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➤ SOURCES
youtu.be/BzKXF0T75ps?si=NhscM7U9KRnEkA6q
bloodknife.com/everyone-beautiful-no-one-horny
youtu.be/p1QjtHycwVY?si=ZxFTWKJB757An_RO
glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/frankenstein-jacob-elordi
newyorker.com/culture/decade-in-review/the-age-of-instagram-face#selection-523.0-538.0
nytimes.com/2026/02/18/movies/casting-oscar-marty-supreme.html
thetimes.com/culture/film/article/nina-gold-casting-oscar-nomination-hamnet-xw7vwvznx
americanfilmmarket.com/do-you-need-a-star-to-get-a-film-into-theaters
instagram.com/reel/DWzwggujnQ6/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
telegraph.co.uk/films/0/jacob-elordi-joseph-quinn-paul-mescal-barry-keoghan
dazeddigital.com/beauty/article/69917/1/we-need-more-normal-looking-people-on-tv-botox-tweakments
nytimes.com/2017/08/16/movies/in-a-body-positive-moment-why-does-hollywood-remain-out-of-step.html
npr.org/2023/09/12/1198888734/barbie-freaks-and-geeks-the-office-casting-director-allison-jones
slate.com/human-interest/2014/02/women-in-hollywood-are-female-executives-to-blame-for-the-industrys-unrealistic-beauty-standards.html
theguardian.com/uk/2003/feb/09/film.filmnews
cbsnews.com/news/hollywood-seeks-new-perfection-imperfection
theguardian.com/uk/2003/feb/09/film.filmnews
npr.org/2023/08/20/1194935838/the-art-of-casting-in-hollywood
Basinger, Jeanine. (2007) The Star Machine
nytimes.com/2025/03/09/arts/merle-oberon-south-asian-hollywood-star.html
jacobin.com/2021/12/film-blockbusters-investors-risk-scorsese-studios
nplusonemag.com/issue-49/essays/casual-viewing
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763416306704
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8983526
Foster, SL. (2008) “‘Where Are You Now?’: Locating the Body in Contemporary Performance”, in M. Bleeker (ed.), Anatomy Live: Performance and the Operating Theatre
people.com/gwyneth-paltrow-timothee-chalamet-skincare-advice-marty-supreme-makeup-11860399
thekit.ca/beauty/celebrity-beauty/saoirse-ronan-lady-bird
vanityfair.com/hollywood/the-designer-of-paul-giamattis-eye-in-the-holdovers-awards-insider
instagram.com/reel/DWUCup1DWoC/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet
nytimes.com/2005/01/27/arts/whats-with-these-faces-today-plastic.html
0:00 - intro
9:40 - the casting process
21:22 - the hollywood star machine
29:32 - why does everyone look the same?
35:37 - conclusion
Head to squarespace.com/minale to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or a domain!
➤ BOOK CLUB / NEWSLETTER
highbrowclub.org
minale.substack.com
➤ PRODUCTION
written by Mina Le, Am Wyckoff, and Madison Huizinga
edited by Charlee Reiff
➤ SOCIALS
Instagram: instagram.com/gremlita
TikTok: tiktok.com/@gremlita
Letterboxd: http://boxd.it/7YgX
➤ CONTACT
Business email: team.minale@iala.com
➤ SOURCES
youtu.be/BzKXF0T75ps?si=NhscM7U9KRnEkA6q
bloodknife.com/everyone-beautiful-no-one-horny
youtu.be/p1QjtHycwVY?si=ZxFTWKJB757An_RO
glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/frankenstein-jacob-elordi
newyorker.com/culture/decade-in-review/the-age-of-instagram-face#selection-523.0-538.0
nytimes.com/2026/02/18/movies/casting-oscar-marty-supreme.html
thetimes.com/culture/film/article/nina-gold-casting-oscar-nomination-hamnet-xw7vwvznx
americanfilmmarket.com/do-you-need-a-star-to-get-a-film-into-theaters
instagram.com/reel/DWzwggujnQ6/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
telegraph.co.uk/films/0/jacob-elordi-joseph-quinn-paul-mescal-barry-keoghan
dazeddigital.com/beauty/article/69917/1/we-need-more-normal-looking-people-on-tv-botox-tweakments
nytimes.com/2017/08/16/movies/in-a-body-positive-moment-why-does-hollywood-remain-out-of-step.html
npr.org/2023/09/12/1198888734/barbie-freaks-and-geeks-the-office-casting-director-allison-jones
slate.com/human-interest/2014/02/women-in-hollywood-are-female-executives-to-blame-for-the-industrys-unrealistic-beauty-standards.html
theguardian.com/uk/2003/feb/09/film.filmnews
cbsnews.com/news/hollywood-seeks-new-perfection-imperfection
theguardian.com/uk/2003/feb/09/film.filmnews
npr.org/2023/08/20/1194935838/the-art-of-casting-in-hollywood
Basinger, Jeanine. (2007) The Star Machine
nytimes.com/2025/03/09/arts/merle-oberon-south-asian-hollywood-star.html
jacobin.com/2021/12/film-blockbusters-investors-risk-scorsese-studios
nplusonemag.com/issue-49/essays/casual-viewing
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763416306704
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8983526
Foster, SL. (2008) “‘Where Are You Now?’: Locating the Body in Contemporary Performance”, in M. Bleeker (ed.), Anatomy Live: Performance and the Operating Theatre
people.com/gwyneth-paltrow-timothee-chalamet-skincare-advice-marty-supreme-makeup-11860399
thekit.ca/beauty/celebrity-beauty/saoirse-ronan-lady-bird
vanityfair.com/hollywood/the-designer-of-paul-giamattis-eye-in-the-holdovers-awards-insider
instagram.com/reel/DWUCup1DWoC/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet
nytimes.com/2005/01/27/arts/whats-with-these-faces-today-plastic.html
0:00 - intro
9:40 - the casting process
21:22 - the hollywood star machine
29:32 - why does everyone look the same?
35:37 - conclusion
