Paul Schneider

Film Schools Open Path to Hollywood Diversity

April 27, 2016

Variety Paul Schneider, College of Communication We’ve come a long way since the 1990s when many film school programs were still predominantly white, male and lacking significantly in terms of an ethnically and racially diverse student body… Expert quote: “When I started out and I asked students, ‘How many of you see yourselves as directors?,’ […]

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Should you feel guilty about seeing ‘Black Mass’?

September 21, 2015

Boston.com Paul Schneider, College of Communication The movie about James “Whitey” Bulger gets decent reviews, but is watching it a rebuke to the very real victims of the notorious Boston gangster?… Expert quote: “I don’t think people want to stop making movies about those sorts of people just because, in a sense, even by making […]

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Television Loves Female Presidents, as Long as They’re Republican

March 4, 2015

The Atlantic Paul Schneider, College of Communication Croatia has done it. Latvia, the Philippines, South Korea, Switzerland, and Liberia have done it, too. When it comes to electing a female head of state, America still has a way to go, but almost 10 years ago, the short-lived ABC series Commander in Chief introduced the idea to television audiences via a character played by Geena […]

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In edgy times, little room for G-rated films

July 16, 2013

Boston Globe (subscription required) Paul Schneider, College of Communication Lisa Fiore, the dean of faculty at Lesley University and mother of 9- and 11-year-olds, loves taking her kids to the movies… Expert quote: “It’s an understandable perception that there are fewer G-rated movies available these days. The perception comes from the rise of the PG […]

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Time Warner May Erect a Walled Content Garden

June 13, 2013

E-Commerce Times Paul Schneider, College of Communication Time Warner Cable appears to have come up with a strategy to help stem the flow of cord-cutters — that is, people abandoning pay-TV for the free or lower-price content available on the Internet… Expert quote: “TWC needs to find the best business model possible that accepts the […]

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TV networks’ thirst for blood reaches serial-killer proportions

May 31, 2013

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Paul Schneider, College of Communication I love a good thriller, and read myself to sleep at night with visions by P.D. James, Elizabeth George, Michael Connelly, Stephen Hunter, the Scots and the Swedes dancing in my head… Expert quote: “The tendency to open-ended series concepts is one explanation for the number of shows […]

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Disney Stars Throw Off Their Past in ‘Spring Breakers’

March 8, 2013

New York Times Paul Schneider, College of Communication Selena Gomez got her start in “Barney & Friends” and became a cherub-cheeked teen idol on “Wizards of Waverly Place,” a Disney Channel series that has its final hurrah on Friday… View full article

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Hollywood gets back to biblical

November 1, 2012

Christian Science Monitor Paul Schneider, College of Communication Superheroes and mystical creatures with their physics-defying powers have been drawing record numbers of moviegoers to multiplex theaters over the past decade. Now Hollywood is getting ready to roll out the next fleet of mega personalities: Bible characters… View article

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‘Lawless’ helps grow Virginia bootlegging trio’s legend

September 2, 2012

Boston Globe Paul Schneider, College of Communication Literary scholars will tell you the Romantic Period took place in the late 1700s… View article

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Showcases let students shine

May 2, 2012

Variety Paul Schneider, College of Communication While the primary mandate of most film schools is to give their students the professional skills they need to work in the entertainment industry, the bar of entry to actually landing those jobs remains dauntingly high for many graduates… View article

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