Saturday, August 28, 2010

Watch quality movies in cinemas in Lebanon!

In case you enjoy watching movies and you are from Lebanon, you will definitely need a place where you can check what movies are available in every cinema in Lebanon.

The Lebanese cinemas are updated with the latest movies from Hollywood. On the website you can do a lot of stuff, like checking for movie trailers, reading the latest news about movies and actors besides finding what movies are playing in cinemacity for example or grand cinema or abraj.Renting movies or watching movies on your personal computer, maybe it is cheaper but when you watch a movie at a cinema the experience is totally different. The joy you will feel is incomparable.
People also prefer spontaneous changes in the same daily course of life. In this so competitive monetary world people have become so busy that it is so difficult to spare some time to hang out. Some people reserve daily only a few hours just for their close ones from their tumultuous schedule. So it is obvious why millions of movie viewers would choose to watch free online movies or downloading free movies from the internet but still remained many that will definitely watch a quality movie at a near cinema.In case you are one of those guys who would rather go to a cinema to watch a movie in Lebanon, then you will choose grand cinemas or Cinemacity or cinema city in Lebanon. The cinemas in Lebanon are playing all kind of quality movies. You can watch a Lebanon movie or a Hollywood movie so you can basically watch any movie in cinemas of Lebanon.It has geared up all the demand coming form the entire world in a very short period of time. Usually it is seen that people want to enjoy best picture quality and gives first priority to zero expenditure behind their interest. The movies showed in Lebanon cinemas are licensed and affordable for everyone interested or curious.This online guide to new and upcoming Hollywood movies is very useful in order to stay informed and updated. Old and recent movie reviews can also be accessed here to a better view to the different production aspects and results of these incredible films. Most Hollywood movies are well budgeted to be able to come up with top class pictures that the whole production team and Hollywood actors are proud of. And this site could no less than be also proud to present these movies. Movie trailers, news, show times, box office stats and other information regarding these Hollywood products are also found in this online source of the best info regarding everything about Hollywood. Links to movie releases and actor databases can also be found in this section of this website.Now you have access to an excellent Lebanon cinemas movies database and has never been more effortless than it is with this inspired website.
Beside this, online, you can find more useful information regarding restaurants, night clubs in Lebanon, shopping centers, cars for sale, jobs offered and other features like: horoscope, news, recipes, jokes, etc. The database available is very large and you will find a lot of information here

Saturday, August 21, 2010

The History Of Popcorn Poppers

Popcorn has been known for at least 5,000 years. South American Indians ate it, made beer with it, and created a god to worship for its continued blessings upon them. It was a staple of the Native Americans' diet, as well as an ornament for the distinguished lady's hair. American colonists made soup from popcorn, and no Victorian Christmas tree was truly decorated without strands and strands of popcorn adorning it. Baseball games, county fairs and circuses couldn't function without the sales of the hot, fluffy kernels. During World War II, sugar rationing caused popcorn to become the nation's substitute for sweet treats, causing it to be consumed at three times the rate it had been before the War began. And a trip to the movies wouldn't be complete without a tub of popcorn's buttery goodness to accompany the film. Popcorn has become such a part of our cultural history that school children have Popcorn Day to celebrate its long and illustrious history. Still, history tends to focus on the ones making and eating popcorn (or decorating their hair or Christmas trees with it) than on the technology that brought about the change from dried kernel of grain to fluffy, fantastic treat.

A Brief Guide To Home Cinema

With the increasing benefits offered by television, sound, and home cinema products sold to consumers, public cinemas are likely to suffer from less interest from consumers wanting to watch feature films on the big screen. The convenience, comfort, and control obtained by watching movies in home make it much more likely that consumers are going to take their desire for the cinema experience to the comforts of their own homes. The only advantage that big cinemas will have is access to first run movies.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

revenue films

Movie studios/film distributors in the U.S. traditionally drive hard bargains entitling them to as much as 100% of the gross ticket revenue during the first weeks (and then the balance changes in 10% increments at an undetermined time).See also box offic.

drive-in films

A drive-in movie theatre is basically an outdoor parking area with a screen – sometimes an inflatable screen – at one end and a projection booth at the other. Moviegoers drive into the parking spaces which are sometimes sloped upwards at the front to give a more direct view of the movie screen. Films are usually viewed through the car windscreen (windshield) although some people prefer to sit on the hood of the car. Sound is either provided through portable loudspeakers located by each parking space, or is broadcast on an FM radio frequency, to be played through the car's stereo system. Because of their outdoor nature, drive-ins usually only operate seasonally, and after sunset. Drive-in movie theatres are mainly found in the United States, where they were especially popular in the 1950s and 1960s. Once numbering in the thousands, about 400 remain in the U.S. today. In some cases, multiplex or megaplex theatres were built on the sites of former drive-in theatres

history of us

Before 1900


The first public exhibition of projected motion pictures in the United States was at Koster and Bial's Music Hall on 34th Street in New York City on April 23, 1896. However, the first "storefront theater" in the US dedicated exclusively to showing motion pictures was Vitascope Hall, established on Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana June 26, 1896—it was converted from a vacant store.
A crucial factor was Thomas Edison's decision to sell a small number of Vitascope Projectors as a business venture in April–May 1896. In the basement of the new Ellicott Square Building, Main Street, Buffalo, New York, Mitchell Mark and his brother Moe Mark added what they called Edison’s Vitascope Theater (entered through Edisonia Hall), which they opened to the general public on October 19, 1896 in collaboration with Rudolf Wagner, who had moved to Buffalo after spending several years working at the Edison laboratories. This 72-seat plush theater was designed from scratch solely to show motion picturesTerry Ramseye, in his book, A Million and One Nights (1926) [p. 276], notes that this “was one of the earliest

theater films

A movie theater, picture theater, film theater or cinema is a venue, usually a building, for viewing motion pictures ("movies" or "films").Most movie theaters are commercial operations catering to the general public, who attend by purchasing a ticket. The movie is projected with a movie projector onto a large projection screen at the front of the auditorium. Some movie theaters are now equipped for digital cinema projection, removing the need to create and transport a physical film print.

features of classic cinemas

Classic Cinemas is known for its extensive and historically sensitive renovations of historic theatres some of which includes painstaking recreations of plasterwork, glass, marquees etc. Classic Cinemas owners Willis and Shirley Johnson, are members of a number of preservation societies, as well as Theatre Historical Society of America. The Theatre Historical Society is currently located on the second floor of Classic Cinemas' York Theatre in Elmhurst, IL. Classic Cinemas is also a major user of the HPS-4000 speaker system and acoustic / audio design.

During a period in the 1980's when certain major films were released with 70mm prints for selected theatres Classic Cinemas (then under the Tivoli Enterprises name) featured these wide gauge prints at their flagship Tivioli Theatre for bargain prices once they had come off first run engagements. This might be the only example of a "sub run" theatre showing films in that format

classic cinemas

Classic Cinemas is an Illinois movie theatre chain based in Downers Grove, Illinois. It operates 13 locations with 97 screens (as of January 2009). Formerly operated under the banner of parent company Tivoli Enterprises, Classic Cinemas was originally best known for low priced, second run theatres (called "sub run" in the industry) while priding itself on offering better presentation quality and amenities than many first run houses. With the window between first run and DVD release ever shortening Classic Cinemas is now primarily a first run chain. Its flagship theatre is the large, single screen Tivoli in Downers Grove, Illinois

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

comady of films

Aaron Greenberg (Jonah Hill) is an ambitious young college graduate who works as an intern at a record company. He is given his big break when he is sent to London to persuade the notorious English rock'n'roll star Aldous Snow (Russell Brand) to perform a concert at Los Angeles' Greek Theatre. Sexy rocker Aldous Snow is indeed a brilliant musician, but his relationship problems and nose-diving career have seen him fall off the wagon, and he is now a drunken disaster, in the midst of a nihilistic downward spiral. However, when he learns his true love, pop star Jackie Q (Rose Byrne), is in Los Angeles, Aldous makes it his quest to win her back and re-establish himself as the biggest rock star in the world.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

development of nepali films

The Film Development Board (FDB) was established by the Government of Nepal for the development and promotion of the Nepali Film Industry. But recently it has not created an environment of supporting and also the promotion of different aspects of motion-picture production in Nepal. The Board is a liaison to facilitate the conceptualization, making, distribution, and exhibition of Nepali films nationally, it is not able to promote the films in the inter national market and the main thing is that this board is not serious enough to send Nepali films into the international market. It also attempts to bridge the gap between film entrepreneurship and government bureaucracy. However, the Board is bound to take care of interests of the people and support the interest for inspiring films from the common populace. The Board is a balance between the people at large, the government, and the process of filmmaking. It is, therefore, the safeguard of the interests of the people, the watchdog of the government, and the advocate of filmmakers

history of nepali films

The making of Nepali films is said to have begun with D. B. Pariyar's Satya Harishchandra, which was the first Nepali language film to be shot. It was produced from Kolkata, India, and was released on September 14, 1951. Aama (meaning mother) was the first film produced in Nepal, and was released on October 7, 1964. It was produced by the Information Department of His Majesty's Government Of Nepal (now Government of Nepal). It was directed by Hira Singh Khatri and the lead actors were Shiva Shankar Manandhar and Bhuwan Thapa, who are regarded as the first actors in the history of the Nepali film industry. The first film to be produced under a private banner was Maitighar (meaning the birth home of a girl), which was released at the end of 1966 by Sumonanjali Films Pvt. Ltd. Although it was a Nepali movie, it had many Indians contributing toward the making of the film. Mala Sinha had the lead role, along with C P Lohani, whom she later married. It had special appearances of Sunil Dutt and comedian Rajendra Nath. Directed by B S Thapa and music scored by Jaidev, a veteran music maestro, it had Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar, and Manna Dey, all of them established Indian singers, doing the playback-singing along with the household names of Nepali music, like Narayan Gopal, Prem Dhoj Pradhan, C P Lohani, and Aruna Lama.Then the government established the Royal Nepal Film Corporation in 1971. Mann Ko Bandh was the first film produced by the Corporation. Prakesh Thapa was the director of the film. Nati Kaji and Shiva Shankar were the music composers of the songs. Amber Gurung scored the background music. The film premiered in 1973 in Kathmandu. Mann Ko Bandh was followed by Kumari (the first Eastman color Nepali film) in 1977, Sindoor in 1980, and Jeevan Rekha in series. The success of these films opened up avenue for private parties to enter into filmmaking as industrial endeavor.

fimls of nepal

Nepal does not have a very long film history, but the industry has its own place in the cultural heritage of the country. Most Nepali films use Bollywood-style songs and narrative, and are shot on 16-millimeter film. In film industry parlance, Kathmandu, the capital and center of the Nepali-language film industry, is called Kollywood (or Kaliwood as an alternate spelling) within Nepal (not to be confused with India's Tamil-language film industry, Kollywood, based in Chennai).

Monday, August 16, 2010

the cinemas of india

The cinema of India consists of films produced across India, including the cinematic culture of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Mumbai, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. Indian films came to be followed throughout South Asia and the Middle East. As cinema as a medium gained popularity in the country as many as 1,000 films in various languages of India were produced annually. Expatriates in countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States continued to give rise to international audiences for Indian films of various languages especially Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali and HindIn the 20th century, Indian cinema, along with the American and Chinese film industries, became a global enterprise. Enhanced technology paved the way for upgradation from established cinematic norms of delivering product, radically altering the manner in which content reached the target audience.Indian cinema found markets in over 90 countries where films from India.The country also participated in international film festivals, especially Satyajit Ray (Bengali), Adoor Gopalakrishnan (Malayalam).Indian filmmakers such as Shekhar Kapur, Mira Nair, Deepa Mehta etc. found success overseas.The Indian government extended film delegations to foreign countries such as the United States of America and Japan while the country's Film Producers Guild sent similar missions through Europe.[4]India is the world's largest producer of films. In 2009, India produced a total of 2961 films on celluloid, that include a staggering figure of 1288 feature films. The provision of 100% foreign direct investment has made the Indian film market attractive for foreign enterprises such as 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures, and Warner Bros. Prominent Indian enterprises such as Zee, UTV, Adlabs and Sun Network's Sun Pictures also participated in producing and distributing films. Tax incentives to multiplexes have aided the multiplex boom in India.By 2003 as many as 30 film production companies had been listed in the National Stock Exchange of India, making the commercial presence of the medium fel.
The Indian diaspora consists of millions of Indians overseas for which films are made available both through mediums such as DVDs and by screening of films in their country of residence wherever commercially feasible.These earnings, accounting for some 12% of the revenue generated by a mainstream film, contribute substantially to the overall revenue of Indian cinema, the net worth of which was found to be 1.3 billion US Dollars in 2000. Music in Indian cinema is another substantial revenue generator, with the music rights alone accounting for 4–5% of the net revenues generated by a film in India.

HISTORY OF 3D FLIMS

 3D FILM is a system of presenting film images so that they appear to the viewer to be three-dimensional. Visitors usually borrow or keep special glasses to wear while watching the film. Depending on the system used, these are typically polarized glasses. Three Dimensional films use two images channelled, respectively, to the right and left eyes to simulate depth by using 3-D glasses with red and blue lenses (anaglyph), polarized (linear and circular), and other techniques. 3-D glasses deliver the proper image to the proper eye and make the image appear to "pop-out" at the viewer and even follow the viewer when he/she moves so viewers relatively see the same image. Most 3-D films are shown in amusement parks and even "4-D" techniques are used when certain effects such as spraying of water, movement of seats, and other effects are used to simulate actions seen on the screen. The earliest 3-D films were presented in the 1920s. There have been several "waves" of 3D film distribution, most notably in the 1950s when they were promoted as a way to offer audiences something that they could not see at home on television. Still the process faded quickly and as yet has never been more than a periodic novelty in film presentation. Currently, films are again being presented in cinemas in 3-D, in the IMAX 3D system and in digital 3-D, such as is used in the animated films of Disney/Pixar.In 2009, Ben Walters suggested that film exhibitors are now more interested in 3-D film. The number of 3-D screens in theaters is increasing (Real D company expects 15,000 screens worldwide in 2010). 3-D films encourage exhibitors to adopt digital cinema and provide a way to compete with home theaters. One incentive for 3-D screens is that although ticket sales decline, revenues from 3-D tickets grow.
The RealD 3D system works by using a single digital projector, that swaps back and forth between the images for each eye. A filter is placed in front of the projector that changes the polarisation of the light comming from the projector. A silver screen is used to reflect this light back at the audience and reduce loss of brightness. RealD is the most popular system, but there are three other systems available: Master Image, XpanD and Dolby 3D.

3D FILMS

A 3-D (three-dimensional) film or S3D (stereoscopic 3D) filmis a motion picture that enhances the illusion of depth perception. Derived from stereoscopic photography, a special motion picture camera is used to record the images as seen from two perspectives (or computer-generated imagery generates the two perspectives), and special projection hardware and/or eyewear are used to provide the illusion of depth when viewing the film. 3-D films are not limited to feature film theatrical releases; television broadcasts and direct-to-video films have also incorporated similar methods, primarily for marketing purposes.

3-D films have existed in some form since the 1950s, but had been largely relegated to a niche in the motion picture industry because of the costly hardware and processes required to produce and display a 3-D film, and the lack of a standardized format for all segments of the entertainment business. Nonetheless, 3-D films were prominently featured in the 1950s in American cinema, and later experienced a worldwide resurgence in the 1980s and 90s driven by IMAX high-end theaters and Disney themed-venues. 3-D films became more and more successful throughout 2000–10, culminating in the unprecedented success of 3-D presentations of Avatar in December 2009 and mainly January 2010.

modern era

In the next ten years, as movie revenues exploded, independent promoters and movie studios (who owned their own proprietary chains until an antitrust ruling in 1948) raced to build the most lavish, elaborate, attractive theatres. These forms morphed into a unique architectural genre—the movie palace—a unique and extreme architectural genre which boasted a luxurious design, a giant screen, and, beginning in 1953, stereophonic sound. The movie chains were also among the first industries to install air conditioning systems which gave the theatres an additional lure of comfort in the summer period.




Several movie studio's achieved vertical integration by acquiring and constructing theatre chains. The so-called "Big Five" theatre chains of the 1920s and 1930s were all owned by studios: Paramount, Warner, Loews (which owned Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer), Fox, and RKO. All were broken up as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the 1948 United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. anti-trust case.



In the 1970s, porn theatres became ubiquitous in some areas. However, the introduction of the low-cost VHS video system for home televisions has decommissioned many porno cinemas as well as many 'second-run' theatres.



People can pay to watch movies at home after a few short months following their theatrical release, through cable television or streamed from the Internet: pay-per-view (PPV) and video on demand (VOD). Initially, home video contributed to an industry wide slump in the late 1980s (see disruptive technology), not to mention the decline of the 'Dollar Cinema' (where first-run films are pulled from circulation to play at reduced rates for the remainder of their run). The theater industry responded by building larger auditoriums with stadium seating layouts, installing more screens (to allow for more variety and more show times), upgrading sound systems and installing more amenities and higher-quality food and drink. The growing popularity of high-definition television sets, along with HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc players may also contribute to the decline in cinema attendance, although there seems to be little evidence of this at the moment. As of June 12, 2009 all US television stations started broadcasting in the digital format. This could also affect US movie theaters.

history of cinemas

The first public exhibition of projected motion pictures in the United States was at Koster and Bial's Music Hall on 34th Street in New York City on April 23, 1896. However, the first "storefront theater" in the US dedicated exclusively to showing motion pictures was Vitascope Hall, established on Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana June 26, 1896—it was converted from a vacant store.




A crucial factor was Thomas Edison's decision to sell a small number of Vitascope Projectors as a business venture in April–May 1896. In the basement of the new Ellicott Square Building, Main Street, Buffalo, New York, Mitchell Mark and his brother Moe Mark added what they called Edison’s Vitascope Theater (entered through Edisonia Hall), which they opened to the general public on October 19, 1896 in collaboration with Rudolf Wagner, who had moved to Buffalo after spending several years working at the Edison laboratories. This 72-seat plush theater was designed from scratch solely to show motion pictures.



Terry Ramseye, in his book, A Million and One Nights (1926) [p. 276], notes that this “was one of the earliest permanently located and exclusively motion-picture exhibitions.” According to the Buffalo News (Wednesday, November 2, 1932), "There were seats for about 90 persons and the admission was three cents. Feeble, flickering films of travel scenes were the usual fare." (The true number of seats was 72.)

cinemas

A movie theater, picture theater, film theater or cinema is a venue, usually a building, for viewing motion pictures ("movies" or "films").


Most movie theaters are commercial operations catering to the general public, who attend by purchasing a ticket. The movie is projected with a movie projector onto a large projection screen at the front of the auditorium. Some movie theaters are now equipped for digital cinema projection, removing the need to create and transport a physical film print