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October 22, 2007
You probably know by now that perennial badass Robert De Niro donated his complete collection of film-related materials to the Harry Ransom Center in 2006, including annotated scripts and research materials from his character studies (that's right, De Niro is totally an anthropologist.) One of the main reasons De Niro chose the acclaimed University of Texas vault-of-goodness that is the Harry Ransom Center is because he knew that the materials would be available for students......
Continue Reading "One Shot Is What It's All About: Harry Ransom Center Presents The Deer Hunter"June 26, 2007
Unless you have been under a very large boulder, you are well aware that the Original Alamo Drafthouse is closing its Colorado Street doors this Wednesday night. Soon you will see people wandering the downtown streets, suffering from celluloid withdrawal and desperately looking for their next film reel hit. We know it’s hard, we’re suffering too, but the Paramount Theatre knows what you want and they’ve got what you need, as they continue their 32nd......
Continue Reading "Wings, Guns and Dancing Shoes: Summer Classic Film Series Continues"June 5, 2007
We're always trying to extol the value of having the Harry Ransom Center right here in town. They keep so many valuable treasures safe, yet make them readily available to the Austin community. Who else is going to keep your authentic Raging Bull boxing trunks so "just-off De Niro" fresh for an eternity? Well, it was only a matter of time before the HRC got mad props from New York's poshest periodical: The New Yorker.......
Continue Reading "The Ransom Center: Now Hip With the High-Collared, Monocle-Wearing Crowd"March 19, 2007
You may want to stay home this week and nest (understandable), but we're going to drop a note in your suggestion box anyway. Starting today, the University Co-op will present Robert De Niro in Costume: Selections From the Archive, a showcase of 13 sartorial goodies from the much-touted Harry Ransom Center treasure trove. This short-run exhibit is unique because, as HRC film curator Steve Wilson pointed out, few actors have the foresight or the clout......
Continue Reading "He Looks Much Better in Person"February 20, 2007
Last summer, Robert De Niro donated his extensive film memorabilia collection to the Harry Ransom Center. The donated materials included annotated scripts, notes, correspondence, photographs, research materials, costume items and props from various De Niro films (though sadly, it didn't include the sandwich he was eating while yelling at Stallone in Copland). A good chunk portion of the collection will go on display March 19th, but to gear us up for the exhibition the......
Continue Reading "Robert De Niro's Waiting at the Ransom Center"June 7, 2006
Robert De Niro is donating his extensive collection of original scripts, notes, costumes and props from his many films to UT's Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center. Throughout his career as one of America's most legendary actors, De Niro has been known for stockpiling heaps of materials from his films. "I kept the stuff because I used to go to wardrobe fittings and I'd see something from this movie and that movie, and I'd ask myself,......
Continue Reading "Robert De Niro Donates Collection to UT"