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Hail, Caesar! Offers A Comedic Peek Into Hollywood’s Hectic Film-Making Industry

June 1, 2020 Daniel Tamariz Netflix Resurrection, Movie, Hollywood

The comedy/mystery film Hail, Caesar! failed to make a splash at the box office when it was released in 2016. But this hidden gem features award-winning directors and actors and an interesting message. So, we decided to include it in our Netflix Resurrection series, which shines a spotlight on… Read the rest at our website.

A&E

Fan Backlash Is The Real Director

December 13, 2019 Ethan Toth Film, Movies, Hollywood, backlash, fans

Audiences are an impassioned bunch. When a few vocal fans latch onto a concept, design or casting they feel missed the mark—whether valid or not—they will have their voices heard. In recent years, studios have had the opportunity to reevaluate steps in the filmmaking process because of fans’ outcry.… Read the rest at our website.

A&E

What’s Next For Earth’s Mightiest Heroes?

September 13, 2019 Bryan Lopez Marvel, Hollywood, superheroes, spoilers

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has paved the way for franchises in Hollywood today. Since the debut of its first film, Iron Man, to its latest film, Spider-Man: Far From Home, superhero fans have experienced a one-of-a-kind thrill ride. It has been 11 years and 23 movies of pure excitement… Read the rest at our website.

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Singin’ In The Rain Marks The Legacy of Stanley Donen

March 15, 2019 Alexzandria Windley Film, Movie, Hollywood, Stanley Donen

Having a legacy is important, particularly for people in the arts. Creators who made their living in the music or movie industry usually want their work to be remembered for years to come. In the case of classic movie director Stanley Donen, he was a man whose talents flew… Read the rest at our website.

Scene from the movie Rocketman, one of several biopics.

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Leave The Recent Out Of Biopics

November 2, 2018 Corbin Bolies Film, Hollywood, biopics

Out of the billions of people Hollywood could adapt for films and television, one of the more recent cinematic trends has it circling back to a specific group: the living. Why? Through films like 2016’s I, Tonya and Hidden Figures, this year’s Bohemian Rhapsody (highlighting the various members of… Read the rest at our website.

Promotional image for the show The Connors, one of many television revivals.

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Originality Flounders In The Age of Revivals

October 19, 2018 Corbin Bolies television, Hollywood, revivals

What’s old is new again, but that doesn’t always make it better in the Golden Age of television. Networks from all ends of the entertainment spectrum continue reviving old shows, with programs like Murphy Brown and The Conners — minus the formerly titualar Conner, Roseanne Barr, due to racist… Read the rest at our website.

Forum

Audrey Hepburn Was More Than A Movie Star

March 16, 2018 Julia Gomez Audrey Hepburn, Hollywood, broadway, movie star

Audrey Hepburn wasn’t just a chic actress who competed with the likes of Marilyn Monroe. She wasn’t just a gorgeous movie star. She became more than her stardom through her humanitarian work. She helped children and witnessed their hardships. It was far from the glamorous Hollywood lifestyle, yet she… Read the rest at our website.

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Hollywood Sees Fall of Role-Models

December 8, 2017 Corbin Bolies Hollywood, sexual harassment

I spent my entire birthday, Oct. 5, on a Greyhound bus. While scrolling through my Twitter feed to pass the time, a New York Times article broke—“Harvey Weinstein Paid Off Sexual Harassment Accusers for Decades.” And thus began the fall of my supposed role models. The Harvey Weinstein story,… Read the rest at our website.

The Lead

Unoriginality And Repetitiveness In Hollywood

August 22, 2017 Allessandra Inzinna Movies, Hollywood

Once in a while, the box office will display a movie unlike any other…emphasis on once in a while. A lot of popular movies portray basically the same plot with different variations. In superhero movies, romantic comedies, sci-fi movies and more, the plots seem to blur together. If someone… Read the rest at our website.

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