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The Female Voice Behind E.T.

We tend to think of E.T. as belonging to Steven Spielberg. After all, he directed the film, and the idea began with him on the set of Close Encounters of the Third Kind. But, there’s more to the story. The science-fiction fable that cemented Spielberg’s status as a leading director was written by a woman called […]

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From Page to Screen: Passing

It has taken nearly 100 years for the novel Passing by Nella Larsen (1929) to make its way to our screens, and for the term to start to find its way back into our broader cultural awareness and lexicon. The two female creative forces behind Passing, author Nella Larsen and director Rebecca Hall, have more in common […]

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