ions taken and built a wall of regulations that governed what could and could not be shown on screen‚ ostracizing homosexuals from the limelight (Bynum). Directors in the 1930s decided to disregard the production code and shock the audience with violence‚ gender nonconformity‚ and scenes of passion in order to increase revenue. Notably‚ The Sign of the Cross‚ released in 1932‚ was a biblical epic that stunned the audience with the king’s implied relationship with a slave boy‚ erotic dancing between
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Case 1 – Motion Picture Industry Group 2 Chapter 3 Managerial Report 1. Descriptive statistics for each of the four variables along with a discussion of what the descriptive statistics tells us about the motion picture industry. In the motion picture industry‚ it is important to measure the opening gross‚ total gross‚ number of theaters displaying the movie‚ and the weeks the movie stayed in the top 60. Opening Gross- this variable informs movie makers how anticipated and well received a
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Casablanca Introduction to Film English 225 Professor Stave September 29‚ 2008 Casablanca The movie‚ Casablanca‚ based on the play "Everybody Wants to go to Rick’s‚” still captivates audiences around the world. This movie was a pleasurable afternoon of great movie watching. The setting of the movie is Casablanca‚ Morocco during the Second World War. Casablanca is the jump off point to get to Spain and then to America. I think that all four factors of a setting have an
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Norielle Diamante BSBS 3-B Zodiac Movie Review This Chinese-Hong Kong action film is produced‚ written‚ directed by‚ and starring Jackie Chan. CZ12 (Chinese: 十二生肖)‚ also known as Chinese Zodiac‚ is a pseudo-reboot of a film franchise that began with Armour of God (1987) and its sequel‚ Armour of God II: Operation Condor. Definitely one of JC’s best movie ever and probably his last major feature. He put everything he had and all his heart in it like it’s a parting present‚ just don’t focus too
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The Introduction of the ‘Talkies’ Before 1926 all motion pictures were accompanied by a live orchestra to play alongside the film that was provided by theatre owners. By 1926 Warner Brothers introduced a new sound-on-disc system. This provided sound effects and music that was recorded on a wax record. This recorded piece would then be synchronized with a film projector. Since the introduction of sound was coming about‚ this meant the production to produce these films‚ instead of a silent movies
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Film Report: Casablanca (1942) Ques.1- Rick and Lazlo can be said to represent two different types of heroism. How would you categorize each one as a hero? What qualities‚ of any‚ do they share? How do they most differ from each other? Ans: Rick was a hero of friendship. He had been in a long mourn situation because of Ilsa. He loved Ilsa a lot but she did not accompany her from Paris to Casablanca‚ which became the reason of mourn for Rick. After some time in the movie‚ Rick came to know the
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Mean Streets is Scorsese’s breakthrough film‚ his first financed by a major studio – Warner Brothers‚ though it’s not exactly a blockbuster-budget affair. Charlie‚ the film’s protagonist‚ struggles to maintain his sense of Catholic values despite being in the world of the petty Mafiosi – he’s not a made man by any stretch of the imagination‚ but he’s trying. He’s also a devout Catholic‚ who understands that “you don’t pay for your sins in church; you do it in the street – you do it at home.” He
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Since the late 1800s‚ as the United States was being settled by immigrants from the east‚ industrialization and an economic boom caused America to become a hub of activity in the world. One part of the rise in America’s industry and popularity was the development of cinema. Early on‚ America established itself as a land of opportunity and advancements in the film industry. By the 1950s‚ America had emerged as the dominant film producing nation in the world with help from a wide range of contributing
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Entertainment for the Hard Times Even during the “Hard Times” and wartime‚ people still needed to be entertained to pass the time and find enjoyment. The people of the 1930’s were no exception. They enjoyed many kinds of entertainment especially if they could do them inexpensively. Some of their favorite pass-times were film‚ radio and print. Film of the 1930’s was labeled “The Golden Age of Hollywood.” Movies were being made with sound and color‚ new genres included gangster‚ musicals‚ news reporting
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Watching movies has been one of the most popular forms of entertainment. Different people have different was to enjoy the movies. Some prefer going to the movie theaters while others like watching DVDs at home. From my point of view‚ the better place to view a movie is in theaters. There are three main reasons for my answer. Firstly‚ movie theaters are well equipped to give the best quality to viewers. It cannot be denied that theaters can bring viewers a more realistic sensation and more amazing
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