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[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner
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even more trivia, many of the songs for
Hollywood Revue including
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
] On Behalf Of Karsten, Eileen
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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
Why not Sunset Boulevard?
Randal Baier
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Dear CW,
I have a patron who wanted to use the new
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Dear CW,
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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
Boulevard?
Randal Baier
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Date: Mon, Nov 21, 2011 9:55 am
Dear CW,
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I have a patron who wanted to use the new
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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
: [Videolib] Silent to Talkie
Date: Mon, Nov 21, 2011 9:55 am
Dear CW,
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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
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
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
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
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
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
...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner
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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
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