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  • Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong by Katie Gee Salisbury (Situations Wanted, Women - Episode Three)
    2024/09/03

    Season One: Situations Wanted, Women highlights books about women in film that are also written by women. Our third episode discusses the 2024 biography, Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong by Katie Gee Salisbury.

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    26 分
  • My Cousin Maria Schneider by Vanessa Schneider (Situations Wanted, Women - Episode Two)
    2024/08/14

    Season One: Situations Wanted, Women highlights books about women in film that are also written by women. Our second episode discusses the 2018 book, My Cousin Maria Schneider: A Memoir by Vanessa Schneider. Here, we take a look at how Maria spoke up for women during her career, and the women who speak up for Maria now.

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    26 分
  • Dying of Politeness by Geena Davis (Situations Wanted, Women - Episode One)
    2024/07/31

    Season One: Situations Wanted, Women highlights books about women in film that are also written by women. Our first episode discusses Geena Davis' 2022 memoir, Dying of Politeness. Here, we take a look at Davis' mantlepiece - and her three Oscars that provide not only a timeline of her career; they also reveal a spectrum of womanhood through Davis’ experience in Hollywood and her relationship with the moving image.

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    31 分
  • The Blood Cried Out: The Final Moments of "Killers of the Flower Moon" (2023)
    2024/03/10

    Martin Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon" lays bare our shared consciousness - and the role of mass media within it. The three-hour adaptation of David Grann’s journalistic odyssey into the Reign of Terror demonstrates how the biopic and historical genres can heal old wounds while opening new ones.

    However, it’s the epilogue, transporting us from 1920s Oklahoma to a live radio performance in the 1930s, that elevates the film from true crime reenactment to cultural reckoning. A line of just seven words underscores the profound and potent combination of memory and media. It’s also a call to action for integrity and literacy in a media-driven age.

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    15 分
  • The Iron Claw (2023)
    2024/01/31

    Amidst the riveting and high-stakes world of professional wrestling, The Iron Claw (2023) captures the unmatched resilience and haunting legacy of the Von Erich brothers. Told through the lens of the eldest and last surviving brother, Kevin, the quest for title glory driven by their domineering father is met with personal turmoil and a series of devastating losses.



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    18 分
  • A Lovely Precious Dream: The Parallel Legacies of Chadwick Boseman and Lorraine Hansberry
    2023/12/21
    Before Wakanda Forever entered the mainstream to represent longevity, respect, and identity - especially for those across the African diaspora - there was "To Be Young, Gifted, and Black." Playwright and activist Lorraine Hansberry, author of the landmark play A Raisin in the Sun, first coined the phrase fifty-eight years ago. Even though their lives never intersected, the legacies left behind by Hansberry and Boseman are both emblematic of a cultural turning point that has served as catalysts for social change and creative inspiration. In this episode, we will highlight the real-life events behind Hansberry's seminal work, delve into Boseman's deliberate journey to Wakanda, and discuss how their shared legacies make powerful pleas for broader media representation.
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    25 分
  • Very Good and Shockingly Evil: Jekyll, Hyde, and Horror at the Oscars
    2023/12/21
    Before Rouben Mamoulian's 1931 talkie, nine silent U.S. productions attempted to bring Stevenson's commentary on the duality of human nature to the big screen. Often cited today as the most overlooked film genre during award season - especially on Hollywood's biggest night, horror broke through at the Oscars with March’s dual role as Doctor Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde.  In this episode, we will highlight career-defining adaptations of the gothic novella, take a closer look at the first horror film to win a top acting prize, and discuss how the current golden age of horror elevates the genre from industry outsider to award-season contender.
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    34 分
  • De La Noche: Lupita Tovar & Universal's Drácula
    2023/12/21
    For decades, Spanish Drácula (1931), the dual-language production of Universal's Dracula (1931) directed by Tod Browning, was considered a lost film. It would be Lupita Tovar, George Melford's leading lady, who would help carry the legacy of this once-forgotten production into the 21st century. In this episode, we will trace Tovar's career from talent-search find to Hollywood matriarch, examine an industry aiming to use the new invention of sound to capture audiences abroad, and explain why Spanish Drácula is essential viewing. 
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    23 分