This conversation between two authors who happen to share the same name: BBC and Channel 4 broadcaster Samira Ahmed, whose A Hard Day’s Night in Bloomsbury’s BFI Film Classics series ju…

An authorized look at the life and career of Hollywood icon and Academy-Award Winning actress Anne Baxter. Anne Baxter's life was a vibrant tapestry of remarkab…

A thoughtful glimpse into the childhood of Norma Jeane Mortenson and how it shaped her into the iconic Marilyn Monroe for the 100th anniversary of her birth. At…

Garry Berman traces comedy’s evolution across the 20th century.

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Steve Naish dissects Kathryn Bigelow's early 1990s' dirty classic, revealing a film broken into two opposing dualities that reflect the spirit of the leads (played by Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze) ...

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The first computer-generated animated feature film, Toy Story (1995) sustains a dynamic vitality that proved instantly appealing to audiences of all ages. Like…

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Katherine Reed, associate professor of music, published a book that was featured in the British Film Institute’s “Film Classics” series. Reed’s book on the 1998 film “Velvet Goldmine,” directed by Tod...

An authorized look at the life and career of Hollywood icon and Academy-Award Winning actress Anne Baxter. Anne Baxter's life was a vibrant tapestry of remarkab…

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