founders of the studio and a fixture in the motion picture industry for decades‚ was engaged in a power struggle with Schary. As seen toward the end of Ross’ book‚ that conflict eventually ended with Mayer being forced out. It was a significant move in Hollywood‚ as Mayer was one of the titans of the industry. In addition to working at MGM‚ he was one of the founding members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‚ the organization that awards the Oscars. During this time‚ it is also worth noting
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Even with today’s standards‚ there’s something still special about the style and what makes this film just as famous as its main character. While the film explains Kane’s life‚ it’s also is an investigation into film style by challenging classic Hollywood styles with a different and darker look. Citizen Kane made advances on many fronts ‚ in-regards to cinema‚ and its most significant contribution to cinema came from the use of a technique known as deep focus. In nearly every scene in the film‚ the
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successful films of all time.1 Although initially looked over by the established Hollywood elite‚ the film found a home with an underrepresented and frustrated youth culture that was taking root in the 1960s. Its success lay in its effective portrayal and communication of the generation gap from a youthful perspective. Its box office reception as well as its critical reception show a shift in the definition of a bankable Hollywood film both in its choice of director‚ stars‚ music‚ narrative content‚ and
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In American comedian/actor/writer/director Steve Martin’s L.A. Story‚ there are many Shakespearean references. This is displayed on multiple levels. Sometimes it is subtle‚ like a borrowed plot device that bears a tiny resemblance to the play it was borrowed from. At other times‚ there will be a direct quote credited to Shakespeare himself. Or there will be a scene directly taken from a Shakespeare play‚ almost verbatim. The movie itself serves as a model of the influence that Shakespeare has
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“In the 1920s‚ Hollywood faced a series of scandals: actor Fatty Arbuckle (1887–1933) faced rape and murder charges; Hollywood director Desmond Taylor (1872–1922) was found murdered; actor Wallace Reid (1891–1923) fell into a morphine induced coma and died shortly thereafter‚” (Hedman). After the scandals‚ Catholics knew
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It is rare to find a Hollywood film that doesn’t show bland‚ overused characters who are confined to act according to their gender. More often than not‚ lead males act as heroes who‚ by the end of the film‚ meet their goal and are awarded with their female love interest. The female leads are usually just that- love interests. If they’re not‚ they’re usually passive victims waiting to be rescued by the masculine hero‚ only there to serve as pointless conflict. Hollywood has focused on maintaining
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best inspiring shows on American television that appeals the millions of people watch it in every season. Therefore‚ a necessary of having pleasure and enjoyment attract many audiences watch American Idol‚ especially on pre-Hollywood audition. First of all‚ watching pre-Hollywood audition‚ people can enjoy their laughter because this portion of the show supplies humor and surprise. It has all laughter of a great comedy by just watching the auditions. Our modern life is very complicated and difficult
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Failure of the American Dream The American Dream has been a subject in American literature ever since the country’s beginning. The dream is that one can come to America and have equal opportunity to achieve greatness‚ through hard work and determination. The book The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West‚ tells the story of some people who come to California in search of the American Dream. They travel west hoping to get away from the less than perfect lives and make a living in show business. The
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Hollywood Originality I’ve always thought that originality was something to strive for. It seemed that doing something nobody had done before would yield the best results‚ but it now seems that may not be the case. After looking through AFI’s list of the top 100 films of all time‚ it is clear that the death of originality in Hollywood isn’t something that is keeping a film from being considered great and is in fact helping make more profit for the movie industry. Sticking to familiar ideas can
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The film Reel bad Arabs is basically about how Hollywood movies vilify the Middle Eastern. The film is a collection of movies where it involves different situation in Middle Eastern and mostly they are all violence. They concluded the Middle Eastern by the action of some people instead of the whole community. From Dr. Jack Shaheen‚ his opinion is that the American Government and Hollywood are worked together to support to war Arabs. In my opinion‚ I agree with Dr. Shaheen‚ from the film‚ most of
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