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Sonoda Kenji's The Sakura of Madness

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David Z. Morris University of South Florida

September 06, 2012

Sonoda Kenji's The Sakura of Madness nationalism Japan Hip Hop Cinema Week Fascism Curator's Note Kyouki no Sakura (2002) is a hugely compelling film from Japan, directed by Sonoda Kenji from a novel by Hikita Kunio. The focus of the film is a t ...

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Thanks for calling attention to this

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Aaron Dickinson Sachs Saint Mary's College of California

Thursday, September 6, 2012 — 8:12 pm

rightist politics would seem to undercut or at least problematize this assertion. I'd like to know ...

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Re: Kung Fu and Cowboys: Hip Hop Cinema in the 1970s?

More of a suggestion than a redefinition...

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Cutler Edwards UC San Diego

Friday, September 7, 2012 — 11:57 pm

provide all the answers for revolution to be radical, but it does have to provide--at least for me--some ...

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Working Out The Kinks: Perceived Pilot Quality in Contemporary Network Comedy

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Cory Barker Bradley University

September 10, 2012

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67/100. Ken Tucker noted that the show is worth watching "for a few more episodes at least ... with other actors and with the writing staff. The beginning of season one builds from writers' ... stumble in the beginning. Issues are part of the growing pains it takes to get to greatness. Does that ...

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Re: Working Out The Kinks: Perceived Pilot Quality in Contemporary Network Comedy

Thanks for the comments

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Cory Barker Bradley University

Monday, September 10, 2012 — 3:22 pm

from the beginning, so it's more of a consistent path. And if it's terrible, then it seems to ...

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Dance, Girl, Dance!: Performance & Class Mobility in Disney’s Shake It Up

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Morgan Blue The University of Texas at Austin

September 11, 2012

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Dance, Girl, Dance!: Performance & Class Mobility in Disney’s Shake It Up TV Pilots Shake It Up performance girls Disney dance class Curator's Note In the first few minutes of the pilot for Disney Channel sitcom Shake It Up, lead characters, Rock ...

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Re: Dance, Girl, Dance!: Performance & Class Mobility in Disney’s Shake It Up

Thanks, Cory. This is an

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Morgan Blue The University of Texas at Austin

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 — 10:26 pm

begin to address your question about youth and performance. In particular, Vares and Jackson's work ...

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The Pilot's Pilot

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Noel Kirkpatrick Unaffiliated

September 12, 2012

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The Pilot's Pilot TV Pilots media industries Buffy the Vampire Slayer Batman: The Animated Series Curator's Note Television pilots are expensive, time-consuming, and can mean a significant investment for studios and networks. Pitches and scripts ...

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