Word: beavisization
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Like many Americans, performance artist Joan Braderman is entranced by popular culture. Her video, "Joan Sees Stars," addresses this national obsession with movies, television, and the celebrities that inhabit them. In the style of "Beavis and Butthead," Braderman's talking head is superimposed above choice film clips from classic movies...
Director Angels Delichatsios stays true to the playwright's original time period and location without denying the modern-day American implications inherent in the piece. For instance, Jimmy (James McPartland) and Cliff (David Marmor) slouch front and center in easy chairs for most of the performance like Beavis and Butthead...
These two are counter balanced by the films "Spring Break" and "Facrie Film." "Spring Break" is a black-and-white narrative about two friends on a road trip with the intent to revenge the infidelity of one of their girlfriends. It ends up feeling like a cross between "Natural Born...
"Some students thought it was dumb, and others thought it to have some wonderful subtlety," he said. "The debate ranged from views that this show and others had gone too far, to arguments for more freedom. Some people even suggested that 'Beavis and Butthead' should be shown on Saturday mornings...
Badaracco said part of the inspiration for the "Beavis and Butthead" class came from his children, ages 14, 11 and nine.