THE NIGERIAN HOME VIDEO INDUSTRY: A SURVEY OF THE ACTIVITIES OF VIDEO RENTALS AND THE COPYRIGHT LAW PRESENTED BY ABDULRAHMAN MALIK AT THE WEEKLY SEMINAR ORGANIZED BY THE PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS DEPARTMENT‚ KWARA STATE UNIVERSITY MALETE MARCH‚ 2013 ABSTRACT The Nigerian entertainment industry‚ particularly the movie sector has been battling with the problem of copyright infringement in the last two decades or more. In spite the legal framework put in place‚ (i.e. copyright
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under commercial circumstances take an approach to form and style influenced by "high art" which offers an alternative to mainstream entertainment" (1). Like avant-garde film making‚ this style offer the audience with a movie that takes glory in cinemas stance as a modern art form‚ for art house films are not just intended to be entertaining‚ they are designed to be imaginative. Shekhar Kapur’s 1998 film ’Elizabeth’ presents us with a contemporary art film. Although it does offer entertainment
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HS-404 Homosexuality in Popular Hindi Cinema Abstract:India is a country with vibrant popular culture. Nowhere is the collective consciousness of the nation probably better essayed than in the cinema‚ which is viewed with passionate enthusiasm. Taking Popular Hindi Cinema as a mainstay of Indian culture‚ this article tries to create a link between the depiction of homosexuality in Popular Hindi Cinema and the society. Different viewpoints are looked from and observed in Indian popular culture‚ such
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Dilwale Dulhania le Jayenge I would consider DDLJ one of my favourite movies as it is a timeless classic that has shaped Bollywood and Indian cinema. I first watched this movie as a child and it is one of the movies that had really stuck with me and almost everyone I know throughout the years. Growing up Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol were household names because of how they were able to act their roles. It is a very emotional movie that kept me interested throughout the entire duration‚ which is a very
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community‚ by battling corrupt and racist policemen. The film cost $500‚000 to make but produced a gross profit of $10million in the first year. This lead to young black directors being given studio pictures‚ as the black population made up 30% of cinema audiences. These young directors were acting as what they considered a voice for their people and this can be seen throughout Menace II Society. The film tells the story of two teenage boys from the hood‚ throughout there are various violent scenes
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Influence of Surrealism on the artists and cinema. Every movement under the avant-garde era is an important corner stone for the awakening of new ideas leading to revolutionary movements relating to the politics and social changes. Surrealism movement is significant and its success in cinema shows its influential and important role in society. Surrealism opened up a new way of viewing the reality by bringing out the unconsciousness as part of people’s life and thus connecting irrationality of
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been a wealthy lawyer‚ died when she was two years old having lost all of his money.[2] Her mother then moved with her children toBangalore‚ where Jayalalithaa’s maternal grandparents lived. Her mother eventually began to work as an actress in Tamil cinema‚ based in Chennai and having taken the screen name of Sandhya.[2][3] While in Bangalore‚ Jayalalithaa attended Bishop Cotton Girls’ High School.[4] She completed her childhood education at Sacred Heart Matriculation School (popularly known as Church
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What could be more Italian? I have dedicated 8 minutes– in a honest‚ enjoyable‚ entertaining way – to the true Italian Cinema of Fellini and Germi and the Italian cliches and aesthetics. Emily: Would you say your portrayal of a stereotypical Italy be offensive and cause controversy amongst your viewers? Anderson: I truly hope not‚ as I admire the Italian cinema and many of my works have been inspired by Italian film directors. And‚ disregarding the common stereotypes of Italy‚ there are
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Bombay‚ where specifically Hindu movies are made and distributed to regions of Indian population. Although often compared to Hollywood‚ Bollywood makes a different types of genres but the most popular are romance. Shyla‚ who often goes to Bollywood cinemas in the local Boston area‚ thinks that the movies now are becoming more “sci-fi and tech-related.” Dudrah provided a very interesting analysis and commentary in her review of the Bollywood film‚ Pardes. She provides a clear and descriptive summary
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Madhuri Dixit Madhuri dixit one the most famous and beautiful actress of indian cinema was born on 15th may 1967 in the house of Shankar and Snehlata Dixit .she had two sister Rupali and Bharti and one brother Ajit. she did her schooling from divine child high school and colleging from Bombay parle college to be a microbiologist. She was a trained and graceful kathak dancer. Earlier at that time her aim was not to come in film line to become an actress but her life brought her to Bollywood’s
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