Hope you had a wonderful end to June! Last month, we celebrated the launch of the groundbreaking anthology Diverging the Popular Gender and Trauma, AKA the Jessica Jones Anthology (University of Calgary Press). The live screenings and chat with editors and authors Mary Grace Lao, Kiera Obbard, Pree Rehal, and Jessica Bay, along with filmmaker Christine Sawka Fraser, are now archived here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFW9Tbw8cQ0 Upcoming Events…
“I highly recommend Ellis Cashmore for his ground-breaking publication, Celebrity Culture (Routledge). In its 3rd edition, the book equips students, researchers, and the public with urgent insights on fame. In radically pushing the boundaries of normative understandings around 21st-century celebrities, Cashmore identifies ironies, illusions, and ideological dilemmas of stardom. He leaves readers with a reality check…
Windows (2023) A film by Krystof KeshavProduction House: Sene LisboaMedia and Public Relations: CMCS Media WINDOWS-Press-KitDownload ABOUT THE FILM Tagline: A Bengali short with a universal twist Logline: When a woman is stood up, she considers all the opportunities opening up to herself. Synopsis: In the independent short film, Windows, the protagonist Amrita is a single professional woman….
Access and download: 2023-CMCS-Wall-of-Fame-Film-Festival-Program.pdf (cmc-centre.com) Venue: Chasing Rabbits 61A Rua do Sol ao RatoLisboa, Lisboa 1250-262 PortugalSaturday, June 24, 2023 Doors open: 3:30 – 7:30 pm (WEST) LIVE Broadcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkFwpQRStTk (4:15 pm WEST onwards) Judges: Dr Samita Nandy | Dr Louis Massey www.cmc-centre.com https://filmfreeway.com/WallofFameFestival Twitter @celeb_studies IG cmcs_media Special thanks: Stage 32 (partnered with Netflix)FilmFreeway IMDBFilmmaking…
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…
Coming up from Routledge: Women Comedians in the Digital Age: Media Work and Critical Reputations After Trump breaks down research on 100 women comedians, detailing their work in video-podcasting, on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and Netflix. Pre-order using discount code on the publisher’s website https://www.routledge.com/Women-Comedians-in-the-Digital-Age-Media-Work-and-Critical-Reputations/Symons/p/book/9781032215020 Special thanks to Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS)…
Welcome to THE LEAK (2022)! Film URL & Press Kit: https://filmfreeway.com/projects/2511836 Tagline: A Romantic Comedy with a twist! Logline: They started dating based on lies, but they liked each other even more when they found out.The Leak is a romantic comedy with a few twists! Extended Summary Mona is stressed and in a hurry. What is…
Join video conversation with Dan Brockington, Lisa Ann Richey, and Maha Rafi Atal: More: https://cbs.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=bca18ad5-7fff-4ca7-82ca-ac2c00d9c9ee George Clooney is sad. What might an Oscar winning multi-millionaire have to be sad about, you ask? He’s “surprised and saddened” he says, to learn that Nespresso, the coffee brand for whom he has been a public spokesman since 2006,…
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…
Announcing the publication of Dr Nandana Bose’s new monograph Madhuri Dixit as part of the British Film Institute’s Film Stars Series, edited by Martin Shinger and Susan SmithMADHURI DIXITNandana Bose A wide-ranging account of the Indian film star Madhuri Dixit, one of the most popular actresses of Hindi cinema. Nandana Bose’s study traces Dixit’s twenty-five year…
