Sentences with phrase «at celebrity culture»

The satirical jabs at celebrity culture smell like rotted leftovers from «The Fantastic Four.»

«If you look at the footballers, you look at our celebrity culture, we seem to be saying, «This is the way you want to be».

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«In our celebrity focused culture, a young star like Emma Watson has the power to amplify important social messages,» says Katie Hood, a senior fellow at Duke University who teaches a «Women as Leaders» course and who recently became executive director of the anti-domestic violence One Love Foundation.

Ali Gilkeson of Irish band Rend Collective Experiment agrees: «[The touring worship trend] has a tendency of promoting a celebrity culture that's at odds with the value of humility.

Brand is a paradox a man at the epicentre of a celebrity culture he rejects.

In addition to the expected human drama that comes along with any reality gameshow, the StartupBus is also a fascinating look at a modern pathway to (relative, at least) fame in a culture obsessed with celebrity.

Ours is indeed a consumeristic culture, the kind that too often turns people into commodities, and I believe Christians can speak into that culture in a unique, life - giving way — not only as it concerns sex - on - demand, but also as it concerns food - on - demand, celebrity - on - demand, stuff - on - demand, cheap - goods - on - demand, pornography - on - demand, entertainment - on - demand, comfort - on - demand, distraction - on - demand, information - on - demand, power - on - demand, energy - on - demand, and all those habits that tend to thrive at the expense of the dignity and value of our fellow human beings or our planet.

We have become a culture that worships at the altar of celebrity, and rather than rejecting that mindset, we have just created our own celebrities.

But, most important of all, its whole culture — its use of evangelical celebrities and its media savvy — has made it that much more influential at congregational level even as it is accountable to no - one but a self - selected few.

It takes for granted the culture of celebrity and affluence and overlooks the question of whether it is morally possible to live with integrity at any level of material comfort in our industrialized society.

The 23rd annual Boston Wine Expo hosted at Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center, one of the country's biggest and most respected celebrations of wine, food and culture, is announcing this year's lineup of the city's celebrity chefs.

While seeing celebrities nursing doesn't have to be a source of inspiration for regular moms, it should still be part of our culture and a regular part at that.

Eventually, Trippi believes that we'll laugh off minor gaffes like this, but at the moment, the Internet is encouraging a culture of authenticity at the same time that rival campaigns, the media, blogs, etc., will gang - tackle a candidate (or celebrity) for the slightest public or private mistake.

Exposed, a new exhibit at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art on display through April 17, 2011, examines how voyeurism pervades our everyday life, focusing particular attention on 19th - and 20th - century photography, celebrity culture and the growth of new surveillance technologies.

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Kylie Jenner is NOT at the hospital right now pushing out her first child, despite increased online speculation swirling that she's in labor TMZ has Advanced celebrity gossip and pop culture analysis including breakups, hook - ups, cheaters, lovers and all things Hollywood!

Overall, Ingrid Goes West takes a lot of humorous shots at millennials and their addictions to phones as well the social media celebrity culture.

This might have been a savvy satire on today's celebrity - struck media culture, but Niccol unfolds the story at a lumbering pace, peppered with not - funny gags and dramatic scenes that build little emotional power.

Nancy Jo Sales» fascinating 2010 Vanity Fair piece chronicles the many issues behind the nefarious clique, among them drug abuse, misplaced loyalty, false entitlement and the weird culture that prompts kids to want to be celebrities — or just look like them — at any cost.

Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Fremaux has taken a direct shot at one of the staples of modern celebrity culture, banning selfies on the red carpet of this year's event.

Gnomeo & Juliet desperately straddled that sloppy middle ground between loud, kid - friendly slapstick and winking at adults through instantly dated pop - culture gags and celebrity cameos, to perfectly average results.

At the film's recent press day, McKay, Lewis, Bale, Carell, Gosling, Hamish Linklater, Jeremy Strong, producer Jeremy Kleiner, and screenwriter Charles Randolph talked about turning the book into a movie and adapting it to the screen, why McKay was the right person to direct, what drew them to the project, how the actors met their real - life counterparts in preparation for their roles, the decision to combine a cinema verite documentary approach with other stylized elements, breaking the fourth wall, and using celebrities and pop culture figures as an entertaining storytelling device to explain complex financial concepts to the audience.

The film also takes shots at celebrity / fame culture, but pushing aside the earlier predatory male character in favor of a «women eat each other alive, but literally» story makes it fall short for me.

Boy Culture celebrities pay tribute to Mary Tyler Moore MTV Teo Bugbee on Mary Tyler Moore in Ordinary People (1980) The Daily Beast Lois Smith has a breakout role at 86 in Marjorie Prime Film Mixtape Chris Feil's top fifteen of the year Art of the Title looks back at Madonna's Who's That Girl (1987) opening credits.

What made the film so brilliant and compelling despite its theoretically repellent cast of characters is that instead of going for cheap shots or silly attempts at psychological insight, Coppola simply observed them in ways that helped inspire a certain understanding into their mindsets and how they had been shaped and influenced by a celebrity - obsessed culture that overwhelms them on a daily basis.

On top of that, the film's rapid - fire comic timing and boundless, infectious energy allows for plenty of time for digs at Hollywood action films, comic book franchises, celebrity culture, and a host of other on - point gags.

Wood joins a standout celebrity roster in Philadelphia that already includes Stephen Amell («Arrow,» «The Flash»), Sebastian Stan (Captain America franchise), the Justice League trio of Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller and Ray Fisher, Natalie Dormer («Game of Thrones»), Pom Klementieff (Guardians of the Galaxy), Henry Winkler («Happy Days,» «Barry»), Jewel Staite («Firefly,» «Stargate: Atlantis» and more at the comic con and pop culture extravaganza.

Adding to tons of pop culture references (Star Wars, Aliens, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, celebrities like Reynolds himself and Hugh Jackman) and two cameos of Stan Lee and Rob Liefeld (the latter is at Sister Margaret's School for Wayward Children), Tim Miller tied the knot with impressive fight choreography and a timely, mood - setting presence of Junkie XL's scores.

But the few times Greek does hit, it gets off some pointed, witty zingers at the expense of the degradation of pop culture, celebrity self - involvement, and the death throes of corporate music.

Samberg is great at playing blustery buffoons with big egos, and this film looks to skew all manner of elements of both pop music and celebrity culture.

It contains a powerpoint and booklet with 51 questions + answers about France and French culture with: - 15 general questions - 36 questions divided into sections (geography, food, celebrities, monuments, music, culture)- answers at the end Enjoy!

Sunnyside is a refreshing look at a pivotal moment in our history, one that has shaped, in large part, our love of film, our role on the world's stage, and our enduring culture of celebrity.

Glen David Gold, author of the best seller Carter Beats the Devil, now gives us a grand entertainment with the brilliantly realized figure of Charlie Chaplin at its center: a novel at once cinematic and intimate, heartrending and darkly comic, that captures the moment when American capitalism, a world at war, and the emerging mecca of Hollywood intersect to spawn an enduring culture of celebrity.

A novel with Charlie Chaplin at its center, capturing the moment when American capitalism, a world at war, and the emerging mecca of Hollywood intersect to spawn an enduring culture of celebrity.

I am glad you covered Stephen King's single but I chafe at the culture of celebrity in our world.

But the book is more than a straightforward account of Idov's time at GQ Russia and his slow shift from an earnest editor to a disillusioned minor celebrity — it also touches on tabloid culture, revolution, Russian literature and music, the almost unbelievable levels of corruption in Russia, and, of course, what everyone was wearing.

He's the enthusiastic celebrity who appears in the at the top of this post, and it confirms an observation by the Kindle Culture blog.

With the discovery of new British comedy talent firmly at its core, we publish photoshop - led topical articles that cover UK politics, world news, tv arts and culture, science and technology, celebrity and sport.

Built as an iconic landmark showcasing Arabian culture and hospitality at its finest, Emirates Palace has created an enviable niche in luxury hospitality, welcoming world leaders, celebrities, global business travelers and leisure guests with a truly memorable and unique experience, luxurious contemporary facilities and amenities in comfortable and traditional Arabian surroundings with personalized world - class service.

(The décor is also localized, in this case giving visitors a look at Miami's culture and history, with photos of Jackie Gleason, Jimmy Buffett, Ernest Hemingway, and other South Florida celebrities adorning the walls.)

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Built as an iconic landmark showcasing Arabian culture and hospitality at its finest, Emirates Palace, managed by Kempinski, has created an enviable niche in luxury hospitality, welcoming world leaders, celebrities, global business travellers and leisure guests with a truly memorable and unique experience, luxurious contemporary facilities and amenities in comfortable and traditional Arabian surroundings with personalized world class service.

For her imminent solo exhibition «I Rose Madder» at John McAslan + Partners (5 October to 10 November), Trish casts herself as the hero, putting a post-feminist twist on the Country & Western movie genre from the point of view of a female artist living through an era of celebrity culture obsessed with the perfect female image.

Meanwhile, other examples of woodblock prints can be seen at Lady Lever Art Gallery in the autumn, where works owned by local collector Frank Milner reveal the celebrities, sports champions, fashion icons and villains of 19th century Japanese culture.

At a time when art world was in thrall to Andy Warhol's cool renderings of American celebrity and brand culture, Rosenquist revealed a new critical resistance to Pop Art.

Hamilton's American counterpart, Andy Warhol, shared this interest in celebrity, glamour, and mass - produced culture: at an early age Warhol wrote letters to stars including Shirley Temple, and he later stated he wished he were more like a machine.

From makeup to celebrity culture, these artists mine «girly» motifs — often ignored or dismissed as flippant and unserious by the art world — to explore issues of gendered expectations and pressures women face through representations of women in the media and culture at large.