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$ELLEBRITY: A Documentary Film on the Media and the Price of Celebrity
$ELLEBRITY: A Documentary Film on the Media and the Price of Celebrity
FAME HAS ITS PRICE
Thurs. Jan. 10 and 17, 7:30PM
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Tickets: General Admission, $8/advance, $10/day of show
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Renowned Rock & Roll photographer Kevin Mazur, has pulled together an impressive team for his first feature-length documentary about the changing face of celebrity and the many ways that the media has conveyed, defined, and even demeaned what it means to be famous today.Taking a historical ride through the early days of Hollywood and the rise of the paparazzi, $ellebrity explores how fame has changed from the highly-structured studio system to the current free-for-all press and paparazzi frenzy.
Candid interviews with Jennifer Aniston, Elton John, Jennifer Lopez, Salma Hayek, Sara Jessica Parker, and Kid Rock among others, help to give a glimpse into the lives of those on the front lines of our increasingly obsessive world of pop culture celebrity.
Fame is now a national pastime, it is what millions of us follow, believe in and seemingly what we care about most - as well as a billion dollar-a-year industry. But what does our intense fascination with celebrity say about us? And how much is too high a price to pay for our own curiosity run rampant? $ellebrity captures the free-for-all of pop culture today and the ever-changing face of fame.
Running Time: 90 mins
“A true crowd-pleaser…” – Austin Chronicle
“Great film!” – AJ Hammer of CNN