Thursday, November 19, 2009

Recent Media Encounters

*I really enjoyed our lecture about home videos the other day, it brought up a lot of happy memories. My family is very into home movies. My brother took a film class in high school and is talented at editing them. We often make our own movies for fun and then watch them as a family. It really brings us together and we'll even quote our home movies like we would any other film.
*My roommate is really into netflicks and this week, she got the first season of Doogie Houser Md, a show from the early 90s. I vaguely remember watching this on TV and not really understanding the plot or anything. The episode we watched last night was full of sexual references and it reminded me of when we talked in class about how our viewing experience changes as we get older.
*A few days ago, I saw The Year My Parents Went on Vacation at the International Cinema. Foreign Films are so interesting. I feel like they're either really good or really weird. There plots tend to be a little slower and the content more random than American films. They also tend to be pretty depressing. I wonder why this is or if there are any content analysis studies about foreign films versus American ones and what they say/reflect about our culture?

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