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Destry Rides Again, Mr Smith Goes to Washington, and the Fall of the Hollywood Studio System Thomas Schatz cites the 1950’s as the inevitable end of the Hollywood film studio system, with the signs appearing as early as the height of the second World War (472). However, the seeds of discontent and disintegration within the system were apparent as soon as the late 1930’s, exemplified in such films as Destry Rides Again (1939, George Marshall) and Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939, Frank Capra)

The Universal Impact Universal Pictures, or Universal Studios, has been around for a little over a century and it is currently regarded amongst the top six movie studios in America. It grosses billions of dollars in revenue annually and produces major hits and movie stars. Universal is also owned by a giant media conglomerate known as NBC Universal, which is quite different from its humble beginnings. This paper will provide a brief insight into the relationship between Universal Pictures and its

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known and others may not be known to many tourists. Two of the most common parks are in Florida: Disney World and Universal Orlando Studios. Disney World is unique in a lot of ways. Disney World is made up of a total of 27,258 acres. Just the resort in Disney is the same size as San Francisco. Disney is expensive, however, it is for the most part less expensive than Universal Studios. When Disney first opened its doors in 1971 the admission fee was less than $10. The founder of Disney World is the

Hollywood has influenced American history since it began. It boosted and shaped the morale of a nation for almost a century. But Hollywood has not only been the influencing American society, it has been influenced by American society. In the 1920s, American society was booming; people were getting rich, spending and borrowing money, and they thought life was looking good. Then in October of 1929 the stock market crashed. Many people lost all they owned. People had invested all their money into

some of his adventurous movies such as “Jaws”, “Jurassic Park”, and “E.T.” Steven Spielberg is a four star director and entrepreneur who has made billions of dollars in the movie industry. He got his big break after releasing a short film for Universal Studios which got him a permanent job (“Steven Spielberg” St James Encyclopedia). Steven Spielberg changed the landscape of the movie industry due to his four star, memorable movies, his amazing accomplishments, and all of the positive

Paramount decision of 1948 and the Hollywood blacklist altered the direction of the filmmaking business in America, one that I believe has had a lasting impression for decades. The Paramount decision of 1948 refers to a court decision against the major film companies, Paramount, Warner Bros., 20th Century-Fox, Loew’s-MGM, Columbia, Universal and United Artists to outlaw their price fixing and monopolization of the industry. The Hollywood blacklist referred to a list of studio employees from 1947 until 1957

1. Best Post (1 point) This article is relevant because it talks about how Hollywood films are changing as studios begin to make films that don’t just target the US audience, but also the international audience, specifically from countries with emerging markets. According to the article, studio executives will only approve a movie if there are potential overseas ticket sales. Hollywood would go out of its way to appeal and to not offend global markets. For example, for the Chinese version of Iron

Florida are Walt Disney World and Universal Studios Florida. Both of the theme parks are huge competitors when it comes to getting customers and money. In this essay I will show you which of the two theme parks is better than the other, by using multiple different categories that theme parks use when making their parks. For the first part, let's start off with size and workforce of the two theme parks. According the Orlando Business Journal, Universal Studios owns about 450 acres in Orlando. However

Steven Spielberg is one of the most influential film personalities in the history of film, and as of the pioneers of the Hollywood era. He is the Hollywood's best known and influential directors and producers in film history. Spielberg has numerous big-grossing, critically acclaimed credits to his name, as producer, director and writer. Spielberg was born in December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio to an Orthodox Jewish family. His mother, Leah Posner was a concert pianist and restaurateur