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The Outtake

Smart, accessible, and sometimes very personal writing on film and television, classical and contemporary. Written (mostly) by people who study this stuff for a living.

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Bryan Kwa in The Outtake

May 22, 2020

The Personalization of Politics: A (Re)construction of The Iron Lady

How a 2011 biopic politicizes the private persona of former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

alexwh in The Outtake

Apr 7, 2016

An Oscar-Winning Civil War Veteran?

Most reading this will never have heard of a man named Absalom Erickson.

Allison Klein in The Outtake

Nov 1, 2015

Dear, Steven Spielberg

(from Women’s History)

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John Alberti in The Outtake

Jul 1, 2015

Believing is Seeing: Amazing Grace, the Confederate Battle Flag, and Judy Garland in Blackface

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David Fantle in The Outtake

Jun 29, 2015

Reflecting on Four Decades Of Entertainment Journalism

How two teens from Minnesota ended up…

Jack El-Hai in The Outtake

May 22, 2015

How a Hollywood Star Got an FBI File

Actress Carole Lombard attracted government attention after dying…