#motion pictures

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Louis and Auguste Lumière presented the world’s first commercial movie screening at the Grand Cafe in Paris on December 28, 1895. The brothers showed a series of short scenes from everyday French life and charged admission for the first time. #OnThisDay

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Why was Thor crying???

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Recent Acquisition - Ephemera Collection

Instructions for Use of the Cine-Kodak, Model A. Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester NY.

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[filmsntv]

Star 80 (1983)

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"It should be noted at this point that Wordsworth Donisthorpe was also a blackmailer."

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Early Hollywood: Delores Del Rio and Boo Berry on the MGM backlot during the filming of 1925's The Gypsy and the Ghost.

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Happy Birthday Jean Cocteau.

Anyone who has experienced the poetic wonder of Cocteau's motion pictures understands why today should be noted.

His insanely complex preoccupations and aesthetic contradictions were a treasure chest from which he selected assorted gems—or sometimes just the odd bauble. His name, his works, and his very visage (he was obsessed with being photographed) are inextricably linked to almost every art movement of the 20th century, and the self-promoting, ever-evolving artist was never shy about exploiting his experience and ubiquity.

As a writer of films and plays, librettist, painter, sculptor, set and costume designer, film director, actor, essayist, social butterfly, and dandy, Cocteau stubbornly acknowledged only one title throughout his career: poet.

More significantly, he professed only one cinematic goal: that we might, in his words, "all dream the same dream together." It’s all up there on the screen.

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The sign said that the bathroom is not for public use. I went in and asked where the bathroom was. The employee told me it was not for public use. I said “I’m here for a ticket” while pointing at my lovely fiancé at the ticket desk behind me. The employees nodded and gave me directions. Luckily she pointed because I stopped fully understanding spoken speech (I have autism). I followed the directions. No this video does not show me peeing, I was just mesmerized by the experience.

Only one of those sinks worked lol.

for some reason i am unable to make more posts but maybe i can edit this one??

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The Black Maria, Thomas Edison's first motion picture studio in West Orange, NJ.

The first motion pictures made in the Black Maria were deposited for copyright in August 1893. The Maria’s era came to an end in 1901 when Edison inaugurated a new glass-enclosed studio on a rooftop in New York.

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Metropolis (1927, USA) - 01 by Jim

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Better Films by Susan Zehnder, Education Director

The 19th century saw photography inspire a brand-new medium: moving pictures. By the end of the century, most movies were 30 seconds or less, but they captivated audiences who flocked to see them. New York City was the industry’s production center, though there were few designated venues to show films. Most early movie venues or “houses” were hastily improvised. Often located in immigrant and working-class neighborhoods, movies were frequently shown in overcrowded rooms. There was legitimate concern about fire safety. They also became associated with illicit activities like gambling and prostitution. Social reformers pressured the city’s mayor, George McLellan, to do something. (READ MORE)

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La Belle Noiseuse (1991)

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Greta Gerwig named 2024 Pioneer of the Year by Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation

Greta Gerwig, the filmmaker of ‘Barbie,’ has been honoured as the 2024 Pioneer of the Year. The prestigious award will be presented at a ceremony on 25th September at the Beverly Hilton by the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation (WRMPPF). The Pioneer of the Year Award is given to distinguished members of the motion picture industry who have shown exceptional leadership, community…

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Video: The Emperor of Time

The strange and sordid tale of Eadweard Muybridge, the man who accidentally invented motion pictures. The film is told from the point of view of Muybridge’s abandoned son and viewed completely through a nineteenth century early cinema contraption called a mutoscope. Written & Directed by: Drew ChristieNarrated by: Hugh RossStarring: Richard EvansMusic by: Spencer ThunSound by: Eli…

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the academy museum of motion pictures