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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Perspectives
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace and the Low-Budget Superhero Film
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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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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Creating is Collecting
The culture of contemporary baseball card collecting is an excellent example of how creativity can serve as a satisfying replacement for traditional economic incentives.
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Call for Papers: TV and TV Studies in the 21st Century
A conference to bring together established and emerging scholars from around the globe to discuss the future of television and television studies.
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Aereo and “Free” Broadcasting
Considering the larger historical context of the broadcasters' objections to Aereo, how might this case reflect how broadcasters are revising their commitment to "free" television?
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Dolby Atmos: What You Hear
If Atmos or a similar system were to become the industry standard, questions arise as to how its potential aesthetic might shape the way films sound and look.
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#1ReasonToBe and Many Reasons To Still Worry
One of this year's key stories is how the industry deals with difference and inclusivity, both for developers and for the industry as a whole.
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Missionary for the Movies: Remembering Roger Ebert
Roger showed that popular film criticism could be an intellectually honorable enterprise—more than that, a calling.
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E-distribution gets “Weird” in Canada
Distribution remains a challenge for many artists and labels, and this initiative creates a much-needed resource that can allow artists to more easily sustain creative autonomy.
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The Future of Media Production?
The idea of user-supported media production extends beyond Kickstarter, as technology continues to offer more areas for direct audience support and participation.
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Diagnosis: Media Amnesia (and Education)
The cycle of obsession and disavowal over new media creates “media amnesia," whereby the promise of yet-another new technology restarts the dialogue on its perceived potential without a thorough investigation into the previous medium’s “failures.”
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“Fell in Love with a Song”: Squaresville and the Intimate Collective
"You know how sometimes when you're really really focused...you forget that you're a person? You forget that anything exists at all?"
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