Author Archives: Flicker Alley

Factual Lies: My Thoughts on Nanook of the North

Posted on September 25, 2013

We’re pleased to welcome a guest blog post from Nathaniel Sutton. He’s currently a film student at Cal State Northridge, an intern at Flicker Alley, and, not to mention, a film fanatic. It is my senior year of college, and I … Continue reading →

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SILENT SALON – A Summer of Silent Comedies

Posted on August 9, 2013

On a beautiful late July evening, Flicker Alley had the great privilege of attending Silent Salon, a showcase of silent comedies co-presented by Villa Aurora Los Angeles and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. All four screenings in … Continue reading →

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INSIDE THE VAULTS: A Tour of Los Angeles’ Leading Independent Film Archive

Posted on September 18, 2012

Last Monday Flicker Alley was lucky enough to be invited for the 10th anniversary of The Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study.  An archive so huge the house enough film to wrap around the world one-and-a-half times (about 250 million … Continue reading →

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Why So Serious? How Cinerama’s Smilebox

Posted on September 7, 2012

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Why So Serious? How Cinerama’s Smilebox Came to Be

Posted on September 7, 2012

With the upcoming release of THIS IS CINERAMA and WINDJAMMER we’ve been having some interest about the process that mimics Cinerama’s famous curved screen called Smilebox.  Here’s a brief description of the process from Dave Strohmaier, the director of Cinerama … Continue reading →

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THIS IS CINERAMA and WINDJAMMER on Blu-ray/DVD

Posted on July 29, 2012

Flicker Alley and Cinerama Inc. invite you to experience THIS IS CINERAMA and WINDJAMMER in their world home video premieres! Release Date: September 25, 2012  Flicker Alley and Cinerama Inc. are pleased to announce the home video digital premieres of This Is … Continue reading →

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Abel Gance Triumphs in 2012

Posted on March 23, 2012

Napoleon, Kevin Brownlow, and the San Francisco Silent Film Festival have been prominent on the cultural radar during the last few weeks, from features in the NYTimes and Wall Street Journal to countless blog posts [The Daily Mirror; Smithsonian’s Reel Culture] and … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Screenings: A Trip to the Moon in Color & The Extraordinary Voyage

Posted on February 7, 2012

During the next few months, A Trip to the Moon (dir. Georges Méliès) restored to its original 1902 colors and featuring a new soundtrack by the band AIR will be making on-screen appearances along with Lobster Films’ The Extraordinary Voyage (2011), … Continue reading →

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Your Questions Answered – A Trip to the Moon in COLOR

Posted on January 21, 2012

Pssst!!!! Last week we announced the release of Georges Méliès’ A Trip to the Moon in its original 1902 colors (and featuring a soundtrack by AIR) and Lobster Films‘ new feature length documentary The Extraordinary Voyage in a limited 2-Disc … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Georges Méliès

Posted on December 9, 2011

Happy Birthday Georges Méliès! The great cinema magician was born in Paris on December 8, 1861. We are pleased that on this 150th anniversary, Méliès is garnering much attention and has been winning new fans following the release of Martin Scorcese’s new … Continue reading →

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