Screen Sideshow.Byline: The Register-Guard TRAILER TRASH trailer trash Noun Derogatory poor people living in trailer parks in the US MOST MOVIE previews on video rentals feature violent and sexually suggestive scenes regardless of the film's Motion Picture Association of America rating, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Penn State University researchers. Their study, recently released in the Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, examined 107 movie previews featured on a random sample of 47 comedy, drama and action videos released to the public in 1995 and 1996. Researchers found that three-fourths of the previews contained at least one ``scene of aggression'' and almost half contained scenes with guns. Two-thirds of the trailers on videos aimed at younger viewers - films rated G, PG or PG-13 - contained at least one violent scene, and one-third included at least one scene with guns, the study said. Previews on PG-13 or R-rated films also were more likely to contain sexual images. ``The sheer prevalence of aggression and firearms in the trailers suggests that we live in a violent, gun- oriented culture, and this plays itself out in terms of how we market entertainment,'' said Mary Beth Oliver, co-director of Penn State's Media Effects Laboratory. HANUMANIA A HINDU monkey god who soars through the skies and beats up enemies with a mace is the star of India's first animated feature film, scheduled for release next year. Hanuman Hanuman Monkey god of Hindu mythology, a central figure in the Ramayana. He was a guardian spirit, the offspring of a nymph and the wind god. His great heroic exploit was recovering Rama's wife, Sita, from captivity by the demon Ravana. , an Asian superhero su·per·he·ro n. pl. su·per·he·roes A figure, especially in a comic strip or cartoon, endowed with superhuman powers and usually portrayed as fighting evil or crime. revered for his bravery and loyalty, usually is portrayed as a chubby- faced, sometimes naughty child. The two-hour film is aimed at children. One of India's major animation houses plans to release ``Hanuman'' in the Hindi language Hindi language Indo-Aryan language of India, spoken or understood by more than 30% of the country's population. Modern Standard Hindi is a lingua franca (as well as native language) of millions of people in North India and the official language of the Indian Union. as well as English, and to distribute it in Asia, the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Britain. The movie shows Hanuman protecting villages and Hindu priests by chasing away fire-breathing dragons, seven-headed serpents and green demons Demons See also devil; evil; ghosts; hell; spirits and spiritualism. ademonist one who denies the existence of the devil or demons. bogyism, bogeyism recognition of the existence of demons and goblins. . ``We have tried to go beyond Superman,'' said V.G. Samant, head of animation at the production company Silvertoon, which is making the film. `Hanuman is like a super superhero.' |
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