DiBona: Sean Penn controversy shows importance of separating celebrities from...
Social media has caused trials in the court of public opinion to become much louder. This is especially true in cases of sexual assault and domestic abuse where the accused is often socially judged...
View ArticleDiBona: Marvel must be careful, respectful in diverse comic line proceedings
As times goes on, creative properties can only survive by adapting to the ideas and values of modern times. Increasingly, this means reflecting the diversity of the world that has long been ignored....
View ArticleDiBona: Distinction from ‘Scream Queens’ supplements premiere of ‘American...
“I want to show you something you’ll enjoy,” Lady Gaga’s the Countess said to a little boy in the season premiere of “American Horror Story: Hotel” on Wednesday. Ironically, what often held the show...
View ArticleDiBona: Internet, social media sharing contributes to distortion of interviews
In the past week, you may have read that Quentin Tarantino was criticized for a series of controversial remarks in an interview with The New York Times, but you most likely did not look further to read...
View ArticleDiBona: Diversity of movies, not choice of host, will increase Academy Awards...
It’s easy to identify success, but much harder to distinguish where that success comes from. The Academy Awards has received widely changing ratings throughout the 21st century. Each year’s broadcast...
View ArticleDiBona: Shift toward condensed forms of full works loses meaning, context
When reading one quote from a full work or watching one scene from a feature-length film, important messages are often lost in translation. Unfortunately, a tendency to condense has now made its way...
View ArticleDiBona: Fans romanticize Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani’s relationship
Even though we often don’t personally know celebrities, we imagine them like they are longtime friends. Most of the time this is fine, but it occasionally puts everyone involved in an awkward position....
View ArticleDiBona: Shia LaBeouf’s ‘All My Movies’ exemplifies how critics place emphasis...
Just because something is new, people often want to say it is great. But while everyone’s praising something for being new, they must consider that the project might not actually have merit at all....
View ArticleDiBona: ‘You’re the Worst’ demonstrates flexibility that small viewership...
Viewers say they want variety along with quality on television, but most TV shows fail to stray far from well-treaded stories. Even critically-acclaimed shows like “Breaking Bad” and “Boardwalk Empire”...
View ArticleDiBona: Top album lists compiled with more emphasis on hype than musical content
There are so many albums released in a year that it’s almost impossible to actually listen and give attention to all of them. Still, best albums of the year lists are compiled by any serious...
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