It is through the eye of the stills camera that we experience and recall some of the cinema’s most memorable events and faces. Joel W. Finler traces the origin of stills photography during the silent era and the early development of the star system, through to the rise of the giant studios in the 1930s and their eventual decline. Featured will be rare and unusual stills from Finler’s own collection, including production shots, behind-the-scenes photos and images showing the stars’ private lives.
Entries from June 7th, 2012
Hollywood Movie Stills
June 2012 · Events
Hollywood Censorship & The Hays Code
June 2012 · Events
Professor Mike Wayne explores the fascinating story of how the trend towards “adult” material in such Depression-era films as the 1932 Scarface and Red Dust led to Hollywood submitting to self-censorship under the elaborate Hays Code, to drastic effect.
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Lady Chatterley’s Revenge
May 2012 · Events
Rindhouse Films invites you to leave your inhibitions at the door and enter a world of surreal cinematic debauchery, conjured by the crazed imagination of guerilla filmmaker Daniel Marlowe. Presenting the world premiere of Lady Chatterley’s Revenge – the ultimate guilty pleasure!
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Musician Marie Merlet presents songs from films outside the musicals genre, with clips ranging from westerns to comedies, and live music from Laetitia Sadier, Comet Gain, The Severed Limb, Lisbonne and others. Come and sing along!
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Join us for a fascinating evening as Keith M. Johnston explores the 100-year history of the ‘coming attraction’ film trailer and its place within the British film industry, screening a selection of the best trailers in the Cinema Museum archives, and bringing to light some of the unsung heroes of British trailer production.
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Don’t miss our exciting programme this Thursday, with a fascinating selection of seldom-seen shorts, most from the 1930s and 1940s. To whet your appetite the full programme and notes are now available via the event webpage.
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A Little Film Club double-bill of American underground filmmaker Andy Milligan’s rarely seen works from outside the horror genre. Introduced by author and musician Stephen Thrower.
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A Woman Redeemed (1927)
May 2012 · Events
Join us for a programme of little-seen British silent films, including the stylish and pacy British spy thriller A Woman Redeemed (Sinclair Hill, 1927), starring Brian Aherne and Joan Lockton, with musical accompaniment from Stephen Horne and introduction by Amy Sargeant.
