295: SFSFF

Archival Spaces 295 San Francisco Silent Film Festival Uploaded 13 May 2022 The San Francisco Silent Film Festival celebrated its 25th Anniversary, 5-11 May 2022, and its first live iteration since before the pandemic in 2019. It may also be the last SFSFF at the storied Castro Theater, which the owners -rumor has it –Continue reading “295: SFSFF”

294: Kyiv Film Archive in War

Archival Spaces 294 Ukrainian Film Archives in Peril Uploaded 29 April 2022 When the Giornate del cinema muto got its start in 1982 in Gemona, Italy, it was partially in response to a devastating earthquake that had rocked the area of Friuli in 1976, leaving its residents shell-shocked. I was reminded of that fact whenContinue reading “294: Kyiv Film Archive in War”

293: Austria on Hollywood’s Screens

Archival Spaces 293: Austria Made in Hollywood Uploaded 15 April 2022 Back in December, I reported on the Academy Film Museum Symposium “Vienna in Hollywood. The Influence and Impact of Austrians on the Hollywood Film Industry 1920s – 2020s.” Now, I have finally caught up with an excellent book that focuses less on Austrians inContinue reading “293: Austria on Hollywood’s Screens”

292:  Film Erotica

Archival Spaces 292 Film Erotica in Papal Film Archives Uploaded 1 April 2022 My wife and I have been in Rome for the past ten days. Since this is not our first trip to Rome, we have forgone most of the Roman antiquities sites, and have focused on visiting libraries, archives, and private collections ofContinue reading “292:  Film Erotica”