In Michelle Magorian’s prize-winning novel‚ “Good Night Mister Tom”‚ it is evident that love conquers all. Set during the Blitz in London in the 1940’s‚ Magorian tells a story of a ’thin and sickly looking…’ (pg 10) boy named William Beech who is evacuated from London to Little Wierwold to live with a‚ reclusive‚ old man‚ Thomas Oakley. As William and Tom begin to understand each other more‚ the notion that love conquers all becomes apparent thorough Tom’s changes in personality‚ Willie’s acceptance
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Hollywood in the 1930’s The film industry was a big source of entertainment in the 1930’s. During the Great Depression‚ spending money on entertainment wasn’t reasonable for people. Audiences always looked for "light-hearted screwballs" that would make them forget their troubles for some time (Hollywood and the Film Industry). In the 1930’s‚ Hollywood movie studios were having trouble financing the transition from silent to talking pictures due to the stock market crash 1929. The movie industry
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The Contemporary Hollywood Film Soundtrack: Professional Practices and Sonic Styles Since the 1970s …………………………………. 2 Abstract Since the 1970s‚ the soundtrack in Hollywood has come of age as a complex and sophisticated site of cinematic art. Greater combinations of sounds expressing a wider spectrum of tones‚ textures and volumes can be heard at the movies more than ever before‚ while behind the scenes‚ the number of personnel producing them has grown considerably. Moreover‚ this era has witnessed
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HOLLYWOOD IN THE TWENTIES (CONTD...) *HOLLYWOOD SCANDALS AND THE CREATION OF MPPDA *CECILE B. DEMILLE *”THE CONTINETAL TOUCH” LUBITSCH AND OTHERS *IN THE AMERICAN GRAIN *ERICH VON STROHEIM HOLLYWOOD SCANDALS AND THE CREATION OF MPPDA Since the earliest days of the Nickelodeon‚ moralists and reformers were very much disturbed by the corrupting nature of the movies and their effects upon the American youth. Powerful pressure groups were created to protect the American audiences from the
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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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