tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813430007701913564.post8835269646755007504..comments2023-06-15T03:26:16.542-05:00Comments on LIS590 Media Literacy and Youth (Spring 2009): Now In Theaters: finally what people want?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813430007701913564.post-22519402750028810982009-03-03T19:54:00.000-06:002009-03-03T19:54:00.000-06:00You know, I recently rented "The Thin Man" after r...You know, I recently rented "The Thin Man" after reading the novel. The movie was made in 1934, and the original theatrical trailer was included in the DVD. That got me wondering: What movies were popular during the Great Depression? Busby Berkeley big musical numbers, Charlie Chaplin, King Kong crime thrillers, screwball comedies. Escapist, a lot of it. But you also had Gone With the Wind, Wizard of Oz, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington...escapist, but still Really Good Movies. Maybe we'll see some of that coming our way in the next few years!<BR/><BR/>(And, FWIW, my nieces--ages 4 and 6--report VERY favorably on the Jonas Brothers movie.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com