Slideshow
Some trailers from recent historical movies.
Elvis (2022) trailer; starring Tom Hanks
House of Gucci (2021) trailer; starring Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Al Pacino
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) trailer; starring Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen
1917 (2019) - trailer
Judy (2019) - trailer; starring Renee Zellweger; about Judy Garland
Ford v Ferrari (2019) - trailer; starring Matt Damon, Christian Bale
The Aeromauts (2019) - trailer; starring Eddie Redmayne
Rocketman (2019) - trailer; about Elton John
The Favourite (2018) - trailer; starring Ema Stone
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) - trailer; starring Rami Malek
Vice (2018) - trailer; starring Christian Bale, Sam Rockwell, Amy Adams
The 15:17 to Paris (2018) - trailer; directed by Clint Eastwood
Dunkirk (2017) - trailer; directed by Christopher Nolan
Darkest Hour (2017) - trailer; starring Academy Award winner, Gary Oldman
Detroit (2017) - trailer; directed by Kathryn Bigelow
The Post (2017) - trailer; starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks
Silence (2016) - set in 17th Century Japan; directed by Martin Scorsese
Hacksaw Ridge (2016) - about an American WWII soldier and hero who refused to use weapons
Jackie (2016) - about Jackie Kennedy, widow of JFK; played by Natalie Portman
Hidden Figures (2016) - African-American women mathematicians working for NASA in the 60s
The Founder (2016) - the story of Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonald's
Suffragette (2015) - about the struggle for women's right to vote; starring Carey Mulligan
The Revenant (2015) - based on a true story; a kind of action movie in a historical setting; DiCaprio!
Bridge of Spies (2015) - true spy thriller; Cold War era history, starring Tom Hanks
Selma (2014) trailer
The Imitation Game (2014) trailer
Unbroken (2014) trailer
The Theory of Everything (2014) trailer
12 Years a Slave (2013) trailer
Saving Mr. Banks (2013) trailer
The Wind Rises (2013) trailer
The Butler (2013) trailer
The Dallas Buyers Club (2013) trailer
Argo (2012) trailer
Lincoln (2012) trailer
The King's Speech (2010) trailer
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Gone With The Wind
About "Gone With the Wind" (1939)
"Gone With the Wind" is a historical film. It may also be called a historical drama or a historical epic. It is a film version of the best-selling book of the same title by Margaret Mitchell. The historical period of this movie is the American Civil War. The actor, Clark Gable, was one of the great leading men in American cinema. The movie won 10 Academy Awards and was extremely popular. It is considered one of the most admired American movies of all time.
Gone With the Wind (film) - Wikipedia article
Gone With the Wind trailer
Watch the Selma trailer and fill in the blanks on the handout.
Selma trailer / PDF Link
Grammar Practice
Conditional Sentences I - statements
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Blog Post
Watch some more clips from the Recent Historical Movies list above and write about one historical movie on your blog. Tell me which clip you watched, and what you think about it. Does it look interesting to you? Why? Do you know anything about the story or the period in history portrayed in the movie? Write 3-5 sentences. You must write on your blog!
To Do List
1) Watch as many Historical Movie trailers as possible (more is better!)
2) Do the EdPuzzle exercise above
3) Do the Selma (2014) video and exercise
4) Do the Grammar Practice; tell Kevin your score
5) Write about a historical movie on your blog
** If you haven't made a blog or you haven't posted about the movie genre Science Fiction yet, please do so. **
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