Frames from ‘La légende des ondines’ (1911) featured in ‘Fantasia of Color in Early Cinema’ (GIF by the author via Vimeo) Cover of ‘Fantasia of Color in Early Cinema’ (click to enlarge) Its over 300 ...

The Cultural Infrastructure of Oil Extraction in Iran and Iraq” (UC Press, 2025) traces how oil companies used film to shape ...

The Early Cinema Film and Ephemera Collection [COLL.PHOTOS.000038] includes over 50 pieces of notable motion picture film and more than 80 posters, photographs, and other ephemeral objects from cinema ...

"This extraordinary return to the origins of cinema also shows that the journey never stopped and the adventure continues. Cinema began here the same as we will always know it." Janus Films has ...

Paul Merton’s love for the faded movies of yesteryear is a matter of record. Previous documentaries on Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd and the heroes of the silent age were part analysis, part love letter ...

Early American entertainment history holds many surprising stories, but few are as unusual as the life of Florence Lawrence. Known during the silent film era as one of the first true movie celebrities ...

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 ...