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Kim Jong-Il, Auteur
posted by MIAN on January 1, 2012
North Korean supremo Kim Jong-Il, whose run has just ended, fancied himself a film visionary. He amassed his country's largest collection of films while driving it into devastating famine and poverty. MORE >>
Learning to Preserve Moving Images in Amsterdam
posted by MIAN on December 2, 2011
Caylin Smith, a North American student in the master's program in Preservation and Presentation of the Moving Image at the University of Amsterdam, reports on her experience there. MORE >>
The Art of the Film Improviser
posted by MIAN on November 23, 2011
During 25 years of accompanying and composing for silent film and other audio-visual media, Neil Brand has become one of the finest exponents of a century-old art. MORE >>
John Carpenter’s First Student Film and 27 Other Projects Win Preservation Awards
posted by MIAN on October 26, 2011
Thanks to the National Film Preservation Foundation – which, by the way, is we, the people – you'll soon be able to see 28 films that have been missing from action. MORE >>
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Seven Wonders of Motion Picture Film
posted by MIAN on October 12, 2011
Motion picture film is currently being replaced in theatrical exhibition with digital video. Yet, writes Brian Guckian, motion picture film and motion picture film projection have unique physical characteristics that are difficult to emulate by electronic means.