Merchants of Cool - How Teens run the Economy

They are the merchants of cool: creators and sellers of popular culture who have made teenagers the hottest consumer demographic in America. But are they simply reflecting teen desires or have they begun to manufacture those desires in a bid to secure this lucrative market? And have they gone too far in their attempts to reach the hearts--and wallets--of America's youth?

Take a closer look at the complex world of selling "cool" in a Frontline documentary. Click here to watch ->

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Martin Scorsese Presents: Masterpieces of Polish Cinema

Whatever happened to 3D?

Has 3D – the once fanfared technology – already faded into the background?

Just three years ago we were told that the 3D revolution was upon us.
It had been tried several times in the past but failed to catch on. This time we were told it would be different because you could watch it in the home.
Ian Hardy reports on the recently fanfared technology to see if it's already fading into the background.



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Why are filmmakers flooding the cinema with very long movies?

And, do long films attract awards? In the light of 2013 Oscars coming, we might expect the answer to this question very soon.

So, was Alfred Hitchcock wrong, saying:

"The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder"?

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Arnold Schwarzenegger: What I've learned

Winner of thirteen international bodybuilding titles. Ubiquitous star of action movies, including The Last Stand, in theaters soon. Leader for eight years in the battle to save California.

Interviewed November 8, 2012.

You can't learn charisma.

The power of influence is one of the most unique powers that you can have. It's not the power of controlling people. It's developing a certain skill of communicating what you want to accomplish so that people will follow you.

Be a public servant. Not a party servant.