The Film Industry in Corona-Standstill For weeks and months we‘ve had the – now fading – corona alarm and corona standstill, or whatever this phase will be called in retrospect. The film and television industry paused for a long time … Continue reading →
Spatial isolation does not mean social isolation. There are sufficient serious media, professional associations, trade journals and blogs, individuals and many others who report sensibly and comprehensively on Corona / Covid-19, necessary precautions and help for those directly and indirectly … Continue reading →
On Feb. 1 I was listening to a literature show (LESART) on a German public radio station (Deutschlandfunk Kultur) when I noticed that the report on political books was only about men. I checked the website and for sure it … Continue reading →
12. February 2020
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TV Cop Dramas – Actresses can do more than play Victims German television is known to be quite crime-oriented. More and more formats, series and individual films of this genre are being produced, and it‘s increasingly rare that they get … Continue reading →
In den letzten Wochen haben manche hierzulande oder in der Onlinewelt das Brexit-Spektakel in London mit einer Fernsehserie verglichen, die schon seit mehreren Staffeln das Publikum in Atem hält. Es wurden Plottwists bewertet und über neue Figuren und Handlungsstränge spekuliert. … Continue reading →
18. July 2019
by SchspIN Comments Off on Wood Water Air
It has been three months today since I published my last blog text (“Why aren’t you working with Female scriptwriters?”) and since then several film and film political texts as well as statistical analyses are in the works, which I … Continue reading →
Small Children Did you know that in German some people, when they talk of a baby or toddler, and when it is binary, they call it little man or little mouse. “Oh, the little man is so cute / shy!” … Continue reading →
23. December 2018
by SchspIN Comments Off on Not as Cold as it Used to Be
“But Baby, It’s Cold Outside…” Some years back, when I moved to Berlin, it snowed loads in winter. It was real traffic chaos causing snow. And the cold, so cold that your hands were numb all the time when you … Continue reading →
26. September 2018
by SchspIN Comments Off on Cleverer Girls
Cleverer School Girls? School girls are better at school, they are more likely to skip a class than school boys, who often even have to repeat classes. What do I base this premise on? On an analysis of the age … Continue reading →