the cheat ( 1923 ) is a silent film produced by famous players-lasky and distributed by paramount pictures , and is a remake of cecil b. demille 's 1915 hit feature using the same script by hector turnbull and jeanie macpherson .

this version stars pola negri and was directed by george fitzmaurice .

the cheat ( 1923 film )

“the cheat . ” rev . the new york times ( 27 aug . 1923 ) : 14 .
“fitzmaurice to direct ‘the cheat . ’” morning telegraph ( 24 dec . 1922 ) : 5 .
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4 . the eternal struggle ( metro pictures , louis b . mayer , 1923 )
bella donna is a 1923 american silent film produced by famous players - lasky and released by paramount pictures . the film is based on a novel , bella donna , by robert smythe hichens which was later adapted for a 1912 broadway play starring alla nazimova . this film is also a remake of the 1915 paramount film bella donna starring pauline frederick . the 1923 film was directed by george fitzmaurice and starred pola negri in her first american film .
if the music is specifically written and recorded for the film , it ' s part of the larger work and the copyright is owned by the owner of the film .
reportedly the film played with sound provided by the deforest phonofilm sound - on - film process . this was probably music and sound effects but no dialogue , and was only at the april 1 , 1923 premiere at the rivoli theatre in new york city .
defining the cinematic essay : the essay film by elizabeth a . papazian & caroline eades , and essays on the essay film by nora m . alter & timothy corrigan
higashi , sumiko . “ethnicity , class and gender in film : demille’s the cheat , ” in unspeakable images : ethnicity and the american cinema , edited bylester d . friedman , 112 - 139 . urbana , il : the university of illinois press , 1991 .
the eternal city ( 1923 ) is a silent film directed by george fitzmaurice , from a script by ouida bergère based on a hall caine novel , starring barbara la marr , lionel barrymore and bert lytell .
among the films , there is a 1923 film entitled the call of the canyon , a rex ingram directed film entitled the arab , and two 1919 wallace reid starring pieces , entitled you’re fired and valley of the giants . other films included here are kick in , the conquest of canaan , the eternal struggle , keep smiling , canyon of the fools and circus days .
previously , “kick in” was a successful broadway play starring john barrymore . fitzmaurice also directed an earlier version of the film in 1917 . he gained fame as a director of several successful romantic dramas , including “the cheat” with pola negri , which he also produced ; “the son of the sheik , ” rudolph valentino’s last film ; and “the night of love” with ronald colman .
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kozlovic , anton k . “the construction of a christ - figure within the 1956 and 1923 versions of cecil b . demille’s the ten commandments . ” the journal of religion and film 10 , no . 1 ( 2006 ) : urltoken accessed 20 november 2010 .
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paramount also premiered the covered wagon in new york city on march 16 , 1923 . all or about two reels of the covered wagon had a music track recorded in the phonofilm process , but was only shown this way at the premiere at the rivoli theater in new york city . on april 15 , 1923 , lee deforest presented a program of 18 short films made in the phonofilm process , also at the rivoli theater .
anton karl kozlovic is a graduate of the australian film , television & radio school ( aftrs ) and has a phd about celluloid religion and the biblical cinema of cecil b . demille from flinders university , australia . he publishes predominantly in the religion - and - film field and has guest edited the “exploring religion and popular film” special issue of the australian religion studies review ( 2008 , vol . 21 , no . 3 ) and has multiple film entries within the encyclopedia of religion and film and the encyclopedia of the bible and its reception .
even if that were true , the film industry could use some damage . bring back public domain .
the problem with film is that there aren ' t enough works in the public domain to sustain a film restoration business . this leaves it up to the studios to restore the films themselves
i ' m being a little nitpicky , but the studios don ' t restore the films themselves . they hire film restoration businesses to do it for them .
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ouida bergère was perhaps best known in the film industry as mrs . basil rathbone and party hostess extraordinaire .
bodeen , dewitt . “the cheat , ” in magill’s survey of cinema . silent films . volume 1 , edited by frank n . magill , 295 - 297 . englewood cliffs , nj : salem press , 1982 , p . 295 .
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technically speaking , this is not a remake of his 1923 the ten commandments since it only focused upon the moses prologue and not the modern - day story or the jesus end piece ; rather , it was an expanded re - visioning of that classic ot tale .
anonymous . the de mille dynasty exhibition : a century of theatre , film and dance . los angeles : the americana museum , 1985 .
margarita landazuri writes about cinema for turner classic movies , among other outlets . she coedits the silent film festival program book .
noah , sara . historical figures in film : the celluloid christ . san jose state university , ma thesis , 1993 .
boorman , john , tom luddy , david thomson , and walter donohue , eds . projections 4 : film - makers on film - making . london : faber and faber , 1995 , pp . 23 - 24 .
costa de beauregard , raphaelle . “authority , protestantism and cecil b demille’s early silent films ( 1913 - 1923 ) . ” anglophonia : french journal of english studies 17 ( 2005 ) : 399 - 407 .
at bay , 1915 ; esterbrook case , 1915 ; wasted lives , 1915 ; arms and the woman , 1916 ; big jim garrity , 1916 ; new york , 1916 ; the romantic journey , 1916 ; virtue triumphant , 1916 ; the iron heart , 1917 ; kick in , 1917 ; the hillcrest mystery , 1918 ; innocent , 1918 ; a japanese nightingale , 1918 ; more trouble , 1918 ; the narrow path , 1918 ; the avalanche , 1919 ; the broken melody , 1919 ; common clay , 1919 ; counterfeit , 1919 ; the country cousin , 1919 ; 1919 ; cry of the weak , 1919 ; our better selves , 1919 ; the profiteers , 1919 ; the root of evil , 1919 ; a society exile , 1919 ; his wife’s money , 1920 ; on with the dance , 1920 ; forever , 1921 ; paying the piper , 1921 ; peacock alley , 1922 ; to have and to hold , 1922 ; the cheat , 1923 ; the rustle of silk , 1923 ; eternal city , 1924 .
—– . “antimodernism as historical representation in a consumer culture : cecil b . demille’s the ten commandments , 1923 , 1956 , 1993 , ” in the persistence of history : cinema , television , and the modern event , edited by vivian sobchack , 91 - 112 . new york : routledge , 1996 .
ernst lubitsch , who played a hunchback jester in sumurun the play , also wrote and directed films . he got negri a contract with ufa ( universum - film ag ) , germany’s largest and most important film studio , and starred her in his first major feature ,
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d’arc , james v . “cecil b . demille goes to hollywood , ” in projections 8 : film - makers on film - making , edited by john boorman and walter donohue , 384 - 396 . london : faber and faber , 1998 .
blaetz , robin . strategies of containment : joan of arc in film . new york university , phd thesis , 1989 .
this film was based on the novel “toby tyler , or ten weeks with a circus” by james otis kaler , an extremely prolific author of boys’ novels from the 1880s - 1905 .
rivers , jennifer ann . cecil b . demille’s vision of the west : a comparison of history and film . brigham young university , ma thesis , 1996 .
variety is reporting that on thursday , the library of congress played host to a presentation of 10 previously lost american silent films , which have been digitally preserved by the russian film archive gosfilmofond .
the official website dedicated to demille’s work , life and legacy . it contains an extensive biography , filmography , list of awards , photo - gallery and various film links
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steidel , debra eve . that her soul may remain pure : women in american silent film . american university , ma thesis , 1989 .
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“woman heads company . ouida bergere , former pathé scenario editor , to manage film company . ” the new york dramatic mirror ( 17 feb . 1915 ) : 24 .
apostolos - cappadona , diane . “iconography , ” in the routledge companion to religion and film , edited by john lyden , 440 - 464 . london : routledge , 2010 .
kick in . dir . : george fitzmaurice , sc . / adp . : ouida bergère ( famous players - lasky us 1923 ) cas . : betty compson , bert lytell , si , b & w , 7 reels ; 7 , 074 ft . archive : rur .
palmer , allen w . “cecil b . demille writes america’s history for the 1939 world’s fair . ” film history 5 , no . 1 ( 1993 ) : 36 - 48 .
bella donna . dir . : george fitzmaurice , sc . : ouida bergère ( famous players - lasky corp . us 1923 ) cas . : pola negri , si , b & w , 8 reels ; 7 , 895 - 7 , 903 ft . archive : rur , beb .
six days . dir . : charles brabin , aut . elinor glyn , adp . : ouida bergère ( goldwyn pictures us 1923 ) cas . : corinne griffith , frank mayo , myrtle stedman , si , b & w , 9 reels , 8 , 010 ft . archive : frl .
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scorsese , martin . “martin scorsese’s guilty pleasures . ” film comment 34 , no . 3 ( 1998 ) : 46 - 48 , p . 46 .
goldburg , peta . “selling jesus : judas the betrayer in film . ” religious education journal of australia 20 , no . 2 ( 2004 ) : 12 - 16 , p . 13 .
—– . “ the plainsman ( 1937 ) : cecil b . demille’s greatest authenticity lapse ? ” kinema : a journal for film and audiovisual media 19 ( 2003 ) : 73 - 86 .
apostolos - cappadona , diane . “iconography , ” in the routledge companion to religion and film , edited by john lyden , 440 - 464 . london : routledge , 2010 , p . 450 .
lardner jr . , ring . “the sign of the boss : cecil de mille , union buster , ” in celluloid power : social film criticism from the birth of a nation to judgment at nuremberg , edited by david platt , 383 - 394 . metuchen , nj : the scarecrow press , 1992 .
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the problem with film is that there aren ' t enough works in the public domain to sustain a film restoration business . this leaves it up to the studios to restore the films themselves , but there ' s aren ' t a lot of pre - 1950 films that can be profitably restored , so most of them sit in the corporate vaults hidden from view . one fix might be mandating that digital copies of all pre - 1950 prints be made available to the public within 10 years , or else they ' re turned over to the government ( and hence the public domain ) so that the library of congress can make them available . this would give the studios a chance to purge their libraries without corroding their precious copyright , and make every film in their vault available to everyone . it ' s frustrating to read about films you can never see .
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the name of the owner of copyright in the sound recording , or an abbreviation by which the name can be recognized , or a generally known alternative designation of the owner . if the producer of the sound recording is named on the phonorecord label or container and if no other name appears in conjunction with the notice , the producer ' s name shall be considered a part of the notice .
reid , one of the most popular film actors of the late teens and early 20s , teamed up with director james cruze for several pictures in 1919 , including this outdoor adventure . cruze , originally trained as a stage actor , started working in films in 1911 . in 1918 , he turned his attention to directing , and by 1927 , was the most popular and highest - salaried director in the business . it was on this movie , filming on location in northern california and southern oregon , that reid was injured doing stunt work . he supposedly was given morphine injections for the pain by a studio physician , which led to his addiction and ultimate death on january 18 , 1923 .
kozlovic , anton karl . ‘behold his mighty hand ! ’ a critical examination of the biblical cinema of cecil b . demille : a film studies offering to religious education . flinders university , phd thesis , 2009 .
south american beauty carmelita de córdoba , who is betrothed to an elderly latin american , elopes with new york broker dudley drake ; and after being disinherited by her father , she falls into the clutches of rao - singh , a crook masquerading as an indian prince . when carmelita seeks to repay her debt to him with money , he refuses her check and brands her as a cheat with his family crest . carmelita retaliates by shooting him , then escapes . dudley drake arrives in time to take the rap , but he is acquitted when carmelita shows the brand on her shoulder , and the courtroom mobs the bogus prince .
upon his return from college , a young man ( wallace reid ) learns that his father is in danger of losing the family’s beloved land to an unscrupulous lumberman . the film is highlighted with a daring scene played out on a runaway logging train .
( 1918 ) , a lurid melodrama costarring emil jannings . it was a huge hit and , over the next several years , lubitsch and negri collaborated on several more big - budget successes that were released in the u . s . a new york times review of the film version of
if the music is specifically written and recorded for the film , it ' s part of the larger work and the copyright is owned by the owner of the film . yes , but sometimes they use existing music , licensed for the film . the problem is that at the time many of these movies were made , there wasn ' t any home video market to plan for . even after the advent of home video , many movies and shows got tied up in legal red tape over the music . you can ' t buy dvd copies of a lot of older shows like wkrp in cincinnati or 21 jumpstreet with their original music because the studios didn ' t want to spend the money and time it would take to work out licensing deals for all of the music . the fox show werewolf was reportedly all set to be released by one company , but at the last minute , they couldn ' t clear the rights to two songs and since fox no longer had separate voice and music tracks , there was no way for them to replace the music . so the whole project was scrapped . the movie heavy metal came out in 1981 , but there wasn ' t a home video release until 1996 . bootlegs made from pay cable channels were available under the table , but music licensing held up the official release for a full fifteen years .
—– . “the art of creative scriptural extrapolation : bithiah , mered and 1 chronicles 4 : 18 within cecil b . demille’s the ten commandments ( 1956 ) . ” kinema : a journal for film and audiovisual media 33 ( 2010 ) : 4 - 30 .
wagner , phil . “passing through nightmares : cecil b . demille’s the plainsman and epic discourse in new deal america . ” in the epic film in world culture , edited by robert burgoyne , 207 - 234 . new york , ny : routledge , 2011 .
, ” according to the san antonio express . the film is a lavishly produced swashbuckler set in 17th century spain . negri plays dancer maritana , who falls in love with a dashing but impecunious nobleman and must fight off the advances of the lecherous king philip iv . although maritana’s titled lover , played by antonio moreno , swaggers grandly , negri is at the center of the action . she dances , romances , tells fortunes , jumps on and off horses , and suffers gallantly , displaying her charm , her range , and her dancer’s grace . her acting is subtle , soulfully expressive yet understated . interviewed in a 2006 documentary about negri , film historian jeanine basinger noted : “she has great physical control and she has eloquence to her body . she can do that thing that silent film stars needed to do , which is act from the head to the toe , use the entire body as an instrument of expression . ”
cecile b . demille 1956 ( biography excerpt ) [ incorrect first name ] demille and the march of dimes ( polo vaccine promotional advertisement ) demille’s lost set rough ( 1923 the ten commandments ) demille’s lost city of the pharaoh ( 1923 the ten commandments ) cecil b . demille’s hussy ( 1927 the king of kings – colour ) hollywood stories : demille commands ( 1956 the ten commandments ) leonard maltin on the ten commandments ( 1956 version ) 10 things i hate about commandments ( parody trailer : 1956 the ten commandments ) supermoses ( parody trailer : 1956 the ten commandments ) star trek 2009 trailer – the ten commandments version ( parody trailer : 1956 version ) love god , love people ( cecil b . demille edition ) ( rolling hills community church advertisement ) gloria swanson – “all right mr . demille , i’m ready for my close - up” ( sunset blvd . 1950 excerpt ) home for the holidays ( comedy short : demille as a zombie ) ayn rand meets cecil b . demille , part 1 ( lecture : dr . michael s . berliner ) ayn rand meets cecil b . demille , part 2 ( lecture : dr . michael s . berliner )
the problem with film is that there aren ' t enough works in the public domain to sustain a film restoration business . here ' s an idea i had a while back , and kicked around in my head for a while : crowdfund it . set up a site , like kickstarter , where the various studios list older movies that aren ' t currently in digital format , along with the cost it would take to restore and digitize them . should enough people donate to a particular film , it ' s restored , digitized , and made available to be purchased , with the backers getting copies due to already ' paying ' . a setup like this would allow the studios to have a zero - risk way of digitizing older works , since as long as it makes the goal , even if no one but the backers was interested in buying it , they ' ll still have broken even . if not enough backers donate for a film , it indicates that there ' s not enough interest . of course such a system would require the studios to be willing to compete against their older films , and would actually be good for the public , so the odds of anything like this actually happening is probably zero to none .
pratt , george c . “forty - five years of picture making : an interview with cecil b . demille . ” film history 3 , no . 2 ( 1989 ) : 134 - 145 .
( 1964 ) . negri plays a jewel thief who lives on a yacht and keeps a cheetah for a pet . she makes the most of her brief appearance , every inch the glamorous icon who has “lived through two wars , four revolutions , and five marriages , ” in the words of her character . at the press conference for the film , she entered with the cheetah on a leash . it was a fitting swan song for one of the silent era’s most dazzling stars .
over the past 32 years , the film independent spirit awards has made a name for itself as the premiere awards show for the independent film community . artists who have received industry recognition first at the spirit awards include ava duvernay , justin simien , ryan coogler , joel and ethan coen , spike lee , oliver stone , ashley judd , robert rodriguez , david o . russell , edward burns , aaron eckhart , neil labute , darren aronofsky , spike jonze , charlie kaufman , hilary swank , marc forster , todd field , christopher nolan , zach braff , amy adams , lena dunham and many more .
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maltby , richard . “ the king of kings and the czar of all the rushes : the propriety of the christ story . ” screen 31 , no . 2 ( 1990 ) : 188 - 213 .
carey was one of the biggest western movie stars of the silent era and one of the few who bucked the trend by making a successful transition to sound motion pictures .
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structurally speaking , this film is an uneven triptych ( ot , modern - day , nt ) , but it is presented in the onscreen cast list and within the literature as only a two - part production ( ot , modern - day ) . jesus is seen in a back view and this actor is not listed in the cast list although the leprous woman is mentioned .
foreign works published after 1923 are likely to be still under copyright in the us because of the uruguay round agreements act ( uraa ) modifying the general agreement on tariffs and trade ( gatt ) . the uraa restored copyright in foreign works that as of 1 january 1996 had fallen into the public domain in the us because of a failure to comply with us formalities . one of the authors of the work had to be a non - us citizen or resident , the work could not have been published in the us within 30 days after its publication abroad , and the work needed to still be in copyright in the country of publication . such works have a copyright term equivalent to that of an american work that had followed all of the formalities . for more information , see library of congress copyright office , highlights of copyright amendments contained in the uruguay round agreements act ( uraa ) . circular 38b . [ washington , d . c . : library of congress , copyright office , 2004 ] .
ouida bergère was perhaps best known in the film industry as mrs . basil rathbone and party hostess extraordinaire . however , before her marriage , to rathbone , bergère was a prominent and top paid scenario writer . bergère was born in spain , but moved to the us at the age of six . her father was french - spanish and her mother , british ( lowrey 1920 , 22 ) . there is some conflicting information regarding her birth name ; most sources claim she was born ida bergère , others eulalia bergère . regardless , upon entering the film industry , she changed her name to ouida .
the on - the - square - girl ( fifth avenue ) . dir . : george fitzmaurice , sc . : ouida bergère ( astra film corp . us 1917 ) cas . : mollie king , l . rogers lytton , si , b & w , 5 reels . archive : gbb .
d’arc , james vincent . 1986 . two articles : “darryl f . zanuck’s brigham young : a film in context and “ ‘so let it be written…’ — the creation of cecil b . demille’s autobiography ” . brigham young university , phd thesis , 1986 .
d’arc , james v . “ two articles : “darryl f . zanuck’s brigham young : a film in context and “‘so let it be written…’ — the creation of cecil b . demille’s autobiography . ” phd dissertation , brigham young university , 1986 , p . 74 .
a trip to paramount town ( 1921 ) felix in hollywood ( 1923 ) ( caricature ) hollywood ( 1923 ) arch - conspirators on cecil b . demille’s next production ( 1925 ) free and easy ( 1930 ) hollywood on parade no . 9 ( 1933 ) this day and age — special trailer ( 1933 ) the hollywood you never see ( 1934 ) demille — penn sunday trailer ( 1935 ) hollywood extra girl ( 1935 ) demille homecoming ( 1937 ) gretchen comes across ( 1938 ) glamour boy ( 1941 ) star spangled rhythm ( 1942 ) the story of a great motion picture ( 1942 ) demille war appeal ( 1943 ) the story of dr . wassell — trailer ( 1944 ) background of a great adventure ( 1947 ) variety girl ( 1947 ) my favorite brunette ( 1947 ) right to work ( 1948 ) screen snapshots — 50 th anniversary of movies ( 1949 ) history brought to life ( 1950 ) sunset blvd . ( 1950 ) screen snapshots : the great director ( 1951 ) the house on any street ( 1951 ) son of paleface ( 1952 ) screen snapshots : hollywood night life ( 1952 ) the greatest show on earth — trailer ( 1952 ) the great director ( 1956 ) the ten commandments — special trailer ( 1956 ) the ten commandments — curtain speech ( 1956 ) the buster keaton story ( 1957 ) the buccaneer — special trailer ( 1958 )
kemp , philip . “cecil b ( lount ) demille , ” in world film directors . volume i : 1890 - 1945 , edited by john wakeman , 207 - 222 . new york : h . w . wilson , 1987 .
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hollywood and the stars : the great directors ( 1964 , prod . jack haley , jr . )
how to enjoy art , and cecil b . demille’s the ten commandments the encyclopedia britannica blog about demille
grace , pamela . “gospel truth ? : from cecil b . demille to nicholas ray , ” in a companion to literature and film , edited by robert stam and alessandra raengo , 46 - 57 . malden , ma : blackwell , 2004 .
a prolific and versatile filmmaker , banks came to the u . s . as a teenager and made his film debut in 1917 under his real name mario bianchi . as actor , producer and director , banks went on to become one of the top screen comedians of the silent era , starring in his own series of shorts for the fledgling warner bros . studio as well as appearing alongside the likes of roscoe “fatty” arbuckle , buster keaton and the young jean arthur . after the coming of sound , he moved to england where he continued his career as director of a number of popular musical comedies .
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ohad - karny , yael . ““anticipating” gibson’s the passion of the christ : the controversy over cecil b . de mille’s the king of kings . ” jewish history 19 ( 2005 ) : 189 - 210 .
who here knows what happened to the series of doctor who ? doctor who started in late 60 ' s black and white , bbc . . the usa even tried to buy / copy it . . the bbc tried to make a compilation of all the shows . . missing over 1 / 2 of them to time and destruction of tapes . they searched the world for copies . . now to the vaults in the usa . . where the movie industry keeps all those old films on media that was original in 1930 - 40 - 50 . . . never upgraded to any other form / format / or new media copy . all that old tape / film rotting . . no changes , no upgrades , no fixing the faded colors or rotting tape / film . . for reference : urltoken urltoken this group gathers / buys / collects the old movies and fixes them , as much as they can . . this is like going out to the dump and finding stuff to take home and fix . . missing parts , rotten wood , and so forth . they try hard . where is the movie industry in this ? ?
you can already donate to film preservation non - profits , but again they ' re largely limited to restoring public domain films , and only a handful of pubic domain films are famous enough to be profitable ( and i suspect meager profits at best ) .
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in many cases , the studio can ' t release them , at least not as - is , because of the use of copyrighted music in the films .
noerdlinger , henry s . moses and egypt : the documentation to the motion picture the ten commandments . los angeles : university of southern california press , 1956 .
the world’s greatest showman — the legend of cecil b . demille ( 1963 , dir . boris sagal )
publication
was not explicitly defined in the copyright law before 1976 , but the 1909 act indirectly indicated that publication was when copies of the first authorized edition were placed on sale , sold , or publicly distributed by the proprietor of the copyright or under his authority .
with a new addition to the canon of silent films within the criterion collection set to hit shelves come november , the library of congress has made their own headlines thanks to some newly found films from the silent era .
hamand , carol . the effects of the adoption of sound on narrative and narration in the american cinema . university of wisconsin - madison , phd thesis , 1983 .
grace , pamela . “gospel truth ? : from cecil b . demille to nicholas ray , ” in a companion to literature and film , edited by robert stam and alessandra raengo , 46 - 57 . malden , ma : blackwell , 2004 , p . 48 .
none . in the public domain in the united states ( 17 u . s . c . § 105 )
the differing dates is a product of the question of controversial twin books v . walt disney co . decision by the 9th circuit court of appeals in 1996 . the question at issue is the copyright status of a work only published in a foreign language outside of the united states and without a copyright notice . it had long been assumed that failure to comply with us formalities placed these works in the public domain in the us and , as such , were subject to copyright restoration under uraa ( see note 10 ) . the court in twin books , however , concluded
publication without a copyright notice in a foreign country did not put the work in the public domain in the united states .
according to the court , these foreign publications were in effect
unpublished
in the us , and hence have the same copyright term as unpublished works . the decision has been harshly criticized in nimmer on copyright , the leading treatise on copyright , as being incompatible with previous decisions and the intent of congress when it restored foreign copyrights . the copyright office as well ignores the twin books decision in its circular on restored copyrights . nevertheless , the decision is currently applicable in all of the 9th judicial circuit ( alaska , arizona , california , hawaii , idaho , montana , nevada , oregon , washington , and guam and the northern mariana islands ) , and it may apply in the rest of the country .
yallop , david a . the day the laughter stopped : the true story of fatty arbuckle . new york : st . martin’s press , 1976 , p . 242 .
winters , charlene renberg . demille as phoenix : the rise , the fall , and the rise of an american director . brigham young university , ma thesis , 1996 .
williams , douglas . the eagle or the cross : rome , the bible , and cold war america . university of california , san diego , phd thesis , 1996 .
leonard j . leff and jerold l . simmons . the dame in the kimono : hollywood , censorship , and the production code , 2 nd ed . lexington , ky : the university press of kentucky , 2001 , p . 167 .
the 10th annual robert altman award was given to one film’s director , casting director and ensemble cast . barry jenkins’ moonlight received this award , along with casting director yesi ramirez and ensemble cast members mahershala ali , patrick decile , naomie harris , alex hibbert , andré holland , jharrel jerome , janelle monáe , jaden piner , trevante rhodes and ashton sanders .
the screen as a religious teacher – cecil b . demille c . b . discussing the king of kings ( 1927 )
there is the problem that movies that are on film and sound recordings ( that are on wax , celluloid , shellack , vinyl , or magnetic tape ) have that books , photographs , and sheet music do not have . and that is that listening and / or watching them destroy the medium they are stored on even in normal operation . it does not help that most movies were leased to theaters instead of sold .
sort films by title , year of release , and year inducted into the registry by using the up and down arrows at the top of each column . download pdf copies of the entire list of registry titles sorted alphabetically or by year of release .
was a better showcase for negri’s versatility . the project had been intended for the studio’s top male star , rudolph valentino , who was to play the cash - strapped nobleman . but he and the studio were mired in a contract dispute , so the screenplay was reworked to focus on the gypsy dancer instead . negri wanted lubitsch to direct , but mary pickford had already imported him for
may , lary . “transforming the “white” frontier : cecil b . demille and the origins of the hollywood home , ” in the human tradition in california , edited by clark davis and david igler , 119 - 134 . lanham : sr books , 2004 .
the photoplay for the spanish dancer features pola negri as maritana , a gypsy dancer in love with don césar de bazan , a penniless nobleman played by antonio moreno . intrigue in the spanish court arises when the king ( wallace beery ) must decide whether to sign a treaty with france . his wife , queen isabel ( kathlyn williams ) , advocates in favor but is opposed by courtier don salluste ( adolphe menjou ) , who conspires to sow discord between the royal couple . don césar is arrested in violation of the king’s edict against dueling and is sentenced to the firing squad . maritana pleads with the queen to spare don césar , but the king has designs on the “gypsy wench” and delays the pardon . the plot reaches its climax when the king dupes maritana into a rendezvous at his hunting lodge , while don césar escapes and attempts maritana’s rescue and the queen arrives to confront her husband with his infidelity .
schatz , thomas . history of the american cinema . 6 . boom and bust : the american cinema in the 1940s . new york : simon and schuster macmillan , 1997 , p . 394 .
a starring role in the warsaw stage production of max reinhardt’s arabian nights tale sumurun led to an offer to appear in the theater impresario’s revival of the play in berlin in 1917 , and soon negri became a star on the german stage as well . she also was married briefly to the polish count eugene dambski . even though the marriage didn’t last , the title did—negri continued to call herself countess dambski even after she went to america . a professional partnership formed during the berlin run of sumurun proved more lasting and more satisfying .
previously filmed in 1916 , “the conquest of canaan” was based on a novel by booth tarkington , author of a number of novels and plays that were adapted for film , including “alice adams , ” “monsieur beaucaire” and “the magnificent ambersons . ” meighan was a popular leading man in silent films beginning in 1914 , often appearing in such cecil b . demille productions as “male and female” ( 1919 ) and “why change your wife ? ” ( 1919 ) .
not all published works are copyrighted . works prepared by an officer or employee of the united states government as part of that person ' s official duties receive no copyright protection in the us . for much of the twentieth century , certain formalities had to be followed to secure copyright protection . for example , some books had to be printed in the united states to receive copyright protection , and failure to deposit copies of works with the register of copyright could result in the loss of copyright . the requirements that copies include a formal notice of copyright and that the copyright be renewed after twenty eight years were the most common conditions , and are specified in the chart .
jordana mollick received the piaget producers award . the award honors emerging producers who , despite highly limited resources , demonstrate the creativity , tenacity and vision required to produce quality , independent films . the annual award , in its 20th year , includes a $ 25 , 000 unrestricted grant funded by piaget for the 10th year . finalists for the award were lisa kjerulff , melody c . roscher and craig shilowich .
most works , even bestsellers , hits , etc . , have a limited time period when they make 99 % of their lifetime sales . so the creators will need to produce a new work to provide new sales . as a thought experiment , for the year 2004 how many people will buy a copy of the top grossing movie for that year this year ( shrek 2 ) . most of the sales have already occurred so if it want into the public domain this year dreamworks would probably not miss many sales . it is unlikely that there are enough sales to justify another pressing of the dvd . another point that is overlooked , most people want to buy a reputable copy of the work . so even a work in public domain reputable copies will still sell . a reputable copy is one made from the original masters for a film or recording or accurate reprinting of a book . often the original producers or publishers are in the best position to reissue reputable copies of an older work . along these lines , if one wants a good copy of the movie casablanca one is likely to buy a copy quite possibly made by the studio .
—– . why i made the ten commandments : an address by cecil b . demille at a luncheon at the plaza hotel just prior to the opening of his motion picture production at the criterion theatre in new york city . usa : n . p . , 1956 .
the only reason some episodes of early doctor who even exist is because fans ignored copyright & recorded the audio , video or both & kept them . now , the bbc is trying to track these recordings down , so they can finally release the full stories on dvd . some parts have to be animated , because the video was lost .
this year’s major winners were moonlight , which won best feature , best director , best screenplay , best cinematography , best editing and the robert altman award ; the witch , which won best first feature and best first screenplay ; manchester by the sea , which won best male lead ; elle , which won best female lead ; hell or high water , which won best supporting male ; other people , which won best supporting female ; spa night , which won the john cassavetes award ; o . j . : made in america , which won best documentary and toni erdmann , which won best international film .
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copyright in a sound recording protects the particular series of sounds fixed in the recording against unauthorized reproduction , revision , and distribution . this copyright is distinct from copyright of the musical , literary , or dramatic work that may be recorded on the phonorecord . phonorecords may be records ( such as lps and 45s ) , audio tapes , cassettes , or disks . the notice should contain the following three elements appearing together on the phonorecord :
there are tons of content decaying , rotting in the studio vaults . not to mention rca , which used all its old 78rpm master discs as hardcore in the foundations of a new building in the 1960s .
the bbc tried to make a compilation of all the shows . . missing over 1 / 2 of them to time and destruction of tapes . they searched the world for copies . . actually the bbc wasn ' t being particularly careless here . at no time did anyone knowingly wipe a tape that they believed to be the only copy . the problem was that there were two subsections of the bbc involved and each one thought that the other one was keeping the reference copy . actually this is worse because it points out that even when rightsholders are trying to keep things they are still likely to fail . and btw dr who started in 1963 - not late 60 ' s . in fact the first episode was broadcast on the day that john kennedy was assassinated !
the article itself mentions various public domain films that have been restored by the likes of the bfi , loc , criterion , etc . , restorations that they never got during the decades they were covered by copyright . no one would even know these films existed if they hadn ' t entered the public domain , certainly there would not be enough demand for them to drive the restoration efforts . failure to even mention the vast loss of orphan works pushes this article beyond simple
ignorance
.
this is one of the last feature films produced or released by louis b . mayer’s metro pictures corporation before he helped to establish mgm in 1924 . “the eternal struggle” also features the earliest surviving performance of french - born actress reneé adoreé , who two years later played the female lead opposite john gilbert in mgm’s mega - hit “the big parade . ”


home is a 2008 swiss drama film directed by ursula meier and starring isabelle huppert and olivier gourmet .

the film was the official swiss submission for best foreign language film at the 82nd academy awards .

home ( 2008 film )

london , 52nd london film festival , 16 . 10 . 2008 – 30 . 10 . 2008
reykjavik , reykjavik international film festival , 25 . 09 . 2008 – 05 . 10 . 2008
stockholm , 19th stockholm international film festival , 20 . 11 . 2008 – 30 . 11 . 2008
tokyo , 21st tokyo international film festival , 18 . 10 . 2008 – 26 . 10 . 2008
vendôme , 17e festival du film en vendôme , 05 . 12 . 2008 – 12 . 12 . 2008
tallinn , 12th black nights film festival tallinn , 13 . 11 . 2008 – 07 . 12 . 2008
april 30 , 2008 ( international ) may 2 , 2008 ( u . s . )
bratislava , 10th bratislava international film festival , competition , 28 . 11 . 2008 – 06 . 12 . 2008
angoulême , festival du film francophone d ' angoulême , 28 . 08 . 2008 – 31 . 08 . 2008
namur , 23e festival international du film francophone , competition , 26 . 09 . 2008 – 03 . 10 . 2008
biel / bienne , 4e festival du film français d ' helvétie , 17 . 09 . 2008 – 21 . 09 . 2008
cannes , 47e semaine internationale de la critique cannes , 14 . 05 . 2008 – 23 . 05 . 2008
villefranche sur saône , 13es rencontres du cinéma francophone en beaujolais , 29 . 11 . 2008 – 07 . 12 . 2008
bellinzona 2 , 21 . castellinaria festival internazionale del cinema giovane , 15 . 11 . 2008 – 22 . 11 . 2008
montréal , québec , 32e festival des films du monde montréal , 21 . 08 . 2008 – 01 . 09 . 2008
rio de janeiro , festival do rio - rio de janeiro ' s international film festival , 25 . 09 . 2008 – 09 . 10 . 2008
mar del plata , 23 festival international de cine de mar del plata , competition , 06 . 11 . 2008 – 16 . 11 . 2008
poiler warning : this article reveals some plot details of the 2008 film martyrs . we’d recommend watching it before reading .
a young couple staying in an isolated vacation home are terrorized by three unknown assailants .
world premiere : may 2008 original version : french , colour , 35mm , 98 min . isan
the fossils at joggins are attracting more tourists in 2008 , thanks to a world heritage designation .
red baron film breaks german war hero taboos | culture | arts , music and lifestyle reporting from germany | dw | 22 . 03 . 2008
mean girls ? dirty dancing ? tell us your favourite film guilty pleasure . read ' film guilty pleasures '
, he set about vilifying the boss of general motors , the now deceased roger b smith , for destroying his home town of flint , michigan . charles ferguson ' s film
home is where the heart is and sometimes the pathologies too . in “home , ” an art - house domestic comedy with a tragic undercurrent about a family and its idiosyncratic cohabitation , home is fun house and fortress both , a bright spot , a dark corner , a place of play , a place apart . mostly , though , it’s a state of mind .
iron man is a 2008 superhero film , based on the marvel comics superhero of the same name . it is the first installment in the marvel cinematic universe and the first installment of phase one .
the film inside job brilliantly exposes the corruption in us banking that led to the 2008 crash . we ask four bankers for their verdict on this damning indictment of their world peter bradshaw reviews inside job
a family of four staying at a secluded mobile home park for the night are stalked and then hunted by three masked psychopaths .
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the statistics cited in the film suggest that the revolution in childbirth from home to hospital was spurred by technology , which increasingly turned it into a surgical procedure involving multiple , often unnecessary interventions . in 1900 95 percent of births in the united states took place at home . by 1938 the number had shrunk to half . today the number is less than 1 percent .
brazilian director jose padilha won the berlin film festival ' s top prize for his controversial movie ,
tropa de elite
(
elite squad
) . dw - world . de spoke to him about the film ' s reception , brazil and on - screen violence . ( 18 . 02 . 2008 )
the test is simple in comparison , yet it will determine who leaves this room with a contract of employment , and who leaves with bus fair home .
the test is simple in comparison , yet it will determine who leaves this room with a contract of employment , and who leaves with bus fare home .
when it comes to historical drama , there are few eras which can pull the crowds like the third reich . on sunday , feb . 24 , such a movie won an oscar for best foreign - language film . ( 25 . 02 . 2008 )
live theatrical production of sam shepard ' s play about a grandson who brings his girlfriend home to meet his family and uncovers the destructive nature of dark family secrets .
millions of germans tuned in to a television film about the 1945 sinking of a nazi ship full of refugees in the baltic , which cost 9 , 000 lives and surpassed the titanic as the worst maritime disaster in modern times . ( 03 . 03 . 2008 )
attempts to blame a wider cast list for the banking crash of 2008 and explains why so little has been done to reform the financial world or bring criminal prosecutions against the main protagonists .
5 in shadow economies of cinema ( 2012 ) , ramón lobato traces the informal circulation of film through piracy , bootleg copies and video , placing these “shadow economies” at the center of film studies . in a similar way , the film studies anthology by iordanova and cunningham ( 2012 ) presents essays and case studies on film and online exhibition .
wortman , a . las clases medias argentinas y la democratización cultural . 2008 , 215p . , tesis ( doctorado en ciencias sociales ) – facultad de ciencias sociales , universidad de buenos aires . [ links ]
the british director explains why ' ginger and rosa ' is her most mainstream film yet .
sundance film forward is a touring program which introduces a new generation of audiences to the power of story through the exhibition of film and conversations with filmmakers to create greater cultural awareness .
“the business of being born” is a passionate ground - level examination of home childbirth , anchored in a scene in which its executive producer , ricki lake , the actress and former talk - show host , gives birth to her second child in a bathtub . that graphic scene , and several other unblinking sequences of home birth attended by a midwife , are intended to erase any stigma from the situation . practiced widely in europe and japan , home birth has largely disappeared in the united states , the documentary states , because of an image as a primitive , unsanitary ritual .
the only reason i haven ' t rated this film higher is that the message is too esoteric . is the film trying to make a statement about mental illness , family communication , …
kolkata , 17th kolkata film festival , 10 . 11 . 2011 – 17 . 11 . 2011
the house at the edge of a desolate highway , in the film directed by ursula meier .
have you ever decided to stay at home and just relax with your honey ? well , after reading this article you might feel like going out more often instead of repeatedly chillaxing in your little kingdom .
the cost of our blind trust in hospital technology , the film implies , is reflected in the united states infant - mortality rate , the second - highest in industrialized countries . what accounts for that fact ? “the business of being born” suggests that a cultural aversion to natural home childbirth is a contributing factor .
moscow , 35th moscow international film festival , 20 . 06 . 2013 – 29 . 06 . 2013
portland , 33rd portland international film festival , 11 . 02 . 2010 – 28 . 02 . 2010
melbourne , 58th melbourne international film festival , 24 . 07 . 2009 – 09 . 08 . 2009
intragna , 2 . film festival centovalli , 10 . 07 . 2009 – 19 . 07 . 2009
shanghai , 12th shanghai international film festival , 13 . 06 . 2009 – 21 . 06 . 2009
dave calhoun speaks to the director of ' skyfall ' about the latest film in the bond franchise .
fostering artists at the convergence of film , art , media , live performance , music & technology .
programs for utah audiences to experience independent film , theatre , and music through free screenings and discussions .
namur , 24e festival international du film francophone , 02 . 10 . 2009 – 09 . 10 . 2009
athens , 10e festival du film francophone athène , 02 . 04 . 2009 – 12 . 04 . 2009
the marvel cinematic universe wiki has a collection of images and media related to iron man ( film ) .
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home will undoubtedly leave a mark on me . it ' s definitely original . it ' s grounded but somehow surreal . it ' s concrete but doesn ' t answer any of the questions i had as a viewer .
after kidnapping and brutally assaulting two young women , a gang unknowingly finds refuge at a vacation home belonging to the parents of one of the victims : a mother and father who devise an increasingly gruesome series of revenge tactics .
1 on jun 28 , 2004 argentina’s national film institute incaa , instituto nacional de cine y artes audiovisuales , passed resolution no . 2016 . this established a screen quota ( as stipulated in law 17 , 741 ) requiring theater owners to release at least one argentine film per screen each quarter . the film attendance minimum establishes that if a certain theater occupancy rate is reached for an argentine film at the end of the movie week , the theater must continue showing the film the following week . this measure was revised and modified by resolution 1582 / 2006 .
palm springs , 21st palm springs international film festival , 05 . 01 . 2010 – 18 . 01 . 2010
bangna , bangkok , 7th world film festival bangkok , 06 . 11 . 2009 – 15 . 11 . 2009
monterrey , 5th monterrey international film festival , competition , 21 . 08 . 2009 – 29 . 08 . 2009
annonay , 26e festival international du premier film annonay , 30 . 01 . 2009 – 09 . 02 . 2009
mark your calendar ; the la film festival is moving to the fall ! get all the details right here .
professor kathy fuller - seeley’s research specialization focuses on american film , radio and television history and audience reception studies .
home is a movie starring isabelle huppert , olivier gourmet , and adélaïde leroux . life for an isolated rural family is upended when a major highway next to their property , constructed 10 years before but apparently abandoned , is finally opened .
this is a fantastic film which , to start off with seems quite ordinary . but as the film goes on becomes much more complicated , its a film about family life , love , joy , and the world we live in today . the acting is flawless and irecomend this to anyone who enjoys a movie thats actually about real life .
movie - going was by and large the only way to see films for most of the twentieth century . television appeared in the mid - 1950s , but it didn’t become a place for film until the 1980s , when video technology allowed movies to be watched at home for the first time . video technology introduced a more radical change , as spectators could choose their movie at a video rental store and then see it at home , individualizing the time and the place for cinema . as cable tv channels and companies began to multiply , households were treated to an impressive selection of movies .
you’ve probably heard about the strangers . the horror flick about a young couple in a remote vacation house that is being terrorized by some strangers . a true home invasion terror that shocked audiences back in 2008 . but what you might not have known is that the strangers was based off a very true story . fine , fine , i’ll admit that it’s a bit of a stretch – but one thing is certain : it was definitely inspired by very true and very horrific events . let’s take a look .
torun , 7th tofifest international film festival torun , competition , 26 . 06 . 2009 – 03 . 07 . 2009
jury awards , audience awards and special mentions . . . here are this year ' s la film festival winners !
film should score ok with hardcore gore fans , but others will expect martyrdom for sticking it out until the end .
it ' s a hollow film with hopelessly annoying themes that don ' t arouse questions so much as eye rolls .
historically there has been reluctance and there are strong voices in germany still saying we ' re not allowed to do this : a film about a german war hero ,
said the film ' s writer and director nikolai muellerschoen , as reported by the
guardian online .
but the film makes a very clear statement against war .
’s ( also upcoming ) ‘white materials’ , i play a mother in cameroon who is madly attached to her family and the home . it’s very strange – it’s four totally different environments and backgrounds – but the core of the characters is very similar .
san francisco , 52nd san francisco international film festival , competition , 23 . 04 . 2009 – 07 . 05 . 2009
in one pivotal scene anna discovers a victim , chained in a cellar dungeon beneath a family home . she’s a terrifying sight : her eyes covered with a metal visor which has been nailed into her skull and her emaciated body covered in scars and scratches .
in his home workshop , stark spends the next few months building an improved version of his suit , as well as a more powerful arc reactor for his chest . at stark ' s first public appearance after his return , reporter christine everhart informs him that stark industries weapons , including the jericho missile , were recently delivered to the ten rings and are being used to attack yinsen ' s home village . stark confronts stane about the weapons and learns that stane is trying to replace him as head of the company .
the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .
the results of our study on the state of films and filmgoing in 2012 . read ' time out film debate 2012 highlights '
perhaps my favourite part , after the film takes a major tonal shift , is when huppert vacuums her son and then herself .
an aspiring romanian filmmaker obsessed with hollywood actress anne hathaway goes to shocking extremes to convince anne to star in his upcoming film .
a probe into the urban myth of the snuff film : one of the most controversial , elusive and vile forms of video .
do you think major film productions help germany to work through its past ? please include your name and country in your reply .
lobato , r . shadow economies of cinema . mapping informal film distribution . london : palgrave macmillan , 2012 . [ links ]
the one exception in the movie is the breach - birth hospital delivery of abby epstein , the film’s director and one of its producers . ( her husband , paulo netto , is one of its producers as well as its cinematographer . ) the movie’s recognition that natural childbirth in the home isn’t the answer for everyone keeps “the business of being born” from turning into a one - note polemic .
afterwards , s . h . i . e . l . d . director nick fury visits stark at home , and , noting that iron man is not
the only superhero in the world
, says he wants to discuss the
avengers initiative
.
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hoffman saw the film for the first time at a sneak preview on east 84th street , in new york . “i was sitting in the balcony , ” he recalls , “and suddenly it was like a train gaining momentum , and by the time we were halfway through , the film was having a wild response . by the time i’m running to the church [ at the film’s climax ] , the audience was just standing up , screaming and yelling . it was a profound experience—i was literally shaking through the whole film . ”
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the denver film festival ( dff ) has announced the recipients of its annual people’s choice awards and festival juried awards in multiple categories .
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after the film was completed , larry turman began screening it in “the show - business halls of hollywood , ” in hoffman’s phrase . the results were not good . turman feared the film was going to be unsuccessful , because at all those hollywood homes , industry insiders would come up to him afterward and say , “this could have been a great film if nichols hadn’t badly miscast the lead . ”
an entry in “the bad seed” mode , “home movie” tells us the story of the poe family . father david ( adrian pasdar ) , mother clare ( cady mcclain ) & twins emily & jack ( amber joy & austin williams ) . they live a pretty peaceful life in the remote woods of upstate new york . david is a pastor & clare is a child psychologist . the film is mostly shot in a cinema verite fashion by david with his home video camera . he basically just follows the family around as they go about their day to day business . but we pretty much know something is wrong with the kids as soon as we meet them since they don’t speak to their parents at all . they do communicate with each other though , sometimes seemingly telepathically but the film doesn’t really elaborate on this point much .
this film is a brilliant metaphor while succeeding as an ace story all on its own . huppert as always is firing on all cylinders .
studies on film distribution and reception are especially important today in order to comprehend a highly dynamic context . however , film reception has received little attention in scholarly research in argentina and it has been quite difficult to access disaggregated data on spectators and their consumption . this has changed in recent years , however , as diverse institutions and research programs have prioritized the study of film reception , making better data available for investigators .
home movie is a movie starring adrian pasdar , cady mcclain , and amber joy williams . in the remote woods of upstate new york , david and clare poe are attempting to live an idyllic life . however , their twin children ' s bizarre behavior might just tear the family apart .
outside theaters , the predominant social practice in movie consumption is home viewing on television , cable tv , the dvd player and the computer . the cinematographic experience is being transformed by multiple screens and individual , ubiquitous and fragmentary viewing strategies . both formal and informal channels are used for this consumption , which represents a challenge for film studies to rework both its theories and methodologies . there is a need to shift the focus away from “institutional cinema” and add alternative types of film circulation and viewing to the agenda ; far from exceptional , these alternatives have become so common that they are the way most films are seen today . it is thus essential to expand the research agenda to include informal film circulation ; film practices and consumption strategies in households ; spectator preferences in terms of places and viewing devices ; and the association of certain venues with certain types of films .
i have a relatively low tolerance for noise , so i would have great difficulty coping with having a highway in my front yard . in other words , i would not stick around . isabelle huppert ' s character in home also has a low tolerance for noise , but she insists on sticking around when a dormant highway comes to life right next to her family ' s house . she is stuck and therefore her family is stuck ; the rest of the family is willing to move , but they won ' t leave without her . the beginning of home has some light moments , as well as an impending sense of dread brought on by the knowledge that the traffic is coming . the middle of the film feels a bit…
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the kind of person who ' d be inclined to seek the film out is probably not the kind of person who ' d regret that decision .
some viewers saw it when it premiered at cannes in 2008 – one of the most controversial films to hit the festival since gaspar noé’s irreversible – while others caught it later that year at london’s frightfest . others first heard about it through word of mouth – through reports of audiences fainting in the aisles and vomiting after watching its scenes of extreme torture .
when i am going to see a movie with a lot of special effects , a movie that is visually stunning like avatar or gravity , i think you miss out if you watch it at home . i prefer to see movies like these at a nice theater where i know i am going to get the most out of it . sometimes i check to see if the movie’s being shown in 3 - d . i usually go to the hoyts theater at the abasto mall . but for other films that don’t have any of that , i’d rather just watch them at home . ( gonzalo , age 25 , psychology student )
this offbeat french film is pure magic . an ideal life in the french countryside . . . . . what could possibly go wrong ? must see .
iordanova , d . y cunningham , s . digital disruption : cinema moves on - line . st . andrews film studies , 2012 . [ links ]
there’s a “supernatural” aspect hinted at in the film . i think this was what you were talking about in your review . i wish the film would’ve added more clues to this . i think would’ve been tricky however to do this and keep this film’s same “hum drum americana” feel to it so i don’t hold too much of a grudge on this point . yeah i liked this film a lot . i’ve been onna “found footage horror movie” binge and i swear if i have to watch another “ghost hunter goes to a haunted asylum that was used as a tb hospital” movie i think i might pull a jack and emily show myself .
powerful and incredibly well acted , this film documents the gradual disintegration of a happy , loving , unworldly family as the modern world slowly takes over their lives .
perhaps more than any other horror film , martyrs demonstrates the range of the genre ' s capabilities to find ways to excite , provoke , and disturb us .
there are a lot of theories behind the true story behind the strangers but the director bryan bertino has confirmed that he combined his haunting childhood experience with the tragic manson murders and set a plot that revolves around the idea of “what if you were in your house and a group of people decided to brake in ? ” this is a scenario that many can relate since it could happen to anyone at anytime . the phrase “because you were home” became the slogan for some of the posters for the movie and appears in the film when the unlucky couple asks their tormentors “why ? ” so sure , maybe the manson murders aren’t a direct true story of the strangers – but with this being one of the more famous home invasions in history and bertino confirming his inspiration through the story – we consider this to be some mighty scary real world horror .
fuller - seeley has published book chapters in numerous anthologies on topics such as film stars shirley temple , and rin tin tin , dish night giveaways in depression - era movie theaters , early tv audiences , film exhibition and moviegoing history . she is featured in the 2017 motion picture history documentary “saving brinton” ( northland films ) . she has been a consultant on pbs documentaries on actress mary pickford , and comedian bob hope , and for other moviegoing history documentaries and museum exhibits . she is currently working on scholarly projects about silent film directors / actors francis ford and grace cunard , jack benny’s television program , and early traveling film exhibition in the midwest and northeast .
has anybody ever heard of this picture ? i think i read a small article about it a few years ago in fangoria magazine but i never saw it in a store or for rental or anything afterwards . but as i was perusing through netflix one evening i saw the title & remembered reading about it so i added it to my queue expecting little from it . boy , was i surprised ! “home movie” is one of the most disturbing movies i’ve seen in a long time & as all of you know , the black saint has pretty much seen them all . if i had seen this when it was actually released ( 2008 ) i might have given it a “best of the year” nod . it’s really that good .
after being rescued by rhodes , stark returns home and announces that his company will no longer manufacture weapons , having seen first hand the strife that his weapons had caused in the wrong hands . obadiah stane , his father ' s old partner and the company ' s manager , advises stark that this may ruin stark industries and his father ' s legacy .
she is also the author of at the picture show : small town audiences and the creation of movie fan culture ( smithsonian 1996 / university press of virginia 2001 ) , an examination of how film exhibition and moviegoing culture spread across the u . s . in the early silent film era . she is co - author ( with garth jowett and ian jarvie ) of children and the movies : media influence and the payne fund controversy ( cambridge , 1996 ) , a study of the first large - scale academic study of media influence on children in the 1930s . she edited hollywood in the neighborhood : historical case studies of local moviegoing ( university of california 2008 ) . she has written celebrate richmond theater ( dietz press , 2001 ) , a history of 200 years of stage presentation and film exhibition in virginia’s capital city . one thousand nights at the movies : an illustrated history of motion pictures 1895 - 1915 ( co - authored with q . david bowers ) ( whitman , 2013 ) , is a richly - illustrated history of the origins of film production and exhibition in the u . s .
martyrs is an absolute recommend , but only to those who are willing to accept the film on its own uncompromising terms . all others are advised to stay well clear away .
movie - going is part of the universe of cultural consumption among middle and upper - middle class youth , but is far from a common outing . these young people generally go to the movies two or three times a year to see a movie they are especially interested in or because their family or a group of friends has decided to go . several of the young people i interviewed noted that they go to the movies less and less , partly because of the ticket cost and other associated costs ( transport , food and beverage ) . however , the top reason for not going to the movies was that they could stay in to watch the films on high quality home entertainment systems while enjoying all the comforts associated with the home .
rather different , then , from our own . the real sticks , the reception of this film seems to suggest , may lie a little further north than the pas de calais .
throughout the course of the film we see lucie suffer gruesome hallucinations and self - mutilate due to past trauma , and witness the bloody massacre of a family of four – children included .
in a film filled with savagery and horror , it’s a moment that shocks to the core : a reminder that unexpected tenderness can be as viscerally , skin - shiveringly affecting as torture .
in this way , different contemporary scholars are drafting a new agenda for film studies where film reception and the conditions for film circulation are two critical issues ; a third important consideration is film outside theaters , on other types of screens . in this regard , eduardo russo ( 2016 ) explores the diverse ways in which spectators embody their relationship to films , suggesting that “new spectator configurations” challenge the market order , questioning its rules and multiplying alternatives . in keeping with the idea that today’s media landscape is characterized by “four screens” – the big screen , the television screen , and the computer and cell phone screens ( artopoulos , 2011 ) – the author suggests that the secret lies not in distinguishing among them but in evaluating the interactions and interplays between them .
directed by abby epstein ; director of photography , paulo netto ; edited by madeleine gavin ; produced by ms . epstein , amy slotnick and mr . netto ; released by red envelope entertainment and international film circuit . at the ifc center , 323 avenue of the americas , at third street , greenwich village . running time : 1 hour 27 minutes . this film is not rated .
in other words , spectators choose to watch less exceptional films – or films with a lower budget for visual effects – at home , either on tv or on the computer . argentine films are usually included in this lot and their value , according to the young people interviewed , is associated with showing characters and places they can culturally relate to , and plots and stories that are “familiar” to some degree .
this seems like a good time to evaluate what these policies have achieved and to what extent – if any – they have resonated with spectators . over the course of the decade , film has undergone myriad changes , including the transition to digital cinematography and digital projection systems at commercial theaters ; new strategies for film production , distribution and exhibition ; the rise of new spectacle cinema focused on visual enthrallment ; a certain lull in the enthusiasm surrounding nuevo cine argentino 2 ; the appearance of new generations of directors ; the consolidation of argentina’s film industry ; a new local star system ; and others .
leno and rosemary labianca was a successful business couple that lived in los feliz , la . on august 10th 1969 they returned to their home at 3301 waverly drive from lake isabella where they spent most of their weekend . what happened later that day was a nightmare coming true , especially for rosemary who was already worried and alarmed by the multiple murders that happened the previous night in the neighborhood . she was rightfully worried…
: what you are about to see is inspired by true events . according to the fbi , there are an estimated 1 . 4 million violent crimes in america each year . on the night of february 11 , 2005 , kristen mckay and james hoyt left a friend ' s wedding reception and returned to the hoyt family ' s summer home . the brutal events that took place there are still not entirely known .
a married couple becomes stranded at an isolated motel and finds hidden video cameras in their room . they soon realize that unless they escape , they ' ll be the next victims of a snuff film .
finally , it is interesting to note that film support policies that regulate what is shown in theaters do not consider this very relevant aspect of contemporary film consumption . while for years a theatrical release has been considered a “key” that unlocks other exhibition spaces ( in a sequence that moves from the theater to video to television ) , it is now necessary to rethink this approach . film policies in argentina – and more broadly , across latin america – must respond to the new consumption trends , supporting national cinema so that it not only finds its way into theaters but also reaches the diverse screens where spectators now enjoy movies .
“as a kid , i lived in a house on a street in the middle of nowhere . one night , while our parents were out , somebody knocked on the front door and my little sister answered it . at the door were some people asking for somebody who didn’t live there . we later found out that these people were knocking on doors on the area and , if no one was home , breaking into the houses”
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fuller - seeley teaches undergraduate courses on the historical development of film and media , gender and media in the 1960s , and the study of comedy , and graduate courses in media historiography and media reception studies .
here are some of the disadvantages laid out in the film : obstetricians have surgical training , but the film contends that many have never seen a fully natural birth and are therefore unprepared to supervise one . because hospitals are businesses that thrive on a high turnover , drugs to induce and speed labor ( and that often make it more intense and painful ) serve the system by filling and emptying beds at a faster rate .
so , much like benjamin braddock , when hoffman went back to los angeles to make the film , he moved in with his parents in their home off mulholland drive . but it lasted only about a week , and then he checked into the chateau marmont , at his own expense , where he would hang out at the pool after a day of filming . “i was so aware of people sitting around the pool and of how different i looked from them . i remembered this was how i felt when i’d moved out of this town 10 years [ earlier ] . so , yes , i was right back where i didn’t want to be . ”
i know i late on the review but just say it and read it . i have a theory with the sudden fast forward in the film . i thought that maybe the kids are operating the camera when the film diary comes on . like we are watching the footage as they are watching it . that’s why it fast forwards through certain parts . and at the end the kids stop watching and start recording ! ! ! !
imagine a movie called the graduate . it stars robert redford as benjamin braddock , the blond and bronzed , newly minted college graduate adrift in his parents’ opulent home in beverly hills . and candice bergen as his girlfriend , the overprotected elaine robinson . ava gardner plays the predatory mrs . robinson , the desperate housewife and mother who ensnares benjamin . gene hackman is her cuckolded husband . it nearly happened that way . that it didn’t made all the difference .
cinema has been reinvented outside movie theaters as well , entering homes and becoming ubiquitous thanks to the screens on mobile devices . thus , our times are characterized by a relatively low level of movie ticket sales and a boost in movie consumption in sites other than theaters . the most recent reinvention of the cinema is linked to the intensification of film as a spectacle , that is , the visual impact and special effects that are best appreciated in the theater , not in the home . this can be seen in the fact that today’s blockbusters utilize digital technology , 3 - d and special effects , in a phenomenon that has been dubbed “new spectacle cinema” because it appeals to the senses .
movie - going is one of the cultural practices that has changed the most in the past decades due to technological innovations and to theater owners’ strategies to preserve profit margins in a complex scenario . a brief historic overview will reveal how moviegoer practices have changed : moviegoers returned to theaters after abandoning them for a time , but they incorporated new ways of approaching film texts in the interim . on more than one occasion , movie theaters have seemed in danger of extinction , but they have flexibly adapted to come up with new appealing ways of watching film collectively . these reinventions of the film experience occurred , as we will see , in a close collaboration with hollywood’s major studios .
eight years ago , the horror community was electrified – a term that implies both a shock and an excited , skin - prickling awakening – by the release of a resolutely bleak french - language film named martyrs . directed by the hitherto obscure pascal laugier and starring unknown actresses morjana alaoui and mylène jampanoï , the film , a low - budget french - canadian production made for just under three million euros , quickly began to assert its place in horror movie history .
went to see this on my birthday . not really sure what it was trying to say but i think it managed to convey why the swiss film industry operates as the european powerhouse that it does . baffling , if not memorable .
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in keeping with a broader trend , as we mentioned earlier , young people rarely go to the movies , with a few exceptions . however , it is also true and increasingly more evident that they see plenty of films , though their viewing practices vary along with the places , screens and ways they watch . it is time for film studies to give this phenomenon the attention it deserves in order to incorporate unofficial types of film circulation and consumption to the research agenda .
ninety - years after his death , an 18 - million - euro ( $ 28 - million ) film which opens in germany on april 10 , recounts the war adventures of the prussian nobleman whose life ended at the age of 25 .
in the woods of upstate new york live the poe family . they have a seemingly idyllic lifestyle but all is not what it seems . as the father slowly begins to realize as he documents the family’s day to day life on home video , his children aren’t as perfect as he thinks them to be . in fact , they are evil personified . david , along with his wife clare have to find a way to stop their children from destroying all they have worked for & themselves as well .
bienvenue chez les ch ' tis has now attracted over 20 million admissions on its home turf . yet , though its debut commandeered 793 french screens , it has enjoyed only microscopic exposure in britain . that bewildering title cannot have helped its prospects on this side of the channel . in desperation , the uk distributors have now changed it to
welcome to the sticks
, but , while this may sound less off - putting , it misses most of the point of what is a distinctly peculiar movie .
for the audition , nichols had also brought in katharine ross , a 24 - year - old actress and california native who had made her film debut in 1965 as jimmy stewart’s daughter - in - law in shenandoah . the french actress simone signoret , with whom ross had worked in the 1967 film games , had recommended ross to nichols . “i remember meeting dustin in mike’s office , ” says ross , seated at an outdoor café in malibu , not far from the home she shares with her husband , the actor sam elliott . “dustin was from new york . he was all dressed in black , and you know , we’re all tan out here , ” she says , laughing . “he looked like he had crawled out from under a rock . he wasn’t at all interested in being in a movie or anything—or at least that’s what he said . he was very funny , very fresh . he just kind of said whatever was on his mind . now nothing shocks anybody , but back then … ! ”
documents one family ' s descent into darkness , using a compilation of found home - made footage . in the remote woods of upstate new york , the poe family lives a norman rockwell life . perfect house . perfect marriage . if only the children stopped stapling frogs to trees . something is very wrong with jack and emily poe , the ten - year old twins . and , to stop them , their parents must enter the nightmare of their minds . the only question is : who will survive the night ?
in a country where patriotism is looked down upon , a new film about a world war i pilot - - one of most expensive movies ever made in germany - - takes a new twist : it paints the red baron as a national hero .
tells the story of anna , once a missing little girl , found wandering a year later on a country road virtually catatonic after suffering some sort of physical abuse . she grows into a comely young woman , but she ' s got serious issues . she also has a close friend , lucie , who she ultimately calls after she finds herself in an unusual house in the middle of the forest . there ' s something very disturbing about the bauhaus - esque home , something anna can ' t quite put her finger on .
in his fabulous hyperbolic film australia , baz luhrmann has leaped over the ruins of the
history wars
and given australians a new past - a myth of national origin that is disturbing , thrilling , heartbreaking , hilarious and touching . at its centre are two forbidden love stories : one a romance between the english lady sarah and the drover ; and the other , which carries the film and all its historical and social subtext , is the love of lady sarah for the mixed - race boy , nullah .
in argentina , it has been a decade since regulations on film exhibition were implemented ( 2004 - 2014 ) . the aim of the screen quota and film attendance minimum was to protect argentine films , ensuring their theatrical release at local theaters and keeping them in theaters as long as certain requirements were met 1 . in keeping with these policies , a certain number of argentine films are released in theaters each month and if weekly viewership remains at a given level , the theater is required to continue showing the film the following week . with these regulations , incaa sought to increase the exhibition venues for argentine films and reduce the prevalence of foreign films showing at commercial venues . fundamentally , the aim was to place certain limits on the alliances between the hollywood majors and large multiplexes .
the film , which cost $ 3 million to make , became the highest - grossing motion picture of l968 . it earned $ 35 million in its first six months , after playing in only 350 theaters around the country . the new yorker devoted 26 pages of its july 27 , 1968 , issue to jacob brackman’s critical dissection of the film , in which he called it “the biggest success in the history of movies . ” despite such high praise , though , nichols felt that a lot of the reviews missed the mark , describing it as a film about the generation gap . “at that particular moment , ‘the generation gap’ was everything . it never even entered our minds ! the generation gap ? was it worse than romeo and juliet ? what’re they talking about ? ”
“mike is ruthless when it comes to artistic decisions , ” buck henry says . “the play’s the thing . he will shut a film down , he’ll throw a film away , he’ll fire someone , he’ll do some really mean stuff in the editing . ” but it was a good move for everyone , buck henry felt , “because gene went immediately on to bonnie and clyde and worked for mike in other films , ” during a 40 - year friendship with the director . mr . robinson’s shoes were admirably filled by murray hamilton .
when the outside world , in the form of a road crew , does come knocking it isn’t unexpected , for the family or us . you know something is coming , just not what . ( the setup seems too strange to last , and every tribe faces its extinction . ) after the workmen in bright orange appear , the big trucks start rumbling down the highway , shaking the foundation of the house . the french - swiss director , ursula meier , making her feature debut , has wittily characterized the film as the opposite of a road movie , “it is its negation in some way , ” which becomes more evident when traffic starts flowing . but “home” is , as with so many family stories , also something of a disaster movie : the walls shudder and crack , and eventually so do the people inside them .