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There is a reformation of sorts going on across screens in America. But before you go thinking that Hollywood has finally had its Great Awakening, these screens aren't in movie theaters, and they're not your TV or computer screens either. Rather, big changes are afoot on the screens we all look to every Sunday morning for the words to the responsive reading or the third verse of How Great Thou Art. All of the sudden, those big, clumsy white church screens are, as they say, the new black.
No longer the domain of praise music lyrics and ancient creeds, church screens have found a new life as an integral part of many pastor's sermons. Instead of using the old tried-and-true verbal sermon illustrations we've all come to know, "The other day, I was on a plane," or "That reminds me of the story of a golfer," pastors are now turning to their screens to visually make their points. Small movie clips are now a big, big deal.
Across the internet, numerous clip sites geared to ministers have cropped up and our flourishing. By far the largest is Sermon Spice (www.sermonspice.com) where pastors can peruse almost 9000 clips, all sorted by topic and verse. And it's not just convenience or novelty that is drawing ministry professionals towards visual illustrations - it's stickiness. According to the Federal government, 83% of learning occurs visually "It is easy to understand why pastors are quickly gravitating to tools that are this powerful and meaningful... READ MORE >>
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Do you have questions about Hollywood? Want to understand more about the entertainment business? Desperate to know, "What is a key grip?" Ask Dr. Film.
Q. Why are movie tickets so expensive?
A night at the movies can be costly (especially if it includes babysitting). It is easy to see why we often wait for the DVD. Yet, Hollywood pays most attention to... ...continued
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- According to Boxofficemojo.com the average price for a movie ticket in 1978 was $2.34. The average price for a movie ticket in 2008 is $6.82.
- In the 1930's a bag of popcorn cost $.10. Today a small bag of popcorn costs on average $3.75.
- In 1958 the number of drive-in theaters in the U.S. peaks at 4,063. Ten years later the figure drops to 3,690. Today fewer than 650 drive-ins survive.
- 1946 movie attendance hits four billion tickets sold. That's 28 tickets per American. Today's average amount of tickets sold per American is 5.
- According to Nationmaster the United States had 1,421,000,000 trips to the cinema in 2003. This is second in the world, only beaten by India, who had 2,860,000,000 trips to the cinema!
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