Cinema is a changed of expression and communication. It was invented by Edison, an American scientists. The cinema plays on important role in the social, moral, political and economic life. D.G. Phalke produced the first Indian silent film, Raja Harishchandra in 1913. The era of talkie films started in 1931 with the producing of Alam Ara. India is the largest producer of feature films in the world. The films are certified by the Central Board of Film Certification. Cinema is a source of entertainment
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‘GUNDA’ AND ‘LOHA’ A STUDY OF CULT FILM CULTURES KSHITIJ PIPALESHWAR A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Media and Cultural Studies School of Media and Cultural Studies Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai 2013 i DECLARATION I, Kshitij Pipaleshwar, hereby declare that this dissertation entitled ‘ ‘Gunda’ and ‘Loha’ : A Study of Cult Film Cultures’ is the outcome of my own study undertaken under the guidance
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50 studios produce a total of 300 to 400 new motion pictures each year, and the financial success of each motion picture varies considerably. The opening weekend gross sales ($millions), the total gross sales ($millions), the number of theaters the movie was shown in, and the number of weeks the motion picture was in the top 60 for gross sales are common variables used to measure the success of a motion picture. Data collected for a sample of 100 motion pictures produced in 2005 are contained in the
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consortium. In July at the Multiplex non-frequent patron Tommy, went to see a movie at the Royal Multiplex. The theater’s kiosk and ticket stated that the move began at 1pm. He rushed to the theater and purchased items at the concession stand. After taking his seat anxious for the movie to start, the lights dimmed and he had to sit through 20 minutes worth of previews before the movie began. Upon viewing the movie for a little over 30 minutes, he left the theater and asked for a refund from the
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Reward certificate is valid for one admission (up to $12.00 total value) to see any movie. Certificate is valid through the expiration date printed below. Certificate is valid at participating theaters at any showing including those designated as “no coupons, no passes” in local theater guides. For participating theater locations please visit www.hollywoodmoviemoney.com and enter locator code 42589. For Customer Support visit www.HMMHelp.com CUT ALONG DOTTED LINE BEFORE PRESENTING TO THEATER
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creating movies that their customers can watch at their convenience at their own home without having to go the theaters and pay for the ticket, the popcorn, a drink among other food items Netflix is now hoping to win an award for its new original movie “Beast of No Nation “staring Idris Elba will begin running in a few of the United States http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/09/30/how-netflix-inc-really-creates-value.aspx http://www.inc.com/justin-bariso/the-secrets-behind-the-extraordinary-success-of-netflix
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1 The Innovator’s Dilemma When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail CLAYTON M. CHRISTENSEN Harvard Business School Press Boston, Massachusetts 2 Copyright © 1997 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College All rights reserved The Library of Congress has catalogued the hardcover edition of this title as follows: Christensen, Clayton M. The innovator’s dilemma : when new technologies cause great firms to fail / Clayton M. Christensen. p. cm. — (The management
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am a movie fanatic. When friends want to know what picture won the Oscar in 1980 or who played the police chief in Jaws, they ask me. My friends, though, have stopped asking me if I want to go out to the movies. The problems in getting to the theater, the theater itself, and the behavior of some patrons are all reasons why I often wait for a movie to show up on TV. First supporting paragraph First of all, just getting to the theater presents difficulties. Leaving a home equipped with a TV and
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personal run-ins with. I HATE going to the movie theaters, especially here in Cookeville where the choices are limited, and finding out that the movie i want to watch is only offered in 3-D or RealD. Wearing the glasses give me a headache, and it takes forever for my eyes to focus. My mind is constantly aware of me watching this 3-D movie and i cannot enjoy it. My mother has actually had to leave the movie for the images making her sick, and during a movie i was very excited to see. I have been searching
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films. Moreover, make this kind of movie it's more free because there is not "youth protection" or things like that. Directors can use violence, shock, delicate society subjects to exprim their ideas and I think it's very interesting to mix this freedom of expression and the poetry of drawings, art experimentations. It's a subtil way to talk about subjects which are sometimes harsh. There are a lot of example... Jin Roh ( by Iroyuki Okiura) is an animated movie very poetic, with long shots, with
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