Re: [Frameworks] Research about "Essential Cinema" ? Anthology Film Archives

[Mark Toscano]

When I did some research in the Brakhage papers at CU Boulder, I came
across a bunch of documents pertaining to the Essential Cinema
selection/committee process, which were fascinating.  Stan Brakhage was
initially involved in the committee, but ended up leaving it, apparently.
There were lists of films and spaces for people to vote for the film's
inclusion, etc.  If you can get access to some of that material (maybe P.
Adams still has them?) it would be well worth a look.

Mark T



On Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 5:44 AM Joel Schlemowitz 
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> There is a book, titled "Essential Cinema" published by Anthology with
> essays on some of the films in the collection. The introduction tells the
> history of the project.
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Re: [Frameworks] Research about "Essential Cinema" – Anthology Film Archives

[FrameWorks Admin]

Albert,
The project was funded by Jerome Hill, Anthology’s benefactor, but he died in 
Anthology’s second year, after that time no new acquisitions were made and 
there are no plans for future acquisitions. The project is stuck in time ca 
1971.
Pip Chodorov



> On Sep 27, 2019, at 10:08 AM, Albert Alcoz  wrote:
> 
> Hello Frameworkers,
> 
> I'd like to write an article about the Essential Cinema of the Anthology Film 
> Archives and I have some questions that maybe some of you know.
> 
> Reading the information on the website 
> (http://anthologyfilmarchives.org/about/essential-cinema 
> ) looks like "the 
> project was never completed". 
> Someone know the ideas behind the completed Essential Cinema Repertory?
> What ideas were there to select future new acquisitions?
> 
> Can you recommend some books, articles or videos about the Essential Cinema?
> I suppose there are some documents released by the journal Film Culture but 
> i'm not sure about it. 
> 
> Any ideas about this topic will be totally grateful.
> 
> Thank you,
> Albert Alcoz

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[Frameworks] Research about "Essential Cinema" – Anthology Film Archives

[Albert Alcoz]

Hello Frameworkers,

I'd like to write an article about the Essential Cinema of the Anthology
Film Archives and I have some questions that maybe some of you know.

Reading the information on the website (
http://anthologyfilmarchives.org/about/essential-cinema) looks like "the
project was never completed".
Someone know the ideas behind the completed Essential Cinema Repertory?
What ideas were there to select future new acquisitions?

Can you recommend some books, articles or videos about the Essential Cinema?
I suppose there are some documents released by the journal Film Culture but
i'm not sure about it.

Any ideas about this topic will be totally grateful.

Thank you,
Albert Alcoz
-- 
http://visionaryfilm.net/ 
http://albertalcoz.com/ 
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