Film, television, radio and performing arts genres

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The ground has shifted from the days in which "e;serious history"e; and "e;boring"e; went hand in glove.

A common misconception is that professors who use popular culture and fantasy in the classroom have abandoned the classics, yet in a variety of contexts--high school, college freshman composition, senior seminars, literature, computer science, philosophy and politics--fantasy materials can expand and enrich an established curriculum.

Controversial yet beloved among audiences, Christmas-themed horror movies emerged in the early 1970s and gained a notorious reputation with Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984), depicting Santa as an ax-wielding maniac.

After its publication in 1986, Stephen King's novel It sparked sequels, remakes, parodies and solidified an entire genre: clown horror.

Throughout the long running BBC series Doctor Who, the Doctor has rarely been alone, traveling with both female and male "e;companions.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"e;I will be reading and rereading Woke Up This Morning.

This groundbreaking film study begins with a survey of American print humorists from eras leading up to and overlapping the advent of film--including some who worked both on the page and on the screen, like Robert Benchley, Will Rogers, Groucho Marx and W.

In this thoroughly revised edition of a classic in spirituality, Walter Brueggemann guides the reader into a thoughtful and moving encounter with the Psalms.

The ever-popular "e;Whedonverse"e; television shows--Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly and Dollhouse--have inspired hundreds of articles and dozens of books.

When Sydney Newman conceived the idea for Doctor Who in 1963, he envisioned a show in which the Doctor and his companions would visit and observe, but not interfere with, events in history.

Game of Thrones has changed the landscape of television during an era hailed as the Golden Age of TV.

From the world of George R.

The idea of the frontier--once, the geographical borderline moving further and further West across the North American continent--has shaped American science fiction television since its beginnings.

Writing the Romantic Comedy is so much fun to read it could pop a champagne cork.

God save the Queen - Der Faktencheck zur Netflix-Kultserie Die Serie über das Leben von Queen Elizabeth II.

The horror genre harbors a number of films too bold or bizarre to succeed with mainstream audiences, but offering unique, startling and often groundbreaking qualities that have won them an enduring following.

In 1969--the counter-cultural moment when Easy Rider triggered a "e;youthquake"e; in audience interests--Westerns proved more dominant than ever at the box office and at the Oscars.

If you have ever looked into the eyes of a parent who is heartbroken over a wayward child, then you have seen one of the worst types of pain imaginable.

When Carole Lombard was tragically killed in a plane crash on January 16, 1942, she was 33 years old and had been a film actress for almost 20 years, yet her best work probably still lay ahead.

The vast and influential American military has been aided and abetted by cinema since the earliest days of the medium.

Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House has received both critical acclaim and heaps of contempt for its reimagining of Shirley Jackson's seminal horror novel.

Vampire narratives are generally thought of as adult or young adult fare, yet there is a long history of their appearance in books, film and other media meant for children.

He was Red Skelton's favorite director, and mentored Lucille Ball in the art of physical comedy.

Can you trust your memories?

Themes of faith and religion have been threaded through popular representations of the zombie so often that they now seem inextricably linked.

The preaching of God's Word happens tens of thousands of times each week across the world.

Supernatural is one of the most successful horror TV shows ever, providing fifteen seasons of the adventures of Dean and Sam Winchester as they hunt monsters and save the world.

The films, television shows, and graphic novel series that comprise the Whedonverse continually show that there is a high price to be paid for love, rebellion, heroism, anger, death, betrayal, friendship, and saving the world.

The real story behind Dame Edna, the international superstar!

Science fiction cinema has dramatically affected the perception of science by the general population.

Despite the fact that Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ended over twenty-five years ago, there has yet to be a stand-alone assessment of the series.

The Duffer Brothers' award-winning Stranger Things exploded onto the pop culture scene in 2016.

Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street is one of the most inventive American films of the 1980s.

Breaking box office records, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has achieved an unparalleled level of success with fans across the world, raising the films to a higher level of narrative: myth.

This anthology of sermons is compiled from a sixty-year practice of preaching.

Mention Shaft and most people think of Gordon Parks' seminal 1971 film starring Richard Roundtree in a leather coat, walking the streets of Manhattan to Isaac Hayes' iconic theme music.

Learn the facts, figures, super-powers and origins of your favourite characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

Stories of world-ending catastrophe have featured prominently in film and television.

The first of its kind, this guide to California filming sites covers five decades of science fiction, fantasy, and horror in chapter plays.

From the trashy to the epic, from the classics to today's blockbusters, this cinefile's guidebook reviews nearly 1,000 of the biggest, baddest, and brightest from every age and genre of cinematic science fiction!

Once you come to know Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord, what is the next step?

During the "e;Must See TV"e; 1990s, Americans enjoyed such immensely popular sitcoms as Friends, Seinfeld, Home Improvement and The Drew Carey Show.

Taking in a wide range of film, television, and literature, this volume explores 21st century horror and its monsters from an intersectional perspective with a marked emphasis on gender and race.

As important cultural icons of the early nineteenth-century United States, adventurers energized the mythologies of the West and contributed to the justifications of territorial conquest.

From the Star Wars expanded universe to Westworld, the science fiction western has captivated audiences for more than fifty years.

Drawing together strands of film theory and psychology, this book offers a fresh assessment of the found footage horror subgenre.

While students and general readers typically cannot relate to esoteric definitions of science fiction, they readily understand the genre as a literature that characteristically deals with subjects such as new inventions, space, robot and aliens.

Film and television Westerns are most often associated with physical bravery.