By 1950 it was estimated that over 10.5 million U.S. households had a television, and that number was climbing rapidly. Post-war affluence seemed ripe for the taking. However, with this affluence came a number of alternate leisure activities.
Not only was television grabbing a larger share of the entertainment pie, but there were also newly created opportunities outside the movie theater. A couple of examples would be; 'fast food restaurants,' and 'drive-ins'. It didn't take long for these to catch on and gain their share of the publics leisure time and dollar..The motion picture industry needed to again change a large portion of its focus. Older viewers became the ones most likely to stay home and watch television. The younger market was growing in both size and spending power, and the youth-oriented movie goer had little interest in films produced to appeal to the older market. They demanded something fresh, and whenever possible a bit of a rebellious edge.
Hollywood found its creativity challenged in reaching for this new market. They tried the "bigger is better" approach, hoping to draw people away from the small-screen television and back into the full-color, large-screen motion picture theatre
Sunday, July 18, 2010
hollywood party dance and songs
A Hollywood party theme is one of the easiest to throw. This is because, most of the props and costumes most people tend to already have. It is important that for your Hollywood party theme, everything from the invitations, costumes, props, music, food and drink needs to be consistent with the theme.Your invitations should be addressed to the VIP and should be in black and gold. Invite people to an Oscars ceremony.
You should have a red carpet leading up to the door where, once inside, your guests can have their photo taken by a film set backdrop. Either side of the red carpet there should be Hollywood stars with your guests name on just like at the Chinese theater. You can easily get black and gold balloons to decorate the place and gold bunting for the walls. Get some film magazines and novelty Oscar statues to leave round the place, also get some movie posters to stick on the wall.Your guests should dress in there finest. Black tie for men and finest dress for the ladies, they will thank you for the rare opportunity to dress up like this.Finger food buffets are ideal and also plenty of champagne. Budget dependant you could hire a waiter for an extra touch of class that your "'A' Listers" will appreciate.Recommended music would be your favorite film soundtrack or songs like "Singing in the Rain" and "Stardust."
You should have a red carpet leading up to the door where, once inside, your guests can have their photo taken by a film set backdrop. Either side of the red carpet there should be Hollywood stars with your guests name on just like at the Chinese theater. You can easily get black and gold balloons to decorate the place and gold bunting for the walls. Get some film magazines and novelty Oscar statues to leave round the place, also get some movie posters to stick on the wall.Your guests should dress in there finest. Black tie for men and finest dress for the ladies, they will thank you for the rare opportunity to dress up like this.Finger food buffets are ideal and also plenty of champagne. Budget dependant you could hire a waiter for an extra touch of class that your "'A' Listers" will appreciate.Recommended music would be your favorite film soundtrack or songs like "Singing in the Rain" and "Stardust."
hip hop legends
Now brewing beer for almost 250 years and served in some 150 countries, Guinness Stout was founded as a family-owned brewery in Dublin, Ireland by Arthur Guinness. Not only is Guinness a top beverage in its own country, but even down in Jamaica the dreads swear by it, serve it up, and sip it down; ice cold, or at room temperature. Lots of big business has come out of 'Sir Arthur's' product, which is known the world over, and spreading...
Truthfully, many affiliations between big business and the music industry have netted fruitful endeavors for all parties involved. And now, a university-level homework assignment: see if you can use a keen eye to find a few more examples of relationships between big business, government, or social organizations with the Rap community. Chances are, there's probably some right around you; you may not have even been aware of them before. Hint: Take a good look at those motion pictures hitting the big screen. Here's an interesting scenario for you to sink your teeth into...action!
Celebrity Will Smith laughed his way straight to the bank when many Rap fans wrote "DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince" off as lame. But before 'the show' was over, Smith got the starring role on TV sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air," which debuted in 1990. The show had a long successful run, and continues running in syndication. Will Smith 'the rapper' performed the theme song, while Will Smith 'the actor' made sure his Rap music homey Jazzy Jeff was also cast in some shows; but Mr. Smith did not stop there. He went on to star in movies which earned him as much as $10 million a pop. There is no need to mention his list of credits; just go to Blockbuster Video or the Internet and type in the 'search.'
Truthfully, many affiliations between big business and the music industry have netted fruitful endeavors for all parties involved. And now, a university-level homework assignment: see if you can use a keen eye to find a few more examples of relationships between big business, government, or social organizations with the Rap community. Chances are, there's probably some right around you; you may not have even been aware of them before. Hint: Take a good look at those motion pictures hitting the big screen. Here's an interesting scenario for you to sink your teeth into...action!
Celebrity Will Smith laughed his way straight to the bank when many Rap fans wrote "DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince" off as lame. But before 'the show' was over, Smith got the starring role on TV sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air," which debuted in 1990. The show had a long successful run, and continues running in syndication. Will Smith 'the rapper' performed the theme song, while Will Smith 'the actor' made sure his Rap music homey Jazzy Jeff was also cast in some shows; but Mr. Smith did not stop there. He went on to star in movies which earned him as much as $10 million a pop. There is no need to mention his list of credits; just go to Blockbuster Video or the Internet and type in the 'search.'
how to sing the song in hollywood films
Hollywood is a place for those people who hope of becoming a singer as well as in achieving success in a possible field.To become a singer in Hollywood, here are some instructions you will need.
If you are not yet a resident of Hollywood, then the first thing you should do in becoming a singer in this city is to move in the area. Look around Hollywood, get settled and then find your way around. If you want to pursue musical theater, a part of your career base is doing auditions in the all areas of Hollywood.
The next step is considering the kind of voice you will need to become a singer in Hollywood. Can it be a bass, a tenor, a soprano, or an alto? Some people may have a lot of exceeding abilities but it is unusual. A bass is a deep voice of male, whereas a tenor is a strong voice of male. On the other hand, an alto is a lower voice of female and a soprano is a rich voice of female.
To become a singer in Hollywood, learning to read music is important as well.
To build the singing demonstration more amusing, you can take an instrument like a guitar or a keyboard. Writing songs will also add to your talent.
Alternatively, you can audition for "American Idol." American Idol is a show that provides a meeting place for those singers with no or little experience to get millions of audience. Artists such as Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Hudson made it to the high status in Hollywood singing on American Idol. It is also essential for singers in Hollywood to go for some open music nights. Commonly, your local hideaways have open music nights, wherein you can display your talents and abilities. You may never know who will become your audience. Probably one of your audiences is a talent manager
If you are not yet a resident of Hollywood, then the first thing you should do in becoming a singer in this city is to move in the area. Look around Hollywood, get settled and then find your way around. If you want to pursue musical theater, a part of your career base is doing auditions in the all areas of Hollywood.
The next step is considering the kind of voice you will need to become a singer in Hollywood. Can it be a bass, a tenor, a soprano, or an alto? Some people may have a lot of exceeding abilities but it is unusual. A bass is a deep voice of male, whereas a tenor is a strong voice of male. On the other hand, an alto is a lower voice of female and a soprano is a rich voice of female.
To become a singer in Hollywood, learning to read music is important as well.
To build the singing demonstration more amusing, you can take an instrument like a guitar or a keyboard. Writing songs will also add to your talent.
Alternatively, you can audition for "American Idol." American Idol is a show that provides a meeting place for those singers with no or little experience to get millions of audience. Artists such as Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Hudson made it to the high status in Hollywood singing on American Idol. It is also essential for singers in Hollywood to go for some open music nights. Commonly, your local hideaways have open music nights, wherein you can display your talents and abilities. You may never know who will become your audience. Probably one of your audiences is a talent manager
hollywood classic songs
Well, does anyone of us ever come to think of Hollywood's most memorable romance classics spanning decades? As an ardent admirer of romance and the alluring Hollywood musicals, I unmistakably feel my pulses rising with the sheer magic and aura of the timeless romances portrayed so very lovingly in the silver screen of the yesteryears. Be it the ever-touching saga of star-crossed lovers meeting during wartime under the Moorish arches of Rick's Café American in "Casablanca", or the sweeping melodrama, "Gone With The Wind"-- based on Margaret Mitchell's bestselling Civil War epic (which defined the term "Hollywood blockbuster"), I have an insatiable appetite for each of them.
Oh how can I ever forget the sweeping emotions of the magic of a shipboard romance which charms a Frenchman and American woman (Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne, respectively) into each other's arms in the ever-memorable "Love Affair"? Or do you remember that phenomenal romance between Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr in "An Affair To Remember", where a man and a woman meet on a ship crossing an ocean and fall in love, only to part ways, promising to meet dramatically on the top of Empire State Building, New York (which unfortunately, doesn't happen later)? Equally unforgettable to my mind is the all-time epic love saga, "Roman Holiday", which happens to be the most priceless transient romance between a disguised princess and a handsome American reporter (Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck, respectively).
When you come to think of candlelight romances, serenading, wooing the beloved or star-crossed epic love sagas, you would obviously mark the romantic chemistry between the lover and his beloved as the quintessential foundation behind these wonderful, witty and immensely touching tales of true love. Interestingly, the success of these blockbusters in romance in Hollywood comes from incorporating core elements of Hollywood (especially the music), classical romance elements and a degree of sentimentality which, again, is quite stylishly
Oh how can I ever forget the sweeping emotions of the magic of a shipboard romance which charms a Frenchman and American woman (Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne, respectively) into each other's arms in the ever-memorable "Love Affair"? Or do you remember that phenomenal romance between Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr in "An Affair To Remember", where a man and a woman meet on a ship crossing an ocean and fall in love, only to part ways, promising to meet dramatically on the top of Empire State Building, New York (which unfortunately, doesn't happen later)? Equally unforgettable to my mind is the all-time epic love saga, "Roman Holiday", which happens to be the most priceless transient romance between a disguised princess and a handsome American reporter (Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck, respectively).
When you come to think of candlelight romances, serenading, wooing the beloved or star-crossed epic love sagas, you would obviously mark the romantic chemistry between the lover and his beloved as the quintessential foundation behind these wonderful, witty and immensely touching tales of true love. Interestingly, the success of these blockbusters in romance in Hollywood comes from incorporating core elements of Hollywood (especially the music), classical romance elements and a degree of sentimentality which, again, is quite stylishly
hollywood music news
Hollywood Musicals is a delightful book that comes accompanied by a CD. The introduction to the book starts with "In the beginning there was light. Electric light."
In that vein, starting with Edison, the book continues with the technical history of the photography, moving pictures, Kinetograph and the Nickelodeon, ten-minute shorts of Griffith, and the silent films that followed.
Among the first silent films, the book cites Edwin S. Porter's (1903) "Life of an American fireman" and "The Great Train Robbery," Griffith's (1915) "Birth of a Nation" and "Intolerance." Together with the top producer Cecil Blount De Mille, the stars of the silent era are also mentioned: Mary Pickford, Dorothy and Lillian Gish, Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Greta Garbo, and Rudolph Valentino.
Sound to the movies came through the efforts of four Warner Brothers: Harry, Sam, Albert, and Jack. The Jazz Singer (1927), starring Al Jolson is considered to be the first talking picture, in which Jolson spoke the prophetic words: "Wait a minute...You ain't heard nothin' yet."
Talking pictures or the talkies had their birthing pains. Big stars like Pola Negri, Norma Talmadge, and John Gilbert were snuffed out because their voices did not sound good in the talkies. Yet, some actors like Greta Garbo made a spectacular transition and became etched in the history of the motion pictures.
In that vein, starting with Edison, the book continues with the technical history of the photography, moving pictures, Kinetograph and the Nickelodeon, ten-minute shorts of Griffith, and the silent films that followed.
Among the first silent films, the book cites Edwin S. Porter's (1903) "Life of an American fireman" and "The Great Train Robbery," Griffith's (1915) "Birth of a Nation" and "Intolerance." Together with the top producer Cecil Blount De Mille, the stars of the silent era are also mentioned: Mary Pickford, Dorothy and Lillian Gish, Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Greta Garbo, and Rudolph Valentino.
Sound to the movies came through the efforts of four Warner Brothers: Harry, Sam, Albert, and Jack. The Jazz Singer (1927), starring Al Jolson is considered to be the first talking picture, in which Jolson spoke the prophetic words: "Wait a minute...You ain't heard nothin' yet."
Talking pictures or the talkies had their birthing pains. Big stars like Pola Negri, Norma Talmadge, and John Gilbert were snuffed out because their voices did not sound good in the talkies. Yet, some actors like Greta Garbo made a spectacular transition and became etched in the history of the motion pictures.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
all about rock music
Patriotic rock music are two phrases that on the service don't appear to go together very well. Folk and country music tend to be thought of and are well represented, but what about rock?. Patriotism appears to ebb and flow in America but it is always represented in music - even rock music. Although often rebellious, rock music can be patriotic as well. These are the top 5 patriotic rock songs of all time:
5. Chuck Berry, "Back In The USA"
This patriotic song was released in 1959 and made it to number 37 on the US charts. It has been covered by many artists including Linda Ronstadt. In 1978, her version made it to number 16 on the US charts. The song also inspired Paul McCartney's song "Back In The USSR". It is a tribute to all that makes the United States great done by a classic American performer.
4. James Brown, "America Is My Home"
James Brown, the Godfather of Soul wrote on many themes. "America Is My Home" was his spoken word tribute to America. Not only did James Brown perform this song, he also wrote it. This song provides a unique look at America from an African American perspective.
3. Johnny Horton, "The Battle Of New Orleans" Johnny Horton's song is one of the great patriotic war songs of his generation. It is a song all about the New Orleans war in 1812 against the British. The light hearted song was written by Jimmie Driftwood and topped the Billboard charts in 1959. It is a classic song in the patriotic rock music archives. The song has its roots in a fiddle tune "The 8th of January". The song has been very popular over the years and has had many parodies done of it.
2. Elvis Presley, "An American Trilogy"
The King was also a patriot and sung about it in " An American Trilogy". The song is a medley of "Dixie", "The Battle Hymn Of The Republic" and "All My Trials" performed as only Elvis can. Elvis first performed the song in 1972 and released a recording that same year on RCA records. It was one of Elvis's favorites and was performed on his 1973 telecast "Elvis-Aloha from Hawaii". The recording reached #26 on the US charts in 1972.
1. Jimi Hendrix, "The Star-Spangled Banner"
In the annals of patriotic rock music, the greatest performance without a doubt is Jimi Hendrix's Woodstock version of "The Star Spangled Banner". Hendrix's performance on August 18, 1969 is legendary. He capped the magical set with his solo-scorching rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner". It has become the iconic symbol of the 60's and of Woodstock. Not bad for a solo improvisation.
Patriotism is alive and well in rock music. Today there are hundreds of bands covering patriotic songs and creating new ones. A quick search on any Internet based music service will show hundreds of patriotic rock songs. Some are pro war, some are not but they all show a love for America while viewing the country through unique lenses and experiences.
5. Chuck Berry, "Back In The USA"
This patriotic song was released in 1959 and made it to number 37 on the US charts. It has been covered by many artists including Linda Ronstadt. In 1978, her version made it to number 16 on the US charts. The song also inspired Paul McCartney's song "Back In The USSR". It is a tribute to all that makes the United States great done by a classic American performer.
4. James Brown, "America Is My Home"
James Brown, the Godfather of Soul wrote on many themes. "America Is My Home" was his spoken word tribute to America. Not only did James Brown perform this song, he also wrote it. This song provides a unique look at America from an African American perspective.
3. Johnny Horton, "The Battle Of New Orleans" Johnny Horton's song is one of the great patriotic war songs of his generation. It is a song all about the New Orleans war in 1812 against the British. The light hearted song was written by Jimmie Driftwood and topped the Billboard charts in 1959. It is a classic song in the patriotic rock music archives. The song has its roots in a fiddle tune "The 8th of January". The song has been very popular over the years and has had many parodies done of it.
2. Elvis Presley, "An American Trilogy"
The King was also a patriot and sung about it in " An American Trilogy". The song is a medley of "Dixie", "The Battle Hymn Of The Republic" and "All My Trials" performed as only Elvis can. Elvis first performed the song in 1972 and released a recording that same year on RCA records. It was one of Elvis's favorites and was performed on his 1973 telecast "Elvis-Aloha from Hawaii". The recording reached #26 on the US charts in 1972.
1. Jimi Hendrix, "The Star-Spangled Banner"
In the annals of patriotic rock music, the greatest performance without a doubt is Jimi Hendrix's Woodstock version of "The Star Spangled Banner". Hendrix's performance on August 18, 1969 is legendary. He capped the magical set with his solo-scorching rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner". It has become the iconic symbol of the 60's and of Woodstock. Not bad for a solo improvisation.
Patriotism is alive and well in rock music. Today there are hundreds of bands covering patriotic songs and creating new ones. A quick search on any Internet based music service will show hundreds of patriotic rock songs. Some are pro war, some are not but they all show a love for America while viewing the country through unique lenses and experiences.
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