Film

UNH professor R. Scott Smith

Modern Mythology

“The Force. It’s calling to you. Just let it in.” So ends the official trailer for “Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens,” and countless moviegoers are planning to do just that when the film opens this Friday. “The Force Awakens” may be one of the most anticipated films since “Star Wars Episode... Read More

Recent Stories

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    - ‘Frozen’ Science
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    - Tools of the Trade
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  • jennifer lee
    - Lights, Camera, Commencement
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    - And The Oscar Goes To...
    Oscar winner Jennifer (Rebecchi) Lee '92 flanked by Chris Buck (l) and Peter Del Vecho (r) at the 86th annual Academy Awards. Photo by Jason LaVeris/GettyImages. Congratulations... Read More
  • Jennifer Lee
    - UNH Goes to Hollywood
    Screenwriter and director Jennifer (Rebecchi) Lee ’92 is living like a princess—the kind of hard-working, modern Disney princess she writes about. In the fall, Lee became the first... Read More
  • Laurie Folkes '70
    - Act Two
    Laurie Folkes ’70 knew he was taking a risk when he decided to move from computer sales to acting during the country’s worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. But if he... Read More
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    - For the People
    (l to r) Jim Conant, Matthew Broderick, and Sean Conant (© 2013 RISING PICTURE COMPANY) What started out as a father-son quest to view all five copies of the Gettysburg Address... Read More
  • JFK Movie Based on UNH Historian’s Book Premieres on TLC
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    Letters to Jackie, Official Trailer The movie about President John F. Kennedy based on the book “Letters to Jackie: Condolences From a Grieving Nation” by Ellen Fitzpatrick,... Read More
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    - Academy-Award Winners Part of Star-Studded TLC Production
    The book “Letters to Jackie: Condolences From a Grieving Nation” by Ellen Fitzpatrick, professor of history at the University of New Hampshire, will be made into a major... Read More
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    - From Fiction to Film: an Interview with Author Tom Paine
    This past January, Tom Paine’s short story, “The Hot War,” led off the stellar literary magazine, Zoetrope: All-Story. Paine is the author of The Pearl of Kuwait (2003), a novel... Read More