Author: CarrieLynn D. Reinhard
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Superheroes Around the World Examples
As part of a project I am working on, I’m looking for examples of people outside of the United States appropriating and/or incorporating some aspect of the American superhero genre into their pop culture and everyday lives. Here we have an example of a man in Cairo exploring what a superhero, in this case Spider-Man,…
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Nicolas Winding Refn and the Construction of a Stable Masculinity: Part II
Christopher Olson’s writing on the portrayal of masculinity in the films of Nicolas Winding Refn moves into a focus on one characteristics that seems to define what a “real man” is: stoicism. The strong, silent type. The man who acts instead of speaks. We see it all the time in our pop culture, and Olson…
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The Problem with Prequels: The Beginning and Dominion
It’s no secret that the Exorcist series of movies were plagued with bad luck and controversy; however, no other movie in that series was probably as plagued as the planned prequel that would explore Father Lankester Merrin’s experiences with the demon Pazuzu in Africa. According to Mark Kermode, writing for The Guardian back in 2004,…
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Nicolas Winding Refn and the Construction of a Stable Masculinity: Part I
As part of his master’s thesis, Christopher Olson is considering how Nicolas Winding Refn is creating and depicting a stable notion of masculinity in his films; specifically, in Pusher, Bronson, Valhalla Rising and Drive. In this blog post, he explores what is Refn’s notion of a mythical masculinity, and how he begins to develop and…
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The Fandom of Food
This blog post originally appeared on Clearance Bin Review. My main reason for including it on this blog is because of my interested in seeing foodies as a particular type of fandom, one that is related to both pop culture and high culture, as well as online culture. I still hope to do research on…
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The Exorcist III: A Regan-less Affair
Going in chronological order, we started our series on Feminist Tensions in Exorcism Cinema by examining what occurred in the movie that started it all, The Exorcist, and then continued with its bonkers, not-really-about-exorcism sequel, Exorcist II: The Heretic. Next in this series of exorcism cinema comes the next sequel, The Exorcist III. This movie is unique in…
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3-D Printing: Desktop Manufacturing Overview
Earlier today I presented our 3D printer to the Dominican University faculty. I demonstrated how our Cubify printer (the type seen in the featured image) works, and I discussed what 3D printing is. I also focused the discussion on the possibilities of 3D printing, both how the process is currently being put to use in…
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Equestria Girls Sequel: Rainbow Rocks
The first was apparently a big enough hit (in home video sales at least) for the hit animated series that a follow-up is coming this fall. My Little Pony‘s Equestria Girls are returning in a sequel called “Rainbow Rocks.” The trailer went out online a couple days ago, and Hasbro released it on their MLP:FIM Facebook…
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Everypony is Somepony
This April is going to be all My Little Pony all the time, as I present my research on the fractured MLP:FIM fandom over the Equestria Girls movie. A long time ago — a year before the movie was released — I started looking into the fandom and the phenomenon of bronies. This post originally appeared over at Clearance Bin…
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Language and Masculinity in the Films of Nicolas Winding Refn
This video essay by Christopher J. Olson explores how four movies from Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn depict the relationship between how much men speak and the requirements for being masculine. via Language and Masculinity in the Films of Nicolas Winding Refn.
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