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Jun 7, 2012 at 1:59pm | Filed Under “Honest Abe Fact Check”

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“My Week with Marilyn”

Dynamite performances and sweetness notwithstanding, MY WEEK WITH MARILYN's source material is more fiction than fact. More

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Kim Birbrower founded Big Picture Instructional Design in March 2007, with the goal of making teachable moments from issue-driven film and television projects.

Prior to founding the company, Kim was the first Director of Education at Steven Spielberg's Shoah Foundation. There, she was... More

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Fred L. Borch III

U.S. Army (Ret.) Historian
Brian Falk

Producer and Executive, The American Film Company
The American Film Company

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Kurt Graver

Manager of Development
Brendan Higgins

Researcher, History and Film Studies
Kate Clifford Larson

Historian and Author
James M. McPherson

Professor of History Emeritus, Princeton University
Thomas R. Turner

Professor and Historian, Bridgewater State College

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“Motives for the Assassination”

Jan 28, 2011 at 4:18pm | Filed Under “The Conspirator”

The public in 1865 had no trouble comprehending John Wilkes Booth's motive in striking at Lincoln and members of his administration...

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“Apollo 13”

Feb 22, 2010 at 4:25pm | Filed Under “Hollywood History Showdown: Films”

Less than a year after Apollo 11 introduced a world where man had walked on the moon, NASA was far from finished sending its finest back, even if the rest of civilization was losing interest. In 1995, the world took interest again in the space program, thanks to Ron Howard and Brian Grazer's APOLLO 13.

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“All the President's Men”

Feb 22, 2010 at 4:16pm | Filed Under “Hollywood History Showdown: Films”

When Carl Berstein and Bob Woodward set out to investigate the Watergate burglary, they had not a clue what they were about to uncover. In Alan J. Pakula’s film, he and writer William Goldman adapted the reporters’ groundbreaking book of their remarkable journey, which began with a few phone calls and simple questions, and culminated with the resignation of the President of the United States.

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FEATURED DISCUSSION

EXPERT PROFILE

Big Picture Instructional, President and CEO

MEET THE EXPERTS

U.S. Army (Ret.) Historian

Producer and Executive, The American Film Company

Staff

Manager of Development

Researcher, History and Film Studies

Historian and Author

Professor of History Emeritus, Princeton University

Professor and Historian, Bridgewater State College

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CURRENT DISCUSSIONS

Jan 28, 2011 at 4:18pm | Filed Under “The Conspirator”

Feb 22, 2010 at 4:25pm | Filed Under “Hollywood History Showdown: Films”

Feb 22, 2010 at 4:16pm | Filed Under “Hollywood History Showdown: Films”