Movie theater

Although the movie El Topo is widely viewed as a cinema classic within the film industry and by movie critics it still lacks any name recognition on the mainstream, and has almost zero appeal to the modern mainstream audiences. However, despite the challenges of a rerelease of El Topo it still has the potential to make a profit in its rerelease. Due to the popularity of many of its advocates most notable of which is John Lennon, and its strong cult following are the film possesses a very vocal…

Americans love movies. We watch them on the big screen, on our home theater systems, on our laptop computers and even on our smart phones. Most movies, however, are quickly forgotten. The movies that do make an impression are those that inspire, encourage and motivate us to go beyond ourselves. These movies touch us, emotionally and intellectually. Three movies I found inspiring are The First Wives Club, Pay it Forward, and Remember the Titans. The First Wives Club is one of my…

Annie Baker. It is set in an old movie theater, appropriately called “The Flick”. The movie theater is currently being upgraded from using an old 35 millimeter projector to a digital one. Just like the theater is undergoing changes, so are the lives of the play’s three characters, Avery, Sam, and Rose as they learn more about each other in the time they share at The Flick. The play begins by introducing to Sam and Avery, both of whom are seen cleaning up the theater after a screening. Avery, a…

Most people have seen a movie trailer, if it was good it may have convinced them to see the film, but if it was not good, it may have not convinced them to see the movie. Watching a trailer is usually seen as a good idea before seeing the movie. It allows one to appreciate the grand work of art a movie is, but it can also show how terrible a movie is. However, trailers can influence consumers, and do more than just demonstrate the idea of a particular movie. Therefore, the consumer’s opinion and…

mass medium of entertainment, called the “television”. Movie makers used all types of gimmicks to pull back movie-goers, but it was all short-lived. By then, television had already dispersed a huge impact of competition on…

The appeal for a longer film with a more in-depth story was coming around. With the assistance of James H. White, Thomas Edison created a 500-foot-long length of film for a movie called, The Life of an American Fireman. This longer film was an immediate success and would lead the industry into an era of longer films. A motion picture, named The Train Robbery, was one of the most influential films for the motion picture…

can enhance the music experience. The things that are important in speakers these days are the battery life, sound quality, and the convenience. The first speakers, XPUMP, is made turn any device that is plugged into it into a surround sound home theater experience. The other…

All through the ages Hollywood has been gifted with many directors who have been able to create Hollywood magic for many people sitting in dark movie theaters. One of these memorable directors was Frank Capra who died on September 3, 1991 at the age of 94. He was a leading director in the 1930s and 1940s and made many memorable movies like the popular Christmas classic “It’s a Wonderful Life”. Other classic movies included “You Can’t Take It With You” and “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”. Frank…

as the critics also called the movie among the director's best and heaped admiration on the performance of Matt Damon as an astronaut stranded on Mars. The Martian marks the second best launch of Ridley Scott's career - behind only by $3 million compared to the $58 million debut of the 2001 American crime thriller film -…

came to the decision that “block booking” violated the Sherman Antitrust Act. “Under block booking, "independent ('unaffiliated') theater owners were forced to take large numbers of [a] studio's pictures sight unseen” (Block Booking 2014). “The result dictated that,…