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…
message to Romeo due to being quarantined because he has been "in a house / Where the infectious pestilence did reign [. . .]" (Shakespeare 5.2). In the movie, the message from Friar Lawrence to Romeo is sent through a delivery service called "poste haste." The message is "blown away in the dust-laden wind" (Downing 5). In both the play and the movie, Balthasar goes to Mantua to tell Romeo that Juliet is "laid low in her kindred's vault" (Shakespeare 5.1). Balthasar is unaware of the fake…
Description of the Business Carmike Cinemas Inc. is one of the largest movie theater chains in the United States. Carmike started in 1982, when Carl Patrick, Sr. and his son bought a movie theater division of Fuqua Industries. By 1983, Carmike had 85-screen Video Independent Theater chains. Ten years later, in 1993, Carmike was still continuing to grow and expand their theaters and locations, and by the middle of 1993 Carmike had established movie theaters in 23 states in the South, Southwest,…
sell more. The dirty shirts get up from the stained seats and leave with clear minds out of the theater. “Well that movie was really heavy, but it was so beautifully done. What real emotions they portrayed, the characters were so believable.” Everybody passes under the marquee without making eye contact with each other and drive off into their own sunset. We all know this movie and we see it every day. It’s become another statistic, another kid hit by a drunk driver or man committing suicide…
new movie that was coming out in theaters, but couldn’t decide which movie theater to go to? Well, you’re not alone. Today, movie theaters have many amenities to choose from that can make choosing which movie theater to go to a bit difficult. Many people use going to the movies as a part of their leisure time and as a part of family outings with their spouses, children, friends, or just for some alone time. Although, watching a movie can be done at home in private or in public at a local movie…
have their imaginations come to life on a big silver screen. It is great thanks to this entrepreneur for having the courage to challenge visible recreation and morph it into a moving pictures house, the movie theater industry, called AMC. AMC: Who they are and what they do AMC was the first movie theater in the Midwest by Edward Dubinsky in 1920 (McLellan, n.d.). In 1963, Dubinsky’s, who changed his last name to Durwood in the 1950s, son, Stanley, took over the family business by opening the…
After his sexual assault, documentor Tom Bondarenko JR searches for peace and closure by informing the audience that sexual assault can happen to anyone, regardless of age, sex, race, or sexual orientation. Through interviews with professionals and survivors Tom Bondarenko bring’s a face to sexual assault in hopes of warning people that sexual assault can happen to anyone. The film 's goal is to prevent sexual assault by enlightening people, knowledge is power. Working together we can end sexual…
The contrast between “The Enchanting Shadow” and “A Chinese Ghost Story” The Enchanting Shadow in 1960, which was the first color film to participate in Cannes Festival. Compare to amount of the following Nie Xiaoqian story, A Chinese Ghost Story in 1987 was the most similar to The Enchanting Shadow in various respects, such as plot, setting and style of film making. For some of people, the neither familiar with nor enjoy The Enchanting Shadow. However, A Chinese Ghost Story was a remake of…
Did you know that the shooting of the movie, Joyeux Noel, took place in 4 different countries? The movie was shot in Scotland, France, Germany, and Romania. Joyeux Noel, directed by Christian Carion starring Benno Fürmann as Nickelous and Diane Kruger as Anna, was released in theaters on November 9th, 2005. The movie, Joyeux Noel, is based on a true story that took place on Christmas Eve of 1914. An unofficial cease-fire took place along the Western Front, resulting in the enemies meeting in…
Introduction Mass media has been successful in presenting quality and block buster films that Filipinos have been patronizing over the past years since the inception of the Golden Age of Philippine Cinema in the 1950’s. Cinema has been part of Filipinos’ lives. Watching movies for Filipinos is one of the ways to relieve and amuse themselves and to escape from their despairs for a short time. In our society, mass media has a great influence. It plays a vital role in forming and reflecting public…