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Italian Native Americans and German Japanese: The Probable Importance of Verisimilitude in Casting

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Hilary

Perhaps it doesn’t matter, perhaps it does. But no matter how good the acting ability of the players in movies and television, ranging from many of the characters in the 1935 movie Charlie Chan in Egypt to the character Gwen … Continue reading →

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Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh: Best Martial Arts Movie Team Ever!!

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Hilary

Chan and Yeoh are the Astair and Rogers of martial arts movies and I just thought it was worth mentioning. Continue reading →

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Television Was Theater, Television is Cinema

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Hilary

More often than not, those discussing the history of television tend to focus on changes in social content or technology. Interesting though those topics may be, my thoughts linger on the change in style and presentation. Continue reading →

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Favorite Versions of A Christmas Carol

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Hilary

A Christmas Carol has been adapted as a film so many times, it seems almost impossible to count. Everyone has a few of them they like more than the others. Here are three of my favorites: Continue reading →

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The British Invasion . . . of American Television

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Hilary

Watching as much television as I do, I’ve noticed what seems to be turning into an enormous trend: British actors (and some actresses) playing Americans in American TV shows. Continue reading →

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My Top 13 Halloween Movies!

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Hilary

The spooky season is upon us once again! For cineastes, that means putting together a marathon of films to watch on Halloween. In keeping with the festivities, I’ve decided to start a tradition on this blog of listing my top 13 movies to watch on Halloween. This year, I’m listing my top 13 comedic Halloween movies: Continue reading →

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You’re a Film Student? Go See a Play!

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Hilary

Among some film academicians, there seems to be a strange attitude that film and theater are completely different and unrelated to one another. Quite to the contrary…. Continue reading →

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