Contemporary Cultures With reference to a particular celebrity 'image', discuss the significance of celebrity to the production of contemporary culture. In reference to Richard Dyer and his book 'Stars' I am going to analyse the different ideologies at work in the fifties...

There was once a time in Hollywood when the stars were truly \"larger than life\" both on the screen and off. An era where the greatest dramas, comedies, and tragedies were best performed behind the scenes. It is a time when the studios controlled all of Hollywood. The \"Golden Era\" is when the fac...

The turn of the century brought along many new innovations that would revolutionize the way we live. There were many new technologies that would bring forth an era of industrialization, but potential uses remained uncertain and applications were left to be discovered by the marketplace. Among the mo...

The Buck is Back .......and Baaaddderrr Than Ever! Scene 1: Outside a ticket box office in a suburban movie theater in 1967. About a dozen white couples patiently wait in line to purchase tickets to the "progressive" new film, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner by Stanley Kramer. Cam...

In the period previous to the 1930's, the predominant form of filmmaking was that of the crank camera. This is not to say that motor-driven cameras were not possible. However, the motors to advance the film were so large that they were simply too cumbersome to be effective. Thus, it was the camera...

In the period previous to the 1930's, the predominant form of filmmaking was that of the crank camera. This is not to say that motor-driven cameras were not possible. However, the motors to advance the film were so large that they were simply too cumbersome to be effective. Thus, it was the camerama...

Images--they draw us into their sinful lust, invigorate us, suck us in like zombies or candy. I, like most of us, am a media junkie, and gladly process sparkly music videos with no content and horrific movies that I later dislike. Undoubtedly, many times I have paid more attention to the beauty of t...

TERM PAPER OPTION # 5 THE EFFECTS THE PUBLIC PERFORMANCES HAVE ON THE AMERICAN PUBLIC People today are very skeptical and are even very opinionated about the public performances of the stars today and even the stars of the past. The performances that the stars of radio, screen, television, an...

Robert Roten states that Hollywood and cinema should not be blamed as to having a major influence on the attacks that took place on September 11. He does, however, believe that Hollywood did have a minor, indirect role on the atrocities that unfortunately occurred that day. Roten says that even t...

MEDIA AND WOMEN A woman's body has been a topic of conversation for centuries. Women were considered sexy or voluptuous if they had a pear shape body. The ideal pear shape icon would be Marilyn Monroe. She was actually a size 12 and she is still known as one of the sexiest females ever. ...

Throughout life we deal with many different constants. From the speed of light to the knowledge that a good friend is close by, constants give us security and a piece of mind in a world that is rapidly changing and expanding right before our very eyes. While many aspects of life are there to const...

A million little Osama'sThe Image of Arabs in American Popular CultureHollywood is arguably the most important ISA (ideological state apparatus) in modern America. More than from parents, school or church do children get their ideas and values from the celluloid. This imposes on the movie industry's...

Article SummaryThe Oppositional Gaze: Black Female SpectatorsBy: bell hooksIn the article, bell hooks takes a historical look at black females as media spectators. Bell hooks is a black feminist who calls attention to the negative aspects of white supremacy and capitalist patriarchy. In addition to...

A genre normally has a set list of possible themes in there narratives. Science fiction has a few strong themes running throughout the history of this recently popular genre; science fiction wasn't popularized until the 1950's. Most science fiction tales have a prophetic nature and are often set in ...