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Experimenting with cinematic formality, Dada technique, and Surrealist imagery, the short films of avant-garde artist Man Ray would come to form the foundations of Cinéma pur. His looseness and artistic freedom challenge the audience to watch kinetic fragments and images with a more responsible, arguably more perceptive, eye.
Read MoreAnthology Film Archives is presenting THE WORMWOOD STAR (US, 1955) as part of their series The Devil Probably: A Century of Satanic Panic.
Read MoreIn the experimental realm, we are proud to feature short form moving image works by Robert Todd (1963-2018) and Jacques Perconte (b. 1974). Both of them are master artisans of the landscape film. Todd shot and assembled his movies exclusively in the 16mm analog format, creating abstraction through the play of light and shadow; Perconte works in a digital environment where he manipulates pixels to create abstract effects. These two DVD releases thus serve as companion works for study and appreciation by the academic community.
Read MoreOften compared to Georges Méliès, Segundo de Chomón was a pioneer of early “trick films” that showcased his talent for sophisticated animation techniques and stenciled color. One of his best-known titles, THE RED SPECTRE showcases a series of spectacles performed against a hellish landscape by a Luciferian magician as a competition ensues with an unexpected and equally devilish heroine
Read MoreIn order to further the presence of female stars in our distribution catalogue, we are offering (for the first time on DVD) classic silent films starring “America’s Sweetheart” Mary Pickford -- FANCHON THE CRICKET, billed as an “adult fairy tale”, and LITTLE ANNIE ROONEY, a “tomboy of the tenements”. Pickford stands in stature alongside such internationally renowned performers as Alla Nazimova (THE RED LANTERN) and Asta Nielsen, the latter who worked in both Denmark (AFGRUNDEN/THE ABYSS) and Germany (FOUR FILMS WITH ASTA NIELSEN).
Read MoreAnthology Film Archives is presenting Benjamin Christensen’s HÄXAN (1922) as part of their series The Devil Probably: A Century of Satanic Panic. Gartenberg Media distributes Christensen’s Il Cinema Ritrovato award-winning DVD BENJAMIN CHRISTENSEN: SEALED ORDERS (DET HEMMELIGHEDSFULDE X) / BLIND JUSTICE (HÆVNENS NAT) .
Read MoreThe first of our Fall Flashbacks of the films we released this past season presents three filmmakers — Georges Méliès, Charley Bowers, and Jeff Scher — who have utilized single-frame and stop-motion animation techniques — linked with live action sequences — to create diverse cinematic works across the span of film history.
Read MoreNoting the first anniversary of his passing, Anthology Film Archives is presenting the 35mm restoration premiere of Jonas Mekas’ 1962 feature GUNS OF THE TREES, in addition to several other important works of his in the series Jonas Mekas Tribute Screenings. Included in Part 4: Arts and Culture is also AWARD PRESENTATION TO ANDY WARHOL (1964).
Read MoreCharlie Chaplin and Marie Dressler in TILLIE’S PUNCTURED ROMANCE (1914) join the Gartenberg Media team in wishing you a SAFE, HEALTHY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR (2020)!
Read MoreFilms by Georges Méliès and Marie Menken featured in GME’s distribution program are being screened as part of Anthology Film Archive’s Essential Cinema Repertory series to kick off their new year of programming.
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