Hollywood A-listers may dominate newspapers and celebrity gossip magazines, but other countries have popular stars of their own, as our latest World Cinema column points out…
The Hollywood A-list actors are the undisputed royalty of celebrity culture in our society. Their star power exudes class and a better life all over the world. I still remember being in Kuala Lumpur and seeing the biggest advertisement hoarding ever on a busy street, displaying Brad Pitt's smiling face. It was terrifying, breathtaking and beautiful all at the same time. He loomed over the busy traffic on a main street like a beatific Buddha, blessing the populace below.
Anyway, I digress. The point is that, when you think of film star power, many people associate it with Hollywood and its stable of talent. And that would be wrong, as there are many movie stars globally who, in fact, can claim equal star wattage or even greater,...
The Hollywood A-list actors are the undisputed royalty of celebrity culture in our society. Their star power exudes class and a better life all over the world. I still remember being in Kuala Lumpur and seeing the biggest advertisement hoarding ever on a busy street, displaying Brad Pitt's smiling face. It was terrifying, breathtaking and beautiful all at the same time. He loomed over the busy traffic on a main street like a beatific Buddha, blessing the populace below.
Anyway, I digress. The point is that, when you think of film star power, many people associate it with Hollywood and its stable of talent. And that would be wrong, as there are many movie stars globally who, in fact, can claim equal star wattage or even greater,...
- 10/7/2010
- Den of Geek
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