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    Theaters were being converted to movie houses. This was a move to attract more middle class customers as well as charge more money given that customers received a mixture of motion picture and vaudeville. According to Allen, “the use of vaudeville on movie theatre programs was spurred by a shortage of new films,” (11). Going back to charging more money, the vaudeville acts had some problems such

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    One of the top money making movies in 1998 was Saving Private Ryan. This movie earned $216,199,000 and won an Academy Award for Best Director: Steven Speilberg (1998 Movies). In the film, Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, and Tom Sizemore star as soldiers fighting in World War II (Saving Private Ryan). The popular Disney movie Mulan was released in 1998 and earned $120,604,242 (1998 Movies). This movie is an animated movie about a young Chinese woman who takes her father’s place in the army. Ming-Na Wen

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    In any case, in fact, makers had free decision to deliver motion pictures in whatever type they needed, and whatever subjects they needed. Though the movie does not relate to economic conditions, Top Gun is advocating the United States and cannot be seen to exhibit and positivity towards Russia and communism (even though communism was collapsing). Although the United States was at peacetime during this

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    Hollywood and Anti-Americanism Movies and celebrities are a very important part of our culture today, around the world Hollywood is known to be the leading industry in filmmaking along with Bollywood and Nollywood. However, let’s focus on the American movie industry Hollywood. Around the world Hollywood is used as an inspiration for other filmmaking industries. With this kind of creation of media, there are always going to be opinions of other nations in which many believe that Hollywood has created a

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    viewers would see them. One movie in particular was The Breakfast Club, which was written and directed by John Hughes who is known to have had the largest impact on youth based movies. Hughes makes his characters in depths so we can all relate to them and their struggles they are having yet he makes his films memorable and funny so they are easy to enjoy. Easy A, is a movie that was directed by Will Gluck and was released in 2010. This is also a youth based movie, which takes place in a local

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    a television show. Is it because of the James and Shailene Woodley fiasco? Theo James Focuses on Underworld James is a hot actor and is on the rise to greatness. Given that he already has a lot of movie under his belt, too. Now, he is focusing on the release of Underworld: Blood Wars. With the movie getting some hype, James’ fans wonder if he is going to touch on Ascendant at all. According to Chatt Sports, Theo James is diverting his energy to Underworld: Blood Wars and has not made

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    Hyland Vs Hollywood

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    the closed vertically integrated studio systems with extreme and aesthetic. He exemplifies the argument with the movie Audition (1999), a thought-provoking extreme movie using extreme aesthetic. When it is controversial issue of the violent plots’ reality, Hyland interprets the film’s violence plots allegory rather than realistic. I strongly agree with his interpretation towards the movie. According to Hyland, the director Miike consciously blurs the boundary between dream and reality. Blue light

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    1905-1912 Case Study

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    Discuss the importance of the cinema industry’s bid for respectability in this transitional period (1905 – 1912) with regard to at least two national cinemas. How did film style, content, and exhibition change? First and foremost, it became a business, with order, structure, and monetized. In many regards, the business practices of film during the preceding area was vague. Nevertheless, the succession of events brought change and respectability as it became an industry, adopting systems of structure

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    entertainment and one looking for historical accuracy and film analysis, produced the same analysis: the film was extremely entertaining and used several film elements well. A League of Their Own contained all of the elements that make up a satisfying movie: it expressed humor, conflict, and tenderness among others. As the saying goes, the film has something for everyone, whether it be a comic relief or a heartfelt relationship. Because of it’s content and the fact that it was directed by a woman, it

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    death situation. The Simpsons then manage to escape and go on a wild journey. Only to eventually get caught. Once the Simpsons are returned to the dome, a massive bomb is placed in an effort to prevent Springfield from further pollution. (The Simpsons Movie). The looming threat that in a short matter of time everyone could be dead. It is at this point that Terror Management

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