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The Death of Hollywood Confirmed

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Reverend

I saw the following post on WFMU by Brian Turner this morning (which has since has gone missing for some reason), and it confirmed my every fear: Hollywood is DOA. Hollywood: Two Words from WFMU’s Beware of the Blog by … Continue reading →

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Blog Road to Nowhere

Posted on September 6, 2008 by Reverend

Two weeks into the semester and UMW Blogs is a non-stop post party. And while I get excited about the activity and the overall usage, it’s often the tidbits that get me going. Like Fumanchu’s random video post about the … Continue reading →

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Moving Image Source

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Reverend

A couple of months back I happened upon the American Museum of the Moving Image’s Moving Image Source, which is an online publication featuring articles about film, television, video games, actors, and more. The posts are written by critics and … Continue reading →

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Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five: The Message

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Reverend

While working my way through The Wire, I found myself thinking about the iconic rap song “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. A song which traces much of the same social themes of urban decay as this … Continue reading →

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Frank Sobotka on EDUPUNK

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Reverend

To quote the inimitable Luke Waltzer, Frank “It ain’t about me!” Sobotka is “one of the great characters in TV history.” I have to wholeheartedly agree, the stevedore who “knew he was wrong, but believed for the right reasons,” was … Continue reading →

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