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Hollywood Babylon

Celebrity and Stardom. By Brianne Posey. CELEBRITY NEWS AND GOSSIP. WORLD EXCLUSIVES. Hollywood Babylon. An examination of the world of Fame, Sex, Drugs, Power, and Greed…. Otherwise known as “Showbiz” . Defining Terms. Star. VS. Celebrity. Star.

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Hollywood Babylon

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  1. Celebrity and Stardom By Brianne Posey CELEBRITY NEWS AND GOSSIP WORLD EXCLUSIVES Hollywood Babylon An examination of the world of Fame, Sex, Drugs, Power, and Greed…. Otherwise known as “Showbiz”

  2. Defining Terms Star VS Celebrity

  3. Star • “Reflected the historical currency of the term • where the cinema is concerned. The term “star” • is used to imply a discursive interaction between on and off-screen image” (Redmond and Holmes, • Pg 8). • Personal Definition: Term referring to an individual who posses a classical talent (i.e.) acting, singing, athlete, or a dancer. A star is a person who deviates from the norm and posses an extraordinary trait that separates them from the rest of humanity. • Examples: Judy Garland, Muhammad Ali, The Beatles. Filmstrip

  4. THE DAILY NEWS THE WORLD’S FAVOURITE NEWSPAPER www.dailynews.com - Since 1879 Snooki Arrested For Being Too Tan CELEBRITY • “Outside of film studies, the term of “celebrity” has been more commonly employed. It encompasses a wider range of spheres, and the term is often used to simply suggest the contemporary state of being famous” (Redmond and Holmes, pg8). • Personal Definition: Term used to define an individual who does not posses a traditional talent but still deviates from the norm with non-traditional behavior. We find them so peculiar that their actions prove to be “talents”. • Examples: Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, Rebecca Black, The Kardashian’s. • .

  5. The entire point of film was voyeurism; so we could look, that is to essentially watch things and people from a far and know how they spend their personal lives. 8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e02YvacskJ4 Why We Go To The Movies

  6. Voyeurism As A Sport Overall the star and celebrity culture has created a sport where voyeurism is the game. Just as surveying the object on -screen is the objective of film, surveying the star or celebrity off-screen has become entertainment and essentially a game that strives to see who can uncover the most about a particular high profile individuals Persona, Image, and Personality.

  7. Mae West Background: Mae West was a vaudeville star, comedian, playwright, screenwriter, author, actress, and singer. Ranked as the 15th greatest actress of all time by AFI. She had a career spanning over 7 decades. . She was in 18 Broadway productions, 12 motion pictures, and wrote 5 plays in her career. Nickname was “Statue of Libido” due to her image as a sex icon.

  8. Star Culture Magazine U. S. A July 1930 Issue No. 99 July 1930 Issue No. 99 CRISIS Mae West Is Shameless Wild Parties Lewd Sexual Behaviour Questionable Sexuality

  9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L0eJp7V2Zs

  10. Fame FIERCE Sex Death? River Phoenix Myth Pain Hollywood Drugs

  11. Older brother of actor Joaquin Phoenix. • Is credited in 24 films and television appearances. • His family belonged to a cult for the first 8 years of his life, called Children of God. • Died from a drug overdose at age 23 on Halloween night. • His death is listed as number 16 on the list of 101 Most Shocking Moments in Hollywood History by the New York Times.

  12. Brother From Another Mother BB • Was perceived as reckless, mysterious, and lost. • Was heavily involved in environmental activism and animal rights. • Considered as the “Vegan James Dean”.

  13. Like James Dean we never got to see him age. • Because of the secrecy component of his personal life, we never got to experience his Personality and Persona. • Gave the phrase “Live fast, die young”, an identity.

  14. All That Remains

  15. El Fin (The End)

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