Knowledge of Hollywood’s Sewing Circle is fragmented and often unreliable, but still an important insight into lesbian and bisexual individuals in the golden age of cinema.

In this sequel to the classic 1986 film, Tom Cruise and director Joseph Kosinski transcend simple military propaganda and create a visually-spectacular testament to the power of the moving image and human ingenuity.

Sunset Studios have announced their plans to build a ‘world-class’ film and TV studio in the UK. 

Hollywood is beautifully shot and enjoyable to watch, yet ultimately offers a reductionist view on the post-war film industry.

All airheads and flirts?

After the recent issues in reference to Harvey Weinstein and the current MeToo movement/campaign which  followed, I was interested in finding out more about the issue of sexism in tv & film through interviewing those within the industry to gage their opinions, as well as through reading articles which are currently in most newspapers and magazines. 

I have written an essay about the over-saturation of sequels in Hollywood, and how this may have a detrimental effect on smaller independent movies

Sexual abuse cases have recently been tearing through Hollywood, more shockingly than ever before, showing us that there are some problems money and fame can't solve, for even the most high-powered women.

For the second year running the Oscars nominations have been criticised for their four acting categories having exclusively white nominees, sparking more debate over diversity in Hollywood and bringing the return of the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite.