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The Tragedy of The Wizard of the OZ

December 5, 2024 Sophia Villa

As the new movie Wicked is premiering over Thanksgiving weekend, it is bringing back attention to the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. The Wizard of Oz is an American musical fantasy film that was an adaptation of the 1900 children’s fantasy novel. The story is about an imaginative teen

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The Need for Autonomy in Indigenous Media Representation

October 17, 2024 Olivia Newell

Indigenous representation in the media has long been debated, with many arguing the key distinction between authentic and stereotypical representation. One recent example arose when the television show Yellowstone debuted in 2017. It came to the attention of many Indigenous actors that Monica, a Native character, was not being portrayed

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The Dark Depths of Hollywood: P Diddy’s Sex Trafficking Ring

October 15, 2024October 15, 2024 Olivia Thiel

Over the years, Hollywood has been exposed for a plethora of dark, illegal reasons. One of the most recent surfacings is the arrest of Sean Combs, famously known as P. Diddy. P. Diddy is a three time Grammy Award winner, a rapper, a record producer, and a record executive. He

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Monsters: Erik and Lyle Menendez vs. Netflix

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024 Margo Lundeen

The new Netflix original series titled Monsters: the Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, has caused quite the controversy online. The series details the life of the Menendez brothers and the torment and sexual abuse they underwent from their father which led them to murder both their parents. On August 20th,

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The Exploitation of Child Actors

October 11, 2023September 30, 2024 LezzlesC

When we watch child actors on tv, we must ask ourselves, how many of these kids actually want to be in show biz? Sure, there are child actors that love what they do, but what about the ones that were exposed to the world of Hollywood by their parents from

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Less Is More: Why Minimalism is for the Wealthy

March 10, 2023March 11, 2023 Madeline Keierleber

It’s no secret that Kim Kardashian is the American equivalent of royalty with her net worth of about 1.7 billion dollars and massive influential sphere; however, despite the tremendous amount of money she has and makes on a day-to-day basis, she seemingly promotes a minimalistic aesthetic. Images of her 60

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The Key to Success for “The Flash”

February 27, 2023February 17, 2023 Dan Uribe

The official trailer for the “Flash” movie from DC was released on Super Bowl Sunday this year. For the last three years, the release of this movie has been in question because of the notoriety that the lead actor, Ezra Miller was receiving for constantly popping back into the news

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Alec Baldwin, the Criminal or Artist?

February 16, 2023February 18, 2023 Toni

Alec Baldwin was on the set of a low budget film filming for a western movie titled Rust with loaded weapons in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The shooting took place when filming a scene where there was a gun fight, Baldwin openly shot at Halyna Hutchins having no knowledge or

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Hollywood: Guilty Until Proven Innocent

May 11, 2022May 9, 2022 FranciscoRodriguez

Johnny Depp is in the process of suing his ex-wife Amber Heard for defamation that has impacted his financial situation. The star known for his role as Jack Sparrow in Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean” has lost many opportunities as well as being dropped because of the accusations of domestic

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Do we love antiheroes a little too much?

April 22, 2022April 22, 2022 Jessica Pfordte

It is normal and common for viewers to love antiheroes on screen – that is the intention of the directors, after all. Antiheroes developed as a result of the traditional portrayal of heroes becoming too mundane and boring for modern films. The introduction of antiheroes put a twist on regular

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