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October 31, 2016 (October 27, 2016)

Boo Man Group

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In honor of Halloween, we have slunk into the UIP vault of horror to dig up books both Profound and Mysterious to get you in the mood for our most […]

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October 13, 2016 (October 13, 2016)

Dylan the high-heeled marionette

film music

Excerpted from Rob White‘s book Todd Haynes. The black-and-white poise of the re-created tour in I’m Not There softens the actual color footage of these 1966 performances, shot by Pennebaker […]

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September 29, 2016 (September 29, 2016)

Throwbacklist Thursday: I Learned Law at the Movies

film law

Courtroom dramas and filmed jury rooms have left an indelible impression on Americans. That impression? The law is so straightforward you can wrap up any case in a maximum of […]

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September 14, 2016 (September 9, 2016)

George Toles on Paul Thomas Anderson

film

Paul Thomas Anderson is George Toles‘s long-awaited dive into the works of one of today’s most beguiling filmmakers. Below we offer a three-point sampler to tantalize fans of Toles’s acclaimed film […]

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September 12, 2016 (July 18, 2016)

Release Party: Paul Thomas Anderson

film

Since his explosive debut with the indie sensation Hard Eight, Paul Thomas Anderson has established himself as one of contemporary cinema’s most exciting artists. His 2002 feature Punch-Drunk Love radically […]

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July 21, 2016 (July 21, 2016)

Me and My Monkey Trial

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In the summer of 1925, a timeless battle raged in a courtroom. On one side stood Salem, Illinois native John T. Scopes and his lawyer Clarence Darrow. On the other: […]

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June 21, 2016 (May 23, 2016)

Release Party: Slapstick Modernism

film literary studies

We live in an age when Iggy Pop adorns groovy travel bags and makes the scene at Cannes to support a Jim Jarmusch documentary about his iconic band the Stooges. Punk conquered the […]

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June 9, 2016 (June 14, 2016)

Throwbacklist Thursday: Power Cosmic

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The University of Illinois Press took science fiction seriously before taking science fiction seriously held its current scholarly cool. Today we continue the tradition with our popular Modern Masters of […]

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June 2, 2016 (June 2, 2016)

Saluting an animation pioneer

film

Pioneer of animation Lotte Reiniger features in today’s Google doodle. In 1926, Reiniger made the first feature-length animated film, The Adventures of Prince Achmed. But since Reiniger worked in silhouette […]

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May 6, 2016 (April 28, 2016)

See ‘The Hayloft Gang’ on screen

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The National Barn Dance was the nation’s most popular country music radio show during the 1930s and 1940s, predating the popularity of the Grand Ole Opry and serving as a […]

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April 14, 2016 (April 13, 2016)

Throwbacklist Thursday: Remain in Flickering Light

film

As Ebertfest gathers for the sixteenth year, the Press again will contribute to the filmic festivities by providing swag for the official goodie bags. What form of swag? Books, surprisingly. We hope CFD entries on Pixar […]

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March 4, 2016 (February 29, 2016)

Bubbly with Success

film

Pixar is on a winning streak, to say the least. Its animated films not only rack up large box office, they hit the cultural zeitgeist gong in a way that […]

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