Individual Reading 6

Chapter 51-58

     Mrs. Johnson, the proprietress of the hotel where the narrator had been staying, told another story of Strickland’s life. She found him his wife. He often visited Papeete and a girl Ata, who lived there, liked him.    One day Mrs. Johnson proposed him to marry Ata and he agreed. They moved to Ata’s house. It was the happiest time in Strickland’s life.

     One day a doctor visited Strickland’s house, he was ill. He suffered from leprosy. Strickland died. But during his last days, he painted the wall of the house. It was a masterpiece. By the will of the husband, Ata burnt the house to ashes. 

Individual Reading 5

Chapter 41-50

     Once Strickland visited the narrator. He told him the truth about Blanche and about their life. Later, he agreed to show his pictures. The author was bitterly disappointed by his works. 

    The developments of the book transfer us to Tahiti. The author hadn’t seen Strickland for 15 years and it was nine since he died. There the narrator met Captain Nichols, he also knew Strickland. They tried to earn some money for their living together and then he told the story how Strickland moved to Tahiti. 

    Another person who told some facts about Strickland was Cohen, the trader. Strickland had no money and he suggested him a work. A year later Strickland brought him a picture with the image of the plantation. The trader took the picture into an attic. He couldn’t even imagine that Strickland was a genius.

Individual Reading 4

Chapter 31-40

   Dirk Stroeve bore himself most unbecomingly, he waylaid his wife in the street. But Blanche didn’t notice him. 

   The narrator didn’t see Strickland for a long time, but one evening they met in the street and played chess as usual.

   Everyone thought that the connection between Strickland and Blanche would end disastrously. One day she killed herself. After that Dirk Stroeve decided to go to his father’s house.

After Blanche’s burial, Stroeve returned to their house, where he found one of Strickland’s work. It was a picture where Blanche was depicted. Next day the narrator saw Dirk off for Amsterdam. 

Individual Reading 3

Chapter 21-30

   The narrator and Charles Strickland dined together at a restaurant. As it turned out Strickland’s life was a bitter struggle against every sort of difficulty. But that much which would have seemed horrible to most people didn’t in the least affect him. Strickland works as a guide, as a house-painter, as a translator the advertisement of medicines. Meanwhile he had never ceased to work at his art. He had never felt pity for his living. 

   Before Christmas, the author and Dirk Stroeve found out that Strickland was seriously ill. Dirk asked his wife to let him to bring Strickland to their house. It was a difficult decision for her, but she let him had it, next day they moved Strickland. Dirk nursed him with tenderness and sympathy. But also Blanche proved herself not only a capable, but a devoted nurse. In a few days Strickland began to get up.

   Some time later the narrator found out that Blance had left Dirk, she was in love with Strickland.

Individual Reading 2

Chapter 11-20

The narrator was pleased with his role of the trusted friend bringing back the errant husband to the forgiving wife. Having found the hotel, where Charles Striсkland lived, the author was shocked dy its shabby building. As it turned out Mr. Striсkland lived alone and he had only a hundred pounds for his living. Charles wouldn’t return to his wife, he began to occupy himself with painting. It’s found that instead of playing bridge at the club, Striсkland visited some classes to paint.

Striсkland wasn’t a good company, he remained placid. It was strange that the creative instinct seized upon this dull stockbroker.

Mrs. Striсkland couldn’t believe that her husband began to paint as his works were really daubs. She would never forgive him, but she hid her torments from people. She began to work hard to support herself and her children.

Five years after the author went to Paris again and met Strikland quickly. He also visited his friend Dirk Stroeve. Stroeve was a painter and as people said nature made him a buffon. But though so bad a painter. He had a very delicate feeling for art.

During the author’s first visit to Stroeve, he became acquainted with Stroeve’s wife and they started talking about Strikland’s works.  Dirk really admired them the very first time he had seen them.

Next day, the narrator and Dirk visited a café where Striсkland was most likely to be found. Striсklandd really taunted at Stroeve.

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The article named ‘Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ teaser to air during MTV Movie Awards was published on the site http://herocomplex.latimes.com by Noelea Clark    on 3 of April.
Fans of Katniss Everdeen can get a glimpse of District 11 in a new teaser for “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” — emphasis on the word “glimpse.”
The snippet of footage  barely runs 10 seconds and was released to promote the full teaser trailer and its April 14 unveiling during the MTV Movie Awards.
The author admits that “Catching Fire,” directed by Francis Lawrence, is the second installment in a planned quartet of films based on the bestselling young adult book trilogy by Suzanne Collins; the third book, “Mockingjay,” will be split into two movies. The first film in the franchise — last March’s “The Hunger Games” — earned more than $686 million at the worldwide box office.
As for the plot of the story The story follows heroine Katniss, a teenager forced to fight other starving children in a televised battle to the death for the enjoyment of wealthy spectators in Panem, a post-apocalyptic version of North America. The second book picks up after Katniss’ victory, when she and fellow tribute Peeta Mellark embark on their Victors’ Tour through each of the Panem’s districts, some more impoverished than others, before a twist of fate (or, rather, twist of the knife by Panem’s cruel overlords) lands them back in the battle arena.
The scene in the teaser for the teaser appears to be Katniss and Peeta’s victory tour stop in District 11, a poor district that was home to Katniss’ arena ally Rue (Amandla Stenberg) in the first film. In the book, the District 11 stop marks a significant moment for Katniss, who begins to sense that a rebellion is simmering, and she inadvertently stokes the flames.
As for my opinion, I must say that I  really want to watch this film. I liked the first part and I hope this part will justify my hopes.

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The article named 'To the Wonder' is a beautiful blunder was published on the site http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies by Claudia Puig   on 11 of April.
The author begins her article with the short descriprion of the film. Never was a film so visually stunning and so intolerable as To the Wonder.
Director Terrence Malick presents great beauty on the screen, but that doesn't save this pretentious, incoherent mess (*½ out of four; rated R; opens Friday in select cities) from insufferable tedium. Straining to be poetic and profound, Wonderemerges protracted and vapid, like a parody of an art film.
Dialogue is kept to a minimum. Tremulous voice-overs hint vaguely at inner lives, as Marina gambols and frolics while Neil trudges.
As for the plot of this film: Marina is a Ukrainian divorcée living in Paris with a 10-year-old daughter. Neil is an American who meets Marina while traveling in Europe.
Neil asks Marina and daughter Tatiana (Tatiana Chiline) to move back with him to Oklahoma. Once there, he is morose for no discernible reason. But the free-spirited Marina makes the best of it by going around twirling and spinning and jumping on beds.
There's only so much anyone can take of someone endlessly romping and half dancing through fields. By the same token, watching Affleck plod around wordlessly is hardly riveting. And for some reason his face is rarely on camera. Mostly, we see his back. His part could easily have been played by an extra. The relationship between Marina and Neil flounders as inexplicably as it blossomed. Marina still jumps on the bed, but her frolicking has grown somber. It's time for her to return to France. At this point nearly an hour has passed and the viewer is beginning to despair that anything of interest will ever happen.
With Marina gone, Neil reconnects with Jane (Rachel McAdams), a rancher and equestrian he ostensibly already knew, though no context is provided. Jane pops up in the middle of the movie and is around for only a few minutes. She sticks around long enough to say that she has always been one for "chasing moonbeams." Could that be what Marina was doing in all her frolicking? Do we care?
Marina returns for reasons that are unclear. But things still don't go well between the couple. Marina consults Father Quintana (Javier Bardem), who is too distracted to provide much counsel. Like Affleck's character, he's big on trudging. But Bardem's expressive face makes him intrinsically more intriguing. The priest makes regular visits to the poor and infirm, looking ever-baleful. He's facing his own crisis of faith.
The author underlines that wonder is in short supply here. Malick squanders cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki's gorgeous visuals by not allowing them to be in service of a compelling story.
As for the author’s opinion about this film, it becomes clear from the very beginning. Never was a film so visually stunning and so intolerable as To the Wonder.

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The article named The annual irreverent take on the year's best movies brought out the big names was published on the site http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies by Andrea Mandell  on 15 of April.
The author begins his article with Rebel Wilson, the annual tongue-in-cheek awards show was held at Sony Pictures Studios on Sunday night, with the most popular popcorn fare toasted with statuettes of the golden theater snack, as guests including presenters Adam Sandler, Amanda Seyfried, Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper, Chris Rock, Danny McBride, Kerry Washington, Ke$ha, Melissa McCarthy, Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Henry Cavill and Brad Pitt assembled, ready for some roasting. Wilson opened the show with her rendition of Miley Cyrus' The Climb, which led to a medley that included Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' Thrift Shop, Alicia Keys' Girl on Fire and Eminen's Lose Yourself. Brad Pitt ended it by presenting The Avengers the trophy for movie of the year at the end of the broadcast.
Whedon shared some news on the next installment in the franchise. The ubiquitous Kim Kardashian (prepping to introduce Selena Gomez's live performance of Come & Get It) was there, too, draping her baby bump in black.
It’s necessary to admit that the event was pushed up from its usual summer slot this year, and Wilson, whose own year at the box office was nothing to shrug at, opened the show by reuniting with her Pitch Perfect cast.
"It's kind of a reunion of sorts," Brittany Snow said on the red carpet. Even though she said the group had been rehearsing for several days, she admitted to being nervous: "We've done it before for the film, but never in front of Brad Pitt."
Snow called Wilson "fearless," adding that "she really doesn't care about what people think of her."
Wilson's fans know the star for her wide-eyed ability to send off even the raunchiest of jokes, and she didn't shy away from making fun of herself.
The author adds that on the red carpet, there were many raves about the Bridesmaids star.
Special buckets of golden popcorn were handed out, too. Will Ferrell picked up the Comedic Genius prize from Game of Thrones pal Peter Dinklage, Jamie Foxx received the MTV Generation Award, and Emma Watson took home the MTV Trailblazer Award. 
In conclusion the author says that some categories were especially worth tuning in for, including best kiss (which went toSilver Linings Playbook's Jennifer Lawrence and Cooper, who accepted the award solo) and best shirtless performance (a new category, which was widely predicted to go to Channing Tatum but instead went to Twilight hunk Taylor Lautner). 

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   The article named Brad Pitt surprises the crowd at CinemaCon  was published on the site http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies by Scott Bowles on 16 of April.
   The article begins with the words that  CinemaCon got off to one of its most rollicking starts in years, thanks to a surprise appearance from Brad Pitt, who visited the conference of theater owners to plug his film, 'World War Z.'. 
   The author tells us what happens when Brad Pitt shows up. The star stunned attendees of the nation's largest convention of theater owners Monday night when he took the stage to introduce 10 minutes of footage to his zombie apocalypse thriller, due in theaters June 21.
The two-minute introduction was the buzz of the conference, overshadowing a celebrity-heavy evening for Paramount Pictures. 
   The author notes that  Pitt made quite the impression. Parts of his speech were drowned out by screams of "I love you!'' from the normally staid crowd of more than 6,000 exhibitors who packed the Caesars Palace theater for Paramount's slate. The presentation included an introduction from the stars of Star Trek Into Darkness (May 17), and a screening of Michael Bay's action-comedy Pain & Gain (April 26).
The author tells about Pitt’s speech. Pitt, sporting a loose ponytail, told the crowd that "five years ago, I knew absolutely nothing about a zombie. Today I consider myself an expert."
   He says he joined the Marc Forster film "because I wanted to do a film my boys could see before they turned 18. One that they would like, anyways. And they love a zombie."
   Pitt says that one of the challenges of doing War, which centers on a global zombie outbreak that turns a human into the living dead in 12 seconds, was in staking a claim in a hot genre "that's been done quite often and done really, really well."
   The author adds thatBay rounded out the evening with Gain, the true story starring Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson about Florida bodybuilders who find themselves in a Florida extortion ring.
   The director of the Transformers series, who called Gain a pet project for the past 12 years, says he did the movie because he was "tired of the press saying I can only do multi-hundred-million-dollar movies. " At $25 million, he said, "Pain & Gain is my little movie."
   In conclusion the author writes even if the stars aren't. Wahlberg and Johnson gave a quick video introduction to the CinemaCon crowd, which was clearly disappointed they did not show up personally. Wahlberg explained that they wanted to attend the conference, but Bay had them tirelessly promoting the movie overseas.