Gillian Kelly è specializzata in studi cinematografici e mediatici, con un focus sulla storia antropologica del cinema, in particolare sulle persona stellari costruite e sulle traiettorie di carriera degli interpreti maschili del cinema classico di Hollywood. Il suo lavoro indaga come le carriere filmiche ed extrafilmiche degli attori fossero inserite in contesti industriali e socio-storici più ampi. Attraverso la sua ricerca, approfondisce anche questioni sociali più ampie del loro tempo, come le nozioni mutevoli di mascolinità nelle epoche precedenti e successive alla Seconda Guerra Mondiale. Le sue analisi offrono ai lettori una comprensione più profonda dell'interazione tra le star del cinema, la loro rappresentazione e il clima sociale contemporaneo.
Robert Taylor was a central figure of Hollywood's classical era. In Robert Taylor: Male Beauty, Masculinity, and Stardom in Hollywood, Gillian Kelly investigates the initial construction and subsequent developments of Taylor's star persona across his thirty-five-year career. číst celé
This book presents the first substantial academic study of Tyrone Power and employs a range of approaches, including stardom and genre theory, to reappraise his career from various angles including gender, genre and image. číst celé
The anthology features steamy romance stories, including the headlining tale "Submit for Sex." In this story, Kristy, a disillusioned commercial photographer, has lost faith in love after past disappointments. However, her perspective shifts when she meets Mason, a struggling MMA fighter who stays at her loft during a collaboration on a cologne ad. As they work together, Kristy gradually opens her heart and learns that embracing love and passion is worth the risk, challenging her long-held beliefs about submission in relationships.