Aug
13
2008
The relationship shared by censor boards and cinema is as old as the cat and mouse metaphor. The hostility that cinema feels against censor boards is a direct result of the hampering of creative liberty and freedom of expression at the hands of censor boards. However, after the replacement of the Hay’s code in 1966 [...]
Tags: Art, Censor, cinema, films, Movies
Aug
13
2008
The entertainment industry world wide is ever growing and one of the profitable capital of the industry these days are the movies! Movies is one of the most important aspect of our cultural life. Cinema and motion pictures have left behind theater far behind in therms of popularity and success. Movies enable the entertainment industry [...]
Tags: cinema, Entertainment, films, Movies, theater
Aug
13
2008
There is a popular notion about how movies influence society and vice-versa. Movies and mass culture share more than an amiable relationship. That is to say that both shape the identity of the other in some way or the other. John Belton’s book, titled, Movies and Mass Culture discusses this issue comprehensively. He comes to [...]
Tags: America, cinema, culture, mass, Movies