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How Hollywood Dramatized the Berlin Airlift: A Q&A with Joseph Pearson

Both propaganda and entertainment, George Seaton’s film, "The Big Lift," released in 1950, starring Montgomery Clift, saw Hollywood dramatize the struggles of post-war Berlin and the Berlin Airlift.
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Reverse Weather Vane: Pauline Kael and "Film Quarterly"

Film Quarterly's editor considers the legacy of film critic Pauline Kael.
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Martyr Photography: A Q&A with Lucy O'Sullivan

"Latin American & Latinx Visual Culture" author Lucy O'Sullivan answers questions about her ALAA-acknowledged article on "Martyrdom in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction."
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Music Streaming around the World

by David Hesmondhalgh (Author)
Oct 2025
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Global Movie Magazine Networks

by Eric Hoyt (Editor), Kelley Conway (Editor)
Jan 2025
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Derivative Media: How Wall Street Devours Culture

by Andrew deWaard (Author)
Sep 2024
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