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Link Ch. 3 – Revisiting Re-imagined Disney Princesses
Several years ago, illustrator Jeffrey Thomas posted several incredibly twisted re-imagined Disney princesses/heroines that immediately went viral on the Interwebs. I’ve loved his images, especially the zombie Little Mermaid and the evil-eyes Snow White. Now Thomas has released a series … Continue reading
Posted in Book Link, Chapter 3
Tagged Because I can, Disney, movies
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George Carlin and Movie Trailers
In my Global Media Literacy class I’ve been showing and talking about several videos I’ve had around for some time. Thought I would share them with you this morning. We’ve been talking about how movie trailers can set an emotional … Continue reading
Questions Worth Asking – James Bond Edition
Is Skyfall the best James Bond movie so far? Rotten Tomatoes gives it 91 percent fresh critic rating, but some people think it veres a little too close to some recent action thrillers. Which leads to the next question: Is … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 8
Tagged James Bond, movies, questions
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Chapter 8 – Movie links
Here are the links to the silent films we looked at in class this week. Great very early examples. A great scene from Singing in the Rain that illustrates the difficulty in moving from silent to talking films. Another great … Continue reading
Girl Talk & Girl Walk Links
Here are links to posts talking about mashup artist Gregg Gillis’s performances as Girl Talk, and of the great dance film Girl Walk // All Day. Link Ch. 7 – Meet Girl Talk’s Gregg Gillis Link Ch. 7 – Girl … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 7
Tagged copyright, Girl Talk, legal issues, long tail media, movies, music
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Are phone apps ancillary markets for movies?
I would think so. Questions on Twitter today from students using Mass Communication: Living in a Media World:
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 8
Tagged movies, phone apps, social media, twitter
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And we are back with new Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)
After a month or so summer break, Living in a Media world is back with some fresh Questions Worth Asking (Maybe) Will there be an all-female group of Expendables in the third outing? Please, please, please, with Helen Mirren at … Continue reading
Link Ch. 10 – UbuWeb
UbuWeb has collections of avant-garde films, music, and audio recordings. Please note that this site can contain material some people would find offensive. This may contain some of the longest of the long-tail media…. UbuWeb This is the overall site. … Continue reading
Posted in Book Link, Chapter 10
Tagged audio, avant-gaurde, long tail media, movies
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Link Ch. 8 – The Bechdel Test
There are lots of movies with great relationships between men. There are a number of movies with interesting roles for women. But how many movies out there feature multiple major female characters who interact with each other? That’s the question … Continue reading
Questioning The Hunger Games
So the movie of The Hunger Games is out, and it’s been an enormous success. Here are some questions the movie might raise: That whole death lottery things seems familiar. Haven’t I read that kind of story before? Yes, in … Continue reading