Movies can refer to motion pictures, the art form of making a film or the motion picture industry. Films are made by recording images of actors and scenery using cameras, animation techniques and special effects. In the late 1900s, computers became a key resource for making a movie. Films are made up of a series of individual images called frames. Silent, black-and-white movies were made as far back at the late 1800s.
In the 1920s, films in the United States flourished with the rise of Hollywood, in southern California. Sound was added to movies at that time, and color eventually was used as an alternative to black-and-white. Customers buy a movie ticket at a movie theater and can c...
In the 1920s, films in the United States flourished with the rise of Hollywood, in southern California. Sound was added to movies at that time, and color eventually was used as an alternative to black-and-white. Customers buy a movie ticket at a movie theater and can c...
Movies can refer to motion pictures, the art form of making a film or the motion picture industry. Films are made by recording images of actors and scenery using cameras, animation techniques and special effects. In the late 1900s, computers became a key resource for making a movie. Films are made up of a series of individual images called frames. Silent, black-and-white movies were made as far back at the late 1800s.
In the 1920s, films in the United States flourished with the rise of Hollywood, in southern California. Sound was added to movies at that time, and color eventually was used as an alternative to black-and-white. Customers buy a movie ticket at a movie theater and can choose from a number of showtimes. Films, featuring "movie stars," are distributed by movie studios, which are large production companies. Movie reviews, written by film critics, appear regularly via numerous media outlets and can have a major effect on the success of a film and how much money is made.
In the 1920s, films in the United States flourished with the rise of Hollywood, in southern California. Sound was added to movies at that time, and color eventually was used as an alternative to black-and-white. Customers buy a movie ticket at a movie theater and can choose from a number of showtimes. Films, featuring "movie stars," are distributed by movie studios, which are large production companies. Movie reviews, written by film critics, appear regularly via numerous media outlets and can have a major effect on the success of a film and how much money is made.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and screenwriter Horton Foote dies at 92
AP Drama WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Playwright and screenwriter Horton Foote, who movingly portrayed the broken dreams of common people in "The Trip to Bountiful," ''Tender Mercies" and his Oscar-winning screen adaptation of "To Kill a Mockingbird," died Wednesday in...Tags: New York Times, Academy Awards, Texas, Hartford Stage, Theater
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Staff reporterEvery week approximately 1,000,000 St. Louis DMA households and 642,000 cable television households (in 7 states) invite CW 11 into their homes. TECHNOLOGY... CW 11 was the second TV station in the nation to put up an earth satellite receiving station....Tags: Research, Apprentices, Public Relations, Dining and Drinking, Television Industry
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Dolphins Q&A; with Harvey Fialkov
Sun-Sentinel.comAsk Harvey! Sun-Sentinel Dolphins writer Harvey Fialkov answers YOUR questions about the team! You can read his latest comments below. To submit your question, e-mail here. Please include your name, city and state with each question. ----------------...Tags: Court Administration, Clubs and Associations, Philadelphia 76ers, Brendan Haywood, Elton Brand
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Britain awards honorary knighthood to Sen. Edward Kennedy
Associated Press WriterLONDON (AP) — He won't be allowed to call himself Sir Ted, but U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy has been awarded an honorary knighthood by Britain. Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced the honor Wednesday during an address to a joint session of Congress...Tags: Edward M. Kennedy, Imperial and Royal Matters, Gordon Brown, Steven Spielberg, Government
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Man convicted of murdering teenage actor who had small part in Harry Potter film
LONDON (AP) — A London jury has convicted a man of murdering teenage actor Rob Knox, who had a small role in a soon-to-be released Harry Potter movie. Karl Bishop, who was found guilty Wednesday, could face life in prison when sentenced for the...Tags: Punishment, Fiction, Harry Potter, Associated Press
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Playwright Horton Foote Dies In Hartford
The Hartford CourantHorton Foote, the Texas playwright who had an eye for small town life, died in Hartford this afternoon. He was 92. He was in town staying with his daughter, actress Hallie Foote, who is in the current Hartford Stage production of "To Kill A Mockingbird."...Tags: Academy Awards, Texas, Hartford Stage, Gregory Peck, Theater
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Review: Kindle app brings vast Amazon library to the iPhone _ a breakthrough for e-books?
AP Technology WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Amazon.com Inc. has received a lot of attention and respectable sales for its Kindle e-book reader, but it's hardly made a dent in the hardcover armor of the old-fashioned paper book. On Wednesday, the Internet company revealed...Tags: Mass Media, Amazon.com Inc., Associated Press, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.
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'Watchmen' is no heroic effort
The ultimate question raised by the movie version of the celebrated graphic novel Watchmen may not be "Who watches the Watchmen?" but "Who will check their watches during Watchmen?" Ticking in at two hours and 43 minutes, this slavish exercise in...Tags: Assault, Sex, Abusive Behavior, Heartburn, Crimes
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Because of surge in border violence, more drivers are getting their vehicles armor-plated
Associated Press WriterSAN ANTONIO (AP) — The drug violence in Mexico has gotten so bad that booming numbers of Mexican and American professionals are having their cars fitted with armor plates, bulletproof glass and James Bond-style gadgets such as electrified door...Tags: Crimes, Texas, Weaponry, San Antonio, Associated Press
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Disney Channel announces 'High School Musical 4'
Los Angeles TimesDisney Channel has revealed details of "High School Musical 4," a sequel with a "Romeo & Juliet" spin. None of the new cast members have been announced -- the original stars long ago said the third movie would be their last -- but we now know the next...Tags: Schools, Music, High Schools, High School Musical 3 (movie)
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Jennifer Aniston opens up about her divorce -- again
Los Angeles TimesJennifer Aniston now insists that she's not the one who's been beating the Brad Pitt/Angelina Jolie dead divorce horse to promote her movies. It's all the media's fault for harping on the subject in every interview. "'No matter what I say, things will...Tags: Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Aniston, Marley & Me (movie), Daniel Craig
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Oscar-nominated animator makes short film about effects of Israel's blockade on Gaza
Associated Press WriterRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — An Israeli creator of the Oscar-nominated "Waltz with Bashir" released a short film Wednesday about the effects of his country's Gaza blockade on Palestinians. Yoni Goodman said he hoped the 90-second animated film,...Tags: Foreign Aid, Academy Awards, Terrorism, Gaza Crisis, Associated Press
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