Film Study Themes for Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who By Sr. Rose Pacatte, FSP Pauline Center for Media Studies         Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who, based on the book published in 1954, is an anthropomorphic tale; that is, it is written in a literary form in which human qualities are attributed to animals or non-humans. Having said this, we can then imagine these creatures as persons and make applications accordingly (as does the great Dr. Seuss himself in the story). … [Read more...]

Date: Friday, July 4 – Sunday, July 6, 2008 (The deadline for registration is June 28, 2008) Location: Pauline Center for Media Studies 3908 Sepulveda Blvd Culver City , CA 90230 pcms@paulinemedia.com Web site: www.NationalFilmRetreat.org “No motion picture subgenre has had so perplexing a success as the food movie. Generally defined as an arty romance centered around elegant cuisine, the food movie jumped to success with 1987's Babette's Feast, and kept its audience through such acclaimed … [Read more...]