jwie86 
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- Location: London, UK
- Occupation: Graduate Student
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- About: I graduated from UC Irvine as a Political Science (major)/Film & Media Studies (minor) undergraduate and currently a graduate student at a dual-degree program at the London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) and the University of Southern California (USC) in the Global Media & Communications program. I currently reside in Central London. I have a wide array of interests but like to focus on films, media, and politics. Feel free to contact me at jwie86@gmail.com.
Recent Comments by jwie86:
- March 7, 2010 on Oscar Predictions – 2010 [The David v. Goliath Story]
- June 15, 2009 on Another Look – ‘(500) Days of Summer’: Love a Little Differently
- February 25, 2009 on For Your Consideration… Oscar 2008 Predictions
- December 30, 2008 on ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ – A Filmmaker’s Love Sonnet to India
All Articles by jwie86:
- ‘The Karate Kid’: A Worthy Remake? on June 28th, 2010
- Intl. Review: Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva on June 10th, 2010
- ‘Pet Dragon’: A Beautiful, Adrenaline-Rushed Animated Feature on March 27th, 2010
- Oscar Predictions – 2010 [The David v. Goliath Story] on March 6th, 2010
- ‘A Serious Man’: An Utterly Insane Yet Profound Dark Comedy on November 20th, 2009
- ‘Up in the Air’: A Witty and Timely Modern-Day Film on November 13th, 2009
- ‘The Road’: A Different, Intimate Post-Apocalyptic Film on October 28th, 2009
- ‘Adam’: Good Intentions; Mediocre Results on July 30th, 2009
- ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’: The Action Popcorn Film to Beat for the Summer? on June 24th, 2009
- ‘Away We Go’: A Loveable, Offbeat Romantic Comedy on June 24th, 2009
- Another Look – ‘(500) Days of Summer’: Love a Little Differently on June 15th, 2009
- ’The Hangover’: Simple, Raunchy Fun on June 15th, 2009
- Advance Review – ‘Terminator: Salvation’: A Surprisingly Decent Action Romp into the Future on May 13th, 2009
- ‘The Soloist’: Doesn’t Hit All the Right Notes on May 13th, 2009
- ‘Observe and Report’: Trying to Laugh Without Much of a Purpose on April 12th, 2009
- The ‘Megaman 9’ Trend of Retro Gaming (And Why It Matters…) on March 14th, 2009
- For Your Consideration… Oscar 2008 Predictions on February 19th, 2009
- A Look Back: Wie’s Top 10 Films of 2008 on February 14th, 2009
- ‘Happy-Go-Lucky’: One of the Most Carefree Movies of 2008 on February 7th, 2009
- ‘Frost/Nixon’: Talking Heads at Their Best on February 4th, 2009
- ‘Rachel Getting Married’: A Candid Few Days with the Family on January 22nd, 2009
- ‘The Reader’: A Powerful Exploration of Choice and Silence on January 22nd, 2009
- ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’: A Well-Executed but Emotionally Flawed Life Story on January 8th, 2009
- ‘Gran Torino’: The Parable of Walt Kowalksi on January 7th, 2009
- ‘The Spirit’: A Misguided and Muddy Interpretation on December 24th, 2008
- ‘The Wrestler’: The Modern, Tragic Hero in the Least Likely of Places on December 22nd, 2008
- ‘Yes Man’: More of a Maybe… on December 19th, 2008
- The Internet versus…You? on December 9th, 2008
- ‘Let the Right One In’: A Modern-Day Grimm’s Fairytale of a Vampire on November 20th, 2008
- ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ – A Filmmaker’s Love Sonnet to India on November 7th, 2008
- Hollywood’s 21st Century Solutions – So What’s Next? on November 1st, 2008
- Hollywood’s 21st Century Solutions – The Reboot: Pt. 2 on October 13th, 2008
- Hollywood’s 21st Century Solutions…Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down? – Pt. 1 on September 27th, 2008
- What I Learned, I (Didn’t) Learn in the 2008 Elections… on September 2nd, 2008
- Dr. Horrible and the Quiet Change of the Internet for Screenwriters on August 9th, 2008
- The Two (Currently) Most Fascinating Movies to Watch This Summer on July 23rd, 2008