Advance Morning News
It's Saturday, March 15, 2025. Today, Bill Crawley looks at UMW's Centennial celebration, the film adaptation of Nobody's Fool, and the week's best.
HISTORY ON THE HILL: A Centennial Celebration
By William Crawley
The year UMW turned one hundred included turmoil at the top, a presidential candidate on campus, and a towering intellectual who charged an appreciative audience, "On you go!"
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How to adapt a film from a book: Nobody’s Fool
By Alan Herrmann
Adaptations from book sources can be challenging for screenwriters because readers and viewers rarely share a universal vision of the book or film.
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