BBC America’s campaign to earn the Orphan Black actress a nomination comes at a time when the Academy's traditional logics are being challenged by new spaces for Emmy campaigning.
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Current Events
Send in the Clones: Tatiana Maslany vs. The Emmy Awards
E3 Preview: Big Changes for the Gaming Industry
E3 begins this week and with it will come more news on Sony and Microsoft's new consoles. What might we learn and how will it change the entire gaming industry?
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Paul Thomas Anderson’s Inherent Vices?
Casting news on Paul Thomas Anderson's 'Inherent Vice' leads to a reflection on his past work, authorship, and his own inherent vices.
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What Are You Missing?: Cannes Film Festival Edition
From prix winners to distribution deals, here are 10 Cannes-related items you may have missed over the past two weeks.
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Steven Soderbergh’s Spectacular Un-Retirement
Although prolific filmmaker Steven Soderbergh claims the new HBO hit, Behind the Candelabra will be his last, the director has been busy at work setting the stage for his second act as a TV/stage director-painter-novelist-t-shirt entrepreneur and headphone designer-hyphenate.
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The Post-Closet Politics of Smash
Love-hated by many Smash fans though he was, the character of Ellis disrupted hegemonic thinking about sexuality by remaining undefined and uninterested in defining -- something unfortunately "corrected" in the second and final season.
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Teach Hacks: How to Capture and Save Broadcast
The question I’m often asked by people afraid of the ephemerality of broadcast is: How do I record television? And how do I save what I’ve recorded for posterity? Here are my practical steps with relevant hardware suggestions.
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Superman IV: The Quest for Peace and the Low-Budget Superhero Film
The imminent release of Man of Steel on June 14 begs a reflection of 1987's overlooked installment, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.
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In the Beginning Was the Word
Recent episodes of Doctor Who and Supernatural take up the narrative of storyteller as God, raising questions about our fascination with the auteur.
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What Are You Missing? Apr 28 – May 11
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Letterman’s “Stooge of the Night” and Late Night Politics
Within the context of network late night television, David Letterman's shaming of senators opposed to gun control is startlingly bold.
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The Power of Women’s Voices in The Great Gatsby
The female voices on The Great Gatsby's soundtrack channel the hard-won feminist power of past generations.
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The Deanna Durbin Cult
The figure of the recently passed Deanna Durbin (1921-2013) is fascinating today because of how it embodies a sensibility within stardom: the cult of the child star.
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All My Commodities: Valuing the Online Soap Opera
Prospect Park’s soap opera strategy tests traditional conceptions of televisual value within an evolving space of digital distribution.
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What Are You Missing? April 14-April 27
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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