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The Women Behind 'The Throne'
By Aaron Williams
Just what is it that is drawing these new female viewers to a show and genre that has historically been the realm of a largely male audience? It probably has something to do with fact that the women of Game of Thrones are some of the most powerful and dynamic female characters on television right now. [24.May.13]
Call for Papers: Anachronism in Art - Pros and Cons
Why do modern adaptations of Shakespeare work? Yet Baz Luhrmann's adaptations of period pieces don't? [23.May.13]
Signs & Wonders: Television Ads As Pop Art
By John Grassi
Every once in a great while, an ad will rise above the white noise and actually transcend the fetid swamp of commercial television. [21.May.13]
'Motive' Wonders, Why?
Motive reminds viewers that breaking social norms can lead to dire consequences. [20.May.13]
Quirky Puzzles: 'The Goodwin Games'
The Goodwin Games wears its quirk on its sleeve. The opening is straight out of The Royal Tenenbaums: while ornate classical music plays, a bowtie-wearing family patriarch (Beau Bridges) sits in a too-perfectly-art-directed library. [20.May.13]
Mixed Media
News
By Julie Hinds
DETROIT — Benedict Cumberbatch’s mission at the moment is to boldly go into a conversation by phone from London about “Star Trek… [16.May.13]
Reviews
Motive reminds viewers that breaking social norms can lead to dire consequences. [20.May.13]
The Goodwin Games wears its quirk on its sleeve. The opening is straight out of The Royal Tenenbaums: while ornate classical music plays, a bowtie-wearing family patriarch (Beau Bridges) sits in a too-perfectly-art-directed library. [20.May.13]
Looking back on the lies now, the lies that saved lives, this film presents them in the fragments they must remain, appreciates gaps between them, frames images as they allude to losses. [15.May.13]
If the plot is thin, the show does offer other pleasures, including the actors’ improv skills, revealed in subtle and hilarious flashes of genius. [12.May.13]
It's always the case that a film can't show the many dimensions of experience on screen, that it must assemble a series of pieces to resemble a storyline. This one is a roller coaster ride by film's end. [06.May.13]
DVD Reviews
This is a fitting tribute to our greatest living comic mind. Prepare to laugh. [24.May.13]
Judi Dench and her late husband Michael Williams shine as the ultimate oddball romantic couple. [23.May.13]
Features
By Aaron Williams
Just what is it that is drawing these new female viewers to a show and genre that has historically been the realm of a largely male audience? It probably has something to do with fact that the women of Game of Thrones are some of the most powerful and dynamic female characters on television right now. [24.May.13]
By Kara Baer
Though it’s earned the tagline, “Norway’s This Is Spinal Tap”, Get Ready to Be Boyzvoiced is far more subtle than that, and much closer in tone to BBC’s The Office. [24.Apr.13]
Columns
In Defense Of…
In theory, it shouldn't be hard for those who care about Arrested Development's comeback to actually root for it to succeed, even as today's interconnected and advanced world is far more critical than it was a decade ago, when the Bluths first graced our TV screens. [14.May.13]
What's So Funny?
Armando Iannucci's The Thick of It and Veep have solidified his legacy as a political satirist, but we mustn't forget the impact his other works have had on culture and comedy. [07.May.13]
From The Blogs
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With the intent of providing continued intelligent and entertaining content in the PopMatters' Columns section, we are looking to broaden our staff of columnists and the voice of our writers' community. [24.May.13]
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