Frames of Reference Volume 4 Program 1 Genre Studies Traditional film genres are examined, updated, and reinvented in these works to present contemporary social issues in innovative new styles. Don't Run Johnny Tom E. Brown 07:10   1997 Done in a mock-horror mode reminiscent of Ed Wood, Tom E. Brown's film Don't Run, Johnny is a witty and poignant AIDS parable. Little Murders Rea Tajiri 19:44  1998 Rea Tajiri incorporates film noir, Hong Kong action, and Technicolor musicals into this ultra-contemporary detective story. Pretty Vacant Jimmy Mendiola 33:00   1996 Jimmy Mendiola’s Pretty Vacant takes the teen-coming-of-age movie and infuses it with a spirited and wry punk mestizaje, as young Chicana melds inspirations from the Sex Pistols to Mexican iconography to create her own riot grrrl ‘zine (with an emphasis on the rolling "r").