Amelie Hastie
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Re: Body Body Body
haunting bodies
Thank you, Sean. I think the film is haunted particularly by history-- the history of the franchise, the fictional character's "history," and the absences within and around the film's history (as in its relative inattention to black Am ... -
Fathers
Hannah, this is such a terrific focus (and I especially appreciate the link to *Fruitvale* and Oscar's role as dad). I'd love to hear what you'd have to say about the thread of father-son duos across the film-- the "padman" and hi ... -
Legitimacy
What a beautifully poignant piece, Rebecca! So many wonderful points. I'd love to hear you say more about Donny's complex class identity (and Bianca's as well). Adopted into class privilege, he enters back into a world where men box because ... -
ATVs
Sean, I'm interested in your economic analysis of the film, but I have a couple of questions. First, do you find this critique one that the film itself is making, or do you find it emerging out of the margins of the film? And secondly, why do you see ... -
Coogler
There's a beautiful piece on this scene and Coogler in TIME by Ta-Nehisi Coates that I just saw this afternoon. http://time.com/4299688/ryan-coogler-2016-time-100/ ... -
Sean, thanks so much for this
Sean, thanks so much for this extension of your post. I think I better understand what your are getting at, and of course I can see those complexities intertwined in the name of austerity. It seems to me any film could ultimately be called reductive-- esp ... -
legacies
What a wonderfully taut and dense post, Glen! You've managed to attend to so many rich ideas in this very rich film. I'm particularly drawn to your claim that "in relinquishing authorial control over his star image – *Creed* is the first of ... -
Beautifully put, Glen! He
Beautifully put, Glen! He learns to fight from his dad in a way by watching the videos, but then takes on his dad as his opponent when he boxes against him. So smart of you to say he must become Rocky to become Creed while still being Johnson. I just love ... -
re-enactments
Hi Jules, What a lot of suggestive ideas here! I agree with you in particular about the re-enactments on "news" shows (especially, as I imagine you're referring, in those ones that are an hour-long and dedicated to one horrible crime). In a ... -
encounters
Great piece, Derek. I like the attention to the professional sans personal life on these series (I feel like that divide reaches its apex on Law & Order). You're right-- on CSI Catherine's personal life is the one we get repeated glimpses in ...