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Film buffs can attend World War II Museum conference by
registering online at www.WarFilms.org
Real to Reel: World War II in Film, Documentaries &
Newsreels,
is a special event in New Orleans, April 10-12, 2008
NEW ORLEANS – To commemorate an era that has influenced
and inspired filmmakers, documentarians and the media
for more than 60 years, The National World War II Museum
in New Orleans will present Real to Reel: World War II
in Film, Documentaries & Newsreels (www.warfilms.org),
a special film conference, April 10-12, 2008.
As the Museum’s second International Conference on World
War II, the conference will feature celebrated authors,
industry insiders and historians from the world of film.
Panels will focus on the impact and influence of the
film medium on America’s memories of World War II.
Panels will also examine the intricate relationship
between film and the portrayal of history.
Presenters include Catherine Wyler, producer of Memphis
Belle and daughter of famed director William Wyler, and
Oscar and Emmy winning filmmaker James Moll. Additional
panelists include USMC combat photographer and Academy
Award winner, SSgt. Norman “Norm” Hatch; James McBride,
whose work Miracle at St. Anna is now being made into a
film by Spike Lee; and celebrated authors Donald L.
Miller, Rick Atkinson, Gerhard L. Weinberg and Lawrence
H. Suid.
The closing banquet and keynote presentation, Band of
Brothers – Translating Real Life to Film, will feature
actors Ron Livingston (Capt. Lewis Nixon) and Michael
Cudlitz (Sgt. Denver “Bull” Randleman), and screenwriter
John Orloff from the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers.
Historian Hugh Ambrose, who is currently working on The
Pacific, HBO's sequel to the Emmy-winning miniseries,
will serve as moderator.
The conference marks the opening for the accompanying
special exhibition, Real to Reel: Hollywood and World
War II, highlighting the role of pre-war superstars from
the battlefront to the Home Front, the relationship
between the studios and the Office of War Information
and the story of how the war gave so many future stars
their big break.
For updates on this exciting conference or to purchase
your tickets securely online, visit
www.warfilms.org,
or call toll free 1-877-813-3329 x 257.
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