Fear is an interesting trait that all of us exhibit sooner or later.  When people are scared, they experience a very unique feeling that compels them to shudder and cower away from the evil element.  What I mean is that there are a plethora of fearful things that haunt us during the day or during our dreams.  Fear and danger cause an adrenaline rush and enacts the fight or flight response.  There are those that run away when they are scared and then there are people that face danger head on and show courage to battle whatever demons exist within their soul.

The entertainment industry has always capitalized on making movies based upon fear, or more specifically death.  Movies such as Saw IV have been created to evoke a heavy amount of terror for the audience.  Watching scary movies has always been an age-old tradition for adults where they jump up out of their seats because they are absorbed in the film.  It is interesting to see that even though moviegoers know that the gory sights and sounds are not real, the movie nonetheless seeps into his or her imagination and strikes with a bang.    

As 2012 beckons, let’s bid farewell to the year gone by. It’s been an eventful year in the movies. So here’s all the year-end news you should know before ushering in the New Year.

Bid Goodbye to Film

In what comes as probably the biggest change in Cinema in recent memory is that film will be a thing of the past. Movie theaters have been put on notice to have them convert all their projections to digital. Movie studios are mulling over a change to do away with shipping films on film stock, which are a huge expenditure and a logistical nightmare. Fox Studios is leading the change; it expects to go fully digital by the end of 2012. All other major players will also follow suit. The only other movies that we might see on film are IMAX and indie films. The younger generation might not understand the fuss behind the move, however it would be a landmark change in the way cinema has been viewed; the move can be compared with the previous decision to shift to color movies or the momentous move from silent cinema. However, as we all know ‘Change is constant and inevitable’.

When people take a break from their busy schedules, how they are entertained is a topic to be discussed.  Over the past generation, many forms of entertainment have morphed into giant industries that are sought by the masses.  Having fun is definitely not taken lightly anymore.   Even though the economy is hurting, people are nonetheless taking advantage of entertainment’s products and services in order to receive priceless moments of levity.  The industry will always thrive due to the fact that there is always going to be boredom in our lives so we need entertainment to help us get out of our ruts.

If 2011 can be called a year of something, then it can either snugly fit in a category defined by tablets and I-pads or controversies. It has been an eventful year, be it in politics, filmdom or social circuits. There has been something happening since the year began and here’s a dope on who did what and how controversial the event was. One thing however, that essentially remains common is that there was an equal amount of scorn, amazement and news coverage each of these received from the media and amounted to a tremendous general interest that each of these personalities that they could make it to this list:

Amazingly, the time has finally come that people of different shapes and sizes can all aspire to be anything at all. The world’s shortest woman wants to be a Bollywood Star. Fame does not faze her as she used to be the world’s shortest teenager till her 18^th birthday last week. Well travelled, she has visited Japan and Italy on Guinness sponsored trips and meetings with other record holders.

At this moment Jyoti Amge is a student who wants to join the Indian film industry after she finishes her education. It is heartening to see that Jyoti has grown up in an environment that celebrates her uniqueness rather than shuns her for being different. At 62.8 centimeters (24.7inches) she is 7 centimeters (2.76 inches) than the American Bridgette Jordan the erstwhile holder of the same title, and is not expected to grow any taller as she has form of dwarfism called achondroplasia. Jyoti enjoys the support of her extended family 30 of who attended the Awards ceremony at Nagpur in Maharashtra, India.