The Resounding Demise of an Historic Maltese Cinema
posted July 22, 2013
Stand before a derelict entertainment facility, and it’s not difficult to hear peels of laughter, gasps of thrill or horror, applause. Those are hardly joyful sounds, however, if they merely reverberate eerily through a crumbling, empty hall. Such a cheerless edifice stands in shambles in Pembroke, a town on the small island nation of Malta.
Bing at Home in Spokane, Washington
posted July 18, 2013
Gonzaga University, Crosby’s early stomping ground, is where you can find his boyhood home, and much memorabilia By Peter Monaghan Spokane, Washington – Spokane is not the kind of location you might expect would give rise to one of the most acclaimed careers in 20th-century entertainment – most big-city Americans would consider it to
Streaming Directly from the Cloud to Your Brain
posted July 11, 2013
In his new book, "Streaming: Movies, Media, And Instant Access," Wheeler Winston Dixon describes how digital platforms – laptops, smartphones, television monitors – have become receptors of streaming digital feeds, and asks what it all means for viewing, media consumption, and even various forms of social interaction. He says: "I was once convinced that I would never say this, but I now prefer a digital image rather than a filmic one. ... But one central question that supersedes all other concerns: is the film worth watching? ... It doesn't matter whether it's film or digital if it's utterly meretricious."
How Movies Remake the Past
posted July 5, 2013
Film and other media, suggests Steve F. Anderson, can create versions of historical accounts that take root in popular consciousness, and come to be THE historical accounts.
Wunderkino 2013: Visions of Travel and Mobility
posted June 14, 2013
It's almost time to go to Bucksport, Maine, for the annual "Wunderkino," a much-admired, multi-disciplinary gathering of devotees of moving-image history, theory, and preservation.
OK, Movie Smarty-Pants, It’s You vs. John DiLeo
posted June 9, 2013
In its just-released second edition, John DiLeo's "And You Thought You Knew Classic Movies: 200 Quizzes For Golden Age Movie Lovers" remains a challenge for any devotee of American film
More Skirmishing in the Copyright Wars
posted June 4, 2013
More on the thorny issue of copyright as it affects moving-image products.
Is What’s Mine Also Yours?
posted June 4, 2013
Is what’s mine also yours? When it comes to using film and tv clips, shouldn’t the answer be: Uh, no…?
Video of the Day: Archive of American Television
posted March 28, 2013
In 1955, in the first on-screen appearance of his memorable career in television comedy, Andy Griffith appeared in a U.S. Steel Hour episode entitled “No Time for Sergeants,” a television version of his first stage success on Broadway, later the same year. Born Andy Samuel Griffith in Mount Airy, North Carolina, in 1926, the fine
Want to Preserve and Restore Film and Other Moving Images?
posted March 27, 2013
Ever wanted to restore, preserve, or archive film and television programs, or work in some other area of preserving and restoring artifacts in all the moving-image categories including some that are being created right now? The United States has three master’s level programs in moving image archiving, while one other is at the University of