Author Archives: Ralph Hanson

Celebrate the 4th of July with Neil Finn singing about dogs

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Ralph Hanson

So I’m trying to be back in the habit of posting weekly to the blog, and I’m also trying to finish up my grading for my summer class, so I’m going to cheat and just post two Neil Finn (of … Continue reading →

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Everyone’s Gone to the Movies

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Ralph Hanson

We’re headed into the heart of summer, and that makes this a great time to talk about the movies. Film composer James Horner dies in plane crash James Horner, best known for his score for Titanic, died earlier this week from … Continue reading →

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Students in Lexington, Neb. revive local movie theater

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Ralph Hanson

If you grow up or live in a small town, you know how important it is to have a local movie theater.  Your theater is a place for people in the community to get together and have fun.  It’s a … Continue reading →

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Everything is a Remix – “Wagon Wheel” Edition

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Ralph Hanson

I just went to see the band Old Crow Medicine Show about a week ago, and and I highly recommend seeing them if you have the chance. They are particularly famous for the song “Wagon Wheel.”  Wait a minute, is … Continue reading →

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And We’re Back – Questions Worth Asking

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Ralph Hanson

You still here? Yes! I realize it’s been a scant spring of living in a media world this spring, but I’m hoping to get back on a more regular schedule of posting. I have been busy over on Twitter, however.  You … Continue reading →

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How “Little Shop of Horrors” would have ended if Disney hadn’t forced a change

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Ralph Hanson

If you’ve ever had me for class, you know that as much of a Disney fan as I can be (Love Big Hero Six and Wreck It Ralph), I really hate what the studio has done to some classic stories. … Continue reading →

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TBT – Siskel & Ebert talk about the movies

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Ralph Hanson

This is a reposting (with slight editing) of a post from four years ago.  Hard for me to come to terms with the fact that this presentation is from 20 years ago! My JMC 406 commentary class is going to … Continue reading →

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Movie Links for my Media Literacy Students

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Ralph Hanson

We’ve been talking about the movies this week in my media literacy class, and I’ve shown a range of video clips, but there are even more clips that I haven’t had time to show.  So here are links to a … Continue reading →

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Columnists for your reading pleasure

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Ralph Hanson

Here are links to a number of columnists and columnist index pages from newspapers around the country for my JMC 406 commentary writing students, and anyone else who’s interested.  It has previously been published here in somewhat different form. National … Continue reading →

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Apple’s big announcement – oh yeah, and the Apple Watch

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Ralph Hanson

Everyone in the tech press is spending enormous numbers of electrons on the new Apple watch announced today.  Except it was really announced several months ago.  It will talk to your iPhone, it will track your activity, it will help … Continue reading →

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