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Film History ‘Nobody’s Girl Friday’ Is a Wise Counterpoint to the “Great Man” Auteur Theory
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Film History ‘Nobody’s Girl Friday’ Is a Wise Counterpoint to the “Great Man” Auteur Theory

By
Christopher John Stephens
/ 25 April 2018

We've always been aware that films are not immaculately created. Smyth's work is a meticulously researched history of how women entered, developed, sustained, and grew within the Hollywood dream factory.

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Ryan Murphy’s ‘Feud’ Finds the Emotional Truth of an Epic Rivalry

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Jay Bamber
/ 27 April 2017
TCM Classic Film Festival 2014
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TCM Classic Film Festival 2014

By
Terrence Butcher
/ 20 November 2014
Unlike Sundance Channel or IFC, Turner Classic Movies' original manifesto remains as solid as Gibraltar.
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No Contract for Old Men: 5 ‘Old Folks’ in Pop Culture That Are 5Xs Tougher Than You

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Kit MacFarlane
/ 31 May 2012
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Prime Time Larceny: It Takes a Thief

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Michael Barrett
/ 1 February 2012
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Forbidden Hollywood Collection, Vol. 2

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PopMatters Staff
/ 30 March 2008
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James Cagney: Another Look at Hollywood’s Tough Guy

By
Chadwick Jenkins
/ 25 April 2007
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The Dick Cavett Show – Hollywood Greats

By
Matt Mazur
/ 15 February 2007

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