The Roman playwright Plautus is attributed as claiming “You must spend money to make money‚” and few industries seem to be taking this so obviously to heart as Hollywood in the 21 st century. Even before the birth of the modern blockbuster in the mid-1970’s‚ studios had been chasing the concept of big – big spectacle‚ big events‚ big grosses‚ and now‚ big openings and big‚ continuing franchises. But there’s a rising sense that something is being lost in the scramble for topping the previous box
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The Pantages in one of the many outstanding landmarks of Hollywood. In the past‚ it has been a movie house‚ with live vaudeville acts between features. For ten years the Pantages Theatre was the habitation of the Academy Awards Presentations. The Pantages was primarily a movie house for several decades. In 1949‚ Howard Hughes acquired the Pantages Theatre‚ changing its name to the RKO Pantages Known as “The Biggest Night in Hollywood”‚ The Academy Awards ceremonies took place at the Pantages each
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Hollywood‚ Bollywood... Ah! Ha! Nollywood! Life as a way of taking shape on its own if will fail to straighten its bends and correct its mistakes. In the movie world Hollywood is no stranger to the masses and the youngest of children. Over the years‚ Hollywood has grown to surpass the imagination of the world‚ creating wonders‚ taking the movie-lovers to space and light years back in time. According to Wikipedia‚ Hollywood is a district in Los Angeles‚ California‚ United States of America. Before
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their ownership in movie theaters in a decision now known as the Paramount decision. Hollywood’s reaction to the financial consequences of this decision along with a heavily reinforced postwar pro-American sentiment led to what is now known as the Hollywood blacklist. I believe the impact of these two courtroom decisions was a mass restructuring of how films are made in order to maximize distribution‚ rebrand the types of films being produced and to cull existing talent‚ all to turn a larger profit
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Hollywood dominates the world’s motion-picture industry‚ it has always been known to be the most powerful and influential. It exerts moral‚ cultural and political influences on our society. However‚ there is a dark side to Hollywood that lays beneath the glossy surface. It is a medium that provides entertainment and distraction for the people which all societies need. Teenagers and young adults crave the entertainment provided by movies‚ at the same time‚ they become deeply influenced by the
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The classical Hollywood style‚ its central format and narrative will be the focus of this essay. Hollywood has fascinated people for decades. It can be described as a place that makes magical things happen right before one’s eyes. It is a place where a viewer can be transported to another place and time‚ and become introduced into the life of characters in order to see their story. The classical Hollywood style can best be described as‚ “A wide ranging system of formal conventions‚ narrative devices
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white skin. While there’s nothing wrong with caucasian actors and actresses‚ it’s the lack of diversity in their work. We’re getting tired of the same people gracing our screens‚ occasionally allowing the token Hispanic play a tired out stereotype. Hollywood must allow other cultures to paint the image of diversity alongside the established caucasian stars‚ rather than depicting a false picture of America. It’s unarguable; American movies and television are prominently white. Is this because people
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Over the years Hollywood has always entertained us with the greatest movies that they have released. Most of these movies were based on fantasy and some were fictional and others were based on true events too. These movies that are based on true events aren’t always true‚ sometimes they added scenes and events that are false and never even happened in reality.The question is‚ do they have the right to distort history? and why do they do so? Sometimes hollywood directors need to create some scenes
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ENG1511/501/3/2013 Tutorial letter 501/3/2013 English Proficiency for University Studies ENG1511 Semesters 1 & 2 Department of English Studies IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This tutorial letter contains important information about your module. ENG1511/501 CONTENTS Page 1 2 3 4 5 Preface .......................................................................................................................................... iii UNIT 1: Critical thinking .............................................
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Hollywood Studio System Studios have less control over films‚ when released Multiplexes have their own “popcorn economy” model Studio System Three Conflicting Multiplex Businesses 1. Concessions 2. Movie Exhibition 3. Advertising What is Popcorn Economy? “The more people we move past the popcorn‚ the more money we make” (p.196). Conflicting interests of studios and multiplexes In 2001‚ average time a studio film remained in multiplexes was only three weeks. Word of mouth Advertising
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