How Isis hijacked popular culture, from Hollywood to popular games

Read full article from the Guardian in the link below:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/29/how-isis-hijacked-pop-culture-from-hollywood-to-video-games

Simon Parkin: Euro-gamer and freelance journalist. See bio below
http://www.eurogamer.net/author/115

Does Media Violence Lead to the Real Thing?

Read the article from The New York Times below:


http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/25/opinion/sunday/does-media-violence-lead-to-the-real-thing.html?_r=0


Article from the American Psychological Association:

http://www.apa.org/pi/prevent-violence/resources/tv-violence.aspx


Article from Psychology today:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/reading-between-the-headlines/201309/violence-the-media-and-your-brain

Briefs for Unit 6 and 26

Find links blow:

Unit 6 Brief: Critical Analysis


Unit 26: Film Studies

Help me understand the logic of this

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— JB (@Abongymous) January 15, 2016

A popular fan theory about Star Wars

A popular fan theory suggests that the mysterious figure played by Andy Serkis could be a Sith Lord mentioned in the prequels

Taken from a Guardian article

Read the full article by clicking on this link.

Rise of the Reboots

Taken from an article in the Guardian:
... about how old films, including 'Rocky' and 'Ghostbusters' are being remade for a new mass audience. But unlike the latest 'Star Wars' they are not full of cliche and have a healthy disrespect for convention.

Click on link below to read the full article:

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jan/03/rise-of-the-reboots-creed-ghostbusters-rocky?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Close+up+new+-+2+edittable+regions&utm_term=148577&subid=8253140&CMP=ema_1046