Orin Klapp has constructed a typology of stars in terms of their relationships with society’s norms, distinguishing among stars who reinforce social norms, stars who seduce, and those who transcend them.
Chalamet, Timothee: International Star (Call Me By Your Name)
August 15, 2017 by
It’s the universally relatable game of cat and mouse and push and pull that occurs between people that are attracted to one another but have suspicions and insecurities about whether the other holds the same level of attraction–Timothee Chalamet
Movie Stars: Clayburgh, Jill–Ordinary Woman? Girl Next Door?
August 10, 2017 by
Jill Clayburgh, whose Broadway and Hollywood acting career stretched through the decades, highlighted by her Oscar-nominated portrayal of a divorcee exploring her sexuality in the 1978 film "An Unmarried Woman," died Friday. She was 66.
Death in Hollywood: Campbell, Glen–Country Music Icon and Star Dies at 81
August 8, 2017 by
Country music legend Glen Campbell, whose hits included “Gentle on My Mind,” “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” and “Rhinestone Cowboy,” died Tuesday. He was 81.
Bergman, Ingmar: Auteur–Recurrent Themes, Obsessions
August 8, 2017 by
A consistent series of themes, often structured as binary oppositions, marks most of Ingmar Bergman’s films:
