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Carmen Comes Home
Hideko Takamine lined up with her uncle at the Shochiku studio for an audition for the Hotei Nomura film Haha (Mother, 1929). Already adorable at
West of Zanzibar
Tod Browning is simultaneously one of the most compelling and neglected figures of Hollywood’s silent film era. Such a statement may seem paradoxical considering that
Wild Night in El Reno
Wild Night in El Reno (1977 USA 6 mins) Filmmaker: George Kuchar Storms have been a motif found throughout filmmaker George Kuchar’s work. Whether manifested
Video as a Subversive Art: The 48th San Francisco International Film Festival
April 21–May 5, 2005 Film societies must remain at least one step ahead of their audiences and must not permit themselves to be pulled down
The Great McGinty
The Great McGinty (1940 USA 81 mins) Source: NFVLS Prod Co: Paramount Dir, Scr: Preston Sturges Phot: William Mellor Ed: Hugh Bennett Art Dir: Hans
Taking Off: The 47th San Francisco International Film Festival
An international film festival can be likened to an airplane trip around the world, only instead of stopping to get out of the cabin and
Five Star Final
Five Star Final (1931 USA 86 mins) Source: NLA/ACMI Prod Co: First National/Vitaphone (Warner Bros.) Prod: Hal B. Wallis [uncredited] Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Scr: Byron
The Scarlet Pumpernickel and Steal Wool
The Scarlet Pumpernickel (1950 USA 7 mins) Source: NLA/ACMI Prod Co: Warner Bros. Prod: Leon Schlesinger Dir: Charles M. Jones Scr: Michael Maltese Anim: Ben