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  Execute Minute 47: On Star Wars Wars

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  Daniel Reynolds Emory University

  December 14, 2015

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  displays the brightest layer for each pixel. It begins with six simultaneous opening text crawls, ... 132.8 minutes, so the 47th minute comes very near the beginning of the average Star Wars film’s second ...
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  Carrie Fisher Sent Me

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  Tanya D. Zuk, Ph.D. Georgia State University

  September 14, 2017

  1 comment

  reasons, not the least of which is its underlying ideology to resist oppression, but perhaps, more ...
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  Heroes, Sidekicks, and Powerful Love

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  Lisa Perks Nazareth College

  December 17, 2014

  3 comments

  Heroes, Sidekicks, and Powerful Love Star Wars sidekicks love Lord of the Rings Heroes harry potter Curator's Note The word sidekick connotes unequal power relations: sidekicks are a hero’s support staff, his or her assistants. A closer analysis of t ...
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  Carrie Fisher and the ageless princess

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  Mariana Lins Federal University of Pernambuco

  September 15, 2017

  2 comments

  Carrie Fisher and the ageless princess ageism Carrie Fisher feminism princess Leia Star Wars Curator's Note The long awaited comeback of Carrie Fisher in "Star Wars- The Force Awakens", in 2015, was greatly celebrated by the fans of the sag ...
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  No Questions Asked

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  J.D. Connor USC School of Cinematic Arts

  October 21, 2020

  5 comments

  workers. “Team,” Josh D’Amaro begins his letter to people who no longer are. [6] News coverage emphasizes ...
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  The Following Post Has Been Approved for All Audiences

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  Matt Thomas University of Iowa

  June 13, 2011

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  The Following Post Has Been Approved for All Audiences previews Star Wars The Contemporary Summer Blockbuster The Matrix trailers Curator's Note It’s hard to overstate the frenzy the first trailer for The Phantom Menace whipped people into when it ap ...