Vivien Leigh: A Career In Hollywood

Rarely has a film impacted an audience and held the test of time as the film Gone with the Wind. I have always been curious if director, Victor Fleming and producer, David O. Selznick and screenplay writer, Sidney Howard knew what they were creating a masterpiece and how this film would have such an enormous impact on audiences for years to come. Interestingly enough there were some who thought the film should not be made, as Irving Thalberg said to Louis B. Meyer in 1936, “Forget it Louis, no Civil War picture ever made a nickel” (Ten Films that Shook the World).

This video makes me feel so many different things.... That second women, Lynn Paltrow is totally insane with her facts. Like when she says that criminalized drugs are unlikely to cause unique terrible damage. WHAT?? That's crazy and so not true. That woman that works with her is LUCKY her children were born healthy while using drugs, and they probably weren't "healthy" they probably went through that vicious cycle of NAS once they were born. The odds aren't in your favor when you are using and pregnant to have a healthy baby. The pain and suffering a newborn faces when they are born drug affected. I'm a big supporter of making it mandatory for all women using methadone to be required to take contraceptives. No one using drugs is in a spot in

6/2/17 9:10am worker received a phone call from Holly mcadams. Holly stated that Chad SR called to inform her she has been barred from visiting at the prison due to her wardrobe changes from prior visit attempts. she has been barred from visitation until August. Holly was informed that she could write a letter to the prison asking for the bar to be revoked. Holly spoke about how she was going to try to write the prison, but would work out with the worker to make sure the other two children see Chad SR. Holly spoke about her mother in law in bad shape. Chad Jr has a play day at the park and DQ that afternoon for the birth to three program. Chad Jr was tested at daycare for interventions. May 19-25 Jerseyville news paper has ran and christina

In any genuine friendship there are the differences between the people that spark curiosity, yet, it is similarities that draw two together to form a tight bond. This is evident in the friendship that starts between Vivian and Molly. Vivian, from outward show, does not display the slightest similarity with Molly. It is not until one examines the often tragic back stories of both that striking parallels begin to be made clear. By the time all is uncovered, the likenesses shared between Vivian and Molly far outweigh any disparities. In examining the relationship between Vivian and Molly, a perfect balance is struck in Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline.

Throughout her life, Vivian suffered through many traumatic events such as the death of her parents and being raped by Mr. Grote. These events took a firm hold of her life and alienated her from the world around her. For example, after revealing to Molly that she gave away her infant daughter, Vivian says that because of all of the horrible things that happened to her in her life, she didn’t think that she deserved to be loved. This shows evidence that the trauma Vivian has sustained caused her to develop self-esteem issues. Another example of how traumatic events can shape lives is found when Vivian says that if her parents hadn’t died and she hadn’t been relocated until she lived with the Neilsons, she never would’ve met Dutchy

13th is a 2016 American documentary by director Ava DuVernay. The movie was captured and presented in the form of interviews with various people from the diverse background; from educator to politicians, from black to white, they all generally agree with the fact that mass incarceration has done nothing but damage the society and the people of color. As the movie tried to gather all the opinions and information from people with various socio-economic status, I think it is safe to assume that the primary purpose of this film is to serve the information without being polarized to one party. This movie has disenchanted people to realize that mass incarceration of people of color is a big problem. The reason why this topic has been overlooked for

change how people saw the "Old South". This movie quickly became a smash hit and went on to become the #1 movie of all time and still holds the title, as we were reminded of at the Oscars last year. The movie was "Gone with the Wind". It was directed by Victor Fleming, and based off of the book written by Margaret Mitchell. This movie was made to portray one of the most difficult times in American History, and it shows the struggle America went through during the

Gone with the Wind is one of my favorite love stories of all time. Margaret Mitchell wrote the beautiful story in 1928 and first published in 1936. The book is one of the best-selling novels to this date. Shortly after the book was published, it sold over one million copies within six months, as well as being awarded the Pulitzer Prize. The book immediately caught the eye of a young producer named David O. Selznick who immediately purchased the film rights for $50,000. The movie was just as big of a hit as the novel. Gone with the Wind won ten Academy Awards out of thirteen nominations. By today’s box office records, after adjusting for inflation, Gone with the Wind is still the most successful film in box office history. (IMdB) This

Gone With The Wind is classic a 1939 movie about the pre civil war to post civil war era. It was a major step in the movie industry many people loved what the movie resembled and how it related to the events that occured during that era. The movie is famously known for the scene where Rhett tells Scarlet “Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn.” Soon after he leaves. It’s also known for the scene where Rhett is telling Scarlett that she “needs kissing badly.”

Barbara Walters is a multi-talented journalist. She is well known as a news anchor for 11 years for the Today’s Show. She was the first female news co-anchor for an evening news program. The famous journalist started her career by writing for the CBS Morning Show. Walters started out as a writer and is one of the most well-known television anchors. I admire her courage to enter a career as a woman at a time that women were not hired in journalism business.

Women’s roles in movies have changed dramatically throughout the years. As a result of the changing societal norms, women have experienced more transition in their roles than any other class. During the period of classical Hollywood cinema, both society and the film industry preached that women should be dependent on men and remain in home in order to guarantee stability in the community and the family. Women did not have predominated roles in movies such as being the heroin. The 1940’s film Gilda wasn’t an exception. In Gilda, the female character mainly had two different stereotypes. The female character was first stereotyped as a sex object and the second stereotyped as a scorned woman who has to be punished.

The Golden Age of Hollywood was a time when Hollywood hit its peak successfully and economically, starting with the late 1920s, and met its decline due to corruption in the late 1950s. One would ask the question: “Where did the name Hollywood come from?” The name came from Harvey Henderson Wilcox and his wife, Daeida, who were owners of a small ranch west of Los Angeles. According to u-s-history.com, “Daeida, who, while on a train trip east met a woman that described her country home in Ohio, that had been named for the Dutch settlement of Hollywood. Liking the name, Daeida christened their ranch 'Hollywood,' upon her return.” (History of Hollywood, California) Movies during this time period became a vital form of entertainment for all Americans during this time period. By the 1910s, Hollywood was combined into its neighboring city Los Angeles, and many motion-picture studios began to open. Moviemakers rushed to Hollywood, and competition started to become widespread between directors and producers. By 1910, the first motion picture was made in Hollywood, titled In Old California, and soon enough, Los Angeles became second to New York in producing films also because of it’s quintessential weather for movies to be made in all year long during this time. As Hollywood began to industrialize, filmmakers began to work on the image of a “star”; they would continuously use these highly-paid actors in order to achieve a form of comfort for the general audience of the movies. Seeing

Even though a vast majority of us wish that it was possible to turn back the hands of time and change or rewrite history. However, the truth of the matter is that we simply cannot. Everything happens for a reason, and we should learn to accept it. Accept it for what it is, rather than what we would like it to be.

My entire life I have been fascinated with film and commercials. As a kid, I would stop what I was doing to watch a commercial. This has not changed through the years. My goal in life is to work in the film industry and work with video. This may have developed from my brother’s short term love for the video arts. Like most little brothers I followed in his footsteps through a lot of things and most of them would not stick. As I grew older I developed my own different ideals and likes. But, video just stuck with me. Even if film production doesn’t work out I have always had a childlike excitement for fighting fires. Being the person to save the day is something that everybody wants to do, but not everyone peruses this dangerous career.

In the contemporary context, when one tries to analyze the idea about women from previous decades being an audience and not the crew of a film industry, one wants to question and ask: why were women only an audience or, actors? Maybe there were some culturally held values and beliefs with respect to their contexts? However, with the passage of time, cultural and professional values improved. Technology began to improve and so did the mind-set of professional groups along with the audiences. Film industry has had an impression of providing first entertainment and, second education. Hence those working for the films might have had hurdles in choosing working for films as their career or vocation. At different times in the history, women in different cultural contexts have worked for certain film industries. I want to explore the idea about women and their talent in the film industry. Since I am primarily a viewer of the Bollywood industry and an occasional viewer of the Hollywood cinema, I want to compare the cultural and professional values of those who work for films in different settings. Since the course readings provided information with respect to certain cinema contexts, I wanted to add some ideas providing a comparative analysis of the women talent in diverse film settings.