Archive for September, 2010
Merata Mita (1942-2010) and the Idea of an Accented Pacific Cinema
Konrad Ng / University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
A view into the world of indigenous filmmaking through the life of Merata Mita including reflections on an “accented” approach to Pacific cinema.
Chop Shop, Music Supervision and The Recording Industry’s Possible Futures
Kyle Barnett / Bellarmine University
An analysis of the role of the “music supervisor” in contemporary multimedia American recording industry practices.
Revisiting “The Canadian Conspiracy”
R. Colin Tait / FLOW Staff
Are Canadians taking over Hollywood? Is Canada trying to infiltrate the entertainment industry from within? Colin Tait investigates the “Canadian Conspiracy.”
De-racializing “Deadbeat Dads:” Paternal Involvement in MTV’s Teen Mom
Samuel Jay / University of Denver
A look at MTV’s Teen Mom and how the show transforms the image of “deadbeat dads.”
Modern Family, Glee, and the Limits of Television Liberalism
Alexander Doty / Indiana University
The 2010 Emmy broadcast reveals the tensions of a liberal politics of representation in the shows Glee and Modern Family.
Tricking the Taste Buds: Messages of Deception and Inconvenience in “Healthy” Food
Daren C. Brabham / UNC Chapel Hill
Daren Brabham considers parental and societal bad habits of lying to children to make them eat vegetables.
AIDS, History, and Generation in Brothers & Sisters,
Melanie Kohnen / Georgia Institute of Technology
Investigating the representation of gay culture, past and present, on ABC’s Brothers & Sisters.
“The future, Mr. Gittes. The future”: Next Wave Filmmaking, Part 2*
Robert Sickels / Whitman College
This essay, part 2 of a 2-part series, stems from a chapter on Next Wave filmmaking that will appear in American Film in the Digital Age.
Betty’s Back? Remembering the Relevance of the Rerun in the Age of Social Media
Dan Faltesek / University of Iowa
Examining the prevalence of the television rerun in light of Betty White’s resurgent popularity and re-energized career.
The Raw and the Cooking Channel: Men, Food and the Network Brand
Sarah Murray / FLOW Staff
A look at the male role in the branding of the just-launched Cooking Channel.
“We’re gonna need a montage”: musical cliche and the CSI franchise
Lisa Coulthard / University of British Columbia
Musical montage can often suggest heightened action and “hard work” in television dramas. This article considers the musical montage trope as it relates to the action in CSI.
¡VIVA LA BROWN PERIL! The Political and Temporal Landscape of Machete
Esteban del Rio / University of San Diego
A paratextual analysis of Robert Rodriguez’s recent “mexploitation” film, Machete
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