25 years after the death of the legendary director, a new book offers fresh insights into Stanley Kubrick’s personal and professional life.
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The series cuts between Cary Grant’s humble English beginnings and later Hollywood success.
Cary Grant’s films offer complicated and contrasting visions of what it means to be a man.
As Hollywood continues to reckon with its past, Vivien Leigh’s story is a reminder of the challenges faced by women, even the most successful ones.
The death of NFL great and Hollywood star Jim Brown renews questions about the role of modern-day athletes in political and social issues.
Movies carrying the NC-17 rating have traditionally been difficult to screen and promote, as they were locked out of some movie theater chains and traditional advertising.
The Asian American actress rose to fame in an era when white actors in yellowface were more likely to play Asian characters than Asian ones.
There are signs that home movie viewing could meet a resurgence of local movie-going that draws on entertainment conventions that preceded Hollywood’s rise.
Billy Wilder’s 1950 classic noir , ‘Sunset Boulevard,’ blurred boundaries between reality and fiction through casting. Recognizing cameos makes viewers feel we’re part of the film’s story.
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Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies, Arizona State University
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Assistant Teaching Professor in Communication and English, Thompson Rivers University
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Associate Professor. Cinema Arts, School of Creative Arts, University of Windsor
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Professor of History, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York)
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Professor Emeritus of Legal Studies and Business Ethics; Faculty Director, Wharton Coalition for Equity & Opportunity, University of Pennsylvania
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Senior Lecturer in Film Studies, Swansea University
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Senior Lecturer in Film & Media Studies, University of Portsmouth
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Senior Lecturer in American Literature and Film, Loughborough University
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Professor of Film Studies, Bangor University
