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Factual Lies: My Thoughts on Nanook of the North
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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Tagged documentary, Flaherty, Nanook of the North, Robert J. Flaherty, silent film
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SILENT SALON – A Summer of Silent Comedies
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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Tagged Academy, AMPAS, Charlie Chaplin, dean mora, film screenings, Harold Lloyd, Keystone, Los Angeles, Max Linder, silent film, silent salon, Villa Aurora
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INSIDE THE VAULTS: A Tour of Los Angeles’ Leading Independent Film Archive
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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Tagged Academy FIlm Archive, AMPAS, Douglas Fairbanks, Film archive, Hollywood, Mary Pickford
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Why So Serious? How Cinerama’s Smilebox
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Why So Serious? How Cinerama’s Smilebox Came to Be
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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Tagged cinerama, Cinerama 60th Anniversary, David Strohmaier, Smilebox, This Is Cinerama, Windjammer
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THIS IS CINERAMA and WINDJAMMER on Blu-ray/DVD
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
Abel Gance Triumphs in 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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Tagged abel gance, Carl Davis, J'Accuse, Kevin Brownlow, La Roue, Napoleon, Paramount Theatre, San Francisco Silent Film Festival
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Upcoming Screenings: A Trip to the Moon in Color & The Extraordinary Voyage
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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Tagged 1902 Film, a trip to the moon, AIR, Cornell Cinema, Eric Lange, film restoration, Film Society Lincoln Center, Gene Siskel Film Center, Georges Melies, Green Mountain Film Festival, HUGO, lobster films, Noise Pop SF, Northwest FIlm Forum, Portland International Film Festival, serge bromberg, silent film, The Extraordinary Voyage, Wexner Center
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Your Questions Answered – A Trip to the Moon in COLOR
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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Tagged 1902 Film, AIR, Blu-ray, DVD, Extraordinary Voyage, film restoration, Flicker Alley, G2, Georges Melies, HD, Moon in Color, SteelBook, Technicolor Foundation, Trip to the Moon
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Celebrating Georges Méliès
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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Tagged DVD, First Wizard of Cinema, Flicker Alley, Georges Melies, HUGO, Martin Scorcese
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