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Betsy McLane
Betsy McLane
Betsy A. McLane is the author of A New History of Documentary Film: Second Edition. She served as the project director for the American Documentary Showcase, and was the executive director of the International Documentary Association. Contact her at [email protected].
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BOOK REVIEW: A Deep Dive Into the Secret History of Espionage and Entertainment
by Betsy McLaneby Betsy McLaneBy Betsy A. McLane Not all actors and writers are spies, but every spy has a bit of actor and writer in their personality. Although actors usually seek the …
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BOOK REVIEW: How a 1941 Disney Animators’ Strike Changed Hollywood
by Betsy McLaneby Betsy McLaneBy Betsy McLane Jake Friedman deserves a rousing hurrah for writing “The Disney Revolt: The Great Labor War of Animation’s Golden Age.” This is an eye-opening book full of many …
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Kill the Documentary’ Takes Aim at an Old Art Form
by Betsy McLaneby Betsy McLaneA new book takes aim at the art of documentary from a critical, leftist viewpoint.
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Art and Craft of Motion Picture Editing’
by Betsy McLaneby Betsy McLaneA new book looks at the craft of picture editing from a fresh perspective
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Editing for Directors’ Has Advice for Aspiring Helmers
by Betsy McLaneby Betsy McLaneWhat Directors need to know about editing
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Shooting Midnight Cowboy’ Examines a Classic of Late-1960s Cinema
by Betsy McLaneby Betsy McLaneA New Book Looks at the Tortured Creators – and Editing-Room Nightmare – Behind ‘Midnight Cowboy’
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Was 1962 the Best Year Ever for Movies? A New Book Makes the Case
by Betsy McLaneby Betsy McLaneThe early ’60s was a more fertile time for movies than many think.
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In an absorbing new book, women take their place alongside the most famous Disney writers and animators, including the group referred to by Walt Disney as his “Nine Old Men.”
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Alfred Hitchcock’s Secret Censorship Battles and How They Changed Film History
by Betsy McLaneby Betsy McLaneThe director fought censors on both sides of the Atlantic from the start of his career to the very last.