Imax Corp. (IMX) Chief Executive Officer Richard Gelfond forecasts annual box office receipts will almost double to $1 billion in the next few years as the big-screen cinema company expands in China, Russia and the Middle East.
This links talks about the issues of the political side of the film industry. Redbox has had some legal issues with the studios companies. maybe there are more links about this we could find out about.
Redbox is definately an important player in the industry. Financially speaking, it has given some headache to film corporations but at the same time it helped them.
Sound was very important in the film industry. This link shows us who invented sound and how it became so popular with the help of Edison's inventions.
This device set a footprint for photography and the film industry. The device is very old and can be counted as an contribution or an important piece of technology for our industry.
Talks about all the inventions and the milestones achieved by Hollywood from the beggening to present. Information includes pictures besides the article. THIS LINK IS VERY VALUEABLE
This link is very informative about how visual effects started in the movie theaters. It also talks about lots of inventions such as a device called a praxinoscope.
Indian media is full of reports about Bollywood's increasing influence in the world movie industry and how it is catching up with the big boy Hollywood. this links shows some facts and opinion of India's film industry
This link highlights some events in hollywood history and some legal issues of the past. We can see how hollywood changes its massages and agendas in movies from different eras.
The films produced in Hollywood before, during and after the Cold War Red Scare make for an interesting study. most movies of the 50s carried political agendas and views. this link shows the complete anti-communist movie list
Hollywood is used to being a scapegoat for acts of violence. this link shows current events from politics point of view. the government try to see if there is a link between real violence and violecne portrayed in movies.