A night out at the movies became a popular activity during the early 1900s, as the quality of moving pictures and the range of programme material made the cinema an exciting and economical social activity. But even a hundred years earlier, people had been “going out to the pictures”. The “pictures” of the 1800s were [more...]
A sound and light show is a spectacular form of entertainment presented after dark in a place of historic or architectural interest. Lighting effects are projected onto the facades of these structures and synchronized with live or recorded music and narrative. The invention of the sound and light show is credited to Paul Robert-Houdin, who [more...]
The 82nd Annual Academy Awards will be held on Sunday March 7, 2010 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will be co-hosting the Oscars. For the last few years the Academy Awards have taken place on the last Sunday in February. However in order to avoid conflicts with the February 28 [more...]
Everyone is talking about Kara DioGuardi these days. So who is Kara DioGuardi? What’s all the buzz about? If you’re an American Idol fan you’ll know. Kara DioGuardi is American Idol’s fourth and newest judge. She joins Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson on Season Eight of reality based TV show “Idol.” This year’s [more...]