Posts Tagged ‘ Academy Awards ’

Exploring True/False

March 18, 2014
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Exploring True/False

Each winter, as February becomes March, Columbia, Missouri transforms itself into a grand stage for the True/False film fest, a four-day international nonfiction film festival.
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What Are You Missing? Feb 17-March 2

March 3, 2013
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What Are You Missing? Feb 17-March 2

Ten media news items that you might have missed recently.
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“We Saw Your Misogyny”: The Oscars & Seth MacFarlane

February 27, 2013
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“We Saw Your Misogyny”: The Oscars & Seth MacFarlane

The controversy surrounding Seth MacFarlane's hosting of the 2013 Oscars offers an opportunity to have productive discussions about the role of the media in shaping ideology.
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“Depiction is not Endorsement”: Representing Torture in Zero Dark Thirty

January 22, 2013
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“Depiction is not Endorsement”: Representing Torture in <i>Zero Dark Thirty</i>

Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty has ignited a virtual powder keg of controversy regarding its depictions of the use of torture as a means of getting information during the ten-year hunt for Osama bin Laden. Despite complaints that it justifies the use and effectiveness of torture, the film cannot be dismissed so easily.
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What Are You Missing? Nov 25 – Dec 8

December 9, 2012
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What Are You Missing? Nov 25 – Dec 8

Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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What Are You Missing? Apr 29-May 12

May 13, 2012
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What Are You Missing? Apr 29-May 12

Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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What Are You Missing? March 4-17

March 18, 2012
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What Are You Missing? March 4-17

Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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What Are You Missing? January 15-28

January 29, 2012
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What Are You Missing? January 15-28

Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Red Carpet Tea Leaves & Hollywood Hijinks: Recapping the 2012 Golden Globes

January 17, 2012
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Red Carpet Tea Leaves & Hollywood Hijinks: Recapping the 2012 Golden Globes

The first in our series on awards shows, Matthew Connolly recaps the Golden Globes and considers the duality of their popular function.
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What Are You Missing? January 1-14

January 15, 2012
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What Are You Missing? January 1-14

Your #1 source for Lions Gate news returns with ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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An Oscar for Andy?

November 16, 2011
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An Oscar for Andy?

20th Century Fox is mounting an Oscar campaign for The Planet of the Apes' Andy Serkis. Tama Leaver examines the potential implications of this sort of virtual acting or 'synthespian' (synthetic thespian) performance for our understanding of what it means to act or perform.
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What Are You Missing? Oct 9-22

October 23, 2011
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What Are You Missing? Oct 9-22

Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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