16th and 20th January games and 12 years a slave

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It’s already a leading contender for honors during the coming movie awards...................

“12 Years a Slave” is based on the true story of Solomon Northup, a free man from upstate New York who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the......................

British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor plays the lead role and said it was a .............................:

“I started off the journey sort of terrified by the responsibility of playing Solomon Northup, and not only playing him but telling a story –...............................– of the slave experience and the fact that I’ve never really seen that before, and I was sort of frightened of it ..................... And then, through the process, it turned into the most remarkable privilege to tell this story,” he said.

Michael Fassbender, who ............................... both of British director Steve McQueen’s previous films, plays plantation owner Edwin Epps – a role for which he has earned critical acclaim. He said he was .............................after reading the script:

“I thought it was a beautiful story. I thought he was an incredibly guy. I was like ‘This is a true story? This is incredible.’ I was........................, quite tearful by the end of it. I just got on the phone straight away to Steve (McQueen) and just told him, you know, please can I do something on this story? Even if it’s a days work or two days work,.......................................”

Everyone has something to learn from this movie ................................Chiwetel Ejiofor:

“I think it’s a story for everybody. It crosses all boundaries of race and gender and religion, anything. It’s a story that really speaks to............................., and what that means,” he said.

According to some critics, “12 Years a Slave” is often harrowingly difficult to watch but is ultimately concerned with being faithful to Northup’s experience.

The film was produced by Brad Pitt who plays a small but......................................

“12 Years a Slave” opens from October in the United States and some European cinemas.

Components of a Movie	Important Language/Examples		Can you name a movie . . .? . . . that is a sci-fi? . . . that is a horror? . . . that is an action movie? . . . that is a romantic comedy? . . . with Brad Pitt in it? . . . that is starring Julia Roberts? . . . with Mike Meyers in it? . . . starring Sean Connery? . . . that takes place in space? . . . that takes place in WWII? . . . set in Asia? . . . set on a train? . . . that takes place in the 1800s? . . . set in the countryside? . . . that takes place in Europe? . . . about people who fall in love? . . . about people who take drugs? . . . about police who are corrupt? . . . about someone who wants to destroy the world?
What kind of movie is it?	It’s a ______________________
	It’s a comedy. It’s a sci-fi. It’s a horror. It’s an action movie. It’s a romantic comedy.
Who is in it?	_______________ is in it.
Who’s starring in it?	_______________ is starring in it. Orlando Bloom is in it.
Where does it take place?	It’s set in _______________.
When does it take place?	It takes place in ______________. It’s set in New York in the 60s. It takes place on the moon in the future. It takes place in a prison.
What’s it about? What happens in it?	It’s about _____ who __________. It’s about two young people who fall in love on a sinking ship. It’s about a meteor that is going to destroy the Earth.
How does it end?	In the end, __________________.
What happens in the end?	In the end, the ring is destroyed. In the end, Harry decides he really loves Sally.
What did the critics say? What kind of reviews did it get?	The critics _________________. It got ___________ reviews. The critics said it was good. The critics panned it. The critics raved about it. It got great reviews. It got poor reviews.

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