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Monday, April 11, 2011

Isolated as a Whole

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Jeffrey Sconce includes among his five elements of “smart” film style a thematic critique of the white middle class family as a site of m...
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Monday, April 4, 2011

Animating Auteurism: Contemporary Japanese Animator Hayao Miyazaki According to 1950’s Auteur Policy

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In the 1950s, Cahier du Cinema critics were writing about “ la politique des auteurs” , or “ auteur policy”. The central concept of “ la po...

Adventures in Animated Adaptation

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             While exploring adaptation and animation, I will undertake a comparative reading of Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in W...

Lying to Tell the Truth: An Exploration of the Mockumentary "I'm Still Here"

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             While examining the film I’m Still Here (Affleck 2010), which was marketed and promoted as a documentary featuring actor Jo...
Wednesday, March 16, 2011

I am embarrassed to admit it: I like "Twilight"

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An analysis of Ien Ang’s interpretation of the ideology of mass culture and its opponents             Ien Ang explores the ideology of m...
Friday, March 11, 2011

Walter Neff and Travis Bickle

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              In Billy Wilder’s 1944 film Double Indemnity and Martin Scorsese’s 1976 film Taxi Driver , many similarities can be drawn rega...

Body Modifications: Are Tattoos and Body Piercing an Outlet for Expression and Individuality? Or Are These Decisions Permanently Closing Doors?

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              When considering the social impact of body language, attractiveness may have an impact in various settings, including the job ...
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