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views of standing men and women
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  • Philip A Hallman
Next week : 1984, 40 Years After: Rediscovering a Pivotal Year in American Independent Cinema
Join us next Thursday, 18 April between 4-6p for our next Third Thursdays at the Library event!
Orson Welles and Paola Mori look adoringly at their infant daughter, Beatrice (c. 1955).
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Coffee with the Curator: Join us to Celebrate A New Exhibit from Special Collections
The Special Collections Research Center will host a reception on February 12 (10:00am) to celebrate the installation of the exhibit: Orson Welles as Family Man: Son, Husband, Father. Please join the exhibit curator, Phil Hallman, to chat about the making of this extraordinary display in the company of warm coffee and refreshments.
caucasian presenting man with tan shirt and headphones in profile with stone wall visible behind
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  • Philip A Hallman
Next week : John Sayles on Welles and Altman
Join us next Friday 14 April 3-5 pm in the Hatcher Gallery for an event with writer and director John Sayles! Sayles will kick off the Bilmes Visiting Filmmaker series by sharing items of interest he discovered while looking through the archives of fellow maverick directors Orson Welles and Robert Altman.
face of an older man in profile with white hair visible and hand raised
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  • Philip A Hallman
Special Collections After Hours | From the Archive to the Page: The Later Films and Legacy of Robert Altman
Join the Special Collections Research Center next Tuesday (8 March) at 4 pm EST for our next After Hours virtual open house of the term celebrating the launch of ReFocus: The Later Films and Legacy of Robert Altman, which draws on materials from the Robert Altman Collection.
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  • Philip A Hallman
Nancy Savoca's Dogfight (1991) in the 2021 TCM Classic Film Festival
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) in conjunction with HBO Max will present Dogfight (1991), directed by Nancy Savoca, as part of its annual film festival this month. Savoca, whose papers were donated to the University of Michigan, is part of the library's Screen Arts Maverick & Makers collection.
Orson Welles on set of Citizen Kane with camera visible
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  • Philip A Hallman
Upcoming Talk | Harlan Lebo and Citizen Kane: A Filmmaker’s Journey
Join us next Monday (30th January) for a lecture with Harlan Lebo, author of Citizen Kane: A Filmmaker's Journey.
Invitation to the premiere of the film Popeye (1980)
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  • Philip A Hallman
Robin Williams and "Popeye": Comedic Mumblings Worthy of Another Look
Nestled in the nearly 800 boxes that comprise the Robert Altman Archive here at the University of Michigan’s Special Collections Library is a treasure trove of materials from his 1980 film Popeye, which featured Robin Williams as the mumbling, spinach eating sailor. Over the last two months since the unexpected passing of Williams, numerous magazines, websites and blogs have paid tribute to the departed comic genius. Chief among them is Eric Spitnagel’s piece for Vanity Fair’s Hollywood entitled Popeye is the Best Movie Robin Williams Ever Made. While many may gasp at Spitnagel’s judgment, his witty and humorous remarks demonstrate the loyalty certain Williams fans feel towards a film that is often maligned rather than rejoiced.