Hollywood Essays

Ishonn Shockley Mrs. Koeller English III 16 February 2017 The Hollywood Ten was a group of extremely talented directors, scriptwriters, and actors whose lives were ruined by one man. They and hundreds of others had fallen from their positions because of the political gain of the HUAC and Joseph McCarthy. The Hollywood Ten stood up and rebelled against a violation to their rights. During 1930, the Film Industry was seen as a tremendous source of communist activity. This was because of the Great Depression

This popular version of the Hollywood legend is complemented by another legendary discourse about the film community that relates Hollywood to the intellectual landscape of the nation and to its cultural hierarchies. This second Hollywood legend is different from the one created by the “fan-zines” and yet is just as fictive. While fan magazines rose-tinted Hollywood into a “Venice without canals,” American literati have crafted a different image of Hollywood marked by desperation and loneliness.

Classical Hollywood film style is structured narratively with a clearly defined conflict which is introduced early in the film, then a problem arises where the characters are forced to work through the problem, and at the end of the film the problem is resolved. Film makers rely on style- structure, narrative, & visual elements – to effectively tell their story. Classical Hollywood films are filmed in a control environment where the director is in control of what is happening in the film. The goal

Feminist film theory Feminist scholars point out that there is misogyny in the mainstream media that treat women as inferior and objects. They expressed that there is a need to explore representations and images of women. Feminist film theory makes gender its exploratory focus and it has emerged to find a place for women in films; they were frustrated with how feminist studies ignore critiques and works of media, particularly films. Conventionally, the representations of media are counter to the

Josiah Koser 04/10/2017 Robert Sklar, Movie-Made America, Random House inc., New York City, New York, 1994. The argument made by the author Robert Sklar in his book Movie-Made America has to do with the impact that American movies have had on the country's culture and society as a whole. Sklar says this by stating that, “American movies, through much of their span, have altered or challenged many of the values and doctrines of powerful social and cultural forces in American society, providing

Charlie Chaplin’s City Lights Who is the audience that the film is created for? Is the audience small or large? City Lights , a seemingly simple yet expertly crafted silent film written by Charlie Chaplin and released in 1931 is a comedic but bittersweet love story interwoven with portrayals of social class and humanity. I do believe that this movie was meant to be far reaching and intended for a large and worldly audience, given that the strength of this film is its relatability.

Over the last few decades, the world has witnessed the evolution of many different aspects of popular cultures, such as movies, technology, music, and fashion. Although the medium of Pop Culture has a lot to do with whether or not it actually causes change or if it just reflects on what has taken place. The general trend is that Pop Culture is utilized to reflect changes in people’s attitudes and beliefs, and only in rare instances does it actually cause significant changes. Movies in the 1970s and

Memory plays the most important role in the The Glass Menagerie, because the figure narrator of the play, Tom Wingfield, tells the story through his own memory. Because the story is told through Tom’s memory, it is therefore non-realistic, sentimental, dimly lighted and takes a poetic licence. What this means is that whilst Tom may omit some details, he may exaggerate other details in accordance with his emotional connection to the memory. However, despite all of this, Tom tells an honest story.

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As I sat on that rainy Saturday afternoon at the movie theater, suddenly a wave of nostalgia washed over me. I sat there watching the movie production that Fathom events had put on which was the Broadway production of Disney’s Newsies. Fathom events is a company that puts on entertainment events like operas, musicals, and concerts and displays them for one night only in movie theaters. I had forgotten some of my favorite musical numbers that Newsies had. As I sat there watching the scenes unfold

“The Hollywood Ten, McCarthyism, and the Witches of Hollywood” Back in 1947, when the Cold War with the Soviet Union had occurred, the House of Un-American Activities Committee was checking to see if any suspicious communists’ activity was going on in Hollywood. This event caused nine screenwriters and one film director (lvah Bessie, Herbert Biberman, Lester Cole, Edward Dmytryk, Ring Lardner Jr., John Howard Lawson, Albert Maltz, Sam Ornitz, Robert Adrian Scott, and Dalton Trumbo) to get arrested

Movies today show a large variety of ideas and images, but there was a time in Hollywood history when there were very specific rules on what you could and could not show in movies. The Production Code of 1930, nicknamed the Hays Code after its creator William H. Hays, prohibited the showing of any films that went against its three main standards; the audience should never have the sympathy of criminals, evil, or sin; only correct standards of life should be shown; and laws should not be broken (Brooke)

Hollywood has powers. No questions about that. It has the power to change or create a complete vision, esthereotypes and beliefs. It has done it not only to witchcraft but also to other groups, like the mafia, conspiracies of the military, gods and religions, just to cite some. But probably the one that has been one of the preferred targets of the Hollywood creations are the witches and witchcraft. Of course, there is a lot of material there, that is undeniable. Magic? Making your wishes come true

screen over the years as many of them take on new roles and receive amazing awards. Recently, the 89th Academy Awards added more diversity into its categories compared to the previous year, where the host Chris Rock called out Hollywood for “white-washing” the nominations. Hollywood today aims to focus on the importance of diversity in the performing arts. However, it is not always the case because many people still find a cultural barrier for other races, such

In Hollywood, there are few things more important than being perceived as clean. I mean that in all senses of the word. Obviously, celebrities who garner a reputation for being particularly crude or blue when on camera can expect their workload to reduce due to studios being skeptical of their ability to appear at public events or on talk shows without saying something offensive or embarrassing. Similarly, it is important for a celebrity to show that they have good hygiene so the public will gravitate

criticism at every turn, one small mistake can turn today 's successes into tomorrow history. Recently in the world, athletic professionals have begun to be viewed as Hollywood stars; valued more for the entertainment they provide rather than the dedication they commit to the sport. With this they have also begun to be recognized as Hollywood stars; inspirational figures to admire, which is now holding them to a higher standard in their everyday life. Since in the past the masses adored the sport over

There are many descriptions that depicted the greatness of the band Guns N’ Roses, for instance, ‘the world’s most dangerous band’, and ‘the band that has the world at its feet’, then. It was formed in 1985 and its original members were Axl Rose, (lead vocalist), Slash (lead guitarist), Izzy Stradlin (rhythm guitarist), Duff McKagan (bassist), and Steven Adler (drummer). The only remaining original member is Axl Rose, and he has managed to cause a lot of trouble with his ego. While the band has

In the past few decades, Hollywood has been responsible for the creation of so many movies that portrayed “degrading images of Muslims, from Bedouin bandits and submissive maidens to sinister sheikhs and gun-wielding terrorists” (Shaheen). Movies such as Argo and Zero Dark Thirty

school dropout and a man with a pretty big criminal record. He became friends with guitarist Izzy Stradlin, whom he met in high school, and the two formed a band named Guns N Roses . The name coming from two groups they had been in earlier named Hollywood Rose and L.A. Guns. Guns N Roses has gained members, created albums, and went on tours. Axl Rose, born on February 6, 1962, being the lead singer and Izzy Stradlin, born on April 8, 1962, being the lead guitarist was not enough to have a sensation

screenwriter. However, him being a member in the Communist Party draws the neglect of anti-Soviet entertainment-industry figures. Trumbo is one of 10 screenwriters subpoenaed to testify before the U.S Congress in regard to alleged Communist propaganda in Hollywood films. In 1950, Trumbo serves eleven months in prison where he meets J. Parnell Thomas who was convicted of tax evasion. Later he resorts to giving the screenplay for Roman Holiday to his friend Ian McLellan Hunter, to take credit and a share of