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fancy picture
fancy picture. A term applied in 18th-century Britain to certain types of sentimental genre pictures. The term is difficult to define with precision, but it refers to pictures that have a rather charmingly contrived air, showing figures—particularly children—playing out various roles.... Read more |
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motion pictures
motion pictures movie-making as an art and an industry, including its production techniques, its creative artists, and the distribution and exhibition of its products (see also motion picture photography ; Motion Picture Cameras under camera ). Origins Experiments in photographing movement had... Read more |
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Films
159. Films See also 315. PHOTOGRAPHY . atmospherics special effects, extras, and the like used in order to establish an intended background or mood for a film. bioscope 1. a film projector of the early 20th century. 2. British. a motion-picture theater. cinematics the art or... Read more |
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DreamWorks L.L.C
DreamWorks SKG 1000 Flower StreetGlendale, California 91201U.S.A.Telephone: (818) 733-7000Fax: (818) 733-9918Web site:http://www.dreamworks.com Private CompanyIncorporated: 1994Employees: 1,500 (2000)Sales: $1,242 million (est.2000)NAIC: 512110 Motion Picture and Video Production; 512120 Motion... Read more |
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Will H Hays
Will H. Hays 1879-1954, American politician and motion-picture executive, b. Sullivan, Ind.; his original name was William Harrison Hays. Hays became active in Indiana political affairs, was chairman of the Republican state committee, and served (1918-21) as chairman of the Republican National... Read more |
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motion picture photography
SIC 7812MOTION PICTURE AND VIDEOTAPE PRODUCTION This category covers establishments primarily engaged in the production of theatrical and nontheatrical motion pictures and videotapes for exhibition or sale, including educational, industrial, and religious films. Included in the industry are... Read more |
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Lucasfilm Ltd
Lucasfilm Ltd. P.O. Box 2009San Rafael, California 94912-2009U.S.A.Telephone: (415) 662-1800Fax: (415) 662-2437Web site: http://www.lucasfilm.com Private Company Incorporated: 1911 Employees: 2,000 (est.)Sales: $1,500 million (2001 est.)NAIC: 512110 Motion Picture and Video Production; 512120... Read more |
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Biblia pauperum
Biblia pauperum (Latin: ‘poor man's bible’). A type of late medieval picture book for elementary instruction about the Bible, showing in pictures (with short explanatory texts) how the principal events from the life of Christ are prefigured in the Old Testament (see typology); in... Read more |
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auteur
auteur , in film criticism, a director who so dominates the film-making process that it is appropriate to call the director the auteur, or author, of the motion picture. The auteur theory holds that the director is the primary person responsible for the creation of a motion picture and imbues it... Read more |
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Quizzical: films satirising television. (the motion pictures 'Quiz Show' and...
...deserves high praise. Quiz shows, which had long been...viewers believed that the quizzes were honest, but the...contestants won. On one such show, called "21", a suave...to a question in the quiz he was able to name the...recluse. Television quiz shows continue to be ... |
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Epilogue to the quiz show scandal: a case study of the FCC and corporate...
...the television quiz shows reached its denouement...several quiz show contestants revealed...The quiz shows were not contests...denied that the shows were fixed or...story of the quiz show scandal is well...followed by a major motion picture entitled ... |
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TEST YOUR ACADEMY AWARD KNOWLEDGE BY TAKING . . . The Oscar quiz
...here's a little quiz filled with trivia...actors and best- picture winners: 1...The Greatest Show on Earth" M. Robert...predictions for best picture, actor and actress...picks. 1. For best picture: A. "Babel...and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences... |
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Quiz
...American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences disavow...the football season? PICTURE QUESTION: Who made...cry? ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ OF THE WEEK PICTURE QUESTION: Madonna...Russia. 15. On the TV show Big Brother. 16.EasyEverything... |
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WATCH IT!
...Mad About You'' and ``Seinfeld.'' Motion picture/drama: ``Forrest Gump,'' ``Legends of...Nell,'' ``Pulp Fiction'' and ``Quiz Show.'' Motion picture/comedy or musical: ``The Adventures of Priscilla... |
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Irwin Allen, Producer Of Disaster Films, Dies
...nomination for best picture. Mr. Allen...television shows and movies...environmental picture called "The...the television shows "Lost in Space...early television quiz-show host before getting into motion pictures. Survivors... |
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BELARUS: NTV 'DOBERMAN' BANNED.(motion picture banned)(Abstract)(Brief Article)
...of Belarus. For several days during the NTV screening of the film, viewers in Belarus were instead shown the "KVN" quiz show, normally shown by ORT. A text on the screen informed viewers: The film "Doberman" has been forbidden for broadcasting... |
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You can't be serious: McEnroe in a quiz.
...A new Australian quiz show, called "The Chair...Created in Sydney, the quiz show has been exported to the...permission. INDUSTRY KEYWORD: Motion Picture, Radio and Television...BROADCASTING - AUSTRALIA QUIZ SHOWS - AUSTRALIA TELEVISION... |
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Quiz shows push squirm factor.
...ABIX via COMTEX) -- Some new quiz shows in Australia rely on the embarrassment...permission. INDUSTRY KEYWORD: Motion Picture, Radio and Television Services...TELEVISION PROGRAMS - AUSTRALIA QUIZ SHOWS - AUSTRALIA REALITY TELEVISION... |
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The Culture Quiz
...that may someday show up as Final Jeopardy...Kennedy Center Honors Quiz. Of the five honorees...on the "Today" show? Claudette Colbert...who wouldn't show up on a bet). It...theater, opera, motion pictures and television... |
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