Journal Entry 1 The Jon Lewis passage from his book The Road to Romance and Ruin: Teen Films and Youth Culture focused on several aspects of the portrayal of teen culture in cinema. Initially summarizing the viewpoints of several authors of sociology and media on the relationship between cinema, youth and their relationship with one another, the article goes on to describe Lewis’ personal viewpoints on central themes common within most films about teens. A main focus of what seems to be standard
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Director Brillante Ma Mendoza is a living national treasure of the Philippine alternative cinema.The first Filipino to win the most coveted Best Director Award for his film “Kinatay” at the Cannes Film Festival in 2009. Dubbed by the world’s film critics as an ultra neo-realist for his films. Brillante’s films depict social realities about the lives of ordinary people in extraordinary situati ons against the backdrop of issues that plague the country. Director Brillante Ma. Mendoza was
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“Manila” is an independent film directed by prize-winning directors Raya Martin and one of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila’s (PLM) pride, Adolf Alix Jr. The film received a lot of praises and recognition from the moviegoers as well as from the film critics. This “indie” film was first exhibited at the recent Cannes International Film Festival and then the 31st Moscow International Film Festival and has received eight other invitations from other international film festivals either for competition
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Florida International University Name: Laguda .R. Olanrewaju Panther ID: 2349060 Course: EIN 6325 – Business Plan Development HW:
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Blockbuster Case Study How will new competition from Redbox and digital content providers force Blockbuster to alter its strategy? At their physical retail locations, Blockbuster sells movie theatre type food items to enjoy while watching your movie rental. Blockbuster has recently weighed in with kiosks in locations to compete with Redbox. One of the advantages is promoting these new kiosks is promoting the availability of new releases as compared to Redbox or Netflix in addition to the
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How a Publicity Biitz Created The iVIyth of Subliminal Advertising By Stuart Rogers I n September 1957, I began what to me was a serious study of contemporary applied psychology at Hofstra C'ollege in Hempstead, Long Island. At exactly the same time, in nearby New York City, an unemployed market researcher named James M. Vicary made a startling announcement based on research in high-speed photography later popularized by Eastman Kodak Company. The Tachistoscope Some time before, a device had
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Kieya Smith The strong belief of a company’s president has caused them to lose potential sites for their restaurant and a partnership. Chick-Fil-A’s president, Dan Cathy speaks for his company as a whole when he says, they are against gay marriage. Cities like Boston and Chicago have voiced that they were against the views of Chick-Fil-A on gay marriage. The letter from Boston’s Mayor Thomas Menino and Chicago’s Mayor Rahm Emaneul comment, "Chick-fil-A's values are not Chicago values", made
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is also able to buy his own movie snacks. He can consume unlimited amounts of popcorn, candy, and soda of he chooses to; he also has the option to prepare a delicious, healthy meal. He has the ability to reheat on item if it gets cold and also to put leftovers away without worrying if it will spoil. The movie viewer is not restricted to one type of food or how much he is allowed to eat. He can enjoy any food he desires at an inexpensive cost. Secondly, watching a movie at home is inexpensive. A wide
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Nowadays the media play a great role in a usual life of society. It influences our opinion, help us to make the correct choice sometimes and also open the view on almost any fact or personality we are interested in. The role of media plays too great part in the political process also, especially when it is time to elect a new president or a prime minister. It opens curtains on every private peculiarity about the candidate: with whom he meets and what he eats. Sometimes the information is becoming
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In the end of another “awards season.” That time from December until the Academy Awards (airing this Sunday), when studios roll out the prestige pics they hope will become the next Slumdog Millionaire. It’s a good season for film lovers seeking a palette cleanser from the likes of Transformers 2. And it’s a season that gracefully reminds us why we still love watching movies. We all agree movies allow us to escape—and there’s value in that—but it’s more than simple escapism. Movies take us to places
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