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March 29, 2013

Q&A with Rob White, author of Contemporary Film Directors book Todd Haynes

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The Contemporary Film Directors series presents engagingly written commentaries on the work of living directors from around the world. Todd Haynes author Rob White was Commissioning Editor of Books at the British Film Institute, 1995–2005, and Editor of Film Quarterly, … Continue reading →

February 27, 2013

Q & A with author L. Andrew Cooper on horror film director Dario Argento

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L. Andrew Cooper is an assistant professor of film and digital media at the University of Louisville and the author of the new book in the University of Illinois Press Contemporary Film Directors Series, Dario Argento. Q: How does Dario … Continue reading →

February 25, 2013

The South Asian invasion of the Oscars

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Life of Pi was a big winner at last night’s Oscars, as the film was awarded in four categories including Best Director. Shilpa Davé, author of the forthcoming University of Illinois Press book Indian Accents: Brown Voice and Racial Performance … Continue reading →

January 11, 2013

Insdorf discusses Oscar nominations on Charlie Rose

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Annette Insdorf, author of the recent University of Illinois Press book Philip Kaufman, is slated to appear tonight (January 11) on Charlie Rose to discuss the Oscar nominations. She will be sharing the microphone with A.O. Scott of the New … Continue reading →

October 12, 2012

Philip Kaufman Q&A at the Chicago Film Festival

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Annette Insdorf will lead a Q&A with director Philip Kaufman at the Chicago Film Festival on October 16. Her critically acclaimed book in our Contemporary Film Directors series was published earlier this year. “A thoughtful, scholarly study of one of America’s most underrated … Continue reading →

September 22, 2012

Forthcoming book on Christian Petzold

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In Fall 2013, the University of Illinois Press will publish the first book on German director Christian Petzold in English. Author Jaimey Fisher will introduce Petzold’s latest film, Barbara, the opening film of the 17th Annual Berlin & Beyond Film … Continue reading →

July 24, 2012

Happy (early) Birthday, Richard Linklater

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In honor of Richard Linklater’s birthday next week (July 30), here is an excerpt from an interview with the director that was published in David T. Johnson’s new book Richard Linklater. David Johnson: You’ve talked in the past [about college] being a time when … Continue reading →

July 16, 2012

The New Yorker on Philip Kaufman

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The New Yorker‘s online Culture Desk column previews tonight’s screening of a director’s cut of Philip Kaufman’s The Wanderers and namechecks University of Illinois Press author Annette Insdorf. “Welcoming East Coast members of Wanderers Nation to the Film Society of Lincoln Center screening will be … Continue reading →

May 24, 2012

I love Annette Insdorf

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Yesterday, The Jewish Daily Forward‘s Arty Semite column by Michael Kaminer featured a Q&A with director Philip Kaufman.  A sample: Michael Kaminer: There’s a bright spotlight on you, 48 years after  your first film. Why now? Philip Kaufman: You tell … Continue reading →

April 30, 2012

Q&A with Richard Linklater author David T. Johnson

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David T. Johnson, an associate professor of English at Salisbury University, is the author of Richard Linklater, a new volume in our Contemporary Film Directors series.  In this Q&A he discusses the director’s use of music and reveals his favorite Linklater film. … Continue reading →