E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

The interests sparked the ideas which came to be known as; ET the Extra Terrestrial, Back to the Future, Aliens, The Terminator, but those are only a few of the brilliant movies which came about in the ‘80s. This decade was a beautiful decade in movies, so many stars arose whose careers are still going strong today. Harrison…

and Hadley, worked on making Thanksgiving crafts, like turkeys they traced with their hands, and Thanksgiving confetti, something I always did when I was younger. To add the final touch to our Thanksgiving dinner my uncle put in our favorite movie, E.T. The…

On Sunday, June 21st, I went to see the Dallas Symphony Orchestra perform “The Music of John Williams and Hollywood’s Great Composers” at Stonebriar Community Church in Frisco. The concert was held in the church’s worship room at 6:30pm. This was a great place for the DSO to perform because the audience and the orchestra were very close and, in a way, felt more personal. The show included fourteen pieces: “Overture to Captain Blood by Korngold, ‘Tara’ – A Short Poem for Orchestra from Gone with…

Four Films: How Spielberg Starts a Movie Steven Spielberg is one of the most celebrated directors of our time. Nobody can match his unique, friendly, magical, and epic style of telling a story through the film medium. He captures our attention through action, suspense, humor, and dialogue for the full length of every feature film through his exceptional understanding of the language of film. But every brilliant filmmaker gets inspiration from somewhere. Spielberg himself tells of how…

director is, Frank Capra, who inspired the works of Steven Spielberg. Steven Spielberg is one of the most well-known film directors of the modern era. He has been involved in several critically acclaimed films such as: Saving Private Ryan, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, and Schindler’s List. Of his numerous awards, he has been nominated 132 times, won 168 awards. Of these wins, two of them were Oscars for Best Director (Saving Private Ryan, Schindler’s List), and one of the Oscars was for Best…

Commercialization and marketing have shown to play an important role in the mass media and companies. First of all, chapter seven of Media in Society discusses how economics has connections with the mass media and businesses through various approaches. Subsequently, commercialization has affected the release of new products with product placement and advertising, and marketing has also influenced children and the younger generation. Video games also have shown to be an excellent source of…