history of cinema
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack CardiffThursday, 06 May 2010The last time Jack Cardiff went to Cannes, nobody recognised him; wearing his trademark trilby, he'd tell curious autograph hunters he used to be a stand-in for Frank Sinatra. In fact Cardiff's claim to fame was somewhat greater: his was the eye... Read more... |
Lost Films of World War TwoSaturday, 10 April 2010From Monday 12 April, retro channel History is airing a 10-part series called WWII Lost Films. It will present the story of the Second World War from the viewpoints of 12 Americans involved in the war effort, using a newly restored stash of rare and... Read more... |
Paul Merton's Weird and Wonderful World of Early Cinema, BBC FourMonday, 29 March 2010The first cinema was two-thirds empty. A hundred seats had been laid out by the Lumière brothers in a Parisian salon, but only 33 of them were occupied. The small audience saw a film in which a crowd, mostly women in long dresses but also a large... Read more... |
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