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  From Editing to Découpage, and from Classical to Modern Cinema

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  Dudley Andrew Yale University

  April 29, 2024

  once she steps outside their middle-class home, she visibly puts on airs, aiming for acceptance by the ...
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  Between Fact and Fiction: Reading Rasoulof’s The Seed of the Sacred Fig as Documentary

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  Michelle Quay Brown University

  February 26, 2025

  doesn’t have a strong sense of narrative and somehow manages to confuse the story with outside voices that ...
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  Decaying Youth: Sonic Storytelling in The Substance 

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  Christopher Lizza Georgia State University

  April 08, 2025

  Elisabeth's detached puddle of a head being the final remains outside on the street. Elisabeth’s head sloshes, ...
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  Re: Timing Effects in "Many Worlds Mario"

  "A Best-of-All-Possible-Worlds Recording"

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  Eric LeMay Ohio University

  Monday, May 10, 2010 — 3:57 pm

  Thanks, Christopher, for starting off the week with this interesting post.  As I watched the compression of the Mario's 134 attempts to make it through the level, it occurred to me that this recording tool also illustrates a common critique leveled a ...
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  Re: A History of Violence: politics, profits, and the changing face of the WWE

  Shane Could Possibly Comment...

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  Bryce McNeil Georgia State University

  Monday, August 16, 2010 — 7:19 pm

  ...on what element of "gets what's coming to him" heat "the Ultimate Fighter" (the Spike! reality-based show) adds to UFC.   One could argue that former WWE performer Brock Lesnar has worked that type of heat better than anyone.  H ...
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  Re: Swinging the Pendulum of Black Pop Culture Feminism

  other possibilities?

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  Chuck Kleinhans JUMP CUT: a review of contemporary media

  Thursday, September 4, 2014 — 8:05 am

  I'm not in good position to discuss Kerry Washington's image because I stopped watching Scandal around the third episode of season 1, but it seems like her star image is much stronger than the plot vehicle she's given to work with. What the ...
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  Re: Crooked White House

  Another possibility?

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  Ellen Hay Augustana College

  Wednesday, September 25, 2019 — 8:39 pm

  I wonder if Mike Pence could play the character of Ed de Haviland. It seems like a lack of integrity and unlimited loyalty are a part of this vice-president's (and probably others) DNA. ...
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  The Last Lion King of Scotland

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  Davis Jung Brown University

  April 12, 2007

  5 comments

  The Last Lion King of Scotland Africa representation stereotyping mashup praxis Lion King Last King of Scotland Must Love Jaws Ten Things I Hate About Commandments deconstruction Curator's Note With the age of the internet and such websites as YouTub ...
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  YouTube, Presidential Debates, & YouRhetoric

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  Dave Parry University of Texas at Dallas

  October 10, 2007

  3 comments

  YouTube, Presidential Debates, & YouRhetoric Youtube politics President participation digital citizenship debates Kennedy/Nixon rhetoric election Curator's Note Mass Media has often played a crucial role in how we elect our politicians, and speci ...
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  (Re)Claiming Space in the Kids Cable Game: Discovery, Hasbro, and The Hub

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  Lindsay H. Garrison University of Wisconsin, Madison

  October 26, 2010

  2 comments

  (Re)Claiming Space in the Kids Cable Game: Discovery, Hasbro, and The Hub Hasbro Discovery Networks children's television cable television branding Curator's Note Earlier this month, Discovery Kids officially became The Hub, a new channel formed ...

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