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The Abolition of Clapping
Snippets 180. An early name for a film camera was a “bioscope”, and the name was chosen for a film journal during the silent era of film, published in London. It ran from 1908 to 1932. On the title page of … Continue reading
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A Film Critic, 1914
Snippets 135. It must be disheartening for those who are involved in the making of films to receive bad reviews, and this is something that has been the unhappy side effect of film making as long as films have actually … Continue reading
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Tagged Films, Movies, Silent Films, The Movie Pictorial
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