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May 4, 2015 (May 5, 2015)

Orson Welles Week: Twist of Lime

film

A large part of the twentieth century was born in 1915. That storied year, an all-star lineup of cultural giants found their way to our reality, and in short order […]

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April 7, 2015 (April 7, 2015)

Happy Birthday, Francis Ford Coppola

film

In observance of The Great One’s birthday, an excerpt from Francis Ford Coppola, by Jeff Menne, a recent book in UIP’s Contemporary Film Director’s Series. Here Menne describes how Coppola’s early film The Rain […]

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March 16, 2015 (March 16, 2015)

Happy birthday, Jerry Lewis

film

A few months ago, a friend and I discussed one of those pop culture questions that go just right with a pint of beer. Which living celebrity has been famous for […]

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March 12, 2015 (March 9, 2015)

The news game

communication film media studies

In a century-plus of popular culture, journalists have appeared as cynical scandalmongers, noble crusaders, nicotine-soaked cynics, and the mild-mannered alter egos of super-powered Kryptonians. The latest UIP debut Heroes and Scoundrels […]

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January 26, 2015 (January 26, 2015)

Golden Globe winners

film Uncategorized

Like a lot of Hollywood stars on awards night, we’re a little late to the Golden Globes party. But the subjects of titles in UIP’s Contemporary Film Directors series filled in […]

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September 29, 2014 (September 25, 2014)

The Sound of Murder

film

“Do you make your own breakfast, Mr Neff?” “Well, I squeeze a grapefruit now and again.” Has it really been seventy years since Double Indemnity? The noir touchstone hit theaters […]

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