Tag Archives: Hollywood

Why We Love Divergent’s Theo Jame

Actors, Books, Movies March 25, 2014 shawty007 1 Comment

This is not a post where we go on and on about the Divergent actor’s sexy physique, or his impressive acting skillz. This is a post where we want to commend Theo James for making some important and progressive statements regarding gender equality in mainstream Hollywood films, and LGBT representation as well. Before Divergent, you may not have known James or you may have recognized him as the Turkish diplomat who scandalously dies in Lady Mary’s bed in that one episode of Downton Abbey. I guess he was in Underworld:…

Lindsay Lohan: On the Road to Recovery

Actors, Editorial March 7, 2014 shawty007 1 Comment

The former child actress has been pretty erratic in recent years. Now with Oprah behind her and a docu-series on the way, is she finally set to make her big comeback? I feel that it’s pretty safe to say, the biggest reason anyone feels invested in Lohan is because of her role in Tina Fey’s cult classic, Mean Girls (2004). Who didn’t love the ingenue turned preppy pretty (mean) girl, Cady Heron? But while the film served to launch Rachel McAdams career, it seemed to mark some…

The Film Industry’s Desperate Attempt to Educate Their Audiences

Editorial January 25, 2014 shawhamp

TV and movies generally get a bad rap for being dumb, irrelevant, meaningless, and overall mind numbing, but that’s actually not the case. Yeah, OK, sometimes movies and films can be mindless. Occasionally, that’s the charm. But if you don’t turn your brain off completely while watching some of your favorite flicks, you’ll probably notice that Hollywood is (and has) been making a pretty legitimate attempt to address some of the ignorances in our culture. The most well known case for this is Rob Reiner’s…