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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance): References & Edit History

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  • Patricia Bauer
    Pat Bauer graduated from Ripon College in 1977 with a double major in Spanish and Theatre. She spent most of the next 42 years working as a copy editor and editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica.

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Modified link of Web site: AFI Catalog - Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). Oct 12, 2026
Add new Web site: Liberty University - Scholars Crossing - Subjective Identity Takes Flight: Magical Realism in Birdman (PDF). Sep 26, 2025
Add new Web site: ABC News - Oscars 2015: Birdman wins Academy Awards for best picture and director. May 23, 2025
Add new Web site: NPR - Ed Norton On 'Birdman,' Wes Anderson And Why $40 Makes Him Proud. Mar 28, 2025
Add new Web site: The Guardian - Birdman (Or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) review � a delirious, hallucinatory showbiz comedy. Oct 25, 2024
Add new Web site: AFI Catalog - Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). Aug 01, 2024
Add new Web site: New York Film Academy - Birdman Cinematography: A Visual Symphony in Filmmaking. Mar 08, 2024
Add new Web site: Senses of Cinema - Digitality and the Persistence of Realism in Birdman. May 18, 2023
Add new Web site: Internet Archive - "Birdman". Apr 05, 2023
Add new Web site: AllMovie - Birdman (2014). Feb 27, 2022
New article added. Jun 13, 2017
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