Institute of Economic Studies Faculty of Social Sciences Charles University in Prague Empirical Project Assignment — Econometrics II Due on Friday‚ 13 January 2012‚ 11.00 International movie revenues: determinants and impact of the financial crisis Marek Kreˇmer‚ Jan Matiˇka c c International movie revenues : Determinants and impact of the financial crisis Table of Contents Abstract Keywords Introduction Literature survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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The article‚ “What Is the Relationship Between Hate Radio and Violence? Rethinking Rwandas “Radio Machete””‚ by Scott Straus seeks to address the beliefs held that the primary driver and contribution of genocide was the extensive effects of radio. Located in East Africa‚ Rwanda is known for its diverse culture‚ wildlife‚ and the Rwandan genocide. This article focus is on the violent acts that took place in 1994 by the government and military officials against the Tutsi population. Various claims
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decade. Dennis Hopper’s Easy Rider was quite possibly one of the most pronounced and symbolic movies of the sixties in its efforts to convey the way the "youth" of that time period felt‚ and how they perceived the world they were living in. Hopper’s movie‚ a hit from the start‚ is basically about two men cruising cross-country by motorcycle to Mardis Gras. These men‚ by today’s standards‚ would be considered hippies. They enjoyed partaking in drugs‚ alcohol‚ and had a preoccupation with sexual relations
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A data mining approach to analysis and prediction of movie ratings M. Saraee‚ S. White & J. Eccleston University of Salford‚ England Abstract This paper details our analysis of the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)‚ a free‚ user-maintained‚ online resource of production details for over 390‚000 movies‚ television series and video games‚ which contains information such as title‚ genre‚ box-office taking‚ cast credits and user ’s ratings. We gather a series of interesting facts and relationships
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ABSTRACT Title: From extravagant movie theaters to lowly bomba houses: Investigating the degeneration of city spaces along Claro M. Recto Avenue‚ Manila There is a lack of understanding about the overall process of degeneration of city spaces in the Philippine setting‚ specifically along Claro M. Recto Avenue‚ Manila. This study addresses this concern by suggesting a functionalist approach‚ using the theories of Durkheim and Merton‚ in analyzing the negative consequences and implications
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It has recently announced that a new movie theater may be built in your neighborhood. Do you support or oppose this plan? Why? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.Words: 334‚ TIME: 30 My neighborhood is a nice quiet area near the center of the city. Building a movie theatre in the neighborhood will not be so good for the people living here because can bring a lot of traffic‚ people will get annoyed by the noise of lots of people coming every day at the theatre and a I believe
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The Breakfast Club Film Review The Breakfast Club is a movie made in the 80’s about 5 very different teenagers who are forced to spend the day in detention. At first‚ they appear to be judgmental of the others but by the end they learn to respect one another because they aren’t so different after all. This movie is still very applicable and popular. The movie is so well received because of the characters‚ the message and cinematography. The film is an exaggeration of real life. In real life‚ high
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compared to watching them in a movie theater is a completely opposite and different experience‚ and I’m going to talk about all the factors that make the two experiences different. There are many differences between these two options of watching a movie. The atmosphere is different ‚ and the reaction can even be different. The things you can have during the movie such as food and drinks are different. I’m going to talk about watching movies at home verses watching a movie at home. Specifically the atmosphere
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of all ages enjoy watching movies by way of computer‚ television‚ and theatre. What used to be a “big event” in going out to watch a movie at the local town theatre has technologically changed‚ where now just about anyone can experience watching a movie from the comfort of his or her own couch. Although one can watch a movie at home or in a theatre‚ watching a movie at home is far better for food‚ comfort and price. At home‚ versus at a theatre‚ the selection of food and the price of food is
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The 1999 film Fight Club‚ based on Chuck Palahniuk’s novel of the same name‚ was received as one of the most controversial films of the year‚ and has since gained a strong cult popularity. The movie places strong emphasis on the evils of modern consumerism‚ and adopts a “fight the system” attitude throughout. The setting is bleak and degraded – the main character‚ who remains unnamed for the entirety of the film‚ inhabits a city that seems perpetually dark and run down. All in all‚ the film attempts
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