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dark jedi

Entertainment; Movies

A general term for beings trained in the use of the Force who access the dark side. The term does not describe a unified organization or philosophy, although there are several different organizations ...

Golden Globe Awards

Entertainment; Movies

The Golden Globe Awards are presented annually for motion pictures and television programmes worldwide for their outstanding achievements. Given out early each year with a formal ceremony and dinner ...

Screens & screen count

Entertainment; Movies

The actual screen the movie is projected on. Most theatres have multiple screens, with largest having two dozen screens or more. Screen Count is simply the number of screens a film is playing on, but ...

The Hulk effect

Entertainment; Movies

Back in 2003 when Hulk came out, the studio bowed to incredible pressure from fans and released early footage of the special effects. The plan was to get the fans talking and build up the ...

Theatres & theatre count

Entertainment; Movies

A theatre is any place a movie is showing from the smallest cinema on the art house circuit to the largest megaplex. A film's theatre Count is simply the number of theatres a film is playing in at a ...

The Godfather

Entertainment; Movies

The classic, three-part mob movie was inaugurated with this film from Italian-American director Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather (1972). The first two parts of the grand saga are among the most ...

Pal

Entertainment; Movies

Also Known As: Phase Alternating Line. A standard for tv/video display, dominant in Europe and Australia, which delivers 625 lines of resolution at 50 half-frames per second. See also NTSC and SECAM.

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