Back to 2008: an examination of ‘The Bling Ring’

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I must issue a small disclaimer in that I am a very big fan of Sofia Coppola, and this will be praising her/her film — if you are not interested in or happen to dislike her films, this might not be your type of post. Thank you!

When it comes to accuracy, even some of the simplest details can prove to be extraordinarily important. In films made in the present day that are supposed to take place a few years prior, one might overlook some of these small details — perhaps they will believe that it doesn’t matter enough, or that something doesn’t change in only a few years. Yet this is entirely not the case — especially in more recent years, and especially with regard to technologies, things change all the time.

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Examining color in “Bad Girls” (Buffy season 3, episode 14)

Anyone who knows me is likely to attest to my love and adoration for everything that Joss Whedon has created — and to give credit where credit is due, I must say that the first creation of his that I ever had the pleasure to watch was Buffy the Vampire Slayer (BtVS). Because of this, BtVS and other works of Whedon are likely to make multiple appearances on this site.

“Bad Girls” is episode fourteen of season three, and episode forty-eight overall.

Note: this post contains spoilers for those who have not watched up to/past “Bad Girls” in BtVS.

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