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Lisa Coulthard / University of British Columbia

“Let’s Get Stinko”: Melodrama and the Mundane in Todd Haynes’s Mildred Pierce
Lisa Coulthard / University of British Columbia

April 22, 2011 Lisa Coulthard / University of British Columbia 2 comments

An exploration of melodrama and the mundane in Mildred Pierce.

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Drunk History and Displaced Vocality
Lisa Coulthard / University of British Columbia

February 11, 2011 Lisa Coulthard / University of British Columbia 7 comments

An examination of displaced voices in Drunk History

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The Hotness of Cold Opens: Breaking Bad and the Serial Narrative as Puzzle
Lisa Coulthard / University of British Columbia

November 12, 2010 Lisa Coulthard / University of British Columbia 6 comments

A look at the puzzling cold opens of Breaking Bad.

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“We’re gonna need a montage”: musical cliche and the CSI franchise
Lisa Coulthard / University of British Columbia

September 10, 2010 Lisa Coulthard / University of British Columbia One comment

Musical montage can often suggest heightened action and “hard work” in television dramas. This article considers the musical montage trope as it relates to the action in CSI.

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That’s not blood, that’s music: Dexter’s musical seriality
Lisa Coulthard / University of British Columbia

July 30, 2010 Lisa Coulthard / University of British Columbia One comment

Coulthard examines the importance of the musical score in relation to television programming, using the series “Dexter” as a compelling case study of colorful aural storytelling.

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Familiarity Breeds Desire: Seriality and the Televisual Title Sequence
Lisa Coulthard / University of British Columbia

July 2, 2010 Lisa Coulthard / University of British Columbia 8 comments

Examining the role of opening title sequences as a space of pleasure in image and sound, setting the stage, tone and atmosphere for the ensuing action.

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Over*Flow: “Effort is Overrated: The Dissonance of AI Integrations with the 2024 Olympics”
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30 Jan

New Over*Flow! Kathryn Hartzell examines AI Olympic Ads from Summer '24, identifying a dissonance in the ads' narratives that highlight tensions around AI's relationship to creativity, concerns over increased precarity in media industries & more. Read at http://tinyurl.com/mr2rzzeh

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28 Dec

Michael Z. Newman explores the convergence of TV & TikTok, arguing that the platform embodies television’s fragmentary logic & attention-driven economy, transforming late night shows like After Midnight into viral, internet-native content.

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26 Dec

Andrew Stubbs-Lacy's column examines Alfonso Cuarón’s Disclaimer on AppleTV+, exploring how its production and promotion as a “cinematic” auteur-driven series reflect broader industry strategies. Read it here: http://tinyurl.com/yc6cckya

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Roderik Smits explores how AI is shaping the landscape of film programming and distribution.

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