Tag Archives: New Hollywood

Video Essay: Polly Platt – Authorship by Design

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Aaron

As I’ve discussed in detail in earlier blog posts, Polly Platt was a key Hollywood figure for decades. She’s mainly remembered for her production design on a variety of films, in both credited and uncredited roles, between 1968-1987. But she … Continue reading →

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Searching for Polly in the Bogdanovich Papers: Reflections

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Aaron

In July of this summer I spent two weeks at the Peter Bogdanovich collection at the Lilly Library at Indiana University. I went searching for material – particularly production-related material – on Polly Platt, who was married to Bogdanovich for … Continue reading →

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Searching for Polly in the Bogdanovich Archives: Week One

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Aaron

I’ve reached the halfway point of a two-week stint at the Peter Bogdanovich archives at Indiana University in Bloomington. I’m going to save the “big conclusions” for after the trip is complete because I still have a lot of material … Continue reading →

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Video Essay: Hal Ashby and the Long Shot

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Aaron

I’d been contemplating an audio-video essay on Hal Ashby and the long shot for ages. It should have been easy. I write about it in a section of my book, and I had ripped the clips I wanted to use … Continue reading →

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The Auteur Paradigm, Part 2

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Aaron

In Part 1 I outlined a few key developments that led – by the late 1960s – to a widespread cultural reimagining of the role of a film director. That entry is not meant to be exhaustive. There are a … Continue reading →

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Polly Platt – DVDs and collaboration

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Aaron

While I put the finishing touches on part 2 of my thoughts on the auteur paradigm, I thought I’d post a few words about my big “black Friday” purchase. I ordered three DVDs that I hope don’t take forever to … Continue reading →

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Why New Hollywood?

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Aaron

As I’ve begun to discuss this project with friends and colleagues, one of the questions that regularly comes up is, why New Hollywood? What specifically about this era and the way it accommodated (or didn’t!) women’s work and creativity has … Continue reading →

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