American film actors

Helping a Friend On May 20, 2014, Sophia and seven of her friends decided to take a trip to Lake Michigan. Sophia’s aunt owns a lake house in Arcadia, Michigan, so the girls decided to rent out the place for a few weeks. When they arrived to the house late in evening, they unpacked and settled in. Sophia, Carly, Kaylee, and Sally slept in the room with bunk beds, while Kelly, Diane, and Lauren slept in the master bedroom. George got the room in the middle all to himself. Everyone managed to get…

in order to produce a larger amount of diversity within films and to better represent POC. Arguably, this may be one factor when considering why POC are not being cast if the people that are casting are white and will not want to break the system of institutionalised racism. In regards to gender, Women are another oppressed group. Women are often sexualised and objectified and are also commonly exposed to negative portrayals within the film industry. A test referred to as The Bechdel Test has…

The performing arts hold a historic grip on the American entertainment industry. With its initial burst of popularity in 1917, Hollywood cinema paved its way to becoming a dominant force in the entertainment industry. Most Americans take personal interest in performing arts, whether it be in film or live theatre. Despite this, a rift had formed with some critics of theatre expressing their concern for the shift in demand toward cinema. This raises an issue in examining the difference between…

Why does Hollywood have few ethnic actors in the lead roles? In modern day films it seems that Asian American actors never get the spotlight they deserve. “Whitewashing,” a term used to describe when a role of an ethnic minority is portrayed by a white individual. This is clearly displayed in the filmmaking industry of Hollywood. The deprivation of ethnic roles and movies still exists in the shadows of Hollywood. Hollywood’s history of whitewashing may seem to have diminished, however it still…

every aspect, whether it be technology or people, there is no denying it. However, the film industry moves at a much slower pace that it seems frozen in time. Everyone is much more open minded now than in the past. For instance, Tattoos were considered rebellious but now considered as body art. Society has learned to adapt with the times and gained the ability to accept everyone for who they are. Whereas, the film industry continues to judge people according to what they find is acceptable or…

dominated the Tony awards and is completely sold out in every venue for the foreseeable future. This is an American story told in the American medium of the musical and features a diverse American cast. Hamilton is a nearly all black cast. Founding fathers like Thomas Jefferson and George Washington are played by black actors. These past few years have been celebrated as the best time for minority actors in Broadway history. “Tonys made history by giving the awards in all four of its musical…

Thomas Edison and his assistant, William K.L. Dickson, created a device called kinetoscope. It was small box that that had film roll and a peephole. People would look in the peephole can see 90-second black-and-white films. The last gentlemen to change the technology of moviemaking was Auguste and Louis Lumière. These two brothers developed a new device that could show film on a large screen. Thomas Edison created the first movie premiere in America with the new Thomas Armat’s Vitascope.…

Hollywood fame. The Star, the actor and even the real person all play a role in the success and failure of an actor or actress, personas which in combination will be able to make or break a film before it is even released. Harrison Ford manages this expertly, a rough yet heroic star, a quick witted and dead pan actor, and the actual person hidden away from the public kept extremely private. These traits are what make Harrison Ford as popular to the public and integral to American culture as he…

So, how does that apply to the media, specifically, Hollywood film? Recently there has been a growing outcry over the lack of complex minority experiences in award-winning films. As a result, more Black actors and actresses have been nominated in their respective categories. However, the same cannot be said for South Asians and Hispanics, who struggle to find movies where they are being accurately portrayed on-screen. The Hollywood film industry has made slight progress by creating pieces with…

assessment of this film would be that the acting was amazing but with the special effects it would get confusing at times. The acting was amazing by all the main actors especially Bruce Greenwood and Kevin Costner. For example while watching the movie I actually felt the tension that was going on during some of the scenes in the film involving Bruce Greenwood and Kevin…