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When Buster Keaton Met Samuel Beckett: FILM and NOTFILM
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Buster Keaton caught by the camera in FILM (1965). Sometimes preservation can give a film a second life, or even inspire a movie about it. A case in point is FILM (1965), an avant-garde short that united two great 20th-century artists: Samuel Beckett...
Abel Gance's 'Napoleon' is Getting a Restored Theatrical Re-Release
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Now this film is a true classic! The BFI (British Film Institute) has announced a digitally restored re-release of Abel Gance's 1920's epic Napoleon, about the French conqueror. This project has been in the works for 50 years, with Academy Award-winning...
Abel Gance’s ‘Napoleon’ is Getting a Restored Theatrical Re-Release
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Now this film is a true classic! The BFI (British Film Institute) has announced a digitally restored re-release of Abel Gance's 1920's epic Napoleon , about the French conqueror. This project has been in the works for 50 years, with Academy Award-winning...
British Film Institute’s 2015 London Film Festival Archive Gala Announced
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World Premiere Of New Restoration Of Anthony Asquith’s Shooting Stars (1928) With New Score By John Altman “A spectacularly brilliant film, it was an immediate success and in one move established Asquith as one of the most interesting people working...
Harry Belafonte, Maureen O'Hara to Receive Honorary Oscars
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Actor, singer, activist and humanitarian Harry Belafonte, actress Maureen O'Hara, director Hayao Miyazaki and writer Jean-Claude Carrière will receive honorary awards at the 2014 Governors Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced...

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Beware of Pirates! How to Avoid Bootleg Blu-rays and DVDs – Brenton Film

Pirates, bootlegs, counterfeits, forgeries, fakes... call them what you will. Rip-off Blu-rays and DVDs are rife; here's how to avoid buying them.
New Eisenstein Biopic: Greenaway Goes Loco in Guanajuato – Brenton Film

Peter Greenaway's new Sergei Eisenstein biopic plays fast, loose and salaciously with the facts. Film historian David Robinson is incensed about its message.

The Multiple-Language Version Film: A Curious Moment in Cinema History – Brenton Film

Shooting the same film in several different languges was a short-lived consequence of the transition from silents to talkies. Gemma King explores this cinematic curio.