... mediates between the tow terms of the secondary (thematic) opposition. In The Barkleys of Broadway, Astaire and Rogers' characters are a married couple, together performing in musicals on stage. Rogers leaves the comedic musical stage for that of theatre, only to return to musical after disastrous results in theatre lead her to desiring "nothing but fun set to music". Kelly's coupling first with ... notion of watching/experiencing a production within a production - a characteristic present in all three of the formerly mentioned films under examination. 'Musical numbers can be shot from ...

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... 1908, this is evident. Gunning worries that adopting an evolutionary view of cinema will categorize pre-WWI film and cinema of attractions, as he puts it, "as [a] primitive [] early stage in which later potentials are sketched out but imperfectly realized" However, Gunning's definition of cinema of attractions frees it from this imperfect characterization: By its reference to the curiosity ... tell a story. While the Impressionists used camerawork to achieve this effect, the German Expressionists utilized mise-en-scene, what Thompson and Bordwell define as "all the elements placed in fro...

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... rising costs of movies can be blamed by the rising demands of higher wages by big Hollywood stars also contribute to the increase in total costs. More artists demanded up-front salary in 1990, compared with a humble advance and a cut of profits in previous years. Studios generally pay about 30% of films proceeds for principals and only when a big star would ... appear in the movie would they ask for up to 40% up-front. Movie Star salaries have increased in all recent years. Once an actor or actress attains superstar status, his or her salary keeps on rising regardless of the performance...

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... the role and purpose of women-as he is only interested in them for sexual purposes-and the nature in which film itself objectifies women. When auditioning for roles in front of a casting director, she has no experience and is shoved aside, but begins to sing to grab his attention. The following two reaction shots of the old male casting director ... say, "With us today, someone that no man would want to miss. I want to welcome one of the most beautiful women in Latin America-Valeria Arraya!" Walking on stage, radiant and smiling, Valerie is initially introduced in the film on TV as obje...

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