Jacqueline Ristola
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Love the connection between
Love the connection between Disneyland (the series) and Disney+. I thnk HBO Max is trying to do something similar in offering accompanying podcasts with their series (sometimes exclulsive to the app) to keep people in the HBO ecosystem. But it's nowh ... -
Great post!
Great post! ... -
Obviously you gotta get the
Obviously you gotta get the recently restored version, now available on 4K. They added back Katya's flashback scene to her childhood, which, imo, is crucial to her entire arc. ... -
Turnstyle
I've been thinking about Quibi's proprietary technology Turnstyle, and how it poses new developments and challenges to media creation. From the one episode of the one show I was able to watch (Most Dangerous Game), it appears that the filmmaker ... -
20th Century Fox Acquisitions and Disney+
One thing I wonder is how Disney+ will handle 20th Century Fox studio content in the future. On the one hand, Disney wants to tease its opponents, and that includes cultural branding and cache. On the other, Disney would be foolish to not tap into the tre ... -
Conglomerate ownership and brands
Thanks for the thoughtful comment! Part of my dissertation research is looking at the transition from broadcast to streaming through the objects of WarnerMedia, Cartoon Network, and HBO Max. What I find interesting is how HBO Max is levering its animation ... -
Streaming Platforms and Audiences
Thank you so much for the enriching comment. I think Crunchyroll certainly is catering towards the particular audience of anime fandom. So much of their social media presence is embedded in the logics of this fandom, including tweeting screenshots of anim ... -
Masculine explorations of the Coen Bros
Good comments so far. This is certainly a large looming question ripe for discussion, and a topic that I've struggled with for some time now. In terms of female roles in the Coen Bros' films, on one side I applaud Julianne Moore's character ... -
On Bond's treatment of women
What's notable about this film is that it tries to recreate the seriousness of the successful recent entry Casino Royale, but without emotional weight to these female characters. Vesper's death is tragic and actually affects Bond, but in Skyfall ... -
Like Princess Tutu? See Revolutionary Girl Utena!
For those who like the inversion of the prince/princess trope, you'll love Revolutionary Girl Utena (1997). Full of designs symbolism and metaphors, the show is likely a large influence on Princess Tutu, a landmark show in anime. ...