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Emily Strand and Amy H. Sturgis, "Star Wars: Essays Exploring a Galaxy Far, Far Away" (Vernon Press, 2023)
An interview with Emily Strand and Amy H. Sturgis
Julia Havas, "Woman Up: Invoking Feminism in Quality Television" (Wayne State UP, 2022)
An interview with Julia Havas
Sydney Stern, "The Brothers Mankiewicz: Hope, Heartbreak, and Hollywood Classics" (U Mississippi Press, 2019)
An interview with Sydney Stern
John Powers, "Technology and the Making of Experimental Film Culture" (Oxford UP, 2023)
An interview with John Powers
Patrick Humphries, "Cleopatra and the Undoing of Hollywood: How One Film Almost Sunk the Studios" (History Press, 2023)
An interview with Patrick Humphries
Robert Farley on how "Andor" recreates "The Battle of Algiers" (and it works)
Its the UConn Popcast, and today we are joined by ProfessorRobert Farley, author of Andor: Star Wars Recreates the Battle of Algiers (And it Works). We talk about how Andor, the Disney+ streamer, was deeply influenced by Gillo Pontecorvos 1966 movie
Kristi Irene McKim, "Rushmore" (British Film Institute, 2023)
An interview with Kristi Irene McKim
Katie Gee Salisbury, "Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong" (Dutton, 2024)
An interview with Katie Gee Salisbury