As the summer ends and the school year begins, it's time to throw on some classic movies to get in the learning mood. Here are some of the best fictional teachers from films: 1.Embeth Davidtz as Miss ...

Memorable quote: “Carpe Diem! Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.” Dead Poets Society was one of Robin Williams’s first drama movies, and what a role it was! Williams was nominated for ...

Normally, when you think of the kinds of roles that lend themselves to Oscar nominations and wins, it's the big, splashy attention-getters that usually come to mind. Playing a historical figure or an ...

Dedicated teachers are a movie — and Oscar — staple. “Dead Poets Society’s” Robin Williams; “Stand and Deliver’s” Edward James Olmos; “The Miracle Worker's" Anne Bancroft; “Mr. Holland’s Opus’” ...

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Teachers might be able to learn a few lessons about how to engage their students by watching how teachers are portrayed in movies, says a Purdue University a film expert. "There ...

Some movie teachers genuinely change not only the characters' lives but our lives as well. Today, we'll be talking about a specific kind of movie character – the teachers from movies that have made a ...

Suspicion has poisoned the middle school where Ms. Nowak (Leonie Benesch) has been teaching for a few months. Her admirable dedication to engaging with students and striving for fairness prove ...

You can read it online, or — better — you can sweat it out in its completed form when it opens in wide release this week. Either way, the screenplay for the German thriller “The Teachers’ Lounge” is ...