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Movies can refer to motion pictures, the art form of making a film or the motion picture industry. Films are made by recording images of actors and scenery using cameras, animation techniques and special effects. In the late 1900s, computers became a key resource for making a movie. Films are made up of a series of individual images called frames. Silent, black-and-white movies were made as far back at the late 1800s. In the 1920s, films in the United States flourished with the rise of Hollywood, in southern California. Sound was added to movies at that time, and color eventually was used as an alternative to black-and-white. Customers buy a movie ticket at a movie theater and can choose fro...
Movies can refer to motion pictures, the art form of making a film or the motion picture industry. Films are made by recording images of actors and scenery using cameras, animation techniques and special effects. In the late 1900s, computers became a key resource for making a movie. Films are made up of a series of individual images called frames. Silent, black-and-white movies were made as far back at the late 1800s. In the 1920s, films in the United States flourished with the rise of Hollywood, in southern California. Sound was added to movies at that time, and color eventually was used as an alternative to black-and-white. Customers buy a movie ticket at a movie theater and can choose from a number of showtimes. Films, featuring "movie stars," are distributed by movie studios, which are large production companies. Movie reviews, written by film critics, appear regularly via numerous media outlets and can have a major effect on the success of a film and how much money is made.
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What to Name your Fantasy Baseball Team
It's that time of year sports fans-- the time you have to out funny your dimwitted friends at your annual draft by coming up with the perfectly funny Fantasy Baseball Team name. So, we're going...
Tags: Baseball, Entertainment, Major League Baseball, St. Louis Cardinals, Sports
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An Evening of Hope Film Festival
Staff reporter"An Evening of HOPE: Films on Addiction and Recovery" featured films on addiction and recovery to inform addicts about recovery and hope - letting them know that there is better and happier way to live without using drugs and also to inform people who...Tags: Documentary (genre), Addiction, Entertainment, Broadway Theater, Behavioral Conditions
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Philadelphia Tattoo Convention 2010
Tony Romeo / myphl17.comHave you ever heard the sound of 100 tattoo needles all buzzing at once? The sound gently vibrates the room and creates an intoxicating white noise that permeated the 2010 Philadelphia Tattoo Convention. It's audible from the minute you hit the...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Concerts, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Arts
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Casey Anthony: Rob Lowe also producing Lifetime movie
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelYou can usually tell a lot about a movie by looking at the people who are producing it. Consider “Prosecuting Casey Anthony,” which starts filming Tuesday in Winnipeg and has four executive producers. Rob Lowe plays former prosecutor Jeff... -
'Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope' premiered 35 years ago -- do you feel old?
Zap2itA long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away ... those words opened not only "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope," but began a cultural phenomenon that is still going strong 35 years after the film opened. There aren't many artistic properties that can say...Tags: Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Halloween, Star Wars (movie), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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'Perks of Being a Wallflower' release date: Emma Watson and Logan Lerman hit screens this September
Zap2itStephen Chbosky's highly anticipated film adaptation of his novel "Perks of Being a Wallflower" has had a long road to the screen. Shot last summer, the movie stars Logan Lerman and Emma Watson in the lead roles, with fan favorites Mae Whitman, Ezra...Tags: Nina Dobrev, Logan Lerman, Entertainment, Mae Whitman, Paul Rudd
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Star of 'Mrs. Eastwood & Company' stays focused on the music
Francesca Eastwood is slouched sideways in a chair, her bare feet hanging over the seat's arm. As the 19-year-old toils on her phone — going through old photos and reading about slavery on Wikipedia — she maintains conversation with half-...
Tags: Frances Fisher, Aspirin (drug), Concerts, Entertainment, Keeping Up with the Kardashians (tv program)
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DeGeneres Downsizes After Selling Beverly Hills Home To Ryan Seacrest
Cyberspace was a-twitter this week with the news that Ryan Seacrest is buying Ellen DeGeneres's Beverly Hills compound for $37 million, and that she and spouse Portia de Rossi are moving no farther than a Hal Levitt-designed midcentury — also in...Tags: Kevin Costner, Ellen DeGeneres, Entertainment, Dining and Drinking, Property
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Kidman demands risks from the roles she takes
Los Angeles Times (MCT)CANNES, France "I'm not interested in being safe, and I'm willing to fail because of that," Nicole Kidman declares, not a shred of doubt in her voice. "I feel very ashamed when I do something safe." That may sound like the easy thing for an actor to...Tags: Cannes Film Festival, Entertainment, Lee Daniels, Tom Cruise, Matthew McConaughey
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you might not know about looooosers
We're at a loss to explain two things: Why JPMorgan Chase took a $2 billion bath on risky trades, and how the Chicago Cubs can maintain such futility, holding the worst record in the National League. It appears to be high season for lowliness, with both...Tags: Entertainment, U.S. Elections, Politics, Chicago Cubs, Elections
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Joel Kinnaman gets outside himself for 'The Killing' on AMC
Detective Stephen Holder is a twitchy mess. As played by Joel Kinnaman on the AMC crime drama"The Killing," he's pale, skinny as a waif, all dark circles and nervous energy — you could catch something just from looking at him. On the show, now in...
Tags: AMC (tv network), Entertainment, Romance (genre), Quitting Smoking, The Killing (movie)
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Best Movie War Heroes
Blogging with Bill WhiteOn this Memorial Day Weekend, it seems fitting to have some kind of movie list that salutes our war dead, so I decided to pull together a list of the Best 10 Movie War Heroes. If I were just choosing......
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