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The film industry, like all industries, is an economical institution that strives to make money out of their creative projects. In the early years of Hollywood, studios were still trying to figure out methods that would turn the most profit. Vertical integration allowed companies included in the Big Five to produce, distribute, and exhibit their own films, but they needed to find a way to maintain the public’s interest of attending theater viewings. The strategy of packaging their actors’ “personas”

over the weekend. they spoke out about President Donald Trump's immigration ban. As protests were held at airports and major US landmarks all over the country, Hollywood was throwing one of its biggest awards events of the year: the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Many celebrities used the awards show, social media platforms, and the protests to voice their opposition to Trump's ban. The immigration ban — which is being challenged as unconstitutional and called racist and a "Muslim ban" by critics –

The Fifth Elephant Book Review The Fifth Elephant is a fiction novel written by British author Terry Pratchett. Copyrighted in the year 2000, it contains three hundred and eighty nine pages. The story chiefly follows the plight of one Captain Vimes of the Ankh Morpork City Watch in a distant land called Uberwald. After the unfortunate disappearance of the previous ambassador to Uberwald, and with a Royal Succession to happen soon, a new ambassador is found in Samuel Vimes, who, apart from being

A synopsis of Six Characters in Search of an Author Luigi Pirandello’s play, Six Characters in Search of an Author, starts out in an empty auditorium with several Actors and their Director preparing for rehearsal when the Six Characters walk onto the stage of the actors’ rehearsal in search of a new author. The Father, on behalf of the Six Characters, claims that they, as individuals are incomplete, because their previous author could not finish his work. Shortly thereafter the Father and the

Every month celebrities are plastered onto a magazine cover; each issues providing a new image and a new meaning. We frequently purchase magazines based on our brand loyalty, the very exaggerated taglines, and most importantly if we are fond of the face on the new issue. Each person on a cover tells a different story. These stories are often a part of a larger narrative based on their sexuality, gender, race, and ethnicity. All of these factors play a part of decoding the magazine and celebrities’

In Devin Faraci’s article “Child Molestor Victor Salva Directing Third Jeepers Creepers Movie” in his opinion, Faraci provides a detailed news report on child molestor Victor Salva being hired as the director for the new “Jeepers Creepers” movie. Appalled by the news, Faraci gives a brief history of Victor Salva’s crimes and reinstates that even though contrary to the public belief that Victor Salva, accused and having served time for his rape of 12 year old child actor Nathan Forrest Winters, star

The past few years have been rough for Johnny Depp. In the beginning people absolutely adored Depp’s off the wall, zany performances in films like ‘Edward Scissorhands’ and ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’, but as time passed audiences grew increasingly weary of a goofy Depp performance. Films like ‘Dark Shadows’, ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’, ‘Alice in Wonderland’, ‘The Lone Ranger’, and most recently ‘Mortdecai’ were met with disappointed and backlash. With the dread of his films snowballing Depp

What surprised me the most about The Monuments Men is how dull it was most of the time. All the ingredients were present to have a fun and intense movie. There was a lot of potential that wasn't utilized. It's entertaining in spurts, but went through too many spots that had me bored. In the end, it's a decent movie to pass the time and has things going for it, but it just leaves you wanting more from the material. I didn't want to judge too much when I heard the news that the release date had been

The Monuments Men (2014) Review by Sara Phillips “It was the greatest art heist in history.” Based on the true story, The Monuments Men were a group tasked with going into Germany to rescue culturally prominent art, buildings and monuments from Nazi thieves. With no military training and a passion for historical artifacts, a group of seven men risked their lives to avoid the destruction of 1000 years of human achievements. Firstly, the screenplay was written by George Clooney and Grant Heslov

This past March, the Holy Angels auditorium transformed into a home, an airport, a hospital, and more, all in one sensational show! Catch Me If You Can is a story about a precocious teenager named Frank Abagnale (played by UCHS senior, Christian Rivera) who runs away from home after hearing the news of his parent’s divorce. Impressed by their chic uniforms, Frank first takes on the identity of a pilot and succeeds in visiting dozens of different countries and flying millions of miles. He relies