An old fairy tale springs back to life in Disney’s latest reimagining of “Cinderella,” this time as a live action film.
Filmmakers rejoice: Hollywood Casting and Film offers free services
In a city that’s so entertainment-centric, it’s almost impossible to find a company that is willing to offer free services to students who are hopeful actors, directors, and filmmakers.
Oscars snub minorities in nominations
The amount of ethnically diverse Academy Award winners and nominees can probably be counted on one hand. Last year alone the film, “12 Years A Slave”, a low-budget film directed by an almost unknown African-American director, Steve McQueen, made history by winning Best Picture. Some critics agreed and others believed it won due to its almost controversial issue on slavery. This critic, believes without a doubt, it was the rightful winner. Yet once again, Academy Awards season is here and so are the nominees. One …
Women in Film: Underrepresented and Oversexualized
A recent study, amongst a series of four performed in the last decade, shows a decrease of women represented in film, along with a simultaneous increased pervasiveness of sexualization and objectification of women and girls. The study report, entitled ”Gender Inequality in 500 Popular Films”, was conducted by four professors of the Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, University of Southern California (USC), and focused on gender in 100 top grossing films from the years 2007 to 2012. The USC study’s emphasis was on the …