November 1, 2022
In her book Empire of Effects: Industrial Light & Magic and the Rendering of Realism author Julie Turnock discusses the role of special effects company Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)… READ MORE
October 19, 2022
It’s spooky season and we have all the scary scholarly topics that’ll keep you shakin’ in your boots! We’ve got ghost stories from classical antiquity, we’ve got a classic collection… READ MORE
March 19, 2021
From Superman, created in 1938, to the transmedia DC and Marvel universes of today, superheroes have always been sexy. And their sexiness has always been controversial, inspiring censorship and moral… READ MORE
August 13, 2018
By Deborah L. Jaramillo, author of The Television Code: Regulating the Screen to Safeguard the Industry. Revisiting early debates about TV content and censorship from industry and government perspectives, Deborah L. Jaramillo’s book recounts… READ MORE
May 2, 2017
To celebrate Alison Macor’s lively biography of the screenwriter Warren Skaaren, we’re highlighting the surprising impact and short life of one of Hollywood’s highest-paid writers. Although he rarely left Austin… READ MORE
May 17, 2016
Did we as a culture ask for Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising? Is Hollywood’s alleged addiction to remakes, reboots, sequels, and other ‘multiplicities’ anything new? We asked three media studies scholars to… READ MORE
February 26, 2014
This Sunday, Ellen DeGeneres will host the 86th Academy Awards. DeGeneres and her career comprises a full chapter of Linda Mizejewski’s new book Pretty/Funny: Women Comedians and Body Politics. Other chapters… READ MORE
May 15, 2013
With the new series Bates Motel airing on A&E this spring, Hitchcock’s seminal film Psycho is re-emerging in popular culture. The show follows a young Norman Bates and his mother in a ‘contemporary prequel’… READ MORE
