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Unit 7 sci-fi A.1) How often? More than once a month 2) What kind of movies? Comedies and suspense 3) Way(s) to find out new movies? From friends/the newspaper4) With whom? alone/with friends5) How to pay? at the box officeDont forget to recommend: 1) use telephone service to find out about new movies.2) Buy tickets over the phoneB.Cinema: Majestic TheaterGet Lofty Starring: Jean TravoltaTime: 12:30, 2:30, 5:30 7:30, 9:30 . 11:30 Cinema: Trocadero Shattered Time: 7:30 nightly & 2:00 matinee on Saturday and Sunday Location: San Francisco Civic Center Concert Performer: Sydney Youth Orchestra Time: 8:00 Ticket: by donationLocation: Wagner Art Gallery The Gold Rush Exhibits: paintings done during the gold mining rush of the 1880s Focus at the Front LineExhibits: photographs Presenters: The Arts Center & The San Francisco Press Photographers Association C.Name of the movieCountrywhere it is produced ContentThe Last Lieutenant Norway resistance to the German invasionHoney in Ashes Egypt women caught between tradition and modernityThe Emperors Shadow China the lust for power made two friends enemiesThe Milky Way Israel political and religious conflicts D.5000 years ago, “shadow plays” in China gave us the idea of projection In the mid 19th century, first glass slides and then photos in “magic lanterns” appeared. By 1850, projection and photography had come together.In 1877, photos could be taken quickly one after another.In 1888, the first celluloid film on a roll was produced.By 1890, photo-taking speed reached 40 photos per second.In 1893, kinetoscope was invented.A quiet machine able to project pictures onto a large screen was produced Cinema was born. E. SummaryDuring a panel discussion on television commercials, the participants clearly present their views. Angela, the first speaker, finds TV commercials annoying, because they interrupt the programs and the format is usually silly. Edward, the male speaker, is upset/sad because television commercials are used by many well-known people to make money and ordinary people are often persuaded into buying the products (they advertise). The last participant, Sheila, however, holds a different vies. She believes that apart from being interesting and amusing. TV commercials pay for the programs as well. F. Hollywood highlights RankingName of the movieType of the movieStarringContent No.1TarzanDisney animated FeatureTony Goldwyn/MinnieDriverNo.2Austin PowersA spoof of theJames BondEspionageThrillerMike MyersNo.3The GeneralsDaughterMilitaryMurderMysteryJohn Travolta/James Woodan army detective determined to catch a brutal rapist killer on a military base No.4Star Wars EpisodeOne: The PhantomMenaceSci-fi epicNo.5Notting HillromancecomedyJulia Roberts/Hugh Grant a movie star falling in love witha mortalIndependent Listening1. What is the name of the project? /Treasures of American Film Archives2. By which organization is the project funded?/in part by the federal government 3. Where is the Library of Congress Film Archive? /a concrete building/hillside/the Wright Patterson Airforce Base 4. How big is the library? /99 doors-50 down one side and 49 down the other5. Whats the size for each vault? /4 feet wide, 20 feet deep 6. What are some of the treasures preserved in the library?/pictures of aliens and monsters, lions, tigers, and bears and Bugs Bunny; first motion pictures/by Thomas Elva Edisons; movies/first half of the century7. What are some of the actions taken or being taken to pr