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Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival

Published on August 15, 2018 in Film & TV by Guest Contributor

The documentary genre is often overlooked, a shame given that there are so many beautiful and informative stories told in the documentary format. Recently Amanda LaFevers caught up with some films (and filmmakers) at the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival. It turned out to be a rip-roaring event all around. The 26th annual Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, the oldest documentary film festival in the country, took place in historic downtown Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas. Documentary fans flock to Hot Springs from surrounding cities and states every year to experience new documentaries and meet the amazing filmmakers behind these…

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The Rise of Women in Star Wars

Published on August 14, 2018 in Film & TV by Nikita Ross

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away an adventure that would go on to inspire generations was born. The original Star Wars movies boasted great male protagonists and antagonists. While the past film and television adaptations included an assortment of intriguing female characters, it’s only within the two most recent movies that we’ve seen women take center stage. How have these female characters evolved over time from subplots in a larger story to inspirational powerhouses with stories of their own? Leia Organa Leia is undoubtedly the most iconic female in the entire Star Wars canon, and perhaps…

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Untamable Wildalone: Brigitte Bardot and the Emancipation of Female Individuality

Published on September 28, 2017 in Arts & Culture/Dance/Fashion/Film & TV/Lifestyle/Noteworthy by Julieta Kaludova

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She would grow up to be regarded as “the most beautiful woman in the world.” But most importantly she would become the representative of modern-day femininity; the first to break through the many restrictive cultural and societal codes that applied to the women of her day.

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Game of Thrones Reflections: The True Purpose of Daenerys Stormborn

Published on July 29, 2017 in Film & TV/Speculative by B.G. Reynolds

As we head into the weekend, it’s time to start preparing for the Game of Thrones episode 3. In episode 2, things really started to heat up, and we can only expect the pace to increase.

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Supernatural: Bromance versus Girl Power

Published on March 8, 2017 in Film & TV/Noteworthy/Speculative by Nikita Ross

When Supernatural aired in September 2005, the mission was to produce an anthology-style horror show that followed two brothers on their quest to rid the world of evil.

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Plenty of Glittering Brilliance and Fun from Lady Gaga at Super Bowl 2017

Published on February 6, 2017 in Dance/Film & TV/Music by B.G. Reynolds

It was an incredible performance. Incredible, and memorable. Memorable for Gaga’s space suit that came right out of a B-movie sci-fi flick from the 80s. Amazing for the Cirque de Solei-like acrobatics.

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Polish Literature Meets HBO’s Hit New Series Westworld

Published on January 13, 2017 in Film & TV/In Review/Literature/Speculative by B.G. Reynolds

Coming of Age Under Martial Law (named 2016 Outstanding Academic Title by CHOICE) is а fascinating, in-depth examination of some 30 Polish novels written by the ‘89ers, a generation of writers whose coming of age coincided with the fall of Communism in Poland, and who had to quickly adapt to capitalism and western style democracy.

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Carrie Fisher, dead at 60

Published on December 27, 2016 in Film & TV/Literature by B.G. Reynolds

Carrie Fisher has died. It is a big blow, coming as it does at the end of a year that has seen so many wonderful talents depart this earth. She was 60.

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Wonka Wilder: The Lives and Parallels of Gene Wilder and Willy Wonka

Published on September 5, 2016 in Film & TV/Literature/Noteworthy by B.G. Reynolds

Some actors are consumed by the roles they play. For instance, Jeremy Brett, who played Sherlock Holmes in the 1984 Granada series, was overcome by the part, so much so that at times the obsessive characteristics of the fictional character and the real-life Brett would overlap.

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