World of Wonders

Kim Basinger and Mighty Wind Inc. are the defendants and appellants and Main Line Pictures is the plaintiff. Kim Basinger, a relatively famous actress, was sent a screenplay of “Boxing Helena” in December of 1990 by Main Line Pictures. Basinger showed interest and excitement in being the female lead of the movie. Barbara Dreyfus, who was Basinger’s assistant and Mighty Wind’s director of development, set up a meeting for her to meet with Main Line Pictures. Mighty Wind was the company through…

him while I was barely breathing. Sometimes I wonder if I handled it correctly. I never told him how much I hurt for him. I never told him how much I loved him. And sometimes I am haunted by the memory of him. Sometimes I am haunted by the feelings I held in that I never allowed myself to release or express to him. Do I want to be with him now? Twenty years later would I rekindle the flame of first love if able? I don’t think so, but I wonder if I had been honest would I be free of the…

And Rowling’s refreshing portrayal of an enduring and platonic friendship was in my heart as I crafted my protagonist’s sidekick in The Kwan Factor. Hermione and the witches of Hogwarts don’t live in a perfectly feminist world, but rather a world that very much reflects the world we live in today. They proudly and unapologetically seize their place in it. What can be more inspiring than that? Learn More If all of this talk of Hogwarts has you jonesing for Harry Potter movie binge, now’s the…

The Seventh Wonder of the World As one of the Seven Wonders of the World, and also the last of the seven built, Colossus of Rhodes was the largest, most celebrated statue of its time. Colossus sat on top of a 50-foot pedestal and stood approximately 110 feet tall. To get a better idea of his size, Colossus measured about the size of the Statue of Liberty. Although there have been inconsistencies surrounding the pose and location of the statue, Colossus and the contributions of ancient Greece to…

My friend, Jesse, can be described as having a popular centric music taste. Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, and Ariana Grande are among his favorite artists today, with Pandora Radio being his go-to form of music listening. The upbeat nature of the songs Jesse listens to match his personality perfectly, as he is outgoing, eccentric, and has an overall cheerful demeanor. With some of his favorite songs mostly being top 40s hits, Jesse has a consistent, if not predictable, taste in music. Frank Ocean…

children as well as to take down the entire military. As a result, Nakia shows how she is willing to transgress the Prime Directive to save her people and shows us a perfect example of the sexual and economic oppression that black women face in the real world…

he spent working at the Ford assembly plant influenced his vision. He watched sheet metal transform into automobiles on the assembly line. He applied this concept to the artists that Motown signed. He gave them the tools that they needed to be world-class artists, accepted by the white middle-class. He hired Cholly Atkins to choreograph dance movements and Maxine Powell to teach grace and refinement. He used the Brill Building production model for songwriting, and early songs were modeled…

Gal Gadot has certainly proven that she can go toe-to-toe with men -- in real life and in her "Wonder Woman" movie. So why is she the only one of four people honored -- three are men -- on GQ's 2017 People of the Year covers who has to expose her skin? A Newsweek contributor asks this question in a new report on sexism in Hollywood (and everywhere). The headline by Mary Kaye Schilling, "Only Gal Gadot Has to Show Skin on GQ's People of the Year Covers" explores how, despite the Israeli actress'…

by the soulful singers Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder. In 2009, Sam's mother wanted him to be successful so she decides to promote his singing while she was on company time, which had gotten her fired. When Sam would write his albums he would make them personal,…

times however, men may be put down in the process to achieve feminist goals. For instance, in the episode called “Fury” an Amazonian character named Aresia gathers a group of villains, who are either female or have no gender at all, to kill out the world 's male population. She attempts to seek revenge on the male soldiers that did harm to her during war. In this instance, a type of feminist role is presented. We see very specific hatred toward men who are also being stereotyped as the ones who…