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Tag Archives: movies
Link Ch. 8 – Silent Movies
Here are a collection of links to some great early, early silent film examples, mostly from my Tumblr: Animations of Muybridge people-in-motion images: Note: Most of these contain some nudity. Simple animations Collection of films based on Muybridge images Edison … Continue reading
Questioning the Oscars
Lots of questions to answer about this year’s Oscar telecast! How did this year’s Best Pictures do with the Bechdel Test for Women in Movies? Not so great. Most failed, two were marginal passes, and one made it rock solid. … Continue reading
Cool Things From My Tumblr
I have a Tumblr blog where I post things that amuse me. Here’s a few recent posts that deal with the media world: The crowd sourced version of Star Wars Taken from a huge number of fan-produced films, recreating the … Continue reading
Three Degrees Separation: Jon Huntsman to Ron Paul to Ridley Scott’s Alien prequel Prometheus
How can we connect Jon Huntsman to Ridley Scott’s Alien prequel Prometheus in just three steps? Well, it takes some serious stretching, but it can be done. Follow the tortured logic: Step 1: A New Hampshire based anti-Jon Huntsman ad is circulating … Continue reading
Link Ch. 7 – Girl Walk: Girl Talk’s All Day: The Movie
(Updated 2/17/19) For those of you who are fans of mashup artist Girl Talk, there is a now a fascinating dance film out that is essentially a 71-minute long video for Girl Talk’s latest album All Day. There’s a preview … Continue reading
Posted in Book Link, Chapter 10, Chapter 7, Chapter 8
Tagged copyright, Girl Talk, long tail media, movies
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Aliens on Ice!
I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it. Aliens on Ice! (Yeah, an amateur ice show based on the James Cameron film….) Thanks to Cory Doctorow at BoingBoing for this.
Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)
Can a woman express opinions on the Internet without threats of sexual violence? Laurie Penny has her doubts. Should we be frightened that Harry Potter director David Yates is working on a big screen Dr. Who reboot? Ashamed to say … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 2, Chapter 8
Tagged ethics, media bias?, movies, opinion writing, questions
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Link Ch. 3 – Re-imagined Disney Princesses
Because Halloween is coming up, and because I can…. You may remember a couple of years ago when illustrator Jefrey Thomas gave us an evil take on Disney princesses, such as Zombie Little Mermaid: UPDATE: He did a second round of these … Continue reading
Link Ch. 10 – Everything Is a Remix looks at The Matrix
The folks at Everything is a Remix look at all the cyberpunk quotes in the Matrix movies. The argument at EIAR is not that The Matrix is ripping off previous movies and books, rather that everything in popular culture is … Continue reading
Hitler finds out about the changes to Star Wars on Blu-Ray
I completely blame my editor @dwainsmith for this. To quote Han Solo, “It’s not my fault….” (Note: As usual with the “Hitler finds out about memes, NSFW subtitles)
Posted in Chapter 8, Uncategorized
Tagged movies, Star Wars
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