Hollywood

unfixed, the film mocks the conventional perception by interweaving the theatrical performance with the real life: On the one hand, the fixity and stereotype of femininity and masculinity are fostered by cinematic representations, exemplified by Hollywood productions; On the other hand, the reference to…

“Pretty Woman” is a trumped-up, adult oriented version of “Cinderella”. This movie is by far one of my favorite romantic comedies from the 1990’s. If you haven’t seen “Pretty Woman” I highly recommend that you do, if you're a hopeless romantic such as myself. I want to tell you about the plot of the movie, to the actors in it and how dynamite their performance was in making this film a #1 Hit. A very wealthy, and successful lawyer, Edward Lewis, stumbles across a beautiful and…

Hundreds of people falsely accused of believing in something they may not even believe in. This happened in the book The Crucible and during the Red Scare. The Crucible by Arthur Miller is an allegory for the Red Scare in the McCarthy era because they both revolve around false accusations and differing opinions or beliefs. These false accusations lead to people being wrongly questioned and left them living in fear simply due to their opinion and beliefs. In the Mccarthy era, and in the book The…

According to Benshoff and Griffin (2009), sexuality is used to describe one’s sexual orientation. Generally, the level of sexuality in Hollywood films has remained consistent. However, when they present characters that have a different sexual orientation, rather than what society views as the “normal”, boy-and-girl, husband-and-wife-relationship, these characters are seemingly, made into a mockery (The Celluloid Closet, 1995). With the influence of media, it is acceptable to say that society…

Now that Barthes has tried to definitively exclaim that the author is dead, we examine other cinematic forms of authorship this week, notably through the practice of producers, studio executives, and commercial properties. Through the work of Matthew Bernstein, Thomas Schatz, and Timothy Corrigan we find arguments for sub-facets of authorial figures in cinema, but ultimately note that the auteur theory can only be applied to cinema directors. Matthew Bernstein states that rarely is there such a…

any measure” (Melinda Newman - Forbes Magazine). American Idol shoes a connection between th shoe and actual music careers through judges and Hollywood week, displaying criticism and rough starts. The idea of judges exposes the concept of criticism towards people's performances, and that they will not always be appreciated for their music. As well as Hollywood week displaying forced cooperation, long hours and pressure, all things that other aspiring artists before heir time had to go through in…

learn from his or her experiences in the conflict? How would this friendship benefit both of you? Petra West, 16 years old, a model representing the state of Rhode Island. for a beauty pageant. Fun facts that i learned about her are: she loves Hollywood glamour, and her mom is a seamstress and an artist. She taught Petra how to sew, bead, knit, smock, and just about everything else, so with that knowledge, Petra makes her own…

Sexual orientation and gender are controversial when applied to pop-culture and reality. Under these assumptions is when Hollywood plays a role in movies and shows to show superiority or inferiority among a group of people. Omi quotes, “White men could seduce racial minority women, but white women were not to be linked to minority men,” (545). The struggle of class in society…

Ang Lee challenges the racial stereotyping and heteronormativity present in Hollywood through his film The Wedding Banquet. The Wedding Banquet is a 1993 film about an interracial, homosexual American couple, Wai Tung and Simon. Due to the patriarchal nature of Taiwanese culture, Wai Tung cannot reveal his sexual orientation or his relationship with Simon to his parents and is therefore incessantly pestered by his parents in Taiwan to get married and have children to carry on the family name. In…

Donald Trump might be the boss on “Celebrity Apprentice,” where he can say anything he wants, but off the show it appears he needs to be more respectful to the people around him. While it took almost ten days and plenty of discussion, Donald Trump’s remarks about Mexicans and Latinos has finally been denounced as inappropriate. According to People Magazine on Thursday, the Miss USA pageant is without a host as J Balvin bailed on the project. The star isn’t the only one who will not be attaching…