What Is Real and What Is Reality

truthdig: Senior fellow Richard Reeves discusses Hollywood's successful foray into warfare film depictions and the Oscar buzz that surrounds them…….

Smith in Newswise – Sexy Socialization

"These findings are troubling given that repeated exposure to thin and sexy characters may contribute to negative effects in some female viewers," Faculty Fellow Stacy Smith told Newswise. Smith studied society's sexualization of teenaged girls in film and in the corporate environment of Hollywood. "Such portrayals solidify patterns of appearance-based discrimination in the entertainment industry."……

Stacy Smith on roles of women in film

Faculty Fellow Stacy Smith served as the lead researcher in a report studying the early sexualization of teen girls. Smith and her team analyzed the top 100 grossing films of 2008 to find correlations about the attitudes of teenagers to their older peers and the perception of women in film. USA Today featured an article on Smith's work, and can be read below. ———————————————————————- Film study: Men talk and women show skin by Nanci Hellmich When it comes to movie roles, women tend to be seen and not heard. An analysis of the 100 top-grossing movies of 2008 shows that……

Glickman in the Hollywood Reporter

Dan Glickman, Senior Fellow, was interviewed by The Hollywood Reporter about his former role as the former head of Motion Picture Association of America. He speaks of his previous duties and how the role as MPAA chief has evolved since Glickman first took the office in 2004…….

Women in Film making a difference

Stacy Smith, Faculty Fellow was interviewed for an article in The Hollywood Reporter about the presence of female filmmakers and writers in Hollywood, and the impact they are having on the industry…….