Archive for 'News and Society'
21st Century Business Women
February 25th, 2009. Published under Business, News and Society. No Comments.
When the first generation of women entered the workforce in earnest in the 1970s, they succeeded in the only way they could – by imitating men. Authoritarian leadership and tight control was the hallmark of that day’s businessman, and women were not exactly welcomed into the ranks of management. Well ladies, that was yesterday, and [...]
Trying out for American Idol
January 8th, 2009. Published under Arts and Entertainment, Business, News and Society. No Comments.
As everyone knows American Idol is a television program that has singers competing with each other to win the coveted title of American Idol. The show was conceptualized on the lines of Pop Idol from U.K. Even now American Idol is produce by U.K. producers Ken Warwick and Simon Fuller who also produced Pop Idol. [...]
The Golden Age of Hollywood
January 8th, 2009. Published under Arts and Entertainment, Business, News and Society. No Comments.
According to many experts and people the golden era of Hollywood was during 1930’s and 1940’s when the industry was thriving. But many experts agree that although 30’s brought in the commercial success but the actual golden age from artistic point of view began in 1920s itself when it drew talent from all over the [...]
How to find an agent?
January 8th, 2009. Published under Arts and Entertainment, Business, News and Society. No Comments.
You may have the talent and skills to make it big in the show business but the attempts to break into the industry are futile without an agent and to be precise a right agent. A good agent is critical to the success of your efforts to get into show business. There are many agents [...]
How do I break into show business?
January 8th, 2009. Published under Arts and Entertainment, Business, News and Society. No Comments.
Many people have the dream of breaking into Show Business one day in their life. While many have the inborn talent to make it big some may have to work hard to polish it. But irrespective of whatever everybody has to plan and take a right approach to get a break in Showbiz. But remember [...]
History of Warner Bros
January 8th, 2009. Published under Arts and Entertainment, Business, Education, News and Society. No Comments.
Based in Burbank, California Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. is one of the largest producers of television programs and films. The other companies which are a part of Warner Bros. are Warner Bros. Studios, Warner Bros. Television, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Home Video, Warner Bros. Animation, The CW Television Network and DC Comics. The founders of [...]
History of Universal Studios
January 8th, 2009. Published under Arts and Entertainment, Business, Education, News and Society. No Comments.
Universal Studios or Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios is one of the largest American film studios. It was established in 1906 when Carl Laemmle started his first theater in Chicago. He started by playing short silent movies. He later switched to production and distribution. To start the production of his own films, he opened [...]
History of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
January 8th, 2009. Published under Arts and Entertainment, Business, News and Society. No Comments.
The California based Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation formed after the merger of two companies Fox Film Corporation and Twentieth Century Pictures in 1935. Darryl F. Zanuck, Raymond Griffith, William Goetz and Joseph Schenck started the Twentieth Century Pictures in 1933 and the Fox Film Corporation’s founder was William Fox who founded it in the [...]
History of Paramount Pictures
January 8th, 2009. Published under Arts and Entertainment, Business, Education, News and Society. No Comments.
Paramount Pictures Corporation owned by media conglomerate Viacom was founded in the year 1912. The founder Adolph Zukor of Famous Players Film Company decided to make feature films that would fulfill the demands of immigrants. By the mid of next year he made five successful films. In the same year Jesse L. Lasky founded Lasky [...]
The Grammy Awards
January 8th, 2009. Published under Arts and Entertainment, Business, News and Society. No Comments.
The Grammy Awards are being hosted on an annual basis to honor best music talent in the record industry and is considered equivalent to Academy Awards. Originally called as the Gramophone Awards it was started by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Usually held in February, it constitutes nearly twenty genres of music [...]
