The Elusive Audience: Comparing Tino Ballio and Robert Ray’s Examination of the Moviegoing Audience on the 1950s By Justin Daering Between 1948 when the Paramount decision was made‚ and 1969 when the last of the majors was bought out by a conglomerate‚ the structure of the film industry underwent its most drastic alteration since its inception‚ and a prolonged period of economic struggle and uncertainty. Two film historians‚ Robert Ray and Tino Balio‚ have created causal accounts of
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Mr. Smith goes to Washington movie questions 1. This film is saying the American democracy can be easily corrupted. The film portrays that it takes strong‚ determined men with much integrity to stand up for what they know is right. 2. In today’s world there would be some mixed reactions to a senator like Jefferson Smith. Some people would disapprove of him because he is not the characteristic senator and has no political experience. They would think that he was young‚ and inexperienced‚
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Casablanca response Casablanca is a romantic-melodrama that is a heart-warming‚ funny‚ and for professor Kredell it “brings tears to his eyes”. The Film Casablanca explores the themes of sense of duty‚ sacrifices‚ and letting go of past love‚ all in chaotic and disastrous world. Casablanca was set in Moscow during the Second World War. The film follows an American club owner Rick Blaine and his journey reuniting with past love IIsa Lund. The director Michael Curtiz chose eliding duration technique
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The fact that a film produced in one country gets released in another country is an indication that it is a good film which is likely to interest people from all over the world. When I think of foreign films what come to my mind are Hollywood films. I think the popularity of Hollywood films and foreign films in general can be attributed to the fact that they use the most modern technology. What is more‚ these films are produced by big companies that have the money and the means to generate huge
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New York City’s Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music hall‚ also named “Showplace of the Nation”‚ is an entertainment venue located in New York City. The Hall first opened December 27‚ 1932. It became one of New York City’s largest movie theaters within only a year of it being open and always provided entertainment for those longing for escape. New York City’s Radio City Music Hall thrives through design and the developing of a historic building. So much time and effort was put into the making
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Michael Okon’s Monsterland‚ relentlessly delivers thrills and goosebumps with its nightmarish tale of a world turned upside down with a role reversal between humans and the familiarly frightening visages that once fed people’s fears. Riveting from the beginning‚ the story arouses the curiosity with a traumatizing hunting scene. As things change perspective‚ we meet various fascinating characters. Firstly‚ comes Officer Carter White and his family. They live in the economically depressed town of
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Kristine Canning Movie Theater Response When you think about the movie industry’s peek in the early to mid-1900s you must consider the social and political environment in the United States at that given time and the affect that had on the movie industries success. To start it was a time of high volume immigration and with that we were faced with the challenge to meld cultures and reform social normality’s. In Screening Out the Past‚ by Lary may he discusses people traveling to America and becoming
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Just imagine it‚ Pamela Anderson running down a hot beach in the cutest red lifeguard bathing suit while the wind is blowing her hair in slow motion. This is the image that Hollywood portrays as the ideal lifeguard. However realistic Baywatch may seem‚ it is far from reality. Lifeguarding is thought of as easy going and care free‚ but it is quite the opposite. A lifeguard must remain alert and aware at all times because a normal day could easily turn into a life or death situation. Becoming
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The Hollywood studios’ systems in 1960 were very interesting because the Hollywood had to face the issue of its business structure changes. In 1960‚ the Hollywood studio systems had to change the strategies because of television and people’s demanding. In the 1950s‚ TV was invented‚ and most people bought it. Because of TV‚ many people began to stay home to watch movie instead of went to theater because TV companies got broadcasting rights from studios. In addition forging-films was imported by some
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Innovative Marketing‚ Volume 2‚ Issue 1‚ 2006 67 Warner EMI Music. Strategic Development for the First Decade of the New Millennium Demetris Vrontis Abstract This case has been compiled to put forward the author’s suggestions for future strategic development open to Warner EMI Music as they develop during the 1st Decade of the 21st Century. The case is divided into four main sections. Section one is concerned with an environmental scanning including an analysis of Porters’ Value Chain
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