May 11, 2010, Filed Under: Conservation, FilmNo wire hangers: Costumes in Robert De Niro collection receive a set of custom padded hangers In a scene from the 1995 film Heat, Robert De Niro storms into Ashley Judd’s hotel room, grills her for answers, and knocks a line of wire hangers off the rack. According to Ashley Judd, detail-oriented director Michael Mann chose those particular metal hangers for just the right visual and… read more
March 25, 2010, Filed Under: FilmMaterials from Paul Schrader collection Learn more about screenwriter and director Paul Schrader donating his collection to the Ransom Center. Please click the thumbnails to view full-size images.
March 12, 2010, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, Film, Research + TeachingScreenwriter and director Paul Schrader donates collection to Harry Ransom Center Screenwriter and director Paul Schrader has donated his collection to the Harry Ransom Center. Schrader wrote screenplays for such iconic films as Taxi Driver (1976), Blue Collar (1978), Raging Bull (1980), American Gigolo (1980), The Mosquito Coast (1986), and Affliction (1997). Schrader had previously donated Robert De Niro’s costume from… read more