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Motion pictures -- Production and direction

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1879 Collections and/or Records:

Cinema Perspectives, 1979-1989

 Sub-Series
Series Description From the Series:

This series includes film rental agreements, distribution contracts, correspondence between Maverick Films, Inc. and the film distribution companies, and documentation of a legal dispute of a film distribution agreement. Separated into sub-series: Cinema Perspectives, First Run Features, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), and Pahl Films (German TV).

Dates: 1979-1989

Circus

 Item — Box 850
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series: Original carved and inked woodblocks created by Barbara Whitehead commissioned by the Encino Press. These blocks have been scanned and printed on plain paper for ease of access. See print-outs and accompanying zip-disks in box 877. Print-outs are annotated with either a title taken from the block or simply a descriptive cataloger-assigned title; these are the titles listed in this quide. Prnt-outs are also annotated with the titles of books in which the images appeared, such as: Deep Like...
Dates: undated

“Citizen Stalin”

 File — Box 44, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The papers of filmmaker and writer Severo Perez span 1972-2010 and document his career in film and television, and as a writer. The collection is arranged into six series: 1) Film; 2) Television; 3) Plays; 4) Books; 5) The National Endowment for the Humanities; and 6) Audio and Video Materials. Perez also donated an extensive amount of audiovisual material which includes film reels and prints for …and the earth did not swallow him as well as many of...
Dates: 1990

“City of New Orleans” and “Assorted Willie”, undated

 Item — Box 5
Series Description From the Series: These audio cassettes primarily feature Willie Nelson, though there are several of other recording artists. The cassettes are in varying condition, some have been recorded over multiple times and the labels are not always descriptive of what is on the tape. The series of audio recordings has been divided into 5 subseries; Jody Fischer recordings, Willie Nelson studio recordings, Willie Nelson dated live recordings, Willie Nelson undated live recordings, and other recording artists. The...
Dates: undated

Clippings, 1984-1985

 File — Box 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Five folders of works, financial papers, photographs, promotional kits, and clippings, 1984-1986 contain materials from the 1985 film "The Trip to Bountiful." The collection highlights the filming of the movie and includes the screenplay and stage-play (both signed by writer Horton Foote), a copy of the budget, the main titles, photographs taken during the filming, press kits, a long press book giving background on the film, and clippings pertaining to the movie.

Dates: 1984-1985

Clippings, January 1991 - April 1992

 File — Box 338, Folder: 3
Series Description From the Series:

The Screenplays are arranged chronologically according to when they were written. The order does not reflect the order in which the films were released. The date following the title in parentheses is the release date. Photographs, film, and videotape may not be duplicated without permission from the Wittliff estate.

Dates: January 1991 - April 1992

Clippings, 1993 - 1994

 File — Box 350, Folder: 1
Description From the Sub-Series:

6 part series, five of which aired August 1993 on CBS-TV.

Dates: 1993 - 1994

Clippings, 1983-1988

 File — Box 22, Folder: 1-2
Series Description From the Series:

This series includes news clippings regarding Shepard and his work. A file of undated clippings also includes photocopied fragments of others’ work, annotated by Shepard.

Dates: 1983-1988

Clippings, undated

 File — Box 22, Folder: 3
Series Description From the Series:

This series includes news clippings regarding Shepard and his work. A file of undated clippings also includes photocopied fragments of others’ work, annotated by Shepard.

Dates: undated

Clippings, 1983-1998

 Series
Series Description

This series includes news clippings regarding Shepard and his work. A file of undated clippings also includes photocopied fragments of others’ work, annotated by Shepard.

Dates: 1983-1998

Clippings, 1980 - 1981

 File — Box 293, Folder: 3-4
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

A film loosely based on Wittliff’s mother’s life about a young, divorced mother of two sons working as a telephone operator in small-town Texas during World War II. Starring Sissy Spacek, Sam Shepard, and Eric Roberts. Early drafts are titled "Nita, Henry and Harry."

Dates: 1980 - 1981

Clippings and reviews, 1992-1994

 File — Box 17, Folder: 9
Series Description From the Series: This series is divided into two subseries. The first, films for which Shepard wrote the screenplay, includes: notes, annotated drafts, dialogue rewrites, publicity, correspondence, contracts, music notes, production notes and schedules. Of the films in this subseries, Silent Tongueincludes the most information (1 linear foot), followed by Far North(.25 linear feet.), Onibaba(.25 linear feet),...
Dates: 1992-1994

Clippings regarding 1965 Japanese film Onibaba directed by Kaneto Shindo

 File — Box 15, Folder: 5
Series Description From the Series: This series is divided into two subseries. The first, films for which Shepard wrote the screenplay, includes: notes, annotated drafts, dialogue rewrites, publicity, correspondence, contracts, music notes, production notes and schedules. Of the films in this subseries, Silent Tongueincludes the most information (1 linear foot), followed by Far North(.25 linear feet.), Onibaba(.25 linear feet),...
Dates: 1982-1992

Clippings, reviews, letters, 1981 - 1982

 File — Box 280, Folder: 5-6
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

A western starring Gary Busey and Willie Nelson. This series contains drafts of the script, costumes, photographs by Wittliff, the script supervisor's files, the editing and sound notes, publicity, distribution, and clippings of reviews and interviews. The archive also contains the dailies on film reels and a 16mm print of the film.

Dates: 1981 - 1982

Clippings, Semana de Chicano cine

 File — Box 4122, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Archival material received from Jesús Salvador Treviño. Material includes extensive papers, awards, and cultural ephemera relating to the career of this distinguished writer/director/filmmaker. Material dates 1970-2016, undated.

Dates: 1968-2018

Cocks, Jay. "Brownsville Girl," 8 page movie treatment, November 1996

 File — Box 23, Folder: 11
Series Description From the Series:

Arranged by genre (articles, books, sound recordings, screenplays, short stories and teleplays), most of the works in this series are based on or inspired by Shepard’s works. Authors mailed the works to Shepard for his comments, and many items include typescripts annotated by Shepard and correspondence.

Dates: November 1996

Code book

 File — Box 310, Folder: 4-5
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

Final shooting script has original drawing by Wittliff and is autographed by Wittliff and Willie Nelson. Produced by Nelson and Wittliff. Directed by Wittliff. Script Supervisor Cate Hardman Roach. Film was edited in Wittliff's offices by Eric A. Williams and Stephen Purvis. Slides removed from original sleeves and put in archival sleeves. Marked original sleeves are in front of re-sleeved slides.

Dates: undated

“Code Book” for every scene and reel

 File — Box 9, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The papers of filmmaker and writer Severo Perez span 1972-2010 and document his career in film and television, and as a writer. The collection is arranged into six series: 1) Film; 2) Television; 3) Plays; 4) Books; 5) The National Endowment for the Humanities; and 6) Audio and Video Materials. Perez also donated an extensive amount of audiovisual material which includes film reels and prints for …and the earth did not swallow him as well as many of...
Dates: 1990-1994

Code Book notebook

 File — Box 30, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The papers of filmmaker and writer Severo Perez span 1972-2010 and document his career in film and television, and as a writer. The collection is arranged into six series: 1) Film; 2) Television; 3) Plays; 4) Books; 5) The National Endowment for the Humanities; and 6) Audio and Video Materials. Perez also donated an extensive amount of audiovisual material which includes film reels and prints for …and the earth did not swallow him as well as many of...
Dates: 1996-1997

Codebook, #1, #2, undated

 File — Box 279, Folder: 3-5
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

A western starring Gary Busey and Willie Nelson. This series contains drafts of the script, costumes, photographs by Wittliff, the script supervisor's files, the editing and sound notes, publicity, distribution, and clippings of reviews and interviews. The archive also contains the dailies on film reels and a 16mm print of the film.

Dates: undated