Thank you for joining me on this adventure to discover current trends in horror movies. I really enjoyed hearing from all of you who are following along at home. You had really good, insightful answers to my discussion questions about “The Witch” (2015). I’m definitely looking forward to getting together a live Zoom chat sometimeContinue reading “Wrap Up of “The Witch””
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Read This Before You Watch “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before”
Based on Jenny Han’s 2014 YA novel with the same title, the teen romantic comedy “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” has been winning hearts and making fans ever since its release by Netflix in 2018. Han reportedly turned down offers from other production companies that would not promise to cast an Asian-American actressContinue reading “Read This Before You Watch “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before””
Discussion Questions for “The Witch”
Write a paragraph or two in response to each of the following prompts: Let’s start with the title. Who or what is “The Witch”? How do we know? What does it mean to be a “witch” in the world of this film? Can one choose to be a witch or is being a witch justContinue reading “Discussion Questions for “The Witch””
Read This Before You Watch “The Witch”
We’re getting started this week with “The Witch” (2015), a debut feature film both written and directed by Robert Eggers, who previously worked primarily as a set and costume designer. His attention to historical design details serves him well in this period piece set in 1630. The dialogue is spot on for the era andContinue reading “Read This Before You Watch “The Witch””
Intro to Media Studies, Round Two
I’m preparing to launch my next two media studies series later this week. Over the next month or so, I’ll be posting several items on the blog each week to guide you through two different courses of exploration. I hope you’ll join me. The first series is called “Teens in the Twenty-Teens,” where we’ll beContinue reading “Intro to Media Studies, Round Two”
Media Studies: Current Trends in Horror Movies
The past decade has witnessed a renaissance of sorts in the genre of horror films. Gone are the days of schlocky gore-fests, slasher franchises, and torture-porn. Not only have “elevated horror” films served to infuse new life into the genre, but they have also signaled a newfound respectability with larger audiences, wider acknowledgement from filmContinue reading “Media Studies: Current Trends in Horror Movies”
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