Since the first movie “Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark” debuted in 1981, many have tried to identify the inspiration for the iconic professor-archaeologist character. Justin M. Jacobs, associate professor of history at American University, is the first to tell the historical story of Indiana Jones.

Filmmaker Karan Johar, TV producer Ekta Kapoor and Sudhanshu Vats, Group CEO, Viacom18, discussed ‘Cinema Vs Online content providers – Amazon and Netflix’ at IFFI 2017 in Goa.

Filmmaker Karan Johar, TV producer Ekta Kapoor and Sudhanshu Vats, Group CEO, Viacom18, discussed ‘Cinema Vs Online content providers – Amazon and Netflix’ at IFFI 2017 in Goa.

While parents, teachers and even advertisements may tell girls that they can do or be anything, a new study reveals that popular movies have a different message. The report, out recently from Professor Stacy L. Smith focuses on the depiction of girls age 6 to 20 across 900 top movies of the last decade. The findings show that younger female characters are missing and marginalized in top-grossing films.

While parents, teachers and even advertisements may tell girls that they can do or be anything, a new study reveals that popular movies have a different message. The report, out recently from Professor Stacy L. Smith focuses on the depiction of girls age 6 to 20 across 900 top movies of the last decade. The findings show that younger female characters are missing and marginalized in top-grossing films.

“Best scary movies adapt to society’s current fears and turn current cultural, social and political preoccupations into elements of horror”, says Baylor University film historian and an expert on the horror film genre.