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In many ways, Western Horizon seems to aim to be a 21st-century equivalent to the pageant-like 1962 blockbuster How the West Was Won.
As The Settlers reminds us, films have often played a crucial role in helping establish and disseminate colonial mythologies.
The most distinctive aspect of Almodóvar’s film, beyond its acknowledgment of same-sex desire, is its focus on mid-life intimacy.
To convict Alec Baldwin of manslaughter for the on-set deadly shooting of Halyna Hutchins in 2021, prosecution will need to show that the actor was either reckless or criminally negligent.
What is it about Westerns that tempts so many musicians into ten-gallon hats?
There is a long line of well-armed American preachers – both real and fictional – in US history and culture, confirming perhaps the view that true justice cannot be enforced by institutions alone.
Mid-20th century pulp fiction was trashy, tasteless, exploitative and lurid. There’s a lot there to love. You might read pulp as a cultural Freudian slip, loony bulletins from the collective Id.
With mass shootings and sexual harassment reports on the rise, a psychologist reflects on how the evolving nature of male role models in the media may be contributing.
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Professor of Film Studies, Royal Holloway University of London
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Senior Lecturer, York St John University
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Associate Professor of Media, Macquarie University
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Lecturer in English, Case Western Reserve University
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Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, Lecturer on Bioethics & Humanities at SUNY Upstate Medical University; and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine; Editor-in-Chief Emeritus, Psychiatric Times., Tufts University
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Profesora titular de Guion, Epistemología y Poética audiovisual, Universidad de Navarra
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Profesor de Narrativa audiovisual e Historia del Cine, Universidad Villanueva
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Professor of law, Washington University in St. Louis
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PDI. Profesor Ayudante doctor Departamento de Historia Contemporánea, Universidad de Valladolid
