Category Archives: Film and media studies

“Why Haven’t More Movies Stolen From George V. Higgins?”

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Jeffrey Makala

  The new Brad Pitt film “Killing Them Softly,” which just opened, is based on Cogan’s Trade, George V. Higgins’s third novel, published in 1974. Anthony Lane just reviewed the film in The New Yorker, and his review (quoted above) … Continue reading →

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Edith Wharton and Sinclair Lewis: A New Gift

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Jeffrey Makala

We’ve just received a gift of an Edith Wharton collection and several Sinclair Lewis first editions from Professor James Kibler of the University of Georgia. Professor Kibler is a USC alumnus and has been a good friend of our Libraries … Continue reading →

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Cold Mountain screenplay archive

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Jeffrey Makala

We’ve just purchased this small collection of scripts and film production memos relating to the 2002 filming of Charles Frazier’s Cold Mountain. Frazier received his Ph.D. in English here at USC before his writing career took off, and Cold Mountain, … Continue reading →

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