Hollywood
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Marty Supreme: How Timothée Chalamet Revived the Art of the Movie Star
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By his understanding that movie stars are not meant to be relatable, but watched, Timothée Chalamet has revived the art of the movie star. His understanding is highlighted in the Marty Supreme press tour. New Hollywood is so saturated with nepo babies that it is difficult to identify a real malemovie star—the hype distracts us. The era of stars like…
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Why Hollywood Packs Its Biggest Films into the Summer
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Learn more about the story behind the film; why the theatres are empty in the summer, and why the showings are tame in the more chill seasons. The summer of 2025 brought a wave of major studio releases, starting with Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning and Thunderbolts in May, followed by titles like Superman, F1:…
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Hollywood is continuing to bank on nostalgia
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Hollywood has repeatedly recreated films and shows in the form of sequels, such as Inside Out 2 and Moana 2, and reboots of shows like Gossip Girl, Full House and Bel-Air. They are inescapable — each time we open Netflix or walk into a movie theatre, reboots have prime real estate. Hollywood studios constantly pull from…
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Performative tragedy and the misuse of queer representation in the media
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“Dead lesbian Syndrome” is a 1970s literary & TV phenomenon, representing misogyny & homophobia faced by female characters on screen. Hay’s law, established in the 1930s, was a list of “moral guidelines” that governed cinematic subject matter, restricting and prohibiting anything from profanity to childbirth scenes to homosexual depictions and interracial relationships. The law lingers…
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I’m kind of over the Oscars this year
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As a Film Studies student here at Laurier, there’s always a lot of buzz around the announcement of the Oscar nominations. With 2024’s nominations recently released, there’s the usual uproar as the public complains about the snubs. I know I, along with I assume many others, was furious to learn that Jack Black’s Peaches from…
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2024 golden globes a sexist nightmare
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“Oppenheimer is based on a 721- page, Pulitzer Prize-winning book about the Manhattan Project. And Barbie is on a plastic doll with big boobies. I watched Barbie. I loved it. I really did love it. I don’t want you guys to think that I’m a creep, but it was kind of weird being attracted to…
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Taylor Swift includes Canada in Eras tour
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Taylor Swift fans can finally rejoice and shake off their anger as the singer-songwriter finally announces six Toronto shows as a part of her Eras tour. Swifties can catch her at the Rogers Centre on Nov. 14, 15, 16, 21, 22 and 23 in 2024. Initially, fans were upset that Canada had been left out…
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This year’s Oscars proved more memorable than the last
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The second least watched Oscars ceremony was held this past weekend. On the evening of March 27, Hollywood’s most esteemed stars gathered at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles to honour this year’s greatest films. Last year’s Oscars earned the title of the worst ceremony in Academy history, viewership wise. The low viewership of the…
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The return of the biggest night in hollywood
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The Dolby Theater in Los Angeles is being prepared as we speak. After a full year without a proper ceremony, the Academy Awards is planning for a full-fledged return this March. Better known as the Oscars, this prestigious ceremony aims to celebrate the greatest films released during the previous year. The event is widely referred…
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Harvey Weinstein’s crimes are disgusting, but not surprising
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Harvey Weinstein has dominated media headlines lately due to an increasing onslaught of accusations made against him regarding many alleged acts of sexual assault. I wish I could say that finding out about this news shook me to my core, but it didn’t. Reading about his repugnant behaviour detailed in a gripping article from The…
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