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It appears that SCMS has started sending out acceptance notices for this year’s conference. I’m happy to report that my panel, focusing on media industries issues, has been accepted. I’ll be talking about some of the recent debate about DVD rentals, in particular Netflix and ...
Drama
I’m still processing much of the discussion that took place at this week’s American Democracy Project eCitizenship conference. The conference, which brought together representatives from approximately universities, was a welcome opportunity to engage with others on how social media ...
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I’ve been thinking about the Twilight series quite a bit lately. No, I haven’t developed a thing for vampires or Kristen Stewart, although my girlfriend’s daughter, Yasmine, is a huge fan of the series (and I happen to think that Stewart is a talented young actress). ...
Drama
New Moon
Twilight
The Promotion
Kristen Stewart
Via Anne Thompson, an amusing little video that compiles scenes from movies where characters mention the movie’s title. Pretty fun in a fannish, film geeky, sort of way.
In other news, I’m hoping to get back into a regular blogging schedule soon. My attention has been pretty ...
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A couple of quick notes to prevent the blog from going completely dormant: First, I’ve just returned from Portland, where I attended the “ What is Film? ” conference sponsored by the University of Oregon. I had some good intentions of blogging some (or all) of the conference, ...
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Because I wrote my senior thesis and MA thesis on various Faulkner novels (and because I still love teaching pretty much anything by Faulkner when I get the chance), I’ve been curious for years to see the 1959 Martin Ritt adaptation of The Sound and the Fury. Now, thanks to the power of ...
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Quentin Tarantino
I haven’t written as much lately about political mashups, in part because the 2008 election cycle has passed. But two recent ads by the Democrats have sought to exploit the rhetoric of some of the Apple ads to support Democratic candidates for Senate and the House:
The GOP Plan , by ...