Televised Media, Civic Discourse, and the RNC

Televised Media, Civic Discourse, and the RNC

In 1996, then-President Bill Clinton signed the Telecommunications Act, which was the first significant overhaul of telecommunications law in more than sixty years, representing the…

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Future of Film is in Gaming

Future of Film is in Gaming

In Hamlet on the Holodeck, Janet Murray says that, “The kaleidoscopic power of the computer allows us to tell stories that more truly reflect our…

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The New Paradigm of Eastern Hollywood

The New Paradigm of Eastern Hollywood

While economic markers points to China’s economy slowing down, its appetite for films is only forecast to grow. While manufacturing has contracted, the entertainment industry…

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Bojack and Asexuality

Bojack and Asexuality

  In the most recent season of the an animated series Bojack Horseman (created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg and debuted on Netflix in 2014) Bojack’s sidekick…

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Rated R for Retrograde Culture

Rated R for Retrograde Culture

Linklater’s seminal work Boyhood (2014) received an R rating from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPPA) for “sexual references, and for teen drug and alcohol…

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Female Sexuality in Horror

Female Sexuality in Horror

Entering the second week of the 2016 Edinburgh Film Festival I expected to be burned out from the amount of film halfway through the week,…

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Importance of a Good Party

Importance of a Good Party

From La Règle du jeu to Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, the party scene has been a staple of film. They work best when they transcend…

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Validity of Extratextual Content

Validity of Extratextual Content

  By Lee A film is compelling when we trust the information that we’re given. This is why “it was all a dream” plot twists…

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