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Exactly. I think this is why Hollywood was chosen originally, as a base for the film industry. Palm trees and ocean make for great backdrops. And NM threw its hat into the ring because it has all that unusual Southwest scenery immortalized in the old Westerns: dramatic canyons and mesas, desert, dusty little towns that time forgot, etc.
Yes and certain cities are picked for their distinctive backdrops. New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Los Angeles can be recognized anywhere.
MJ had a lot of psychological problems. I know all the MJ diehard fans are going to come with their pitchforks, torches, and lynch ropes now. But life is life.
My former Africology professor originally from Haiti said... regarding MJ, "Only in the United States can a black boy grow up to be a beautiful white woman" And so it is. LOL.
But MJ was a top tier entertainer, whatever his personal demons and personal quirks, few on earth have matched or will match his level of entertaining. His dance skills even at his age were awesome.
That was a nasty thing your professor said
I don't even think he was overly talented, even his famous moonwalk was invented by someone else decades earlier. Nor did he play an instrument. His voice was not exceptional, either. Without Quincy Jones in the background he never would have become the star he became.
I think Stevie Wonder for instance is way more talented, but not only is he blind, he never was handsome, either, which is quite important in view of all the groupies
I don't even think he was overly talented, even his famous moonwalk was invented by someone else decades earlier. Nor did he play an instrument. His voice was not exceptional, either. Without Quincy Jones in the background he never would have become the star he became.
I think Stevie Wonder for instance is way more talented, but not only is he blind, he never was handsome, either, which is quite important in view of all the groupies
Movie production in the US actually started in New York City but patents owned by Thomas Edison for equipment forced filmmakers to spread across the States. Most of them settled in California which became the most popular due to the consistent weather.
As to America having "all the fame, celebrities, billionaires and movies" - well it doesn't really but the fact it didn't get bombed to hell in ww2 might have something to do with the rise of low-brow American culture around the world.
I'd be curious to know what kind of federal funding is available for French-language productions is available in Canada that is not also available for English-language productions. If there is any culture in Canada that is propped up out of proportion to buy-in and interest from the population, it's the English Canadian one as opposed to the French Canadian one.
In the 2011/2012, Canada Council granted Ontario with a population ( according to Canada Council's site )
12.8 million a total of $51.2 million. Quebec, with a population of 7.9 million got $52 million. With 3.9 million more people Ontario got $800,000 less.
As for B.C. with half the population of Quebec we got 13.7 percent of the total Canada Council Grants budget. Quebec got 32.5 percent.
As to America having "all the fame, celebrities, billionaires and movies" - well it doesn't really but the fact it didn't get bombed to hell in ww2 might have something to do with the rise of low-brow American culture around the world.
No one is forcing people around the world to accept our "low-brow" culture. People are consuming it by their own volition. And if you look around Europe today it doesn't look all that bad for being "bombed to hell," you also have to remember where the money for rebuilding came from.
The major film studios
Columbia Pictures , Warner Bros. , Walt Disney Pictures , Universal Studios , 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures , Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
All from the United States.
They created the most successful movies in the world such as
Gone with the Wind , Star Wars , Titanic and Avatar.
Most iconic actors
John Wayne , Marilyn Monroe , Charles Chaplin , Humphrey Bogart , Marlon Brando , Robert De Niro , Al Pacino , Johnny Depp , Leonardo Dicaprio.
all American.
Many great artist come from the United Kingdom, such as The Beatles , Led Zeppelin , Elton John , Pink Floyd.
United States' greatest would be Elvis , Michael Jackson , Madonna and Mariah Carey
The major film studios
Columbia Pictures , Warner Bros. , Walt Disney Pictures , Universal Studios , 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures , Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
All from the United States.
They created the most successful movies in the world such as
Gone with the Wind , Star Wars , Titanic and Avatar.
Most iconic actors
John Wayne , Marilyn Monroe , Charles Chaplin , Humphrey Bogart , Marlon Brando , Robert De Niro , Al Pacino , Johnny Depp , Leonardo Dicaprio.
all American.
Many great artist come from the United Kingdom, such as The Beatles , Led Zeppelin , Elton John , Pink Floyd.
United States' greatest would be Elvis , Michael Jackson , Madonna and Mariah Carey
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