The first Machete could best be described as gleefully over-the-top; its upcoming sequel, Machete Kills, looks like it’s going to go so far over the top that the top will…
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Monthly Archives: September 2013
Blood on the Canvas: Ip Man
Blood on the Canvas, son! This new series of articles will focus on some of the best combat sport fights in film/TV history. I’m not talking about back alley brawls,…
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Guest Post: Fit for Queens: Costuming White Queen, Game of Thrones, and The Tudors
The White Queen debuted August 9th in the US on Starz. Immediately, as a garment-centric kind of girl, I was wowed by the extravagant apparel the show exhibits. For a…
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Coming Attraction: Grudge Match!
According to the Grudge Match trailer, “A great performer knows when to get off the stage.” Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro both agree that it’s not that time for…
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Superheroes, Supervillains, and Ourselves upon the OCEAN
The ERIICA Project (Empirical Research on the Interpretation & Influence of the Comic Arts) explores how we view heroes and villains in fiction and real life, so we might learn, among other things, if we hold ourselves and our heroes up to unrealistic standards and whether we fail to recognize the humanity in life’s good guys and bad guys, as well as the best in ourselves.
Guest Post: Fit for Queens: Costuming White Queen, Game of Thrones, and The Tudors
The White Queen debuted August 9th in the US on Starz. Immediately, as a garment-centric kind of girl, I was wowed by the extravagant apparel the show exhibits. For a…
(continued)