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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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Seeing things: The NFL goes 3-D
Of The Associated PressIn broadcasting the world's first live 3-D football game to theaters in Los Angeles, New York and Boston on Thursday evening, the NFL promises an "up close, personal, visceral" experience that could open a new revenue stream for the league. The...Tags: National Basketball Association, Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders, National Government, Basketball
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Bond denied for suspect in Hudson family killings
Associated Press WriterA husband in a jealous rage -- using a gun he had stolen from Jennifer Hudson's brother -- killed three members of the Oscar winner's family then worked to cover his tracks and fabricate an alibi, prosecutors alleged Wednesday. But William Balfour,...Tags: Justice System, Murder, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Prosecution, Assault
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How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Through YouTube's newly announced cyber symphony
Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ There's a new way to get to Carnegie Hall — YouTube, YouTube, YouTube. Borrowing from "American Idol," the online video site announced plans Monday for a YouTube Symphony Orchestra, featuring a collaboration of wannabe musicians...Tags: Citizens Initiative and Recall, Music, Music Industry, Google Inc., Internet
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Trial to decide fate of Oscar won by silent film star Mary Pickford opens in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Opening statements have begun in a trial that will decide the fate of an Oscar won by silent film star Mary Pickford. Jurors will decide whether to allow the sale of a statuette won by Pickford for 1929's "Coquette." Heirs of Pickford'...Tags: Film Festivals, Academy Awards, Los Angeles, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Mary Pickford
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William "Flex" Balfour, suspect in Hudson murders, has long arrest history
Associated Press WriterCHICAGO (AP) _ The man charged with murdering Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew was a high-school dropout and street gang member with a long rap sheet for drug offenses and stealing cars. William Balfour's estranged wife, Hudson's sister, knew...Tags: Prisons, Murder, Police, Prosecution, Assault
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Chris Rock studies 'Hair' at Sundance, Brosnan, Sarandon, Giamatti star in festival dramas
AP Movie WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) _ Films featuring Chris Rock, Pierce Brosnan, Susan Sarandon, Paul Giamatti and Emily Watson are among those competing for top honors at January's Sundance Film Festival. Rock appears in the documentary "Good Hair," director Jeff...Tags: Liam Neeson, Kevin Bacon, Emily Watson, Festive Event, Chris Rock
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APNewsBreak: Julie Andrews to succeed Walter Cronkite as PBS New Year's concert host
Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ Julie Andrews is going from "The Sound of Music" to hosting one of music's biggest annual events. The 73-year-old actress is succeeding Walter Cronkite as anchor of the Vienna Philharmonic's annual New Year's Day concert on PBS....Tags: Walter Cronkite, CBS Corp., Film Festivals, 24 (tv program), Los Angeles
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Suspect in Hudson murders has long arrest history
Associated Press WriterUntil his name became linked to the most vicious of crimes, William Balfour was known in the neighborhood as a street gang member who used drugs and liked to take off with other people's vehicles. His estranged wife -- singer Jennifer Hudson's sister --...Tags: Prisons, Murder, Police, Prosecution, Assault
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New drama 'Leverage' lures Timothy Hutton
The Associated PressTimothy Hutton is unshaven, uncombed and dressed down in a T-shirt and sweat pants, but he can be forgiven the grooming and fashion violations. He's in character to shoot the TNT drama "Leverage," in which he plays the leader of a motley crew of con...Tags: Fraud, Death and Dying, Robin Hood, Timothy Hutton, Alec Baldwin
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Heat Q&A with Ira Winderman
Sun-Sentinel.comAsk Ira! Sun-Sentinel Heat writer Ira Winderman answers YOUR questions about the team! You can read his latest comments below. To submit your question, e-mail here. Please include your name, city and state with each question. --------------------...Tags: Caron Butler, Justice System, Red Auerbach, Antawn Jamison, Ben Gordon
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'Monday Night Football' tops TV cable ratings for Nov. 24-30
Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Nov. 24-30. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses: 1. NFL Football: Green Bay vs. New Orleans (Monday, 8:30 p.m.), ESPN, 8.47 million homes,...Tags: Viacom Inc., ESPN, 24 (tv program), Walt Disney Co., Satellite and Cable Service
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