The History of Film: A Lesson, by Serge Bromberg (2)

Previously: The History of Film: A Lesson, by Serge Bromberg (1)

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Gwalior (Pathé, 1909)

(This film has some extremely beautiful marks of deterioration, too bad I can't find it online.)

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Les Kiriki - Acrobates japonais (Segundo de Chomon, 1907)

Watch it at Europa Film Treasures.

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Ach wie so trügerisch / La Donna è mobile (1908)

Watch it at Europa Film Treasures.

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The Love Nest (Buster Keaton, 1923)

Watch it at Europa Film Treasures.

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Le Voyage dans la Lune (Georges Méliès, 1902) + AIR

(This version right here. So glad I've finally seen it.)

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Gertie, the Dinosaur (Winsor McCay, 1914)

But I've already told you about Gertie.

The History of Film: A Lesson, by Serge Bromberg (1)

Previously: The History of Animation: A Lesson, by Serge Bromberg

Retour de flamme, a cine-concert with Serge Bromberg au piano, featuring:

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A Trip Down Market Street (Miles Bros., 1906)

Bonus: The 60 Minutes segment on the Market Street film, which you should watch in order to make the connection with the next film.

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San Francisco après la catastrophe (Pathé, 1906)

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Métamorphoses du papillon (Pathé, 1904)

(Unfortunately, this is the only version youtube has to offer.)

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The Acrobatic Fly (Percy Smith, 1910*)

(*My notes say 1907, but you know... notes in the dark, can't exactly rely on those.)

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La Peine du talion (Pathé, 1906*)

(*Again: my notes say 1905.)

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Flirt en chemin de fer (Pathé, 1901*)

(*My notes say 1901, BFI says 1902, IMDB says 1904.)

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Après le bal (Georges Méliès, 1897)

To be continued...

Îngheţată asortată #9

Into the Abyss (Werner Herzog, 2011)

The Thin Blue Line (Errol Morris, 1988)

Îngheţată asortată #8

Higher Ground (Vera Farmiga, 2011)

Jesus Camp (Heidi Ewing & Rachel Grady, 2006)

Into the Abyss (à la chinoise)

Into the Abyss (Werner Herzog, 2011)

+ China's Death-Row Reality Show at NYR Blog

Astra Film On Tour 2012 (x3)

Ce am văzut la Astra Film On Tour: Păcătoasa Teodora (Anca Hirte, 2011), Noi doi (Claudiu Mitcu, 2011), Village Without Women (Srdjan Sarenac, 2010).

Ce vreau să revăd, cât mai curând posibil (DVD, please!):


TRAILER TEODORA PECHERESSE from eugen kelemen on Vimeo.
Anca Hirte | France, Romania | 2011 | 86'

Woody

Woody Allen: A Documentary (Robert B. Weide, 2011)

Watch Woody Allen: A Documentary Part 1 on PBS. See more from AMERICAN MASTERS.

Watch Woody Allen: A Documentary Part 2 on PBS. See more from AMERICAN MASTERS.

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Woody Allen has typed out every movie he's ever made on a typewriter he's owned since the fifties, but what does the noted technophobe do when he has to change the typewriter ribbon? According to Robert Weide, who helmed a documentary on Allen airing next week, he asked the Midnight in Paris director just that and received an unexpected answer: "He says, 'I’ll throw a dinner party. And I’ll be sure to invite someone who I know knows how to change it ... So right around dessert I’ll kinda sidle up to them and say, Hey, when you were here before, didn’t you change my typewriter ribbon? And they’ll say, Yeah, and I’ll say Hey, do you wanna come up and take a look again?' And then he cons them into changing the ribbon." (Vulture)