anyone in Hollywood with even the remotest link to communism was abandoned or disowned. the Hollywood Ten was a group felt the HUAC had no right to ask questions or to force people to rat out others. When called to testify‚ the Hollywood Ten refused to answer questions For refusing to testify in front of congress. A grand jury indicted them‚ and the Hollywood Ten served served 6-12 months in prison. Fearing the movie industry would be no more‚ the executives got rid of the Hollywood Ten‚ and
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Shahrokh Dalpour November 2 2014 Case Study-Hollywood Influence on Global Culture 1. Most aspects of foreign culture‚ like language‚ religion‚ gender roles‚ and problem-solving strategies‚ are hard for the casual observer to understand. In what ways do Hollywood movies affect national culture outside the United States? What aspects of U.S. culture do Hollywood films promote around the world? Can you observe any positive effects of Hollywood movies on world cultures? 2. Culture plays a key role
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The film that I am focusing my comparative historical analysis to is‚ Underworld. Directed by Len Weisman and written by Danny McBride. Underworld’s relationship between history and the filmmaking process are cohesive in reference to this European and American film. The film was made in 2003. Long ago and in a land far away‚ their were meadows that were stalked by wolves. “The first known stories about vampires come from England around 1190. During the Middle Ages‚ 30‚000 people were condemned as
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The McCarthy Hearings and the Hollywood Blacklists Joseph McCarthy was a Republican Senator from Wisconsin. He held his posistion as a United States Senator from 1947 to 1957. McCarthy was born on a farm in the town of Grand Chute‚ Wisconsin. McCarthy was a junior high school drop out‚ quitting to help his parents manage their farm. He later returned to school and earned his diploma in one year. McCarthy worked hard in college (majoring in engineering and law) earning a law degree at Marquette
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The film “Citizen Kane”‚ challenged the traditional narrative and technical elements of classic Hollywood cinema. At the time his film was released‚ May 1st‚ 1941‚ films generally followed a certain style and were somewhat predictable. However‚ “Citizen Kane” broke this pattern and took viewers by surprise. Prior to the release of “Citizen Kane” in 1941‚ films traditionally moved forward in time following a chronological sequence. However‚ this film was the first to start at the end and then go back
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Sequels‚ reboots‚ and remakes are slowly ruining Hollywood. The increased flow of such films is caused by high overall monetary earnings‚ success in foreign countries‚ and a lack of new and creative ideas. The fact that sometimes remakes are successful is clearly shown with the remake of the Karate Kid in 2010. According to MTV News‚ during Karate Kid´s opening weekend‚ ¨(the movie) kicked its way to a first-place trophy worth $56 million‚ surpassing the movie’s production budget by more than $15
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The Hollywood Blacklist came into being in 1947 when the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) began to summon certain Hollywood entertainment professionals on the suspicion that their work was communist-inspired. As the media began extensive coverage of the proceedings‚ some writers‚ producers‚ and directors became known as the "Hollywood Ten." They included; Alvah Bessie‚ Herbert Biberman‚ Lester Cole‚ Edward Dmytryk‚ Ring Lardner Jr‚ John Howard Lawson‚ Albert Maltz‚ Samuel Ornitz‚
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Code‚ was a self-imposed system of regulation that explicitly and implicitly affected the themes‚ story lines‚ and tone of Hollywood films produced between 1930 and the 1960s‚ particularly with regard to the treatment of sexuality. In the years leading up to the popularization of sound cinema in about 1930‚ certain segments of the American public had come to believe that Hollywood films exemplified the decline of American moral values. In 1915 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment did
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maintaining a historical record.¨ (Wikipedia‚ Wikimedia Foundation) Documentary movies have quickly hit the top of the charts in recent years. The attraction to documentaries comes from a feeling of a personal connection with the characters. Although Hollywood blockbuster movies are still extremely popular people are beginning to see a lack of personalization in the story lines. Watching a true and honest video solely based on real aspects of life would be more enjoyable. Visually seeing life play out
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* * * * Mae West and 1930’s censorship Nowadays‚ we probably take for granted that the majority of films created in Hollywood have no moral or content boundaries whatsoeverAlthough today the boundaries might seem a little blurred‚ it was not always like this. The censorship process in Hollywood films (as well as in many other media) is a process that has grown and fluctuated along with American society. Behind many of these films there have been struggles‚ debates‚ and confrontations
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