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What have you heard about werewolves? [more inside]
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur
on Oct 28, 2009 -
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I loved the plot of Bel Canto by Ann Patchett. Any recommendations for similar books, shows, or movies? [more inside]
posted by reenum
on Oct 28, 2009 -
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What resources (films, books, websites) can I share with my 13 y/o daughter who has expressed a recent keen admiration and care for the American soldier from the Vietnam War era to the present? [more inside]
posted by keith0718
on Sep 3, 2009 -
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What inventions/societal changes besides cell phones have effectively "ruined" plot devices for stories in movies, TV, books, and so forth? [more inside]
posted by ckolderup
on Aug 5, 2009 -
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Please suggest movies, TV shows and books that feature unrepentant, amoral characters [more inside]
posted by reenum
on Jun 10, 2009 -
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Recommend me some neat blogs, websites or news sources about South Asian culture, please. [more inside]
posted by Ziggy500
on Apr 27, 2009 -
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I'm looking for both films, books, and short stories where the story of a girl or a woman is told solely through the perspective of a male narrator. [more inside]
posted by zoomorphic
on Nov 13, 2008 -
31 answers
Into the Wild: what were the books which Chris McCandless took with him and read on the magic bus?
posted by humuhumu
on Sep 8, 2008 -
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How can I best learn the French language, grammar, and pronunciation? [more inside]
posted by christopherbdnk
on May 26, 2008 -
16 answers
Suggest online or DVD resources for a new filmmaker to learn about lenses, film formats, shot composition, camera moves, dialogue staging, and other aspects of cinematography & directing? [more inside]
posted by pseudostrabismus
on Apr 17, 2008 -
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Recursion filter: I recently came across the phrase 'Mise en Abyme' and have become fascinated by recursion in literature, language and film. What writings have used these themes in their form to address the questions they posed? [more inside]
posted by 0bvious
on Apr 2, 2008 -
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I'm looking for fictional intragenerational incest narratives -- books, film, television, etc. -- in which the relationship is presented as a tragic love, doomed to failure. I'm not interested in the probably more common (and more realistic) pure trauma narratives. The relationship need not necessarily be physically consummated. [more inside]
posted by nobody
on Mar 25, 2008 -
49 answers
Stories about healthy, "normal" marriages? [more inside]
posted by callmejay
on Jan 11, 2008 -
41 answers
I'm doing research (for a writing project) into Film Noirs and Mystery Pulps, and I'm looking for good selections of a certain plot type: the "missing person" scenario. [more inside]
posted by SmileyChewtrain
on Mar 11, 2007 -
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Who would sacrifice their reputation for the sake of the world? [more inside]
posted by Sticherbeast
on Feb 14, 2007 -
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Does anyone know what this book and these films are? [more inside]
posted by angryjellybean
on Jun 19, 2006 -
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Looking for books, essays, articles, any resources at all about film's relationship to literature. [more inside]
posted by meerkatty
on Mar 13, 2006 -
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Fiction usually comes in two flavours: 1st person narrative or 3rd person description.
What short stories or novels have been written in 2nd person perspective (i.e. from the reader's viewpoint)? Also, are there any movies shot entirely from this angle?
posted by 0bvious
on Jan 17, 2006 -
63 answers
Lately I've been on a sort of Africa kick. I'm mostly ignorant of the continent, and think that's a shame. Can you recommend good books and films on Africa? (Any aspect is fine: big or small.) [more inside]
posted by jdroth
on Sep 18, 2005 -
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Have the film rights to Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon been sold? In general how does one discover the answer to such a question (what the kids call google-fu is weak with me)?
posted by OmieWise
on Apr 23, 2005 -
22 answers
KeepingUpWithTheKidsFilter: How do you keep up with new books, music, films, etc.? More inside. [more inside]
posted by eatcherry
on Jan 12, 2005 -
19 answers