If one wanted to explore Japanese cinema history by studying the careers of its central figures, one could start with actor-turned-director Teinosuke Kinugasa. His biography is intertwined with each phase of his country’s cinema, from its roots in Japanese theatre traditions to the boundary-pushing … [Read more...] about Jujiro
Her Wild Oat
“I was the spark that lit up Flaming Youth, and Colleen Moore was the torch.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald Charming, vivacious and talented, Colleen Moore was one of the most popular stars of the 1920s. She was a true original, yet other stars, better known today, are credited with her innovations. … [Read more...] about Her Wild Oat
The Adventures of Prince Achmed
You can read the program essay for our 2017 screening of The Adventures of Prince Achmed here On the morning of Sunday May 2, 1926, a frantic Carl Koch scoured the streets of Berlin looking for a replacement projector lens. Back at the Volksbuehne theater, he had left behind house conductor … [Read more...] about The Adventures of Prince Achmed
Amazing Tales from the Archives 2008
Featuring the L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation On July 9, 1937, a storage building rented by the Fox Film Corporation in Little Ferry, New Jersey exploded, shooting flames higher than 100 feet into the air. The fire destroyed 42 individual vaults containing the majority of the … [Read more...] about Amazing Tales from the Archives 2008