NEWBURGH, Ind., Nov. 19, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- It's the awards season once again, a special time of the year when the best films and actors are recognized by the Academy and the Hollywood Foreign Press.
In a year marred by terrorism and recession, it will be quite interesting to see which movies reflect the year 2001. In "Hollywood Values" (now available through 1stBooks Library) film critic and professor of literature Steven Scheer examines Hollywood's award-winning movies for the past 20 years. How much has Hollywood changed since Steven Spielberg's 1985 classic masterpiece "The Color Purple"?
Scheer offers fascinating and provocative reviews on a variety of films that deal with love, academic freedom, pursuit of justice and heroism, emphasizing the redeeming value of each film. Scheer says movies are not just works of art but also colorful snapshots of realities and human emotions. He asks, "Have you ever wondered why so many people see so many different things in movies?"
A question he himself answers when he confronts movie critic Michael Medved over the blockbuster movie "Titanic." Medved described the film as being a corrupt movie about an old woman who got laid in the back seat of a car. In response, Scheer says, "Movies can teach us a great deal about the world and about ourselves, provided we watch them with an open mind rather than with a 'rejective' imagination."
In "Hollywood Values," the movie industry finds an ally in Steven Scheer. Scheer deserves not just a box of popcorn, but also a front row seat at the Oscars, surrounded by the stars and celebrities who continue to provide entertainment to a highly diverse world.
Scheer also highlights some classic and contemporary films such as "The Age of Innocence," "Fargo," "American Beauty," "Erin Brockovich," "Dead Poets Society" and "Patch Adams." He is currently working on a book on the development of romantic love in Europe and America titled "Love & Death & Sex & Marriage."
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