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Correspondent II
Why did it take so long for The Beatles to be on Spotify?On the 24th December at 12.01 am, The Beatles' music became available on different online streaming platforms like Spotify, Deezer and Amazon. Explore why this has taken so long. What are the conditions for an artist to put his music online? What are the politics of music streaming? Why were The Beatles' franchise to reluctant to go into streaming? What is there to win/to loose?
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Soundtrack in Woody Allen filmsWoody Allen is a jazz musician himself and always feature jazz soundtracks in his films. Analyse the use of soundtracks in Woody Allen films. How do they add to his style, to the characters, to the narrative, to the atmosphere? How do they vary in his American films and in his European films? Share some titles!
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Sorrentino: A retrospectiveWith his latest film 'Youth', Sorrentino has once again impressed with his mastery of the camera, his unique sense of the image and the way he uses the visual to capture human emotions at its core. It would be interesting to have a look at his film career and compare his films. What defines him as a director? What defines his style? What is it that appeals to audiences? What differentiates him from other directors? |
The evolutin of Film TrailersToday, film trailers are longer than ever, and the editing often takes the most important moments of a film and throws them at the audience. They often show too much and we get the impression that we have seen the whole film just by watching a condescended 3 min version of it. How have trailers evolved through film history? Look at the trailer for Anatomy of A Murder for example, when director and producer directly address the spectators to promote their film. What happened to voice-over? How are they aesthetically different today?
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A compilation of the most controversial/original children's booksWhat I mean by controversial is unusual, original, thought-provoking…How do these books break with the tradition of children's literature, or play with it in some way? How do they refer to modernity and explain contemporary problems? A Monster Calls, a children's book about cancer, or This Is Not My Hat' are particularly good examples.
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Expectations for the live action Jungle Book 2016Disney is once again releasing a live action version of one of its classics: The Jungle Book, starring Bill Murray, Scarlet Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o, Ben Kingsley, Christopher Walken and Idris Elba… What can we expect from the film, in the light of other live-action films made like Cinderella, and the others to come (Mary Poppins, Beauty and the Beast)? What standards should it meet in your opinion? What are the risks of turning the Jungle Book animation film into a live action?
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Sequel to Mary PoppinsAfter 51 years, Disney has just announced a sequel to the classic. The production of the first film took many years due to a struggle with rights. Write an article about how this classic could be revisited and extended in a sequel. You can make it personal too by asking yourself a few questions (that most people share anyway) like : is this a good idea? Is Rob Marshall a strong decision? Could the making be as difficult as the first one, or even more complex? What can we expect? What would you/we like to see?
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Published | The art of PostersAs we know, a visual element or an image can be powerful tools to promote an idea, a project, an attitude or a film. Who are behind the conception of film posters? What can a film poster say about a film? Why are we so attached to them and keep on putting them in our rooms and offices? Who decides on the way posters should be marketed, designed, distributed? Why are some posters like Pulp Fiction or Scarface still so popular years after and what makes a poster successful and convincing?
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A beautiful piece, very well documented! I like all the links you make and the way you use visuals (images and informative video) to ground your arguments. Make the reading very easy! | The Sublime's Effects in Gothic Fiction |
Hi Ang, yes this is my full name, first and both last names. I appreciate this a lot, thank you! I’m glad my articles can help out people in their research. Can I ask you in what context you are citing this? | Double Indemnity: An In-Depth Look At A Film Noir Classic |
It is gaining academic recognition yes, but this is only very recent and is not a primary focus – still rare to encounter academics talking about it in universities for example. But more importantly, it is not particularly gaining recognition in publishing houses and literary markets, and really not with customers. I hope the academic recognition will raise awareness and help things change in a world that defines itself as being ‘global’. | Translating Children Books: Difficulties and Reluctances |
I do not feel like characters being of a different gender or race would be a problem, as it is how children can learn about new cultures and diversity, through different characters. The topics need to be chosen carefully yes, but opening to new topics can be a benefit and an extra step towards embracing diversity and difference. Double-meanings and historical baggage can be problematic to translate, yet selecting appropriate books and working carefully on the translation would still allow more foreign books to reach our bookshops. | Translating Children Books: Difficulties and Reluctances |
This is true, which is why a lot of work and care needs to go into publishing translations. Unfortunately, publishers are not so keen on putting the necessary work and care which is why they dismiss translations so easily. Therefore it creates disparities within the markets which becomes narrow and exclusively English-speaking, and customers loose on great books. And although I agree, these books are already designed for children so they are appropriate. To take the time to find solutions to avoid certain anachronisms and deal with the difficulties of language for example would show a real interest in other cultures and facilitate cultural exchange. | Translating Children Books: Difficulties and Reluctances |
Excellent analysis of a fascinating concept. I absolutely love how you go about it and explore so many different facets of the problem of making decisions, and groing old in Peter Pan, all grounded in solid sources. Good job! | The Problem of Peter Pan: Should Choices Hurt? |
Very interesting article! It’s nice to see that TV is finally keeping up with its time and allowing to represent all communities and individuals, with no regards to their sexual preference, gender, colour or religion. Yet we are not quite there yet, there is so much more to do, these are only baby steps. The problem is that they are also defined and pointed out by other characters as transgender, therefore their difference is not completely accepted by society yet. | Transgender Characters on Television: Quality vs. Quantity |
Thanks for reading this article 🙂 I agree with you that Freudian theories are very limited, that is why I did not give any opinion on these theories. I am just aware that the Babadook as it is written, with a male child, can somehow ‘fit’ Freudian approaches, to an extent. I agree that it is more limited with the two others films, which is why I did not develop the Freudian approach on the other two, although the over attachment to the mother appears in all of the films. One would have to read Freud’s theory about the female child a little bit more I think.