Tanine Allison
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Science fiction?
Thanks for the thought-provoking post. I haven't thought much about music video, since it seemed like it both faded away (as MTV shifted toward reality and other programming) and also became ubiquitous ("MTV-style editing" was everywhere, e ... -
Race, gender, and class
John, I've really enjoyed reading your original post and all of the comments. Really, there's so much there, both in the film and in your post, to unpack! I was highly entertained by the remake and enjoyed the homages/references to the '84 ... -
American soldiers as "Hulks"?
I am compelled by your concepts of "radically mutative politics" and the simulataneously progressive and catastrophic qualities of politics today. I wonder how this plays out, though, against the background of American foreign policy and the &qu ... -
Re-branding
Thanks for your response, Michael. I definitely think that the use of particular terms is part of this branding and re-branding on the part of the studios and producers. I'm also interested in how the fan culture of special effects (and their auteurs ... -
Odessa Steps
A really thought-provoking post. I wonder if you could elaborate on your footnote about how the Odessa steps were constructed to create an optical illusion. Are you referring to montage or to set construction (or both)? ... -
New names for old effects
I'm really looking forward to the essays this week, and I appreciate how you have framed the exploration of special effects in terms of the hybridity of "old" and "new." I'm also glad you brought our attention to this short & ... -
Behind the scenes...
Thanks, Matt, for the thoughtful post about movie trailers. Indeed, part of the fun of the summer movie season for me is all of the trailers that I'll get to see. Often the trailers--condensing the film's most moving, exciting, or funny moments- ... -
Pre-production diaries
I didn't know that Lucas was at the forefront of the online preproduction diary, but I'm not surprised, considering all the other firsts associated with Star Wars! ... -
Nostalgia for the Cold War
What a thought-provoking post. I've been thinking of these films as being nostalgic for the Cold War, when at least there was a clear enemy and threat for the U.S. to define itself against. This appears to be an update from the adventure and comic-bo ... -
Absolutely...
What surprises me is not the military's collaboration with the entertainment industry, which is nothing new, but the brazen, heavy-handed, and rather awkward use of cross-promotional movie advertising to get their message across. I found the connec ...