Skip to content

purple motes

Artifacts to help you imagine more.

  • subscribe by email
  • how to navigate
  • topic index
  • about Douglas Galbi
  • terms of use / disclaimer

Highlights

  • Abelard castrated
  • Byzantine wife saves husband
  • Amphitryon & Geta duped
  • Chastelaine de Vergi tragedy
  • Aristotle’s advice to Alexander
  • Empress Theodora: woman leader
  • Tristan & Isuet
  • Xanthippe & Socrates
  • New Modern Sexism Scale

movies

talking movies: an example of media innovation

“Haven’t you been around the show world long enough to know that a talking picture is something to run away from?” Sam Warner declared early in 1925 to a radio engineering urging him to consider new talking picture technology for the Warner Brothers’ moving picture production and exhibition business. His brother Harry added, “Who the … Continue reading talking movies: an example of media innovation

revenue diversification: the example of movie theaters

Movie (motion picture) theaters are not just in the business of showing movies. In the U.S. in 2007, 29% of movie theater revenue came from food and beverage sales (concession sales).  Another 6% of revenue came from advertising services, rental of retail space, revenue from coin-operated games and rides, and other revenue.[1] Shares of concession … Continue reading revenue diversification: the example of movie theaters

Posts navigation

Previous page Page 1 Page 2