Archival Spaces 323 Hugo Haas Exhibition Uploaded 9 June 2023 A new small but informative exhibition on the Czech-American actor-director, Hugo Haas, opened on 25 May in the waiting room of the Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Los Angeles. While several recent Consul Generals have been active in promoting Czech Film Culture –Continue reading “323: Hugo Haas”
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288: William Thiele in Hollywood
Archival Spaces 288: William Thiele’s Downward Slide in Hollywood Uploaded 4 February 2022 While my recent blog discussed the USC/Academy Museum’s symposium “Vienna in Hollywood,” here is an abridged version of my talk on the Austro-Jewish film director William Thiele, who will be the subject of a book I’m editing with Andréas-Benjamin Seyfert: Enchanted byContinue reading “288: William Thiele in Hollywood”
273: John Auer’s Poverty Row
Archival Spaces 273 John H. Auer’s Beginnings as a Poverty Row Auteur Uploaded 9 July 2021 This week I recorded a DVD commentary for The Crime of Dr. Crespi (1934), directed by the Hungarian American director, John H. Auer, which will be released in a four-disc box set by Flicker Alley later this year. According to an appreciationContinue reading “273: John Auer’s Poverty Row”
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