Goldsmith-Thomas was Julia Roberts‘ agent in the ’90s, when she was knocking out box-office hits one after another. “Julia Roberts broke the standards, but rather than say, ‘There is a female audience,’ what people said was ‘It’s only because of Julia. It’s an exception.’ That’s the frustration.” Even now, Alan Horn, the president and chief operating officer of Warner Bros. Entertainment,who released “SATC,” is loathe to stand up and declare like an evangelist, “I’ve seen the light.” “It’s risky to draw lines or curves from a limited number of data points,” says Horn. “We always believe around here, as Mr. Shakespeare said, ‘The play’s the thing.’ ” Horn points out that “Sex and the City” was a film that hit a bull’s-eye into the zeitgeist, with its blend of relatable characters, incredible clothes and tons of brand awareness. more
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August 12th, 2008
Having to be able to bring home entertainment may be a luxury. This is because only very few households can afford home theater audio systems. Of late, only the rich and the famous can afford such luxury. This notion is now a thing of the past. Home theater systems may now be available to greater number of households because of the knowledge of basic home theater design. The basic home theater design may only require three basic components and these three components may already be affordable for the working class.
However, before you may need to think of the basic home theater design for your home theater system, you may need to know the size of the room for the home theater set up. The size of the room to where the home theater will be set up will depend on how basic the home theater design needs to be.
Home theater experts recommends that if the room is quite small, all you need for your home theater design is a television set, three speakers and a DVD player. The home theater design may be dependent of the shapee of the room; however, the position of the speakers remains to be the left, the right and the center of the room.
Basic home theater design may require a television set bigger than 27 inches. Too small screen for your home theater design may not be sufficient for a movie theater-like experience. This is because even for the home theater design, you may need to consider the sight and sound of a movie theater. It is the main consideration why people go to a movie theater, the big screen and the surround sound. With respect to the surround sound of a movie theater, the basic three speakers is only applicable for smaller rooms, if the room is bigger, the home theater design needs to be more than three, you may go up to six speakers and a complimenting subwoofer may be necessary for the surround effect. Going back to a small room, if you will only put three speakers, you may want to consider buying a high quality brand speaker; this will give you enough surround sound for a smaller room.
If you have a small budget, ensure that the store where you will buy your home theater speakers will allow you to test the product in your room and if it will not give you a good surround sound, they should allow you to return or replace the unit. This is because some speakers sound good in the store but when you finally set them up in a small room, the effect is not very good. Find a neat deal where they can allow you to return or replace the speakers. However, if your budget is sufficient, you may consider hiring the services of a home theater designer. Your home theater designer will be able to design the home theater better and with complete accessories. He may require checking the power rating, and the need for amplifiers. He may also recommend using home theater projectors and he may recommend how the speakers need to be. You will get a good home theater design if you will be able to hire home theater designers. The need for home theater seating and television cabinet may also be necessary for the complete package of your home theater.
You may enjoy the entertainment without having to tide traffic jam and enjoy in your own home theater system.
[Keywords: home theater, home theater system, audio, video, design, entertainment, television, movies ]
January 15th, 2008
Hello All, I thought I would just share this awesome car film clip collection I have just found - It has all the classic car chase clips from your favourite movies. Steve McQueen chasing a dodge challenger in a ford mustang as Bullitt, Fast and the Furios, Mad Max racing petrol tankers - you name the car movie clip and itll be there.
I have grown to like watching car movie clips a lot - the fast paced action and wicked cars mean that its thrills and fun all the way. Next time your bored I would definately recommend checking out the Wheels-Near-U Video collections. From fast car videos to downhill mountain biking at insane speeds. interesting wheel related videos - all in these cool little video librarys/collections.
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October 24th, 2007
It is almost impossible to grow up in the Western World and being unfamiliar with Star Wars. The Star Wars Saga has become one of our modern myths. Retold better - re - watched for generations. But who would have thought, that Star Wars is already 30 years old. On the other hand: who would really believe that it is only 30 years since we are told this legend.
It all started on May 25th 1977. The Original Star Wars premiere took place in “Manns Chinese Theater” in Los Angeles. Here for the first time ever the opening crawl “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…” started the Star Wars movie. The original title was simple “Star Wars”. Later it was renamed “Star Wars, A New Hope”. Star Wars is a unique mixture of fairy tale, science fiction, and traditional hero saga. This mixture probably created the success of the Star Wars series.
But this success of Star Wars was not guaranteed from the beginning. There were numerous problems during the production of the first episode of Star Wars. Few critics expected the film to achieve the measure of success it did. Many problems with special effects, editing, funding, and shooting caused the film to be pushed back from its expected release date of December 1976. The production company, not to mention many involved in the actual production, had little faith in the film. According to reports, it was a daily struggle merely to complete the film on time. This was one of the reasons that for the original release only 32 copies where produced. Despite these difficulties Star Wars became a surprise hit.
Four years before this premiere George Lucas had drafted a 14-page treatment. This draft was inspired and influenced by many myths and classic stories. At the beginning Lucas had planned to release fifteen films that would tell the Star Wars Saga. After the completion of “The return of the Yedi” he announced to put further filming of the saga on hold, until the technology of special effects had further developed. Only after he had seen the special effects in “Jurassic Park” in1994 Lucas made the decision to film the prequel trilogy (Episodes I to III).
The huge commercial success of Star Wars is not only originating from the screening of the films. Lucas certainly was one of the very first to realize the immense value of merchandising. Fox Studios the producing studio of Star Wars allowed Lucas 40% of the merchandising revenue in exchange for a reduced salary as the films director. Forbes Magazine estimates the complete merchandise earnings in relation to Star Wars at $20 billion.
| Lennart Kolberg, (53), is a full time internet marketer. He specializes in websites that focus on vacation and other forms of recreation. He is from Swedish origin and most interested in transatlantic cooperations. This article is shortened. To read the complet version look at: http://www.starwarslego.info/blog |
[Keywords: movies, merchandising, toys, LEGO Star Wars, Star Wars, Ultimate Collector Series, Video Games ]
June 29th, 2007