http://lib-php.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/local/C32 en nmasters@usc.edu Copyright 2015 2015-06-10T18:44:09+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/usc_libraries_name_finalists_for_27th-annual_scripter_award/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/usc_libraries_name_finalists_for_27th-annual_scripter_award/ The USC Libraries have named the authors and screenwriters of Gone Girl, The Imitation Game, Inherent Vice, The Theory of Everything, and Wild as finalists for the 27th-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award. Scripter honors the screenwriter or screenwriters of the year’s most accomplished cinematic adaptation as well as the author or authors of the written work upon which the screenplay is based. Click through to learn more about the award and this year's nominees. Events and Exhibitions, Scripter, Academic Subjects, Cinema & Television, Language & Literature 2015-01-08T14:00:27+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/new_multi-venue_exhibition_asks_what_makes_a_monster/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/new_multi-venue_exhibition_asks_what_makes_a_monster/ Monsters take many forms, from vampires to serial killers and from viruses to black holes. A new USC Libraries exhibition asks, What Makes a Monster?, through one central exhibition in Doheny Library's first-floor Treasure Room and satellite exhibitions in four other library locations. After visiting the central exhibition in Doheny Library, explore the meaning of monsters across the academic disciplines at the Helen Topping Architecture and Fine Arts, Norris Medical, Science and Engineering, and VKC libraries. What Makes a Monster? is on display through May 31, 2015. Events and Exhibitions, Academic Subjects, Anthropology & Archaeology, Art & Architecture, Biology/Life Sciences, Chemistry & Physics, Cinema & Television, Health Sciences, History, Language & Literature, Psychology, Religion, Libraries, Architecture & Fine Arts Library, Cinematic Arts Library, Doheny Library, Norris Medical Library, Science & Engineering Library, VKC Library 2014-11-19T01:02:19+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/new_exhibition_on_george_hurrell_and_the_golden_age_of_hollywood_glamo/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/new_exhibition_on_george_hurrell_and_the_golden_age_of_hollywood_glamo/ Discover the photography of George Hurrell—the legendary photographer who both captured and crafted the classic look associated with Hollywood glamour—in a new exhibition on the ground floor of USC Doheny Memorial Library. Open through December 19, George Hurrell and the Golden Age of Hollywood Glamour features photographic prints selected by historian Mark A. Vieira, author of George Hurrell’s Hollywood: Glamour Portraits 1925–1992. Keep reading to learn about the opening reception, which the USC Libraries host on Thursday, October 9. Events and Exhibitions, Academic Subjects, Art & Architecture, Cinema & Television, Libraries, Doheny Library 2014-10-06T18:10:28+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/one_archives_exhibition_screening_series_explores_history_of_west_holl/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/one_archives_exhibition_screening_series_explores_history_of_west_holl/ A new exhibition and screening series from the ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives explores the history of EZTV, a pioneering video space founded in West Hollywood in 1978. EZTV: Video Transfer opened March 15 and is on display at the ONE Archives Gallery & Museum in West Hollywood through June 1. To learn more, see this preview from the Huffington Post. Collections, ONE Archives, Events and Exhibitions, Academic Subjects, Cinema & Television, History 2014-03-24T19:54:56+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/film_scores_from_usc_libraries_collections_inspired_closing_ceremonies/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/film_scores_from_usc_libraries_collections_inspired_closing_ceremonies/ On Sunday, the world heard orchestral music derived from film scores in the USC Libraries' collections. The 2014 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremonies in Sochi, Russia, opened with twelve minutes of music by Russian-born composer Dimitri Tiomkin, who scored such films as High Noon, The Alamo, and It's A Wonderful Life. Tiomkin's music manuscripts—along with handwritten sketches and other rare materials—are housed in USC's Cinematic Arts Library, and orchestrator Patrick Russ consulted Tiomkin's original scores prior to arranging the music for the Sochi show. Academic Subjects, Cinema & Television, Music, Libraries, Music Library 2014-02-26T00:51:47+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/12_years_a_slave_wins_usc_libraries_scripter_award/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/12_years_a_slave_wins_usc_libraries_scripter_award/ Screenwriter John Ridley joined family members of nineteenth-century author Solomon Northup to receive the 26th-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award for “12 Years a Slave.” Selection committee co-chair Howard Rodman announced the winners at the black-tie event on Saturday, Feb. 8, at USC’s Doheny Memorial Library.  Events and Exhibitions, Scripter, Academic Subjects, Cinema & Television, Language & Literature 2014-02-10T16:09:45+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/robert_towne_honored_with_usc_libraries_literary_achievement_award/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/robert_towne_honored_with_usc_libraries_literary_achievement_award/ The Friends of the USC Libraries have selected Academy Award-winning screenwriter Robert Towne as the 2014 USC Libraries Literary Achievement Award honoree. The USC Libraries will present the award to Towne at the 26th-annual Scripter Award ceremony on Saturday, February 8, 2014. Keep reading to learn more about Towne's honor. Events and Exhibitions, Scripter, Academic Subjects, Cinema & Television, Language & Literature 2014-01-27T21:16:58+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/usc_libraries_name_finalists_for_26th-annual_scripter_award/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/usc_libraries_name_finalists_for_26th-annual_scripter_award/ The USC Libraries have named the authors and screenwriters of Captain Phillips, Philomena, The Spectacular Now, 12 Years a Slave, and What Maisie Knew as finalists for the 26th-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award. Scripter honors the screenwriter or screenwriters of the year’s most accomplished cinematic adaptation as well as the author or authors of the written work upon which the screenplay is based. Keep reading to learn more about the finalists and their adaptations. Events and Exhibitions, Scripter, Academic Subjects, Cinema & Television, Language & Literature 2014-01-09T17:41:49+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/weimar_exiles_in_los_angeles_symposium_explores_legacy_of_german_intel/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/weimar_exiles_in_los_angeles_symposium_explores_legacy_of_german_intel/ This week, the Legatum Institute and the USC Sidney Harman Academy for Polymathic Study at the USC Libraries present Weimar Exiles in Los Angeles: Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Opportunity in a New Cultural Frontier. The three-day symposium explores the legacy of German artists and intellectuals who fled Europe for the sanctuary of Los Angeles in the years before and during World War II. Twenty core participants, selected through a competitive process open to students and accomplished young professionals, will explore issues of liberty and responsibility, creativity and commerce through the lens of history, focusing on the experiences of filmmaker Billy Wilder, author Thomas Mann, and composer Arnold Schoenberg. Weimar Exiles in Los Angeles takes place August 28-30 on the USC University Park Campus and at Villa Aurora in Pacific Palisades. Keep reading to learn more about the symposium. Collections, Special Collections, Academy for Polymathic Study, Strategic Planning, Discoverability, Integration with Our Community, Academic Subjects, Art & Architecture, Cinema & Television, History, Language & Literature, Music 2013-08-27T17:19:38+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/wealth_of_new_spanish-language_e-resources/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/wealth_of_new_spanish-language_e-resources/ USC students, faculty, and staff now enjoy access to a wealth of new Spanish-language materials for their research and classwork. Between now and June 2014, the USC Libraries are expanding and diversifying their Spanish-language e-book holdings and are seeking selections and input from the USC community. During that time, the complete Digitalia Hispanica collection of more than 8,000 e-books and e-journals is available to the USC community through the USC Libraries’ website. Keep reading to learn more about Digitalia Hispanica and the selection process. Collections, Boeckmann Center, eJournals and Databases, New Acquisitions, Academic Subjects, Cinema & Television, Language & Literature 2013-08-09T23:34:12+00:00