Miss Potter (2006)

The Tale of Peter Rabbit

FW: How to Be a Successful Language Learner?

"Learning a language is easy. Even a child can do it!" Most adults who are learning a second language would disagree with this statement. For them, learning a language is a very difficult task. They need hundreds of hours of study and practice, and even this will no guarantee success for every adult language learner.
Language learning is different from other kinds of learning. Some people who are very intelligent and successful in their fields find it difficult to succeed in language learning. Conversely, some people who are successful language learners find it difficult to succeed in other fields.
Language teachers often offer advice to language learners: "Read as much as you can in the new language." "Practice speaking the language every day." "Live with people who speak the language." "Don't translate - try to think in the new language." "Learn as a child would learn; play with the language."
But what does a successful language learner do? Language learning research shows that successful language learners are similar in many ways.
First of all, successful language learners are independent learners. They do not depend on the book or the teacher; they discover their own way to learn the language, Instead of waiting for the teacher to explain, they try to find the patterns and the rules for themselves. They are good guessers who look for clues and form their own conclusions. When they guess wrong, they guess again. They try to learn from their mistakes.
Successful language learning is active learning. Therefore, Successful learners do not wait for a chance to use the language; they look for such a chance. They find people who speak the language and they ask these people to correct them when they make a mistake. They will try anything to communicate. They are not afraid to repeat what they hear or to say strange things; they are willing to make mistakes and try again. When communication is difficult, they can accept information what is inexact or incomplete. It is more important for them to learn to think in the language than to know the meaning of very word.
Finally, successful language learners are learners with a purpose. They want to learn the language because they are interested in the language and the people who speak it. It is necessary for them to learn the language in order to communicate with these people and to learn from them. They find it easy to practice using the language regularly because they want to learn with it.
What kind of language learner are you? If you are a successful language learner, you have probably been learning independently, actively, and purposefully. On the other hand, if your language learning has been less than successful, you might do well to try some of the techniques outlined above.

An Inconvenient Truth (2006)

Are you ready to change the way you live? The climate crisis can be solved. Here is how to star. Go to WWW.climatecrisis.net Inface, you can reduce your carbon emissions to Zero. Learn as much as you can about the climate crisis. Then put your knowledge into action. In the words of the old Aferican proverb: When you pray, move your feet.

Charlotte's Web (2006)

A story about a lovely pig, Wilbur and the amazing spider, Charlotte, together with their friends. Wilbur is thought too little and unworth being raised any more. Fern(by Dakota Fanning) insists keeping this lovely pig and lives, eats, sleeps with it. She even goes to school with it. It is the first time Fern saves Wilbur's life. When Wilbur is big enough and Fern's parents don't allow she keeps it home. Fern has to leave it in a warehouse on the farm nearby and she will say goodbye before going to school and tell stories after back home.
Wilbur has many friends on the farm, the spider, rat, horses, gooses and sheep. He is funny and always says" Great name" when he is told other's name. When he get familiar with Charlotte (voiced by Julia Roberts), he life is changed. A small spider saved his life many times. People want to kill the pig before Christmas. However, they give it up when they as they find amazing word spelled on the spider' web just on the door of the warehouse. It makes Wilbur famous around and attracting many visits. Unfortunately Charlotte died after the exhibit, but she give birth many sons and daughters which are brought back to the farm. The animals no doubt lead a happy life on the farm. So does Fern.

Scoop (2006)

Three (2005)

8 persons are on a yacht before it sinks. Three of them remain alive: the rich business man, Jack and his wife, who is the sexiest and most beautiful lady, Jennifer, together with the handsome young helper, Manuel.
The story is mainly on a deserted tropic island. The young lady and the handsome young guy come to the island first. As Manuel was a native and he is smart enough, he helps to build a shelter and find food for they two. There becames their paradise even though they almost have no chance to get rescued and leave the island. Then something undesired occurs. Jennifer's husband, Jack is still alive and reach the beach of the small island badly wounded. Things are chaned greatly. Jealousy and conflicts esclates and makes Manuel and Jack enemies with Jennifer beteween them. They do not share what they have, such as food, tools, skills and more important is their thoughts. Unless they unite they will never escape from the deserted island. The two men fight for food, the only woman, the boat which sinks in the sea and is pulled on beach by Jack. Jennifer takes side in Manuel. They plots to steal Jack's boat and sneek away when Jack is sleeping. It is a disaster. The boat sinks and they two have to return. Jack who is strongger kills Mauel who is too tired to fighting any more. Then the couple stay alive and they are the only human being on the island.
A few persons occasionally come to island by ship. they meet Jennifer and save her life. It is unbelievable that Jennifer tell them that she is the only one reamins alive. On the board, she see his husband who is catching fish for them shouting to her and she just turns around seems blind. There's no chance for his husband fortunately being rescued.
If the three united and shared all they have, they would pull the boat easily from the sea bed, get it fixed and then leave the island together. They are on the same boat in such a despair place. They give up their life.
Jennifer is the only one escaped from the island. She is in fact dead, too. She will forever live in the nightmare.

Love in the Afternoon (1957)

One film about True Love. A four-man band played an important in the film, such a romantic one. Audrey Hepburn, the daughter of a dective, helps a rich one escape from death and falls in love with him. It is a wonderful stroy about love. Hepburn is good at showing her kindheart in such kind movie. I like it. It's amazing such a black-and-white film has a color post. Sometimes such one gives more emphersis on the story itself than the color ones which attract people mainly on the scene or the colorful world.

Queimada (1969)

" Your bag, Senhor?" " Bag, Sir?" William Walker ( by Marlon Brando) turned around, got stabbed and fell down. So familiar voice but it was not Jose Dolores again but another negro. A fews ago, he met Jose and became friends. It was Jose that helpped him with his bags. He annoyed, trainded and took advantages of him. He made Jose a hero and General but found it hard to get him under control. Jose was no longer a slave and he was a man with his own way to think. They agrued on what civilization was exactly. They parted and Jose saw him off . Jose helpped him with his bags again. This time it was for free. He saw him off as friend for the last time. After William came back again they became enemies. William caught Jose and wanted to set him free on the night before Jose was going to be hung. " What good does it do?" " What meaning does it have, Jose?" " Is it a revenge of some sort " " But what kind of revenge is it if you're dead?" Jose just sat in silence. William never got the answer until he was leaving while Jose was sent to be hung. The answer was about civilization.

IMAX - Adrenaline Rush

"Adrenaline Rush" explores the innards of risk taking in a wide and spectacular way. From the "explosive" science and entrepreneurship of Alfred Nobel to a schoolboy's first day in class, from the boldness and determination of Henry Ford to the shy but affectionate sentiment of a teen for another, "Adrenaline Rush" brings us on a journey in the multidimensional world of risk, a world where progress of humankind or personal accomplishment aren't necessarily related to the scope or the nature of the endeavor.
"Adrenaline Rush" also teaches us that humanity can benefit from the unexpected and combined efforts of two very different risk takers whose minds meet across half a millennium and across the boundaries of the Old and New Worlds, as we witness the experiment of Leonardo Da Vinci's notorious parachute by Adrian Nicholas, world's most respected skydiver and inventor in his own right, monitored closely by Salford scientists who seek answers on critical and life pertaining matters. Incidentally, "Adrenaline Rush" doesn't hesitate to explain scientific concepts in simple words. From the soaring and breathtaking cliffs of Norway to the calm and inspiring immensity of the Mojave Desert, from Thomas Edison's laboratory to a simple American schoolyard, "Adrenaline Rush" is more than a thrilling visual experience, it's an invitation to explore our inner selves and a statement that there is no such thing as having little courage.

Pieces of April (2003)

It is one simple story about a lovely girl with a funny name April. She's preparing dinner for her family who came to her apartment and had a check of April's new boyfriend, a poor guy who was kicked by April's exboyfriend on his way back.

Infamous (2006)

It is a different version of the same stroy with the earlier "Capote" and somebody thinks it difficult to compare "Infamous" with it.

" It's funny. It made him. He never wrote anything big again just collections, fragments put together. God knows he didn't have to write. After all he had enough money in Cold Blood."

Trueman Capote was a little man who was often thouht to be a lady or a sissy exactly when you heard the voice. He was a special one who had his way to get familiar with people he wanna catch. That might be why he made his success. By his genius, he developed a close relationship with the twoe muder suspects. That made him. I do not care what ruined him. All I need is that. That's enouth.

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

Happyness not happiness, it was just a misspelled on the wall of a kindergarten which was operated by Miss Zhu. Chris Gardner (by Will Smith) and his son Christopher (by Jaden Smith) will tell you what the heck happiness really is. It is intersting that Jaden Smith is like in the film the son of Will Smith. This father and son give their show.

Chirs is a saleman struggling for his life with his son and his wife who cannot bear such a life any more leaves them off. He, a smart guy, wins again and agian, successfully becoming a broker. That will truly change his life and of course his son's. The process of pursuit of happiness is more improtant than the success. His son and he know what the happiness is. They are kicked off from the rent house and then the motel. He has to take Christopher the subway WC and spend the night there. He catches up with the bus in a hurry and lines up in front of the charity origanizations for help. He suffers much and he tries to keep Christopher from them. Such a talented guy makes it.

All I know is that every has one's life and its different. So does the happiness.

How Time Flies!

A Li (2001)

ALI is a legend. He said what he said; he did what he did; he said what he did; he did what he said.

The Hurricane (1999)

Lesra, short for Lazarus. "He who has risen from the dead. Rubin. "Genesis, Chapter 29, Verse 32" be hold a son. Neither of Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter (by Denzel Washington) and Lesra (by Vicellous Reon Shannon) thought that Lesra bought Rubin's biography " 16 Rounds" by accident.
They became friends and brothers, son and father. Lesra helped Rubin, a prizefighter got his justice and out of prison after two decades in jail. Rubin was set up by the dirty police who was eager to had hime shut in jail, for race discrimination
maybe.
The Hurricane returned and was awarded the world middleweight championship belt by the WBC in recognition of his twenty years fight for freedom. Such an honor never bestowed on any fighter outside of the ring. But the Hurricane did.

As Good As It Gets (1997)

A lovely dog and three persons, two men and one woman with certain problems.

Catch A Fire (2006)

"In my nights and the days, I moved closer to prove my mind that it was him. That monster. Then I said to myself "Patrick, you can end it now". "Break his neck. Kill him. Here in this spot. End it. As I was walking towards him I said "No, oh, no! Killing is not going to help me. Revenge is not good... It's going to carry on war for this generation and the next generation. Let me let him live and then I will he free. I am free and everyone is free." Patric Chamusso recalled. He, like other average people, who always loves peace and persudes his fellow to cooperate with the government, should have led a happy life with his wife and children as he has a job. Meantime, he coached a children football team and led them a champion. Unfortunately, he was thought to be a terrorist. Race discrimination and misunderstanding turn the white and the negro enermies. It annoyed Patric Chamusso a real terroist who volunteered to bomb the oil fiedl where he had been working as a chief forman. Nic Vos(by Tim Robbins) a white anti-terroist expert tried to stop him. Patric was caught and arrested. But he and his people win.

In a nutshell, war and suffering go hand in hand. Thus, no one would get anyting but pain in a war.

Billy Elliot (2006)

Daning, still dancing. But this time, it is a boy, Bill Elliot who performs ballet. Lads, who perform ballet, would generally be thought as a gay, not like a man or not manlike way. His father and brother were against him at the beginning and became to support when they found his talent on such wonderful thing. His father who supported the miner strike gave that up and became a "scab" as he and his fellows always called all for the money needed for Billy. He even went to a hockshop had the golden watch and jewelry which might be inherited from grandpa pawned. Michael Caffrey, Billy's teacher, who had her own life messed up, did all she can to gave him a help.
I love the song at the beginning of the film. It's funny.

My Left Foot (1989)

It is inccredible that a man with only one part of his anatomy animated, his left foot became a famous artist. He could even speak until he is 19 yeares old for the cerebral palsy. He showed his great talent when he was still a boy and had never attended in any school. He shocked his family as he chalked out "MOTHER" on the floor with his left foot. The first work was intended to give a girl he loved as a gift but he failed the first time he showed his love to girls. The second time was his doctor, who was going to married. Life was so difficult for such poor guy. Casually, he met his wife on a charity party. He let his wife know what she did wanna get. She got C.B. Christy Brown.

Chinses Odyssey (2002)

It is funny but some parts are unnecessary and should be cut off.