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- Project MUSE - Film, Folklore, and Urban Legends (review)
This book brings together revised versions of Koven’s previously published essays on folklore and film, with the purpose of examining the relationship between traditional folklore and popular culture
- Movies | NBER
These findings underscore the enduring influence of traditional storytelling on entertainment patterns in the 21st century, highlighting a profound connection between movie consumption and deeply ingrained cultural narratives and values
- From Folklore to Film: The Politics of Storytelling and Ecological . . .
"Kantara" captivated audiences with its unique blend of folklore, environmentalism, and political commentary This paper argues th t "Kantara" transcends conventional cinema to become a powerful agent of ecological discourse and empowerment Set against India's backdro
- Early Mexican horror from Indicator - Cagey Films
Ramon Peon's La llorona (1933), rooted in a local folk legend, was the country's first sound horror movie, while Fernando de Fuentes' The Phantom of the Monastery (1934) uses a Twilight Zone-like narrative to teach three characters a moral lesson
- Folklore cinema: popular film as vernacular culture - JSTOR
Research interests include religion and folklore in film and popular media, the aesthetics and politics of popular and experimental musics, and the impact of the new media on public discourse about ethics and community
- 2005 ContemporaryLegendVol. 082005 - Open Scholarship
The next three essays-in a section titled ''Transfonnation"-examine the ongoing significance of certain folkloric types in con-temporary film Holly Blackford's "PC Pinocchios'' turns to the motif of the animated object's quest to become human and the seemingly necessary role that childhood plays in that quest
- Supernatural Folklore in the Blair Witch Films: New Project, New Proof . . .
in these films are at once sceptical of the existence of a historical witch haunting the area and ogy an evidence of a supernatural phenomenon—one rooted in the local folklore of Maryland’s woods Developments in camera technology in the years between the production of The Blair icate the capturing of proof, and I arg
- Reimagining Folklore: Traditional Stories in Modern Media
This essay explores how these age-old tales are being adapted and reimagined to resonate with contemporary audiences, illustrating the dynamic relationship between ancient narratives and modern storytelling technologies
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