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Cool comic cover 46 – Legion of Super-Heroes 40
History of Cinema 18 – color in silent film
By 1895, 80% of film was in color. It was hand colored, tinted, dyed, or bathed frame by frame. George Melies was the pioneer of using color in motion pictures. Color was heavily used in fantasy films. It more closely emulated stage fashion which was very colorful. The Fearie Stage genre of theatre was theContinue reading “History of Cinema 18 – color in silent film”
Find This Film 16 – Alien
Cool comic cover 45 – Monster Massacre
Cinema Stories 4 – Holy Wars
I had people protest a movie only once in 20 years. The Da Vinci Code was released. That premiere Friday, approximately 5 people approached the box office with several handmade signs, a large framed painting of Jesus, and an enormous wooden crucifix. The BO attendant asked what they were seeing. They stared at him. HeContinue reading “Cinema Stories 4 – Holy Wars”
Year In Film 1929
History of cinema 17 – the seat
Cool comic cover 44 – Mercury Heat tpb
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Find This Film 15 – Fantasia
1940 fantasia director: algar, armstrong, beebe jr., ferguson, hand, handley hee, jackson, luske, roberts, satterfield, sharpsteen cinematographer: james wo where every sound creates a picture well, if you were ever going to study the history of an animated film, this is the one to do. The behind the scenes is just as interesting as theContinue reading “Find This Film 15 – Fantasia”