Sociologists find children's films present inequality as benign or virtuous
Snow White's seven dwarfs head off to the mines each day with a spring in their step and a song on their lips.
Snow White's seven dwarfs head off to the mines each day with a spring in their step and a song on their lips.
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A man accused of pirating audio of the Cameron Diaz movie "Sex Tape" at a Pennsylvania drive-in was arraigned Thursday on charges stemming from what prosecutors said was part of a broader conspiracy to sell bootleg movies ...
Internet
Mar 4, 2016
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A team of scientists lead by Dmitry Vatolin, senior research fellow in Graphics & Media Lab at Lomonosov Moscow State University, spent eight years studying the problem of headaches caused by 3-D movies. In mid-February, ...
Business
Mar 2, 2016
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Snapchat Inc. on Monday unveiled a second plan to generate revenue from its unique and popular form of location sharing.
Internet
Feb 25, 2016
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In mid-January, Netflix announced a ban on the use of proxies, unblockers and virtual private networks (VPNs) – all technical work-arounds to view movies and TV programs unavailable in the subscriber's country. This announcement ...
Telecom
Feb 1, 2016
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Hollywood has broken two very different records this holiday season. Star Wars: The Force Awakens has become the first movie to reach US $1 billion in gross sales in just 12 days. This beats the previous record of the movie ...
Internet
Dec 29, 2015
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Shattering box office records, the latest installment of "Star Wars" has stoked US film industry hopes that theaters can thrive in the face of a growing shift to online video streaming.
Business
Dec 22, 2015
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Rovio, the Finnish maker of the hugely popular Angry Birds mobile game, has appointed Kati Levoranta as its first woman chief executive officer, the company announced on Wednesday.
Business
Dec 9, 2015
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It's an age-old question that's also very timely as we approach the season of haunted houses, scary movies and encounters with Halloween zombies and ghouls stopping by to beg for candy. Why is horror so popular? Why does ...
Social Sciences
Sep 17, 2015
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Disney has signed agreements with Amazon and Microsoft that will allow them to use its cloud-based digital movie service.
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Sep 8, 2015
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