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Every one of 2015's 10 top grossing films worldwide was released somewhere in IMAX form, indelibly attaching its brand to what is arguably the last, greatest communal experience in modern culture.

Awwad Alawwad, Saudi's minister of culture and information, attended the Riyadh premiere and told Associated Press films screened in the country need to strike a balance for Saudi audiences.

While the way we consume pop culture is as varied as ever, an Oscar remains the film industry's highest honor.

The culture ministry believes this will generate $ 1 billion in box office spend each year, making it the 11th largest film market in the world.

In my job with Esquire, I'm often called upon to be a cocktails expert (I direct most of the spirits / drinking coverage), a pop - culture expert (I direct a lot of the film / TV / music coverage) and a cars expert (I edit the cars column).

The Kevin Smith era (like it or not) started with this different kind of independent film that had countless pop - culture references and adolescent humor.

As with television shows and feature films, brands like to insert themselves into pop culture, and music is no different.

Wes Anderson's «Isle of Dogs» has received near universal acclaim from film critics (the movie currently has a 93 % on Rotten Tomatoes), but even some who have enjoyed the stop - motion film have taken issue with the director's representation of Japanese culture.

Most importantly, it serves as a potent reminder of black people's great resource, our Vibranium — black film, black music, black art — black culture.

The show — which was filmed last month at New York's Lexington Avenue Armory and featured performers Selena Gomez and The Weeknd, as well as Kendall Jenner and Gigi Haddid on the runway — is an important part of L Brands» (LB) efforts to keep its Victoria's Secret brand at the center of pop culture.

A free documentary by The Guardian on life in solitary confinement was recently released and a new free short film on nomadic cultures throughout the world was released this Wednesday.

That is an aspect of all the characters in all my films; and so the loss for Guo Pei was the loss of her culture, of the art of embroidery that she has been working to bring back.

And there were tender moments that resonated, like when producer Darla Anderson thanked her wife, and writer Adrian Molina thanked his husband when they accepted the Best Animated Feature award for Coco, a beautiful film that celebrated Mexican culture.

Steve Burgess writes a film and culture column for The Tyee and is author of a new memoir: Who Killed Mom?

MONTREAL — Quebec's culture minister is asking the province's film industry to withdraw Claude Jutra's name from its annual awards show amid allegations he slept with young boys.

It's a treasure trove for film buffs, culture nerds and history mavens everywhere.

While the film does not discuss this question, it is worth pondering whether the culture of death is the inevitable byproduct of democratic capitalism.

Breeders, a film by the Center for Ethics and Culture, investigates the growing practice of surrogacy: «Surrogacy is fast becoming one of the major issues of the 21st century — celebrities and everyday people are increasingly using surrogates to build their families.

Because the Church is often slow to address realities that the culture is first to voice — whether through arts, film, music and, unfortunately, through stories of pain and tragedy in the news.

But not just any meal: This one was being filmed as a pilot for a reality TV show based on Tammy Hotsenpiller's book, «Taste of Humanity» — which she described as an attempt to «bring cultures together through cuisine.»

They already permeate pop culture through films, songs and hundreds of books.

Share Facebook 769 Twitter 0 Culture Mindy Kaling, Reese Witherspoon and Oprah are among the stars currently in New Zealand filming a big - screen adaptation of the classic sci - fi novel A...

Although White is absolutely right about the tendency of today's animated films (Tangled included) to pander to the most annoying and depressing aspects of popular culture even as they ignore or deny the richer, deeper culture from which most classic fairy tales emerged, the animated features that Disney brought to the screen when Uncle Walt himself still oversaw the studio made a point of drawing considerable aesthetic, emotional, and narrative power from specifically Christian aspects of the culture that, even today, America shares with Europe.

Primarily through the lens of literature, film, and pop culture, Bowman traces the concept of honor from its roots to the present day.

Zack Snyder's D.C. superhero films offer skillful, thoughtful, even spiritual popular culture.

Mead calls this rather absurd scene — that of filming people watching film — the ultimate manifestation of Bridezilla culture: «an exercise in self - regard so grandiose that it has collapsed in upon itself.»

We experience Jesus» message through TV, film, music, dance, various forms of art and so many other elements of culture, so why not food?

It's not often that one leaves a movie theater feeling speechless, but anyone on the right side of the culture wars who views the recent film Blast from the Past will find his jaw scraping the sidewalk» and not out of disgust.

Of course, film, in particular, and pop culture, in general, have a long history of pushing the envelope, which isn't always a bad thing.

Year in, year out, moreover, the popular heroes of our culture — athletes, musicians, entertainers, and film stars, the aristocracy of talent adored, emulated, and worshipped as only royalties were in the past — are now significantly black as well.

These fundamentalists detect an anti-Christian value system in the media, and counsel a return to religious fundamentals, which often include proscriptions against dancing, movies, plays and rock concerts, attempts at censorship of media — especially films, television and books — and encouraging participation in church social events as a substitute for secular culture offerings.

What really underlay the attack was a massive rage that such modest artistic statements were made in the year of the bypassing of the most expensive ($ 20,000,000) attempt yet made in a genre of film that had outlived the sophistication of our culture and the churches.

Sikh films comprise a small but growing segment of the hundreds of popular South Asian films, but these works illuminate a fascinating, little - known people, culture and faith.

And this is true across cultures, from Japanese squirmers like Audition to French films like Inside.

The film delves deep into the vision of a man whose work, as his daughter Mary notes, has been «to introduce culture into the discussion of agriculture,» amid an agribusiness assault on that way of life.

1989 was the same summer that Spike Lee's race - relations film, DO THE RIGHT THING came out, I had just read Malcolm X's Autobiography for a class, my IVCF chapter was more and more seeking to explore the implications of «multi-ethnicity» for campus ministry, and as a college radio DJ I had been exposed to more of the best rap than most white suburbanites — that is, a number of threads came together for me at that time to allow me to be a right - on - the - sidelines spectator of the rap youth culture phenomenon.

Later, God the Father takes on the form of a Native American wiseman (Graham Greene), and leads Mack on a New - Agey «healing trail to bring closure to [his] journey» — the most egregious example of racial essentialism in a film that takes shallow assumptions about foreign cultures as its starting point.

He urged us to open ourselves up to these films as they might give voice, like prophets of old, to the cry of our culture.

The movie certainly builds upon themes that Christ - followers might find challenging and counter-intuitive to western culture, but certainly in an insightful way that's also benefitted by some impressive voice acting and unbelievable set pieces you won't expect from a stop - motion film.

I also draw upon my love of language, etymology, literature, history, film, and culture.

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As part of the programme Lakes Culture, working alongside some of the region's key arts organisations, has commissioned a number of unique art pieces: Harmonica Botanica, Point To Point, Take Me Back to Manchester film, as well as PaperBridge.

Packaging technologies such as nanocomposite films, intelligent packaging, electrospinning and tunable materials enable greater convenience and product presentation — particularly important for the gift - giving culture in key Asian export markets.

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«The new Ghostbusters is an iconic film that is loved by millions of people, and its return gave us a unique opportunity to create exciting menu items inspired by the pop culture phenomenon,» said John Eucalitto, president of Wayback Burgers.

In Victorville, Cracker Barrel's new store celebrates the history and culture of the local area through decorative walls that pay homage to the famous Route 66, the area's contributions to the film industry and to California's Gold Rush era.

He is currently filming the new season of «De Zurda» (a show about sports, politics and culture) together with Argentinian TV star Victor Hugo Morales.

The festival will include a unique selection of films of varying lengths and styles covering topics such as the oceanic environment, marine creatures, ocean related sports, coastal cultures and ocean lovers.

They delve deep into the action set pieces, the films many pop culture references and performances.