![]() We discussed the establishment of the College of Film and the Moving Image, which was announced just over a year ago, the liberal arts approach to cinema, and her relations with past film majors. She made the interview very easy for me, answering with depth and segue-ing effortlessly into questions I hadn’t even asked yet. ![]() She expressed her hope that her husband would bring her a cup of coffee amidst her busy workday and we jumped right into the questions. At the scheduled time, I dialed Professor Basinger’s office to be greeted with enthusiasm and an eagerness to get right to business. Jeanine Basinger, who is on record as “one of the most important film scholars alive today” and who built Wesleyan’s world renowned film program from the bottom up, is a name I have learned to revere since day one as a prospective film student. Īs a newly admitted film major, one can imagine the anx-citement surrounding this interview. This picture was taken from a New York Times Article featuring her book The Star Machine, about the height of the studio system in the 30s through 50s. Basinger is here pictured in the Goldsmith Family Cinema. ![]()
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