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Are Awards Shows Still Relevant?

By Megan Malthouse The 2022 Golden Globes was possibly the most anticlimactic event in recent Hollywood history. Following the boycott from broadcasting companies due to its whitewashed nominating committee, it took place solely as a live-blogging event. No hosts. No celebrity guests. No live audience. The feverish first week of the events calendar, which was supposed to celebrate Hollywood’s booming return to glitz and glamour, … Continue reading Are Awards Shows Still Relevant?

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What’s on Streaming: May

Here’s a small list of our favourite shows that you can stream this month! Enjoy. Hollywood By Alisha Keane You are stuck inside, lacking hope, and feeling as though the world outside is scary and dark. Correct? Hollywood on Netflix is the show for you. Set in post-WW2 1940s Golden Age Hollywood, Ryan MurphyÔÇÖs second original series for Netflix (first was The Politician) re-tells the … Continue reading What’s on Streaming: May

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The Rise and Fall of Harvey Weinstein

Trigger Warning: This content contains information and reference to sexual assault and rape. If you or someone you know is affected by the issues discussed, the Survivors Trust offers support to the victims and survivors of sexual assault. Call 08088 010818 By Sarah Harris On February 24th, after a long and complicated legal battle, the once movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, was finally found guilty and … Continue reading The Rise and Fall of Harvey Weinstein

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“Bravo Paedophilia”: The Rise and Fall of Roman Polanski

By Ella Rowe-Hall Anyone with their eye on the news would be aware of the recent Roman Polanski ripple within the media, due to his recent award won at the French Cesars Awards for best director regarding his film JÔÇÖaccuse. His award announcement, the last 40 years of his career, havenÔÇÖt exactly been plain sailing for Polanski.┬á1977 is the the year in which PolanskiÔÇÖs career … Continue reading “Bravo Paedophilia”: The Rise and Fall of Roman Polanski

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Has Hollywood learnt its lessons?

The #OscarsSoWhite and #MeToo movements certainly helped to bring Hollywood’s failings to light, but, with this year’s awards season under way, Yasmin Begum asks, has anything actually changed? In 2015, writer and activist April Reign coined the term #OscarsSoWhite with a tweet reading ÔÇ£#OscarsSoWhite, they asked to touch my hairÔÇØ causing the tweet to go viral. ItÔÇÖs still popular, but three years on, to what … Continue reading Has Hollywood learnt its lessons?

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