diff --git a/static/js/item.js b/static/js/item.js
index adf81984..32c05f6b 100644
--- a/static/js/item.js
+++ b/static/js/item.js
@@ -34,13 +34,7 @@ pandora.ui.item = function() {
         }
 
         pandora.$ui.itemTitle
-            .options({
-                title: '<b>' + result.data.title
-                    + (Ox.len(result.data.director)
-                        ? ' (' + result.data.director.join(', ') + ')'
-                        : '')
-                    + (result.data.year ? ' ' + result.data.year : '') + '</b>'
-            })
+            .options({title: '<b>' + pandora.getItemTitle(result.data) + '</b>'})
             .show();
 
         // fixme: layers have value, subtitles has text?
diff --git a/static/js/utils.js b/static/js/utils.js
index 7f832cc6..0d61a7ab 100644
--- a/static/js/utils.js
+++ b/static/js/utils.js
@@ -822,17 +822,7 @@ pandora.getClipVideos = function(clip, resolution) {
     pandora.getDocumentTitle = function(itemData) {
         var parts = [pandora.site.site.name];
         if (itemData) {
-            itemTitles[pandora.user.ui.item] = Ox.decodeHTMLEntities(
-                (itemData.title || Ox._('Untitled')) + (
-                    Ox.len(itemData.director) || itemData.year
-                    ? ' (' + (
-                        Ox.len(itemData.director)
-                        ? itemData.director
-                        : [Ox._('Unknown Director')]
-                    ).join(', ') + ')'
-                    : ''
-                ) + (itemData.year ? ' ' + itemData.year : '')
-            );
+            itemTitles[pandora.user.ui.item] = Ox.decodeHTMLEntities(pandora.getItemTitle(itemData));
         }
         if (pandora.user.ui.section == 'items') {
             if (!pandora.user.ui.item) {
@@ -1120,6 +1110,18 @@ pandora.getItemIdAndPosition = function() {
     return ret;
 }
 
+pandora.getItemTitle = function(itemData) {
+    return (itemData.title || Ox._('Untitled')) + (
+        Ox.len(itemData.director) || itemData.year
+        ? ' (' + (
+            Ox.len(itemData.director)
+            ? itemData.director
+            : [Ox._('Unknown Director')]
+        ).join(', ') + ')'
+        : ''
+    ) + (itemData.year ? ' ' + itemData.year : '')
+};
+
 pandora.getLargeClipTimelineURL = function(item, inPoint, outPoint, type, callback) {
     var fps = 25,
         width = Math.floor((outPoint - inPoint) * fps),