Art and Literature

Refine Search

What are some good funny movies?

Comedies in which men disguise themselves as women, such as "Some Like it Hot" and "Tootsie," are some of the most popular comedies of all time. Romantic comedies, such as "Annie Hall" and "It Happened One Night," also have enduring popularity, as do spoof movies, such as "Young Frankenstein" and "Blazing Saddles, both of which were directed by Mel Brooks, one of the primary innovators of the spoof genre. Other popular classic comedies include "Airplane!," "This is Spinal Tap," "The Odd Couple" and "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb."\nIn the 21st century, ma..

Continue Reading

What inspired Don McLean to write "American Pie"?

Holly and Valens died on Feb. 3, 1959, when their small plane crashed into a frozen farmer’s field in Iowa, minutes after taking off in a snowstorm. Disc jockey J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson and pilot Roger Peterson also died. McLean was 13 when he learned about the crash while folding newspapers for his paper route. In 2009, McLean revealed that writing the song helped him deal with his grief over Holly’s death.\n“American Pie” is an epic 800-word song full of ambiguous cultural references that McLean left open to interpretation. He has described the song as a farewell to the 1..

Continue Reading

What is the symbolism in "Tuck Everlasting?"

The toad symbolizes Winnie's desired freedom and her decision on immortality. She gives her chance at immortality to the toad. Maybe she believes a toad would worry less about all of the philosophical and moral dilemmas attached to immortality. The music box, which belongs to Mae Tuck, symbolizes the Tucks' goodness. Winnie is unsure she can trust the Tucks until Mae hands her the music box.\nThe pond and the moving, living water represents change, growth and life. Tuck explains to Winnie that unlike the water, the Tucks are stuck and unchanging, like the rowboat. They never grow old..

Continue Reading

How can you watch free full-length movies?

IMDB.com hosts over 10,000 full-length movies as of 2015. Users can browse movies, upload movies and save movies to watchlists for later. Hulu.com provides movies sponsored by advertisers, including movies enjoying more mainstream success, such as “Labyrinth” and “Hesher.” Viewers with paid subscriptions to Hulu Plus have access to additional titles, such as “Fargo” and “Saw."\n\nThe Internet Archive contains almost 2,000,000 movies in the public domain. These include government movies from decades past, and most movies on the site are available for download.

Continue Reading

Where can you find free animated fantasy backgrounds?

DreamScene.org offers more than six pages of fantasy scenes to download for use as wallpaper. These include a beach scene, a wizard, a massive tree and a red sphere, as of 2015. Each of these wallpapers is available to preview before downloading it.\nAt DesktopNexus.com, there are more than 200 fantasy scenes to use as a background. These scenes include women, cities in the skies, and dragons. After selecting a scene, a user can click on the photo to download the file.

Continue Reading

Are the Property Brothers on HGTV really twins?

The brothers started out in real estate when they were teenagers, buying their first house at the age of 17. They sold their first house for a $50,000 profit while they were still in college. After college, they dabbled with careers in acting. Drew landed a role on "Smallville," while Jonathan appeared on the television show "X-files." Both brothers appeared on the Canadian show "Breaker High."

Continue Reading

What makes a book a classic?

Classic books are themed around universal human experience. They are written to illicit primary emotional responses and are centered around themes such as love or hate that are understood across a broad age and experience spectrum. Classic works of literature make connections between other writers or works that contain universally accepted truth or wisdom. Classic works have information about history that are either implied or directly referenced within the work itself.

Continue Reading

Where can you find WAV files of game-show theme songs?

Some websites contain libraries of television theme songs, such as Nifter and Television Tunes. As of 2015, Television Tunes has 29,662 game show theme songs available for download. The website includes contest clips such as The Price is Right showcase WAV files. Another site is Soundboard, a collection of various audio clips, including theme songs. Free users can play, share, post and download single tracks from the website, while members can purchase and download all tracks available on the website. Finally, the Sound Archive has a collection of WAV files available for use as ringtones.

Continue Reading

How do you write a tenant notice to vacate?

When this type of letter is written by the landlord, it is referred to as a notice to vacate, according to Hirby. However, when the letter is written by the tenant, it is called a notice of intent to vacate. In many cases, leases come to an end without the use of these notices.\nAt the top of the letter, list both the tenant's address and the landlord's address, recommends Hirby. Next, use the subject line to explain the reason behind the intent to vacate. It is important to review the original lease before writing the notice to vacate. Incorrect dates of move in can become a legal i..

Continue Reading

How do you shade letters?

Choose the size and shape of your lettersWrite the letters or message you want to use. Make sure they fit on the page at the size you want them. Draw sample letters on scratch paper to determine how round or sharp you want the corners and how thick or thin you want the lines. Draw your letters in pencil first before coloring with a more permanent medium.Plan and outline the shadowsDetermine the 3D shape of the letters and how they are to cast shadows. Shadows for 3D letters typically fall behind the letters or on one side of them. Choose the direction of light. Outline the shadows starting fro..

Continue Reading
Showing 3561 to 3570 of 10000 (1000 Pages)