Film, media and art links

Apr 15, 2009 07:10

7 minutes 31 seconds that justifies every talent show ever broadcast.

The creators of South Park have a signed photo from Saddam Hussein.

Doubting that beauty is a purely a thing of reason.

About the pervasiveness of religious imagery and metaphors in film and TV SF.

Grand Theft Auto as tragic work of art and social commentary.

Examining a French, German and English novel for their self-vision of so-very-civilised Europe.

An amusing set of rules about what celebrities can and cannot give each other.

The original creator of Spiderman has a few things to say about comics, heroes, truth and contributing to the culture.

An ex-soldier on his very positive experience of Hollywood while serving.

Experienced script writer, having talked about drama-as-choice discusses plotting, character and theme as interactive enterprise using Michael Crichton and Jurassic Park as an example.

Fighting over the right to use a song for parody. The US Federal government is attempting to an end-run around the First Amendment for political films. Pressure to have “community advisory boards” for radio stations (i.e. platforms for activists).

films, art, tv, sf

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