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    Jake Gyllenhaal has five movies in the works right now. All but one is in pre-production. "Nocturnal Animals" is in pre-production and will be released in 2016. Based on Austin Wright's novel "Tony and Susan" and was written and directed by Tom Ford. It stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Michael Shannon, Armie Hammer, Amy Adams, Kim Bassinger, and Isla Fisher. "Okja" is in pre-production and will be released in 2016. Written and directed by Joon-ho Bong, the film stars Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano, Tilda…

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    He’s simultaneously masculine and graceful, limber and strong. The way he glides across the floor, he looks like he could almost be ice-skating. The way he moves, he somehow seems super-human. His dancing skills shine most strongly in the film’s closing ballet, and in “I Got Rhythm”. In this number, performed on the street with the children from Jerry’s neighbourhood, Kelly’s tap dancing is just exquisite – and a joyous sight to behold…

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    During the Golden Era, Hollywood couldn’t make movies fast enough. Movies were in demand and the Big Five were making money hand-over-fist. They controlled everything that had anything to do with movies from production to exhibition. In 1946 the studios had made an astonishing $121,000,000 in profits. The years after World War II, the film industry changed radically and Hollywood began a period of decline. In 1950, the studios’ soaring profits dropped to $31,000,000 (Lewis, 2008). This…

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    Steven Spielberg is an American film Director, screenwriter and producer. He was born in 1946 in the United States. He is well known as a public figure, considered a pioneer of Hollywood, and a popular director in the film industry. He directed Hollywood blockbuster films such as Jurassic Park (1993) and Jaws (1975). Spielberg also directed science fiction films such as, A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) and War of the Worlds (2005), (IMDB, 2016). In this analysis, I am going to argue that…

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    A) The Golden Age of movies was a significant part in American history. It defined a culture way behind the silver screen that lent to the culture in the country. It also set a precedence for the evolution of the American film industry. The studio system was the foundation of the Golden age of Hollywood and American film, however as the decades passed there was a decline in the stadium system of the Golden Age of Hollywood that made true cinema a great art form. Leading up to World War I, the…

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    Two major events in Hollywood history altered the direction of the filmmaking business in America. These events were known as the Paramount decision and the Hollywood Blacklist. Both had a significant impact on not only the way movies were produced, distributed and exhibited, but also affected people directly, such as screenwriters, actors, directors and musicians as well. In both cases, laws were being broken, and the rights of individuals were being violated. The shift in direction came…

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    American Multi-Cinema or AMC as its most commonly referred to, is the largest theater company in the world with over 380 theaters nationwide. In other words, it is the titan of the movie theater industry. In this paper I am going to talk about AMC's humble beginnings, it's innovations and its success in becoming the largest theater company in the world. I'm going to begin with, how the seed of AMC was planted. AMC Theaters achieved its start in Kansas City thanks to the Dubinsky brothers;…

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    Hollywood Decision

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    The Paramount decision and the Hollywood blacklist were two pivotal events that were a product of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Both of these episodes had the ability to redirect the course of film making within Hollywood and the United States. In many ways, both of these events are cornerstone contributions that changed the course of filmmaking. The Paramount decision, also known as United States v. Paramount Pictures, was a landmark decision made by the supreme court. The court came to the…

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    Casablanca is a movie that takes place in the French-ruled Morocco during WWII. The story is about Rick Blaine, the owner of a nightspot and an exiled American. He is asked to hold two letters of transit from a man named Ugarte. These letters will let anyone leave the country without questioning. A man named Lazlo comes to Casablanca with his wife and Rick's former love, Ilsa. This story is about how Casablanca is a metaphor to compare how America's isolationist attitude kept them from entering…

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    In the film Casablanca dir. Michael Curtiz, an American named Richard “Rick” Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) runs a popular cafe in Casablanca. During World War II, Casablanca is a common place to go to try to get letters of transit to America. Victor Lazlo (Paul Henreid) - an anti-Nazi that has escaped a concentration camp and wants to inspire a rebellion against the Nazi party - and his wife Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman) - an ex-lover of Rick - end up in Casablanca on their way to America. Rick,…

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