Movie theater Essays

ArcLight movie theaters has five locations and most of them are in the state of California. And they have more than 500,000 members on their membership program. In California there are hundreds of movie theaters to choose from. Arclight must establish a differentiation strategy to compete with other top movie theaters in the area. To do so, ArcLight needs to provide unique features and service to their customers. On ArcLight’s online welcome page, there are eight sections that show the reader why

it better to built a new movie theater on our neighborhood. I completely support building a new movie theater in my neighbor hood. I advocate this because building a movie theater will bring jobs and money to the city, and also it is more fun to have movie theater in our city. While some people oppose me and they probably have different opinions, the next paraghraphs will demonstrate some points regarding this issue.      The first point is that building movie theater will bring a lot of jobs

Atkinson’s article “Movie Theaters Fight Streaming by Assaulting the Senses,” Atkinson reveals how movie theaters would most likely be in the future. The article was mostly about how some movie theaters operate and a couple threats movie theaters could face. Atkinson states that “The summer of 2017 was Hollywood's worst in a decade.” When movies aren’t doing well, movie theaters have to figure out how to get their customers back. Without customers they make no money. Many employees believe movie ticket prices

The Haunted Movie Theaters of Hollywood It seems that spirits or ghosts seem to enjoy not only the theater but also watching movies. It appears that many of these ghosts have chosen to haunt Hollywood movie theaters. They can be former actors or actresses or even staff members of the theaters. Mann’s Chinese Theater One of the best recognized landmarks all over the world and especially in Hollywood is the building formerly known as Graumann’s Chinese Theater located on Hollywood Boulevard. Showman

when speaking of television screen and programming size formats as well as such formats for film. In the 1950s, the movie industry responded to the threat of television by increasing the width relative to the height, or in other words, increasing the aspect ratio of films by adopting a wider format. This served to give movies a more panoramic view and keep bringing people into theaters. This wider format for movies is either 1.85:1 or 2.39:1 depending on just how wide it is made.

When you look out at the world today; it won’t take you long to point out all the tragic and horrific things that are occurring daily which include: terrorism, the current refugee situation, genocide, poverty, and mass murders among many others tragedies. Currently in the world today, people desperately need more love than hate, more compassion than judgment, more grace than harshness, and more justice than inequity. These qualities are important (love, compassion, grace) in order to making a difference

movies are R-rated, people still sneak into the movie theatres. This begs the question, is the movie rating system outdated? The movie rating system was set in place so that people would know if the movie was “inappropriate” for children or not, though with the introduction of the internet most kids are already exposed to “inappropriate” things, like murders and sexual content, and standards have been lowered on what “inappropriate” is considered. The movie rating system should be updated and at least

percentage of positive reviews... actually increased," using the percentage as a basic to conclude that Super Screen movies are high quality. However, there are several crucial pieces of evidence needed to validate this conclusion. The population of movie reviewers is a small sample of all people who see Super Screen movies.

as paratexts. A paratext can consist of many different things from an ad promoting a book in the newspaper, a trailer for the latest movie or even a review on the new hit single. When it came to the classic silent film serials of the 1910’s-1930’s a rather interesting paratext comes into play, the promotion for a theater owner to screen the film at their local theater. The example we will be examining comes from The Exploits of Elaine (1914), and with this example we will discover how this particular

The Talkies And The Silent Era Have you ever seen a movie that made you think for a while about how they made it or how long it took the actors, directors, and the film crew time and energy to produce a movie with its various components? Or how much money spent on movie essentials such as cameras, microphone, and computers to produce a movie? Producing one film only takes a great deal of thinking, energy, time, and money. Despite these costs, the film industry has been profitable since the 1920’s

picking the style of movie to watch. There are four styles of movies that are often chosen. These styles are action, romance, horror, and comedy. Each style comes with its own pros and cons but any can make the right choice. First we have action movies, these are often chosen by the male in the couple. Action movies are exactly what it sounds like, full of action. These movies often have fight scenes, crashes, explosions, and other thrilling activities. The plot of an action movie is usually revenge

As I 'm typing this, Madison and I are currently watching Finding Nemo. While looking for a movie to watch for our movie night, I went into my Disney Vault and after seeing the Finding Dory commecials on TV for the umpteenth time, she decided that she wanted to watch Finding Nemo. Now how could I resist, after all it was once one of my favorite Disney Movie when it was first released and I 've watched more than twenty times I 'm sure with each of my other children. However by the time this is posted

longer the dominant force it once was. The dawn of television in American culture prompted studio executives to take the first steps towards a new Hollywood in the mid-1950s. By investing in term synergies, experimenting with aesthetic enhancements in theaters, and revisiting and revising the Production Code, filmmaking in America once again began to prosper as a result of this industry shakeup (Lewis, 2008). As box office sales plummeted, studios in Hollywood had no choice but to get creative in their

opportunities last? The recent explosion of competition amongst movie theaters tends to stem from various factors that can affect the market. Factors such as consumer demand, customer amenities, the economy, convenience and price. For Cinemex this played a vital role in its decision to create a distinguished brand that was appealing to the general public. Cinemex’s brand focuses on the core principles to deliver an exceptional movie theater experience. For Cinemex, they understood they could enter the

The documentary Moguls and Movie Stars (2010) highlights the struggles movie theatre owners went through after world war II. After the war, people were no longer in urban areas, which means they were further from movie theatres. After the rise of the drive-in movie theatre, “the studios were losing control over when and where moviegoers saw their movies” (Haber, 2010). The movie moguls had to change way they connect with the viewers. The moguls tried to compete with television by introducing cinemascope¬—

conditions, the latest financial downturn has had a perceptible negative effect. The film business should be evaluated to comprehend the competition in the motion picture theater industry in order to enhance it (Silver and John 492). Albeit numerous viewers are fulfilled by the nearness of a few motion picture show and theaters

a cost of the new freedom, Last Tango is a reward, an examination in recognizable individual terms of some of the most guarded but universal fears, fantasies, desires and pains in human nature." Even though Deep Throat (1972) was too much for movie theaters and everyday Americans to handle, movies such as Last Tango in Paris allowed previously unexplored universal human fears and emotions to be expressed and received by audiences through the medium of film. Last Tango in Paris was so influential

the theater such as The Incredibles, The Polar Express, and The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie. However, the arrival of Shrek 2 to the cinema also marked the arrival of the greatest movie that had ever been put together and the movie was recognized as the greatest animation of the year. Many considerations had to be made before Shrek 2 earned the title of the greatest movie ever made, and it wasn’t easy. Shrek 2 ticked off every checkmark that is needed to be considered an all-around great movie and

is the only movie theatre in a particular area then the customers can only go to a Cinemark theatre to watch a movie, because Cinemark is there only option. On the other hand, if customers live in a larger city then their bargaining power is high because they have multiple options to which movie theater that customers can choose from. The customers can decide based off of experience, concessions,

An issue of the Idaho Statesman in 1916 captures the appreciatication shown by veterans from the 1860s, describing the movie as a “peerless photo production”. With great anticipation for the movie, many reserved seats for the movie and even announced that they would watch it three times. Furthermore, despite the initial calling for censorship, “The Birth of a Nation” gradually gained traction within the colored community as