is flying!
Villager: It’s going back to village!
High Aldwin: Ignore the bird. Follow the river.
Cherlindrea: Elora Danan must survive. She must fulfill her destiny and bring about the downfall of Queen Bavmorda. Her powers are growing like an evil plague. Unless she is stopped, Bavmorda will control the lives of your village, your children, everyone. All creatures of good heart need your help, Willow. The choice is yours.
Text Study Schedule Group members:
Text:
Thu Dec 1 Get films, plan schedule
Tue Dec 6
Fri Dec 9
Wed Dec 14
Mon Dec 19
Tue Jan 10
Fri Jan 13
Wed Jan 18
Mon Jan 23
Thu Jan 26
Wed Feb 1
Mon Feb 6 Presentation Day, Projects Due
Text Study Vocab Name:
Title Willow
Choose 10 words from this list to complete the following activities.
dread / seers / foretold / realmomen / prophecy / midwife / Nelwyn
Daikini / prefect / high aldwyn / hopefuls
intuition / apprentice / impulse / bobbins
elude / exile / oblivion / betray
peck / measly / authority / crow’s cage
pig pole / pestering / breed / meager
deprives / dwell / enchanted / trivial
deceiver / spouting / slaughtered / crusader
assault / battering ram / altar / rite
breach / agriculture / traitor / despise
extent / netherworld / hag
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11. Write a paragraph using all 10 of your selected vocab words.
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Film Study Project
For your vocabulary worksheet you will have to
- Find the vocabulary words in your film
- Determine their meaning based on context
- Effortfully complete your worksheet
- Check your work with a dictionary to confirm accuracy
- Write a paragraph using all 10 of your vocab words
For your essay you will have to
- Plan and draft an essay on one of the following topics
o What does your film say about underrated people?
o How does your film portray the idea of following your heart?
o What is your film saying about the influence of personal relationships?
o How does your film portray the idea of facing adversity?
- Edit your essay carefully using notes, peer editors and/or Miss Donnelly for reference
For your presentation you will have to
- Plan, practice and present a trailer (or ad) for your film as a group
- You cannot use any footage or images from the film, you must create it all yourself
- You may present your trailer in whatever medium your group deems appropriate
- Your trailer must:
o provide some basic info about the plot of your film
o include the title of and the names of actors in your film
o entice the viewer to want to see your film
King Kong (2005) 3h 8min Rated: 14A
Directed by Peter Jackson
Who also directed Lord of the Rings
Screenplay by Fran Walsh, Pilippa Boyens & Peter Jackson
Who also wrote the screenplays for Lord of the Rings
Based on the story by Merian C. Cooper & Edgar Wallace
Remake of the 1933 movie directed by
Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack
Characters
Ann Darrow played by Naomi Watts
Carl Denham played by Jack Black
Jack Driscoll played by Adrien Brody
Kong played by Andy Serkis
Preston played by Colin Hanks
Introduction
The eighth wonder of the world.
During the Great Depression of the 1930s, actress Ann Darrow is having a hard time making ends meet. When movie director Carl Denham offers her a role in his upcoming movie, she is thrilled, but soon realizes that Denham’s vision is far larger, and far more dangerous than she thought.