Early Films, Now Restored, to Have New Premieres at AMPAS This Month
Several early films (including some from from the New Zealand Film Archive), freshly restored, will reach new audiences with special showings at the Academy this month.
On Tuesday, September 6th at 7:30pm, comes "A Trip to the Moon," (1902), Georges Meliese's hand-colored fantasy film. After a complete restoration at Technicolor in Los Angeles, a new soundtrack was composed for the film by Air, the French band. The film's restoration was sponsored by Lobster Films, the Groupama Gan Froundation for Cinema and the Technicolor Foundation for Cinema Heritage. Also on the bill are "A Trip Down Market Street," (1906) which depicts San Francisco just days before the earthquake and fire that destroyed the city, early 3D versions of Melies films and turn-of-the-century sound films. For tickets ($5 general admission, $3 Academy members/students, go to www.oscars.org)
On Thursday, Sept. 22 at 7:30pm, the Academy will screen Alfred Hitchcock's "The White Shadow," whose restoration was sponsored by the Academy Film Archive, George Eastman House, the Library of Congress, the Museum of Modern Art, and UCLA Film and Television Archive. Also on the bill are "Won in the Closet" (1914), Mabel Normand's dirctorial debut, and "Oil's Well" (1923), a Monty Banks comedy. For tickets ($5 general admission, $3 Academy members/students, go to www.oscars.org)
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