Posts Tagged "Hollywood"

Celebrity Memoir – “Stories I Must Tell”

Posted on Apr 22, 2023 | 0 comments

About the author: Kabir Bedi is an Indian international actor who began his career in Bollywood, worked in Hollywood, and became a star in Europe. He is Knighted by Italy and a voting member of the “Oscars Academy” (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). Read more: www.kabirbedi.com Review: “I am incredibly proud of Kabir Bedi’s biography Stories I Must Tell (Westland Books) and its authentic writing style. I deeply resonated with emotional phases that articulate immense strength, navigating tragic points of life and survival in film acting. He stands out...

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LIVE Talk June 25 – “Working Actors in Hollywood”

Posted on Jun 19, 2021 | 0 comments

2021 CMCS Live Talk: Working Actors in Hollywood When: Friday, June 25 2021 – 9 am PDT / 11 am CST / 12 pm EDT / 5 pm GMTWhere: CMCS social media channels                           Facebook: www.facebook.com/celebrity.studiesYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/samitanandy Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) invites you to join and engage with rising actors in Hollywood on Friday, June 25! This talk particularly aims to inspire and engage film & TV audience, journalists, and scholars learning about artistic approaches, creative...

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Ed 73 Hollywood and Board News – Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS)

Posted on Jan 11, 2020 | 0 comments

From Samita Nandy Hope 2020 started well! I am pleased to announce that Elliot Pill joined the Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) editorial board. As the Director of International Development at Cardiff University (UK) and former celebrity publicist for David Beckham, his specialty in promotional culture will be insightful for media and celebrity studies. Read more: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/192014-pill-elliot Also, CBC music host George Stroumboulopoulos named CMCS board member & celebrity activist Anita Krajnc as one of the most influential...

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CFP Celebrity Studies Special Issue – Keanu Reeves

Posted on Aug 2, 2019 | 0 comments

From Renee Middlemost Call for Papers Special Edition of Celebrity Studies, edited by Renee Middlemost and Sarah Thomas **Keanu Reeves** Since his emergence as a teen actor in the 1980s, Keanu Reeves has been an enduring, yet elusive celebrity who continues to fascinate and frustrate in equal measure. Despite his unwavering popularity, in recent years his lower public profile has seen Reeves assume the status of cult or folk icon; yet slowly the world appears to have fallen for Reeves all over again. USA Today declared June 2019 ‘The Summer of Keanu Reeves’...

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CFP: Stardom and the Archive

Posted on Apr 30, 2019 | 0 comments

From Dr. Lisa Stead, Senior Lecturer in Film Studies, University of Exeter, l.r.stead2@exeter.ac.uk Stardom and the Archive: an International Symposium Followed by a public exhibition event on Sunday 9th February 2020 University of Exeter, Devon, UK   Confirmed Keynotes:   Professor Maryanne Dever (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Technology Sydney)   Dr. Lucy Bolton (School of Languages, Linguistics and Film, Queen Mary University of London) New developments in star studies have been led by a number of recent and...

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