Overlooking Misogyny
At the beginning of the semester, we were introduced to the critical analysis of Spike Lee’s work with a warning that his films are representations of VERY SPECIFIC times/people/places and … Continue reading
A Close Reading of the Casting Nightmare Sequence in Hollywood Shuffle
Unfortunately for Robert Townsend’s character (Hollywood Shuffle), Bobby Taylor, acting can be a degrading profession for a black male. As we have already read and seen in the few articles … Continue reading
Anything, for a (not so small) Fee
One thing I noticed about the film Bamboozled- which, since watching the movie, has led me to notice the countless corresponding examples in our modern culture- was the willingness to … Continue reading
My thoughts on “Hollywood Shuffle”
I enjoyed this film, even though it had a relatively simple story. I thought that Robert Townsend was smart with the decisions he made in terms of how he wanted … Continue reading
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