Category Archives: Chapter 8

Star Wars Episode II – Attack of the Clones as a tribute to the films of Ridley Scott

Posted on March 9, 2012 by admin

I’ve been rewatching the Star Wars prequels riding the exercise bike at night lately, and after finishing Episode II – Attack of the Clones, I’m reminded of a couple things. First, for me Attack of the Clones is by far the … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 8 – Pre-Code Movies

Posted on March 5, 2012 by admin

When we think of movies of the Black and White era, we generally think of them being regulated by the Production Code (also known as the Hays Code) that kept immoral material out of the movies.  Among the requirements were … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 8 – Silent Movies

Posted on February 29, 2012 by admin

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 →

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Questioning the Oscars

Posted on February 27, 2012 by admin

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 →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on February 23, 2012 by admin

I’ve been so busy putting up links to go with the upcoming 4th edition to Mass Communication: Living in a Media World that I haven’t had time to question anything lately.  So here we go: Does Seinfeld’s Jason Alexander pay … Continue reading →

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Cool Things From My Tumblr

Posted on January 26, 2012 by admin

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 →

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Three Degrees Separation: Jon Huntsman to Ron Paul to Ridley Scott’s Alien prequel Prometheus

Posted on January 6, 2012 by admin

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 →

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A New Year in the Media World

Posted on January 2, 2012 by admin

A few thoughts from across the Interwebs on the new year: Will election year politics cause you to unfriend old friends from Facebook? I don’t know about unfriending, but I’ve been known to hide posts…. HT Romenesko. No flying cars … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 7 – Girl Walk: Girl Talk’s All Day: The Movie

Posted on December 15, 2011 by admin

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 below, but … Continue reading →

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Aliens on Ice!

Posted on December 1, 2011 by admin

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.  

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