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Re: A Failure of Imagination: The role of disability in AVATAR

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010 — 4:36 pm

differently abled bodies in cinema," you seem to have hope for the possibilities that CGI offers the ... genre. I'm keen to hear any thoughts you'd be up for sharing about the possible successes of ...

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The World in Action

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Mark Gallagher University of Nottingham

August 11, 2010

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The World in Action violence transnational masculinity Jija Yanin action film Curator's Note Well into the summer action-movie season, Hollywood’s prestige fare such as Iron Man 2 and Robin Hood may be a distant memory as such genre staples as The A- ...

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The ones who don't make it

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Jennifer Proctor University of Michigan-Dearborn

Thursday, August 12, 2010 — 1:45 am

The interesting flip side to this post is those actors who seem poised to become the next action ...

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The Body That Can't Win

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Matt Thomas University of Iowa

August 13, 2010

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The Body That Can't Win The Expendables the body Stallone Rocky Rambo masculinity action Curator's Note Sylvester Stallone’s body used to be relatively ordinary looking. Carl Weathers is the superior physical specimen in Rocky (1976) and Rocky ...

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Re: The Body That Can't Win

Thanks, Yvonne, for your

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Matt Thomas University of Iowa

Friday, August 13, 2010 — 2:56 pm

could be interesting though.) Perhaps Stallone's body illustrates the dark side of makeover ...

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A History of Violence: politics, profits, and the changing face of the WWE

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David Ray Carter Film Critic

August 16, 2010

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A History of Violence: politics, profits, and the changing face of the WWE WWE violence professional wrestling Curator's Note In 2005, the WWE held the “Judgment Day” pay-per-view, of which the main event between John Cena and JBL is considered one o ...

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Re: A History of Violence: politics, profits, and the changing face of the WWE

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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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