Episode 5 - A Christmas movies special

Christmas movies from an academic (and non-academic) point of view with Dr Rebecca Trelease.It’s tiiiiime for a Christmas special! Love them or hate them, Christmas movies are everywhere you turn at the moment.We welcome back Rebecca for a Christmas Special of Hey, Did You Know? An AUT Podcast.Rebecca (Te Āti Haunui a Pāpārangi) chats to host Mike Kilpatrick about the characteristics of Christmas movies, and they dissect Christmas Karma, a new Christmas movie from Gurinder Chadha out now on Netflix. She also brings the academic receipts to settle the question – is Die Hard a Christmas movie?They finish by talking about a potentially problematic favourite of the genre, and then share what they love most about the Christmas period.Rebecca is a senior lecturer in the Critical Media Studies Department at AUT. Her research field lies primarily in television, with her PhD thesis conducting case studies into four global entertainment reality television formats. Main Topics & Discussion - Official trailer for Christmas Karma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGGC5YCTNaQ A Muppets Christmas Carol - Michael Caine playing Scrooge alongside The Muppets – watch on Disney+ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNo-Q0IDJi0 Yes, Die Hard is a Christmas Movie - Nathan Scoll, University of Pittsburgh -https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14775700.2023.2277073 A slight correction to Rebecca’s story of Chrishell Strauss’ name: - The Correct Story of Chrishell Strauss' Name is Even Better! Community & Calls to Action 1. Rate & Review on your chosen podcast app 2. Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/autuninews/3. Tell us what you want to know about next: [email protected]:Host – Mike Kilpatrick Editors – Mike Kilpatrick Producer – Mike Kilpatrick Executive Producer – Nicola Hopkins Music – Clinton Watkins Design – AUT Brand Team