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Tag Archives: Film Theory
Where’s All the Good TV Gone?
The Situation With the preponderance of “reality” shows, game shows, and just poorly written primetime soap operas masquerading as sit-coms and ‘dramas,’ it’s getting increasingly difficult to find more than a couple of shows worth watching. Even I (who used … Continue reading
Posted in Comparative Analysis, Trend-Spotting
Tagged Film Theory, Screenwriting, television, TV, Web Video
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The Spontaneous Precipitation of Fairy Tale Rip offs
At first the sudden appearance TV shows like Grimm and Once Upon a Time seemed fallout from the not one but two movies about Snow White made in the last year or so. But that was only the beginning. Now … Continue reading
Posted in Comparative Analysis, List, Trend-Spotting
Tagged antihero, Antiheroes, Critical Analysis, Critical essay, Disney, Fairytale, film, Film Theory, industry, Screenwriting, television, TV, Vampires
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How to Remember Movies Fondly, Even When They Stink
Try watching a few movies you only saw once or twice when you were a kid and see how well you remember them. Not only will you remember them differently than other people, but you might have even rewritten the … Continue reading
Posted in Trend-Spotting, Uncategorized
Tagged Critical Analysis, Critical essay, film, film student, Film Theory, movie, movie review, Movies, Screenwriting
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What is Feminist Media?
There seem to be several different definitions for the term “feminist cinema,” (or TV, as the case may be). To some, unfortunately, it means films with self-proclaimed “bitches” who spend an hour-and-a-half man-bashing, complaining about cosmetics/shaving and other methods of hair removal/magazine … Continue reading
Posted in Comparative Analysis, Review, Trend-Spotting, Uncategorized
Tagged Critical Analysis, Critical essay, feminism, film, Film Theory, industry, movie, movie review, Movies, Semantics
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Where Are All the Christmas Movies?
In going to watch a movie the other day, I noticed a distinct lack of holiday/Christmas movies in theaters. There are about two that I know of (Arthur Christmas and A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas), but other than … Continue reading
Posted in Trend-Spotting
Tagged film, Film Theory, Holiday, industry, movie, Movies, Screenwriting
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Lost in Translation: Are Insufficient Subtitles Robbing Unilingual Viewers of Potential Enjoyment?
Last year, when I took my first semester of Spanish, I began to notice that I could tell what Spanish-speaking characters were saying some of the time in the movies and television shows I was watching. Unfortunately, I was able … Continue reading
Posted in Comparative Analysis, Review, Uncategorized
Tagged Critical Analysis, Critical essay, film, Film Theory, Foreign films, industry, International films, movie, Movies, Subtitles, television, TV
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Date Night Should Have Been Titled “Two Sketch Comedians On The Town”
The 2010 movie Date Night was an interesting attempt at portraying a boring, middle aged, suburban couple caught in a comedic maelstrom of intrigue and adventure. Unfortunately, it’s pretty clear that the writer (whose only other credits are a horror … Continue reading
Posted in Review
Tagged acting, Critical Analysis, Critical essay, film, Film Theory, movie, movie review, Movies, Screenwriting, Steve Carell, Tina Fey
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Some Shows Are Only Good When You’re Tired
Since television became available for streaming over the internet, I’ve realized something that was impossible to notice when I used to watch TV on a programmed schedule. There were a few shows, which shall remain nameless, that I used to … Continue reading
Posted in Comparative Analysis, Trend-Spotting
Tagged Critical Analysis, Critical essay, film, Film Theory, movie, Movies, psychology, regulatory depletion, Screenwriting, television, TV
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A Modern Perspective on King Lear
Just a few brief thoughts. . . In watching the 1984 TV version of King Lear last week, it occurred to me that this story would take on quite a different interpretation in modern times. Perhaps it’s over-simplified, but as … Continue reading
Posted in Comparative Analysis, Trend-Spotting
Tagged acting, adaptation, British, Critical Analysis, Critical essay, film, Film Theory, industry, movie, movie review, Movies, remake, Screenwriting, Shakespeare, television, theater, TV
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The Disappearance of the Wide-Eyed, Idealistic Hero
In the last decade, mass media in the United States has seen many changes in the way characters and stories are written. One change which I consider to be particularly unfortunate is the gradual, yet rapid, decline in the use … Continue reading
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Tagged Antiheroes, Capra, Critical Analysis, Critical essay, film, film student, Film Theory, hero, industry, movie, movie review, Movies, Mulder, Screenwriting, Semantics, Superheroes, television, TV
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