Tag Archives: AMPAS
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
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
Bringing 1911 to 2011! – The Films of A Century Ago
Since 2003, Randy Haberkamp, Director of Public Programming and Educational Outreach at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, has annually been presenting a unique and fascinating survey of early cinema at the turn of the last century. This … Continue reading