Dear CW,
I have a patron who wanted to use the new film The Artist as the basis for a
paper. The paper was about the transition in Hollywood from silent film to
talkies.
Of course, the film is not opening in the US until Nov. 23rd as a limited run.
I suggested Singin in the Rain as an
I suspect Singin in the Rain is far better than The Artist for the subject.
It is by far the fiction film which covers the subject as its main plot
and in some detail and was made by people who actually remember when it
happened even if they were not directly involved. Also one the greatest
We get hosted streams from
Films on Demand, www.films.com
Swank, http://college.swankmp.com/digitalcampus/search.asp
Alexander Street Press - both the Theatre in Video and the Ethnographic
Video Collections, http://alexanderstreet.com/products/video.htm
And
New Day Digital,
How about Sunset Boulevard, as an example of a star that failed to make the
transition.
Ken
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Ken Wetherington
Lilly Library
Duke University
ken.wethering...@duke.edu
660-5989
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Why not Sunset Boulevard?
Randal Baier
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From: Karsten, Eileen kars...@mx.lakeforest.edu
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: [Videolib] Silent to Talkie
Date: Mon, Nov 21, 2011 9:55 am
Dear CW,
I have a patron who wanted to use the new
It would be OK for some extra info but it really give no direct info on the
transition. Honestly this is kind of like saying I am looking for a feature
film about Oscar Schindler but not Schindler's List. Singin in the Rain is
the film on the subject. If the person wants to see other films for
Right right right! (You da man--so to speak--Jessica!)
Using the movies as social and cultural artifacts which are useful for the
study of cultural history isn't the same thing as using the movies as
history: Just take a look at Mississippi Burning!
There are dozens, if not hundreds, of
I would use Wings (the first and last silent film to win Best picture Academy
Award), The Jazz Singer (which was for the most part silent with dubbed songs,
inching its way towards talkies but credited with being first talking
picture) and something with John Gilbert -- probably His Glorious
Wait you want the student to READ. Sorry Gary, but that is just not
reasonable especially when the subject is related to film because all you
need to know can be found in films. (If I sound especially snarky it dates
back to my year in film grad school at UCLA where I looked through the
Dear CW,
My patron has consulted a variety of materials but was looking for a visual
representation to refer to in her presentation. Also, somewhere in the back of
my mind, I remember another film about this period. The two lead characters
went to Hollywood pretending to be vocal coaches. I
Eileen
The film you are thinking of is the wonderful Once in a Lifetime based on
the play by Kaufmann Hart . Alas it is has never been available on VHS,
DVD etc.
On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 11:02 AM, Karsten, Eileen kars...@mx.lakeforest.edu
wrote:
Dear CW,
My patron has consulted a variety of
What about Show Girl in Hollywood (1930 Mervyn LeRoy). It's available
from Warner Archive and stars Alice White as a showgirl who tries to
make it big in Hollywood. The great thing about the film is the
footage of the early sound equipment and new' way of shooting a
musical. It's a really
Thanks, I am aware of that capability.
Debra
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Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:29:04 -0500
To:
Jessica! I hope you are not judging *The Artist *without having seeing
it first. ;-) The buzz for the film
has been extremely positive, garnering a 94 rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
That said, *Singin' in the Rain *is
is a terrific film, practically perfect in every way. I have lost track
of how
Oh I was not dissing The Artist. I am dying to see it. It is just that
there is no better film on the subject than Singin in the Rain. I like
Oksana's suggestion of Showgirl in Hollywood but
Singin is still the best. Comden, Green Kelly were not of course involved
but in fact all of them
hi esteemed group
Our set of videos entitled Americas from the Annenberg/CPB
Collection is biting the dust, VHS tape by VHS tape. So far I've had
to withdraw vols. 4 and 5 out of the 5. They are apparently out of
print and I can't even find used copies for sale. We
Along with Singin' In the Rain it might be interesting to show The
Hollywood Revue of 1929, available from Warner Archives here:
http://www.wbshop.com/Hollywood-Revue-of-1929/1000179896,default,pd.html?cgid=
The film was made to showcase MGM's roster of silent stars, introducing
them as stars of
Hi Lori,
Women Make Movies has several films in our catalog on Western Asia that
you may find interesting. I would recommend the following:
1. Voices Unveiled: Turkish Women Who Dare-Binnur Karaevli
2. Women of Turkey: Between Islam and Secularism- Olga Nakkas
3. Divorce, Iranian Style
A little off-list topic but before I toss them does anyone want or
know someone who would want a bunch of audio cassette tapes of
scholars and writers reading and discussing literature? I have Fred
Allen and S.J. Perelman discussing comedy, Ernest Hemingway and
William
If no actual library wants them, I would love them, especially Fred Allen
and I would gladly cover shipping.
On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Deborah Benrubi benr...@usfca.edu wrote:
**
A little off-list topic but before I toss them does anyone want or know
someone who would want a bunch of
PS for those who don't know Fred Allen much, he was a great laconic
comedienne mostly in the 30s 40s who did radio and appeared in a number
of films and had one of my favorite lines California is a fine place to
live - if you happen to be an orange.
On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 7:01 PM, Jessica
I can't remember the details, but certainly the series Moguls and Movie
Stars from Turner Classic Movies includes some discussion of the
transition from silent to sound films.
http://www.amazon.com/Moguls-Movie-Stars-History-Hollywood/dp/B004MQ6W5K/re
Didn't he do a lot with Jack Benny, too?
Becky Tatar
Periodicals/Audiovisuals
Aurora Public Library
1 E. Benton Street
Aurora, IL 60505
Phone: 630-264-4100
FAX: 630-896-3209
blt...@aurora.lib.il.us
www.aurorapubliclibrary.org
From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
Yes they had a famous staged feud. He was in one the great nearly unknown
political satire films called THANKS A MILLION.
On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 8:03 PM, Tatar, Becky blt...@aurora.lib.il.uswrote:
Didn’t he do a lot with Jack Benny, too?
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Becky Tatar
and for even more trivia, many of the songs for Hollywood Revue including
Singin in the Rain were written by Arthur Freed who later became the
producer of many of the top MGM musicals including Singin in the Rain.
Some of the film was based on his memories of the early Hollywood musicals.
FYI for
If you can find it, there is a 26 minute episode from the CBS
Twentieth Century series, made in 1959, titled The Movies Learn to
Talk
Sixty-five years of the development of sound films are telescoped in
this CBS documentary. It presents a variety of examples of sound
research including
Also my very favorite movie!
Becky Tatar
Periodicals/Audiovisuals
Aurora Public Library
1 E. Benton Street
Aurora, IL 60505
Phone: 630-264-4100
FAX: 630-896-3209
blt...@aurora.lib.il.us
www.aurorapubliclibrary.org
From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
True story. The day I knew I was crazy ( and crazy about movies). I was
walking with friends up some stairs in my HS and one made an off hand
remark about people, without thinking (because who would do this if they
were) I said People, I ain't people. I am a shimmering glowering star in
the
Hi All,
Looking for films from the hard science fiction genre, especially movies that
are about people and relationships but set within a futuristic or space-related
context. Examples might be Melancholia, Moon, The Clone Returns Home, and
Another Earth.
Cheers,
Matt
How about:
Solara (Russian original)
Sticky Fingers of Time
Val Gangwer
On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 9:48 PM, Ball, James (jmb4aw)
jmb...@eservices.virginia.edu wrote:
Hi All,
Looking for films from the hard science fiction genre, especially movies
that are about people and relationships but
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