... at. After several years of moderate increases, costs of production and distribution of movies increased sharply in 1989 and 1990. The quest for big box office returns and big budget movies created a large increase in the cost of making these movies. The movie industry in 1991 generated over ... foreign revenues, as well as increasing ticket prices. The summer of 1990 marked the first downturn in domestic box office revenue since the start of the industries boom. Despite the new technologies of home cinema and DVD videos, motion picture attendance has been consistent, even in times of rec...

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I observed a speech by author Virginia Postrel. The speech was made on September 23, 2003 to the Harvard Club of Manhattan, at the Manhattan Institute in New York City. The primary purpose of the speech was to inform the audience about Ms Postrel's newest book, The Substance of Style, which examines commercial capitalism, focusing on the apparent ... book, the author argues that this concern with aesthetics is more significant than many people realize, and is in fact necessary to fuel creativity, inspire development, and enhance emotional comfort (New York Times, 2003). Ms Postrel stood behi...

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