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A Cultural Misunderstanding
If it were Medieval times, one could hear a crowd yelling “off with her whole head” as the African American community, supporters of Kobe Bryant’s legacy took Gayle King to the stake, after her video surfaced interviewing Lisa Leslie. Kings interview caused a frenzy via Social Media.
By Whitney Mason6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Biography: Kim Novak
Kim Novak is one of my personal favourite actresses of the old movie scene. She is a versatile and intelligent actress with a great amount of flexibility and talent when it comes to her roles. She is able to portray the more difficult and complex characters that led her to become one of the most recognised faces in the cinema of the 60s. I have seen many of her movies and on this day, we celebrate her 87th birthday.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Biography: James Dean
James Dean is synonymous with the rebellious rockabilly 50s that chimed in with musicians such as Elvis Presley and Eddie Cochran, fashion of swing dresses and leather jackets, and films starring Marilyn Monroe, Marlon Brando and of course, today's feature, James Dean. Today is his 89th Birthday. He may have been questionable in character and his acting talent may not have been as great as everyone claims it to be, but he sure was a cultural phenomenon that we will probably never experience again.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
Lily Rose & Tierney : The Olsen Twins of This Decade
Lily Rose & Tierney are young actresses who have been very busy! At just 4 years old they had their BIG BREAK and landed their first role in the CW series THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, playing fraternal twins Josie and Lizzie Saltzman. Two seasons and 17 episodes later, their lives and dreams were forever changed! Since then, the girls have worked on numerous projects separately but this week they officially got to announce that their time in the TVD family wasn't over as they officially join the CW LEGACY family, reprising their TVD roles as Josie and Lizzie in a few flashbacks!
By Shahbaz Abbasi6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to the Best Performances: Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger was one of the most promising actors of the early 21st century with a ton of roles under his belt before his untimely death at the age of 28. Born and raised in Australia, he was working on TV shows there before breaking into his film roles in the late 90s. He worked on films in which he thought he wouldn't be typecast. Fearing the pressures of gaining more experience in different types of roles, Ledger also didn't like the celebrity lifestyle, often citing it as some sort of curse to followed around by the press everywhere he went. This fear was only exemplified with the birth of his daughter in 2005.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
An Open Letter to Marilyn Monroe
As a young girl I was always a performer. I was an only child with a huge imagination and I would dress up every night in sparkly costumes and dance on the kitchen counter for my parents during supper. They loved it. I was enrolled in dance classes and performed the star in the school plays. I thrived on stimulating attention and creativity. I didn’t like negativity and I surrounded myself with friends who were like me. I looked up to the Disney stars like Hillary Duff and Miley Cyrus and for awhile they gave me inspiration to live my little rockstar dream. The dream that led to me singing at the annual neighbors culdesac party and play the role of Charlie in Willy Wonka. I was consumed by the spotlight.
By Morgan MacDonald6 years ago in Geeks
Rocky "Soul Man" Johnson, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's Dad, Dies
Regardless of your relationship with your parents, it's always hard when they pass away. When your parent is an icon of the world of wrestling and you yourself are squarely in the public eye, it's no less difficult.
By Christina St-Jean6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to the Best Performances: Cary Grant
Cary Grant was born on the 18th of January, 1904 in Bristol, England. The English Born-American actor was the second child of a tailor and a seamstress (which explains why his clothes were always so good!). Be that as it may, his mother was suffering from clinical depression and his father was an alcoholic. His mother was placed in a mental institution and his father had told him, after some time, that his mother had died. Cary Grant grew up not really being very close to his parents until his father not only remarried and started a new family but he also found out when his father was dying, that his mother was still alive.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to Documentary: Aaron Swartz
Aaron Swartz, as most of us may remember, was an activist and child-genius of the 21st century. His legacy involves net neutrality and the right to exercise free will when using online services and forums. Swartz was also a prolific activist in the field of knowledge and intelligent property, supporting the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (FASTR) and being one of the most common faces of 2000s activism.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
