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Jodie Foster
Jodie Foster on Her Ties to Reagan Assassination Attempt

  By Phoebe Goldenberg • June 11, 2014 Uncategorized
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“I feel very young…” Watch Jodie Foster’s press conference on April 2, 1981 following John Hinckley’s assasination attempt on President Ronald Reagan.  Hinckley, who began stalking Foster at Yale University shortly after she appeared in the 1976 film “Taxi Driver.” He claimed that his attempt on Reagan’s life was a … Continue reading

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Walt Disney
‘Not Labeling Anything as Educational. It’s All Entertainment.’

  By Virginia Choi • June 11, 2014 Uncategorized
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Walt Disney explains how the television industry can be a competition to the movie industry. Disney describes how he “diversified” his wheelhouse of movie-making because of the excess talent he worked with–he went from cartoons into making nature films, then to putting humans such as “Mary Poppins” into his animation … Continue reading

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Orson Welles
On Orson Welles: ‘He Was a Great Actor’s Director’

  By Virginia Choi • June 9, 2014 Uncategorized
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In this clip from Gary Graver’s film, “Working with Orson Welles,” Cameron Mitchell discusses what it was like to act in Welles’s unfinished film, “The Other Side of the Wind.” Mitchell expresses awe at the script that Welles put together and explains how other directors he had worked with stressed … Continue reading

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Marilyn Monroe
Poignant Account of Marilyn’s Final Photo Shoot

  By Phoebe Goldenberg • June 2, 2014 Uncategorized
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Renowned fashion photographer, Bert Stern, reminisces about his intimate 1962 Vogue photo shoot with Marilyn Monroe, which took place just six weeks before her death. During the three-day session, Stern took over 2,500 shots of Monroe, capturing both her Hollywood glamour and human vulnerability.

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André the Giant
Mandy Patinkin on How Gentle André Was Truly Gentle

  By Virginia Choi • May 27, 2014 Uncategorized
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Actor Mandy Patinkin talks about his fellow cast member, André the Giant, from the well-known film, “The Princess Bride.” Patinkin shares an anecdote on how André was able to successfully comfort Wallace Shawn, who was terrified of heights during the filming of a scene in “The Princess Bride” when members … Continue reading

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To Kill a Mockingbird
Interview With Actress Who Played Scout

  By Virginia Choi • May 27, 2014 Uncategorized
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Actress Mary Badham played the beloved role of Scout in the 1962 film, “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Badham talks about how she got the role and what growing up in racially tense Alabama was like during the 60s. She also describes her shock in finding out that some parts of … Continue reading