Essays on Hollywood

Harvey Weinstein, a famous and powerful Hollywood producer, has been accused by 57 women of sexual misconduct or rape. Kevin Spacey, famous actor in movies like American Beauty and Netflix show House of Cards, has been accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy as well…

What elements make this an independent film and differentiate it from the Hollywood style? For starters, the film can be considered independent because of its $18,000,000 budget which is well under the average Hollywood budget. Although the film adapts certain Hollywood style such as having…

Put-On Accents Movies and TV shows produced in Hollywood are laden with characters performing accents. The actors themselves are not always responsible for the accents or the intention behind the accent. The writers of scripted media are another factor of put-on accents. Many performative scenarios…

Is the world of cinema a ‘consumerist mosh pit’ (Sean Penn, 2012), dedicated to the art of making money since its inception? Literature has always played an important part in influencing the world of cinema, from Great Expectations (David Lean, 1946) to more recent adaptations,…

The Hollywood (American) films, are not simply exhibited to a limited gathering of people dwelling in America, yet they are seen by the gigantic group of onlookers all around the world. Hollywood movies are considerably more relatable and appealing to the young. Likewise these movies…

Adrien Brody is a Hollywood actor and producer who gained worldwide recognition after playing Władysław Szpilman in the 2002 biographical drama film The Pianist. The movie didn’t only earn him an Academy Award for Best Actor but he became the youngest actor to ever win…

The model has put in so many efforts in making a name for herself that she currently runs her own clothing line known as The Kill. Karrueche Tran as an actress has played both big and small roles and has won a few awards. Her…

Julianna Guill is a known American actress and has featured in lots of Television movies and series. She started her acting in the mid-2000s and today she is a known actress in the Hollywood movie industry and is making a name for herself. She is…

Independent American cinema has often been regarded as a form of response, and even resistance, to common tropes and expectations established by larger film studios that have dominated Hollywood for many years. In ‘Against Hollywood: American independent film as a critical cultural movement’ Sherry B….

It is obvious that no other country can compete with Classical Hollywood when it comes to movies throughout previous decades, as it still has a massive influence on films today. Hollywood was originally led by five Major studios, also known as the big five. The…