Word: hollywoodism
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...Others leave Lang’s silent period alone, but criticize his Hollywood noir films for being sexually perverted and unnecessarily violent. His noir films are violent, but they are not unnecessarily so. And in comparison to much of what is made today, they are sexually innocent. Spies, Blue Gardenia, Scarlet Street and Woman in the Window are some of his more famous films in this second period. All of his noir films, however, continue to elaborate on the theme of what can happen when technology overpowers our existence. Images of cameras, telephones, clocks and other such modern devices reveal...
When the Nazis came to power in the 30s, they wanted Lang to help them produce fascist propaganda. Lang, however, left Germany, and settled in Hollywood. Professor Rentschler sees this act as proof that the accusation that Lang was a Nazi sympathizer is a false one. He says, “Lang left Germany at a considerable personal cost and went into exile, settling in Hollywood to become a founding member of the Anti-Nazi film League. In that regard he is unlike many other German filmmakers (including his wife Thea von Harbou) who stayed in the Reich and whose...
...Others leave Lang’s silent period alone, but criticize his Hollywood noir films for being sexually perverted and unnecessarily violent. His noir films are violent, but they are not unnecessarily so. And in comparison to much of what is made today, they are sexually innocent. Spies, Blue Gardenia, Scarlet Street and Woman in the Window are some of his more famous films in this second period. All of his noir films, however, continue to elaborate on the theme of what can happen when technology overpowers our existence. Images of cameras, telephones, clocks and other such modern devices reveal...
...build anticipation and allow for better containment of the media frenzy over the celebrations,” according to O’Leary. Once the honorees are chosen, the business manager of the Man and Woman of the Year events contacts publicists and orchestrates the logistics of bringing Hollywood to Harvard...
...secret Sorrento Square organization that used to occasionally publish a so-called humor magazine, also gives out a limited number of unique awards and honorary memberships to celebrities. According to Lampoon editor Dennis J. Mak ’03, celebrities often contact the Lampoon through Lampoon graduates working in Hollywood to express their interest in coming to campus. “They often are interested in coming based on other celebrities’ positive experiences here,” Mak says. But not everyone comes knocking on the castle door. The Lampoon also extends invitations to celebrities based...