The Photographic History Collection’s Early Motion Picture History Collection is one of the most complete assemblages of objects relating to the invention of the American cinema in any museum. The ...

Long before there were movie trailers to help people make their viewing decisions, there were these things called "lobby cards." The hand-drawn images or photographic stills typically included a ...

Most people know silent films as odd little herky-jerky eyesores. Most people know that silent films are black and white. Most people know that silent films are silent. Everything most people know ...

The BFIs fascinating collection of 60 short films all made before 1911 aims to give wider access to some of the extraordinary film material held in the BFI National Archive much of which has been ...

Bryan Harzheim takes a look at a few recently published academic books on Japanese cinema: Nippon Modern, The Attractive Empire, and The Japanese Period Film. While the concept of "national cinema" ...

On the occasion of the upcoming event Cosmic Cinema: Jordan Belson and the Vortex Concerts, which will take place on Tuesday, March 25 at 7pm at e-flux Screening Room (see more information about the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When the Motion Picture Production Code reigned over Hollywood from 1934 to 1968, most major studios either did not have any ...

The Early Cinema Equipment Collection [COLL.PHOTOS.000037] includes machines used to make and exhibit motion pictures during the industry’s early days, including cameras, projectors, perforators, ...