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Screenwriter Frank Pierson, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, joins a panel of USC professors for a discussion of the contemporary lessons in the "Warners' War" exhibition.
Along with Pierson, confirmed panelists include:
- English professor Leo Braudy (author of "The Frenzy of Renown");
- Cinema-TV professor Dana Polan (author of "Power and Paranoia: History, Narrative and the American Cinema");
- History professor Steven J. Ross (author of the forthcoming "Hollywood Left and Right: Movie Stars and Politics"); and
- Communication professor Nancy Snow (author of "Propaganda, Inc.").
Lear Center Director Martin Kaplan moderates the event.
This event features a screening of excerpts from both popular and extremely rare propaganda films that put the Warner brothers on Hitler’s hit list.
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