Hollywood comedy movies have come a long way to be where it is right now - since Charlie Chaplin to the most recent favorite comedian of all time, Jim Carrey. Comedy movies have developed in time according to the different era and it is usually directly or indirectly influenced by the immediate era.

Star system of Hollywood movies came into being with the aim to promote and creating film stars without using their real names. They selected talented actors and selected roles for them. They maintained rules and regulations for the actors under their jurisdiction to be followed strictly. Incase of any damage to the image of any actor, they would cover up the incidents.

The article gives the idea of types of characters played by actors in Hollywood movies. Three important types of characters being good, bad and ugly characters are discussed. Characters from some of the films are described for better understanding of the readers.

The use of pictorial continuity, the proper development and connection of motion-picture sequences to create a smoothly joined, coherent motion-picture story, is the secret of good moviemaking. Follow these tips in this article and you will be on your way to creating your own movie magic.

A look at the auditions for Casino Royale and how luxury watches are so popular among the cast.

Spain attracts millions of holidaymakers a year - but Hollywood actors and film producers are increasingly finding the country a grat location to film - and for some to live.

The Tintin movie set for release in 2009 will bring Tintin back to the fore. This article describes one of his classic adventures and give an insight into the world of Tintin.

The upcoming Tintin movie has caused a storm of debate in Europe over whether Hollywood can bring a realistic portrayal of Belgium's beloved Tintin to the big screen. There have been many translations of comics celluloid that have been very poor. Is the new Tintin movie going to cut the mustard?

The Tintin movie debate is fierce with Tintin fans arguing all over the internet. The camp against a film among true Tintin fans seems larger than those for a Tintin Movie. This article argues that the simplicity of Tintin really doesn't belong in Hollywood or a Tintin Movie.

It official Spielberg and Jackson sign a deal to make three Tintin movies. These two great story tellers will finish production of the first movie in 2009. It has taken nearly 25 years to get Spielberg to this point.

Essential proof-reading and formatting tips for Screenwriters who want to sell their scripts to production companies or land an Agent.

Time is running and new technologies are coming. In previous century the greatest idea of movie making shook the whole world and in our days we can’t imagine our life without cinema, because it has become the largest part of our culture.

The thing about romantic movies is that many of them are not for couples to watch! What women find romantic will usually have guys channel hopping during the commercial breaks on TV and the movies gu

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, there was the little sci-fi movie that could "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope". At the time, though, it was just known as Star Wars, and it created a franch

Old movies are a great alternative to today’s digitalized movies which are all alike. Old movies offer great acting performances, exciting and unexpected turn of events.

Movie Memorabilia can be just about anything associated with a movie, actor, actress, famous theaters, even film studios. Usually the list includes posters, photographs, scripts, film cells even costu

Nicole Kidman, the epitome of Hollywood glamour and once famously described after a role in a London stage play as 'theatrical viagra' is set to produce and star in a new romantic comedy for the big s

I’ve been a NetFlix member for nearly two years now and up to Monday of last week I have had no complaints. I noticed however, that BlockBuster has a similar online DVD rental service but goes beyond NetFlix by allowing its user to also be able to return movies to their local Blockbuster store. Netflix DVDs must be mailed to them and even though there is no shipping charge, the difference in time between driving to a store to return a rental and mailing the rental via the post office is more than a day. That is why I decided to sign up as a BlockBuster Online user and try out both services. As I will show in this review, even though NetFlix invented the online DVD rental service, Blockbuster is right at its tale

Dad, I really want to become an actor, but if this is what it's all about, I don't want to do it. -Leonardo DiCaprioFew stars can match the diversity of Leonardo DiCaprio. Starting from the youthful T

The standard theater arrangement is of course a screen at one end of the room, with one central speaker, one speaker to each side of the screen, two speakers providing surround left and right, and som

In 1962 a young cartoonist, Stan Lee, came up with an idea for a new comic superhero. During an era in which most of our superheroes were muscle-bound adults, young Peter Parker struck an unlikely fi

Every so often a movie will come along that is destined for greatness -- be it through powerful imagery, an engaging plot or a stellar cast. Occasionally, though, just occasionally, comes a movie who

One of the most successful spin-off series in the history of television, CSI: Miami returns for a fifth series this fall. The show, reported by Reuters this year as the most watched television show i

There's something oddly satisfying about seeing a big-budget movie flop. Whenever we hear about these ambitious, special effects-laden extravaganzas going down in flames we get an odd feeling of scha

Are you a movie dunce? Do you not know your Corleone from your Kurosawa? Would you recognise a lightsaber if it hit you in the face? Well, don't panic. To help you catch up on your movie knowledge