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Showdown at the Grand

I wrote my dissertation on Westernimperialist pop culture as a form of soft capitalismin...

I wrote my dissertation on Western
imperialist pop culture as a form of soft capitalism
in Taiwanese new wave

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I wrote my dissertation
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on Western imperialist pop culture
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as a form of soft capitalism in Taiwanese new wave.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:19
Uploaded
Apr 16, 2025
Genres
action, comedy
Production
Benaroya Pictures,BondIt Media Capital

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Movie Summary

A proud movie theater owner must defend his family business from corporate developers alongside a legendary action star as art imitates life in a showdown for the ages.
This is the movie business. It's the nitty gritty. - Showdown at the Grand 00:06
This is the movie business. It's the nitty gritty.
You gotta make a dollar from a nickel. - Showdown at the Grand 00:06
You gotta make a dollar from a nickel.
Yes. Um, - Showdown at the Grand 00:09
Yes. Um,
See, you're saying all the right things, - Showdown at the Grand 00:06
See, you're saying all the right things,
This is-- this is a marriage, a sacrifice, you know, - Showdown at the Grand 00:08
This is-- this is a marriage, a sacrifice, you know,
Sometimes, you gotta forego eating dinner - Showdown at the Grand 00:08
Sometimes, you gotta forego eating dinner
Now, how do I know that when things get rough, - Showdown at the Grand 00:09
Now, how do I know that when things get rough,
Only place I feel like I mattered - Showdown at the Grand 00:05
Only place I feel like I mattered
Listen, sir, when I am in, I am all in. - Showdown at the Grand 00:05
Listen, sir, when I am in, I am all in.
Well, I figured I'd start you off as an intern - Showdown at the Grand 00:08
Well, I figured I'd start you off as an intern
[indistinct chatter] - Showdown at the Grand 00:08
[indistinct chatter]
[sighs] - Showdown at the Grand 00:06
[sighs]
My humblest apologies. But let's get to it. - Showdown at the Grand 00:06
My humblest apologies. But let's get to it.
She was built in 1928 upon the Plaza's picturesque - Showdown at the Grand 00:09
She was built in 1928 upon the Plaza's picturesque
It is to this day the longest, continually in operation - Showdown at the Grand 00:11
It is to this day the longest, continually in operation
Now, she opened her theater doors - Showdown at the Grand 00:17
Now, she opened her theater doors
Here is some of the film industry's finest - Showdown at the Grand 00:10
Here is some of the film industry's finest
The Axe of Escoffier - Showdown at the Grand 00:23
The Axe of Escoffier
Now, if y'all are Hallyday's fans, - Showdown at the Grand 00:10
Now, if y'all are Hallyday's fans,
The 1993 Gilera CX. - Showdown at the Grand 00:05
The 1993 Gilera CX.