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Age of Hollywood, the studio system ruled the film industry. The big studios such as Paramount, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, and RKO Radio Pictures owned their own theaters and controlled what was played at them. However due to many reasons, both the Golden Age of Hollywood and the studio system would come to an end. In 1948, the US Supreme Court issued a decision in the U.S. vs. Paramount Pictures antitrust lawsuit. History.com says, “The government’s case accused the…

incorporated into society Both: Government controls all human activities. No individual rights. Glorifies the military and war. Has a secret police. Attempts to control religion. Its ideology is most important or paramount. Dictatorial one party rule. Devotion to the state is most important or paramount. Total control of the press. Ultra-nationalism: country and/or race. Authoritarian leader knows all and is "worshipped". No unions or strikes. Use of…

It is learning to disunite what is exigent from what is consequential. Exigent matters press on us but often are nonessential. Paramount has to do with results, if something is important it contributes to your mission, your values, your high priority goals. If we do not have a clear conception of what is consequential of the results we yearn in our lives we are easily diverted into…

lot of great shots in the movie, a couple of the great shots was at the New Year's Ball scene and Norma got mad and went up the stairs but it showed through the mirror where she was going it was a really neat shot. Then when they were driving to Paramount and max looked through the rearview mirror to tell Norma what was wrong with her make up. What was neat with that shot was that it had a lot of depth in it, from beginning able to see forward and back at the same time. The film was very well…

Rear Window is based on a story from the February 1942 issue of Dime Detective Magazine called "It Had to be Murder", written by Cornell Woolrich (under the pseudonym William Irish). Alfred Hitchcock, who was a longtime fan of Woolrich's pulp thrillers, was taken by the piece, but his goal in adapting it for the screen was to unify the narrative. Jeff doesn't have a girlfriend in Woolrich's version - Hitchcock and screenwriter John Michael Hayes added that in. They also invented Jeff's job as a…

“The Hollywood Style” is the first episode of the 1995 American TV show called American Cinema with the host John Lithgow. This episode talks about what makes a Hollywood movie a Hollywood movie through the interviews of filmmakers and relative video clips. This film describes the methods that American production used. Thus, “the Hollywood Style” is an important episode among the series which tells the audience the main characteristics of Hollywood movies and how they succeed. “The Studio…

An Educational leader must be an instructional leader. The primary goal of any Educational leader is to promote a high level of instruction in order for students to gain mastery of skills. This goal is paramount to any Educational leader in assisting in the development of quality instructional practices. Additionally, Educational leaders need to develop and effectively communicate a mission and vision for their school which will inspire all stakeholders. For any Educational community to attain…

Enrique didn’t know what to do…his wife had just died and he had three kids to take care of. He immediately went to his children’s school counselor and asked for help, he could not do this on his own. They referred him to Pathways. For 45-year-old, Enrique Urrea, Pathways was a life line after the mother of his children died of cancer. He contacted Alan Saum, MSW at Pathways and was enrolled in CHANGES, their family bereavement support group which meets for 7 weeks at the Pathways…

The Supreme Court case of Gideon v. Wainwright is paramount in our right to have legal counsel; this case still affects everyday criminal procedure. Commentator Akhil Reed Amar highlights the fact that this case exemplifies that us as citizens have “the right to rights” and this is provided by being able to have legal counsel available to you even if you cannot afford it (7:30). Clarence Gideon was a 51-year-old white man who had been convicted of multiple felonies. They described him as someone…

effect, such as in the examples described here. A prime example of how dark Sunset Boulevard can be, both literally, and figuratively, is the scene where the faded silent-film star herself, Norma Desmond, meets with director Cecil B. DeMille at Paramount Studios. Norma is promptly recognized by some of the more…