California Over October break in 2015 I went to California for my second time. I love going out of state. My family and I went in car‚ so it took us longer to get to California. It takes about 6‚ 7‚ or 8 hours in car depending on how many stops you take along the way. Now the first time I went to California was in car as well‚ but that time my older sister came with her husband and my newborn niece at the time. That time seemed like it took forever. During October break‚ my dad decided to take my
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The Graduate. Although The Graduate may seem to divert from the classic hollywood style‚ it mostly ends up adhering to the style instead. Throughout this film‚ the focus is on a young college graduate‚ Benjamin Braddock that begins a risky relationship with his mother’s friend‚ Mrs. Robinson. Mrs. Robinson’s character and her relationship with ben are one of the only aspects of the film that do not adhere to classical Hollywood cinema. However‚ Mrs. Robinson is still part of the traditional way of
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enmity from others‚ as a communist and many other tyrannical things‚ which a person can’t even imagine. James Dalton Trumbo is an American Oscar winning screenwriter born in 1905‚ with a family of three children and a lovely wife. He was part of the Hollywood blacklist during the McCarthy era for being a communist. In the movie “Trumbo”‚ several major issues which have occurred during the time have been portrayed in different scene throughout. Some of which are propaganda and censorship‚ due to the
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Luc Brubaker November 4‚ 2014 The golden age of Hollywood may have ended in the 1960s‚ but it seems Hollywood’s not-so golden attitudes about gender and races are still stuck in that era. The 2014 Hollywood Diversity Report presented by Dr. Darnell Hunt examines the gender and race of actors‚ directors and writers of film and television. It reveals an industry that is still dominated by white men‚ with women and minorities dramatically underrepresented both on and off screen. Through the five theories
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“Everybody wants to know: Is Hollywood racist? Is it burning-cross racist? No‚ it’s a different kind of racist. You’re damn right Hollywood’s racist‚ but not the racist we’ve grown accustomed to. Hollywood is sorority racist. It’s like ‘We like you Rhonda‚ but you’re not a kappa’. That’s how Hollywood is.” This quote‚ made by the comical and gifted Chris Rock‚ talks about the lack of diversity in Hollywood that has been existing for decades. Even though this quote refers to race‚ it still applies
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Actress and singer‚ Lena Horne was born June 30‚ 1917‚ in Brooklyn‚ New York. Her parents were Edna Scottron Horne and Edwin "Teddy" Horne. Since her mother traveled as part of various theater troupes‚ Horne alternately accompanied her on the road and stayed with family and friends around the country. Lena Horne was the youngest member of the NAACP. Lena’s photo appeared in the October 1919 issue of the NAACP Branch Bulletin. Lena’s parents divorced‚ when she was three. Due to her mother traveling
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new neighborhood‚ but‚ I basically grew up on Hollywood Blvd‚ I still in a way consider this location my home and my neighborhood. Hollywood Blvd has certainly always been the de-territorialized and re-territorialized location for culture through the entertainment business‚ specifically cinema. Think of the Chinese Theater‚ the culture both in essence and in literal presence was uprooted from China and now is the mark of America‚ California‚ Hollywood and cinema in the cultural sense. The construction
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and accuse others. The second option was to be hanged for those who would not admit. Many were hanged in Salem. The “Red Scare” was similar to the events in Salem. Those accused during the 1950’s did nothing wrong. A group of people‚ known as the “Hollywood Ten‚” was accused of wrongdoing and there were no real reasons for the accusations. Many others were blacklisted because they would not give up names of people they believed were guilty of communistic acts. Those who were blacklisted could not find
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How Did Hollywood Change the Portrayal of Lesra? “The Hurricane” is a movie based on the story of Lesra Martin‚ and his success in freeing the wrongfully accused boxer Rubin “Hurricane“ Carter. The movie takes place in the 1980s in the cities of West New York and Toronto following Lesra’s attempts to free Carter. The Hollywood portrayal of Lesra has been changed substantially from reality as they incorrectly portray Lesra as a shy‚ tough‚ and unconcerned with his studies. In real life‚
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Over the years Hollywood has always entertained us with the greatest movies that they have released. Most of these movies were based on fantasy and some were fictional and others were based on true events too. These movies that are based on true events aren’t always true‚ sometimes they added scenes and events that are false and never even happened in reality.The question is‚ do they have the right to distort history? and why do they do so? Sometimes hollywood directors need to create some scenes
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