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Yesterday, Sony Pictures announced its decision to scrap plans for Spider-Man 4 and instead develop a new, recast film that returns Peter Parker to his high school origins. Clearly, Sony hopes to...
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I, Reboot (Part 1)
Following the completion of The Dark Knight Trilogy in 2012, director Christopher Nolan stated: “It’s a sign of how quickly things change in the movie business. There was no such thing conceptually...
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I, Reboot (Part II)
Casting off my weak and overused metaphor of a motor vehicle for a moment, I will tell the story of a “word,” and how it semiotically multiplied into a conceptual hubbub of meanings, and why. My thesis...
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On Tim Burton’s Dumbo
Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Tim Burton would direct a remake of Dumbo (1941) using a mix of CGI and live action. Of course, this isn’t the first time Burton has remade one of...
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Moving Into a Fuller House: Television Reboots, Nostalgia, and Time
Post by Mark Lashley, La Salle University Well, technology is a glittering lure. But there is a rare occasion when the public can be engaged on a level beyond flash – if they have a sentimental bond...
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The Force Re-Awakens: Star Wars, Repetition, and Nostalgia, Part 2
In my previous post, I pointed to numerous “new” things in The Force Awakens that should challenge a slipshod reading of the film as “mere” repetition or nostalgic pastiche and homage. Now, though,...
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