The Paramount Theater is one of the most historical buildings in Aurora, and considered one of the top ten theaters in the Chicago area.The history of The Paramount Theater is a unique story to be told. I became more and more curious how 'd it come to be so popular? how did it all start? who designed this magnificent theater? with and without its restorations, and will it continue to be for many years.I know someone that 's been working there for many years, and he has offer to give a tour of the theater. In the tour he wanted me to see the inner working of a theatrical production, and how hard it is to produce all the event that take place. Many people have told me it will be an experience of a lifetime, and it was. I wanted to experience…
How did Paramount get to where it is today? There may be some things that you may not even have known about this company and what it was doing. At one point Paramount was part of the “Big Five” studios. The “Big five studious were at its highest peak during the Golden Age of Hollywood. They were profiting on film making like there was no competition. This was possible due to block booking. They were selling a really good film that had an assortment to the bundle some of them being good and some…
The first big effect that the Paramount case had on the film industry was that it leveled the playing field for all production companies. The number of theaters owned by Paramount was staggering. The owned 933 studios the next closest was RKO with 187.(p.195) Another effect was that theaters actually had to put forth effort in making their movies. Before the Paramount Case all a theater had to give bank was a movie as a collateral versus post Paramount case actual collateral such as theater. It…
The Paramount decision and the Hollywood blacklist caused changes in filmmaking in America. It broke up major film studios, which caused a 20% drop in film revenue and it banned 10 influential members of the film industry from working. During the post-world war era the United States economic state was booming. American’s were working full time. They had a place to call home. Additionally most owned a television which was new technology for the time. The film industry at the time consisted of…
Paramount was accused of being n monopolizing force in the movie industry in 1921 by the FTC. The FTC believed that the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation was buying the other companies to monopolize the industry. The Department of Justice opened an investigation against Paramount for allegedly block booking to keep the industry in an anticompetitive state. Almost seven years later in 1928 Paramount- Famous Players-Lasky and nine other companies were facing antitrust charges. Due to the great…
The Paramount decision and the Hollywood blacklist were two pivotal events that were a product of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Both of these episodes had the ability to redirect the course of film making within Hollywood and the United States. In many ways, both of these events are cornerstone contributions that changed the course of filmmaking. The Paramount decision, also known as United States v. Paramount Pictures, was a landmark decision made by the supreme court. The court came to the…
The reason is the producers and directors of Transformers: Age of Extinction worked so hard to enter China’s market that they even had official state broadcaster from China’s Movie Channel produce and distribute the movie to help assure that it would succeed in China. The deal mentioned above does not happen without consent and approval of the Beijing government and the Chinese Communist Party, which means that Paramount is in business with the Beijing regime directly through China’s Movie…
Comfortable is paramount in dating. I strongly agree with that statement. Dating is a process of introduction between two human beings who are usually in a series of matches to the search phase of family life, known as marriage. While the comfort is a state has been the fulfillment of basic human needs, the need for reassurance (a decision that improves the appearance day to day), relief (needs have been met) and transcendent (state about something beyond problems and pain). It can be concluded…
It is no secret that climbing the ladder to success in any industry can be challenging. As we look at the Paramount Studios, we begin to understand the road to what some may call the “Golden Age of Hollywood.” Paramount films one of the top conglomerates in the film industry and was by far one of the most resilient studios to survive a time of great uncertainty. There were some crucial decisions that needed to be made to aid in the company’s success not just for Paramount Studio but also in…
But ultimately, Paramount studios did not want to fight the justice department after its two cases and agreed to sell its chain of theaters. On the other hand, the other studios did not agree to sell their theaters. Their argument was that the Supreme Court really did not declare that owning a chain of theaters was illegal. But in 1949, the Federal Statutory court declared owning a chain of theaters by the studios illegal. During World War II, both the Soviet Union and USA were on the same side…