Star Imagery, Star Types, and the Femme Fatale

Just like how there is no king without his kingdom, there is no star without their audience. The concept of a star is entirely built on their widespread public influence, and sometimes stars can appear as deities rather than mere humans like you and me. As it turns out, stars are well aware of that …

Early Cinema and Marilyn Monroe

In the early days of cinema, movies were marketed much differently than they are today. Actors were almost never part of the advertising process. They were essentially considered to be laborers, no more socially important than your average factory worker. Movies were, instead, marketed based on their premises and directors, and that didn’t change for …