Posts Tagged ‘Hollywood’

Is Desperation A Requirement for Successful Women in Hollywood?

In Art, Film, History, News, Opinion, fame on 31 December 2009 tagged All About Steve, Best Actress, Hollywood, Jezebel, Nine, Roger Friedman, Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side, The Proposal with Comments

First Roger Friedman pondered a Best Actress-less 2010 and now Jezebel sees Sandra Bullock’s surprising success in 2009 as upholding the image of the clawing, impetuous, de-feminized, treacherous, woman running mad with desperation:
Bullock proved that for a woman in Hollywood, desperation is, ironically, very attractive. (Also, that this was a lousy year for movies.)
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Janelle Monae : President ‘Responsible for Helping Pass a Miracle’

In History, Internet, Music, News, Opinion, Politics, Twitter, fame on 7 November 2009 tagged @JanelleMonae, Barack Hussein Obama, Health Care, Health Care Reform, Healthcare, Healthcare Reform, Hollywood, Janelle Monae, Mr. President, Twitter with Comments

The woman who made our Best of 08 list for an open letter to then misguided President George W. Bush is now using her Twitter account to congratulate America’s new President for his recent miraculous feat:

‘This Is It’ Pulls In $101 Million World-Wide Opening Tally

In Film, MJ, Music, News, fame on 1 November 2009 tagged AP, China, France, Germany, Halloween, Hollywood, Japan, Kenny Ortega, King of Pop, London, Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson's This Is It, MJ, MJJ, Rory Bruer, Sony, Thanksgiving, This Is It with Comments

The film may not have blown up the box office the way Sony was hoping, but