If I can appreciate all the work that authors Nightingale and Palmer put into this book, imagine how genuine fans might feel…
Book Giveaway: ‘Doctor Who FAQ’
March 12, 2013 By 7 Comments
The perfect companion (pun intended) for any devotee of the show, whether veteran or newbie, teen, tween, or adult…
Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy Giveaway: 20th Anniversary Edition of SCHINDLER’S LIST
March 5, 2013 By 23 Comments
Schindler’s List is a film that really doesn’t need much of an introduction from me. If you’ve seen it, you’ve seen it. If you haven’t, you probably should. Perhaps more than any other piece of moving-image media it has contributed to the “media construction” of the Holocaust for contemporary audiences, taking its place alongside Night [...]
Book Giveaway: ‘My Adventures as a Young Filmmaker’ by Andrew Jenks
March 1, 2013 By 9 Comments
“I want to be a filmmaker that is able to capture what my generation thinks, how they act, and what they ultimately stand for.” -Andrew Jenks
An Oscar-Winning Giveaway: UNDEFEATED on Blu-ray
February 19, 2013 By 5 Comments
The only problem with inspirational movies is that they can be kind of corny. Know what I mean? I’m not talking about message movies, although plenty of those attempt to inspire us–it’s just that their attempts are so transparent that the audience feels like it’s being treated like idiots. (And for some reason we educators, [...]
Black History Month Giveaway: ‘King: A Filmed Record… Montgomery to Memphis’
February 15, 2013 By 8 Comments
Ely Landau’s King: A Filmed Record received an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary more than forty years ago, and strangely enough you could see that scenario repeating if it were released today—it’s that riveting, that smart, that important. (And actually this Sunday, it is being “released” again for a single day at select theaters.) Just [...]
Giveaway: Blu-ray and DVD Combo Pack of BULLY
February 12, 2013 By 15 Comments
Young people need to understand the way that media texts position them—even with, or perhaps especially with, those texts whose content they are sympathetic to…
Blu-ray Giveaway: Exemplar Message Movie ‘Won’t Back Down’
January 17, 2013 By 8 Comments
All movies are message movies because, as media texts, they all have media messages.
Blu-ray Giveaway: Doctor Who Series 7 (Part One)
November 13, 2012 By 10 Comments
Thanks to BBC America, Connect the Pop has three of the just-released-today Blu-rays to give away…
Book Giveaway: Totally MAD — 60 Years of Humor, Satire, Stupidity and Stupidity
November 2, 2012 By 11 Comments
Is this the media literacy book of the year? A case could definitely be made…
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