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 […]
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Insdorf discusses Oscar nominations on Charlie Rose
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 […]
Philip Kaufman Q&A at the Chicago Film Festival
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. […]
Forthcoming book on Christian Petzold
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 […]
Happy (early) Birthday, Richard Linklater
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 […]
The New Yorker on Philip Kaufman
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 […]
I love Annette Insdorf
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 […]
Q&A with Richard Linklater author David T. Johnson
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 […]
Welcome back Ebertfest
To celebrate the 14th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival taking place this week at the Virginia Theater in Champaign, our New Books section is highlighting the four latest titles in our […]
Q&A with John Sayles author David Shumway
On March 26, 2012 the University of Illinois Press published John Sayles, a new book in the Contemporary Film Directors series. Author David Shumway comments on the filmmaker’s independence and reveals his favorite […]
Book signing at MoMA’s Philip Kaufman film exhibition
The Museum of Modern Art in New York will host a Philip Kaufman film retrospective April 11-16, which will feature five of the director’s films including The Right Stuff and The Unbearable […]
Q&A with Jacques Rivette author Mary Wiles
Mary Wiles, a lecturer in cinema studies at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, is the author of Jacques Rivette, the latest volume in our Contemporary Film Directors series. […]